THE TRACES OF THE FRIENDSHIP OF SPIRITIS AND HUMAN.
CHAPTER 10 (CROSSING THE LAKE - 2)

"Are you a spirit?, "Xiuhuan who was meditating suddenly stopped and was very surprised by the young man's question.

He then stood up and turned to look at her, as the two were staring at each other. Chang yi was seen only silently not saying a single word as he was waiting for Xiuhuan to answer his question. The still shocked Xiuhuan also looked speechless, he did not know how to answer his question. If Xiuhuan were to tell the truth about him who is a spirit, it would be the same as breaking the rules by which spirits are not allowed to approach humans and even tell their identity. Previously Xiuhuan had violated the other rules by interacting with humans, if the other spirits saw him together with Chang yi who was a human, he would definitely get a punishment.

"I .." as he took his breath and looked at Chang yi, Xiuhuan seemed to be about to tell him the secret he had been hiding all along.

"Chang yi, you should know that I was .. , "But he hasn't told her yet, Chang yi cut her off by saying.

"A recluse"

"What?"

"Yes you're a recluse, do you think I really think you're a spirit?

"Of course not, where there may be spirits who want to interact with humans after the incident that befell them because of the actions of Jiao long and his allies. Didn't the spirits decide not to interact with humans anymore and now they're out of nowhere"

"So you believe I'm an ascetic?"

"Of course, many people like you are wandering to gain strength and eternal life"

Xiuhuan was now relieved that Chang yi did not suspect him, he then sat down while facing him and tried to look like normal so that the young man would not suspect him.

"Xiuhuan, when we were in that forest did you see the smoke from the fire I made?"

"Yes I saw it, but at that time I had trouble finding out where the smoke was coming from, as I approached it the smoke was getting farther and moving around"

"I deserve you to be late"

"When you pushed me, I thought it was the end of my life. I thought I was going to die from falling from the ravine and my heart was stuck in a very sharp rock, "Chang yi seemed to be pressing on his heart.

When they were talking suddenly the rain fell very heavily and flushed the two who were in the middle of the lake. "Eh? why is it suddenly raining? isn't the sky okay?" chang yi said.

Xiuhuan then raised his head and said. "What we see doesn't necessarily look good"

After that he again saw Chang yi who was also doing the same thing as him, yet he closed both his eyes and looked a smile etched on his face.

"You look happy"

Chang yi who was still looking up then replied to her words. "I haven't felt this way in a long time, it feels like I went back in time to when I was six. I used to be so happy playing in the rain like this alone"

Somehow it also made Xiuhuan feel happy, for a moment he looked at Chang yi who did not stop smiling then turned his attention and saw the lake water that looked bright even at night. He also smashed one of his hands into the lake water which was slightly cold. "Little times are indeed the most pleasant times, we have not known the rigors of living in the midst of war today" he said.

The next day they had arrived at the lake, and both had just come down from the raft. At that time the rain was still falling but only left a speck in the morning sun that felt warm when the rays highlighted their bodies.

"Why does it feel like today I feel excited when we will face the devil of death" said Chang yi who was seen putting both of his arms around his waist.

"Yes the devil of death who will die at our hands" Xiuhuan replied as he walked away from the lake.

then followed by Chang yi who was now walking next to him. "Don't be overconfident, maybe we'll die especially me"

"I've told you it won't happen"

"Yes, let's see it later"

Long walk until finally they found a very large place, not many trees standing there only a stretch of green grass. And in the distance the mountains seemed to surround them.

"The wind here is very tight good for our clothes that were wet from the rain last night" said Chang yi.

"The first time I walked here everything looked dry and so hot, thankfully it all came back green"

Xiuhuan who was walking next to him suddenly stopped walking he looked pale as well as exhausted. Chang yi who was with him felt worried when he saw her.

"Xiuhuan what's wrong? are you sick?"

Xiuhuan who looked limp then answered him. "No, it's just that my body feels weird and my vision is blurred"

"That means you're sick .. It seems like because yesterday you walked into the middle of the lake and your clothes got wet from the rain and the cold at night"

Xiuhuan's body was seen several times about to fall and his face grew pale, in the end Chang yi who felt sorry for him decided to stop until Xiuhuan recovered.

"We rest here, "Chang yi then helps him sit down and resuscitate his back on a large rock that is there.

"You look so pale, we're not going to continue on until you're fully recovered"

The wind that does not stop blowing makes a stretch of green grass rustling ceaselessly, coupled with the warmth of the sunlight that shines in the morning gives a calm. This type of sushi is great for Xiuhuan who is sick because the sun in the morning can warm his body. In addition there both can also see the blue sky and white clouds that stretch without end, also faintly heard the sound of wind blowing. Chang yi who was sitting next to him momentarily glanced at him with a smile, he saw Xiuhuan sleeping soundly.

"This man sleeps fast" he whispered, turning his eyes to his surroundings, which were filled with green grass, and some trees and animals, such as deer, were eating.

A few hours passed by Chang yi who was awake from earlier began to feel sleepy, his two eyes that continued to want to close could not stand until he finally fell asleep. On the other hand Xiuhuan who slept early turned out to be currently dreaming.

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In his dream, a ten-year-old Xiuhuan was seen with a man of about forty-five years old, both of whom were seen sitting while reading a book, around them there were many books neatly arranged in place.

They were in a library and read a book about traditional herbs.

Xiuhuan, who was still a child, seemed to focus on the book he was reading, not a bit he turned his attention away from the book.

Not long ago the man sitting next to her showed her something from the book she had just finished reading.

"Xiuhuan look at this"

Xiuhuan who had been focused on reading stopped doing so and looked at what he was showing her. "A banquet to enhance a pure soul spirit?"

"Yes, you want to make it?"

"For what? my pure soul is not perfect, so there will be no influence if I drink it"

The man smiled at her and said. "We haven't tried it yet, so you can't say that before doing it and seeing his reaction on your body"

"But I don't like taking traditional medicine"

"We use another way that is by meditating, you must meditate so that the pure soul in your body increases and gives great strength to you"

"Meditation? when should I do it?"

"When your body feels weak, your heart hurts"

"You can also do it if you get hurt, and then your wounds will heal"

Ever since Xiuhuan had always been meditating to perfect the pure soul within his body, he needed quite a long time if he wanted his pure soul to be perfect quickly. Day after day Xiuhuan always did it even when the spirits began to occupy the sacred forest, there he always did meditation precisely under the tree where he slept while in the form of a white dragon.

But one time when he was meditating on events that he never expected to happen just like that, suddenly a group of humans attacked the area of the spirits and kidnapped them and there were even those who only took pure souls in the bodies of the spirits. Xiuhuan, who realized his place was being attacked, stopped meditating and rushed from there to see the humans.

"So what's going on?" she seemed to run towards her older brother.

"Xiehuan?" Twenty-seven-year-old Yuxuan was seen hugging Xiuhuan who ran up to her.

There also seen his father named Yu xiang along with his uncle Yu cheng who was about to approach the group of humans, the look on their faces showed great anger at the humans who attacked the spirit region.

"You guys stay here and never separate, until at any time" Yu Xiang said as he held his son's shoulders.

Xiuhuan was crying while holding Yu xiang's hand on his shoulder, he then said. "Why did you say that? are you going far? I don't want to be separated from you".

While smiling Yu xiang replied to him. " Xiuhuan, I will not go far away from you, even if I die I will stay with you"

After that Yu xiang along with his sister left Xiuhuan and his brother, at that time the situation was very chaotic big war between two creatures with different natures caused a lot of bloodshed. Hundreds of people and spirits who died their bodies were seen scattered.

Until the war arrived at its peak, the furious Yu xiang turned into a white dragon and then attacked those humans nonstop.

"Get all of you out of this forest!" he cried out to all the people who were there.

But one of the humans who did not know his identity because his face was covered in a mask attacked him using very strong black magic because of two pure soul spirits that he managed to store in his body. The attack looked like a huge black sphere filled with an evil aura, it attacked Yu xiang from behind and knocked him down. The man then took Yu xiang's pure soul along with his body, after successfully defeating him the man then was about to escape from there.

But Yu cheng who saw it he then closed the entire forest area with his magic so that he could not escape as well as the other humans, then after that Yu cheng who was seen raising one of his hands which he then flicked. Simultaneously an extremely loud bang sounded even up to hundreds of kilometers away from the spirit mountain was located.

"You can't just walk away without paying for it with all your lives"

Yu cheng who turned out to have just smashed a large hill not far from there into large pieces of stone, he then threw them at all the humans below him, and with lightning fast the stones were pointed at them.

All the humans eventually died from being hit by a big rock, and the war was over.

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Because of that dream Xiuhuan woke up from his sleep, his breath was also heard his forehead was drenched in a lot of sweat. In addition, he was also surprised by his existence in a hut together with Chang yi, their hands were also tied very strongly by a rope.