THE TRACES OF THE FRIENDSHIP OF SPIRITIS AND HUMAN.
CHAPTER 5 (MISSED)

"Sister? brother?"

"Changpus?" in a dark and uninhabited place Chang yi lay unconscious on a vast field of green grass. The sky there looked black but not at night and there was a strong wind blowing from the south. In the middle of his condition Chang yi heard his younger brother Changpu call him, he dreamed Changpu was in the house covered in a big fire and the boy cried while calling his name. Chang yi who saw him then was about to approach Changpu but somehow he was unable to move his body like something was blocking him. In the end, the fire grew bigger and burned the house with Changpu.

"Changpu" cried Chang yi as he stretched out one of his hands.

His legs suddenly limp to make him fall, the fire that grew bigger began to be able to feel the heat, and his brother's scream was now no longer heard. He could only be silent looking at her and slowly his tears began to fall. However not for long faintly came the sound of someone calling his name but that person was not Changpu. His voice sounded like Xiuhuan.

"Chang yi?"

Hearing that Chang yi then replied to him by calling his name, but he could not see Xiuhuan anywhere and only heard his voice.

The voice was getting clearer and it felt like Xiuhuan was nearby, yet strangely Chang yi did not see him being there. And it turns out that what really happened was, after the headless ghost made them unconscious. He then took the two to a foreign place and left them at that place, a few hours later Xiuhuan regained consciousness, and there he saw the two in a forest that was foreign to him.

After that Xiuhuan tried to resuscitate Chang yi by calling his name, and at that time it turned out that Chang yi was dreaming of being somewhere different from Xiuhuan and meeting his younger brother Changpu.

"Chang yi's? Chang yi!?" xiuhuan worriedly tried to wake Chang yi who was unconscious.

Chang yi who was still dreaming was suddenly startled with a headless female figure appearing before him, Therefore Chang yi finally regained his senses and he looked at Xiuhuan who was sitting next to him while calling his name.

"Yuhuan!"

Xiuhuan then helped her get up and lean her body on a nearby tree, while Chang yi who had just realized it was seen watching her surroundings filled with shady trees.

"Where are we?" ask Xiuhuan.

"I don't know either"

"This place looks foreign, why do the trees here have the same shape?"

Xiuhuan who did not realize it then looked around, and it turned out that all the trees there looked the same from shape to height.

"It looks like we're in another realm"

"Another nature?"

"Other nature, the realm of the invisible creatures or ..."

"Smooth creatures?"

"Yes"

"But why are we here?"

"It looks like this was the woman, she brought us here when we were unconscious"

"So yes" Chang yi suddenly showed a sad face because he remembered his younger brother Changpu again.

"What's wrong? you were crying what did you see?"

"I dreamt of seeing my sister in a house that was on fire .. And I couldn't save her"

" ... You still can't accept his death?"

"Of course, he died in such a way that I might take it for granted"

Xiuhuan started to notice her who was grieving, briefly she also lowered her head. But not long after that he invited her to leave the forest and return to continue their journey.

"Chang yi's! let's get back on the walk"

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Long walk but they have not yet come out of the place while the day is getting dark.

"Why does it feel like we're going to keep spinning in this place?" chang yi said.

"I had expected this to be difficult because we were in their realm, and the only way out was with a portal that paved the way between this realm and the human realm"

"It's really troublesome, we shouldn't have gone to that city right now we're in the middle of nowhere that maybe other humans haven't stepped on it"

"Wait on! if this is their nature, does that mean they're here?" chang yi continued.

"There are everywhere and countless"

"really? hopefully they don't show creepy"

" ... Stopped?" Xiuhuan who from earlier walked suddenly told Chang yi to stop.

"What if they split up?"

"Dissipating? now we're lost and if we split up it'll be worse"

"There was no other way, "Xiuhuan then took out his flute and walked over to Chang yi.

"If I find that portal or a way out, then I'll play it and you'll have to follow her voice until you find me"

"Yesternight how do you make fire?"

"By using magic paper"

"Then, if you find it, you'll have to build a campfire and I'll follow the smoke"

"Okay, because this is the only way I'm going to follow it"

"See you later, "the two start to separate and walk in different directions, Xiuhuan takes the right path while Chang yi takes the left one.

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"Why did this have to happen?" said Chang yi who was walking while playing a small twig in his hand.

"Now I am in a place filled with fine creatures"

Until nightfall, the two still had not found a way out. Chang yi who was getting tired from walking decided to take a break and then sat down beside a tree while leaning on his body.

"It's dark now and my feelings are starting to get bad"

"Is it time for me to make a campfire? it's late now and we've been apart long enough, besides I don't hear the flute at all"

Chang yi then started collecting some small twigs, then after that compiled them. He also took out the same paper as yesterday, after the paper burned Chang yi then put it on top of a pile of twigs. The smoke coming from the small campfire slowly started to rise to the top, Chang yi also did not stop adding twigs so that the fire did not go out. But strangely until midnight he was waiting for him, Xiuhuan did not come and Chang yi who was sitting looked sleepy.

"Why didn't he come too? is there a ghost holding him?" he said while yawning.

At the moment when his eyes were about to close, Chang yi saw Xiuhuan standing far in front of him, out of nowhere he had come and suddenly being there. Seeing that Chang yi opened his eyes wider to see it more clearly.

"Xiuhuan's? finally you came, "Chang yi then called out to him by shouting.

"Xiuhuan," yet very strange Xiuhuan just silently stared and did not reply.

"Hei Xiuhuan is here"

"Why is he silent?" he murmured in wonder.

"Xiuhuan don't bother me, why don't you come here? didn't you just say you were going to follow the smoke from the fire I made? now why are you even staying there? you are still not there, just a few meters away to get to this smoke" Chang yi said as he walked closer to Xiuhuan because the spirit youth did not want to approach him so he had to forcefully approach him. But just a few steps he walked suddenly Xiuhuan turned around and ran away from him.

"Eh what's wrong with her?, "Chang yi then chased after her while continuing to call out to her, yet Xiuhuan did not look back at all.

"Xiuhuan don't run, why are you suddenly weird?"

"Xiuhan," he called out his name several times but Xiuhuan never stopped and instead ran even faster.

Chang Yi lost track of him because Xiuhuan ran so fast that he could no longer see him. Chang yi then stopped right at the edge of the ravine in the forest that he also looked so exhausted.

"Where was he?, "the young man looked breathless and so tired.

Then suddenly from behind Chang yi felt a wind rustling right around his neck and it felt cold, just like the wind he felt when he first set foot in the ghost town. Chang yi also felt that someone was standing behind him.

"Xiehuan?"

He thought it was Xiuhuan, then Chang yi turned to look at him, what he thought was true was Xiuhuan. She stood very close to him while looking at him with a blank looking gaze.

"Xiuhuan why did you suddenly run away? you look different too, are you sick? your face is very pale"

Xiuhuan did not answer his question, he kept silent and did not stop looking at her. Chang yi was also starting to get uncomfortable with that behavior, he felt that there was something different about Xiuhuan. Until suddenly something shocking and unexpected happened, Xiuhuan pushed Chang yi who was standing back against the abyss with one of his hands. Chang yi was jolted by what Xiuhuan had just done to him, he fell down from a very steep abyss even essentially invisible, just then as well before Chang yi fell deeper he saw Xiuhuan smilingly grinning at him .

"That's not him, "From there he realized that the person he was after was not Xiuhuan.in the end his body slowly vanished through a very deep and dark abyss.

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It turned out that the real Xiuhuan had just arrived where Chang yi was before, upon seeing the smoke Xiuhuan rushed after him to meet him but unfortunately he was late. There was a bonfire still burning but Xiuhuan did not see Chang yi there, Xiuhuan looked for him and occasionally called his name.

"Chang yi!"

Xiuhuan slowly walked up to the bonfire, which then tangled nearby and noticed a red-colored paper that was about to burn up beside him.

"This fire just lit up, "He then stood up and looked at the surroundings while calling Chang yi.

"Xiuhuan?, "no one heard someone call him for a long time, when he heard the voice suddenly Xiuhuan was stunned he also showed a surprised face because it turned out that the voice was the voice of his elder brother.

"Xiehuan?"

From the end of her eyes Xiuhuan saw her brother standing a few steps beside her with a smile, she was also seen putting one of his hands behind his usual back.

"You?"

But Xiuhuan was not an indiscriminate person, knowing that the person was not his older brother but was a delicate being filled with negative energy. She was a subtle-beast who had previously disguised herself to trick Chang yi, and now the creature was intending to do the same to her, but unfortunately the plan was unsuccessful.

"You can't fool me" Xiuhuan said as he turned to her.

"Xiuhuan what are you saying? it's me Yu Xuan I'm here to save you, because suddenly I feel you're in danger. Brother, let's go back to the spirit realm"

"You're very clever in disguise like him, but I'm sorry that your cover is too easy to guess"

"Master? what cover? I don't understand"

"I'll show you" Xiuhuan took out three small needles from his hand which he then threw at the person.

"Aah!" the delicate creature that resembled his elder brother was startled and then twisted its body to dodge.

"Don't just throw that thing at me, because if it hits my body then I'll be reduced to ashes" the subtle-being said with a grin.

"I don't care" the spirit man again gave an attack to him but this time he used more needles that he threw with both of his stairs.

Up close can be seen the needles were very sharp, when it hit a tree suddenly a tree that had seemed fine immediately died. Because it is not an ordinary needle it has been coated with a magic and poison that can make fine creatures and plants die or become ashes, if a human were to be impaled, his body would be paralyzed and then die.

In the Xiuhuan spirit realm known as a spirit that is an expert in making deadly poison, he will attach the poison he has made to a needle and the object is useful for attacking opponents. Although his magic power was low because the pure soul within his body was not perfect but he was extremely adept at concocting a poison, besides Xiuhuan was also able to heal all sorts of wounds and diseases of any kind.

"It seems like you're not as stupid as him" said the subtle-being.

"Don't call him stupid"

The creature began to bend its ten fingers and its nails began to lengthen and black, he then attacked Xiuhuan using his nails with the aim of gnawing at his skin. And with the martial ability he had, Xiuhuan fended off his every move with just one hand. Although Xiuhuan was still able to smile, he also seemed to have no trouble fighting him as if he already knew he would win.

Another case with the delicate creature that seemed desperate because of the speed of Xiuhuan's hand that was difficult to balance, until finally Xiuhuan pressed his heart until blood came out of the mouth of the creature that resembled his brother, Xiuhuan, and he was pushed a few meters away from her. Not there, Xiuhuan took out his needle again and threw it at the creature. This time it hit his body.

The creature then cried out in pain as several needles pierced his chest and neck, a red flame suddenly appearing began to surround his entire body and burn it all over his bones, and his blistered skin began to peel to ashes.

Xiuhuan smiled with satisfaction at that, but it was only for a moment because he remembered Chang yi. Xiuhuan started to worry about him because maybe the young man was now in danger. He went back to look for her and intended to expand the search area elsewhere, but just as Xiuhuan was about to leave the pool of ashes scattered on the ground began to form a whirling wind and surrounded him.

The black ash slowly formed forms resembling Chang yi one by one, and numbered twelve Chang yi. After that the screams that he heard back then sounded along with the appearance of a collection of red magic like blood around him, the magic also released a very foul smell to stab his nose.

Xiuhuan who was about to go broke his intentions, because he felt Chang yi was there and one of them.