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" Get back here, you shity brat!"
An obese bald man can be seen running after a young boy, no older than eight or nine. The boy has long black hair tied into a ponytail with a metal hairband and icy blue eyes. His skin is almost white as the snow he's running on. He wears nothing but a sleeveless blue Yue shirt fastened with a black cloth belt and a pair of straw-made light brown sandals that gave him the appearance of a scraggy peasant to most people. Though his actual appearance says otherwise...
" It's Ling Fang, again." A mature woman sighed from her shop. Her husband was no different.
Ling Fang's story is a rather sad but familiar one, here in Xue City. Both of his parents died in a beast tide a few years ago, protecting the city. This event devastated the once happy and cheerful boy, turning him into a soulless boy. He became colder than the snow falling and surrounding them. The first year was alright, as many of his parent's friends helped him and took care of him. However... they couldn't do that forever. Especially in a place like Xue City. Getting food on the table was already hard as it was and now there was another mouth to feed. They couldn't do that. So slowly, the boy had no one willing to take care of him.
However... The boy already knew this was gonna happen. Of course, he does. He has been living in Xue City all his life. He never stepped out of the damn City.
So in a manner that didn't raise suspicion, Ling Fang went to the unfriendly part of the city and learned how to sneak and steal from one of the kids there. It honestly wasn't that hard, after he told them his story. After learning this, he never went there again and began his new life as a Theft.
That was two years ago...
The only reason he's getting chased now is that the damn overweight 'thing' had people following him. Skillful people if he might add. He didn't even know he was being followed. If he had to guess, it was probably a Cultivator. A low-rank one, for this type of 'job'.
*Bam!*
" Argh..." Not looking where he was going, he slammed into someone.
" Oh? What's this~?"
Hearing that alluring soft young male voice, he looked up. What greeted him were the most beautiful yet sinister-looking crimson eyes, he had ever seen in his life. And feeling he got from those eyes...The truth of the universe was reflected in those eyes. The pupils were so highly dilated as if it contained secrets within it that only the owner of those eyes was privy to. That wasn't all. There was a constancy to that state. As if it had been seeing those visions for a long long time. Looking at those eyes, one got the impression that it had always been that way and will continue to be so until someone forced them to close forever.
" Beautiful..." Ling Fang unknowingly let out. A fire burning within his own eyes. A fire that was long gone and only started burning again because of those crimson eyes.
" Why, thank you~" The man fanned himself with his elegant black and red Dragon fan.
" Ah! I got you now!" The obese man suddenly said, as he was about to snatch up the blue-eyed boy.
" I don't think so."
" Eh?! Who do you thi-" Looking up, the fat man was about to boast, but shut up immediately after seeing the man Ling Fang slammed into.
' A Young Master?!' The fat man took a step back. It just had to be his luck.
" Go along now." The extremely handsome black-haired crimson-eyed young man looked at his nails, not even bothering to look at the sad excuse of a human.
" R-Right a-away!" Not even looking at Ling Fang, he ran away. Fear plastered all over his face.
" Mmm," Looking at still stunned Ling Fang, the handsome man smiled," You look like you need some help."
" Wh...Who are you?" The boy let out. His fingers twitching. His whole body telling him to get away from this man. However... his feet won't let him. He won't let himself.
" Me? You may call me - Luoshen Long. " The now - Identified, Thomas's eyes glowed.
" Never heard of you." The boy frowned. He never heard of a Luoshen Clan or family In Xue City. Then again... he never left Xue City, so there's that too...
" You're the second person who has said that to me. I wonder why? Why would someone want everyone to know them? Isn't that just asking for trouble and death?" Thomas asked the boy.
" I...I don't know, Young Master." Ling Fang sat up, looking at the ground, only now taking his appearance. He's pitch-perfect for what a 'Young Master' looks like.
" Mmm, how would you say about becoming my Disciple?" This boy may not be the jade beauty he's looking for. But - he may know where a good spot to get some good food. In his humble opinion, good food last longer than women. Though... this is coming from a college shut-in who only plays video games and watches anime. So his words really don't hold a lot of 'meaning'. But like he said - it's just his humble opinion. Nothing more, nothing less.
" W-What?!" Ling Fang icy blue eyes widened. This Young Master wants him, a peasant - to become his Disciple?
... Is he one of 'those' Young Masters?
" Oi. I only like women." Already knowing what he was thinking by his expression and eyes, Thomas's lips turned into a fine line.
" *Phew*" Ling Fang sighed in relief. It seems he's not one of 'those'.
" What is your answer?"
" C-Could I ask you something?" Ling Fang asked, still looking at the ground.
" Mmm, yes you may."
" Why? Why do you want someone like me as your Disciple?" The boy asked.
" Isn't that obvious?" Thomas fanned himself," You want power. I can give you power. It's as simple as that. By the time I'm done teaching and you wanna become some Demon King? So it. Become a Saint? Good for you. Slaughter everyone in this city for what they did to you? Who cares. Go for it. I truly don't care."
" It's... It's that simple?" Ling Fang, finally looked up, seeing those beautiful eyes.
" It's that simple."
" You don't care about what I do next after you teach me?"
" I don't." Thomas smiled, seeing those emotions in the boy's eyes.
" Then..."
*Bam!-Bam!-Bam!*
Slamming his forehead on the ground, making it bleed, every one by them heard his declaration.
" THEN THIS LING FANG WILL GLADLY BECOME YOUR DISCIPLE!!!"
" Mmm," Humming to himself, Thomas put his fan away, displaying his devilish beautiful yet handsome face. Every woman, young or old blushed(above 13, of course). Even some guys blushed without knowing.
---[ Ping! Congratulations on completing a secret Quest: Get A Disciple | Reward: Five Gacha Rolls, 100 Gold Coins, Five Low-Ranking Healing Pills, Two Random Cultivation Techniques ]---
" Let's get going."
" Eh?!" Getting to his feet, Ling Fang ran to Thomas," Where are we going, Master?"
" To get some food, of course."
" Eh..." Stopping in his tracks, a stray thought appeared in Ling Fang's mind,' What kind of Master did I get myself?'
...A truly carefree lazy one, Ling Fang. That kind of one...
" Wait, Master! Don't leave me!"
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