A Failure's hopeful Journey

Chapter 244: Ready.

You Xi Wang and the others returned to the cave. The boy did not waste any time, after eating he said, "I am going back to the clearing to set up the array." he stood up and walked outside. The others did not stop him as well. They were all tired, they needed the rest. 

You Xi Wang walked through the forest with Maya beside him. Suddenly he sighed, blinked his eyes. His primary consciousness came out from the seclusion. The system had already synced every memory in his mind by now so he was not unaware. 

He spoke, 'It has been hard on you, system.'

The system replied, [Well, it was fun while it lasted. Also, you reached the Grade 6 array master?"

You Xi Wang replied with a nod as he kept walking forward. Soon, he arrived at the clearing. He muttered, "Well let's set up the array along with some measures to prevent rain." then he took a step forward and flew up in the sky. 

He glanced at Maya on the ground and sent her a mental transmission, 'Maya, guard well, okay? I cannot be disturbed when setting up this array.'

Maya let out a low howl in acknowledgment. She came to stand below where You Xi Wang was flying. The boy took waved his hands causing hundreds of spirit stones in his space rings to appear outside. He started to control all the Stones with his soul sense and guided them all to the ground. The spirit stones were lying in the clearing, creating a pattern. This pattern was very mesmerizing if glanced upon from the sky but the horror of it was even more striking. 

This pattern was the base of the virtual dimension array. One fault in laying down this pattern and you will have yourself a black hole. A black hole strong enough to devour the surrounding matter into nothingness. The effective range of this black hole? A hundred kilometer. The impact? Unimaginable.

You Xi Wang took a full six hours to complete this. He landed on the ground beside Maya with slight sweat on his face. The boy was exhausted and sat on the ground with a huff. Maya sat beside him. A mild breeze blew from the forest. You Xi Wang leaned against Maya's belly. He sighed, "You hungry Maya?"

Maya replied with a mental transmission, "No, brother Xi Wang. But I am missing Celestia and Lily."

You Xi Wang smiled, "Me too sweetheart. Me too. I wonder what kind of a storm are they kicking up at home."

Maya replied with a rare chuckle, "Probably bullying the other kids around and collecting protection candy."

You Xi Wang was stunned, "When did this happen? Protection candy? Protection from what?"

Maya laughed and said, "Lily loves candy but due to cavity her mother denied her from eating so, one day Celestia came up with an idea. This little fairy gathered all the kids together and then told them how too much candy is bad for the teeth. She asked them all to donate half their candies and protect themselves from cavities. The kids are too green for these two. They agreed and since then they all come and weekly hand over their candy to her. Then at night, the two will sleep on a pile of candies. Because if they ate it, they will be guilty of stealing. So, they just don't let others have it as well."

You Xi Wang could not help but laugh at this. He laughed to tears. These kids were too rowdy. He calmed down after a few minutes and then went back to laying down arrays. The rest of the process was completed in just two hours. Then the boy shadow skipped around the whole island and laid down traps and killing arrays all of them were grade 6. 

This was done because he knew that the dark insects will be crawling out of their holes when the trial duration is close to an end. After he was done with his prep, You Xi Wang returned to the cave. He saw that everyone was now in better condition. He spoke, "Someone contact elder hippie, My communication rune is done for."

Then he sat down on the side with Maya behind him. Mace Williams handed him the bead and said, "Take mine." You Xi Wang did not hesitate as well. He took the bead and soon the communication was established. 

You Xi Wang was about to speak when a roar came from the other side, "WHERE IS THAT BRAT YOU XI WANG? I AM NOT A HIPPIE YOU SQUIRT. I AM DONNIE, ELDER DONNIE OF THE COUNCIL."

You Xi Wang and all the others exchanged a glance and smiled. The elder was still going on so You Xi Wang just said, "Why are you so affected by that elder. If you are not a hippie then let it be. Also, if you clamor like a rusty bell the rune will not be useful. So the present situation is that we have taken down one hundred fifty-nine demons. The rest will be thrown inside a virtual dimension array. We will enter and kill them there. The surviving ones will vanish when the dimension collapses. Also, it will be a controlled collapse so calm down. Other than that if you guys do come over then be careful. I have laid down 500 mini grade six arrays around the island, both in the sky and on the ground. Okay bye."

He disconnected before the elder could clamor. Actually, he had deployed half the number of what he reported to the elders. This way if there was a traitor inside the council higher-ups the person would be more cautious in approaching them. This will delay the traitor and if he was careless thinking it was a bluff then the arrays will take give him a lot of trouble. 

Klaus suddenly spoke, "So, tomorrow we fight a horde of demons. I curse myself for not bringing the music pod." his opinion was shared by everyone. You Xi Wang waved his hand and took out a guitar from his space ring.

Watching the light glint coming off from the strings their eyes glowed. You Xi Wang said, "I'll sing for you guys." causing the crowd to clap for him. 

You Xi Wang started to strum the strings. Then his soft voice rang out filling the cave with wonderful music.

Crispy winds brushing off my face.

Life is a struggle, that's what they said.

I wanna ask the world if it's alright.

I don't wanna run, I will take a flight.

Crispy winds will carry me.

Life is a struggle, but I am free.

I tell you now, that it's okay.

Just walk how you want, and make your own way.

It is all very nice, up in the sky.

Let the dreams be your wings, take off and fly.

No need to run, no need to hide.

There is a lot of space in the endless sky.

Crispy winds make me feel... ALIVE...

The people were stunned as they heard the song. They did not know that You Xi Wnag had such a good talent inside him. They all thought that he was just a war machine. You Xi Wang sensed their gazes and said, "What are you looking at? This is how I got my girls. Learn from the maestro, maybe you will also get someone."

That was it. The boys could not hold back at the cave erupted into a brawl. Obviously, You Xi Wang was the winner in the end still the boys did try to beat him up. Then You Xi Wang kept on singing a lot of songs he heard on earth and the people were stunned by this. To them, it was You Xi Wang who wrote all these songs.

...

Back in Silica City, the night fell. Celestia and Lily were both looking at a pile of candies in front of them. Celestia spoke in her soft voice, "Lily when will be big brother comeback? Even the big sister has not come back. I miss them."

Lily nodded and said, "Maybe we should ask granny Xin about this. She will know."

The two exchanged a glance and they rushed toward You Naixin's room. 

The lady was busy with some work-related documents when she heard a knock on the door. She said, "Come in."

Celestia and Lily pushed open the door and peeked inside the room. They did not want to walk in and disturb her so they asked, "Granny, are you busy?"

You Naixin smiled as soon as she heard their bell-like voices, she said, "Come in, my babies. What brought you here tonight?"

Celestia spoke, "Granny when will big brother and sister come back?"

Lily on the side nodded. You Naixin put down the tab she was holding and then picked up the two little girls in her arms. She said, "Just around next full moon."

Lily counted something on her fingertips and said, "That is way too long. Xixi is not even on TV this time. Unfair." this time Celestia nodded.

You Naixin was about to reply when she received a call on her Holo-phone. The caller was You Zhichi. The heavenly maiden asked her master if she was allowed to call home and after getting her permission she called her grandaunt. 

You Naixin accepted the call and a holographic You Zhichi appeared in front of her. Both of them smiled. Celestia and Lily smiled happily. They did not disturb you when You Zhichi was talking to You Naixin and waited for their turn. 

Finally, they could not help but poke You Naixin with their little fingers. The lady chuckled and said, "Okay, Okay your turn."

In the end, You Zhichi was forced to bring her master on call by the two girls. They threatened her saying they won't eat food. Animo Albus was a cold lady but her heart was very warm. Hearing how much the two children missed their sister and aunt. She agreed to bring them over to Array hall. You Zhichi had already expressed to her master that these two girls are very intelligent and they can learn array knowledge. So, Animo decided to test them when she will bring them around this time. 

The two girls were very happy, they even started to dance around You Naixin.