The Scum Is A ***

"Aiyo! Look at brother teasing his chosen opponent!" Sun Ri said and pointed to the projected image of a special space set as a stage arena for the group battles.

That's called 'teasing'? Wen Wen, Cui Xiang and Cui Xiao thought as they watched Sun Yan circling around his opponent that is like a startled chicken. His opponent is obviously weaker than him, but he didn't still strike at him. It really looked like teasing, but, obviously… This is called 'toying', not 'teasing'! They thought.

But, neither Wen Wen, Cui Xiang, nor Cui Xiao spoke and just remained silent. These Sun brother and sister, their minds are working really strange. Yet, they already have seen a person thinking more strangely than them, someone with the surname 'Cheng'… yep. Their Cheng-shibo 'Cheng Sheng'.

Ai. Thinking of Cheng Sheng, they suddenly missed him. They haven't seen him today, but their masters, Xie-shigong and Fan-shigong said that Cheng Sheng is busy with something. Even Fei Yinzi who is very sticky towards his master didn't say anything and just accepted this reason. Then, he led them to the venue.

To suddenly become matured an attached child someone like Fei Yinzi… something must have happened! Thinking this, Wen Wen, Cui Xiang and Cui Xiao glanced at the direction where Fei Yinzin was sitting along with Wen Yan, Zhu Xi, Su Yi and Su Mi. Fei Yinzi's back is upright and he is seriously watching the match of Wu Lian, Fei Luo and Sun Yan.

"It's such a pity that we can't have a match with my brother…" Sun Ri pouted. Her voice pulled Wen Wen, Cui Xiang and Cui Xiao out of their thoughts. "But, we will definitely be wiped out by their team of three!" she sighed. "It's fortunate that we've become a four-person team than three-person team, or it will be either us or the Chen trio-shixiongs my brother's team will be facing!" she added and looked at the Chen brothers Chen Wu, Chen Su and Chen Yu.

Wen Wen, Cui Xiang and Cui Xiao nodded in agreement. Even if their team has the best defense, with the fierce offense of Wu Lian, Fei Luo and Sun Yan, not to mention their strong individuality, their team of four will definitely be wiped out by these three even if these three people aren't cooperating with each other!

Wen Wen, Cui Xiang and Cui Xiao, Sun Ri included, have weaker cultivation than those three, too. They also fear that even just one, or say two, of these three people would be enough to defeat them four! Thus, it was truly fortunate that they teamed up as a four-person team, avoiding this three-person team with strong individual level who, although carelessly placed in one team together, can still defeat their opponents.

The four of them shuddered at the thought. They then resumed focusing on the match, hoping to learn from them.

…

Fei Yinzi, who looked like is focusing on watching the match, actually isn't watching the match. His thoughts are on the person absent on the elders seats. Although he was already told that Cheng Sheng is busy, he still felt unwilling. Though, in the end, he still accepted the fact.

Cheng Sheng being one's master makes one feel both lucky and unlucky. They would be very lucky since Cheng Sheng possesses vast knowledge from cultivation, alchemy and medicine. But, they would also feel unlucky. Since their master is a very knowledgeable person, that means he would be very busy. He will have many clients, from buying magic pills and potions as well as other medicines from him to treating illnesses. This makes Cheng Sheng has lesser time to teach and train him, including bonding with him, increasing their affection towards each other as a master and disciple.

Just like, again, now. Cheng Sheng is busy with something again. Thus, he didn't see him again. This was already the usual, and Fei Yinzi has already used to it. Yet, that unwilling feeling is bubbling inside his chest. He wanted to see his master, even just a glimpse. That five months were the longest time he hadn't seen Cheng Sheng, even just his shadow. He almost couldn't bear it.

Yet, he was forced to be matured recently. It was due to Fei Yin. That piercing cold gaze of his like a sharp knife stabbing Fei Yinzi… Fei Yinzi felt uncomfortable with it. Because he can understand what it meant, though no matter how many times he wants to pretend to be dumb and ignore it.

Fei Yin's gaze told him to stop acting a child, despite him, Fei Yinzi, a sixteen-year-old, could still be called a 'child' in the cultivation world. After all, cultivators can live up to two hundred years if they can, or even beyond. Yet, Fei Yinzi was forced to come out of that childish shell of his. Fei Yin, in just a glance, could see through him and thus he saw that he is attached to Cheng Sheng. Although Fei Yin knows that it was just due to the reason that Cheng Sheng raised Fei Yinzi and the child became dependent on him, Fei Yinzi understands that someone doesn't want his lover to be surrounded by another guy.

Albeit the 'another guy' is just a sixteen-year-old child. Fei Yinzi, though, could accept this. Cheng Sheng taught him to be open-minded, after all. And so he also accepted the fact that he should act matured. Fei Yinzi knows how weak his master currently is after he lost his peak cultivation five years ago for the sake of the world. Thus, he had to become stronger to protect his master.

That's his duty, not only as a disciple of Cheng Sheng, but also as the child Cheng Sheng raised – called his 'son'. So, Fei Yinzi endured Fei Yin's hellish training and ignored the fact that Fei Yin is targeting him. He also began to be more sensible to his surroundings, starting with his fellow disciples. And so, he also didn't complain after knowing that he can't see his master again today.

Sigh… it's really hard to be matured. He thought and lowered his gaze. But, he has to be matured for the sake of his master. He can feel that it became strange lately in Zhongyang, and the security became stricter. If he can't even protect himself, how can he protect his master, too? Or, should he wait for his master to protect him? Then, who will protect his master?

He shook his head. He has to do it himself. What is he living for, if not for his master? He also wanted to live with his master forever, thus he has to become more earnest in cultivating, too, and not just becoming stronger.

Like Fei Yin. Although he heard that Fei Yin once 'died' and 'resurrected' so his cultivation should be just recovering lately, from these past days, he could tell that Fei Yin's current cultivation isn't someone like recovering from 'resurrection'.

Fei Yin has the same cultivation as Jing Cheng's! And if Fei Yin is still 'recovering', then wouldn't his cultivation reach the cultivation of Wu Yuan's, Xie Lan's and the other sect leaders?! Fei Yinzi shuddered in both fear and awe. Fei Yin is undoubtedly strong. He heard that although Fei Yin is low-key since the limelight was stolen by Cheng Sheng who is full of novel ideas, Fei Yin is as strong as Jing Cheng and Xi Ming in the past.

Yet now, if Fei Yin is still in the middle of 'recovering', wouldn't this mean that he would be stronger than Jing Cheng? And when he finishes his 'recovery period', how strong would he be?! Fei Yinzi didn't dare think about it and just focused on the ways of how to become stronger to protect himself, and also his master.

…

Inside Bai Tan's space, Fei Yin is wiping the sweat off of Cheng Sheng's body after Cheng Sheng fell unconscious due to agonizing pain because his cultivation technique is changing his body's physique, again.

"Yu Sheng… if only he is here, he could give me a clue what is going on with you, Sheng." Fei Yin spoke to the unconscious Cheng Sheng.

If Cheng Sheng is awake and heard what he said, he would definitely be scared silly, thinking when did Fei Yin recover his memories? And to which extent? In short, Cheng Sheng missed this information because he is currently in a deep sleep, much to Fei Yin's and everyone's distress since they were already used to seeing the lively Cheng Sheng and not the sickly Cheng Sheng.

Doesn't this prove that everyone is attached to Cheng Sheng, and not just Fei Yin, Fei Yinzi, the Xinfaxian Sect, the Chen family and the Youxiwang Sect? This scum is really fortunate because he is highly regarded by many.

"That's why, Sheng…" Fei Yin muttered as he devoutly kissed the fingertips of Cheng Sheng who is sleeping, thus he didn't know his tofu is being eaten. "Hurry and wake up. We are all waiting for you.." He whispered as he finally kissed him on the forehead.