Episode 3

“Master, fifteen is missing!” fourteen came in running, hearing the news from him, XuanCheng was startled, He instructed his disciples to search for fifteen, he searches outside of Sheng Celestial Mountain with some guards, search everywhere for an hour without any results.

Thirteen hurried back to XuanCheng, thought that it is weird to have something like this happen, “Master, no sign of fifteen at all.” everyone is worrying, trying to think of a solution. A guard came with a lily flower and shows it to XuanCheng.

“This is from the garden, where did you find it?” Asked XuanCheng to the guard standing in front of him, he answered and clearly said that the flower was seen on the way to the Sheng Celestial Hall, thought that maybe the flower was a clue to them that she was kidnapped.

“But no outsiders including gods can simply come into Sheng Celestial accept us, the gates here were always sealed by master's magic.”

XuanCheng was not mistaken by his own powers, he has been in Sheng Celestial for over 10 thousand years, guarding the same place with his own powers, there is no way outsiders can freely walk around Sheng Celestial, not to mention coming in and out.

“Or maybe...someone who's been here long before us, someone who knows this place well, ” said Chen BingYu, the eldest senior.

“That's right, gods who know the magic of Sheng Celestial would only be the heavenly god, god ZheShang and…”

“Xu YuLing…” XuanCheng suddenly speaks. No doubt that the only possible one to kidnapped fifteen is her, the god of spirits, goddess Xu YuLing.

XuanCheng brings third senior brother and fourteen along to LingHun Mountain, wanted to rush to her and hopes that everything is alright.

On the other hand...

“Where am I?” looks around her with the unfamiliar environment, stands on her feet and starts to walk around, as she was about to do so, a woman in clear white clothes came to her along with two servants. She recognizes the woman, at first sight, it was the woman who she met a few days ago, goddess YuLing.

Not long ago, goddess YuLing visited Sheng Celestial for her master, wanted to have a fair fight with him. She was pissed since XuanCheng doesn't want to, rushed out of Sheng Hall with anger and accidentally bumped into fifteen. She was slightly shocked that XuanCheng had a female apprentice in his Sheng Celestial, that is where the idea came from.

She was actually attracted by fifteen and asked her sincerely whether if she wants to go to her place and be her foster sister, holds the same power with her in LingHun Mountain. Of course, fifteen declined her offer, she herself is the princess of XueLan and has the same level power with her, why bother to accept the offer? to embarrassed XueLan? She won't want to get beaten by her father.

Goddess YuLing was angry that a mere apprentice dares to refuse her offer, she left Sheng Celestial angrily. Think about giving XuanCheng and fifteen a lesson, "Since she is XuanCheng's one and only female apprentice, she must be precious to him, if I took her away from him, I wonder what will he do? at the same time, I will teach that brat a lesson for looking down on me..."

"Goddess YuLing?"

"Don't you know you're status? do you not know how to give your respect when you saw a goddess?" one of the servants yells at her fiercely.

"You kidnapped me and took me away from Sheng Celestial and now you want me to bow and respect your goddess? I must be crazy to do that!" losing her patient, she talked back at the servant and clearly tells her that she is just a servant, cannot be compared to an apprentice.

The servant was pissed by the humiliation, goddess YuLing started to talk. "I can still give you a chance to take my offer you see..." "I won't accept even if I have to die." "You asked for it. Grab her and follow me, she can't use her powers and strength anyway since she is still weak."

The two servants grab her arms and follow the goddess from behind. She can't struggle harder, her body is too weak to fight back. They came to a place with an underground cell filled with water, looks deep, she was not afraid because the goddess will definitely torture her since she doesn't accept her offer, but worries instead, because she can't swim well, plus with her condition now, she'll probably drown.

"Throw her into the water." as she expected, the servants threw her hard into the water and close the cell. Still gaining some consciousness, she tries to swim up to the surface, the water is deeper than what she had expected.

"Keep struggling, you don't want to accept my kind offer? then I'll use you as a bait to get XuanCheng here and teach you a lesson too, enjoy..." She struggles harder this time to survive from the water, she must live, to teach her a lesson back, but now she needed help, she doesn't think that she could struggle any longer, in her mind, she calls 'Mom...dad...god ZheShang...senior brothers...master...anyone...anyone...help...'

At the right time, the guards that were guarding the place was knocked down by a powerful god accompanied by two men, using his magic powers, he opens the cell fiercely and takes fifteen who was nearly drowned, out from the water, carries her in his arms. Her seniors were worried looking at the weak and helpless fifteen. XuanCheng stares at goddess YuLing with cold eyes, goddess YuLing was about to shiver, yet masters up her courage to act brave and bold, "Looks like this female apprentice does look important to you, god XuanCheng."

"YuLing, you should be careful when you use your powers on anyone, they might be someone whom you should also put your respects to, especially when it comes to my students."

"I know she is important to you, I just wanted you to have a fair fight with me in exchange for her safety in the future."

XuanCheng carries fifteen and goes out from that place with third senior brother and fourteen, about to leave, "Tomorrow, at Sheng Celestial training space." XuanCheng said to goddess YuLing, accepting the challenge made by her.

Third senior brother and fourteen made eye contact with each other, signify that someone is going down terribly tomorrow.

Back at Sheng Celestial,

XuanCheng carries her into his room and lay her down on his bed cover her up with a blanket. He checks her pulse and fourteen came in with water and damp clothe, XuanCheng place the damp clothing on her forehead. He asks fourteen to inform the others that fifteen is alright and told them not to worry and go back to their rooms to rest. Fourteen was relieved and leave fifteen to his master's care.

"Sorry for coming late..." XuanCheng apologizes to fifteen who is now lying on the bed unconsciously.

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