"Omm......Himm..."

It is tingling in his ear so he slips his finger and rubs around the ear. After a while, it feels tingling and he has to rub his ear again. When it happens again, Zhu Yin opens his eyes. This ear has been causing him to lose sleep.

The slightly familiar ceiling and the layout of the bedroom welcomes Zhu Yin. Although being sleepy, he sits up and looks around the room while rubbing his neck softly, he finds out the room is pretty quiet.

'Omm.... This feeling... The dry and quiet morning welcomes me back like in my apartment.'

No matter how he lives alone peacefully, it is quite disappointing when he wakes up lonely.

After drinking a glass of water, he changes his clothes and looks at the jade that Ning gave yesterday. On the surface of the jade is a sculpture of a dragon flying. As soon as he rubs the jade and calls "Shizun" , Ning appears before him immediately.

Ning's lips are twitching a bit and he comes close to him, then pats his head for about three times.

"Come on. Let's go eat breakfast."

Zhu Yin bows and greets him then follows behind Ning.

Along the alley which is filled with lotus smell, it is surrounded by the trees as if it is like a pink world. As he walks on the pink leaves on the ground, he feels the beauty, looking at the trees from side to side. He also notices that it is still early in the morning.

Looking at Ning whose footsteps are neither narrow nor wide , Zhu Yin remarks that Ning is really good-looking.

When he walks beside Ning, he feels small. Also, some sort of pressure that comes from Ning, makes Zhu Yin uncomfortable.

A pink leaf falls in front of Zhu Yin who is walking behind Ning. Zhu Yin catches the leaf softly.

The leaves are fluttering in the wind when he looks up at the sky. Zhu Yin stops for a moment and looks with a smile since this scene is too beautiful.

He looks back at the image at the edge of his sight and he sees Ning who is looking at him sternly. 'I think he was looking at me smiling a while ago.'

"Come and follow me."

Once he gets the look from Zhu Yin, Ning goes inside the shrine; the one they went yesterday. He also doesn't forget to remind Zhu Yin to follow him.

At this time, there are no guards at the entrance. Looking at the surroundings, Zhu Yin notices a bird in a nearby tree before he follows Ning. Since it may be Ning's pet animal, he supposes he will ask about it later.

Zhu Yin sits down at the opposite side of Ning and the table is prepared with different dishes unlike yesterday.

As Ning hands a pair of chopsticks, he takes it politely and he starts tasting the foods which he is able to reach.

The meat is tasty and super soft as if it will melt on his tongue instantly. While eating, Ning puts the soup in the bowl again and also refills the tea. Zhu Yin feels something is wrong with this situation.

It is not usual for the teachers to do the student's work. The situation now is that the teacher is doing the student's work and it makes Zhu Yin uncomfortable.

Zhu Yin feels sorry and says

 "Shizun, eat it. I am fine."

As he speaks, Ning stops pouring the tea into the glass pot and looks up at him.

"Just eat for yourself"

He says just one sentence and then he holds the glass jar back so Zhu Yin has to ask again.

"Is shizun not eating?"

One of Zhu Yin's behaviours is that he wants to know all about the person who he wants to be close with. However, he does not ask forcefully but he likes to listen when others tell earnestly.

Ning drops the glass jar back and puts the tea cup in front of him. Although he sees some hints of amusement in Ning's eyes, he does not understand why. 

"I am a god. Just filling the spiritual power in is enough for me."

Although Ning is kind and patient to him, he just speaks shortly.

"So, if I becomes a god, then I don't have to eat."

When he asks, Ning looks at him with a confusing look.

"Of course! I will teach you to reach the god level for sure."

He doesn't know whether Ning's words are possible or not. Zhu Yin nods his head because Ning is the only one who he can trust fully.

Zhu Yin takes a dumpling and places it in the plate in front of Ning. In fact, he should have put it for Ning first since before eating.

Ning starts holding the chopsticks just now and eats the dumpling.

"The taste is not bad."

'Umm? Shizun has not eaten this before?' Zhu Yin whispers. 

Then he picks a dumpling and eats.

"It is really delicious."

As Ning waves his one hand smiling, there is full of dumplings in the almost empty plate.

Happily, Zhu Yin looks at Ning with full of respect.

"If it is tasty, eat more. You have to practise later."

With a nod, Zhu Yin eats non-stop one after one. Ning smiles a bit.

"Eat slowly."

After those words, the empty tea cup is refilled again. When Zhu Yin steals a glance at Ning, Ning is smiling widely.

When he looks at the view beyond Ning, he can see the lotus pond full of lotus flowers. Each time the wind blows, some of Ning's delicate hairs are fluttering like dancing softly. The sweet fragrance of lotus matches well with the beautiful view and it makes the mind calm and clear.

The goddess who will become his shizun's wife is truly very lucky.

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The mist covers the whole environment. The wind can't even blow away a few mist. Beneath the dense mist lies a mountain with lush landscapes.

At the top of that hill,

"Relax your mind. Don't think too much. Keep your body at ease and sit."

Ning is teaching Zhu Yin; who is sitting down cross-legged under a large, beautiful tree.

With both hands spread over the knees, he closes his eyes and clears his mind as Ning has told him.

He usually doesn't think much so he gets a clear conscience easily when he thinks nothing.

"Yes."

"Try to expand your mind into the body........."

It feel like something unseen is going inside his body.

After some time, there is only a glimmering blue dot in Zhu Yin's mind. He doesn't know where Ning is. Since he has closed his eyes, he couldn't see and he also doesn't hear Ning speaking. However, he can feel that his eyes on him.

Meditating. Omm. According to Ning, it is cultivating spiritism. Cultivating spiritism is a very easy task. Just sitting comfortably; the longer he sits, the stronger he feels.

His mind is calm as he has cleared the mind. He is surprised to hear some noises from a place that was quite far away. It seems that, if he can always clear his mind, his hearing sense will always be good like now. He thinks this one is not bad.

He does not know how long it is. When Ning touches him softly, the moon is already up in the sky. 

"The sun already goes down."

"It feels better now, isn't it?"

Zhu Yin nods his head a bit. Since Ning's gesture looks like he's gonna discipline him, Zhu Yin startles and steps backward. Didn't he listen to him well and sit still?... Why does Ning looks at him like that?

"Since then if you cultivate interestingly like this, you would have already reached the pre-god stage easily."

I am wrongly accused. That useless Zhu Yin is not this very handsome Zhu Yin who is now in front of Shizun.... He wanna complains but impossible. Zhu Yin hangs his head down and gathers his two hands. Then he hears Ning sigh.

"Seriously..."

When he looks up at Ning because he didn't hear his words clearly, Ning under the moonlight is standing calmly. It doesn't seems like he will continue scolding him.

"Let's go eat dinner."

With the voice that is neither loud nor soft, Ning goes forward and Zhu Yin has to follow him fast.

Yesterday, Ning took him to the dining room and reached in the blink of an eye. So he does not know the way. Now Ning is taking him there by walking, Zhu Yin gets quite the time to study the surroundings.

The road from the edge if the mountain to the dining room is quite close. He thinks there may also be another road. Because he can't find even a single person in the whole road. The trees on either side of the road are more vibrant due to the moonlight.

The silence of the night; The coolness of the moon; the environment seems more beautiful as his mind is full with strength. The power of the spiritual strength is really useful...

Zhu Yin is surprised to see the bird he is familiar, suddenly appears turning into a human. He becomes afraid and goes near Ning.

Ning smiles as he looks at Zhu Yin who js holding his hand. Then he looks at the man who has changed from the bird to a human and speaks in a cold expression.

"What's the matter?"

The man bows his head and greets Ning. That man is wearing a coat like an armor which he has seen in the television series. The moonlight is bright, but it is not as bright as the bulbs, so he can't see the color clearly. This may be because he is a bit distant from him.

"The Crown Prince is here, God of war."

Crown Prince. God of war... There are still these things in this age?

When he looks at Ning dumbfoundedly, he gets an eye contact with Ning who is looking down at him.

Although Ning knows that he does not understand fully, instead of explaining to him, he tells him to go to the dining room and asks him to eat dinner.

When Zhu Yin nods his head without complaining, Ning and the bird man disappears immediately.

When you go alone, you are more free.

As it is the romantic scene in the tv series ...

He was standing alone in the middle of the falling flowers.

The previous calm and stable mind becomes a bit angry.

'I am bored of being alone ... I am alone now....'

'I want to take a bath with warm water now and rest...'

As Zhu Yin is walking alone, he hears the sound of water dripping in his ear.

He is so fond of water that he always goes to swim whenever he is free. He becomes distracted hearing the sound of the water.

When he looks around, there is no one. So he runs to the sound of water.

Under the moonlight, the blue water is rising with a slight wave. The stars are splashing onto the water, like the lighters, and on one side of the lake are huge trees. The leaves of these plants are green.

He checks the surroundings again to make sure there is no one. Only after it is sure there is no one, he loosens the belt and removes the upper two layers of the robe. Whether to remove the innermost thin robe or not?.... he can't decide.

He then decided to take off his clothes completely and only a soft, thin pant is left on his body. The trousers are folded up to the knees. The cool breeze makes him shudder til he folds his hands to his chest.

He goes down to the water and steps hus feet first. The cool weather does not seem to affect this water... The water is warm. Feeling satisfied, Zhu Yin runs into the water happily.

The warm water which is like hot springs, matches well with this season. In the clear water, he sees the boy, who is as beautiful and peaceful as the moonlight.

Although he was a famous king at the university and he knows that he is very handsome, he couldn't compare with the image in the water.

While examining himself, Zhu Yin feels that the moon becomes brighter. As a result, he is able to see himself clearly.

The long and brown hair reaches even Zhu Yin's legs. He puts the hair behind the ears with both hands so that the face is clearly visible. Zhu Yin thinks his eyes are able to mesmerize . Eyebrows, eyes, nose, and mouth are really pretty, almost impossible to find sin. It feels kind of awkward to describe him beautiful but he is really beautiful.

When he smiles, it feels like even the surrounding lits up. When he closes his teeth and smiles, he looks cute.

Yeah.... I didn't realize before that I am very good-looking...

When he touches the water, the image is blurred. Sitting down, Zhu Yin washes his hair. He really likes long hair and he has his own long hair now.

If the people from the school sees him now, he is sure he can't escape from them.

Well, there are only gods in this age, so no need to worry ... Everyone looks so handsome, this kind of face is just normal here.

He stops his thoughts and relaxs with his legs stretched out. The water drips down to his neck, but there is nothing to worry. He was even a swimming champion, wasn't he?....

He washes his face taking the water with both hands. It looks like the lake is not ordinary... He had been soaking in the water just for a while but he felt refreshed.

Zhu Yin starts to doze off after washing the upper body and the hands. He wants to sleep as it feels very comfortable.

Swimming to shore, he tries to sleep for a while. He falls asleep within seconds.

Dreamingly, Zhu Yin wakes up with a sharp pain as if he is drifting away. He thinks he is dreaming untip he can't see the view clearly. Zhu Yin's sleepy eyes become widen because of the clear sight and sense.

"Move! Who are you?"

When he catches the other's hand on his body, he feels the temperature which is hotter than normal.

He is not dreaming as he had imagined, but the long dark hair is lying on the naked body and an attractive man is being close to him and he was touching him.

Zhu Yin isn't really sleepy anymore...

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To be continued