"Did you choke the patient?" Mu Qing repeated his question. His eyes examined the little girl who was lying on the bed. Her face appeared pale and haggard,

"I apologize for my rude behaviour, master."

"Master, it wasn't rude, it was immoral," Huo Yan commented and giggled, " and explicit," 

Mu Qing shot a burning glance at Huo Yan, to shut him up,

"You three, get out." He ordered. Second master Mu Qing is amiable and obliging, however, that doesn't mean that he will not get infuriated by other's action.

"It seems like master is on a bad mood, let's go," Huo Yan dragged other two companions and immediately went out.

"What did you do, Huo Jin?" Mu Qing's expression was still cold, according to their sect's principles, one must not hurt the young, woman and old, without any proper pieces of evidence.

However, his precious disciple has fought with a young girl and almost killed her.

"Second master, take a look at her. She is burning up with high fever, and her breathing is heavy" Huo Jin reported one by one,

"I doubt her wound is infected," His voice full of concern,

He clearly saw, how Bai Yu Yue tried to protect the girl who accompanied her. She even gave away her armour to shield the princess. Why can't she take care of herself?

"Is that true that you fought with her?" Mu Qing asked his disciple to confirm his doubts.

"Yes," He confessed with guilt-stricken face, " master, please take a look,"

Mu Qing carefully checked the wound on Bai Yu Yue's arm. The wound was trivial but since it kept unattended, it got infected. Not to mention that it got severely affected during the duel.

"I don't see any other wounds," Mu Qing pointed out. The girl was having breathing difficulties, however, he was unable to find the cause of it.

"I didn't want to hurt her," Huo Jin's voice doused with affection.

Mu Qing looked at his disciple with narrowed eyes. Something is off, his mind affirmed. He knew Huo Jin for the last five years. 

When grandmaster Mu Chen brought young Huo Jin to Mu sect he was surprised to see a gentle and cheerful teenager who clearly differed from the image of a ferocious young warrior on the duels and combats which he is familiar through others.

Huo Jin always had a compassionate and caring personality, but somehow his actions towards this girl is different.

Examining Mu Qing's judgemental looks, Huo Jin sighed,

"I mean, she is still a little thing, so I went easy on her," He tried to explain his part. He was quite embarrassed to share the real reason for her fainting.

"By choking the patient?" Mu Qing asked, his head tilted slightly, staring at the Huo Jin with doubt.

" I didn't choke her, she fainted her own,"

"Why would someone faint abruptly?" Mu Qing questioned while checking Bai Yu Yue and found out that her clothes were tied too tight,

He immediately loosened her clothes.

"Master, what are you doing?" Huo Jin eyes widened, he was the one who tied her robe when she fainted on his arms, 

"Can't you see that she is struggling to breathe," Mu Qing looked at the clothes Bai Yu Yue wore, 

"But she is a girl,"

"I am a doctor," He retorted, surprised with Huo Jin's attempts to collar him.

"No, no, I won't allow that,"

Unable to stand with Huo Jin's ridiculous attempts to stop him, Mu Qing rebuked, 

"Fool, are you going to kill her?"

"I will do it," Huo Jin scratched his chin and avoided the piercing gaze of his master. "I will undress her,"

Mu Qing was left dumbfounded, 

"Idiot, I am just loosening her clothes so that she will breathe comfortably,"

"But you are not allowed to look,"

"YAAA," Mu Qing couldn't believe his eyes, why Huo Jin is acting like an adamant child?

"At least close your eyes," Huo Jin requested,

"What are you saying," Mu Qing immediately opened her robes and suddenly everything went dark,

"Seriously?" He asked in disbelief. "Do you think, this will work?"

Mu Qing asked Huo Jin who covered his eyes with his hands,

"I don't want anyone to see her," Huo Jin said with a gentle yet determined tone, "Other than me,"

"What?"

"Master, sorry" Huo Jin turned Mu Qing's face away from Bai Yu Yue,

"Let me do it,"

He opened her robes with gentle motions, revealing her smooth and delicate skin,

A sigh of relief rose from her lips,

Huo Jin smiled and closed her robes, but didn't tie it too tight,

"Now, go ahead," He signalled Mu Qing to continue.

Mu Qing turned and stared at his disciple with a stern expression. 

"You like her?"

His question was direct. There weren't any possible reason other than explaining the weird actions of Huo Jin.

"Hmmm," He replied without averting his gaze on Bai Yu Yue, laced with dotting expression.

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Bai Yu Yue woke up after one day, to unfamiliar surroundings,

"Oh, you are awake, how are you?" Mu Qing who sat next to her bed asked, "How do you feel now?"

"Where am I?" Bai Yu Yue asked with a muffled voice,

"You are in the forests," He replied,

"Did you see a girl?" She asked in a half-dazed state. "A young girl,"

"No, my disciple only brought you here." 

"Your disciple?"

At the right time, Huo Jin entered into the room with hurried steps, in his hands, a pair of pale blue clothes rested,

"Master, how about we keep clothes," Huo Jin halted his steps when he saw the delicate form Bai Yu Yue trying to get up from the bed,

Bai Yu Yue looked at the man who stood near to the room with delightful expression,

His charming face felt familiar,

Immediately the horrifying memory of devilishly handsome vampire who sucked out her soul flashed in Bai Yu Yue's mind.

It was him,

"You!" Bai Yu Yue raised her voice and clumsily tried to get up, Even before she could wake up, her weak body gave out and plopped into the bed,

"Your body is weak from fever and fatigue." Mu Qing tried to stop her.

"No, I need to go," Bai Yu Yue refused to listen and tried again,"She is alone out there,"

"Your princess is safe," Huo Jin said, somehow he understood that she is trying to look for the princess. "Her guard found her and took her back to Qi kingdom,"

"Princess is safe?" She asked in a tired voice.

"We have passed the information to Qi kingdom, that you are alive. Do you want me to inform somebody else?"

"There is no need for that," Bai Yu Yue supported her body and finally sat properly.

"Thanks for helping me. I am good to go." She stood up from the bed with wobbling legs and loose robes revealing her half-naked torso,

Huo Jin rushed to help her to cover her blooming beauty,

"Don't touch me," She screamed in horror, stepped back while clenching her loose robes.

"You pervert, what did you do to me?" Her words filled with anger and hurt,

Huo Jin and Mu Qing looked at each other in confusion.

They just helped the girl and how can she call them perverts?

"I am sorry," Huo Jin immediately apologized, "I didn't do it on purpose,"

"Of course, what a nice excuse." Her words contained a mocking tone.

She attained a defending position,

"I swear, I didn't do it on purpose," He repeated and took a step closer to her.

"Don't come closer to me,"

"Xiao Jin, she is sick, please don't argue with her and wait outside." Mu Qing ordered,

Huo Jin looked at her and left the room reluctantly,

Bai Yu Yue sighed and glanced at Mu Qing,

"Thank you." She replied in a tired voice, If he hasn't stopped that devilish man, he would've taken advantage of her again. She barely had the energy to stand straight, how can she fight that vampire again?

"I apologize for the inconvenience caused by him,"

"It's alright. Thanks for taking care of me,"

"No miss, it is my honour to treat you."

Bai Yu Yue raised her eyes and looked at him,

Yes, of course, it must be a rare sight for them to find a girl in disguise.

"After all, it is a rare opportunity to meet a warrior from the Yu clan." Mu Qing added,

There was a surprise on Bai Yu Yue's face. 

How did he know that she is from the Yu clan?

"Is it too obvious that I am from Jade land?" She asked with an icy smile.

"No, not at all, when I saw you, I thought you were a young man who worked hard in extreme conditions." 

"But it is rare to see a woman with dark skin?" Bai Yu Yue asked in an authoritative voice.

"It is well known that the Yu clan is." He tried to explain, however when he saw Bai Yu Yue's cold eyes, he subconsciously shut his mouth.

Everywhere in Mainland women were considered as bright, delicate and innocent like flowers.

But this girl is different from the women he has seen before,

She was extremely beautiful, strangely alluring, but her aura, it was intimidating like a demoness.

"I wish to leave," Bai Yu Yue tied her robe, "Thank you for taking care of me."

 Bai Yu Yue took out a Jade coin from her dress robe and gave it to him. 

"If you feel that it is not enough, do ask," Bai Yu Yue said.

Mu Qing looked at the Jade coin in his hand which had a carving of the full moon risen over a mountain.

The coin represents the authority of Jade land, the sacred land.

The land of Gods,

No one will dare to harm the person who carries a Jade land token.

What else he could ask more,

"I shall take my leave then." Bai Yu Yue slowly walked outside.

"Miss, I have no authority to ask you to stay here. But you were injured by one of Mu sect's disciple. So we must take care of yourself." Mu Qing immediately said as if he forgot to mention about the place.

"This is Mu sect?" She asked in bewilderment. Mu sect was one of the five major schools in the mainland, the school which remained secluded from the outer world.

 It was said that the grandmaster himself sends the invitation to eligible students rather than allowing everyone to apply, 

The great Mu sect, the hidden forest sect.

"Yes, miss." Mu Qing replied.

"Are you grand master Mu Chen?"

"How can a lowly life like me be grandmaster Mu? I am Mu Qing, a mere physician." He replied humbly.

"Master Mu is here?" can I meet him?" She asked him in an excited voice.

" Headmaster is not here. He went to guan kingdom." Mu Qing notified her.

"When will he return?"

"Most probably by the end of this week," he reported.

Bai Yu Yue heard a lot about master Mu when she was studying in Tu sect. Tu sect was famous for the training in different martial arts, however, the Mu sect situated in the deep forest specialized in cultivation techniques to enhance one's foundation. 

Bai Yu Yue was interested in cultivation techniques. Once she returns to her home, she was planning to pledge her servitude to the Queen and work on improving the Jade land army.

"Can I leave after meeting him?" Bai Yu Yue asked,

"Of course, you can." Mu Qing smiled in relief." Master would love to see the person who fought equally with his favourite disciple."

"Favourite disciple, that man I sparred?"

"Yes, Huo Jin is one of our best students that Mu sect has ever produced." He proudly said.

"He was normal." Bai Yu Yue replied casually. 

"Normal? Are you talking about Huo Jin? Not Huo Yan?" Mu Qing was in doubt for a moment.

 "Even though Huo Yan is not as good as his elder brother, he is not that bad."

"I don't find them any special." Her voice had a tinge of annoyance,

"I don't claim that I am the best, but I was one of the top student's at my school. But still, there were people who could easily knock me down. If you think that I can be equal to your best student, then your bar for talent is too low."

"That is impossible. Huo Jin might've considered you as a weakling and went easy on you." Mu Qing said with a proud face.

He might bicker and punish the Huo brothers for their mischievous acts, but no one would have a second opinion on their skills and valor as the top students of Mu sect that ever produced.

In Mu Qing's opinion, there isn't a single person in the mainland could stand against Huo Jin,

He was born as a dragon,

Who else is mightier than a dragon?