Chapter Eleven

After returning to the estate, Li Feng retreats to his bedroom, but is followed in by Lam Bai. Li Feng’s tunic a few splotches of blood from the winged lion on it, but he can simply change tunics and leave the dirty one for a servant to clean. However, this is not the reason Lam Bai has followed Li Feng into his room.

“What did you do, back there?” Lam Bai asks, referring to Li Feng’s defense against the winged lion.

“Back there?” Li Feng asks, pointing to the corner of his room. “It’s just a corner; I usually don’t do anything there.”

“That’s not what I meant, young master,” Lam Bai says, holding back the urge to hit Li Feng on the noggin. “With the Golden Winged Lion, at the Demonic Beasts Parade.”

“Oh, that…” Li Feng says, slowly thinking about what to say next. “Can I have some privacy, to change my clothes?”

“I’ll turn away,” Lam Bai turns to face the book, not letting Li Feng escape from the window unnoticed. “Tell me while you change.”

Li Feng clicks high tongue and undresses, kicking his shoes next to the door. “I simply defended myself against a loose animal.”

“That wasn’t simply anything!” Lam Bai says, turning to face Li Feng, but gets an eyefull of pearly white cheeks and turns around again. “I’ve seen your father training in the courtyard. The peasants at the parade might not have known, but I know you can’t do that with even Spirit stage cultivation!”

“Can you keep a secret, Bai?” Li Feng asks, taking a clean white tunic from his closet.

“Of course, young master,” Lam Bai replies, still facing the door.

“I-” Li Feng begins, but is cut off by the door to the room bursting open, hitting Lam Bai and throwing her to the side.

“Feng, what was…” Lord Wen trails off, seeing his undressed son look to his left. Lord Wen steps forward and closes the door, and only then sees Lam Bai laying on the floor. “Are you alright?”

“I’m… fine… I shouldn’t… have stood there…” Lam Bai says, catching her breath on the floor. She’s bruised, but nothing is seriously hurt.

“Anyway, Feng, what was that ability you used during the Demonic Beasts Parade?” Lord Wen asks, shifting his attention to Li Feng, who is quickly pulling on the fresh tunic.

“I don’t know, it just happened naturally,” Li Feng says, using the fabricated lie he was about to tell Lam Bai. Once the tunic is on, Li Feng goes to help Lam Bai.

“Then, you’ll just have to find out!” Lord Wen announces, and picks up Li Feng by the back of his tunic and throws him on the bed. “Until you can master that ability of yours, you must search the empire for enlightenment! You have one week to prepare your things, and don’t come back until you’ve mastered your ability!”

Lord Wen then exits the room and closes the door behind him. Left inside the room is a bewildered Li Feng and a sore Lam Bai.