Xiao Bai was exhausted after all that happened that day, now all he wanted is to lay flat on his mattress and take a nice long nap.
Immediately after Xiao Bai and mingxue arrived home, he directly and straightly went to his room. Reaching his longed bed, he threw himself in the soft bed and let out a loud and long sigh of relief. While still laying on his back he lazily pulled all his robes, wriggling his body around to unfasten it and throw it all to who knows where it lands.
After all that wriggling around he panted and chased his breathe. He crawled to his pillow and drifted to the dreamworld.
Xiao Bai felt that darkness eventually engulfed him, but then he hears voices. It was neither the ones he was familiar with but it was voices of small children laughing, giggling and playing around.
Xiao Bai tightened his brows, "Who let children play inside the courtyard?" He thought.
Xiao bai felt annoyed at the noises and opened his eyes only to find that he was in a playground. Did I get sucked by a black hole? He joked.
He looked around the area and confirmed that this was like his original world. He walked around and found to kids playing at the sand bar. He walked towards to two to ask where he was since their was no one around aside them.
"Hey." He called out to them but they didn't reached even one bit. He thought that it was just because they were too immerses at their play so they didn't heard him.
He reached his hands to the boy but his hands passed through them, "W—what the hell is going on?!"
Xiao Bai was shocked. Is if the reason that they couldn't hear him? Did he turn into a ghost? Since when did he die?
Xiao Bai was in a confused mess but the two kids are still playing like theirs no one around and that they were the only ones in their own little world.
"Xiao Bai!" One of them called out. Xiao Bai immediately turned his head towards him with eyes full of anticipation. However the one who callwd out wasn't looking at him but at the other kid whose back is facing Xiao Bai instead. Xiao bai, as an invisible person, just observed.
The one who called out was tall compared to the other, he also seem to be very outgoing and cheerful, despite the young age he already looked handsome and manly.
The little one that was also called Xiao Bai looked up to the other with asking eyes, "What was it, Weiwei." He asked in a very cute voice. Compare to the other this 'xiao bai' is little more delicate and gentle, the type that would easily cry even with the most silly things.
'Weiwei?' Xiao Bai thought. He felt that he heard this name before but he couldn't quite remember.
"Let's build a castle!" Weiwei enthusiastically said.
"I am building one right now."Little Xiao Bai answered. Weiwei looked at little Xiao bai's castle.
"That's not how you build it." Weiwei said looking at the little pile of sand.
"Well don't worry, I'll make the castle. You sit there and instruct me how do you want it to be like." Weiwei said confidently while assisting little Xiao Bai on the side and patting his dusty hands.
"But I want to help." Little Xiao Bai said pitifully.
"The heavy works should be mine. Building our palace should be my job and your job is to stay by my side." Weiwei said.
"But—"
"No buts." Weiwei said firmly.
"Okay." Little Xiao Bai said in defeat.
And so they continued to build their castle. Weiwei collected the sand and stocked it up while little Xiao Bai instructed where the door should be placed, the windows and so on.
....
"Wahhh.. Weiwei you're so good at this." Little Xiao Bai looked at the finished castle with starry eyes.
"Xiao Bai, when we grow up I'll build you a big castle and we'll live there together. Okay?" Weiwei said while holding Xiao bai's hands.
"Okay! Let's fill it up with night pearls, is that okay?" Little Xiao Bai also cheerfully smiled at him. Weiwei nodded at him with a big smile also plastered on his face.
The two of them looks very harmonious to watch. It's like the world will be better if it's filled with this kind of innocence. Xiao Bai also felt an indescribable warmth looking at them.
"Bai-er! It's time to go home." A gentle voice called. Hearing this Xiao bai's whole being frozen like he showered in the cold winter without a heater. He hesitatingly looked over the woman and couln't help but choke on the words, "Mom."
Xiao bai can't deny it anymore. The little child having the name as he has might have a chance to be a coincidence but now that his mom is also here, then that means that he was that lite child.
But this, all of this, he didn't remember it at all. Maybe his brain is just playing with him because he wants to see his mom.
"Untie, you're going to take Xiao Bai already?" Weiwei ran passed Xiao Bai towards the mother and son.
"Xiao Wei, it's already dinner, your mom will also be here any moment now." Xiao bai's mom smiled at the pouting weiwei and pat his head.
"XuWei!"
"Mom!" Weiwei looked towards another lady who are walking towards them.
Xiao bai was once again at lost. 'Xuwei? That other kid is XuWei? But XuWei exist in the other world, how are this happening?'
"Mom, can I go tomorrow to play with Xiao Bai again?" Little XuWei asked with puppy eyes.
"If you behave then I'll let you play again."
"Okay!" Little XuWei said with his hands gesturing and 'I promise' sign.
The two ladies talked a little bit and bid farewell to each other. Two little buns in tow.
Why are you always in my thought? Xiao Bai couldn't help but ask himself. Its not like he was particularly thinking of him. Is he somehow connected to Xiao bai's past? Even his father turned out to someone he knew and talked to before he died. Xiao Bai made up his mind that he should really go and ask uncle Xin. As time goes by, questions are piling up and Xiao Bai is going insane by it, he needs answers not questions.
All of this are causing him headaches that he sometimes want to strangle xuwei, the source of this all.
And like the world is listening to him, a severe headache suddenly hit him. He closed his eyes for a second then feeling the dizziness gradually disappearing he opened his eyes once again.
He was still in the playground. However it was so desolate and cold. Not a bit like the sunny and full of vitality.
He saw the little Xiao Bai sitting alone at the sand bar. Xiao Bai finally got the time to observe this little one, he indeed look like him when he was younger. He wonder why this little one is so down and alone today.
Suddenly his mom came and slowly approached the sad little bun. "Bai-er, let's go home." She gently coaxed.
"I don't want to! Weiwei, he said he would meet me here. It's already been two days and he hasn't come at all!" Little Xiao Bai started crying, he shot up and directly hugged his mom looking for comfort and support.
"There, there." She gently consoled and patted little Xiao bai's back, also kissing his soft hair from time to time.
"Bai-er. Xiao Wei will be back before you know it. " she said.
"Really?" Little Xiao Bai asked.
"Really." His mom gently wiped hid eyes and nose.
"Do you really miss him that much?" She continued.
"Yes. I miss weiwei." Little xiao bai said.
"You must really like him then." His mom said with a smile.
"Of course. I really really like him. You know, he said that he will built us a castle and we'll live together in it. He also promised to fill it with night pearls." Little Xiao Bai finally stopped crying and boasted.
His mom couldn't help but laugh, but in her heart she was hoping that his poor Xiao Bai would soon forget about him. For XuWei might never come back for who knows how long.
Xiao bai watched the two's back as they leave. Xiao Bai was left hanging and dumbfounded. Isn't this too detailed to be just a dream? If it's not a dream then what was it?
"Your memories." A voice whispered to him.
"My what?.. Wait that doesn't matter, who are you?" Xiao Bai asked. He was raising himself for getting used to this all of a sudden a voice appeared scenes.
"I am your subconcious."
Xiao bai, "My what now?"
"Your subconcious, because of some events that you've been experiencing lately, you are graduating regaining your sealed memories."
Xiao bai, "My memories? Then this is my memory from my past?"
"That's right."
Xiao bai, "then is Xuwei really connected to my past?"
"You should know that yourself. Remember, I am a part of you, if you believe that he is then i'll also believe it if not then I'll also do the same."
Xiao bai, "Well that makes sense. Anyway, how could I converse with you? Have I finally turn into madness?"
"I always converse with you. Every second of your life."
Xiao bai, "Oh."
And after that like everything was like a movie, Xiao Bai watched all the memories he lost. Just like when you play rewind he saw how the young him and XuWei met. He saw how they gradually became friends and would always play in the playground. How XuWei cried when his father died from cancer and hugged him, comforted him.
It all came back to him. Maybe that's the reason why he felt that there was always something missing. Growing up he thought that it was just normal to forget some memories in your childhood so the feeling went to the back of his head, completely ignoring it.
Before Xiao Bai could know it, he was already in tears. Not because of sadness but because he was relieved and glad to be able to remember this precious things. That's why he always felt close to XuWei, that's why.
He lost his parents but at least he regained his childhood friend. Although he is not sure whether the XuWei he was facing now is the reincarnation or the parallel world version of the XuWei in his last life, he knew that they are still of one person.
.....
Xiao bai finally opened his eyes. Looking around it was already morning. It looked like mingxue didn't bother him with dinner last night. But in actuality mingxue really did called him but he was knocked out cold so mingxue just gave up and let his young master sleep a more.
Now, everything was laid down. He already knows his forgotten last but then what? Will anything change?
Xiao bai waa thrown into a deep thought. Its not like XuWei have those bonds or memories, acting too intimate might become suspicious and weird.
(XuWei: it won't, I'll welcome it with all my heart.)
However XuWei was more concerned with uncle Xin. According to his past memories, xuwei's fathed died of cancer. Then who's the old man he spoke with? A ghost? If he is not, then xuwei's father in this life is not the same?
Xiao bai couldn't help but pull his hair. Everything is just so messed up that he didn't know what to do first.
Then it's decided! He'll just keep on what he was doing and let nature take it's course. He was already contented to know the truth. It may turn out a big shock to anyone, but to Xiao Bai who was already open to many twist and turns didn't have the hard time to sink it in.
But one thing is for sure. XuWei is confirmed to be connected to him in his past life and he needs to know why he was in this world. Maybe XuWei is also one of the main factors that made him come to this world. Thus he needs to talk to uncle Xin again. He was the only one who knew the truth and probably the only one he could talk to about this things.
....
Xiao bai, finishing his morning routine, went to the academy earlier than he usually does. He wants to have a free time with uncle Xin, he was very eager to have answers. But reality didn't let him.
"XuWei, where's uncle Xin?" Xiao Bai asked XuWei who was idling in the classroom.
"He went back to the palace late at night. There seems to be some problem." XuWei answered.
"Then when will he comeback?" Xiao Bai asked, he couldn't help but feel down. He once again missed his chance to inquire.
"I don't know. " XuWei answers truthfully. "Are you okay?" He continued, worried.
Xiao bai, "Yes, it's just that I happen to have something to ask him. But he's not here."
XuWei, "You could ask me instead."
Xiao bai thought for a moment, "Ah don't mind it. It's nothing that serious." In the end he decided to not tell him. Xiao Bai rearranged his thoughts and came back to his usual self. XuWei also felt relieved seeing that he was finally back to normal
....
Since there is no teacher, they were free for the whole day. Some of the students sat in in another class, some of them wandered around, and some of them went on the field to have some mock battles.
"What should we do?" Ruo lan asked the team obviously bored.
"Let's go the training field and watch." Dingwu suggested after thinking.
Ruo lan immediately straighten up, "That's good. Let's go watch!"
Xiao bai seeing their enthusiastic reactions couldn't help but go with this once. Naturally mingxue and xuwei was uninterested so his job was to persuade the two and eventually agreed in the end.
Arriving at the field Xiao Bai couldn't help but recall the exams once again. He was pretty annoyed with XuWei that time. He also remembered his and dingwu's face off which led to their deal.
There were currently a class who was having training under their teacher. It were the sections A and B. Seeing the phenomenal activity that the special section made yesterday, the other sections also though about some activities to catch up.
Since the special section did a music performance then they chose to do martial arts. The first years only have three sections, the special section, section A and B.
Currently they are doing mock battle against each other to see which section holds the best martial warriors. Xiao Bai and co. sat on some empty platforms and watch the show.
Although is was just a mock battle or rather a school activity, the fight are pretty hardcore. You could tell that they were fighting for real. Especially when a commoner and a young master faces off. As a young master from a noble family, of course he/she wouldn't want to lose. And that also goes for the commoners, defeating a noble means that they have a bigger chance to be noticed and recruited to a high position. The same goes with noble versus noble and commoner versus commoner.
Long things short, they fight for their pride and future. Which made the battle intense and exciting to watch.
Finally a victor emerged, he was a student of section A. His stature was tall and muscular, his eye brows sharp and his whole demeanor is full of arrogance and power.
His name is Gu YiCheng, the son of the prime ministry from Gu country. His father's brother was the emperor so one could say that he was also some kind of royalty and a prince making him more arrogant.
He stood in front of the crowd with a ram rod posture. The teacher presiding the matches called him to the center stage and announced him the winner. The crowd clapped their hands for him. Although his personality is nasty and arrogant, no one can deny his skills and talent. The teacher urged him to say a few things he wanted to say.
Gu YiCheng, "Well. The victor was already known since from the start and that was undoutbly me. However there's this one man that I really want to trample. He pisses me off, looking at his face also pisses the hell out of me."
Gu YiCheng looked towards the teacher and asked , "Teacher, the school does not prohibit dusk right?"
The teacher nodded, "As long as no serious damage are inflicted then it should be fine."
Gu YiCheng looked towards the crowd and finally pinned his sight at his target, "Then can I call him for a duel now?"
The teacher followed his sight and couldn't help but he surprised, "Depends on you." He also was looking forward to it if it really were to happen.
Gu YiCheng wickedly smiled and pointed his sword towards his target, "You! Come down and have a fight with me. Let me humilate you in front of all this people whonare currently here."
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Author has something to say!
Hello everyone! I'm back! Yehey! Seriously, editing is so much work, I haven't even finished editing yet but I felt like i've been gone for too long so I decided to just come back. I even forgot how long I was gone. 1 week? Or more than a week?
About the content:
The Xiao in Xiao Bai already means little but to avoid confusion I added the little to indicated the younger Xiao Bai.
Anyway, I'm back now and will continue to update as much as possible. I could even update everyday if I could or I don't feel sleepy.
So that's that, see you all in the next update! 😘
Up next: ⚔Duel⚔
☘mini theater☘
Little XuWei: you're such a wimp.
Xuwei: who?
Little XuWei: You.
Xuwei: why am I a wimp!
Little xuwei: who confesses through letters? What are you a girl? Be a man and confess face to face.
Xuwei: you're still a child you don't know anything.
Little XuWei: do you want to protect and pamper him?
XuWei: I —I do.
Little XuWei: I do too. But it was all too late. You shouldn't waste your time as well. You cannot protect and pamper him when you can't even establish what you want him to see you. You should draw a fine line between friendship and lovers.
XuWei: But I don't know how.
Little XuWei: there's no step by step process on how to let someone know how you fell, just listen to your heart and you'll know that it was the right time.
XuWei: but he might think that it's too sudden.
Little XuWei: he won't. He might be confuse but because you spoke of what was inside your heart then he will also open his heart to listen to your sincere words.
XuWei: I..I'll try, I guess?.
Little XuWei: well then, good bye.
Xuwei: where are you going?
Little XuWei: back to my world. I'm waiting for him in my world, so enjoy yours while it lasts.
Xuwei: what? *utterly confused*
(And XuWei woke up with fire of determination evident in his eyes.)