Bai Cao took a deep breath and asked, "Can we go back to Feng Yun Hall?"

Everyone was shocked to hear what Bai Cao just said.

"Why do you want to go back there now? We will go there after some days," said Ting Hao.

"Senior Ting Hao, I know why we are here. I know that you all are worried that I will try to commit suicide again. But trust me, I am really ok." said Bai Cao.

"We know that you are ok, but why do you want to go there all of a sudden?" asked Chang An.

"Because I want to punish them... I want to punish them for killing my master... our parents. We can't hide like this." said Bai Cao.

"We are not hiding, Bai Cao. We are just on a break," said Chang An.

"Break from what? Our problems?" asked Bai Cao.

No one could say anything.

"Guys, please understand!" said Bai Cao.

"Bai Cao, why don't you understand? We have suffered a lot. And the person who suffered the most is you. Just take a break," said Yi Feng.

"This break is making me feel as if I am running away from my problems... my responsibilities," said Bai Cao.

"What responsibilities, Bai Cao?" asked Ting Hao

"Punishing my parents' and master's murderers is my responsibility, Senior Ting Hao. To be honest, I feel guilty for my master's death. I don't blame myself anymore but I feel guilty that I haven't punished his killers. I need to punish them," said Bai Cao.

"We will punish them, Bai Cao, but not now. After some time," said Chang An.

"Why after some time? Why not now?" asked Bai Cao.

"Because I don't want you to do that kind of stupidity again," said Chang An while acting as if he is cutting his wrist with his finger.

Bai Cao looked at Chang An's gesture and said, "Brother, I promise I won't try to commit suicide again."

"No, Bai Cao, and that is an order," Chang An said in a loud voice.

Bai Cao was going to say something but before she could Ting Yi said, "Bai Cao, just take a break from Feng Yun Hall for a couple of days. We will go there, right, Chang An?"

"Yeah. We will," said Chang An.

"But I don't want any break. I just want to go to Feng Yun Hall and collect some proves against them so that we can punish them," said Bai Cao

"And you think it's easy?" said Chang An.

"I know it's not easy but dad did collect proves against them," said Bai Cao.

"And he lost his life because of doing that. I don't want to lose you too because of Feng Yun Hall," said Chang An.

"You won't lose me, brother," said Bai Cao.

"But I am scared... I am scared of losing someone I love because I always did lose someone I loved when I was in Feng Yun Hall. And I don't want to see you like that again. You don't remember but I do. I remember that ever since we came to Feng Yun Hall, you started being scared. If not Feng Yun Hall, then you would have been happy." said Chang An.

"If not Feng Yun Hall, then we would have never known that we are brother and sister. You would have always waited for your sister to come and I would have always wondered if my brother is alive or not. To be honest, I never dreamed that you will be my brother but, you are my brother and I got to know that because we came to Feng Yun Hall. Not only bad things happen to us because of Feng Yun Hall and not only good. I know that you are scared and even I was. I was scared to lose you all but not because of Feng Yun Hall but because of me. I was scared that I will lose you guys because of me being around you all. But I did overcome this fear... I understood that we can't hide. We need to fight from our fears because it's the biggest enemy we have and that too within us. We can't be fearless but if we act together... stay together, then we will be able to fight them... punish them fearlessly. We need to punish them, brother. We need to give justice to our parents and my master," said Bai Cao.

"But..." before Chang An could complete, Ting Hao interrupted by saying, "Chang An, Bai Cao is right. We need to punish them," said Ting Hao.

"I know we need to punish them but it's too dangerous," said Chang An.

"We know it's dangerous, Chang An. But we will fight this together," said Ting Hao.

"Yeah, Chang An. We should fight. This is what you have always taught your students and juniors," said Ting Yi

"I also think that we should go back," said Yi Feng.

"Me too," said Xiao Ying .

"Please, brother, let's go," Bai Cao requested.

"Fine. If you all think that we should go, then let's go back today," said Chang An.

"Thank you, brother," said Bai Cao.

"Eat your food," said Chang An.

Everyone continued eating.

Soon their breakfast was over. They headed back to the farmhouse and started packing their stuff.

They all came out after some time and sat in their car.

Yi Feng was driving the car and Xiao Ying was sitting in the passenger's seat. Everyone else was sitting in the back seat.

Everyone was talking except Chang An. He was sitting with his mouth shut while looking outside the window. Everyone was noticing it. They tried to cheer Chang An up but he only said a couple of words and stayed silent.

After an hour, Yi Feng was tired of driving and everyone was a little hungry too. So, he stopped the car near a restaurant.

They all sat at a table and ordered something light to eat.

Chang An finished eating his food really fast and went out in the garden of the restaurant. He sat on the grass and was looking at the mountains.

"Why is he acting like this? He is not even talking," said Ting Yi.

"He is acting like this because he is angry," said Bai Cao.

"Or maybe sad and tensed. He just loves you guys a lot that's why he is acting like this," said Ting Hao.

Bai Cao looked at Chang An through the window and said, "I know that he loves and cares about us a lot. But if he will stay silent then how am I supposed to make him understand why I want to go to Feng Yun Hall... how am I supposed to know what he is thinking? I am ok with him yelling at me, but I don't want him to stop talking to me." Bai Cao turned her face towards Ting Hao and said, "Should I go to him and talk, Senior Ting Hao?"

"Bai Cao, you don't have to make him understand anything. He knows why you are doing this he knows you very well. Relax, I know him, he will come to and talk to you himself. Just give some time." said Ting Hao

"Do you think I should go to him and talk?" asked Ting Yi.

"Yeah. Ting Yi should go to talk to him," said Bai Cao

"You guys won't listen to me, right? You guys continue eating your food. I am almost done. I will talk to him," Ting Hao said and went out. He sat next to Chang An. He also kept looking at the mountains.

"Are you going to say something or not?" asked Ting Hao.

Chang lowered down his head and said, "After so many years, I finally got a family... I got friends... love. I don't want to lose you guys." Chang An turned his face towards Ting Hao and said, "You guys are not just my friends but my family. You guys taught me to be happy. You guys are my happiness and I can't afford to lose any of you,"

"Chang An, I know what's going on in your mind. I know you are scared but Bai Cao is right. If we stay together, then we will be able to fight them. And we are together, aren't we?" said Ting Hao.

Chang An nodded his head.

"Don't worry, Chang An. I promise that I won't let anything or anyone harm Bai Cao," said Ting Hao.

"I didn't say that I don't want to lose Bai Cao. I said that I don't want to lose any of you, and in that, you are included too. You are also a very important part of my life." said Chang An.

Ting Hao smiled, he turned his face towards Chang An and said, "Of course. After all, I am your brother-in-law as you and Ting Yi are together."

"Our relationship is not because of Ting Yi or Bai Cao. To be honest, my and Ting Yi's relationship is because of you. If you were not there, then I would have never known Ting Yi. I would have never fallen in love with her. Not just that. Because of you, I got my sister. I found out that Bai Cao is my Ai Shu. Maybe I am not that important to you, but for me... you are the best friend I could ever find," said Chang An.

Ting Hao smiled and asked, "Do you really think like that about me?"

Chang An nodded while saying, "Yeah."

Ting Hao smiled and said, "Glad to hear that."

Chang An turned his face towards the mountains and said, "But it doesn't mean that I will ask Bai Cao to be with you even if she doesn't love you."

"I don't even want you to do that. I want her love more than I want her to be with me. It doesn't mean that I don't want her. I do want her to be with me but I don't want her if she doesn't love me and is not happy with me. It is better if she will be with someone with whom she will live happily." said Ting Hao with tears in his eyes. He brought a smile to his face to hide his sorrows and said, "I just want to see her happy... more than I want her to be with me."

Chang An kept his hand on Ting Hao's shoulder and asked, "Why do you love her so much?"

"I don't know. All I know is that, as far as I go from her, the closer I find her. Even though she is not with me, she is always with me in my heart. I am like a magnet and she is iron. And this magnet is attracted towards her the most. There are many who has the capacity to attract this magnet like copper and zinc but they are not as strong as this iron. They can't attract this magnet as that iron does." said Ting Hao.

"Wow! That was damn romantic. But what if a new iron comes into this magnet's life?" asked Chang An.

Ting Hao again smiled and said, "I don't think that day will ever come because I am a living magnet and there can only be one living iron in this living magnet's life. There can't be another iron."

"Are you sure?" Chang An asked while raising an eyebrow of his.

"Very sure. Well, our conversation went to some other topic," said Ting Hao.

"Yeah. All thanks to you. You took us to a different conversation." said Chang An.

Ting Hao was shocked to hear Chang An's sentence and said, "I took us to a different conversation! Seriously, Chang An!"

"Yes," said Chang An.

"If you have forgotten, then let me tell you that you are the one who took us to a different conversation," said Ting Hao.

"How?" asked Chang An.

"You were the one who started talking about asking Bai Cao to be with me. Right?" said Ting Hao.

"Yes," said Chang An.

"And that was where our conversation went somewhere else," said Ting Hao.

"Yeah. You are right," said Chang An.

"I know. By the way, are you still going to act like that again?" asked Ting Hao.

"Like what?" Chang An asked with a surprised look on his face.

"Staying silent and making everyone think that you are angry," said Ting Hao.

"I guess, I am gonna change that," said Chang An and laughed.

Ting Hao laughed and said, "It's good then."

Both of them were laughing when suddenly, everyone else came there. Both of them stood up seeing them.

Chang An looked at Bai Cao. He smiled and hugged Bai Cao.

"Are you still mad at me, brother?" asked Bai Cao.

"How can I be mad at you, Bai Cao? After all, you are my only sister," said Chang An.

"Guys, why are you two leaving us alone? Even I want a hug," said Ting Yi.

"Let's have a group hug then," said Ting Hao.

They had a group hug, then they all sat in the car. Ting Hao was driving the car and Bai Cao was sitting in the passenger's seat. Everyone else was sitting in the back seat.

Half an hour passed and Ting Hao was still driving. The road was empty and everyone was asleep including Bai Cao. Ting Hao looked at the rearview mirror and saw that Ting Yi was sleeping with her head on Chang An's shoulder and they were holding each other's hand.

Ting Hao smiled looking at them and said, "They look cute together. I hope they will stay happy together forever."

Then Ting Hao turned his face towards Bai Cao. He kept looking at her when suddenly, a few hairs came on Bai Cao's face. He touched Bai Cao's face with his finger and puts a strand of hair behind her ear. His lips curled again with a smile then he continued driving.

After another half an hour, they reached home. Ting Hao was tired.

"I am going to sleep. I am damn tired," said Ting Hao.

"I don't think you should sleep," said Chang An.

"Why?" asked Ting Hao.

"Because if you will sleep now, then you won't sleep at night. Then you will be sleepy at midnight. When you will sleep at midnight, you won't wake up in the morning because you slept very late. And when you will not wake up in the morning, then we will not be able to go to Feng Yun Hall. That's why you should not sleep," said Chang An.

"There is a logic in what you just said," said Ting Hao.

"I know," said Chang An.

"But I don't care. I am going to sleep," said Ting Hao and went towards his room.

He enter his room and was about to close the door but before he could, Chang An held his jacket's collar from the back. He pulls him out of the room and said, "You are not going to sleep. I won't let you sleep."

"Why are you so heartless?" asked Ting Hao.

"I don't know. I was born like this," said Chang An. He pulled Ting Hao towards the couch.

"Please let me sleep," Ting Hao requested.

"No," said Chang An.

"I hate you, Chang An," said Ting Hao.

"I hate you too, Ting Hao," said Chang An and made him sit on the couch.

Chang An puts his hand around Ting Hao's shoulder to not let him run away and said, "Let's watch something on TV."

"You think I can't run away?" asked Ting Hao.

"Yes. Actually, I know that you can't run away," said Chang An.

"Are you sure?" asked Ting Hao.

"Very sure," said Chang An.

"So, it's a bet. If I am successful to go to my room before eight. Then you will have to do whatever I will ask you to do tomorrow," said Ting Hao.

"Fine," said Chang An.

"Fine then," said Ting Hao.

Chang An turned on the TV and they started watching a movie.

Hours passed and the dusk was falling. Everyone was eating ramen while watching TV. Even though Chang An was eating, he didn't leave Ting Hao for a second. Ting Hao could not run away till now.

Bai Cao got up from her place to take the bowls from everyone. She went to the kitchen and kept the bowls in the sink.

She sat next to Ting Hao and whispered in his ears, "Do you want anything?"

Ting Hao nodded.

"What do you want?" asked Bai Cao.

"Sleep... I want some sleep," said Ting Hao.

"I am sorry, Senior Ting Hao, but you know that I can't help you with that," said Bai Cao.

"I know. After all, your brother is really terrifying," said Ting Hao.

Bai Cao stood up from her place and sat beside Ting Yi.

"What happened, Bai Cao?" asked Ting Yi in a low voice.

"Senior Ting Hao wants to sleep but you know that brother is not going to let him go to his room," said Bai Cao.

"But Chang An has point," said Ting Yi.

"I know he has a point. Even Senior Ting Hao knows that there is a point in whatever brother is doing. But look at him, he is really sleepy and I can't help," said Bai Cao.

Ting Yi gave mysterious smile and said, "I have a plan."

"What is it?" asked Bai Cao.

"Just wait and watch," said Ting Yi. Then suddenly, Ting Yi brought an angry look to her face and said, "Wow, Chang An! You seriously don't love me."

Chang An was shocked. He turned his face towards Ting Yi and said, "What are you saying, Ting Yi."

"What am I saying! Look at you. You should be sitting next to me hugging me but no, you will keep on hugging my brother," said Ting Yi.

"You know why I am doing this," said Chang An.

"Yeah. I know... I know that you don't love me," said Ting Yi.

Chang An stood up and sat beside Ting Yi. He didn't realize that he left Ting Hao and hugged Ting Yi from the side.

Ting Hao seizes the opportunity and ran towards his room while saying, "Good night, Chang An. I am going to sleep now. And you lost. You'll have to do whatever I will ask you to do."

Chang An smirked and said, "You think you are running away because I didn't realize that I left you?"

Ting Hao stopped and asked, "What do you mean?"

Chang An stood up and folds his hands. He said, "Just look at the time."

Ting Hao turned his face towards the wall clock. It was correct eight o'clock.

"It's already eight!" said Ting Hao in a shocked tone.

"Yes, Ting Hao. I deliberately let you go. So, that means I won," said Chang An.

Ting Hao signs and said, "Now that you won the bet, what do you want me to do?

"Nothing. Just go to your room and sleep," said Chang An.

"Really!" said Ting Hao with a surprised look on his face.

"Yeah," said Chang An.

"Thank you, Chang An. I am going to sleep and I would prefer you all to sleep too," said Ting Hao and went to his room.

Chang turns his face towards Ting Yi and said, "You helped him."

Ting Yi stood up and said, "No. I didn't. I really wanted you to hug me."

"Do you think I am a fool? No actually, it's not your fault. It's my fault. I shouldn't have asked you, after all, he is your brother and why won't you help your brother," said Chang An.

Ting Yi made a puppy face and holds Chang An's arm. She said, "Chang An!"

Chang An smiled and said, "This puppy face won't work this time." He removes Ting Yi's hand from his arm. He turned his face towards Bai Cao and said, "Bai Cao, I am going to sleep. You should sleep too."

Bai Cao nodded and Chang An went towards his room.

"Since when did he become like this? Since when did start getting mad at small things?" said Ting Yi.

Bai Cao stood up and said, "Ever since he fell in love. Right guys?"

Xiao Ying and Yi Feng nodded. Then they all went towards their room.

Ting Yi was standing there. She ran towards them while shouting, "You can't blame me for this?"

Bai Cao stopped and said, "Come on, Ting Yi. Stop thinking about it. Brother will come to you himself tomorrow. After all, he loves you and you are cute too. He can't stay mad at you for a long time"

Ting Yi smiled and said, "Yeah. You are right."

Then they all went towards their room and slept.

The next day

Everyone was ready to go to Feng Yun Hall. They took their cycles and went towards Feng Yun Hall.

Soon they reached. They parked their cycles.

"Finally, we are back to Feng Yun Hall," said Bai Cao.

"Why do you sound so happy?" asked Xiao Ying.

"I am not happy. Who said I am happy?" said Bai Cao.

"You don't look sad," said Xiao Ying.

"That doesn't mean I am happy," said Bai Cao.

"That's true," said Xiao Ying.

"Leave it. We should go inside now," said Bai Cao.

They went inside. Yin Xiu was doing kicking practice when suddenly, she noticed that everyone stopped training. They all bowed their heads and said altogether, "Good morning, Drillmaster."

Yin Xiu was happy to hear that. She turned her face towards Ting Hao and her expression changed. She was shocked to see Bai Cao standing next to Ting Hao.

She ran towards her and said, "You are alive!"

Everyone was dumbfounded by Yin Xiu's statement while Bai Cao was smiling.

TO BE CONTINUED