Ascend The Heavens

Overlords

Ji woo and Gu junxiu spent time together under the moon and enjoyed each other's company. It was just the break that Junxiu needed from everything that has been going on. She finally felt at peace for the first time after waking up in this strange land where people can fly. She missed her life back home where the only thing that kept her on her feet was worrying about getting stuck in traffic or not. And paying rent on time.

She watched the beautiful stars that were the only things that hadn't changed. The same stars that kept her company in her lonely nights were with her even today. She closed her eyes and thought of happy things to keep her mind from the thoughts that troubled her. She realized that she had almost died again for just trying to stay alive. Everything and anything she says or does might be a reason that she might die.

She was caught between a rock and a hard place. She had to be careful of her actions and her words, for the first time in her life she felt trapped. She had no freedom of speech in this place not did she have the right to be free. There were so many rules to follow and this to remember that she felt as though her head was going to explode.

She had Ting ting who helped her and is always around to save her neck and she thanked the Lord for that. Had Ting ting not been with her she would already be dead, either killed by the emperor for being disrespectful at lunch yesterday or by the lightning sent by the heavens. She had gone through so much in two days than she had experience in her other life.

She wondered if anyone would believe her back home if she ever told them about this experience. They would probably think that she was crazy and had lost her mind. She could just imagine being sent to a psychologist to help her problems and make her normal again. She dreaded the thought of being sent to a mental asylum.

"Junxiu, if you don't mind me asking. What does the Lord look like up close?" asked Ji woo. He was curious since he has only ever heard of the man but never really got the chance to meet him.

"He wears a mask so I don't know what his face looks like, he wears a white robe and has a very powerful aura," she replied without opening her eyes.

"There are rumors that you are his lover is that true?" he asked the question that was puzzling him.

"No, I am not, and don't say that again. He almost killed me today for that reason and I don't want to die," she said getting up and facing Ji woo.

"Sorry I didn't know that. Tell me then what kind of man do you fancy?" he asked to change the topic. Junxiu thought about his question seriously and the only man who came to mind was the man at the lake. She had developed a major crush on him and wished that they would cross paths again. He was nice and rude but she liked that about him and the way he was made her smile. He was carefree and he didn't to be anything he was not and did only what made him happy. Even if that includes cheering for someone who is fighting for their life instead of offering a helping hand.

If she were to choose one man among all that she had met so far he would win and second place would be Ji woo. He was nice, handsome, and considerate which are all good qualities. The last man she would pick was the Lord, he could kill her by just taking a breath and that was not something she was up for. She wanted someone who would annoy her and also be able to make her smile and occupy her mind when she is troubled. The man at the lake had done all that without even trying.

"I like someone who is not uptight. Someone who doesn't take life seriously all the time and knows when to take a break and have fun. Looks are not that important because everyone in this world good looking so the character is important. He should be someone who challenges me and makes me want to become a better version of myself," she said and smiled at the image in her mind. She had described the man at the lake as best she could.

"That is a very weird description, girls normally want someone from a good family, rich and powerful but you want someone so simple. Those qualities are simple but not easy to possess in a land where power rules over everything. It won't be easy to find such a man so maybe change your likes a little bit," he replied.

"It is not difficult to find him and I already did. It was a chance encounter but I hope to meet him again soon, I pray that our paths cross again," she said with bright twinkling eyes.

"Then tell me more about this young man that has won you over," Ji woo asked curious and excited to hear about the man.

"We met yesterday I had gone for a run and got chased by wolves and jumped into the lake to escape from them. There was something in the lake that also wanted to eat me so I swam as fast as I could. That is when I saw him with his boat fishing in the middle of the night. Instead of helping he cheered for whatever was chasing me to swim faster and cheered for me too. He was enjoying the show while I fought to survive," said Junxiu will a big smile recalling the events of that night.

"He sounds like a terrible person. He should have helped you when you needed his help and not acted the way he did," said Ji woo in a serious tone.

"But he made up for it by flying me to the sky," she said.

"He had a sword?"

"No, he just flew, with no aid whatsoever. He flew in his own to the sky and he floated in the middle of the air on our way back down," she replied.

"Junxiu, do you realize what you just said. The man you met was probably an overlord to fly on his own. Other cultivators fly with animals, swords, and even heavenly scarfs but the overlords, the Lord, and the divine guardians are the only ones who have reached a level where they fly on their own. The Lord never shows his to people so it couldn't have been him, the guardians are meditating right now so it wasn't them either. It had to be an Overlord, it will not be wise to think of him in that way," he said and looked at Junxiu worried.

"Why can't I?" she asked confused.

"Because it is punishable by death If anyone hears you or finds out. The Overlords are holy people that should be viewed with respect. They are not as powerful as the Lord but they are powerful enough to cripple this entire kingdom if they felt like it. And it wouldn't ever take any of their energy," he explained.

"They are that powerful?" she asked and he nodded.