Murim Recurve

"Dad has never been good at hiding his emotions." Re'Kha sighed. She then noticed the tall lady becoming uneasy, as if she had sensed something.

Re'Kha activated her Wind Qi perception, extending it to see the young master—the double acting as Burmat Re'Shi—had finished his meal and had just gotten up.

"Do you have to leave already?" Re'Kha felt sad, having to part ways so soon.

"Don't worry," The tall lady placed a whistle in her hands, "This whistle can call forth a special bird I have been raising in the wild for the past year. We can use it to exchange letters secretly."

"Also, I'll try my best to prolong the time before either of our mothers come to know of your survival." She got up, holding the hand of Re'Kha tightly for a moment before turning around and walking away.

Re'Kha wanted to cry for a moment, having been thrust into such a situation where she wasn't even able to talk freely with the one person she held dear. She then saw that the tall lady had left a 20 RuQi coin on the table, the price of their meal.

The servant came soon after and picked up the coin after bowing towards Re'Kha. Re'Kha waved him away and she sighed. She noticed how the tall lady excused herself from the restaurant owner and rushed out.

The fake Burmat Re'Shi was pushed on his wheelchair by the maid who took care of him always. Along the way, he said he had to use the restroom. When they arrived before the restroom, a servant of the restaurant took him inside, making the maid wait at the entrance.

After all, it wouldn't be pleasant allowing a woman to enter the men's restroom. In actuality, the servant was actually a trusted follower of Burmat Re'Shi. The moment they entered the restroom, the fake Burmat Re'Shi swapped places with the real one.

Burmat Re'Shi had swiftly changed into his regular appearance, also managing to completely erase the feminine scent that was on him earlier. He seemed as if he hadn't dressed up as the receptionist lady.

After a grunt, Burmat Re'Shi sat on his wheelchair and acted as usual as he was pushed out by the servant. The maid then took charge of him as they exited the restaurant.

Re'Kha remained in the restaurant, continuing to eat at a slow pace as she made use of her Wind Qi perception to trace the place Re'Shi was staying at. It wasn't far, and the moment she finished scanning his place for any potential dangers in his room, Re'Kha swiftly left the restaurant, taking care not to be spotted by the people descending from the first floor.

She then boarded a cycle rickshaw and returned to her home, watching Mu'Tua sitting in the living room with a frown. The moment she noticed Re'Kha, she stood up, "Is your Elemental Qi capacity at full?"

"Yes, it is. I have all my 12 units of Water Qi in me." Re'Kha nodded. She had already replenished her Water Qi reserves using the Water Qi Essence before heading to the market. After all, it was wise to be prepared in such cases.

She was accompanying Ki'Nua, someone who had been having dreams about the Withered Courtyard. So, Re'Kha didn't wish to take any chances and proceed without enough Water Qi in her. She had a lot of Water Qi Essences, enough to last her a lifetime and still not be depleted.

It would be idiotic of her to save them in cases where her life might be at risk. So, Re'Kha ensured she was in an optimal state.

"Good, get ready now. We will head to the Vi Clan tonight." Mu'Tua said.

"Did something happen?" Re'Kha became alert, thinking of what Burmat Re'Shi had said to her, wondering if either her mother or Re'Kya had already discovered her identity.

"I and the Mu Clan head went through some records." Mu'Tua motioned for her to sit as she spoke, "We noticed that there were strange instances in history."

"What strange instances?"

"Situations, where a person's body part is stolen by a Sha, isn't rare. And, as long as it is a physical injury, and as long as the person can afford it, we would fully regenerate his lost body part. And, he would then go about his daily life without problems." Mu'Tua sighed, "But, this wasn't true for some cases."

"In most of such situations, the victims had only been treated after the Sha that stole their body part had been killed. So, nothing unusual was recorded. And, as for the Sha that hadn't been killed, they had only stolen the body parts of commoners most of the time. As they couldn't afford our services, they only obtained basic healing and lived as a cripple for the rest of their lives." She massaged her forehead.

Feeling that her wrinkles were increasing, she relaxed, "And, even in most of the cases where a Sha hadn't been killed and the victim was fully healed, nothing usual happened, except in the cases where the stolen body part had something to do with the sensory organs."

"Sensory organs?" Re'Kha frowned.

"Yes," Mu'Tua nodded, consoling her as she said, "In such cases, the patients were normal even after they had been healed. But, over time, they started to behave strangely. And most of the time, they either died in a war or a fight with a beast. But sometimes, they went mad and killed other people until they were killed by the guards. The cases were so rare we only managed to unearth three cases. And, all three of them pertained to one thing…"

Her expression turned solemn as the air chilled, "They had been possessed by the Sha. The Sha continued to live as them for the rest of their lives. And, their mad states were because of a conflict of the memories, ego, willpower, etc. of the victim and the Sha."

'So, master was indeed correct about this.' Re'Kha nodded, "So, why do we have to visit the Vi Clan for this?"

"It is because after paying a price, the Vi Clan allowed us one of their slots," Mu'Tua nodded, "It is in hopes that the connection between you and the Blinded Ghost would be severed if you…"

"Visit Earth."