"Yes…but I am a mere mortal. I only know the superficial information…My knowledge is just from stories and rumors." Lin Feng's expression turned sad.
"Then…how to gather more data?" T-800 asked flatly.
But inside Lin Feng understood it differently as if Master Tie Yuan is asking him to study more, caring for him, instructing him to...to find a path for himself.
His eyes almost welled up with emotions. "Yes…" He wiped his eyes. "...I will go now and study more."
Lin Feng stood up and bowed to leave as he reached for the main entrance of the cave, he noticed Master Tie Yuan was behind him.
"You…want to join me too?"
"Yes."
"Yes…let me guide you to the sect library." however, he paused. "...But Master, you haven't changed into your new robes…how about you get bathed, cleaned up, done the new robes and then we go to the library…while I arrange some food for us?"
T-800 wanted to ignore that but it would be against his infiltration doctrine, so he nodded.
Lin Feng showed him the nearest natural water stream where he can get clean and fresh.
T-800 does not need these kinds of superficial human rituals but he decided to follow to maintain his cover as a human.
Lin Feng left to arrange things and T-800 took the new robes and followed the path described by Lin Feng towards this water stream to wash himself.
The path opened into a quiet open space. A small waterfall fell down a wall of wet, green moss. The water gathered into a clear pool.
The air was cool and smelled like wet stone and damp soil. Even T-800 sensors read the same, it was a good spot for cleaning his body.
His sensors also noticed the higher concentration of this unknown energy, this Spirit energy Lin Feng was talking about.
He put the new black robes on a dry rock. Then he tore off his bandit clothes and threw them to the side. Then he walked to the edge of the pool and stepped in.
Slowly he reached where the water was at his waist.
"Uff! What a charming body you have!? What an interesting sight," a soft, teasing voice came from the trees.
The T 800's head turned in the direction of the voice. A woman leaned against a large willow tree. She was dressed in a clinging red silk robe, a playful smirk on her mature, beautiful face.
Her own Penance Mark, a faint two stroke on her forearm, was barely visible.
However, for T 800 it was a shocking variable if he could experience the emotion or expression of shock because his sensors didn't pick up her presence at all until she spoke up.
"I haven't seen a new face this handsome in a long, long time." She pushed herself off the tree and walked towards him, her hips swaying.
T-800's face had no expression at all, not even a faint one. Any other man would still give some kind of reaction, even a controlled one but T-800 had none as if he does not see her or her beauty at all.
That was kind of shocking for this lady.
"Don't be shy, big man. I don't bite. At least, not unless you want me to."
She noticed that T-800 has no Qi fluctuation at all, so it might be possible that he froze in fear.
She reached the edge of the pond, her eyes ogling over his muscular chest, broad shoulders and all the muscular cuts and shapes. She slowly stepped into the water, without worrying about getting her beautiful dress wet.
Her swaying hips disturbing the water in a seductive way. She dipped her fingers into the water and trailed them towards his abdomen as she came very close to T-800.
"I was just enjoying a quiet moment, but you've certainly made it more interesting..."
The T 800 took a precise step sideways, causing her hand to miss its target.
T-800 avoided a physical contact because he had seen the capabilities of these people and was not sure if he could keep his secret if he got too close to anyone.
She paused, then she smirked playfully . "Oh, playing hard to get? I like that. Most men in this wretched place would already be slobbering like dogs by now at my feet. You're different. I like different."
"What is your objective?" T-800 asked in his signature flat tone devoid of any notion of intention which threw her off as if her every effort was wasted on a stone statue.
"Objective? Hahaha! How very... direct. Are all you northerners so... plain?" She leaned closer knowingly showing off her deep valley.
"I heard there was some noise at the training grounds. Heard about a new man." She said that word man with extra seduction. "That wouldn't happen to be you, would it?" She started ogling the T-800 body again, licking her lips. "A man with a body like this…Uff!"
"Introduction? Yes…I am that man…I am Tie Yuan." T-800 introduced himself, part of infiltration.
"Oh…where are my manners…I am Ye Feiyu. You can call me Feifei."
She moved closer again, closing the distance he had just created.
"It's a dangerous place, this Boundless Seal Realm. A man as strong-looking as you shouldn't be wandering around all alone. It just makes you a bigger, more tempting target for people who want what you have."
She tried to touch Tie Yuan's chest again and T-800 again moved away.
"Who is targeting me?"
Ye Feiyu reacted like a hungry man denied food. But she maintained her expression and raised her right forearm to show her Two strokes Penance Mark.
"Anyone who has this is a target, especially with the darker ones…" She pointed at Tie Yuan's shoulder, at his 20 strokes Penance mark.
"How? Please explain."
She didn't come here for this kind of chitchat. "No…I would not explain."
T-800 paused for a moment. "What do you want?"
"Do you still need to ask that?" She kind of got frustrated at Tie Yuan's emotionless questions, it was not even flirting at all.