Chapter 171 - A Chance

The snow continues to fall around us as the man stays on his knees before me, completely frozen as he mumbles "Impossible... it can't be." I frown at him and slowly lower myself so that we are face to face as I say "Do you believe me now?" 

His dark eyes look me over from head to toe before reaching out to my face. I jerk back and frown at him but he ignores it and quickly wipes off the drying blood on my cheek. He then quickly stands and begins pacing back and forth. 

I watch him with confusion but that confusion only grows when he says "You can't possibly be her... this isn't right. This isn't how it's..." He suddenly stops and looks at me with hesitation. "Little... he called you little star. Why?" 

My frown deepens as I say "Why is this important? Will you allow me to stay?" His face takes on a look of fear and... anticipation as he says "Tell me why he calls you little star." I watch him for a few moments before saying "You may find it hard to believe but..."

"When I come from my world, I fall from the sky and right before I land, a bright silver light is given off. He said I was like a falling star when I came here. So he calls me little star.. it's just that... that the woman in my dreams started calling me little star at the same time."

His eyes widen in shock as his hand covers his mouth. He stumbles back and if I'm not mistaken, he's shaking. My frown deepens as I step forward to help him but he quickly jerks back like I'm diseased! 

His voice is slightly shaking as he asks "This woman in your dreams... Do you know her?" I shake my head no as I say "I've never seen her until now." The man struggles as he asks "Would you recognize her if you saw a portrait of her?"

I tilt my head to the side and say "Yes, why?" He lifts his hand as a scroll suddenly appears. He turns it to himself and slowly opens it with shaking hands before his dark eyes cut to me. He slowly turns the scroll around and I'm slightly shocked to see the woman from my dreams.  

Only, she wasn't covered in blood. She stood in snow-white robes next to a large pond. Her long dark hair reached to her lower back as her gentle eyes look to the one painting her. I slowly step forward and realize the woman is actually quite beautiful without all the blood.

She has such a kind and gentle aura about her... I reach up to touch her when he suddenly closes the scrolls saying "It's her, isn't it? I can tell by the look in your eyes, you recognize her." Still confused, I nod my head and say "Yes, it's her. She looks a lot less scary in the painting though..."

The man stumbles back before falling. Shocked, I step forward to help him but he quickly picks up his hand and says "Stay back. Just stay right there and don't move." Perplexed by his behavior, I decide to step back and give him space. 

He obviously knows the woman I've seen in my dreams... maybe she was someone he loved? People here are able to cultivate so I can never tell how old they really are... He seems to be having a breakdown or something so I decide to walk over to the edge of the mountain.

We were so high up and yet, I still couldn't see anything because of the snow. That's okay though... I'd probably be scared if I saw how high up we were. I don't know if telling him was the right thing to do or not but I had to try it.

I couldn't just sit there and do nothing while he sends me back! I turn back to find him still sitting in the snow but this time, he was looking down at the painting. I sigh and look back out over the mountain's edge. Somehow, it was peaceful out here. 

I don't know how long I actually stood there until I hear him say "I will take you back to that palace. I need to speak to the others... I will come back after we decide what to do." Even though I'm completely lost and confused, I just nod my head and watch again as everything around us changes.

A servant jumps when we appear before taking off running. It looks like most of the stuff from earlier has been cleaned up. How long was I gone? The man says "Stay here and stay out of trouble. I will go back and tell the others... what you saw." 

I narrow my eyes on him, not missing the slight change in what he was saying but before I can ask him anything, he's gone. I decide to put it away for now as I quickly make my way to Bai Lei's courtyard. 

His dark figure is suddenly before me, causing me to run straight into his open arms. He wraps me in a tight hug and takes a deep breath before asking "Are you hurt? Did he do anything to you? What happened? How did you get away?" 

I chuckle at him and hug him tighter as I say "No, no, I'm not sure and he brought me back." I lean back and look up to find him watching me with worry and fear. He reaches out with a shaky hand and places it on my cheek as he says "I thought he took you away from me. Why do I feel that I'm fighting against the gods when it comes to you..."

I give him a small smile as I say "I'm sorry but I'm back now. How long was I gone for?" Bai Lei slightly frowns before saying "Just a few hours... where did he take you." This time I frown as I say "To the top of a mountain. Who was he?"