Awakening of the Ancient: Rise of the Fallen

He didn't know when, but after a long time, he finally fell asleep. That night he dreamt something completely different.

He dreamt of a boy. The boy looked like he had a similar age. He looked mostly similar too. The only difference between them was their hair. While Xu Ming had blonde hair, the boy in his dream had pitch-black hair.

Xu Ming couldn't help but find the boy's hair similar to his father. The young boy in his dreams had blue eyes just like him. 

Xu Ming found that boy to be somewhat melancholic... somewhat lost. Nothing much happened in his dream. All he saw was that boy sitting in darkness.

He looked at that boy for hours, but somehow he never got bored. In fact, he felt a sense of closeness and a sense of relief as he saw that boy.

Time kept passing and soon, everything turned white. He woke up and opened his eyes. Even though nothing happened in this dream, he still felt bad as the dream got over. 

It was already morning as he saw the sunlight entering their hut.

He sat up and looked around. Surprisingly the others were still asleep at the moment.

Yao was sleeping in the nearest bed to him. Other than Yao, there were 3 not people inside the plane. He only recognized one of the three, which was Dong Zhen. The other two were unknown to him.

Xu Ming got off the bed and walked towards the door with his small steps. He opened the door and looked outside.

The rays of the sun fell onto his body as he looked around. It looked like it was 4-5 in the morning.

\"Hey, boy. Where are you going?\" Yao was the second person to wake up. As soon as he saw that Xu Ming wasn't in his bed, he grew increasingly worried. He looked around anxiously and fortunately found Xu Ming standing at the door.

His voice was enough to wake the other up as well.

Yao got off the bed and walked towards Xu Ming. He placed his hands on Xu Ming's shoulders.

\"Let me introduce you to our roommates.\"

\"You've already met Dong Zhen. He's Mu Chan and that's Gong Min.\" Yao pointed towards everyone as he introduced them. 

Mu Chan had the same age as Yao while Gong Min was somewhat older and looked as if he was around 30 years old.

\"Introduce yourself as well.\" He said to Xu Ming.

\"I am Xu Ming.\" Xu Ming simply replied and didn't say anything else.

\"Well guys, you heard him. He is Xu Ming. He is a new servant and will learn with us. He is like my little brother, so no one can bully him, alright?\" Yao continued from where Xu Ming left off and informed the others.

\"Nice to meet you little Ming.\" Mu Chan greeted Long Chen.

\"Hey there little guy\" Gong Min

\" It'll be fun working together. We might even attract some girls with such a cute kid hanging around us. \" Dong Zhen let out with a grin on his face.

\"Hey! Stop calling me Pervy Zhen. I Pervy Zhen... ahem... I mean I Dong Zhen am not someone you can make fun of!\" Dong Zhen let out as anger clouded his face.

\" You guys always fight like kids.\" Gong Min said amidst their banter.

\"Are you all forgetting? It's that day of the month. Get ready\" Yao told them all. It worked like magic as they turned silent... but it only lasted for a brief moment before they became even louder.

\"Right! It's the end of the month!\"

\"Money time finally.\"

\"I'm gonna get rich. Finally, I can go to the brothel and see sister Miao.\" 

The last voice belonged to Dong Zhen which caused everyone to look at him with a frown.

\"You'll never learn.\" Mu Chan chuckled as he gazed at Dong Zhen.

They all got off the bed and got ready in less than half an hour.

\"Oh, right, I noticed that you don't have any clothes other than the ones you're wearing. I'll give you some of my old clothes. You wouldn't believe it, but I was even younger than you when I was brought here.\" Yao told Xu Ming as he got ready.

He realized that Xu Ming was wearing his old clothes. Although Xu Ming's clothes looked ordinary, it was true that he has no other pair.

What he didn't know was that although his clothes looked ordinary to mortal eyes, an Immortal would be able to see its specialty in a glimpse.

The clothes were made by the most skilled dressmaker of the Heavenly Realm.

The clothes had many specialties. It could decrease the impact of an attack on the wearer. The clothes never got dirty and it could adjust and increase in size along as the weather grew older.

Xu Ming didn't tell him anything. Although he liked the kind nature of Yao, He had decided that he would never trust anyone with his secrets after the betrayal of War God Zhen.

All 5 of them left the hut together.

They walked for around 20 minutes before they reached a large open field.

There were already thousands of people present there. They were all the servants of the outer sect and came here to collect their monthly allowances.

The servants of the outer sect had a complicated structure. The servants were divided on various wards and each ward had a chief servant. 

There were around 20 wards of servants in the outer sect. Thus, there were 20 chief servants.

Yao was one of the 20 chief servants and the youngest one amongst them.

He brought Xu Ming and the others with him to the front of the field. The servants saw who he was and didn't block his path and gave him the way.

At last, he stood in the front. His four roommates were right behind him and the other 19 chief servants were standing beside him with their followers behind them.