Chapter 241 — The Wheel of Reincarnation
The Sword Questions the Heavens · Page 6 of 7
Suddenly Xiao Hui lurched sideways. Without knowing how, it had left Ming Li's body and come to the edge of the bed without realizing it; one foot stepped into empty air, and Xiao Hui tumbled off the bed and onto the floor.
"Chee!" Xiao Hui let out a low cry and sprang up as if on a spring. Fortunately its grip had held tight, and the Universe Reincarnation Disc was still firmly clutched in its hand, never falling to the ground. Once on its feet, Xiao Hui looked left and right, its three eyes rolling upward, one hand dangling at its side casually gripping the jade disc while the other scratched its head. Plainly it was utterly baffled: it had been sitting perfectly well beside its master a moment ago, so how had it suddenly fallen off the bed?
Xiao Hui tilted its head and thought for a long while, but in the end seemed unable to puzzle it out, and could not help feeling a little crestfallen. Yet being a lively monkey, it did not stay dejected for long. It looked up at the bed and saw Ming Li still lying there in the same state, without movement, so it simply sat down on the floor again and set the Universe Reincarnation Disc before it.
Within the white radiance, the wondrous little jade pieces inside the disc were still moving.
This time, however, Xiao Hui was not drawn in and absorbed as before. Its eyes darted around, and suddenly it grinned, lifted its other hand, extended a finger, and reached toward the tiny jade pieces at the center of the disc.
Into the soft white light the monkey's finger quietly intruded. Suddenly it pressed upon one of the small jade pieces, but these pieces seemed each to hold hidden potential of their own; unaffected by the pressure of the monkey's finger, they still slid onward without the slightest pause.
Xiao Hui was taken aback. Rather than growing angry, it seemed delighted, as though it had found some amusing plaything. A second time it reached out to press another small jade piece, and sure enough, it could not hold that one down either. The monkey grew more and more pleased, uttering a few "chee-chee" cries, and repeatedly stretched out its finger to poke and press at the little jade pieces in the disc, playing with boundless delight.
Beneath the pale white light, the monkey looked so very happy...
But after pressing for a good while, Xiao Hui seemed to grow a little bored with the same repetitive motion. Suddenly it thrust out its finger and pressed hard upon one of the small jade pieces. This time the force was no light, casual touch but heavy and deliberate. Xiao Hui was a creature of rare breed, and having followed Ming Li for many years, its cultivation was in truth no small thing. Under this press, the situation was at once different from before: the jade piece was forcibly held down, and one could see it still struggling somewhat beneath the finger, wanting to break free and continue sliding onward, but Xiao Hui's face was alight with excitement, and its finger pressed harder still. After several feeble struggles, the jade piece finally came to a stop.
"Pff!"
A low, muffled thud sounded within the jade disc, giving Xiao Hui quite a start. Looking over, it saw that this jade piece had come to a halt, but the other pieces had not stopped. In a moment another small jade piece slid over and collided with it.