Chapter 34 – Days Mundane (I)

Chapter 34

Days Mundane (I)

Master didn’t lie!

That was Dai Xiu’s first thought as her eyes sprang open, her entire body faintly aglow with a hazy mist of vanishing Qi. She felt her whole body churn with energy, the likes of which she never experienced, even when she originally cultivated.

She felt capable of anything–though was still smart enough to know it was just a feeling. Clenching her fingers into a fist, her eyes shimmered with wonder; the art she was cultivating… she couldn’t explain it, not with her knowledge.

In a way, she felt radiant and vibrant while guiding strands of Qi throughout her entire body. Refreshed, as though she’d just had the best sleep of her life. And in just three days… she’d recovered her previous strength.

She did consume all the Spirit Stones that Master gave her, so she felt both jubilant and bad at the same time. But–Master promised that she could just ask for more! And if he didn’t lie about her talent…

“Xiu’er?” A voice startled her awake as she glanced over and saw her Brother Hua leaning against the doorframe.

“Big Brother…?” she asked quizzically. For some reason, her Brother pretended to be mute in front of Master. Though she didn’t understand why, she trusted him… so she remained silent. “What’s wrong?”

“Nothing. Just felt some fluctuations and came to check you out. You’ve restored your strength?”

“Hm,” she nodded. “Isn’t Master amazing?!” she exclaimed, her eyes shining.

“… he really is.”

“Big Brother? Do you not like Master?”

“He’s just… different.” The expression on his face was fairly inscrutable, and Dai Xiu didn’t probe any further.

“Is he?” Dai Xiu did hear a few strange things about her Master but by now had realized those were all slanderous rumors.

Her Master was kind, gentle, and not at all a fiend! Once she became stronger, she promised herself she’d descend the mountain and beat up all those who’ve slandered her loving Master until they’ve apologized!

“Never mind. It’s almost lunch. Go wash.”

“Ah, okay!”

**

Long Tao sat in silence, deep in thought; he’d reached the peak of Qi Condensation already, but breaking through at the moment was… inconvenient. While he was somewhat confident in being able to hide his tracks, he wasn’t entirely assured, and though the strange master of his was a bit of a coward and a paranoid, he didn’t want to get entangled with the sect’s inner politics any more than this.