Vol 1 Chapter 2 (1/2)

The early morning sky has already began to turn pale. Xuan Luo had remained on the roof the entire night. When he got up, he realized his clothes were covered in dew. Smiling, he directly jumped off the roof, landing steadily on the ground.

There was no one in the room. Judging from the time, he knows that Guan Shan Juemust have gone to the restaurant. The year he was eight, he fainted outside his house.Guan Shan Jue, showing kindness, took care of him for a few days until he woke up.

But when he woke up, it was as if he lost all his memory. He could only recall his name, nothing else. Guan Shan Jue was speechless. Since he had no child of his own, he decided to raise him as his child. It has been five years since he became his stepfather.

During these five years, he would go to the Martial Arts Master’s building to practice fighting techniques every day.  Although it was only basic routine, his physique slowly improved.

Arriving at the Martial Arts’ building, he immediately sees Bai Tian. Bai Tian was practicing his technique.

“Bai Tian!” he  loudly yelled. Bai Tian is his best friend. When he first arrived at the building, only Bai Tian acknowledged him. Slowly, they became good friends. Their friends.h.i.+p has continued for five years now.

“Why are you so late today?” Looking at him, Bai Tian was puzzled. Usually, he would be the first one to arrive. But today, he was an hour later than his usual time.

“Couldn’t help it. I slept in!” Looking at Bai Tian, he asked, “Is the Master here?”

Bai Tian was the only one in the main hall. There was no sign of the Master.

“Master Li has gone out. I think it might be awhile before he comes back.” Bai Tianreplied.

They were the only ones in the building. It wasn’t that no one wanted to learn, but the building was very old and generally, people cannot learn much from here either. Not to mention, there were not a lot of conflict in this small town. Generally, people lived in harmony. As a result, the only purpose to learn martial arts is really to strengthen the body.

The techniques taught by Master Li were extremely simple. Xuan Luo thought he could’ve just lifted stones locks on his own. But, he did think there might be some benefit to practicing.

“Come. Let’s practice and compare!” Looking at him, Bai Tian awkwardly striked his arm.

This is the way they practiced. He has never truly beaten Bai Tian though. There were times where he had “won” but Bai Tian had purposely gone easy on him.

Although he was aware, he never said anything about it.

“Good!” Xuan Luo laughed. The two stepped apart and began to battle.

After a few rounds, the two of them lied down onto the floor with sweat dripping everywhere. Bai Tian surprisingly looked at him and asked, “When did you become so strong?”

“How would I know? Just keep practicing and strength will develop!” he responded. He has no idea that his strength has increased due to the book from yesterday.

“I’m sure you let me win on purpose, Bai Tian!” He was unpleased with his victory. He had always lost. Why is he winning all of a sudden? There was only one explanation.Bai Tian must have given him special treatment.

“No, I was planning to beat you up! I definitely didn’t go easy on you!” Bai Tianchuckled.

He quickly pounced on Bai Tian. “WHO do you want to beat up?!”

And the two friends rolled across the ground continuously, laughing nonstop.

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“I have to go now!” said Bai Tian.

“Take care, bye!” he waved at him.

On his way home, he was bewildered. How come he felt so much stronger?

He was deep in thought. All of a sudden, something seemed obvious.

Could it …could it be the content from the book?

He quickened his pace. If it really was the book from yesterday, then the book is definitely not as simple as it seems.

He sees from far away that the restaurant is surrounded by people. Immediately, his heart tightens. He has a very bad feeling about this.

On the ground was Guan Shan Jue. He lay unconscious; his body was covered in blood.

But although so many were around him, no one seemed to care. Their eyes showed pity, yet no one made a move.

Seeing this, he became furious. They were all from the village. His eyes turned red and he stormed through the crowd.