25 Not A Word (1/2)

While Daiyu didn't think highly of Guiren, Huizhang did.

Even if the Daiyu had accepted Guiren as her new junior brother, the young boy didn't think it would be unfair to him. He had very much respected Guiren. The older boy had been able to handle something so thoroughly, Huizhang thought Guiren was an astounding person.

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His hand reached up and gently cupped over his once slapped cheek. The skin no longer tingled in pain, but he could still remember how the slap felt. His mother had never raised a hand against him, and the times that he was hit before was due to others' contempt of him.

This was the first time someone hit him to guide him.

This hit... while he was shocked to receive it, the pain was a lot lesser than if he was punished for extending the chaos he unknowingly created.

He dropped his head.

It wasn't like he wanted to be impulsive.

What else could he do? He was inexperienced. This type of awareness wasn't something he could simply study and prepare to achieve.

It was from experience.

He was still too young— too innocent.

From this recent occurrence, Huizhang genuinely yearned for guidance with a firm direction he could be led to.

Step by step, his foot seemed to follow his senior sister's footsteps like a shadow. Daiyu stopped, and Huizhang copied her actions. As he looked up, his eyes were matched with a scene he never imagined he would be in all his life.

The sect training ground.

High up into Tianhua's mountains, the sect training ground was only a mere walk away from the Main Pavillion. In total, there were 3 mountains of diverse heights, each with complex layers as one climbed higher.

Each layer was equipped with numerous platforms for varied styles of training. Different fighting platforms were geometrically etched into the sides of the mountain.

The higher one went, the smaller the platforms as they were for self-training in special combat skills, depending on the disciple. At the second base of the first mountain, there were 15 circular training grounds mainly build for beginners.

These platforms were more abundant in size due to group training and teaching.

This scene was something Huizhang could only dream of but never imagine to step foot in.

After all, he didn't have the qualifications due to his physical limitations.

His fingers curled and uncurled as his heart swelled with excitement.

What would it feel like?

Nevertheless, in the end, he stopped himself from taking another step forward.

”Why hold back?”

Huizhang had been so absorbed in his thoughts, Daiyu's voice startled him.

”I... can't.”

He would make a fool of himself.

Daiyu narrowed her eyes.

”If you can't, there's no point of coming here. I wasted my time.”