Chapter 50 The Casting Began (2/2)

”Why do you want them?”

She squinted her eyes suspiciously. Sometimes, she had great difficulty in perceiving Ricky's odd behavior.

”I think it's time for me to practice casting!” Ricky answered with a confident voice. Loud chortles burst out from Heather upon hearing Ricky's claim, ”Seriously? You must be kidding!” she refuted, unable to hold back another set of laughter from bubbling out from her chest. ”I've heard that a very special spiritual meridian is a must for casting. You don't even have a--”

She cut herself off, her gleeful smile falling into a solemn one. She regretted her insensitive remarks immediately, realizing that she must have hurt his feelings after making fun of his lack of a spiritual meridian.

”I'm sorry, Ricky. I didn't mean that,” she bowed her head, apologizing profusely for her rudeness.

”Hey, it's okay. I'm not angry,” he soothed her, adding a joking lilt to his voice as reassurance that he didn't take any offense on any word that was said. Heather was younger than him, so in his eyes, he had grown to view her as a younger sister. Furthermore, she had always helped him in the past, and for that, he would always be grateful.

She must've felt extremely bad though, seeing as she didn't entertain his flippant tone and only hummed in cognizance.

Ricky wanted to comfort her but was distracted when Grace continued on, opting to turn into more pressing matters. ”Casting is way more challenging. You must be well aware of that, Ricky,” Grace stated seriously. ”Even if you have a spiritual meridian, there's still a bigger percentage for failing. Imagine what situation you would be in without one.

I suggest that you not waste your efforts on it, since it would only be in vain.”

”Thank you, Master, for your kind suggestion. I know that you only want to look after me. But I know myself the most. I swear that I'll succeed! Trust me, please.”

Ricky burned with the fierce resolve of his will, and met Grace's gaze head-on to reflect his genuineness, ”You're both right. I don't have a spiritual meridian, but so what? I still managed to get to where I am now! I won't disappoint you, I promise.”

A tense moment passed, until the strained atmosphere was broken by an exasperated sigh from Grace, ”Fine then, I know I can't stop you either way.” Ricky let out a long exhale, appreciation gushing out of him. Seeing him so ecstatic, Grace felt the need to shatter it a bit, ”You can take those scraps. But, you must pay for it. The fee is a thousand silver coins,”

Grace guffawed, taking pleasure on Ricky's dumbstruck face while Heather only smirked smugly.