11 The Five Days |Part 1| (1/2)
XieRong had gotten used to the pain.
She no longer felt that it was unbearable, in fact, day by day it had reduced.
And soon it was already the fourth day.
XieRong was testing FeiHong on all that she had taught her.
”Hong Hong, how many continents are there?”
”Five; North, South, Middle, East and West. We live in the Northern one known for the Wuzhou mountain range. It's home to the spirit caves and the godly beast of the North, the White Tiger. It also has a lot of spirit grass and herbs, that's why there are many cultivation sects at the base of the mountains.”
”Good!” XieRong praised her little sister, giving FeiHong and Hui Zhen next to her a berry each.
For every question FeiHong got right, XieRong would give them both a berry.
”How many provinces are there in the Northern continent?”
”Four; North, South, East and West. We're in the south where the capital is!”
XieRong gave her sister and Hui Zhen another berry, chuckling at the blueness of their fingers.
”Now tell me about the cultivation realms.”
”Uh...there are nine cultivation realms out of which the first seven have three stages each, the early, the mid, and the late,” FeiHong said stretching her hand for a berry.
”You didn't name them, Hong Hong.”
”Jie,” she whined.
”Young miss,” Hui Zhen echoed.
”FeiHong, you'll get the berry if you answer completely and Hui Zhen, don't encourage FeiHong.”
”Fine, The Soul Gathering realm, The Dantian Formation Realm, The Spirit Stabilising Realm, The Spirit Cultivation Realm, The Earth Cultivation Realm...” Fei Hong paused and took a breath.
”Jie, can I not tell 'The', 'Cultivation' and 'Realm'?”
XieRong laughed. Even she found it tiring to recite such long names.
”Okay.”
”Sky, Heaven, Immortal and God!”
This time XieRong handed over the entire bowl to FeiHong and went over to see if Hui Nuo needed help.
”Need help?”
”How can I let young miss help me?” Hui Nuo reprimanded, washing the vegetables.
”Hui Nuo, how many times do I have to tell you and your sister that you should treat my sister and I like family?”
”It's inappropriate for a lady to behave this way, Young miss.”
Hui Nuo sighed and continued.
”Miss, you are a lady. You promised your mother to start behaving like one, remember.”
How could XieRong have forgotten? She remembered like it had happened yesterday.
”Hui Nuo, the way you see a 'lady' and the way I do are totally different. To me a real 'lady' would never let a thing such as 'class' and 'society' dictate friendship and family. Fa LiHua, who my mother considered family, betrayed her however Auntie Li, who was just a servant stayed and supported my mother by her side during her most difficult times. Now, tell me, who is a 'lady' Auntie Li or Fa Lihua?”
Hui Nuo looked down in shame. Her Young miss was right. 'Class' shouldn't dictate one's family and friends. She, herself was helped by her wet nurse and sold to the slave merchants instead of the brothel. If it wasn't for her wet nurse, she wouldn't have met her Young miss.
”Well said.”
”Master. When did you return?” XieRong
”Just in time to see how much you've grown up.”
The Old lady said handing a rabbit, some fishes, some mushrooms and a variety of vegetables to Hui Nuo.
”FeiHong greets master,” FeiHong greeted standing by her Jie's side.