2 The Friendly Group of Geniuses (1/2)
The desolate road laid silent as the wind whistled across the canyon with only the sounds of wheels coursing through the dust and a quiet whimper let out from the horse.
Every once in a while the echo of a bullwhip would follow before the trampling of the horses' hooves.
The vehicle that used the wheels had excellent sound proofing as the children's laughter left concealed as well as the muttering of old men in another carriage.
”Elder Jin have you been spoiling your niece recently?”
As one elder questioned Jin the rest jeered at the question
Another added ”We all saw that wind talisman on the side of Rose”
Frustrated by the mild bullying from the rest of his friends he replied in defense ”Shut it, Rose has earned that talisman after cultivating very hard”
The rest scoffed ”With your family's resources”
Elder Jin lightly jabbed at all the elders until it left with 6 old men having bruises on their fists. Despite the beating that all of them contributed to they laughed it off with them joking around.
”Is Senior Elder Asher still out there?”
One of the elders questioned this as they looked around before peering out the window to barely see the silhouette of a man on top of the carriage behind them.
”Bah, he'll be fine. He even wanted to watch over his nephew, so why should we worry?”
They continued to laugh but a voice inside the carriage interrupted them ”Yeah...Why should you worry?”
Lacking any tone or human emotion the phrase was told at a slow pace that made all the elders shiver with cold sweat attaching their back to their robes as well as sweat dribbling down their forehead.
The voice originated from the man on top of the carriage yet his voice managed to somehow get into the other carriage as the old men shut their mouths.
Thinking ”Sensitive subjects shouldn't be mentioned...please have mercy”
Trying to drift out of the awkward atmosphere another old man tried to make jokes that the rest could laugh to but the atmosphere couldn't go back to how it used to be.
In the other carriage it was much better as the children there were without the 'madness' the elderly men possessed spent time having small chat.
A proud voice had the perfect pitch as well as the right topic a naive child would speak ”My uncle gave me this talisman. It's super rare and makes you go super fast.”
In total there were 7 children that each had their own unique personalities.
Rose acclaimed how special her talisman was while the rest gave her a sense of accomplishment by exclaiming in ”””””Wow”””””
There was an exception to the bunch as a girl hid in the corner of the carriage keeping herself occupied by gazing coldly at the group.
Her reputation was well known for being the absolute favorite granddaughter of an old sage who is said to have reached the peak of knowledge and excels in any memory test given.
But because of this she is stowed away from the position of being a heir to her family but is instead doted on.
Her family fearing that she'll be harmed and targeted by the rest of the family had to have a change of name. Her birth name as well as her last name were stripped from her and was instead replaced with Ayesha.
The rest were somewhat heirs to their family however in the future they may have to fight for their position but only time will tell.
Rose was also doted on but the only special feature of her were the green eyes she was born with as well as the hairpin adorn on her blonde hair.
Green eyes are considered to be rare and tend to be prophesied as a sign of great talent, luck and a strong mentality that the person who have these eyes will always be successful.
A sign that she obviously came from a great family was the hairpin with a purple flower surrounded by white flowers, acting as her family's emblem.
Rose looking for more praises turned to her right
”Dean, isn't this talisman great?”