Again for the third time the four kids where standing in front of the old man, waiting to see who will the next to go with him.

He start to speak :

“Alicia you will be the next, Gold will be last.”

He quickly teleport the blonde girl and himself inside the small garden and sitting and inviting the young girl to do the same he start to calmly explain how the machine work and answering a few question on how to activate the contraption once he has finish she start infusing her qi inside the machine.

The machine activate once again, the image made of light start to take form.

Inside the ball was the image a little girl playing with her parent, at the sight of this image she start to get a little sad, that was her deepest desire ?

The old man look at her , the situation was getting a bit out of hand. He really hated family problems always worse kind of problem, each time he encounter one the situation has quickly become a complete disaster.

That a dilemma. Should he kick her out of here just to be sure ?

A bit annoy to be pulled in this mess he start to talk with the girl :

“So what the problem, your grand parent don’t like you, your mother has fall in love with a chair and want to quit your dad or no I know one of the two want a pet and the other don’t so they stop talking to each others.”

Alicia look at him, she don’t know what just happen, does the old man finally gone completely crazy. The girl quickly answer the old man :

“No, have you become crazy old man.”

The old man look at her he even worried now :

“It’s even worse than that, what the problem young girl we need solve it quickly before they put an end to this world with some stupid bullshit !”

She froze for second trying to understand, when her brain finish to process the information it quickly start to execute annoyed.exe :

“Are your trying to insult my parent old man ?”

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Seeing the young girl started to become really angry, he quickly understand than he as gone a bit to far.

After clearing his throat he start to speak :

“I’m sorry, that not I wanted to mean but I know the sad consequence of unsolved problems particularly family one. This can be a concern that can distract you from your training.”

Seeing that the girl has calm down a bit and was now looking at him he continue :

“If you can talk to me about it I can help you find a solution to the problem it will be a better end for everyone.”

Alicia look at him still a bit suspicious of the old man but he has a point solving it will really help her appease her worry sighting she answer back :

“Ok, it’s not really a big problem it’s just that mom has a lot of duty at the sect so she rarely with dad and me it always make me sad when we go on holidays without her, I just want her to be more often.”

After listening to her he start to think about it sadly that a much more common that people think and often a solution he not that obvious.

He look at her before he start to peak again :

“Once I have finish with Gold tomorrow I will take you to capital to talk with your parent and see if we can find a solution.”

The girl look at him a bit surprise, ignoring her he continue :

“But before that you need to make the machine test again let me calibrate the machine.”

He put his hand on the back on the machine infusing his energy inside the ball quickly start floating a few centimetres above the machine.

After of minute tinkering with the machine the ball start to rapidly spinning and shining of all the colors before suddenly stopping and returning on top of the machine.

The old man look at her:

“You can proceed.”

The girl put her hand on the machine once again on the reaching inside her dantian for a strand of qi before injecting it inside the machine.

The machine start once again until the light condense inside for the second time.

This time the light start to take form but before it finish the form break down into ball of light before condensing again and again. After a few minutes the machine finally settle into a final image.

A image of Alicia and her mother in front of a beehive and bees floating around the two.

The old man was a bit surprised by the image he turn toward the girl before asking :

“You mother is a spiritual bee keeper ?”

The girl nod, the old was a bit surprised spiritual bee keeping is not really a common practice he look at before he question her :

“Do you want the spiritual bee to be the base of your pattern? It’s an important question I will let you take a few days to think about it.”

The girl nod before he teleport them the day reaching the end .

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The next day the small group of kids eating their breakfast the old man start to explain the schedule of the next few days :

“I will finish today with Gold …”

He eat a slice of bread before he continue :

“Tomorrow I will take miss princess to solve some problem, your training will start the day after.”

Everyone nod and a new day begin...