Chapter 2: Master
Agni has four reasons for this. The first is that he doesn’t want to go back to the white mountain school. The second reason is because his martial arts doesn’t progress at all for like two years.
The third reason is a personal one, he has a crush on this young girl. Love at the first sight. Fourth reason is that he really want to freed Xue’er from her master rules.
Agni thinks that no one can force you to do something that you don’t want, even your parents can’t do that to you let alone your master.
It’s just that the upbringing of Yang Agni and Xue’er has completely opposite upbringings.
One is parentless, has a carefree live while no one cares about him. The other one is treated with tender love and care while bounded with strict rules.
Accepting another teacher is while you already have one is actually a huge taboo. Agni won’t hesitate to betray his own teacher if he is treating him like trash. Of course the opposite would also happened, the one who treats him good, he will repay him/her with his life and trust.
Honest speaking Xue’er was extremely lonely after her master died two years ago. Living alone in a cave with nothing to do other than cultivating and training your martial arts. Girls at her age should be doing something else.
She didn’t leave the cave because out of respect for her master. Her belief is shook by Agni’s words.
“Maybe brother Agni is right. I really have something like a sifu-complex.Maybe he can cure me for it? Since I already broke the rules of my master, one less or more it didn’t matter anymore.”
“Brother Agni, can you really cure my shifu-complex?”
(She really believed it? How naive from you.)
“To cure you shifu-complex, you must become a master yourself.”
“Alright. I will accept brother Agni as my disciple.”
And so little Xue’er becomes Agni master.
“I will dress my as a girl!”
Agni borrow his great-master’s clothes except for her underwear. Dressing as a girl, he went back to the living room. With his fair skin and feminine features, he actually looks nice in those clothes.
“Wow, brother Agni you really look a girl. It’s a shame you hair is so short.” Xue’er complimented Agni
(God, this is embarrassing for me.)
“Is those clothes handmade by your master?” Agni asked
“Yes, she is the one who handmade all our clothes.”
(Underwear too? She ain’t measuring her breasts right?)
There is short ceremony where Agni brings a cup of tea to her new master and kowtowed three times.
“Drink tea, master.”
Xue look at his new disciple and sighed “It’s awkward, you are older than me. Just call me Xue’er, I don’t care about titles.
“Of course, My honorable little master Xue’er.” Agni said
Xue’er didn't know wherever to laugh or cry after hearing Agni calling her little master Xue’er.
“I call youbrother disciple Agni.” she jokingly said
Agni smiled and said “You can call me that.”
“Let me check your internal energy.”
Suddenly Xue’er grabbed Agni’s wrist’s to check his internal energy. “.....Low and unrefined….”
“You got some bad internal energy, brother Agni.”
“I’m sorry that I’m not talented!”
“It’s has nothing to do with talent, I guess you are right with saying that your teachers sucks at teaching.”
Agni is quite surprised by her comment, he always thought it’s his talent lacking.
“So it’s a teaching problem?”
“Probably.”
“Do you know the [Midair Floating] technique?”
“Never heard of it.”
“Before you can learn it, I need to teach your our school’s footwork.”
Xue’er suddenly disappeared from Agni’s sight, only several blurs could be seen. Moments later she left hundred footprints on the ground.”
(So fast! I never know someone can be that fast.)
Agni began actually respecting Xue’er master skills.
(Maybe her master is actually telling the truth.)
“Follow my footprints and you will learn our school footwork!”
Xue’er takes out a pebble and mark on her footprints 1 to 100. Step with your left foot on uneven number and the right foot on the even number.
Complete this traject under one minute and you master our school basic footworks which will increase your speed.
“I’m going sleep, you should learn this skill in about three days. If you fail it, I’m gonna kick your out.”
Xue went to her room to sleep.
(She is the devil! I will never except that from her cute face.)
Agni follow her footprints and practice for the whole night. His speed slightly improves after that.
The next morning, when Xue’er wake up she eats the apples from yesterday as breakfast.
“You eat apples for breakfast?”
“I can’t cook.’ Xue’er said in embarrassment
(Let your good for-nothing disciple cook for you.)
“I will cook our meals from now on.”
“Really?! That’s great, it has been a long time since I have tasted meat.” Xue’er said with an exciting voice
The following hours, Agni keeps practicing his footworks while Xue’er is capturing a wild rabbit for the evening meal.
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Inside the white mountain school, hundreds of students are meditating outside in the courtyard.Sitting cross legged in the courtyard, they are inhaling and exhaling their breath while facing the sky. This is the white mountain school’s method of cultivating their internal energy.
Among the students, no one has noticed Agni is gone missing. Even the teachers didn’t know he is missing.
Only four people in this school know he is missing. That’s because they are the ones responsible for it.
Putting poison in Agni’s meal are their doing. What’s the reason? Because they got a thrilling excitement when killing people.
First they are experimenting with insects, than with animals like dogs,cats and mouses. They grew tired of killing those beasts and wants to murder a human.
They also know that Agni is just a talentless poor orphan that no one cares about. He was a target of their bullying. Finally they decide to kill him to satisfy their sadistic desire.
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Their next victim is a girl called Alicia. A beautiful girl with talent, she is also the favorite disciple of the female teacher Na Ning. Alicia has foreign features of the west, blond hair and blue eyes. The east doesn’t have people with blond or red hair only brown,silver and black hair.
The four psychopathic students wants to plan something evil in their rooms.
First they want to torture and rape her. After that slowly dismember her body parts, pulverize it and mix it into the school meal. Everyone will proof her body, that’s their thought process.
“I notice that girl will always goes to the abandoned well to drink water after finishing her training. Let’s put shrinking bone powder on the water.” One of the students said with an evil smile
Shrinking bone powder is a poison that temporarily reduce your internal energy and senses. It’s sort like a rape drug.
“Tomorrow is a our day, let’s have pleasure with her body.”
“Let’s throw the dice, who have the rights of the first taste.”
The four students each turn throw a dice. “Ah! Chu feng is first, Lin Feng is the second, Tang Tian is the third and fourth one is Li Ming.”
“Lucky Chu feng can take her virginity.” the other three said
Chu feng licked his lips and smiled “Thinking about her, my body is thrilling with ecstasy, I can’t wait for tomorrow.”
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Agni is exhausted after practicing for such long time. “Ahh! This is annoying.”
Agni sits on the wooden chair to rest. He can only stay here because he doesn’t know how to avoid the traps leading to the other rooms.
Sweaty and tired, Agni wants to take a nap. But he got interrupted by a sweet voice.
“Brother Agni, you stink take a bath please!”
Agni opened her eyes and notices Xue’er is back with the rabbit and said “I don’t know how to avoid the traps.
Xue’er put the rabbit on the table and responded “I forget to teach you!”
Xue’er immediately began to teach to Agni the in and out of the labyrinth and how to evade all the traps. She draws the map layout of the cave on a paper and gave it to Agni
There are basically 36 rooms in the cave, at least three paths are leading to a room. The living room is in the middle and it’s the largest room. Not every path or hallway has traps but the majority.
“As long you mastered this footwork skill, you can evade the traps with ease. Dodging the traps daily, I also increases my reflexes,senses and agility.
“I’m going take a bath first.”
“You have any clothes for me?”
“I’m going to my masters room.Is green dress fine for you?”
“I don’t care….I’m not girl…”
Inside the room of her master, Xue’er searches for the green dress.
Thinking about her master, Xue’er still can’t believe she has taken Agni who is older than her as a disciple.
She went back to Agni “Here are the clothes.”
Agni sniffed at the green dress and said “It’s quite fragrant.”
“Ah please don’t sniff my master’s clothes like that.”
“I’m sorry.”
Glancing at Agni, she said “I can’ still believe myself, I take you as my disciple.”
Agni smiled and said “A girl like you is living alone in a cave you will inevitable feel lonely. What you heart desire is actually a sort of a companion.”
Xue’er thought “He knows my secret!”
After taking a bath, Agni wears her girl’s clothes again and sleep on a stone bed. The room is dark and cold just like Xue’er room.
He is tired and immediately falls asleep. Xue’er went outside again and lay down on flowerfield thinking about her master last words.
“Listen Xue’er, you should never trust a man. Especially with your beauty.”
Xue’er is trying to cultivate her internal energy, this will help her clearing complicated thoughts on her mind.
Divine Crystal Enchantment, one of top three cultivating method in the world. Xue’er reached the fourth stage [Neutralization Stage] of this cultivation. This is the most important stage of this cultivation method. Xue’er left shoulder slowly crystallize because of the internal energy. It’s dangerous if she cultivate any further, the internal energy around her body can overwhelm her and transform in crystals.
“I should stop for today.”
This cultivating has 9 stages, each stage more difficult than previous one. Xue’er master is a really a genius. She reached the seventh stage [Pure Crystal Stage]while she was alive.
Xue’er cultivating for three hours, evening it’s falling and she went back to the cave. Xue’er went to Agni’s room and wake him up.
Agni barely can open his eyes “What’s up?”
“Aren’t you cooking today?” Xue”er asked
(I’m still tired from the training.)
“Let me sleep me more, please.”
Suddenly Agni feels an icy chilliness from Xue’er hands.
“Brrr! Cold! What the hell was that?”
“Do you want to learn it? I crystallize the entire place with my internal energy.”
“Crystallization? What for demonic art are you practicing?”
Xue’er smiled and said “You are awake now, so cook for me, alright?”
“Yeah,yeah, master commanded disciple, I cannot deny your request.”
“What a good disciple you are!” Xue’er laughed
Cooking is not a hobby for Agni, it’s a tool for his survival. As an orphan, he learn to cook from the head chef of White mountain school. He quickly learns he can curry some favours through food.
In the kitchen, Agni quickly skinned the rabbit, add some seasoning and grill it with fire. Xue’er created a light crystal with her internal energy for light. It only last for one hour.
Agni finished cooking the meal, he and Xue’er are sitting on a dinner table eating the grilled rabbit.
While eating Xue’er suddenly said with curious tone “Brother Agni, I want to know more about your past. Will you tell me?”
Agni stopped with eating and said “My past is nothing special, but since you asked I will tell you.”