Yoshi was a maid servant to the Lee family. Orphaned at a young age, she was adopted by the Lee family and was trained to be a maid servant. She was personally assigned to the first young master, Tian Lee. He was well known in the Taing imperial city for lavishly throwing away his family’s wealth for his own personal use.

Unlike others, he had never practiced martial arts. His daily activity included but were not restricted to sleeping, and roaming around the city. He was the epitome of laziness. His redeeming quality was his kindness, which no other young master possessed.Tian Lee loved food, and never treated others with contempt. Despite his charming nature, few people harboured envy for his lifestyle. Others worked hard to live a peaceful life while he was born with a golden spoon in his mouth. His own family members sometime despised his due to his lethargic disposition, and his lack of skill in the martial arts.

The Lee family had many experts who were at the top of the human race warriors in mortal realm. The clan took pride in their warriors. But alas the first young master of this generation was a cripple. They realised he didn't have any martial spirit, when he was tested at the age of ten. Tian Lee never showed any interest in martial arts so many assumed that he would live a life of a normal mortal.

Almost everyone, including his grandfather gave up on him. Tian Lee was the black sheep of the Lee family. And yet, he commanded respect due to his status as first young master.

As Yoshi was thinking about her young master, the Patriach’s voice startled her.

Yoshi came to her senses and greeted the old Patriarch. "The Divine dragon people have come to visit", Yoshi said. The arrival of the sect elder pleased Shang Lee immensely. They were here to recruit members from the city, and Shang Lee had his hopes high for his granddaughter, Meng Lee.

He then asked Yoshi to go and request Tian Lee to come before him. Yoshi nodded her head in response and went off in a certain direction. On her way, she was greeted by a lonely house, encased within a courtyard. Yoshi noted that the courtyard was isolated except for the silent trees, as she entered the path to the house. Occupied by the first young master, she thought about how frugal the surroundings looked. It was way too simple for a young master of such a big family. Putting these thoughts aside, Yoshi knocked the door and called out," Young master Tian! The old Patriarch summons you!”

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A finely built young man wearing a blue coloured robe opened the door. His eyes were deeply calm and his unremarkable face exuded tranquillity. "Oh! Yoshi, what is it?” asked Tian Lee. "Young master, the Divine dragon sect Elder has come to visit our Lee clan. The Patriarch has thus summoned you".

Tain Lee took a moment and then replied," I shall go". Yoshi paid her respects and left. Tian Lee closed the door while deep in thought. Just then he heard a voice from the shadow behind him, "Master has always showed them mercy….. but those ants!" ,it said in a displeased voice.

Chuckling, Tian Lee said ,"Ignore them, They are but mere peasants. “He then signed, and said ”I didn’t expect the peace to last long, but to think it lasted only such a short while. Well, if the sect Elder have any malicious intent, they should be prepared to pay the price".

Acknowledging Tian Lee’s words, the shadow disappeared.

Tian Lee moved his hand towards his face as it morphed into the beautiful face of a man which would bring even goddesses to their knees. "To think I, Tian Lee, would be living a life like this.", he muttered to himself .

He recalled the promise he made to his beloved grandmother at the tender age of five. "Remember well, Tian Lee, you should never show your true power or your true face to others", said his grandmother. He still sometimes wonders to himself why she had made him promise that.

“Alas, I should go and visit the old man or else he will punish me!”, he muttered to himself. He then got dressed and started walking towards the Lee clan’s main hall.