They come to a spacious arena where some soldiers were training. They stiffened when they saw their commander walk in. Lou thought it was a little hilarious how they feared their commander, but she saw that they respect him. ‘Just who was he??’ She thought.

When the little girl giggled everyone that was training saw her and was dumbstruck. ‘What was a little boy doing here?!’ or ‘What is a 13-year-old doing here?!’ that was everyone’s thoughts.

“So, what is the weapon you like the most?” asked Xin Huo and looked at the wall.

Lou followed his gaze and saw the wall with every weapon there is. She saw a sword, daggers and a bow. She was good at then she answered with seriousness, “I’m good with the sword and bow but best with draggers!”

“Go take a pair for both of us” he ordered like she was a servant. Lou heard him and pouted ‘I’m not some slave’ she thought, but still went to get them.

On the wall were two sets of daggers, one was a little smaller than normal and in the color of black, ‘perfect’ thought Lou, and the other one was a little bigger and was in crystal blue color. She took them and went back to brother Huo.

“When can we start our sparring?” asked with excitement in her voice Lou. Xin Huo sneered when he saw a little girl holding draggers with enthusiasm and looked at him to give a reply.

“We can start when you are ready” and a warm smile appeared on that devil-commander.

‘He is going to end in the bad state.’ or ‘He won’t end well’ was the thoughts of everyone that gathered because of these two. They didn’t expect much of that small boy.

She still looks like a boy and only the commander was aware that she is a girl. Lou and Xin Huo took a fighting stance. He admitted in his head that she sure is capable.

Her stance was like professionals and she didn’t give her killing intent out, but still, he could see that her eyes changed to cold and emotionless. He expected much.

Lou not waiting for her opponent to react rushed forward and attacked first. Xia Huo blocked and counterattacked. That pattern took about eight rounds. Lou attacked from every side and focused at weak points of the human body.

Xia Huo knew she was good with just that, and then he became serious. He attacked, and Lou blocked or dodged. Everyone’s mouths that saw that little boy fight turned in a big O.

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‘He wasn’t any ordinary child’ or ‘Is he really 13?’ was the only thoughts that soldiers could think of.

The fight continued and after thirty minutes the winner was decided. It was hard to tell if it really was a win because of the difference in age and physique.

The little boy didn’t have enough stamina and lost due to it, but still, she fought with their commander twenty minutes more than the vice-commander could.

She was better than him and the commander was serious too. The soldiers were stunned. They only looked at these two that just finished fighting. Their mind was blown away by the boy.

Xin Huo looked at the girl with satisfaction and offered a helping hand to help her get up. Lou smiled warmly at him and accepted his offer. She was all sweaty and sticky and so was he.

They didn’t have time to take a deep breath so, they gasped fast. Soon they returned to the state before the fight. Still taking a break they slowly went back to his study room.

Just when they were on their way back his right-hand man comes to report actions in the northern part of the county. He was quite surprised that a little boy was with their commander.

“Commander!” shouted the man and continued, “The reports are here!” Xin Huo looked at the man that shouted and nodded his head. The man followed them to the study room.

When they were there Xin Huo looked at Lou and said, “You should go and change”

Lou looked at him and answered, “Can I take a shower somewhere?” The without waiting for a reply she added “And, can I borrow some clothes? These are soaked in sweat and is uncomfortable now.”

Xin Huo looked at the little girl before him and responded, “There are some robes in the room behind you, and if you want a shower then the door at right is the bathroom”.

He wanted to see her reaction, but she just departed to where he said, leaving these two men alone.

‘Just who was that boy, that the commander let in his private room?’ thought the man deep in his heart and then he woke up from his daze. “There is some trouble in the reports!”

“Is it the Nau kingdom again?” asked Xin Huo with a tried, but still fierce expression. The troubles in North are always caused by Nau kingdom.

Beside the Xin kingdom in the center and Nau kingdom in the north-east, there is still Ning kingdom in the sought-west. Compared to the Nau kingdom that likes troubles and wars, the Ning liked to live in harmony and peace.

Just when the faces went seriously to discuss what to do, the door opened with a great BANG!

“Brother Huo!” whined Lou and continued, “Everything in there is too big for me!”

Xin Huo couldn’t take it and busted in laughter. The man beside Xin Huo was amazed that the little boy could make their ice-cold commander laugh.

When he saw that she started to pout he answered, “Want me to send someone to shop some robes in your size?”

“No! Just give me a good knife and I will make one from what is there!” stated Lou as she held out a hand to her brother Huo. He gave up arguing before it started and gave her his hidden dragger.

‘Just who was he’ thought the man that was totally ignored.