Li-er won the argument. No surprises there.
I set up the arrays and sat down next to Li-er. “Aunt Sun, before we start, I have a question about my analyzer” This was a question I had in mind for a long time. With aunt Sun nodding, I asked, “Li-er could not activate it, do you know why? I am still unsure how it works for others”
“Well, my spiritual energy is locked so I cannot confirm but I saw a similar divine artifact that was bound to a sect master. You are still weak so you should never let others try to use it as they could kill you to try to bound to it”
“But I did not use my blood or spiritual energy to bind it” I replied confused.
Aunt Sun smiled “It means you are fated to have it. It chose you somehow” This was not the first artifact that chose me so I let it slide
…
Li-er was holding my hands as if scared. Aunt Sun looked at him and smiled. She sat in a lotus position and activated the necklace and the pain came soon after. Li-er did not move his eyes away but his tears fell quietly. I was happy that I was a bit stronger than him or he would have crushed my fingers
Black and smelly substance started to come out of aunt Sun’s body. I had to stop Li-er from going to clean her face with a handkerchief “This is poison, better not touch it”
Aunt Sun did not make a sound even if it looked painful. She did not want to make Li-er worry more than he already was. After an hour, she relaxed.
“I am done” she simply said “But it seems I cannot use my energy yet”
I ran a cleaning spell on her a few times then used the analyzer;
76 year old human female. ERROR. Damaged water root. Dark poison 112/700. Neck’s trauma. Trauma on the right hand. Trauma on the left hand. Bruise on belly. Bruise on the left thigh. Bruise on the left leg. Skin trauma on the left foot. Skin trauma on the right foot. Skin trauma on the left knee. Skin trauma on the right knee
Recommendation;
Urgent - purify dark poison, fix water root.
Medium - fix trauma.
Low - remove bruises
“This is good news, another round of purification and the poison should be cleared” I said then I checked the necklace again and saw it still had 8 charges “You should rest tonight. We can do another round tomorrow” I suggested
“Yes I need to meditate a bit”
“Li-er, I have to go to see a friend tomorrow after school. Do you want to go with me?” I offered
“You are going to see Jiang-ge?” he asked
“No, another friend. Lao Sui, I ordered a few things from his family’s stores and I need to pay and get them. We could go out shopping afterward as long as aunty Sun agrees” Aunt Sun nodded
“Yes! I want to go! Bo-ge said that there are stalls outside that sell candies''
I bid them good night and went back to my room. I laid down on the bed and started thinking. Wu ChengLi was cursed and his mother poisoned so they ran away. His father at this time had at least another son with another woman. He was on his way to come and get them but there could be dangers along the way.
Based on the book, Wu ChengLi came back to his family, alone, 4 years from now. He did not seem hurt at that time. He was ruthless and killed the protagonist's mother. His father allowed him but it was not explained why. The book just went into some useless detailed bullsh*t - her being a concubine - insulting the eldest son - Wu ChengLi - by not kneeling to welcome him. Bla bla bla
I did not believe it. The Li-er I know might turn back due to his mother’s death but he would investigate first then avenge her. If he killed the concubine when he returned home, then she had a part of them running away. She could be the one who cursed him.
I had 2 months to figure out what to do. I needed more information and I hoped Aunt Sun would give them. With that I fell asleep
A cup of cold water woke me up the next day. Grandma Li told me that they started with lukewarm water but it did not work.
No comment.
I went to teacher Wei’s class again. I did not learn much yesterday but I was not planning to miss anything. I sat next to Jiang-ge after greeting him. He told me that this morning other students came to see him to ask for forgiveness and welcomed him to the city.
I was relieved. I invited him to go to the cafeteria for lunch but he politely declined. For safety reasons, uncle Hei decided to take him home for his meals.
Morning lesson was interesting today. It was to practice using our root abilities. Wood and water were fine but I decided to show off the lightning one. I trained it much more than the other two. Teacher Wei suggested everyone to improve their spiritual root usage by changing shapes and making them dance. That was very hard with lightning. I was still trying to do it when it was time for lunch…
I met Sui-er at the cafeteria, ordered fish soup and dumplings and sat with him at the corner
“I heard what you said in the classroom yesterday” started Sui-er
“Yes…I was angry at that fake Taoist and those who believed him” I was embarrassed
“You are right. These days, anyone could bribe a fake monk or a Taoist to let them slander others” It was not Sui-er who answered but one of the students I met during yesterday’s lunch
“Yeah. We are not as stupid as those from Red Water city” said another
“You are stupid enough to not understand the Extreme Weather theory”
“You… Like you understand…And what stupid name for a theory!”
…
Can I eat in peace please
…
In the afternoon, I was reading the books available on the desk and trying to find a way to make my lightning dance.
“Ah Shin, I have trouble understanding calculations with fractions. Could you help me?” Asked Jiang-ge
“Sure” and I spent half the time explaining it to him. It was easier with Arabic numbers so we started with that. After a bit of practice and correcting the use of dots, he was good enough to try making an isolation array again. He was successful in the first try.
In exchange, he helped me find ways to shape lightning into a ball. so we both were winners in the exchange
Good friends, good teachers and a family. Life could not be better
Li-er won the argument. No surprises there.
I set up the arrays and sat down next to Li-er. “Aunt Sun, before we start, I have a question about my analyzer” This was a question I had in mind for a long time. With aunt Sun nodding, I asked, “Li-er could not activate it, do you know why? I am still unsure how it works for others”
“Well, my spiritual energy is locked so I cannot confirm but I saw a similar divine artifact that was bound to a sect master. You are still weak so you should never let others try to use it as they could kill you to try to bound to it”
“But I did not use my blood or spiritual energy to bind it” I replied confused.
Aunt Sun smiled “It means you are fated to have it. It chose you somehow” This was not the first artifact that chose me so I let it slide
…
Li-er was holding my hands as if scared. Aunt Sun looked at him and smiled. She sat in a lotus position and activated the necklace and the pain came soon after. Li-er did not move his eyes away but his tears fell quietly. I was happy that I was a bit stronger than him or he would have crushed my fingers
Black and smelly substance started to come out of aunt Sun’s body. I had to stop Li-er from going to clean her face with a handkerchief “This is poison, better not touch it”
Aunt Sun did not make a sound even if it looked painful. She did not want to make Li-er worry more than he already was. After an hour, she relaxed.
“I am done” she simply said “But it seems I cannot use my energy yet”
I ran a cleaning spell on her a few times then used the analyzer;
76 year old human female. ERROR. Damaged water root. Dark poison 112/700. Neck’s trauma. Trauma on the right hand. Trauma on the left hand. Bruise on belly. Bruise on the left thigh. Bruise on the left leg. Skin trauma on the left foot. Skin trauma on the right foot. Skin trauma on the left knee. Skin trauma on the right knee
Recommendation;
Urgent - purify dark poison, fix water root.
Medium - fix trauma.
Low - remove bruises
“This is good news, another round of purification and the poison should be cleared” I said then I checked the necklace again and saw it still had 8 charges “You should rest tonight. We can do another round tomorrow” I suggested
“Yes I need to meditate a bit”
“Li-er, I have to go to see a friend tomorrow after school. Do you want to go with me?” I offered
“You are going to see Jiang-ge?” he asked
“No, another friend. Lao Sui, I ordered a few things from his family’s stores and I need to pay and get them. We could go out shopping afterward as long as aunty Sun agrees” Aunt Sun nodded
“Yes! I want to go! Bo-ge said that there are stalls outside that sell candies''
I bid them good night and went back to my room. I laid down on the bed and started thinking. Wu ChengLi was cursed and his mother poisoned so they ran away. His father at this time had at least another son with another woman. He was on his way to come and get them but there could be dangers along the way.
Based on the book, Wu ChengLi came back to his family, alone, 4 years from now. He did not seem hurt at that time. He was ruthless and killed the protagonist's mother. His father allowed him but it was not explained why. The book just went into some useless detailed bullsh*t - her being a concubine - insulting the eldest son - Wu ChengLi - by not kneeling to welcome him. Bla bla bla
I did not believe it. The Li-er I know might turn back due to his mother’s death but he would investigate first then avenge her. If he killed the concubine when he returned home, then she had a part of them running away. She could be the one who cursed him.
I had 2 months to figure out what to do. I needed more information and I hoped Aunt Sun would give them. With that I fell asleep
A cup of cold water woke me up the next day. Grandma Li told me that they started with lukewarm water but it did not work.
No comment.
I went to teacher Wei’s class again. I did not learn much yesterday but I was not planning to miss anything. I sat next to Jiang-ge after greeting him. He told me that this morning other students came to see him to ask for forgiveness and welcomed him to the city.
I was relieved. I invited him to go to the cafeteria for lunch but he politely declined. For safety reasons, uncle Hei decided to take him home for his meals.
Morning lesson was interesting today. It was to practice using our root abilities. Wood and water were fine but I decided to show off the lightning one. I trained it much more than the other two. Teacher Wei suggested everyone to improve their spiritual root usage by changing shapes and making them dance. That was very hard with lightning. I was still trying to do it when it was time for lunch…
I met Sui-er at the cafeteria, ordered fish soup and dumplings and sat with him at the corner
“I heard what you said in the classroom yesterday” started Sui-er
“Yes…I was angry at that fake Taoist and those who believed him” I was embarrassed
“You are right. These days, anyone could bribe a fake monk or a Taoist to let them slander others” It was not Sui-er who answered but one of the students I met during yesterday’s lunch
“Yeah. We are not as stupid as those from Red Water city” said another
“You are stupid enough to not understand the Extreme Weather theory”
“You… Like you understand…And what stupid name for a theory!”
…
Can I eat in peace please
…
In the afternoon, I was reading the books available on the desk and trying to find a way to make my lightning dance.
“Ah Shin, I have trouble understanding calculations with fractions. Could you help me?” Asked Jiang-ge
“Sure” and I spent half the time explaining it to him. It was easier with Arabic numbers so we started with that. After a bit of practice and correcting the use of dots, he was good enough to try making an isolation array again. He was successful in the first try.
In exchange, he helped me find ways to shape lightning into a ball. so we both were winners in the exchange
Good friends, good teachers and a family. Life could not be better
