"Ha! I forgot asking Madezon Radon the Lizardman... Just what are beastly arts? So beasts can cast skills too? How dangerous! Where did they even learn that? I wonder if they have someone teaching them."_sigh
Ling Ai can already see the Luban sect cover with giant green trees at one kilometer. "Maybe I"ll just ask them sometime if I happen to encounter them again... Oh, there it is! Luban sect." Ling Ai jumped up at a tree and flexed both her legs to launch herself a powerful leap going towards the Family sect fortress.
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Ling Ai glided one kilometer and arrived at the walls of Luban sect within just a minute.
"Oh, that was quick. And this... Luban sect is amazing! Huge..." Ling Ai raised her head looking up the giant walls in front of her. She quickly calmed herself right away and concealed her true cultivation which is Martial arts Grandmaster rank. She controlled it by diminishing 14 levels from her original rank, she is now a Semi-Elite apprentice.
Even if cultivators used Pectoral chi to search and know Ling Ai"s cultivation, they still won"t know that she is at a Grandmaster rank because she stored all her chi inside her eyes of divinity third rank.
"This eyes of divinity is really helpful, especially now that I discovered that I can store up chi on it to conceal my strong presence and original cultivation level. Amazing!"
Ling Ai now walked towards the gates of Luban sect. But before approaching near the wide-open gates, she realized that if they discovered that she was from a no-name small village then it would give her hard time to even pa.s.s the gates of the Luban sect, no matter how decent her looks are, they will still discriminate unknown people. So she used her eyes of divinity to take advantage.
In Luban sect, before you can enter the place, you must always bring with you the knowledge of your family"s business contributions. It could be showing a product, bringing ident.i.ty papers, or just even stating an important name that only the higher-ups know and commoners don"t have a single clue.
From behind the bushes at the path of the entrance, Ling Ai used her eyes of divinity to see through what"s inside the gates and searched the place. Then finally, she found the Luban sect"s temple where the most important people of the Luban sect family gathers. She"s clearly listening to some conversation inside the temple using her eyes of divinity and she heard a code name.
"Reporting to the Luban Headmaster."
"You may enter."
"Headmaster, the Luban sect exams will start two days from now."
"Proceed, make sure to gather the strong youths."
"Yes, in the name of the White mustache. We have already scouted strong youths of the entire Luban sect.
"Very well, we need to impress the new Emperor. Now, make sure everything will be at best results. And go get me some tea."
"Yes headmaster, right away."
After listening to the conversation inside the temple, Ling Ai adjusted her eyes of divinity to normal again. "Tea? Haha, that"s cute. Well, that information was helpful. I wonder who is white mustache?" Ling Ai then tapped her clothes to remove the dust and leaves when she hid.
She walked with the crowd, aligned before the entrance of the Luban sect. The a.s.signed Luban guards were Martial arts apprentices, they check information and ident.i.ty first before letting anyone enter the Luban sect premises.
"You?" The guard asked a commoner.
"Haystack business." The commoner brought with him his products and he was allowed to enter.
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"Next, you?" Another commoner was in line before Ling Ai"s turn.
"Green beans." The commoner had a normal face but he was rejected unexpectedly.
"You can"t enter. Next!" The guard didn"t bother entertaining someone who"s not inclined with them.
"Why? I"ve been doing business in the Luban sect for years, and I"m also part of the Luban sect family, so why aren"t you allowing me to enter now?" The young man was sweating as he was exhausted traveling from their small village to trade business with the Luban sect.
"I don"t care what you"re saying. We are just ordered to not let traders of green beans and some products enter as we have already full stocks of those." The guard had an irritable att.i.tude and didn"t even look at the young man while talking. "Next!"
The young man froze at the front of the guard"s table as he was despaired knowing that he will go home penniless and without food for his family at a small village. Ling Ai was the next in line and she walked at the side of the grumpy guard and whispered to his ears.
"Who the h.e.l.l are you? Hey! Where are you going-"
"Let the young man enter. I"m directly connected with the White Mustache." Ling Ai has no idea who or what is the code name she heard all about but she used it anyway, having the chance to make it inside even with the risks of attracting more danger. After the guard heard what Ling Ai whispered, he was sweating grains on his face and apologized to Ling Ai.
"I"m sorry for my rude behavior, Young lady. Make a way! Escort the Young lady!" The guard ordered ten guards at his command.
"No need to a.s.sign guard for me, I"ll go my way now. And... let this man enter. Isn"t it great to have surplus supplies? I"ll leave it to you here now." Ling Ai adapted quickly that what she had said convinced the guards that she was of a higher authority and used it to her advantage. She entered the gates by walking graciously and she never looked back.
"Have a good day Miss." The guard at the front table smiled to Ling Ai and bow his head as a sign of respect.
"Let this young man enter. He has brought three baskets of green beans with him. Next!"
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The young man with worn-out tunic caught up to Ling Ai to thank her. "Thank you Miss, for helping me. I don"t know who you are but you look like a rich person with high connections. And you don"t seem like a bad person at all like the usual rich people. By the way, forgive me for being rude. I"m Wei from the Bamboo village, it is just a small village and we"re just poor so I"m working very hard."
Ling Ai was listening to him and stopped walking. Her stare alone gives off a comfortable vibe. She tapped the young man"s shoulder and said, "Well done, keep it up, Wei. From now on, find me whenever you need something. Whenever you"re in trouble, remember this face and appearance. My name is Ling Ai." Ling Ai smiled at the young man and in the middle of the busy crowd of the town, she suddenly vanished.
"Whwhere?! She"s gone... Young Lady Ling Ai, she"s a great person. Thank you, if you can just hear me. Thank you, Miss!" Wei bowed down as he believes it is the right way of being grateful toward Ling Ai and he just hoped she can see him thanking her.
"I see myself in you young man Wei. We"re about at the same age, but I just got lucky that the heavens grace me a drop of favor that changed my life. Continue your hard work, someday it will be repaid abundantly." Ling Ai watching Wei from afar with her eyes of divinity and she felt happy seeing that there are many people like her, working hard for their families. She felt warm and decisive.
"Now that I"m inside the Luban sect. My first mission will be finding the best place for me to stay. Hmm, with 1500 black coins, how long can I stay for a rented place?"
Ling Ai roamed around the steep to look for a nice place to stay. The Luban sect had many stores around and wooden houses just five paces afar from another. And at the middle edge of the Luban sect grounds is the eye-catching golden tip of the temple, where the Headmaster and officials are gathered. Headmasters of each family sect are the authorized official and the highest position in every family sect, acknowledged by the amba.s.sador of the Country.
Finally, Ling Ai saw a plain area surrounded by trees and a lodge was at the center. She walked closer to it to take a look and there was a sign that it was available for rent. The lodge was just average-sized made of white bamboos.
"Where can I hand the payment? And how much is it..." Ling Ai kept on looking for more paper attached at the lodge that has information. But she didn"t find any, she looked around and realized that the place was not crowded anymore and there was no other person around besides her.
"Did I just left the Luban sect?" Ling Ai made sure she was still inside the premises and used her eyes of divinity. She turned around 360 degrees to look around all over the vicinity of the Luban sect. "Oh, I"m still inside. So this place is not really known that people are not pa.s.sing by around this area. Hmm... To take a look at it carefully, this lodge seems rather old and a run-down house.
"What is that... A message?" Ling Ai had a glimpse through the s.p.a.ces from the lodge"s door small opening with her eyes of divinity and clearly see the message in the paper pinned at the wall inside the house. "You came here for a reason?" Ling Ai read what"s written from the paper without even intruding the old white bamboo lodge.