Anya"s return wasn"t filled with any sort of fanfare, the first thing she did after the entire situation was explained to her, was to twist Alex"s hand so far back that the tip of his fingers could touch his head. It was painful, and then she proceeded to sit on him, but none the less they were both still quite happy to see each other. Just like Alex had told them, Anya was a simple person, schemes weren"t her cup of tea, but the chance to pull one over her father was something she happily got on board for. Alex had no idea how his mother was able to get that greedy and selfish village head to sign a marriage agreement, but he did, making it so that Anya was already betrothed to Alex.The whole thing was somewhat anticlimactic with how easy they got through with it, but Alex would greatly appreciate some peace and quiet and ease in the things they do from this point on. Next was the introduction of the remaining three members of his guard, there were three girls. Sabine, Sabina, and Sabrina. It was a ridiculous set of names, but all three were triplets, though their lives weren"t as simple even if all three girls were incredibly beautiful. They were all brim conjoined at the head, which made the pregnancy so difficult their mother had died during childbirth.
They"ve not had the easiest of upbringings seeing as they had an incredibly evil stepmother that"s an elder within the Wudang sect, and a father that ascended to a higher plane of existence or rather another planet, when they were just 5 years old. They were raised by an elder brother who unfortunately was killed in a skirmish with members of the Kun-Lun sect 4 years ago, leaving the now 17 year old girls to the mercy of their stepmother.
But their birth Mom was also a part of the Wudang sect, it could be said she was once a good friend to Alex"s mother, which was why it was possible for her to get the girls to become guards, taking them away from their stepmother"s sphere of influence.
Luckily for them, all three were really talented cultivators, not to mention they share a unique telepathic ability that makes it seem as if they share a single mind, making it possible for all three to be almost unbeatable when they"re tough Against, at the very least in the two weeks they"ve all been together, neither Alex, Louis, Yun Fao, Anya or Alex"s sister Mei could make a dent in their defense or formation.
Alex spent some time reconnecting with Anya and getting to know his exuberant elder sister, she and Anya were like two peas in the pod, getting to become fast and best friends during their time in the Emei sect, especially since it"s obvious both were the biggest trouble maker of their generation. However Mei was anything but simple, she lacked the Innocence that Anya had, giving off a vibe like she was a lioness taking her time to rip someone apart. It wasn"t really easy for Alex to handle her, she seemed to think it extremely fun to out him in a childhood every time she saw him, but then again Alex reckoned this was how siblings played.
Mei was eighteen, the oldest in their new merry group of weirdos, she had guards of her own, but they were no where to be found and she didn"t seem too keen to talk about where they were, so she hung with Alex and his friends while they healed and the subsequent beginning of their training before she and Anya had to leave back for the Emei sect. The disciple exchange program wasn"t over, but Suiyan had brought them back for both Alex"s and her sake.
Almost loosing her son had made her desperate to have both her children where she could see them, and then Anya was also a part of her plan, though if Alex had to be honest using Anya in schemes that might actually going wrong scared the h.e.l.l out of him, the last thing he would want was to out her in danger.
But the girl seemed okay with it, which begged the question of if she had any other ambition apart from staying by Alex"s side, it seemed weird and Alex wished she thought more for herself.
But then again no one has ever succeeded in making her do something she didn"t want to do, so this was her choice, though Alex wished she would want more for herself. Before she left Alex"s mother also accepted her as a personal disciple; effectively making sure that Anya was completely tied to Zhang family for good. It was this little harmless movements and decisions that slowly tied to each other to create one ma.s.sive scheme. Their bases were covered, no one was getting in and putting them in a somewhat uncomfortable position.
What came next was a rigorous month and half of training, Alex and his guards were introduced to what might be the weirdest if not the most powerful martials arts manual. The muscles and tendons forging scripture, also know as the (Yi Jin Jing). The manual was so profound and not that hard to learn due to the fact that it was just a set of very complicated exercises. It was the execution of those exercises that became a total h.e.l.l for them. They had to go through extreme amount of pain, and they couldn"t stop halfway, pushing through until all 55 individual stances were completed and mastered.
It didn"t take them more than a week to completely learn all of the stances, and another to be able to push through it all with a serious amount of pain, which spoke volumes of how talented this group of disciples were. It wouldn"t be wise to say one was more talented than as all six of them had peak talents and even something extra that would give them an edge against cultivators or mages, making them very balanced all round fighters. And with the addition of the (Yi Jin Jing) their bodies grew exponentially stronger and faster than their peers, their explosive power alone was insane, so much so that without Qi of Mana, they would be able to match up to people a few levels above them.
But not just in the strength of their bodies, there was so much vigor and life in them that they could heal from 3 inch stab wound in 30 minutes! Which was why the (Yi Jin Jing) was so revered in the Wulin, anyone would kill to get it, it was also the reason why the Zhang clan was so ostracized. They were literally undefeatable, every member of the family once they"ve gotten to a certain age would be give a partial manual to study, and then once they"ve proven themselves as completely loyal, the full manual would be given to them. There was already a saying that it would take a G.o.d of a devil to beat a Zhang, while that"s a bit of an over-exaggeration of their ability it was still close. This scripture also gave them the sharp minds and body to instantly understand and replicate the martials arts an opponent is using against them, and sometimes depending on the comprehension of the Zhang family member, he or she could display the copied martial arts to even greater mastery than their opponent.
But then again it wasn"t as overpowered as it had been made to seem, not everyone is compatible with every martial art, and sometimes it take a whole lot more than just comprehension to be able to us the scripture to it"s full potential. But it also took a lifetime to fully master the (Yi Jin Jing) as full mastery is considered to have been reached when someone is able to fully display all 55 stances without feeling one iota of pain or discomfort, even Zhang Sanfeng still felt pain, so it was unknown just how powerful someone might be at full mastery.
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TWO WEEKS TO THE EMPEROR"S BIRTHDAY BANQUET
WUDANG SECT AIRSHIP HANGER
"Louis are you sure this is a good idea, we don"t have to do this you know." Alex complained as they were huddled behind a few cargo boxes, watching the guards patrolling the hanger.
"We Also think we shouldn"t do this!"
"We also think we shouldn"t do this!"
"We also think we shouldn"t do this!"
Alex felt his heart skip a beat as he, Yun Fao and Louis turned to see the triplets behind them, how the h.e.l.l did they sneak up on them with his sharp and awareness all three boys had, especially in Louis"s case who"s perception was uncanny and strong, he could sense danger and had an eye for detail that none of them could match.
"Jesus Christ! Sabine, Sabina and you too Sabrina; what the f.u.c.k are you guys doing here?" Yun Fao asked as he cursed in annoyance, which was understandable; because they had gone through h.e.l.l just to ditch the girls.
"We"re young….."
"Master Aaron"s….."
"Secret guards!....."
"We go wherever he goes!"
"We go wherever he goes!"
"We go wherever he goes!"
The girls were unnerving and creepy, but unfortunately they were right, besides Alex reckoned they weren"t going anywhere. Whatever Louis had planned was a bad idea and he was not going to be a party to it.
"Look here boss you see that red s.e.xy beast of an airship?" Louis asked with quite the perverted smile on his face.
"Yeah I see it, what about it?" Alex asked with a raised eyebrow, completely sure that nothing Louis tells him would sway him from stopping this foolish venture before it takes off.
"It belongs to the Red dragon, aka the man married to your mother and is a total jerk just like his annoying son..." Alex looked at the red airship, then looked back at Louis, then he narrowed his eyes.
"Get ready guys..... we"re going for a joyride, that hopefully won"t leave too many scratched on that airship, it would such a shame if it"s paint got a little sc.r.a.ped off." Safe to say, Louis was going to get his way.