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Chapter 320
Chapter 320: The three animals (1)
HEAVEN MOUNTAIN
'Xiyun'
'Yes, teacher.'
This is the second day for Arial and Xiyun in the Dark Peak.
Xiyun quickly went to his teacher who is still sitting cross-legged in his room but his eyes are open and his body still emanates an aura of power that even after Arial has escape from the Scape influence, his body keep emanating it from his body.
That aura is very oppressive and domineering. She came to the room and asks.
'Teacher, what is wrong?'
'How is your training?'
'It progressed smoothly teacher.'
'Good.' He nodded his head in satisfaction.
'One hundred rabbit, a hundred wolf claw and one hundred birds. Find these things and bring it to me living or dead.'
'Find it?' Xiyun thought her ears plays trick on her.
'Teacher, wait? Did I just hear you said- '?
'Yes.'
This time she is really shocked.
'Eh! And three hundred of them? Isn't this a little too impossible for my level teacher? Then doesn't that mean I have to go to that gloomy forest near the fortress.'
Xiyun said her eyes leering outside the window looking at the forest outside. That dark, gloomy forest which Arial has told her is filled with vicious beast.
Suddenly she is reminded of the ghost stories during her time with Ermeishan.
The One Eyed Bride, the Half Body Lumberjack, The Wolf and the Red Maiden, The One Girl Who Lost Her Glass Shoes, the Terrifying Mermaid, The Demon in the Bottle.
All of this horror stories flashed in her mind and she shivered in fear.
'Yes.'
'Teacher…I…' She is thinking how she can reject this request by her teacher. Her mind is scrambling to form a coherent thought.
'You can do it Xiyun.' Arial said emotionlessly
'I just learn cultivation technique teacher.' Alright, that seem like a viable reason to counter teacher request Xiyun mused.
Arial did not seem to care
'Yes, and that means your strength also increased. That power energizes every nerve of your body, giving you strength. Even though you don't know any technique you can still survive.'
The reason why Xiyun is worried is because of the rabbits in the gloomy forest.
During their time on the Peak, the task of catching some game has always fallen on Xiyun hand but she never complained because it is not that hard.
But in the Dark Peak such things must not be underestimated. It must not be underestimated or be made light off.
The rabbit here, the wolf here, the birds here are different from the other peaks on the mountain.
It is so different that it could not be compared
After all, Xiyun has encountered it before in the Shenxing forest behind the Ermeishan headquarters when she was fourteen
On the deep end of that forest they are some weird looking beast. josei
She was lost that day when she was looking for herbs. If not for a young kid with his servant found her and rescued her she would have died in that forest
And in this Peak, even rabbits and the normal beast is very formidable for someone like Xiyun.
The rabbit has sharp teeth, the wolf has sharp claws and the birds pecking could give the people serious injuries.
In a way, this Peak is very dangerous.
Xiyun thought that her teacher himself would have gone to the forest to hunt some of these games but he did not.
She could hear the wolf howling at night and strange noises coming from the forest that sounds like a bear.
If not for her confidence in her teacher, she could not sleep so peacefully in this huge fortress.
Arial on the other hand have a different reason for wanting Xiyun to go. This is a great opportunity for Xiyun to learn about hunting in real life situations.
Arial has already planned all of it. He after all did go check the forest surroundings before giving this task to Xiyun. Of course he did it without Xiyun knowing.
If Arial went it is of course would be too easy. But Arial wanted to instill confidence in Xiyun.
Arial is confident such task will not be so difficult. at least for Xiyun in her current level it will not be hard. Only she doesn't know that.
It is time for the little bird to go out from the nest. First Arial has to build her confidence, her confidence in her own power, her own image of herself.
She needs to stop thinking that she can't change.
After all, if Arial could change from a coward, to a man so great of stature, then why couldn't his disciple do the same thing?
Bravery combined with luck sometime could change the world. Only then can Xiyun trust on herself.
Mental condition is after all important for any martial artist for any one that is wandering the martial art realm.
It is clear to Arial that Xiyun had never fight anyone, and at least by catching these peculiar creatures in the forest, she will at least learn to use kick and punching, grabbing and retreating.
Such moves if mastered can make her survive a fight. And that is not all. There is a reason, that Arial chose those three monsters as her targets.
Arial hoped that Xiyun would understand his intention by the end of her training.
'Truly, teacher? Do you believe in me? Or are you just sending your disciple to an early grave? Do you hate me, Teacher?'
'I do believe in you' And then he chuckled slightly.
'And I do not have the intention to send you to an early grave. And how do you even thought that I hate you? My cute mischievous disciple? It might take you several days. Of course, the faster the better. Go and today before you go hunting, go and boil the tea again. For some reason that tea of yours is really refreshing. It helps my body fatigue.'
Xiyun slightly blushed but she then recovers her sanity. This means I still have to go inside the forest! Shit!
'Yes, teacher.'
So Xiyun reluctantly go to the kitchen and pour the herbal tea again and begun boiling it while she could already see dozens of sack near the entrance of the room prepared by her teacher.
'Is he really considering this?' Xiyun thought to herself.
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