It was now two springs after the incident that took place, Lian is adventuring onto being taught at the temple's academy, which is known for some of their students to graduating two levels below becoming the greatest students are already on top of the world and in the country, if they "served" the grand master as he wanted, strong-willed, patient.
"Young miss, it's time to get up. Grand Master will be testing you today, remember?" Mo-Chou said as she was shaking her lady to wake up.
"Ennhh, I also remember it's the day me and you leave the temple's academy and go back to the palace." li-lian said as she was stretching from her bed.
"I can't believe it has already been three years since we have been here." Li-lian says as she washes her face.
"Here you go my lady," Mo-chou said as she handed Li-lian her white lotus embroidered handkerchief.
Mo chou had set out her lady's favorite light blue lotus outfit, along with her sword which also has a lotus on the handle of the sword, Li-lian got ready and put her hair in a half up and half down hairstyle with the tasseled pin that has also has a lotus on in, the other pin was a pearl that was given to her by her late grandfather.
"I'm ready now, let's go Mo-chou." Lian chirped as she returned back to face Mo-Chou once again.
As li-lian was walking to where Grand Master was, li-lian sensed someone following her, Li-lian sent Mo-chou a look. Mo-chou understood what her young lady meant by it. Mo-chou sprinted to where their Grandmaster was waiting and told him that her young miss was talking to senior brother and that they were on their way.
While li-lian was walking extra slowly and said "I know you're there you can come out, senior brother Mo-chou is gone," suddenly there was a tall slender figure in front of li-lian.
"He chuckled, how did you know where I was?" A somewhat muscular figure said while brushing strands of hair behind her ear.
"Senior brother, I was trained by Grandmaster and he taught me more than what he teaches his disciples so, of course, I knew you were here." Li-Lian said while fixing her belt on her dress.
Her senior brother had such thoughts like, uhuh, always gotta flaunt that you're more special than me!! At least I am only showing affection to you because bai de-ming has plans!!>>
"I know he did, which is why so many people are jealous of your training with Grand Master," her senior brother said with a pained smile.
"Anyways, enough about Grand Master. You know my only special person," Senior brother said that while he leaned in and kissed her cheek, only li-lian was not fazed nor did she like her senior brother. They started to make their way towards where their Grandmaster and mo-chou were waiting.
"You guys sure took your time walking towards your Grandmaster, Your very precious Grandmaster almost fainted because of waiting for you two to stop being in lovey-lovey mode ugh teenage love, Anyway are you ready Lian-Lian? Don't worry,this GrandMaster will make you try your best. I'll give you a present. The rule is if you can hit any one of my legs I'll give it to you. How about that? Does that sound fair?" Grandmaster said with his lovely sparkly white smile.
"Fair!? you ask "It sounds like you were too lenient on the rules??" Lian-Lian asked as she was eyeing where she would aim for his legs.
"OHO, So, does that mean that you are accepting the rules and ready to fight??" Grandmaster said while holding his wooden cane while stroking his long white beard with a smirk on his face.
"HEH, I'm always ready for Grandmaster," Lian-Lian said as she was trying to figure out what her Grandmaster's first move would be.
"mo-chou would you be so kind as to hold lian-lian's present," Grandmaster said as he was handing mo-chou the navy blue pouch with white lotuses on it. Mo-chou bowed her head and accepted the pouch
The mood was heavy, You couldn't hear anything but grunts and panting from li-lian as she was making contact with her Grandmaster's cane.
"Grandmaster!! I thought you taught me how to be able to fight and knock my enemies on the ground," Li-lian said as she was catching her breath.
"I did but, are you using your powers to the fullest or are you just playing around and trying to make me tired hmmm??"Grandmaster said as he was giving her the ARE YOU SURE look that he always gives her.
"Heh, You figured it out Grandmaster but, how are you able to not get tired after all this time-fighting?"Li-lian said as she was looking confused.
"Oh, but, Grandmaster you didn't look behind you the entire time but you should like right now" li-lian said as she was smiling while looking at her Grandmaster.
"WHAT?! No, I blocked you the whole time and never felt anyone behind my back" Grandmaster said as he was turning around wondering if he really got too old, and lost his touch.
I know I'm not that old to not be sensing anything anymore---WAIT?!?! there's no-one there NO, She tricked me I knew she was the best student I have ever trained beside from…him.
HAHAHAHHA, my plan worked Grandmaster really looked behind him, I didn't really think that would work on Grandmaster but, it doesn't matter as long as I got him to turn around
"HAH, I got your right leg Grandmaster, Can't believe you really thought that there was someone behind you!!" Li-lian said as she was walking to mo-chou for her present.
"heh...yeah maybe I am getting too old for this but, that is what makes it fun to teach people because, you never know what they might do during a battle" Grandmaster said as he was turning around facing li-lian with his face red like a beet.
"Ha, it's ok Grandmaster you taught me this lesson during one of our training sessions" Li-Lian said as she was putting the pouch away in her sleeve.
"Grandmaster, it's time for me to leave now" Li-lian said as she was not trying to cry in front of her senior brother, Mo-chou and Grandmaster.
"I know, which is why i'm going to go with you because I need to talk to your father about something" Grandmaster said as he was figuring out what happened during the fight because during the middle of the fight Grandmaster actually felt something behind him but in a split second it was gone.
"HUH, really Grandmaster, ok let's go" Li-lian said as she was holding Grandmaster's arm and senior brother's arm.
When they got to the carriage, the carriage was about twenty to thirty minutes into the ride Li-lian felt something pierce her side,when she looked to her left she saw her senior brother with a dagger with poison in his hand with her blood on it. Grandmaster saw what happened, he became serious and his whole demeanor changed. He now was very angry, The type of angry nobody wants to come in contact with.
"How dare you?!"Grandmaster said as he was about to punch his student in the face but, he saw her senior brother try to stab her again and blocked it with..his body instead, blood splashed onto Lian's face and carriage which, made her go into shock her pupils were dilated, she passed out but what she doesn't know was that somebody came and rescued her and Grandmaster but, the only two people who made it out alive was li-lian and the guy who rescued her.