"Su Yong, are you still sleeping?" Xue Liang knocked on his student's door, trying to peek through the thin paper squares. He smiled after seeing a shadow rise from the bed, scratching its head and a lazy groan came from the room. "Get dressed, we need to be ready by noon for the gathering at Xhenyi Pavilion. I'm coming in!"
Wu Yong covered his chest as his brother barged into the room while he was slipping on his clothes. He believed it was still too early in the morning to face his annoying brother, but his father had also followed Xue Liang into the room. Suddenly, he found the energy to hop out of his bed. "Good morning, Master Xue."
"Yes, yes, good morning to you Su Yong. My son had told me you would not wake up, so I came to check your condition. We thought something happened to your health." Xue Xian Tou plastered a smile to his wrinkled face. He pushed his son out of the room and followed. "We should let your student peacefully change into his uniform."
"But father, how would you know if he will not go back to sleep?" Xue Liang bounced in front of his father as if he needed to go find an outhouse. He poked his father like a child. "Do you think he would really agree to attend the Demon King's banquet. I saw he was interested in the slain overlord."
"We will let him decide whether he wants to go or rest at home. You, hurry up and fix that nest you call your hair!" The sect master tugged at a strand of hair covering his son's eye. He clicked his tongue against the roof of his mouth and scurried out of Xue Liang's house. Even the father would not bother his son.
When the sun had risen high in the sky, hundreds of students and masters from the Xue and Li sects gathered on the streets. They have been invited to the banquet focusing on the Demon King's defeat. Of course, they were attending! The two biggest and influential sects must gather to see their enemies' demise.
"Xue Xian Tou, is it not a very clear day? If anything should disrupt the peace, I will not let it rest." The leader of Li* sect, Li Xin Shen*, bowed before Xue Sect's master. His eyes lifted from the ground to stare at the young man standing beside Xue Liang. "Oh, who is he?"
"Brother, do not greet me like this!" Xue Xian Tou guided Li Xin Shen until his friend stood erect like a pillar. The master of Xue Sect pulled the young man to his side, smiling proudly. "My son found an apprentice. This is Su Yong and he is a dark magic weilder. I am so glad Xue Liang could teach such a formidable man!"
"Dark magic weilder?" Li Xin Shen tilted his head to search for something, eyebrows furrowed. "This young man does not look like he would touch a diabolic sword. Is he a Demon? He doesn't radiate the same energy as Mian Biaoqing?"
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Li: Lì (力), translates to 'force'. Unlike the Xue Sect who focuses on learning theory more than techniques, the Li sect is powerful in the strength department. They are usually ruthless and aggressive. -Google Translate (Chinese, Traditional)
Li Xin Shen: Xīnshén (心神), translates to 'mind'. He is Li Sect's leader, the second most powerful leader in Jirong. He is Xue Xian Tou's childhood friend and now, they're chess buddies. -Google Translate (Chinese, Traditional)