Now it was the afternoon, the maids handle Baohu's everyday needs, so Cuojue had her lunch by herself. As mentioned before, her grandfather and parents were busy with work due to tensions. Now ask, what work do they do? Her father, Youshi Huang, was a Protostar Warrior that held a position in the 9th division in the army. Her grandfather, Lianming Huang, was even more amazing. He was a Star King, and was in charge of the 9th division. They were now fighting for the mining rights in the Kalzor Solar System, Michleb Solar System and Turnok Astro Field.
Such was stated in the CFN channel. The Liberion Empire was now also fighting for the mining rights with the Chinese Federation and they demanded the rights to these three areas rich in resources. Thus, tension are now rising again since the situation in the Liberion Empire is desperate. Well, not much detail is known about their situation. As for her mother....Cuojue had no idea. All she knew was that she was "busy".
Cuojue did want to spend more time with her family again. However, her current reality had dissapointed her. She was lonely, except when she had Pyun to accompany her now. The cute white ball really made her feel happy. Maybe she had already considered Pyun like a family to her. Although there were servants that had treated her like their kin, none of them could come as close as her real family.
"Pyun lets go train." *pyu*pyu
Pyun than followed Cuojue with obediance.
Cuojue finished lunch and decided to begin training. She walked to the first floor of the mansion on the left side and headed down a flight of stairs to an elevator.
*Pssssstt
White steam blew out from the elevator doors as it opened. Inside was white without blemish, and smelt like chrysanthemum. Her father liked to freshen anywhere with this fragrance.
Like she was already used to this, she stepped into the elvator and it's grayish doors slide closed. Pyun followed closely
Bracing herself, Cuojue steeled her stomache. The elevator immediatly dropped at the speed of sound, her hair flew up while she was rooted to the floor. The elevator suddenly stopped, allowing her hair to fall back to its original position. She still coudn't get used to this feeling as she felt butterflies in her abdomen. She remembered the first time she took this elevator with her father before ejecting herself out and vomiting in a corner at the end of the ride.
Sadly, Pyun coudn't share her misfortune as it didn't feel anything.
The doors opened once again and they were greeted with a large room that was 50 meters in height and the size of 2 football fields. White coloured tiles were everywhere, on the floor, walls and to the roof. There was sufficient lighting and there were rectangular vents to regulate the airflow and temperature of the room.
A control room, which manages all of the facilities here, an Armory which holds all sorts of weapons, a resting place with a shower, training equipment, arcnobot asistants and a simulation chamber to assist high level experts as well as a gravity training room. But everything was still outdated compared to the latest systems used by rich schools. But good if compared to average martial art academies.
However, there was one thing that rich schools coudn't get, a state of the art medical technology. An energising pool. It was created by Ash Norman as a complete product and was given by the military as a gift to the Huang Family. It could heal fatigued muscles and replenish consumed nutrients or energy within 30 minutes, no materials are required and only electricity is needed. It even heals wounds of the body, duration depends on the severity of the injury.
Cuojue changed into an excercise outfit and had to do light warmups to prepare for today's daily quest which she had to accomplish, training for 4 hours, 3 hours of using the simulation room and 1 hour of 80Kg gravity training. (Yeesh, my training gets more harsher huh? I guese it might be due to my increase in cultivation.)
While she was preparing to do warm ups, she heard a beep from her braze. She checked the her braze and read a message sent by her beloved father on WhatsIn.
P.s. You are only allowed to pick one weapon of your choice to keep, love you~> Cuojue got excited and felt warmth in her heart. He was considerate and had fulfilled one of his duties as a father. She quickly typed a response. Now that she had finished her warmups, she did basic training to stretch out her muscles. After 1 hour, she went to the armory to pick her weapon. At the left side on the wall was the armory, it opened up revealing both nano weapons and guns. There were rifles with streamlined designs, laser pistols, plasma shotguns, machineguns, LMGs, SMGs, snipers and there was a BFG and weird alien weapons. What a beautiful sight. Cuojue giggled happily and decided to stick with her favourites, dual hand-cannons. They had a cool and sleek design. The handgaurd was was silver in colour and was rectangular in shape. The length of the barrel was 7 inches long.The height of the gun was 7.25 inch while the width was 2 inches. The overall length of the gun was 11.75 inch. Blue neon lines zig-zagged from the muzzle accross the barrel before being straigthened all the way to the back that extended out like the wings of an eagle but inverted. The barrel had a fixed combat sight adorned with a picatinny style accessory rail. There was no hammer and instead replaced with an energy conduit. The grip adjusted itself to fit her hand and was grayish in colour, the grip was smooth and slightly soft which made it comfortable to hold. It had no safety lever but was replaced with a scanner where the thumb will most likely rest on either side of the gun . Therefore, the gun would not fire unless the registered user puts their thumb on the scanner. Do not be mistaken, it does not scan for your fingerprints but rather the energy signature of the person. Everyone has a unique energy or rather, Qi signature. Thus, no one else can use the gun unless the owner registers for others to use the gun. (Wow so cool! Guns on earth in my time looks like a childs toy compared to this. But it feels heavy even when my strength is over 100kg, probably weighing around 90kg or more?) She felt more excited and checked out the instruction cube. The guns were called Gen 14 Adaman Harbringers modeled AD-98Z. Hard to handle gun due to it's high power and fire rate. It has an energy recharger that also has a Qi amplifier module, which allows cultivators to channel Qi into it and make their attacks stronger. It can switch between physical bullets and energy bullets. The gun can also be modded, making the harbringers more intricate on the inside than it seemed. The gun uses the latest generation of a managith rail barrel. Basicly a revolutionary technology to transform Qi or other another energy into tangible forms. Making hot weapons usable in fights between experts. After Cuojue studdied it's usage, she decided to practice her [Sharp Shooter] skill. With her braze as a remote control pannel, she didn't have to go to the control room to adjust the settings anymore and could just do so here conveniently. She ordered Pyun to wait at the side before inputting a few commands, and transparent shooting targets appeared out of thin air 50 meters infront of her. Afterwards, she filled the guns with dummy rounds. Cuojue then made herself the new owner of the dual magnums and brought both guns up, ready to fire. She steadied her arms straight. The harbringers charged up for abit and Cuojue pulled the trigger. *Bang*Bang Cuojue flew back a large distance before stopping a few meters before the elevator entrance. Her both hands felt weak and numb and dropped both guns. Thunder filled the room followed by a loud clang that echoed around. She didn't expect such guns to be so strong, but she liked more firepower. The stronger her attack, the quicker she could kill her enemy. Although she knew that more power is good, she understood that control and fundamentals cannot be overlooked. While not being able to use them is an issue that can be solved with cultivation. (I've underestimated these harbringers, lets just stick with one and lower its power for now. Lets keep one and the other in here.) Perhaps her arms were too weak right now to use such guns and decided to just stick with one harbringer for practice. Cuojue stored one harbringer in her inventory and picked up the other with both her hands. When she looked up, she saw 2 out of the 3 targets were fine but the third one was half destroyed and behind it was a large crater 5 meters in diameter. Once again, she was in awe of such destructive power. If adaman guns were brought back ten thousand years in the past, tanks might be exploding left and right. But then again, it was doubtful if any human could handle these weapons of mass destruction. She positioned herself in a stable posture and adjusted the power to something more manageable. She shot once and settled on ten percent of the gun's power. Cuojue continued to train her only shooting skill and found that it's level was slowly rising. She could feel that with every shot she made, each margin of error was corrected. She was in a trance and focused greatly on making every shot accurate. The targets eventually began to move and so she had to put in more effort. (Faster!More precise! Close the radias as much as possible!) With such thoughts in her mind, she continued firing for an hour. While Cuojue was was in her own world, Pyun was busy gathering information on the galactic era while making money from totally not plagarised materials. An hour later. The room became a mess. The walls, the floor and the roof were all riddled with holes and cracks, proof that the harbringer was still a devastating weapon even at 10% of it's power. Broken transparent targets were everywhere. Cuojue was sweating and her arms were tired. Although she was tired physically, she was active mentally. For the first time in many years she was overjoyed. Shooting was another form of a hobby for her when she was on earth. It would become a form of therapy or releasing stress, that was how much she enjoyed firing hot weapons. After she rested a bit, Cuojue decided to see how much her skill progressed. Her [Sharp Shooting] rose from level 4 to level 6. She became even more happy to the point where there was nothing but endorphins filling her brain. (Such improvement! I'm satsified. However....kuuu!!! If only I was able to use guns when I was younger could I be able to max out [Sharp Shooting]!) Although Cuojue became satisfied by the improvement, her mood drasticly dropped when she realized she could have maxed out her skill if she could start earlier. Cuojue didn't sulk for long and had the arcnobots clean up the damage to the room while she went to rest for awhile. After having a drink of delicious Wizpop, Cuojue decided to practice her martial arts in the now good as new training room. She cleared her mind and stood in position, her body slowly became relaxed. After she was done being ready, Cuojue took a stance, her arms were somewhat relaxed at the side, her right leg shifted infront while her left shifted behind. She leaned her upperbody forward and lowered her posture. She clenched her right fist and brought infront of her, lowered at the same level as her waist. Her left hand positioned near her hip and her fingers closed together like a shovel with her palm facing up. Cuojue breathed in and out slowly, the world slowed down, her eyes looked like it had lost it's light. She was in an extreme state of focus. She decided to to practice all the moves starting from the first. After 5 seconds, suddenly she inhaled and made her move. (First form - Blurred Fist) Cuojue stepped forward and her right fist blurred visibly and a bang sound echoed. (Second form - Indirect Whips) Cuojue than followed up by sending her left leg forward into a barrage of kicks. In every direction where blurry whips were being formed. Whooshing sounds here and there. (Third form - Elusive Steps) After Cuojue ended her kicks, she did a backward flip and her legs blurred. She spun around and dissappeared before reapearing 10 meters ahead like a ghost. (Fourth form - Silent Palm) Cuojue than struck out with a her palm. Silent and conceiled. A deadly attack. And if the attack didn't work, there would always be an attack behind the attack. (Fifth form - Ghostly Grip) Cuojue's palm than turned into claws before swooshing down, the transparent air around vibrated intensely. You could tell the power behind the attack. This technique either cuts the opponent or get caught. Blocking also means getting gripped. (Seventh form - Illusion Cleave) Cuojue pulled her hand back and blurred. Appearing 5 meters in the air and sending down her right leg down like an axe. (Eigth form - Mirrage Strikes) Using her right leg to push herself forward the moment she landed, Cuojue burst forth and did another barrage attack with both hands. Both of her hands were shaped like a knife, striking forward and leaving behind afterimages. Left, right, horizontal, vertical, left side step slash, up ,down, diagonal. Her attacks changed directions continuosly. And finally... (Ninth form - Wraith Point-Hit) Cuojue's right fist became dark in colour and somewhat transparent. Her index and middle finger extended out and closed in an arc with the MCP joint facing outwards. She than punched forward and air pressure formed inwards before exploding forwards with a loud boom sound. Wind was blowing everywhere, and Cuojue's silver hair flew around like fast moving tentacles. Now Cuojue was very tired and coudn't continue the rest of the moves. Sweat was all over he slender body. She panted hard and slowed down into normal breathes. Lying on the cold hard ground, she remembered her father from her first life. *** (Cuojue, don't tense your arms too much, relax abit. Your left leg needs to be behind a little more. Keep your posture lower. Thats right, you are doing well my baby girl.) (Thank you daddy! Um, now i should close my right hand and punch at this cloth?) (Yes, but make sure not to touch it ok? The first form must always be as fast as lightning and invisible like the air. Strike like thunder but as fast as the wind. Lets practice first. If you can get this right, papa will buy you icecream.) (Really?!) (Really. Anything for my little girl.) (Ok, I will try my best! Hah!) *** Tears flowed down her eyes. Cuojue had always had a strong willpower, but these days she felt very stressed and that she coudn't share her secrets and burden with anyone. Thus, she felt alone and vulnerable, her will weakened and she cried on the spot. Her hands covered her eyes, her nose stiffled. Her brows furrowed and her mouth shaped into a whimper. Her heart in constricting pain. (Papa....why did you die on me....I miss you....uuuwwwaaaa) Although she had a mental age of 18+6, on the inside she was still a child. Right now, she didn't know what to do, what path should she take, who should she rely on. Stress was eating at her, and it was hard for her current mind to handle. If it was the past her, she would have forcefully suppressed her emotions and lock her pain away. *hic*hic*uuuuu*hic Tears were wetting the floor. While Pyun who was at the side saw Cuojue crying on the spot curled up, Pyun felt sympathy and sadness for the girl. Simply put, it cried as well. Pyun wanted to do something for her to ease her mind and emotions. And so Pyun had an idea and recreated Cuojue's father, Wuqing based on her memories. Pyun quickly gathered memories of her father and and started to recreate a will of Wuqing. Pyun than made a clear white hologram the same shape and height of Wuqing. Even the face and the voice was made to be similar. It approached Cuojue and knelt beside her, patting her head like a caring father would. "Cuojue don't cry, papa is here, don't cry ok? It hurts papa very much to see you cry." Cuojue who heard this familiar voice stopped crying, albeit tears were still leaking. She let her hands go and sat up, to see a white transparent figure patting her head. She sniffled her nose once more and spoke. "Papa?" Seemingly to have gotten her attention, Wuqing replied with a warm gaze and soothing smile. "Yes, It is papa. My little girl, why are you crying? Do you have any problems that you want to share with me? Did papa eat your pudding by mistake? Or did those bratty kids do something to you again?" A response she was so familiar with made Cuojue happy and warm on the inside. She felt relief and reassurance. (Papa is alive!) "No papa, you didn't eat Cuojue's pudding and the kids hadn't done anything to me. Just that I miss you papa. I really miss you, when papa left, scary strange man took Cuojue away saying they were papa's colleague and made me work for them. It was very scary...hic* uuuu* Cuojue had to kill someone for the first time in her life uuuu*) She cried again, reminicing her hard times. The white figure made a sad and painful expression. Cuojue continued. "Cuojue had to kill alot of people and work hard to live, but that was ok. Because I worked hard in hopes to see papa again. I never stop hoping to see papa again, even if it was painful to see those close to me die or had left, Cuojue never stopped hoping. I never stopped surviving to see papa again. But im so glad *hic*hic uuu* that I can see papa again...hic*hic*sniff*. But papa why did you leave me alone...why...hic*hic*" Seeing her cry and confess, Wuqing frowned and had the most painful look in the world. "I'm sorry Cuojue. Papa just wanted to make you happy, doing a lot of jobs for you so that you can live normally. Your mother wished for that before she died. I...did many bad things and...it cost me my wife. I stopped doing these things to take care of you, but I didn't have good education so I had to work many jobs and finally overworked myself and...die in a construction zone." Cuojue stopped crying but her expression was very sad. She is trying hard to keep her tears in while she listened. She was truly a good girl. "I am sorry Cuojue for leaving you alone. I should have taken less jobs so that we can be together, even if we had to starve a little." Wuqing smiled a sad smile. Regret was plastered over his face. "Atleast, daddy had made a promise with them to take you in. But, papa also knew he made a bad promise. Im sorry, Cuojue that you had to go through all of that. Papa was incompetent, you can blame papa all you want." Cuojue stood up and was still crying. Wuqing had to tilt his head up. Cuojue sorrowfully spoke. "I don't blame you. Even if Cuojue had suffered alot, Cuojue will not blame you. Cuojue is also sorry. I should also have helped papa to ease your trouble, spending so much to send me to school...Cuojue is already very happy and grateful. You even give me pudding and icecream and buy cake for my birthday when we don't have enough money, you have already made my life very wonderful, you have given me alot, I could never ask for more." Cuojue spoke out her feelings, emotions that she bottled up for many years. Now, she finally remembered how her precious father died, in a construction accident. She stuttered and with the last ounce of her courage she spoke her regret. " I just never...got to say good bye..." Tears were ever flowing, endlessly like the styx river. Wuqing who heard all of it smiled, he was proud to have raised a good daughter, sadly she had died at a young age or she would have become a married and lovely lady. (Im sorry, honey even though i have raised a good daughter, I had dissapointed that good child and doomed her life. I'm sorry for breaking our vow.) White tears flowed down the transparent figure's face. And so, he decided on one last thing. He stood up and took a stance. "Cuojue, do you remember the First Form? Be as fast as the lightning and invisible like the air. Strike like thunder but as fast as the wind." Cuojue, who had seen that form many times before didn't know what to do. "What are you waiting for? Follow papa." Wuwing smiled warmly and gently. Care in his voice. Cuojue broke out of her stupor and copied his stance. Wuqing began doing all the forms from the first to the last. Cuojue was copying him. Cuojue was enjoying the time they were practicing together, like the old times when they were still alive. Wuqing finished their practice and spoke. "Cuojue, before I go, I will leave you this last memory of us together and a gift. I want to make up for the wrongs I did." "Wha...what? Your leaving? Please don't go! Stay with me!" Seeing Cuojue stunned and about to burst into tears again, Wuqing chuckled. "I'm sorry, I can't. But I will leave something that will stay with you forever." Sadness was distinct in his eyes. "The Tenth Form, a secret technique that I chose to not teach before I died, but now that you are in a new world, I believe this should be useful for you." Before Cuojue could say anything more, Wuqing continued. "Immortal Deceit, which will give you a strong form that will boost your speed, power, endurance and overall abilities. But, thats not its main strength, it is the ability to make clones that can use Heavenly Deceit Martial Arts only as well as the power to switch places with your clone. However there is a drawback, you will be severely weakened for a week and that means you will have to recover fatigue in bed." Cuojue became overwhelmed from the sudden information. But she was curious on how it worked, so she asked. "How can I perform the Tenth Form?" Wuqing had a big grin, happy that he could teach his daughter. "Do you remember the Ninth Form? You shoud have realised by now that the skin on your hand will become dark and transparent. That is because you are using Qi directly without circulating it from the surroundings. But the Tenth Form is different, you will be able to control Qi from the surroundings with your body as the medium for a period of time. Here, I will demonstrate for you." Cuojue stepped back and Wuqing took a different stance. He stood straight and put his hands near his chest in a ying-yang formation. He circled Qi in his hand before clapping them together. Darkness stated to turn his white hands all the way to the rest of his body. Black Aura started to form around his body and his eyes remaind white but seemed to look brighter than before. He looked like reaper incarnate. He then performed all sorts of moves with his clones to show off one last time to his daughter. He then spoke with seriousness. "This is the transformation that you should start getting used to. Don't rush trying to use the Tenth Form, take it slow. And don't use this form all the time. It is very dangerous." Cuojue who was watching all of this like a movie, nodded quickly but didn't say anything. Her eyes were shining. Cuojue did try to copy it but she coudn't control the Qi much. "Mn. Good girl. I think it is time for me to go. Your little friend there can't keep me up any longer. Cuojue, from now on, Wuqing is no longer here...but in your heart. Promise me that you will try to survive and live a happy life in this world. You are no longer alone anymore and you have a family to return to. Always continue to be a good girl, not just to me who will be leaving soon, but to those who you are close to. Stay safe and...." "I love you." He smiled one last time. Wuqing went to hug Cuojue while kneeling down to match her height. Cuojue on the other hand, tried to hug back, but her hands passed through. She also coudn't feel his touch. Reality had become apparent to her. Her father, Wuqing had truly died and the one who is infront of him wasn't the real one. But she chose to believe he was the real Wuqing. "Daddy...thank you..." Tears started to flow down her eyes once more. Wuqing quickly turn white again and started to reduce into white particles, like dust being scattered into the wind. Leaving behind a single white tear before it turned to dust. (I love you too.) Soon Cuojue who was very tired, fell asleep on the cool ground. So did Pyun, who achieved it's goal at recreating Wuqing's will before falling into a recharging state, blue liquid was leaking out of it's eye.