Mt. Anxi is usually quiet, enjoying hazy mist and lulling birdsong. But today it hosts a grand battle between man and beast. Li Yu might perhaps have had a better chance on flat land, or if he had his sword at his side.
But perhaps that was why his master had chosen such a foe for him. Bounding about the steep cliff sides and feeling the tiny ledge quake under his feet forces him to focus. He cannot risk even a single moment of misstep. But when his foe is one without any hesitation, rearing and charging even though the ground on which it stands is practically vertical.
Li Yu has to use his finger strength to swing about a ledge as he barely dodges an aggressive change. The mountain goat bounces and leaps, completely unconcerned from the terrain. Li Yu struggles to get to his feet and find even footing. But he realizes that he has no time to concentrate on the stones beneath his toes because soon the goat is lunging at him once more.
