Trexa gran angrily ran towards the old man, but Zou Yue cupped her in his hands. "Let's wait. Everything comes to a man who is patient," he whispered with a small smile.
He knelt down again, with his back straight this time.
Time went by and it was already the evening..... The person inside the room was still practicing after taking short breaks.
He listened to the mesmerising sound of sword whist closing his eyes.
The sound stopped late in the evening.
He remained still in the meditative pose with his eyes closed.
"You know there is a snake in this yard," a husky voice said above him.
Zou Yue opened his eyes and glanced up to see a young man in traditional Japanese clothes. "I am not a snake," he whispered.
The young man squatted down in front of him, grunting softly. "You know something. There is a food chain that exists in the wild. The predators eat the prey."
Zou Yue gritted his teeth. "What are you implying?"
