Months pass in monotony, perfecting many different pills, restocking the Sect storage with them beside Elder Ming and spending my afternoons cooking and practicing martial arts.
The day has finally come to leave for the competition. Everything is a prepared as is going to be, I can make the aphrodisiac pill with my eyes closed. Literally, we tried. The Divine Fist and Sacred Thunder Styles and their basic skills are smooth and fluent at my hands in combat. Everything is the best it can be.
Elder Po recommended that I travel incognito to throw off any pursuit from the Sect, so I'll be traveling with Elder Song, who isn't well known, in plain clothes. He also recommended a backpack, to hide the fact I've got a storage ring or three. It's full of cooking implements and ingredients with a change of clothes.
