The leader of the Wu clan, Wu Tain is a man with a thin build. Black color hair and blue eyes. He is wearing a luxurious blue shirt and pants. The imagery of clouds and water decorates his blue color outfit. Anxiety is the only thing the man is feeling.
It has been a year since he has seen his daughter, and one day she woke up and left on a journey to make herself stronger. As a proud father, he is happy his daughter is working for her future, but on the same hand, he is also very worried about her safety.
His wife, on the other hand, is a beautiful woman with a cold look on her face. Short brown hair, her skin a healthy tan, and gray color eyes. Did not look or feel worried about her daughter. She believes in her daughter's will and strength. But she knew her husband could not help but worry about her, so she decided to pat him on the back.
Saying nothing as she is a woman of few words, her name is Wu Wen. Her husband at this point in their marriage knows how his wife acts, so he looks at her with a smile on his face. Appreciating the fact that she is trying to calm him down. But they are not the only people in this room.
In a corner, reading a book is a beautiful woman. With short gray hair and green color eyes. The woman is dressed in a beautiful delicate green color dress. Compared to Wen who is wearing leather armor and pants, like she was going to war.
Tain could not stand the silence anymore as he looks at his niece, the gray-haired woman. His hair to the clan and the sect, also Zhihui cousin Wu Xinyan.
"Little Xin aren't you excited to see Zhihui again?"
"Yes, I am uncle, I have been missing her every day since she left"
Xinyan said with a soft smile on her face, she knew how much her uncle cared for his own daughter. Something she could not say for her own father, Wu Tain's brother. But this is not the point to dwell on jealousy about her cousin's family life. For she came today to check something much more important.
She heard rumors that her cousin has gotten her talents back, while the rumors originate from the free city of Quhai and took a while to reach her ears. She still chooses to believe this rumor, for the simple reason that is impossible. The poison that she gave to Zhihui should have sealed all her talents.
The poison was so strong that left behind no trace and can't be cured. The person who sold it to her said such and so far, it has proven to be true. So, for such a rumor to originate out of know where can only mean that the impossible has happened, that the Celestial dragon has blessed Zhihui and cured her of the poison.
If Zhihui really got her talents back it would make the foundation she has worked so hard for start to crumble. She can't let Zhihui take the position of heir away from her. She knows that Zhihui has always been ambitious, just like Wen. A person like Zhihui getting her talents back will hit this sect and clan like a storm.
She will make her own path with the blood of her enemies. But as she thinks of the dangers her cousin can bring her, she hears the voice of her uncle talking to himself.
"I also receive a report from Hu Heng that Zhihui got married…ha can you believe that?"
Tain said, looking at the crumpled piece of paper in his hand. There are multiple ways to transmit information in this world. The most common and used are carrier birds. Monsters train and breed to be obedient and to carry out orders, they have a ton of uses from recon units to transporting information and giving out orders to troops.
The business that blooms around this technology are too many to count, and the business giants doing everything they can to keep it relevant and useful as much as possible. The other more uncommon but faster way to communicate is with crystal balls, this crystal ball is an artifact that is called [Dimensional Connector].
Made by competent craftsmen and cultivators, this crystal ball allows for real-time communication and the teleportation of paper. Very convenient but also very expensive, there is not that big of a demand for it, and craftsmen and cultivators prefer to make other more profitable artifacts to feed themselves.
"What are you talking about uncle? There is no way Zhihui got married, she rejects all marriage proposals so far"
What Xinyan said is correct, Zhihui always rejects marriage proposals that were presented to her. So, it was a bit out of character for her to get married out of the blue. The reason why Zhihui never accepted the proposals is that she got a horrible gut feeling about the males and females that propose to her.
They never saw her as their equal but as a tool to use to gain influence in the Wu clan. She could never allow that to happen, she wanted someone who will treat her as an equal. But after getting turned to the past, she has forgotten most of these things.
Soon a servant enters the room the trio is in as he announces the return of Wu Zhihui. The trio stands from their seats and rushes towards the entrance to the clan. Running across a large, paved courtyard, they arrive in front of large double wooden gates.
The gates slowly open, as four figures come out of a wooden carriage. They recognize three of the figures as Zhihui, her male guard, and a female servant. The only new face is that of a masked man with a black mask and the air of war lingering around him. Wen can recognize someone who follows the path of Martial Arts a mile away, the man next to her daughter is such a person.
Zhihui with a large smile on her face rushes toward her parents and gives them a big hug. The parents hugged back their daughter as well. Tian has a large smile on his face, while the corners of Wen's lips lift softly.
"Oh, my dear daughter, you have no idea how much I miss you! You must tell me everything you went through in the past year. Now…is that man the rumor husband?"
Tain said as he looks at the mask Mors. Wen doing the same, Mors steps forward as he does a small bow. He slowly takes off the mask, showing his masculine and handsome face.
"My name is Wu Ming, originally Xiong Ming. A once clanless and sect less cultivator. I and Zhihui got married a couple of weeks ago"
"What!?"
The one who scream, Zhihui's cousin could not believe her ears. Her cousin marries someone with no background!? This relationship is only a few weeks old!? She and neither could Zhihui's parents could believe this, but Zhihui could not hold herself back anymore.
She separates herself from her parents as she started to control the air around her, the earth bends to her commands, the fire burns around her, and the water started to solidify. The metal bends to her will, lighting arcs between her fingers, gravity gets applied to the surrounding area, and the blood of self-inflicted wound dances to her tune.
Her voice is full of happiness and pride as she speaks.
"Mom, Dad. I got my talents back!"
Zhihui's father overwhelmed by the information drops to his knees and started to cry. His daughter, the thing he is the proudest of got her talents back. By the miracle of the Celestial Dragon. Tears form in the corners of his eyes, and emotions flood his mind and heart. Wen cold face breaks as she looks in surprise at her daughter. As she has done the impossible, she has gained her talents back!
Seeing the reaction of her parents, pride, and happiness swell in Zhihui's heart. She felt how happy and surprised her parents were, the wait of showing her talents in person truly paid off. She looks at Mors from the corner of her eyes. As he spoke knowing what she was going to ask.
"A bit too much information for my liking, but they did not faint so it's all good"
She giggles at his remark as she turns to look at her cousin, wanting to see the surprised look on her face. Only to be greeted by a fake look, she knew when her cousin was acting and the surprised look, she had on her face was as fake as her personality.
The shivers of uncertainty went up Zhihui's spine, as she wonders if her cousin already knew that she got her talents back