Book I Chapter 19
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"Who was it!" shouted an agitated man with a sword-like eyebrow.
Seo Yebin heaved a helpless sigh as she looks at the man before her. Her expression changed as she showed a faint smile on her face.
"Elder Ran… how may I help you today?" she asked with a bright smile.
Seeing her beautiful smile, Elder Ran was suddenly dazed but then shook his head. He could not help but looks at the Seo Yebin again and shifted his gaze to the side.
Of course, he did not lower his gaze as he cleared his throat.
"Ahem…"
The woman before him has that mature beauty combined with her cold temperament. She is one of the elders of the sect that can be considered as a beauty.
But no one dares to woo her because of her strange temperament and antics.
But he could not deny the fact that she is one of the most attractive female elders of the sect.
"Master Seo…" he said as he knew that the woman dislikes people calling her elder.
"I'm just here because of the copy of the manual I have requested…" he explained.
"Why, what is wrong? Did we make any mistakes?" she suddenly asked coldly still showing that smile on her face.
Elder Ran knew that something is weird about how she reacted but he could not get the gist of it.
"It… It is actually an original copy… I don't want to get punished by the sect." he said as he takes out a bamboo scroll.
When Seo Yebin saw the scroll, her hand moved like lightning and then takes it from the elder's hands.
She then called out.
"Scribe Wu Jin!" she called.
It did not take long before Hyuna came running towards the counter.
"Master Seo… you called."
"Here… Return this to its place… and get the copy," she said with a slight smile.
When Hyuna heard this, she quickly ran and takes the original manual and handed it to her.
"Here… Sorry for the mix-up… Thank you Elder Ran!" Seo Yebin said while waving her hands.
The polite and friendly gesture almost made Elder Ran feel shivers running down his spine.
As he walks out, he would glance every now and then to make sure that there are no tricks being played by that woman.
When he reaches the door, he quickly bolted out in a run as if escaping from someone.
When the elder left, she looks at Hyuna and frowned.
"Modify the bamboo scroll… From now on, that will be the original copy. Remove the restriction." She said.
"Umm… Master Seo… That was my mistake yesterday… I forgot to put the restriction seal." Hyuna said while lowering her head.
"Oh… That's why that geezer thought that it was an original text… Hahaha… Good… good… Hold on… how about the manual?"
"I've put the restriction in that manual, but it was the return restriction…" Hyuna said.
"Haha… You are a quick learner, aren't you… Good boy." She patted Hyuna's back while chuckling.
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Days passed by and Hyuna finally completed her first-ever original rune array formation.
"I will call this, Secret Copier…" she muttered as she grinned.
For days she has been working on the array to try and perfect it so that she could copy things secretly.
"Today, let's head to the training field…" she muttered as she got out of the house wide a wide grin on her face.
Soon, she enters the field and saw many of the Outer disciples practicing Body Refinement physique enhancing techniques.
She would stay in one place and then move to another just watching those people complete their techniques one by one.
It was already noon when she returns to her old courtyard and checked the progress of the recording.
As she formed the array on the table with the stones, she saw several books being compiled in front of her.
"Hmm… These are basic body refining techniques… and they are all complete…" she muttered in excitement.
She did not record it in her mind as she is already familiar with those techniques because of Il Kwan. Instead, she quickly wore her scribe black robe uniform and hops towards the Inner Sect.
As soon as she enters the library, Hyuna did not waste time and quickly began to open one book after another. She is not reading the books but just flips them casually.
After she finished one book, she would go to another book, and then to another.
When she got off from work, she has already flipped around 50 cultivation and martial technique manuals.
"Hey… What were you doing back there?" Mok Namgi, who is close to her, asked curiously.
"I'm practicing how to read fast…" she reasoned.
Mok Namgi rolled his eyes and did not bother asking again.
They received strict instruction not to make this guy scribe any manual, so the work she handles would always be returning the finished scribed manuals.
But this guy is really fast with his job, so they have no complaints about him.
That night, after forming the array, Hyuna heaved a heavy sigh.
"It's time for the final test… of the Secret Copier array…" she muttered.
As she closes her eyes, the mist was quickly attracted to her forehead and enters her mind.
In the dark void of her consciousness, one manual after another appears. And when she opened and reads them, she was astonished at their completeness.
"Hehe… Hihihi…" while checking the manuals in her mind, she began to chuckle.
She slowly opened her eyes and then her ears twitches.
This is because she detected a presence on her roof.
Without hesitation, she quickly gathered the stones and hid them in her inner robe.
She walks out and saw a familiar figure sitting leisurely at the top of her rooftop.
She heaved a helpless sigh and then asked.
"What does Young Master Han want from this poor junior…"
When Han Joonho heard this, he just smirked.
"Hey, Little junior brother… Do you want… to earn some money?"
Hyuna frowned but did not retort.
"In the nearby town, south of the Urokai Sect… there is a festivity happening… Some of the senior and junior sisters of the sect are going. That is why some of the brothers from the Outer and Inner sects decided to go down and have fun with the mortals…"
Hyuna frowned.
She is a bit tempted as she has not been to a mortal town since she entered the sect.
So she is a bit curious. However, she did not want her Auntie and Uncle to worry about her. She knew that Il Kwan is out, so she did not want two to worry that she would go out tonight.
"Come on… I will ask permission from Elder Il and Madam Il…" Han Joonho is persuaded as he jumps down from the roof.
Feeling a bit conflicted, Hyuna thought for a bit as she weights the pros and cons.
But then her train of thought was interrupted when someone enters the courtyard.
"You can go… Youngsters should also enjoy their lives once in a while…" Mi Jin-ah enters the courtyard with a smile.
She then handed Hyuna a small pouch.
"Mortals don't use Spirit Qi stones as currency. They use cracked silver and gold instead." She explained.
Hyuna weighs the pouch and was a bit surprised that it was a bit heavy.
"There are 5 cracks of gold ingots in there… Have fun…" she said with a smile.
"Oh, and… Young Master Han… Take care of my Little Jin, okay?" she reminded as she walks away.
Han Joonho scratches his head as he replied.
"Don't worry Elder Il, I'll make sure that Wu Jin comes home safe…"
Hyuna just shook her head and enters her room. She changes her outer and inner robes and walks out of the old house.
"I'm going to use my flying sword so hold on to me…" Han Joonho grabbed Hyuna's arm and the two jumped.
They were caught by the flat side of a flying sword as their figure flew high up in the sky.
"Wow!… Everything looks small from here!…" Hyuna exclaimed.
"Hehe… Of course… Sigh… I wished you can also cultivate. In the sect, you are the only mortal that I can consider as a friend… Most of them would always fawn at me. But not only they but other juniors or seniors would also fawn at me once they knew that I'm Elder Han's grandson… Geez…"
"What do you expect? Your grandfather is an elder of the sect…" Hyuna replied while rolling her eyes.
"Well… yeah, but… How about you? Why are you not like them?"
"Well… I guess, I just treat you like I treat Il Kwan…"
"Hahaha… So now you have another elder brother then… Well, having a genius as a younger brother would not be that bad anyway…" Han Joonho chuckles.
Hyuna also smiles as she did not expect that she would be treated by Han Joonho as a brother.
She just frowned and then smirks.
"Humph… Since you like being outside, then I will also find a new big brother…" she scolded Il Kwan in her mind.
Soon, the two arrive at the borders of the sect, the entrance of the Urokai Mountain.
There are already many people that are in that place. All of them are wearing nice colorful clothes and look handsome and beautiful.
She then noticed a few mortals that were working with her in the library.
When they saw her, they all smiled and nodded their heads.
It did not take long before a handsome young man arrives. Behind that handsome young man with a dark blue robe followed three youngsters… one of them is Ji Eun.