As the door opened, Hua Liang braced herself and walked right through. Inside surrounded by boundless grasslands stood a small wooden house. Above there was a sky full of clouds and what seem to be sunlight seeping through, but no other living creature could be seen on sight.
"Hello?!" Hua Liang shouted but only an echo responded.
I guess I need to go to the wooden house to meet the instructor. She walked straight to the house and was ready to knock on the door.
Before Hua Liang could knock on the door, the door slowly opened from the inside by itself.
"Don't just stand there, come inside."
A mature and profound voice was heard from inside the house. Hua Liang stepped inside but still did not see to whom the voice belong too.
As soon as Hua Liang stepped in, she noticed the inside of the house was completely different from the outside. Inside the house there were many rooms, a huge rustic kitchen and large living space. The inside of the house seemed like it existed in a different space altogether.
Well this seems weird but strangely I feel peaceful and not afraid. I just need to explore this house and find the instructor that Cutie Pie 001 told me about.
"Well?! what's taking so long, just come right through the first door on your right."
Again there goes that voice, I think it might be my instructor. Hua Liang followed the instructions from the voice and walked right through the first wooden door on her right.
As she walked in, she noticed a man sitting in the middle of a garden surrounded by various weird plants and tall trees. In front of the man was some sort of stove with a cauldron on top and smoke coming underneath.
"You finally made it. Come sit down and have a seat next to me while we wait for this to boil, it should not take too long. You must be my new apprentice. Hua Liang was it? I am extremely happy to finally meet you and to share with you my wisdom. Although, the path you have chosen is full of thorns, if you resolve yourself to see it through, the end will be more rewarding than you could have ever imagined".
As the man spoke, he got up and turned to face Hua Liang. She was finally able to see the man who spoke, but was shocked when she laid her eyes on him.
He was tall, had a gentle looking face, with clear golden and profound eyes, and long silver hair. Not trace of aging could be found on his face. Nothing like what she had envisioned in her mind of an elderly grandfather.
"Do not let my appearance fool you, I am older than I look. I should be around 10,000 years in your time. My name is Xiao Yingming and from now on you will be my apprentice and I will be your master." He hung a peaceful smile but his majesty and wisdom radiated in momentum.
"Hua Liang has seen master" She lowered her small head and bowed slightly towards her new master. Officially starting her journey that would leave an enormous legacy in the stars.