Trigger warning: Mention of jumping off the roof.
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[Violence is never the answer. It is the key and a punch is all you need —- Luo HuiAn.]
"LUO HUIAN!"
A thunderous voice that shook the sky echoed in the Sacred Plum Sect. The ancient building that was hidden among the clouds also shivered under the might of the scream that echoed inside the main building of the Sect.
"What's going on?" The immortal disciple who was practicing in the training grounds, turned to look at the Main Building and scrunched up his brows. "Why is Old Madam Luo screaming at Senior sister again?"
Another disciple who was sparring with the disciple who spoke sighed heavily. "It's because of what happened three days ago," he looked over at the building as well and felt a shiver dance down his spine. "I am afraid that Senior Sister Huian will not be able to get away this time."
Inside the main building of the sect, a woman was kneeling on the ground. With her light pink hair that turned partially silver under the sunlight and gem-like glittering violet eyes that were sheltered by long eyelashes, she resembled an angel.
She raised her head and looked at the elderly woman sitting in the high chair at the top after being addressed. Luo Huian curled her plump red lips and replied languidly, "Why are you getting angry grandmother, I did not do anything wrong. If you keep getting angry like this then you would be the first woman to go bald."
Her violet eyes closed an inch as she smiled and stated, "I did want to save that man but what was I supposed to do? I was late by a second and he jumped down. You are acting as if I pushed that man with my own hands."
"Silence!" Elder Luo banged her wrist on the high chair on which she was sitting. The thud fell heavily on the hearts of every elder inside the building including the fathers of Luo Huian.
Jia Bo looked at his daughter and then at his mother-in-law. With a worried expression on his face, he wanted to stop this proceeding but was stopped by his husband, Luo Tingfeng.
"Stay quiet, Xiao Bo," Luo Tingfeng said to his husband. He turned to look at his husband who was worried and stated, "This time Huian has not done something wrong or just pulled a prank. Her foolishness have caused a human life to be lost, she has to suffer the consequences."
"But Huian is still young," Jia Bo said with a deep frown on his face. His light silver hair flickered under the wind that flew past the many windows in the ancient building. He turned to look at his daughter and stated, "You know that our daughter's temper is not perfect but she is not a bad kid. She only needs a bit of time and patience, after all, she is just twenty. Compared to you and I, she is just like a baby who just learned to walk ah! How can you stay quiet like this?"
Luo Tingfeng also knew this. After all, he and Jia Bo had to cultivate for thousands of years before they could form their heavenly essence which was then combined to create Luo Huian.
However——
"We have pampered her way too much," Luo Tingfeng sighed. He was also worried about his daughter but this time around Luo Huian was too much.
As a member of the immortal sect that secured and safeguarded the peace and happiness of humans, Luo Huian failed to save the life of a depressed human. As per her duty, she should have brought peace to that man instead of watching him jump!
"You have gone too far, Huian. I have tried to ignore your small pranks as nothing but mistakes on your part but this time what you have done, it's not a mistake but a sin!" Elder Luo glared down at Luo Huian who knelt on the floor with a stubborn expression. "You needed to save that boy's life, not watch him jump off the roof.Your duty was to take away his pain and you failed to do so!"
"Why should I? I am not running a charity for murderers, thats just so eww old woman. I mean I understand your, 'We are holier than others' mentality but saving a bully? Like really thats so not done," Luo Huian opened her red lips which were covered with traces of blood as she had been biting them. She felt wronged and unjustified with what was happening to her. What she had done was the right thing and yet everyone was looking at her as if she was a sinner. "That boy was responsible for hurting someone, his soul was stained with the aura of Mu Lin. The leader of the dark sect who was banished thousands of years ago from this place."
"The victim of that boy was lying in the hospital after slitting his wrist everything that the boy suffered was due to his own actions and yet you are blaming me for watching him die? I didn't sin! I awarded that boy justice that he deserved——"
"He was the child of the heavens," before Luo Huian could finish her words, Elder Luo closed her eyes and interrupted her.
Child of heavens?
The one who was blessed by the heavens was destined to make a change in the world. One that would bring light and peace into the world, because of this even the immortals feared the child of the heavens. So, the second Elder Luo stated that the boy who lost his life was the child of the heavens their expression changed.
Jia Bo gasped, bringing his hands over his mouth while Luo Tingfeng closed his eyes. This was a lost cause.
Now that the person who lost his life was a child of heavens even if he wanted to rescue his daughter, it was impossible. The heavens would not allow Luo Huian to escape this punishment.
"You...You are lying! His soul was stained with dark aura——"
"That was all part of tribulation!" Elder Luo banged her hand on the armrest of the chair on which she sat and then looked at Luo Huian whose expression had changed for the first time. "That child was supposed to suffer before changing the lives of those around him including the one whom he had hurt! If you had acted in time then everything would have been different, Huian."
"Your impulsiveness has ruined a lot of lives!" Elder Luo's eyes turned disappointed as she shook her head. "This is why I warned you that one day your temper will ruin your life as well. Now look where it brought you."
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