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Chapter 14 - Lacking The Five Senses

Kim stare at Sifeng for a good couple minutes with her expression slightly changing, it was changing from her genuine pleading look to something dangerous, Sifeng don't understand her sudden change of manner but he could only guess that it's because of his answer.

Then Kim moves back, then drew something invisible mid air with her finger before moving her hand back slowly like she was about to bring something out of the air and then, a silver long sword came out, white sparks were dancing around the sword and before Sifeng know it, the sword hissed and the tip has suddenly gotten to his neck, it slightly touched his neck and grazed his skin drawing out a prick of blood.

Sifeng was confused as he don't know what's going, she was caring for him moments a ago crying all over the place because she doesn't want him to be taken away and now she's pointing her sword at him with her face not friendly anymore.

Is everything all an act, the care, the protection and everything she has done to Sifeng, is it all an act? Has she always wanted to kill him from the start or she has been protecting him for something else, maybe Sifeng could be her tool in the future that's why she's protecting but now that he's going to the Sect Academy, she thought she might not be able to get him again and killing him now is the best.

'Damn, why would this boy have so many haters.'

Sifeng stood still, thinking of the best way to escape, he don't think he can defeat her in a fight but he'll still have to put on a fight for his survival.

But the word that came out of Kim's mouth have made him lost all reasoning, his heart beat faster and cold sweat was rolling down his spine.

"Who are you."

Kim asked with fury burning in the depth of her eyes.

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Somewhere far away from the Venom Sect but still in the same world, a series of adjoining mountain could be seen stretching far and wide into a strange thick fog that seems impenetrable, the mountains were all covered with snow and some were trapped in the strange fog unable to be seen by normal human being.

A Sect known as the Phoenix Sect owns and resides in this snowy continent and the Sect Citadel is built withing the mountain chain.

A miniature playing ground could be seen built on the snowy peak of one of the mountains with large earth pillars holding the playing ground in place, a steep slopes was carved onto the mountain from the playing ground, down to its bottom. This particular mountain is not very large like others so, it isn't completely stupid for there to be a playing ground on it.

About twelve teenagers could be seen on the playground. They all stands in a different position looking at the boy who was standing at the middle telling them a tale, they listen to him with keen interest.

"No one expected that the wife of the sect leader would give birth to a stillborn baby. The sect Leader was worried his wife would be sad, so he buried the child that night."

The boy at the middle said, he was a bit older than everyone present on the playground, so they all listen to the tale he tells them.

"Who knew that something happened in the middle of the night."

"What happened in the middle of the night?"

They all asked as they move closer to him eager to learn what happened to the child of the sect leader.

With a mischievous smile on his face, the boy at the middle said:

"When the housekeeper ordered the child's grave to be opened."

He paused looking at them all, then he suddenly asked.

"What do you think happened?"

"Senior Brother! How do you want us to know?"

"Just tell us already."

They all voiced out.

"That child was alive! And she's our youngest junior sister, she held her breath for too long when she was born."

The boy said making all the other kids surprised.

"You are the disciples of the other instructors so you don't know, but our youngest junior sister has always lacked the five senses."

"Senior brother, what do you mean by lacking the five senses?"

One of them asked with a frown on her face.

"Let me tell you, it's the understanding through smell, taste, touch, feeling and awareness. If I put it nicely it means she's unaffected by everything, if I put it unkindly it means she's completely useless. But she is already 17 years of age and she does not even know how to cast the basic spells of the Phoenix Sect."

"Is that true?"

"That's an exaggeration right?"

"It can't be the truth."

They all said is disbelief, not believing what their senior brother just told them.

"Fine, don't believe me right? Then I'll show you today.

Let's go."

They descended the mountain and move far below the mountain in an open field, where a grove of a peach blossom lies, pink flowers raining down the field. A lone figure in pink robe sleeps peacefully atop the blossom tree covering her face with a book.

Approaching her silently, the group made sure to get close enough to her before the same boy who had been telling them story all this while on the mountain, used a long stick to try place a roll of firecrackers besides her then he moved back to the group and started casting a spell. They watch carefully as a fire ball left his hand heading straight for the young lady who sleeps peacefully atop the blossom tree. But she caught it at the last moment with her hand making the other kids opened their mouth in surprise.

She then took the book off her face and lifted her body up before picking up the firecrackers besides her with the fire ball still in her hand, the fire ball is slightly burning her palm but there's a childish smile on her beautiful face.

"Look, I told you, she doesn't feel pain, she's even smiling."

The boy said as the others were still stunned.

The girl on the tree then light the firecrackers with the fireball before throwing it at the group.

"Senior brother, I believe this belongs to you."

They all scurried away and scream as the firecrackers started going off in their middle, the girl jumped down the tree and started walking away before a girl not part of the group run over to her from outside the field.

The two look very much alike with the new comer having a low braided black hair why the other one had a long blue hair. That's the only difference between the two, childish V-shaped face with pinky dot on their chin and large oval eyes.

"Bora, are you Alright."

Long said as she examine her body before seeing her slightly burnt palm.

"Yes I'm Okay, senior brother is just playing a prank on me again."

Bora replied, Long turned to the group and walk over to the older boy before leaning over to him and twisted his ear.

"hahaha."

The boy screamed.

"You brat, I told you not to mess with my sister again."

Long shouted at him, then turned to others who had quickly picked up their race and burst off.

"It's Okay Long, I can't feel pain any way."

Xing Bora is the last daughter of the Phoenix Sect leader with her twin sister, Long who had came out earlier before her, their birth led to their mother's death after continuous pain even after delivering them. Bora has always lack her six senses since she was born due to some unknown reason, even her birth is a strange one. Not only did she come out an hour after her twin sister was born but she did not also breath or make a sound of that of a new born baby making everyone think she's a still birth child and she was asked to be buried.

But after several hours of her burial, the cry of a new born baby was heard at the exact place she was buried, it was in the midnight and the cry echoed around the forest she was buried, the guard opened the grave and found a baby crying and sweating furiously but not a single drop of water left her eyes.

And as she started growing, people realized that she lacks the sense of smell, she can't perceive the scent of food or anything, she lacks the sense of taste, she can't tell when a food is sour, sweat or bitter, she lack the sense of touch, she can't tell if something is cold or hot, she lack the sense to feel, she can't feel anything, she can't be emotional as she can't feel pain, love, sympathy or any other feelings. And lastly, she lack the sense of awareness, she does not have heart, she doesn't breath.