Stepping Into The Void

There was a lot of hustle and bustle in Lanxu town. People moving up and down all over the place, going about their own business. Along a busy street, specks of dust were carried by the calm breeze as soles of sandals, shoes and other footwear kicked against the floor. A young lady clothed in red robes looked to the side. With skin shiny and smooth like white jade and long black silky hair that reached shoulder length even after being held together by two decorated hair pins, her looks were exceptional. Her emerald eyes slightly widened in surprise at the sight she beheld, compelling her to stop in her tracks. One man saw this and snorted in disdain. "You've got some nerve blocking our path missy!". Raising his hand he prepared to smack her across the face, but as soon as his eyes fell on the emblem on her left chest, he immediately fell to his knees and began quivering with fear. "Pple...ase sp..pare m.me. The lady simply stared at him through the corner of her eye, maintaining absolute silence. Her current demeanor gave her the disposition of an empress holding absolute power and authority over the other party. During this time, everyone seemed to hold their breath waiting for a sentence. "Know your place". All of a sudden, an immense pressure began to weigh down on all those present, with the man at the centre of all this bearing the full force. "Heuk". He spat out bright red blood and continued to cough. "Hh..ave me...rcy", he pleaded. At that instant, the pressure disappeared and the man was left exhausted on the floor. "This should be enough of a lesson to you", she said in a cold voice before walking away. People began to gossip about what had just transpired. "To be unable to notice a miss from the Qin family. Hmph! How illiterate must you be". "He was lucky to escape with all his limbs intact. If her bodyguards were around he'd be lucky to have a limb. "But why haven't I seen her before? Could it be the rumours about the fourth young lady were true". "And talk about that spiritual pressure! It should be at least 4-star drop realm. For this age, a cultivation speed like that is rare". While other went on their way, the lady continued to her original destination. Sitting on the side of the street was a malnourished, emaciated youth so thin it seemed that with the slightest breeze he might be blown away. She squatted and scrutinized him more closely. He raised his face to reveal his crimson eyes and looked her in the eye. His face looked extremely hollow, and his complexion had become so pale that even the grim reaper would feel hesitant to look at his face. Upon coming face to face with him, the girl was a little shaken by his ghastly appearance, but she quickly regained her composure took out a loaf of bread and stretched it out to him. The other beggars who saw began to drool on the spot relishing the painful sight and aimed their gazes full of envy at him. The youth looked at the bread nonchalantly and then accepted it, but instead of eating it he gave it to the boy next to him. He was stunned by this gesture, but quickly accepted the bread and bowed to thank him before devouring the meal that instant. All the beggars were instantly struck with shock like a thunderbolt and stared at him as they would an alien. Even the lady was no exception to this, but managed to maintain her expression. Then she asked him, "Do you wish to die?". The teenager simply spoke, "What is life and what is death? Answer this, and I will answer you". Others listening in on the conversation openly snorted in undisguised disdain with their gazes burning holes in the back of his head. "A mere beggar dares to talk back to the young miss". "His eyes have failed to recognize Mount Tai". The girl simply smiled and spoke, "You're quite the interesting one, aren't you?". She then offered a handshake and introduced herself. "Qin Fei". He looked up at her hand and hesitated for a bit before following in turn. "Ji Taiyang".