In the road that leads to the Senior Disciples Quarter, a tall figure walks below the sun and is hidden from it by the trees' shadows. Wearing a white robe, he was the Chief Disciple of the White Tiger Peak: Lin Haoti.
He was on his way to the quarters after hearing from his internal disciple that Chi Wei had closed herself in her room for the past three days. He, who had known her for a long time, was worried about her locking herself so suddenly like that.
Entering the quarters he was greeted by his juniors while walking to Chi Wei's room, he knocked on the door and warned her about his presence, soon he could hear the sound of some stuff falling and his junior sister quickly opened the door.
"Senior... Brother?"
"Junior Chi. Are you good? I hear from the internal disciples and the seniors from the quarter told me that you had been locked in your room for three days. I came to find the reason behind that."
"Senior... I was... busy. I had been a little busy these past days so... "
" ... Are you crying, Chi?"
Lin was a little surprised by that sight, it was very rare for him to see someone crying so openly like Chi Wei was doing.
"No! No, I am not."
"What happened for you to cry Chi? Are you hurt somewhere? You... You smell like ink."
"I am sorry senior brother, but I am not in good shape so if you could come another time, I will happily receive you."
Chi Wei quickly shut the door, leaving the worried Lin standing with a perplexed gaze. He standed his hand to knock once more but restrain himself.
"Chi, I doubt that you are injured because you would've gone to the medical center, I will be expecting you to go out of your room, so rest for a while."
Lin Haoti had leave the hall after that. Inside the room, Chi Wei was lying in her desk while thinking about the previous scene.
"I can't. I can't look at him like that. Not after what happened. I... I must finish it."
...
Lin Haoti was walking outside the quarter while being constantly harmed by the disciples gaze. They had heard his short conversation with Chi that led the lady to cry without a explanation. The disciples were curious about why their senior started to cry just when Lin Haoti had appeared, since she has been quiet from the day she had shut herself there.
"Ah, I'm used to that. Come. Don't fear asking me what happened, it is better that way." Thought the man. "I, honestly, am also curious about it. She doesn't cried for years and I am the reason for that now? I doubt it. But what was that ink scent, and her fingers and clothes were stained with ink too. Have she been writing something and was frustrated? Maybe."
Lin's thoughts lead him to the White Tiger Peak Master Palace. Walking the way to the his office, near the administration room. He didn't even sit when was called by his neighbor.
"Lin, did you know if the peak master will end her reclusion any time soon?"
"I'm in the blank just like you. But tomorrow I'll go to her seclusion area. She must know that the selection period will soon begin."
"Good. We are lucky that she decided to spend her time in seclusion instead of travelling again. What else does she have to see in the world?"
"Do you have something else to say?"
"No. I'm leaving."
"He does a good job but complains a lot. Master wouldn't leave her peak for three entire years."