The girl entered the storehouse without an announcement ignoring the old man at the ledger table.
The old man looked up.
His brush trembled for a second and stopped and then stood up.
“Miss..why..are.."
She gave a small nod. The Ledgerer did not say anything.
Her clothes were dark and plain, and red hair over dark clothes gave her the unique look.
She walked past the grain sacks and the indoor pens on the way, her eyes paused on Yan for a second.
Then she turned and left the way she came from, from the doors of the storehouse.
The old man sat down again only after she disappeared from view.
He resumed writing.
The ink line trembled slightly before steadying.
Yan arrived at the old man ledger and asked, "Who is she?"
The old man Ledgerer looked at Yan, "Someone big, very big, you don't need to know, just remember that she is more important than anyone else in the sect"
“I did it,” Ren arrived with a shout by mid afternoon.
Yan looked at him.
“Spiritual Qi Foundation. First level." Ren could not hide the smile.
" I finally reached it"
"Yan, come with me" Ren grabbed Yan and pulled him along, Yan tried to free his hand and noticed Ren's grip was stronger than usual.
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Soon they arrived near a wooden tree at the entrance of the sect.
Ren clenched his fist and struck a wooden tree
The wood cracked, the crack was tiny but absolutely it did.
Ren stared at it and was surprised.
"Weak, I thought I could level mountains" Ren complained.
"You will in the future" Yan studied him carefully.
Then Ren looked at Yan and said " Yan, I am finally a cultivator"
" If anyone dares to bully you, call me, my fists are stronger now" Ren declared.
"Sure, sure" Yan nodded.
"Let's try something else" Ren said.
They walked along the ridge path outside the sect walls.
The forest below stretched far and quiet.
Ren picked up a stone and threw it at a distant tree.
The stone struck hard enough to leave a small mark.
Ren exhaled slowly.
“It’s real,” he said.
Yan said nothing.
Then they sat down on the ground, Ren looked at Yan and declared "I am Strong"
“Yan,, I am thinking of seeing how strong I am " Ren said.
“The sect announced missions, I will go and see if I can grab one.”
Yan looked at him.
“I think the main mission is about the loose cultivators going berserk in nearby villages and cattle and animals being missing”
Yan’s expression did not change.
"The mission states that these loose cultivators are targeting animals, stealing them and doing something with them"
“How many animals have gone missing Yan asked.
“Not sure but cases are increasing" Ren said.
“ As a cultivator now, I can join the missions ” Ren continued. “And I am allowed to bring one mortal helper with me if needed ”
Ren looked directly at Yan.
“Come with me Yan, I can only confidently trust you.”
Yan stayed silent for a moment and then replied "Okay"
For a moment, no one talked about anything.
The wind moved along the ridge.
"Yan, this will be our first mission, be prepared, tomorrow afternoon, we will depart"
Ren’s excitement had softened into focus.
“Ans It’s a chance to see outside the sect,” Ren said.
Yan turned his head slightly toward the cracked outer wall then back to Ren.
After some time, they returned toward the storehouse.
The old man Ledgerer is still writing while murmuring "stupid livestock"
Right then, footsteps approached from the courtyard.
Steward Zhao entered the storehouse, the old man looked up and stood up.
“Steward.”
Zhao looked once across the room.
“She came?”
“Yes.”
Zhao gave a small nod then he turned and left.
His footsteps faded across the courtyard stones.
The old man did not sit down right away, Yan did not notice but Zhao glanced at Yan for a fraction of the second before leaving.