123 Abomination

Bai Ye gave in to my persistent begging and didn't manage to leave within his promised half-an-hour. By the time I finally went to sleep, the faint light of early dawn had already started glowing through the window. Needless to say that I woke up a few hours later groggy and heavy-eyed, but it was all worth it.

The other sects had all made it to Jade Temple as well, and the Keeper announced the agenda for the upcoming week as the huge group gathered in the main hall. Like Bai Ye had told me, various lessons were scheduled for disciples at different levels, and everyone was free to choose which ones to attend. I stared at Bai Ye's name on the line-up sheet for a long time, then decided at length that I shouldn't make things too obvious on the very first day. With a sigh, I made my way towards the lessons of a swordmaster from Jade Temple instead.