17 Sui Wenyen and Ying Yue's argument

In the morning, Fai Zhen, Young Lord Fu, and Young Dai were with Lord Rui in the Kéfàng, talking about Ying Yue's training and related stuff. Daisung was telling the worries regarding his sister to Lord Rui while others were listening. "Young Dai, do not worry. Miss Yue will be under my care. Tell Fire Lord and lady Huo not to worry about their daughter. I have positioned the palace's best maids for her care," asserted Lord Rui and sipped the tea which was special tea of Taiyi people.

Daisung sipped the tea as well when Young Lord Fu spoke. "Lord Rui, I do not want you to give any kind of special treatment to Miss Yue. She is now a disciple of Taiyi Sect, so she should be treated as any other disciple. The true essence of a cultivator is to be able to leave behind the worldly pleasures if and when required.

We know that she is quite weak ever since she was born but if she will not train herself in an appropriate environment then there is no meaning of this training," asserted Shui Jin.

"What Young Lord Fu spoke of is correct. As a disciple, she has to be trained in the academy with its accepted rules and regulations devoid of any privileges. The moment she stepped inside the academy of our Taiyi Sect, she relinquished her princess title. Now, she is a just disciple who needs to train just like everyone else. Young Lord Dai, as a brother we are aware of your concerns towards Miss Yue but if we keep on pampering her then Miss Yue will never try to come out of her comfort zone," stated Fai Zhen.

"Even I agree with the Jin brothers' opinions. I myself have realized that Miss Yue's Qi is nil and she indeed needs more resilience than ever to adapt to the current environment." Lord Rui stated. They continued their conversation until Bao Li, the personal attendant of Ying Yue, came running there. She halted before she said, "Young Lord Fu, Miss Yue… she is..."

They all jerked up from their respective seats. "What happened to Yue?" Daisung asked with a concerned expression. "She is arguing with another reputed disciple of Taiyi sect." Bao Li finally said. Fu Shui Jin quickly walked out of there followed by Fai Zhen, Daisung, and Lord Rui.

Ying Yue tightened her hold on the greenish robes of the disciple Sui Wenyan and glared at her. "How dare you call me a loser?" Ying Yue shouted at her. Sui Wenyan lightly pushed her which made Yue fall on the floor. This made Ying Yue even more furious. She huffed before then stood up from the ground. The other disciples just kept staring at the commotion that unfolded in front of them when Zhangsun Shan came forward.

"Miss Yue, please calm down. She did not mean that," Zhangsun Shan politely.

"Why should I calm down? She was the one who did wrong. She should apologize to me," muttered Ying Yue, glaring at Sui Wenyen who was holding her sword and had crossed her arms.

"Why should I apologize to you? I did my duty by taking you here. This is an academy, not your palace where you can sleep till noon. I asked you to sweep the floor but instead you started arguing with me. Learn some manners first and then you will earn some right to talk back at me." Sui Wenyen asserted.

"Why are you putting the entire blame on me?" Ying Yue asked. "Indeed I refused to not sweep the floor but you were the one who started calling me a loser just because of such a tiny issue . Is this how you people train the disciples here?" Ying Yue inquired.

"What is all this nuisance?" Lord Rui called out in a loud voice. All of them instantly bowed their heads to Lord Hui's voice, except Ying Yue. Fu Shui Jin glanced at Ying Yue and noticed her anger. "Forgive us, Lord Rui," said Zhangsun while he bowed his head.

"I have heard the entire incident. Wenyen, you do not need to treat Miss Yue like that. Her training has not even started yet so do not say anything harsh to her," stated Lord Hui. Sui Wenyen nodded and asked for apologies. Ying Yue glared at her then spoke, "I do not want to learn in such an academy where they do not respect a student."

"Yue, she is senior to you. Do not show such unsightly behavior. It is not the proper way to treat your fellow disciples. Apologize to her," asserted Daisung, looking at Ying Yue. Ying Yue has never apologized to anyone in her entire 19 years of life and here her brother was trying to make her apologize to the lady who insulted her.

"I will not apologize," said Ying Yue sternly and averted her gaze from Daisung. He walked towards her when Ying Yue stepped back and ran from there. "Yue," shouted Daisung when Fu Shui placed his hand on Daisung's shoulder. "Young Dai, you don't have to do this. I shall go after her and bring her back," said Fu Shui and went after Ying Yue.

"She is a way better actress than I am," murmured Sui Wenyen which Fai Zhen heard. "Miss Sui, do not call anyone 'loser' from now on. I never expected such a thing from you," muttered Fai Zhen with much disappointment. Sui Wenyen nodded and left from there.

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Ying Yue stopped running once she was quite far away from the academy. She was in the bamboo forest where she found a giant rock. She sat on the rock and muttered, "How dare she call me-" She then stopped saying as she reminisced the day when she lost in the championship.

"She was right though. I did lose in that match and then ended up in this strange place. I agree that I am scared to accept the reality. But she was making me do those kinds of chores which I have never done in my life and neither do I want to," murmured Ying Yue. "I should not have agreed to Fufu. They will torture me here and after today's fight, I do not think that girl will like me a bit. Never in my life had I felt this helpless." She then started crying, using her palms to cover her eyes.

Wiping off her tears she told herself, "Yue, you should not cry. You- you" But she failed to finish her sentence and burst up in tears. Fu Shui Jin arrived there but when he found her crying, he halted at his place. After a minute, he stepped towards Ying Yue and stood next to her.

"Miss Yue, refrain from shedding tears. I have promised your parents that I will not let you get hurt." Hearing Fu Shui's voice Ying Yue put her palms down and looked at him with her innocent eyes.

"Fufu, I don't want to cry but these tears just keep coming out of my eyes. I miss them," murmured Yue and lowered her eyes. "On the very first day, she behaved with me like this. I do not think I will be able to make it up. She will hold a grudge against me." Yue further spoke.

"Miss Yue, no disciple should think ill of others. This is the basic rule of training. Indeed, you argued with her but it will not matter to her since she was in the wrong as well. You must not get demoralized by such little mishaps. We will be returning today after which you will have to live here all alone by yourself. These disciples will be your family as long as you are here which is why you must learn to treat them nicely." Fu Shui asserted when his eyes fell on the visible bruise on Miss Yue's right hand.

He bent down on his knees and held out his hand, gazing at Ying Yue who was looking at him with a startled look. "Reach out with your right hand," Fu Shui Jin said politely. "Uh-hmm..." Ying Yue hummed and complied with that strange request. Fu Shui Jin placed his two fingers over the bruise which vanished in a matter of few seconds. A smile appeared on Ying Yue's lips. "Fufu, thank you," Ying Yue said in a low voice.

Fu Shui gave her a faint smile before he got up. "Should we head back then, Miss Yue?" Fu Shui asked.

Ying Yue nodded and got up from the rock. "Miss Yue, I have faith in you. I know you can excel in everything you will learn here," stated Fu Shui. Ying Yue smiled and nodded at Fu Shui Jin.