Chapter 7

Book I Chapter 7

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"You… You… You've been… keeping a secret from… me… right?" he asked with a knitted brow but his voice seemed a bit forced as he stutters.

"Sec… Secret? What… what secret?" Hyuna said with a shaking voice.

She knew that the secret is out and this fool has already found out that she is a girl.

She could not help but bit her lips and close her eyes as she waited for Il Kwan to say the words that she did not want to hear.

"I already knew that you have a secret… come on… You can tell your senior… I won't say it to anyone… promise…" Il Kwan said with a grin.

Hyuna's expression turned unsightly as she looks at Il Kwan in horror.

"It's about a girl… right?" Il Kwan asked while showing a crafty smile on his face.

"A… a girl?" she repeated feeling a bit horrified while looking at Il Kwan's expression.

"A beautiful young girl…" Il Kwan replied with a grin.

"Senior… I… I did not… I… to you…" she said incoherently and bites her lips as she wanted to cry while not knowing how to explain things to her friend.

She knew how Il Kwan had helped her in the sect. Without him, she would not have gained what she had right now.

She would not be treated like how others treat her right now if not for Il Kwan.

So she did not want him to feel betrayed. But of course, she also did not want to tell him about herself as she did not know what would happen if the secret of her being a woman would be exposed.

For one, women in the sect, especially mortals, have a different status and treatment.

Il Kwan's eyes turned suspicious as he squinted while looking at Hyuna seriously.

He suddenly walked near her and held his shoulders tightly.

"You brat! Where are you hiding that beautiful woman I saw inside the bathroom?!" he suddenly asked with a serious expression.

Hyuna was immediately stunned upon hearing this.

She knew that something is not right, there must be a misunderstanding. But she was truly engulfed with anxiety and nervousness that she had not realized it.

"Eh? Ah?" the expression of Hyuna turned a bit weird while looking at Il Kwan.

"You, my friend, are already starting to have a blossoming love at a young age… Tsk… Tsk… Well, anyway… I'll be off then… you take good care of your blooming love affair okay?" Il Kwan said as he sauntered out of the courtyard.

Hyuna was left dumbfounded while she watches Il Kwan walk out of the courtyard gate.

She thought for a while and began shaking her head as she did not know what is really happening right now.

She really thought that the guy has found out her secret. But then he said that she is hiding some female disciples in her old courtyard. How could that be?

She still could not put her mind to it and returned to the bathroom and finished washing her body.

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Meanwhile, just outside the courtyard leaning on the wall is Il Kwan who has his right hand over his chest.

He is breathing heavily right now as he tried to calm down from the rolling emotion in his heart.

Actually, he pretended those reactions of his and that his words were forced as he did not know what to say or do. He is not that stupid not to know that the person inside the bathroom is actually Wu Jin.

But how could he say that he thought that he was a girl?

How could he accept the fact that he was attracted to his best friend at that time?

His mind could not forget the snow-white soft skin and the long nape of his neck, and the…

Il Kwan suddenly hit his head.

"Damn it! Wu Jin is a guy… I'm not into that…" he grumbled as he fiercely clenches his hands.

But then he suddenly recalled spending time with Wu Jin and hearing the others saying that if Wu Jin turns into a girl, she would surely be the most beautiful girl in the sect.

No one could deny that the person in front of them is a man as they could tell that he did not have a woman's body. He even sweats like a guy. But, if one draws closer to him, one could not deny that he smells nicer than a guy.

As his mind became muddled remembering that stuff, Il Kwan kneeled on the side of the wall and was about to bang his head when he heard some footsteps.

Without hesitation, he quickly jumps to the nearby tree and hid behind its lush leaves.

From above he noticed two female Outer Sect disciples carefully walking toward the courtyard.

He knitted his brow and observed.

"Junior Jin…, are you home?" a beautiful young woman which seems to be 15 years of age called.

"Junior Jin!" she called again while looking inside the courtyard.

It did not take long before the figure of Hyuna walked out with her hair already dried and tied in a ponytail.

When the two women saw the young figure and his handsome look, they both showed a slight blush on their faces and smiled beautifully.

"Hello… Seniors… Why have you come?" Hyuna asked feeling a bit confused at the presence of the two young women.

The first one to talk was the taller one as she takes a step forward.

"Umm… Junior Jin… Can… Can you help me with my music score and zither? I mean… can you play the song you played the last time?" she asked.

Hyuna thought for a while and realized what she was talking about.

"Oh, that song? Sure… When do you need it?"

"Umm… Can you play the zither right now?" she requested while showing her googly eyes.

Hyuna could not help but want to laugh but she just kept it inside her heart.

These seniors are already nearing breaking through to the Spirit Refining Realm, how could they act like this in front of a mere mortal like her?

She could not help but shake her head inside her mind, but outside she showed a faint smile on her face.

She looks at the clear sky and the bright moon and its two brothers in the sky.

With the atmosphere right now, her mood has immediately caught the drift of the environment.

"Okay… But I don't have a zither with me…"

Without hesitation, the smaller one grabbed something on her back and then slowly opened it.

Within 5 minutes, she quickly assembled the zither as if by practice.

Hyuna was a bit stunned and her heart is filled with admiration upon seeing the fast action of the young girl. As she plucks the string, she immediately admired the young woman for being able to tune it properly in such a short time.

The three of them walked to the pebbled ground where there is a small stone table with three stools.

Hyuna sets the zither on the table and heaved a deep sigh as she sets her mood to the right emotion.

When her hand lifted to pluck, her two audiences did not hesitate to close their eyes.

As soon as the zither began playing, a mellow tune began to pervade the entire old courtyard creating an ambiance of peace and tranquility.

The flow of the wind and the calmness of the lake is mirrored in the tune being played.

Each tune is like the sound of wind lightly blowing on the surface of the lake creating a slight disturbance on its surface.

Then slowly and gradually the wind blew, and the lake began to churn but the calmness of the action reflects the tranquility of the atmosphere.

Soon, the melody began to create an atmosphere of vastness and endlessness which mirrored the sea.

The soft wave of the ocean crashing through the beach created a low but powerful reverberation in the hearts of those that are listening to the music.

The 15-year-old teen suddenly has her brow twitches as she felt a strong resonance within her body.

She could now feel the Qi in the air and with the flow of the music in her ears; she followed and controlled the flow of Qi which created a powerful suction within her.

She knew that her bet was right.

From the time that she first heard the tune that Wu Jin played at that time in the class, she knew that the flow of the music is like how she practices her energy.

As she focused her mind on the flow of the Qi in the air, she was able to grasp the rhythm and quickly followed it.

The Qi in the air gathers as they followed the tranquility of a slow-flowing river and then as they enter her body, they refined her physique like the rolling wave of the ocean.

From one tune to another, she resonates with the flow of music and soon found herself in the middle of a breakthrough.

Meanwhile, secretly watching this scene are two elders. One is a male with silver hair and the other one is a female with a silver crown on her head.

The two listened to the music and were also entranced. But then when they felt the weird flow of Qi in the air, they both knew that one of the female disciples is actually breaking through to the Spirit Refining realm without using a pill.

"This child… What is she doing?" the silver-crowned female was shocked and wanted to stop the process.

"Hold your horses… Do you not know what is happening here?" the silver-haired old man said with a tone of reprimand.

"Senior… this is dangerous. What if she could not control her Qi?" she worriedly said.

"Sigh… Though you have reached such an age, you are still too young my junior sister." The silver-haired old man said.

He waves his hand and then pointed in the direction of Hyuna.

"What you are seeing right now… is…" the old man showed a knowing look on his face and looks at the event happening in the old courtyard.