Rebirth After Divorce

“Aunt Li, please arrange a sumptuous lunch today.” Ye Lan especially emphasized, “Never, as in never, put these three things: the green onion, cilantro, and pickled pepper inside the dishes. Also, try not to use too much salt. The taste should be on the lighter side.”

 

“Sure, Young Master Ye.” Auntie Li nodded with a smile. Although she was extremely baffled by the change in her young master’s taste buds these days, she understood that kids could be like this sometimes.

 

After saying his request to Auntie Lie, Ye Lan headed to the front gate with brisk steps, and with every passing minute, the anxiousness on his face became more and more apparent.

 

But when he caught sight of the person for whom he had been waiting for a long time coming out of a corner, his face became bright in the next second.

 

Yes, the person who was unhurriedly walking from afar was my classmate Luo Xiao. Since today is Saturday and also the agreed time for Mr. Huo and Luo Xiao to start studying, Luo Xiao came over.

 

Setting his eyes on Ye Lan, who was standing at the front door and waving his hand in greeting, Luo Xi turned his head to the side without saying a sound. He thought to himself, “What to do, ah?” He really doesn’t have the courage to walk to the master’s house anymore. Is it too late to turn around and leave now?

 

It was a pity that before he could come up with a decision, a force from his arms brought him back. Then Ye Lan’s aggrieved voice rang, “Xiaoxiao, I was saying hello to you just now; how come you didn’t respond? Right, let’s get inside immediately. Grandpa Huo has been waiting for you for a long time now. By the way, have you eaten breakfast? If not, I’ll ask Aunt Li to cook one for you. You know, the breakfast she cooks, particularly the lean meat congee and preserved egg, tastes so good.”

 

Luo Xiao was pulled by him, and they entered the front gate. “I’ve already had breakfast, and Ye Lan, can I walk by myself? Don’t you feel uncomfortable pulling me to walk like this?”

 

“No?” Ye Lan turned around and replied.

 

Feeling speechless, Luo Xiao rolled his eyes and said, “But I feel uncomfortable.”

 

“Oh, is that so?” Ye Lan let go of his hold with a reluctant face.

 

Luo Xi looked into the other party’s eyes, which were filled with grievance, and felt extremely helpless. What the hell is this all about? Don’t tell him this is some kind of young bird syndrome; it’s not even remotely appropriate! And are you being serious, Young Master Ye? When you were talking to your grandfather on the phone before, you were so calm that you didn’t even look like a twelve- or thirteen-year-old kid! Is it really okay to act so immature and weak now?

 

Perhaps because he had encountered this kind of thing too frequently lately, Luo Xiao just sighed inside and decided to do whatever he had to do while ignoring the other things in the process. After all, he discovered that Ye Lan was the type of person who wants a mile after others give him an inch. want him to be kind to him? No way.  He had already learned his lesson.

 

“Duh-duh-duh,” Luo Xiao’s footsteps sounded as he walked to the study room located on the second floor. “Master, I’m here.”

 

“You’re finally here, Xiaoxiao; you can enter the door.” Master Huo’s voice rang out from inside.

 

Luo Xiao pulled open the door, and what greeted his sight was a single mahogany desk and a bookshelf, as well as two mahogany chairs placed together with the desk. Mr. Huo was standing behind the desk, and his hands were doing something on the desk.

 

“Xiaoxiao, come over here.” Mr. Huo lifted his head and motioned for him to come. “This is what I’m going to explain to you today.”

 

Luo Xiao listened to his words and walked over in his direction. Between them was a mahogany desk with a few ancient copper coins placed on top of it. These few copper coins were the bronze coins Mr. Huo used before when he did a divination for his mother. Together with the copper coins was a tortoise shell with a jade-like texture, as well as a brush that has a very plain appearance.

 

“These few copper coins were the coins you’ve seen in my last divination, and I got them by accident.” Mr. Huo pointed his finger to the few other things, “And this tortoise shell is the mystical Xuanwu Turtle Shell that has been passed down from one generation to another in our Tianji Sect. That’s right, it’s the shell of the Xuanwu Tortoise which is said to be one of the divine beasts. Because it is a remnant of a divine beast that still retained an aura, it has the ability enhance the precision of our divination. As for this writing brush, a hundred-year-old purple bamboo from the Zhongnan Mountain is used to made the brush handle, while the brush hair is made of Polar Snow Wolf’s hair. This thing has been handed down for five or six hundred years. After becoming a master in the future, these two things will be in your hands. As for the ancient copper coins, you have to look for them by yourself, since they are things that is originally found by the former masters themselves.”

 

Upon listening to his master say this, the picture of the few copper coins he had placed in his space flashed in his mind. A plan to look for an opportunity to unseal the seal on them has always been in his mind, but it has always been delayed due to various things. How about he grab this opportunity to take them out and let his master have a look at them?

 

After a few moments of thinking, Luo Xiao reached into his pocket, and with a single thought, a copper coin magically appeared in his pocket. Luo Xiao had just taken out the copper coin and was about to pass it to Mr. Huo when he accidentally realized that the description of this coin in the space had changed. It now says that the seal has been lifted. What was happening? Clearly he hadn’t done anything, right?

 

Before Luo Xiao could figure it out, Mr. Huo happened to look up and saw the copper coin in his hand. He opened his mouth to say in surprise, “This is good, good! Xiaoxiao, I didn’t expect that you actually already have your own copper coin.”

 

“What are you saying?” Luo Xiao’s eyes widened in surprise. What’s going on now?

 

“What do you mean by what? Haven’t you realized it yourself?” Mr. Huo pointed to the few copper coins in his hand. “This coin has your breath inside it, and no one except you can have the ability to use it.”

 

“Eh? Are you sure?” So awesome? Luo Xiao has to admit that this world is actually full of mystery!

 

Mr. Huo nodded. “Just as I expected, my divination is still right.”

 

“Divination? Could it be…?”

 

“Well, yes.” Mr. Huo knew what he was intending to say: “My divination told me that I will accept an excellent disciple, and that disciple is also the next head of the next generation of my Tianji Sect, who will later lead out Tianji Sect to continue the legacy. The only problem is…”

 

Hearing the trace of confusion at the end of his master’s words, Luo Xi curiously asked, “Master, what is it?”

 

“No, nothing.” Mr. Huo shook his head and didn’t speak any more. As a matter of fact, what his divination told him at that time was that, despite accepting a disciple, there was no master-disciple karma between them yet. The karma would only show after the disciple’s death, but if the disciple died, how could they still become master and disciple?

 

This point has always been something that Mr. Huo couldn’t wrap his mind around, but it doesn’t matter since he already accepted Luo Xiao as his disciple. Besides, when he did the divination for the second time, the result showed that two of them do have a rather deep master-disciple karma now, so there’s nothing to worry about.

 

“Right, Xiaoxiao, are you done reading those books I gave you previously?” Mr. Huo questioned as he picked up a cup full of water.

 

Luo Xiao nodded. “Yes, I’m done reading them all. Only, there are some things in the books I don’t quite understand.”

 

“What parts of the book you can’t understand? Master will explain them to you.”

 

“It’s like this: in the book of “Eight Trigram,” it says that to be able to make the formation effective, as well as to set up the formation with precision, one needs to input his spiritual power during the process of setting up the formation. But, mater, what is this spiritual power all about?”

 

“Spiritual power is the pure elements you absorbs from the outside world as you transform them into you our own use through certain feats. Just like what we often say about absorbing the essence of the sun and the moon, it was in fact absorbing the pure yang element coming fro.m the sun and the pure yin element coming from the moon. Based from the knowledge passed down from hundreds years ago, the pure elements that can absorbed by the human body, beside the pure yang and yin elements I just said, are the three elements of pure fire, pure wood, and pure water. In normal times, the pure fire element is more abundant in places with a lot of volcanoes, while the pure wood element could be found around the centuries and millennia old trees. As for the pure water element, it is usually found in oceans.”

 

“If that’s the case, master, then which element do I belong to?” Luo Xiao spoke with a hint of confusion.

 

“In your case, it should be the pure wood element. The aura on your body is very powerful, which means that your spiritual power level is not bad. However, due to the environment and many factors nowadays, it has become increasingly hard to absorb these pure elements. This caused some practitioners to directly use some wicked methods to absorb the other practitioners’ spiritual energy for their own benefits. In stark contrast with the other pure elements, the mildness of the pure wood element is the best candidate for absorption, as there is no fear of any elemental repulsion reaction.”

 

Mr. Huo moved his legs to the direction of the bookshelf on the side, and after flipping left and right, he finally pulled out a thin book that no longer had a cover before passing it to Luo Xiao, “You’ll take this with you. Go home later and take a good look. Inside this book is the method on how to hide one’s spiritual power.”

 

Carefully and cautiously, Xiao listened to the old man’s words and responded, “Hmm, thank you, Master.”

 

“Alright, let’s resume studying.” Mr. Huo took a seat and pointed to another chair at Luo Xiao, “Xiaoxiao, you take a seat.”

 

“En, Master.”

 

“Now, let me tell you about the current situation in our country. Although a lot of ordinary people are unaware of it, the fact is that not only our country but every country in the world has a group of exceptional individuals. They hide among the ordinary people and even live an ordinary life like them, but once there is a need, they will make a move. So when some kind of unexplainable thing happens, it is actually their doing.”

 

Upon hearing this, Luo Xiao realized the situation, and it makes sense now!

 

“For our country specifically, apart from our Heavenly Secrets Sect1Tianji Sect, there are also factions like the Sword Gate, the Strategy Daoist Sect, and the Sky-Bearing Sect as well. But they all operate under the management of the National Security Special Department, so the practitioners of those factions are generally righteous people. There are also some practitioners from some unaffiliated factions who either dislike restrictions or are drawn to unconventional methods. In the future, you must be cautious in your actions.”

 

“I will keep it in mind, master.” Luo Xiao nodded firmly. This second chance at life was something he accidentally got after great difficulty, and he would definitely cherish it! If he ever stumbled upon something dangerous in the future, he would certainly avoid it!

 

“Oh, and that kid from the Ye family, you can befriend him. Although their Ye family seems like an ordinary family on the surface, for some reasons, they maintain friendly relations with major sects. If possible, try not to go against the Ye family. For now, this is a thick golden thigh that you can hug! As for the future, hehe.” Mr. Huo raised an eyebrow and said with a sly expression.

 

Luo Xiao: “…”

 

Master, is it right to say it like this? But this disciple likes that idea very much!

 

Meanwhile, Ye Lan, who is downstairs and didn’t come up to disturb Luo Xiao’s study, was standing there stupidly with a silly smile. Thinking to himself, today he and Luo Xiao can eat together at the same table. It’s really good!

 

TL: Tianji Sect will be now called Heavenly Secrets Sect! ️

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