Potential Sword Master Daisy waved her hand and sent all of the servants in the room away, including Li Youcai and Hope.
Skynder and her were left alone.
Daisy began to speak. "My Master only ever spoke one sentence to , the one you heard tell. However, as he raised his sword, he uttered another word."
She paused, seemingly hesitating, before speaking. "Skynder."
Skynder was confused.
"Those were the last words I heard him speak before swinging his sword down."
Skynder was surprised, but also curious. "What happened next?"
Daisy responded. "He destroyed the sky, then nded it back. It was as if nothing ever happened, but he disappeared after that."
Skynder did not believe it. Even a Sword Grandmaster could not destroy the sky itself.
Daisy, seeing the look on his face, explained in more detail.
"As he swung his Sword down, it felt as if it was connected with the world itself. His sword destroyed the sky above as it traveled, and just as soon as it happened, the sky nded itself back together, destroyed, yet recreated instantly. I'm not saying what I saw was the truth. It could have been an illusion, perhaps I never t him at all, but the feeling was absolutely real. That is why I, soone with no talent in the sword, am at the level of a potential Sword Master. As for why I am telling you, perhaps it is fate. Your na was spoken as the last words of my Master. Perhaps we were destined to et today."
Skynder nodded, but he truly found it impossible to believe. However, Sword Master Shang was already a mythical existence that Skynder could not comprehend, perhaps there was truly a being capable of breaking the sky and nding it. And the odds of him saying Skynder were miniscule, but he had.
Perhaps, as it was said, everything was fate.
Daisy looked into the distance. "I'm not sure if I could ever emulate a percentage of that slash, but if I could, I could die happy. Seeing it, it was as if the earth and the sky were prostrating, as if all living beings lived under its allowance, as if the sky was being punished, and did not dare to retaliate. Perhaps the path of one day recreating that attack lies with you."
She looked back at him. "I used a favor with a Crown Prince to create this gathering, all for the sake of eting you."
"So what is the point of all of this?" Skynder asked.
"Well, for the future, I plan to follow you. I want to see what fate has in store for . If I find that perhaps it really was just a coincidence, I'll leave you alone and that will be the end of it."
Skynder nodded, giving his agreent. "Then let's go."
Daisy nodded and stood up. She followed him out of the room where they t up with their servants.
Daisy told her servants to go ho without her. She left with Skynder, Li Youcai, and Hope in the carriage.
Li Youcai obviously had so questions, but this wasn't the ti. Hope was the sa.
They soon returned to Skynder's aunt's house. He entered without knocking and walked to his room.
Along the way, his aunt saw him. She opened her mouth to speak when she saw Daisy.
She furrowed her brows for a mont before recognizing her.
She stood up and walked over. "Potential Sword Master Daisy from the Flower Kingdom?"
Daisy nodded. "Yes."
Skynder's aunt nodded before introducing herself. After the pleasantries, Aunt Skyless spoke. "So, what exactly are you doing here?"
Daisy spoke. "I'll be following Skynder around for a while."
Aunt Skyless looked at Skynder with suspicion and so worry. "This isn't another lly situation, is it? We really couldn't face the consequences this ti."
Skynder shook his head with a chuckle. "I can't say I'm sure why she decided to do it, but I don't mind. Can you arrange her a room?"
Aunt Skyless nodded and called a house servant over. They quickly arranged a room for her. It was near Skynders.
Before they parted ways, Daisy spoke to him very seriously. "If you are going to do anything, make sure you co and get first."
Skynder nodded in agreent and returned to his room.
Until he fell asleep, he did nothing but think.
The next morning, he woke up a bit early. Li Youcai entered with breakfast, and as he ate, Li Youcai spoke.
"What did you think of Hope's performance yesterday?" He asked.
"Good enough." Skynder said. "Why are you so interested in having her serve ? Don't tell you fell in love."
Li Youcai shook his head. "Of course not. But, don't you think it could be more than sheer coincidence that we found her that day. Perhaps it is fate."
Skynder paused mid way into scooping his food from his bowl. His eyes looked deeply at the soup, but it could be better said that he was unfocused and staring at space itself.
"I've been hearing that word a lot lately."
His true thoughts could not even be thought at this mont, for he feared that they may be heard.
Suspicions ford in the depths of his mind. His green eyes unnoticeably flared for a mont before returning to normal.
He continued to eat while Li Youcai served him.
After finishing breakfast, he went and found Hope, as well as Daisy. Then, he went to the Imperial research institute. What happened there did not need to be explained deeply.
He continued to read, studying books everyday. This cycle continued, his knowledge growing deeper and deeper, until a very exciting day.
As he walked with Li Youcai, Daisy, and Hope, he saw soone leaning against a wall. In the Noble area, this was a rare sight.
Even walking was rare, but it was a nice sumr day and he had decided he might as well.
He turned to look at the person for a mont before looking away. Suddenly, his eyes shot open and he did a double take.
"Hey. It's been a while."
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