Chapter 171: From Black to White
Although Yan Ping returned to the Mystical Qilin Sect, Anji thought nothing had changed after two weeks. Everyone was still as busy, and Yan Ping did not allow her to leave the hut they shared. However, Anji soon learned why.
"My debut?"
Chuckling at the child’s cluelessness, Yan Ping decided it was time to tell her what was happening in the sect, or at least part of it.
"Of course," she smiled. "What kind of sect would we be if we did not hold a successor announcing ceremony? Now, quickly choose. Which fabric do you prefer? We need to make a ceremonial robe for formal events and your regular clothes in the sect. Unfortunately, the Mystical Qilin Sect only allows successors to wear white. The other colours, red, yellow, green and blue, are for researchers from different districts. Grey robes are for retired sect members and black for outer court apprentices."
Although Anji owned many dresses back home of all different colours, she had never seen anyone wearing all white outside of a funeral. Her shifu was the first person with such a unique aesthetic that suited her mysterious personality. However, now that Anji knew better, she wondered if Yan Ping once wore a different coloured uniform.
"Black," Yan Ping replied at once. "The colour I wore before it became white."
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Even without a sound, Yan Ping could hear Anji’s confusion. It was only natural. However, it was also true. Not many people in the Mystical Qilin Sect knew about Yan Ping’s unique past. She was probably the first person in the sect’s long history to become a sect successor without becoming an inner disciple. She was also the first naturally blind person admitted into the sect. There were many first times with Yan Ping for the Mystical Qilin Sect.