Chapter 55 - Loose Lips Sink Ships
Yang Xiu was more than a little nervous because Master had left her and Yang Ru alone at a strange sect with no instructions other than to, “Have fun.”
“Esteemed Master Cultivator,” she said to Kang Ya-Ting, “this lowly one and her brother are a bit lost as to what to do. Please guide us.”
“Oh, so this one is your brother? You look quite similar in age.”
She cupped her hands. “Yes, Esteemed Master Cultivator. These lowly ones are twins.”
“Enough with that Esteemed Master Cultivator nonsense. Your master and I are friends. You can call me Elder Kang.”
“Yes, Elder Kang,” the two chorused.
“See, that wasn’t so hard, was it?” The elder said with a grin. “Let’s begin our tour of the sect grounds.”
He was much nicer than Yang Xiu had expected him to be. Master was quite casual and nice once you got to know him, but from the stories, other cultivators weren’t like that. Of the two higher level ones she’d encountered, though, both were actually pleasant. Maybe the stories were wrong.
As they walked, Elder Kang pointed out many buildings and what their purpose was. The grounds in Sixth Flawless Flowing City were miniscule compared to the sect’s main location, so they only had three pavilions onsite—alchemy, arrays, and martial.
The elder called these three the core pavilions necessary for any sect. Alchemy provided cultivation aids that healed, directly provided qi, cleared meridians, and assisted with breakthroughs. Arrays aided in defending the sect grounds, increasing qi density, and many other benefits that were too countless to name. And of course, the martial pavilion was where sect members learned how to fight.
He turned to Yang Ru and said, “Don’t judge the sect on the performance of Pan Jiang. He’s a bit of a special case.”
“Of course, this lowly one will not do that, Elder Kang.”