Chapter 234: Life 73, Age 35, Martial Grandmaster Peak
Young Master Wang dropped Bao off to be shown around the outer sect while he led SuYin and me deeper into the city hidden amongst the treetops. After showing us to the house assigned to SuYin, he gave us a detailed tour of the inner sect.
As we walked, SuYin stayed by Young Master Wang’s side while I followed behind as befit my position as a servant. However, as he showed us around, Young Master Wang focused more on me than he did on SuYin.
In a way, this behavior made a bit of sense. I would be responsible for taking care of SuYin’s daily necessities, so I would likely spend more time running around the sect than she would. However, it was a bit strange that Young Master Wang was showing me around himself. I had expected him to hand me off to one of his servants so that he could escort SuYin around privately. This young master had ambitions, and this behavior was likely tied to them, but I didn’t sense any hostile intentions him, so I would let things play out naturally.
After completing a circuit of the inner sect, Young Master Wang then guided us back to SuYin’s house.
“Junior Sister, the herbalism skills you displayed in the Verdant Fields Sect are quite impressive, but I must warn you that you are still several steps below what is expected of an inner sect disciple of the Verdant Forest Sect.”
SuYin’s brow wrinkled a bit at this statement. “But…”
The young man held up a hand. “You will know what I mean soon. I only say this because there are two things you need to take note of. First, you are only a probationary member of the inner sect. You must master the proper skills to at least Rank 2 within one year. If you don’t, you will be demoted. As an inner sect member, you will have access to information and resources that will make this task possible, but that doesn’t mean it will be easy.”
SuYin nodded and glanced at me worriedly. I just smirked slightly and shook my head to try and dismiss her concerns. I didn’t know what knowledge she was missing, but I was confident SuYin wouldn’t have any problems mastering it in short order.
Seeing SuYin relax, Young Master Wang continued.