The Urban Dao Child

Yang Dao and Dao Yin looked at the envoy being teleported outside and they pursed their lips. Yang Dao asked, “Do you also think that he was a bit too over the top?”

Dao Yin nodded and said in a disdainful voice, “Could not even take five attacks. Shame. To think he has the qualification to judge us.”

“Must be an old person thing. They all think, that the older you are the wiser you become. I mean it is correct in cases of my family or sect elders, but this guy, it seems as if his age regressed.” added the boy.

The two were also teleported outside the isolated space, and at that moment all the elders could hear them talking. They had black lines on their foreheads. While the envoy was lying down on the ground twitching like an electrocuted fish. Sect Master Lysa stepped forward and after checking him up she said, “His body is filled with a trace of lightning, Dao, was it your attack?”

Yang Dao thought about it and nodded, as he said, “It could be mine and Yin’s last attack. It will dispel on its own in a few minutes.”

Dao Yin behind him nodded. The elders discussed and decided to wait. Just as the Dao Child said, after a few minutes, the effect of the attack vanished as the Envoy stood up stumbling on his feet. His appearance was anything but pristine. He raised his head to cast a gaze at the two little guys in front of him, their power to render him helpless made him realize that these two were monsters.

He shivered when he imagined that last arrow. That attack also gave him an idea to see if the two people could really come to work together, then they will be great and if he took them to the holy land, he will get the credit for discovering these two gems. At this moment, he decided to become a better man. His arrogance had collapsed under the blows of the two children.

The envoy dusted his clothes and said, “I am Xerxes, I apologize for the previous transgressions. You two have proved your skills, it will be my honor to guide you to the holy land. Now, you both have a time for five years to explore your regions. Learn from the other geniuses, if possible defeat them in duels. After five years, I will come back to pick you up.”

Yang Dao asked, “What do you mean by five years? Why not now?”

The envoy said, “The examination was supposed to be held five years later only, however, since I was traveling through the region, I decided to test the children earlier. The gates of the holy land open on a special date. The date will fall five years later. I hope you understand.”

Yang Dao scoffed and Dao Yin glared at the envoy with hateful eyes. Xerxes could not help but shiver in fear. He did not expect them to have such a reaction. Yang Dao said, “You seem to have some work left here, right?”

Xerxes nodded and Dao Yin spat, “Leave.” other than Yang Dao, no one got any emotions from her only indifference.

As if he felt a threat to his life, Xerxes vanished from his position in a blink. Leaving behind the elders who were stifling their laughter to not lose the decorum of an elder. Baracus said, “Dao Yin, let us leave as well.”

His words made the people calm down. The smiling children frowned. They had great interest and familiarity with each other for some reason. Yang Dao asked, “We have to explore the world for the next five years. How about we do that together?”

Baracus frowned and was about to say something when a terrifying pressure descended upon the people. Yang Dao and Dao Yin raised their heads to gaze at the entrance of the elder hall. They started walking towards the door in a daze. The others were rendered motionless. The hall seemed to be trembling from the pressure.

The two children reached the door and pushed it open. In front of them stood a huge white tiger. The others were all surprised but they were not, and even smiled faintly. Yang Dao said, “I have seen you in my dreams. Who are you?”

The tiger elegantly bowed its head and a feminine voice sounded, “The heavenly white tiger has seen the Dao child.”

The two children shivered, however, the voice was echoing in their minds. Dao Yin asked, “Why have you appeared here?”

“To choose a disciple.” replied the heavenly beast.

Yang Dao asked, “Who?” in a calm manner.

“Athena Olympus.” replied the white tiger.

Yang Dao raised his eyebrow and was about to say something when the heavenly beast said, “You will reunite in the future, what she has is a physique of earth, in this world, her skills may reach the top but it will not stand out, she will eventually be left behind. The choice is your young master.” ρꪖꪕᦔꪖꪕꪫꪣꫀ​ꪶ​

Dao Yin cast a gaze on Yang Dao waiting for his answer, and the boy said, “The choice is Athena’s it is her life and her future. You should ask her and if possible, give it a reasonable turnaround, she has a lot of people around her. Mortal minds are not very good at dealing with abrupt farewells.”

The white tiger replied, “I will see to it, Young Master.”

Yang Dao nodded and said, “Yin, would you like to look around the sect?”

Dao Yin nodded and the two walked out. While the white tiger turned smaller to enter the elder hall and discuss things with the elders.

…

While the two were roaming around the sect, Yang Dao was greeted by a lot of disciples. He smiled and greeted them back. He would tell Dao Yin the significance of the places they visited, and a lot of trivia.

Suddenly they came to a place that was filled with musical echoes. Yang Dao said, “This is the Octate peak. This is where they practice music. Would you like to?”

Dao Yin nodded and said, “Only if would play a song.”

Yang Dao chuckled and the two climbed the peak, soon the word spread, and people gathered, after all, Yang Dao was a rockstar of the sect.

They came to the peak pavilion where a young girl was playing a guqin. After finishing her piece she was about to stand up when she heard a sweet voice, “Senior Sister Chinmayi.”

Chinmayi was a girl with a gentle temperament. She smiled as she turned around and said, “What wind blew our young master here today?”

Yang Dao smiled and said, “I wanted to show my friend around the place. So, I came. Can I borrow your guqin? I would like to play a song.”

Chinmayi nodded to him and then gazed at the little girl beside him. She took out a flower from her space ring and said, “A flower of magnolia for you. Would you accept this as a gift?”

This was Chinmayi’s habit, gifting people flowers when they met her for the first time. Dao Yin smiled faintly and bowed as she accepted the flower. Yang Dao sat down in front of the guqin and Chinmayi clapped her hands, the surroundings turned silent, and the boy moved his fingers.

Suddenly, with just one note, the surroundings were drowned in it. Dao Yin watched him play in a daze and after a few moments, she walked in front of him and began to move her hands and feet. Her movements gradually became to look like a dance.

When the people were busy engrossed in the dance, a sword appeared in one of her hands, but Dao Yin kept dancing to the notes played by Yang Dao, sometimes erratic, sometimes calm. The performance made the people realize something they all need the most at the moment.

When the song ended, Dao Yin was staring at the flower held in her extended arm, with her other arm holding the sword. She looked like a painting, while beside her sat a young man, equally beautiful, with his black hair fluttering as the wind rustled against them both.

Chinmayi was lost in an epiphany. Yang Dao and Dao Yin looked around and found everyone to be the same. They smiled and slowly left them all to experience their opportunity. Dao Yin asked, “Can I ask you something?”

Yang Dao nodded and the girl continued, “Who is Athena?”

“My fiancee.” the boy did not hide anything.

Dao Yin asked, “Will you only have one partner all your life?” her gaze was filled with uncertainty.

Yang Dao said, “If I truly found someone I love, I will ask my mother and my wife for consent. So that I could marry her.” with a smile.

Dao Yin nodded with a bright smile. A stone pressing down on her heart suddenly vanished. Yang Dao invited her to visit his accommodation and to meet his friends. Dao Yin followed.