The Urban Dao Child

As the three people enjoyed the calm breeze and since among them, time flew past. Yang Dao closed his eyes to meditate as the wind caressed his hair. The boy took in a deep breath as he tried to perceive the source energy of the wind. After thirty minutes, his brows furrowed. He made no progress at all. He sighed as his brows stretched back to normal. He opened his eyes and said, “Sister Bai, let’s spar. You use a strength similar to mine. Bend the earth.”

Laohu Bai and Feng Yun were surprised by this sudden proposal of their Young Master. The former asked, “Why so suddenly?”

Yang Dao said, “If feel like to get more proficient in bending, I should incorporate some, body movements to it. That will make it easy for me to bend the wind.” he stood up and stretched his lazy body.

Feng Yun said, “Young Master, why not spar with my guards first.”

Yang Dao thought for a bit and asked, “Okay, sister Yun.” then he took off his watch and put it on the table as he walked out of the pavilion.

He stopped on the steps and asked, “How will I use bending against them? Are they not normal people?”

Feng Yun smiled and shook her head as she replied, “Some are but some are not.” then she turned to the four men standing in a distance. She spoke in a slightly loud voice, “Dain, come here.”

One of the four men turned and rushed over. He stood outside the pavilion and asked with his back bowed a little, “What can I do Miss?”

Feng Yun said, “Call over the other three of you, play with Young Master.” her voice was as ice-cold as it was usually.

The man was surprised for a second and quickly nodded after gaining his senses. He replied, “Yes, Miss.”

Feng Yun nodded and said, “Call them fast.” she then smiled at Yang Dao when she saw him thinking as he stood at a spot.

“You can stop thinking too much young master, they are all retired veterans from the special forces. They are capable enough to deal with almost anything under the contractor level.” her voice woke up Yang Dao.

He walked out down the stairs while shaking his head, he mumbled, “Did she just call me ‘anything’? I have been underestimated a lot of times, but this time I actually want to rub a good one in their faces.”

His temper had flared up. How dare they look down on him? He did some basic warm-up and waited for the opponents to arrive. Soon he heard a clutter of footsteps behind him. He saw four men, dressed in black suits. They all were two heads taller than Yang Dao. The boy was 16and still growing.

He asked, “Will you be able to move properly in these suits?”

The four men hesitated, Yang Dao said, “Lose them, when you spar with me do not hold back anything. But if you took any cheap shots, do not blame me for using a hard hand.” his solemn tone did not sit well with the guards.

They all exchanged a glance and took off the coats, thinking, how could this AC baby ever push them to the limits? Laohu Bai shook her head as she looked at the scene in front of her. She said to Feng Yun without turning her head, “You just rattled a dragon.”

Lady in Red dress asked, “What do you mean Xiao Bai?”

“In training, he defeated Lin almost every time. Other times it was a draw. Talen almost could not hold himself back and jump in to fight with him. I will just say this. Your word ‘anything’ unintentionally poked his ego. He is low-key usually but when people close to him look down on him directly or indirectly, he goes mad.” her voice was filled with melancholy.

Feng Yun sat up straight. She was aware of her sister’s direct subordinates and their skills. If Yang Dao can beat them, then her guards were just paper tigers to him.

The four people stood facing Yang Dao, the boy had a calm expression. He said, “I will be fighting seriously, so I hope you do not hold back.”

The guards grunted and they charged at him altogether. Yang Dao also did not budge and took a step forward. Due to the fast charge of the guards, the first one has already reached him. A fist enlarged in Yang Dao’s peripheral vision. The fist was aimed at his head, he simply ducked to the side a bit.

The fist brushed air and Yang Dao caught hold of the guard’s wrist. Twisted it, tripped the guy’s leg, making him eat a mouthful of tender grass. His back faced the other guards who were rushing at him. Letting go of the already fallen guard he ducked down and suddenly jumped. His body was horizontal and it spun like a corkscrew.

He extended his leg outward, hitting the shoulder of the opponent, as he landed, he waved his hand, intending to let the wind rush at the guard on his right.

WHOOSH ρꪖꪕᦔꪖꪕꪫꪣꫀ​ꪶ​

The wind rushed suddenly at the man, his shoulder bloomed with a blood flower. Initial nature of wind, ‘the faster it travels, the sharper it becomes.’ If the wind movement was in a huge area then it will not cut but since Yang Dao only willed the wind to move with his hand, the action was in a limited area and cut.

The guards were shocked, Yang Dao was shocked, Feng Yun and Laohu Bai stood up from their seats. Yang Dao immediately said, “I am very sorry, I did not mean to harm you, I just wanted the wind to put up a barrier to prevent you from moving forward.”

Feng Yun said, “You all, retreat. Treat the wounded first.” her cold voice made the guards wake up and they immediately took their comrade to treat his wounds. Yang Dao turned to her with a guilty face, “Sister Yun, I really did not mean to harm them. I am sorry.”

With a heavy voice, he was about to bow when Laohu Bai hugged him. The reason the two people stopped the spar was not that he hurt a guard. It was because of the scared expression on his face. Yang Dao has developed Hemophobia. This was probably because of his close encounter with the terrorist and killing them. The Dao Child was a young boy. This was a potential risk that could happen to anyone.

Feng Yun shook her head and said, “It is fine, you just rest for a few days.”

Laohu Bai patted his back gently while her other hand pinched an acupuncture point on the back of his neck. The boy fainted in her arms. She carried him to his bedroom. Feng Yun on the other side, called, “Eldest, get your ass, here tonight. Young Master developed Hemophobia. He cannot see blood.”

The other side asked, “How do you know?”

“He was sparring and suddenly cast a wind blade. The opponent got injured. Young Master froze as soon as the blood came out. I could sense the fear n his heart. He lost his composure and even was about to bow to me an apology.” her voice was very low.

The other side sighed and said, “Alright, I am coming.”

Feng Yun said, “Good, where is second brother?”

The other side spoke with a sigh, “Hawk nation, dealing with the bloody mess left there.”

Feng Yun nodded and said, “Should I tell him about this as well?”

“I will do it, you just look after the Young master. He is in a fragile state of mind right now.” afterward the call was disconnected.

Feng Yun put down the phone and sighed. she then walked inside the house. Just when she was about to get inside Yang Dao’s room, Laohu Bai came out. She said, “He is asleep, do not worry.”

Feng Yun said, “I have called the eldest. He will be here soon.”

Laohu Bai replied, “Ask that old man to keep his chad side under control. If he tried to make fun of young master. I will make him hide in his shell forever. I swear.”

…

Somewhere in a desert, a man sat with dead bodies lying around him. He felt a satellite phone on him, ring. He picked up the call and asked, “What is it?”

The other side replied, “Are you done with the assignment?”

He replied, “Yes.”

“Come back, the young master needs you.” the called was the old man. The eldest of the four spirit incarnations.

The man in the desert was the second brother in Feng Yun’s mouth, he said, “What happened?”

The old man said, “He fought some terrorists and killed them. But developed Hemophobia. Yun confirmed. Come back, you are needed to meet him before I do.”

The man stood up from the ground all of a sudden and said, “I will be there by nightfall.”

The call disconnected and the man said, “This was not supposed to happen. The change in the Dao cycle is not a good omen.” as he glanced at the stars in the sky. Calming himself, he jumped in the sky and vanished into a little dot.