"Why?" He could not help but ask. He felt embarrassed to have been rejected. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry. The good thing, he did not ask her in public. The embarrassment would have been worse.
"I want to practice on my own. I am too lazy to do all the cultivation practice with a schedule. I want somewhere I can cultivate without too many people disturbing me." She said, observing the vice sect master. She really wanted a better place than she could cultivate in peace. The only person that could give her that was either the sect master, the vice sect master or an elder with higher authority
"No problem. As long as you become my disciple, I will be only teaching you. I have no intention of taking in another disciple. Also, I have no other disciple." He was excited. He seemed to have read her mind and tactic.
"If that is the case, then master. I accept to be your disciple." She said, standing up and bowing down in respect. She bowed three times before stopping. The vice sect master was pleased. He saw something in her that no one else saw. She had hidden innate talent. If properly nurtured, she will be great in the future. Another thing he saw in her was a person he admired so much.
"Haya haya simama sasa. " He said in a language she understood too well. She was stunned
'How could that be? He knows a modern language. No, that can't be.' She said to herself, surprised. Could he also have transmigrated? She decides to ask him a few questions.
"What have you just said?" She asked innocently
"Ooh, sorry for that. I had a friend who taught me a different language. We used to communicate in that language if we encountered a situation that needed to be secretive. What I have just said is (okay, okay. You can stand up now)." She feigned she didn't understand the language
"Where is the friend now?" she wanted to know who is the fellow modern guy around.
"Unfortunately, she passed away. Along with a few disciples back then, she had gone to stop the rampant beast attack on humans and died with the tide. No one found their body. They all died just like that till today. You somehow resemble her." He explained to her
"Oooh, that's too bad. Would you teach that language someday?" she wanted to have an excuse for speaking her own language. She wanted the feeling of home. If she could find someone to talk to, that would be better.
"Sawa" (Okay) he said, laughing out loud.
"Master, I will be coming with my servant. Hope it's not a problem."
"No problem. Most of the disciples here have their servants with them." He brushed the issue away
"Go prepare yourself for the assessment. Don't disappoint me. No matter what achievement you get, you are still my disciple.
"Thank you, master. I will not disappoint you."
An hour later, Lin Morong entered her residence to find an unexpected guest.
coldly
"I came to apologize. I know I have messed up, and you may never forgive me, but I want to make my intentions clear. I never really loved you. I have always seen you as a sister. I didn't want to end it like that but was pressured by Njeri. I was in love with her. I wanted to marry her. I didn't know she would try to kill you in the end. I am sorry," He said regretfully. He was really sorry. He may have seen how they mistreated and kept quiet, but he didn't want any of that. By the end of the day, he still failed to protect her.
'It's really late for you to say that. I wish she were here to hear your apologize.' She said to herself
"It's rather too late." That was a simple statement, but it had a deeper meaning. He was too late to apologize. She was dead and gone. It was only a shell of herself.
"I am sorry. I may have been an asshole, but I don't want to lose a sister. We grew up together, played together, and talked to each other. Please forgive me. I will put you above everything else from now on." He swore with his life. He really was serious about it. He wanted to make up for her.
"It's Okay. We can be a family from now on." Lin finally said. She remembered the previous owner didn't die with a grudge. She only had a deep grudge against Njeri.
As for her, a deep punishment awaited her. She caused the death of six disciples as well as planned to eliminate another.
The sect will deal with her accordingly
Ekai John threw her a big smile
"I will be going now. See you later. The sect has sent us for an assignment outside. We will be gone for three weeks. Hope to see you before the assessment. Also, I came with some of the manuals I got for your sword training. Please try to practice before the evaluation. He said, shoving the manuals in her hand before she could reject him and left
"Has he been this gently?" She asked out loud, speechless from his action
"He used to treat you best before he met Njeri. He always put your needs before others. But like a brother." A voice came behind her explaining. She jolted in surprise