Tang Mei 'er

Landing in daoist Li's courtyard, the three of them hopped off the flying sword and faced the front door. Daoist Li's courtyard is very vast taking up one Li of the land, in his courtyard, there seemed to only be three houses, one big one located at the back center of the courtyard standing erect on top of a staircase and a smaller one located on the left and the last one on the right of the biggest house.

The entire courtyard was filled with cherry blossom trees and blooming leaves flowing all over the ground, but not enough for them to be able to trip over them. The petals from the cherry blossoms filled the entire courtyard in pink, creating a soothing atmosphere that made the twins feel happy just from being there.

Pointing at the largest mansion, daoist Li said "That one's mine, be sure to come over anytime you wish. Now the one on the right is Mo Fan's and the one on the left is Yingyue's"

Mo Yingyue nodded her head and complained, "No, I want to stay with ge ge!"

Hearing this, daoist Li laughed furiously "Hahahaha, I see then do as you like" before turning into a flash of light and flew into his mansion as the front door opened and the light dashed inside the door. With a slow and loud bang, along with the creaking sound of a wooden door, the door of the mansion closed tightly as the twins stood out in the courtyard by themselves.

Dumbfounded, Mo Fan shook his head as he brought Mo Yingyue to look around the courtyard. The twins crossed a long wooden bridge made from an unknown species of wood that seemed as though they could hold the very heavens and earth together. The wooden bridge is surrounded by large and lush trees that didn't obstruct their vision from sightseeing around the courtyard as well as the sect below them.

Underneath them, a large river flowed down a stream from the very ends of the sect's large mountain, down towards the front gate of the sect and even beyond it! Mo Fan took down one of the lanterns that were lit around the bridge as the sky started to grow darker. The metal lantern in his hand continued lighting the way as the twins made their way down the bridge and faced the river below them.

Rustle!

Inside the river, the sound of fish sloshing around in the water could be heard. Coming close to the river, they hopped along atop the stone slabs that allowed them to cross the river while the fish jump out of the water before landing back inside the water with a splash. The twins chuckled as the fish seemed to like the company of the twins, they stayed along the river for a while before heading to Mo Fan's small mansion located right beside their master's mansion.

Standing outside, the door opened on its own as Mo Fan approached it. The twins walked in following the speed of the door as they made their way in as the door closes slowly behind them. Looking around, Mo Fan's eyes wandered around the luxurious mansion that his master had given him. In front of him, multiple beams of wood seemed to stretch out endlessly throughout the mansion creating sections throughout that he could clearly make out.

Below the wooden beams are impressively designed sections with hatches at the very top along with engravings of tigers and dragons. Just in front of him, a large carpet made from the pelt of a tiger lied down flatly while on both sides of it not far away, are wooden benches with extremely comfortable seating. Both of the wooden benches have a small table next to it with an exquisite tea set sitting on top.

Wooden statues of dragons stood proudly on both sides at the end of the room as Mo Fan walked forward whilst enjoying the pleasing sound of the wooden floor beneath him. The next room was an open space that could be seen from all four directions in the mansion. The open space leads to a different room in all four directions which included the kitchen and the dining table along with three bedrooms and a large hall made exclusively for training.

Though the mansion didn't have many rooms, each of the rooms was big in size, taking up to almost half the size of one floor in the Spiritual Arts Tower.

The twins continued walking forward to the very end of the mansion where a large space which is obviously the main hall is located. There, two large wooden chairs with exquisite designs of a dragon on one and a phoenix on the other sat soundly at the center towards the end of the room.

On the left-hand side, wooden chairs of similar but less detailed designs laid out which were clearly for guests. Opposite of them are identical chairs along with a table with another tea set sitting on top.

On each side of the walls located near the corners of the room are lanterns with a cauldron-like shape. In the center of the room was a large red carpet that expanded from the very front of the mansion door to the front of the two large wooden chairs that are sitting on top of a short set of stairs. Behind the two large chairs is a desk with simply some brushes and an inkstone and a small jar of water.

Another chair is located behind the desk with just enough space for one to move in and out of the space before touching the delicate walls of the mansion. Suddenly, Mo Fan's stomach started rumbling loudly as the twins chuckled and headed toward the kitchen and dining space.

Closing the door behind them softly, the twins headed for the kitchen and opened the door only to see large amounts of food already laid out and set on the table for them. Mo Fan's eyes twinkled with sparkling lights like dazzling stars in the sky as he rushed to wash his hands before jumping onto a seat and grabbed the largest piece of chicken on a plate before taking a huge bite out of it.

Ripping a huge chunk out of the chicken leg, Mo Fan munched on it as his eyes continued glittering like stars. As he is about to take another bite out of the juicy and irresistible chicken leg, a voice called out to him stopping him mid-way through him biting down. "Young Master, please take a bath before dinner"

Mo Fan's mouth stopped just an inch away from the chicken leg as he turned to the direction the voice called out to him from and said "Ah?" softly. In front of him, a delicate young maiden around his age, wearing a servant's uniform said once again "Young Master, please take a bath"

Looking at the young woman in front of him, Mo Fan was speechless as his mouth was still wide open just inches away from the chicken leg in his hands. Mo Fan couldn't tell whether she was a beauty or not due to the strange marks running throughout her face. On her forehead, a small dark red lotus symbol seemed as though it were embedded into her skin.

The young woman has a tall figure being roughly one hundred and seventy centimeters in height coupled with a thin waist and ample breasts creating a flawless S-shaped figure. From head to toe, the young woman could be said to be as flawless as jade being as pure as the moon itself or like a goddess that had descended down from the very heavens. If it were not for the strange marks all over her body, there would be no telling how many males would be asking for her hand in marriage even with her status as a servant.

Seeing the young woman, Mo Fan shook his head in regret and thought "It's truly a pity that a beautiful woman has such marks on her face"

Within his mind, a voice spoke to him from the Beast Monument "It seems a member of that clan still lives to this day"

Another voice replied, "Indeed, she seems to be a genius even within that clan"

"That clan?" Mo Fan asked them. "Indeed, however, it's none of your business with your current strength that hasn't even begun cultivating. We can, however, tell you that those marks all over her body are be retracted at will once a certain condition is met" the voices answered the boy's question.

"Oh that's great, it'd truly be regretful if a maiden could not get married because of them," Mo Fan thought with a sense of relief.

Moving back to reality, Mo Fan put the half-eaten chicken leg down and grabbed the young woman's hands with his greasy hands and did something unexpected "Will you become my woman?"

A sweet scent entered the nose of Mo Fan which came from the young woman in front of him.

A moment of silence ran through the room as Mo Fan looked at her with sparkling eyes without moving an inch. The young servant slightly blushed before replying "Young Master, you should not joke about such things, even if you were not, I am not worthy of your love"

"Ah, to think I'd get rejected so fast," Mo Fan said with a sad expression making it hard for one to tell whether he was truly sad or acting. Behind him, Mo Yingyue's expression changed from rage due to Mo Fan's sudden confession, then to a sweet smile when she heard that he was rejected.

"Young Master, please take a bath," the young servant said once again. Mo Fan nodded as he stood by the door and asked "Oh but we haven't introduced ourselves, have we? I'm Mo Fan, please don't continue to refer to me as Young Master in the future"

"Your servant is Tang Mei 'er, please call me Mei 'er, Young Master." Tang Mei 'er replied as she bowed toward him. "You're a stubborn one aren't you?" Mo Fan replied with a sigh before heading to the bath with Mo Yingyue staying behind in the kitchen.

When Mo Fan closed the kitchen door and walked a good distance away, Mo Yingyue looked at Tang Mei 'er and asked with sharp eyes "Elder sister, why not join us in the bath?"

Tang Mei 'er rejected the idea "Young Mistress, a man, and woman should not bath together even if the relationship is between master and servant." though she didn't reject Mo Yingyue's way of referring to her.

"What if I insist that you do?" Mo Yingyue replied making it hard for Tang Mei 'er to reject further as she sighed before finally agreeing to join them in the bath.

Mo Fan had just entered the bath when a naked Mo Yingyue ran inside and jumped at the former while Tang Mei 'er wore a thin towel to cover up her exquisite curves as well as much as her marks that she could cover with it.

Mo Fan struggled to get up before feeling the weight get off of him as he got his head out of the water and gasped for as much air as he could fit. "Yingyue you almost killed me!" he shouted.

"Hehe, sorry ge ge" Mo Yingyue giggled while acting cute making Mo Fan want to forgive her just like that. "Sigh even though I know it's an act, I always fall for it" he smiled bitterly before looking at Tang Mei 'er.

The latter noticed Mo Fan's burning gaze on her figure even though it was covered by a towel and clouds of steam, she could not help but feel embarrassed nevertheless.

After a short moment of staring at each other, Mo Fan yawned before quickly scrubbing himself clean then put on a new set of clothes as he waited for the two girls to finish their bath.

Standing in front of a mirror, Mo Fan looked at his handsome face as he tied a ribbon onto just a few brands of his long hair. Looking at himself up and down in the mirror, Mo Fan nodded his head as he looked at the robe that was given to him. Mo Fan's clothes looked identical to the disciple robes, the difference, however, was that Mo Fan's is white from head to toe with various parts being dark blue and having golden patterns near the edges of his robe.

On the back of his robe, a majestic sword symbol was sown being completely golden with every stitch to display his status within the Heavenly Sword Gate. In the Heavenly Sword Gate, different levels of disciples not only have different colored robes but also a different symbol on the back of the robe.

The disciples within the sect are organized into the Outer court disciples, the Inner court disciples, and the Core disciples. Outer court disciples are dressed in a set of red robes with a sword sheath displayed on the back of the robe. They are disciples with the lowest talent within the sect and live in the Outer court.

They are able to be promoted into Inner court disciples after reaching a certain stage in cultivation giving them better status and treatment within the sect. Those that are Inner court disciples have greater talent than the Outer court disciples or are those that were promoted, naturally, it did not matter whether one had entered as an Inner court disciple or if they were promoted from the Outer court, the treatment would still be the same.

Inner court disciples, dressed in a purple set of clothes with a sword hilt displayed on the back of their robes. It is the dream of many Outer court disciples to be an Inner court disciple as not only will the resources they receive monthly increase, they are also able to be instructed personally by teachers within the sect.

As for Core disciples, they are the future pillars of the Heavenly Sword Gate. Each of the Core disciples has a great talent or has been promoted from the Inner court. They become direct disciples of the sect's elders making them have the greatest status and treatment out of all the disciples.

Each generation of Core disciples has always achieved great things and each has an elder's seat within the sect. However, Core disciples could only be counted with two hands making them extremely scarce even with so many disciples within the sect.

Each and every Core disciple is able to choose the elder that they are to take as their master with the elder agreeing or disagreeing to take them under their wing. Each of them wears a golden set of clothes with a full sword on their backs fully displaying the prestige of the Heavenly Sword Gate.

Only Mo Fan and Mo Yingyue seemed to be different, with both having a set of white clothing that is clearly more distinguished than the other Core disciples due to his status of being the Grand elder's direct disciple. Mo Fan saw the mighty golden sword on his robe as he remembered that only male disciples have a symbol on their robes.

"Damn, this looks childish, I better ask master to get rid of the sword. Of course, I won't tell him the reason less I get a spanking" Mo Fan thought. Suddenly, a familiar scent filled his nose as Mo Yingyue rushed into his room and hugged him from behind in her brand new set of clothes.

"Ge!" she smiled brightly as she clung to his back.

Looking in the mirror, he saw Mo Yingyue's clothing which had identical features as his own before slapping her hands and turning around to flick her forehead.

"Ow, you're bullying Yingyue," his sister said as she held her flawless forehead, "Well, let's get some dinner now, I'm really hungry," Mo Fan said as the twins headed back to the kitchen for dinner.