Chapter 4: BEE

Qin Qianyu had no idea about what had just taken place inside the joggers park. She was just glad that the man didn't take any action against her.

This though further solidified her thoughts for the plans that she was going to implement going forwards from today onwards.

After leaving the park, Qin Qianyu headed towards a certain direction. Soon she found herself outside a studio.

This was a martial arts school. The reasons she chose this school were because of what had happened the day before as well as the creepy incident inside the joggers park. She wanted the ability to be able to protect herself at anytime.

The other reason for picking this particular school was because they also had a studio in the capital.

When she eventually goes to the capital she would be able to resume her training there.

"Hello? Is anyone here?"

Qin Qianyu called out. She looked around the school, although it was empty it was very clean and professional looking.

"May I help this young Miss?"

An old voice sounded out. Qin Qianyu turns to see an elderly man walk out from a side room. She offered a polite bow to the elder and gave her name and reason for coming into the studio.

The elderly man's eye shone with a certain light as he stroked his long beard. He nodded to himself as he eyed Qin Qianyu up and down. His eyes settled on the jade pendant around her neck,

"Interesting! Very interesting!"

Qin Qianyu's heart started racing as she heard his inquisitive tone.

"Does he know something about me coming from the future?"

"Little one, are interested in learning the Wú arts?"

"Ummm, I just want to be able to protect myself from being bullied. The advertisement says I'd be able to learn self defence here."

Qin Qianyu detailed her reason for choosing this particular school which involved her move to the capital in the future to which she would resume her training.

"Good! You have a mouldable body. Clear, precise judgment, very decisive and sound reasoning and a warm heart. These are the qualities I see in you, there are more but I'll save that talk for a later date. Come with me."

"Ahh! Oh okay,"

Qin Qianyu didn't know why but she still followed after the elderly man.

The pair ended up in a courtyard behind the studio. One would never think that a home lay behind the inner city studio, the land mass was large and it was covered throughout with tall trees and other foliage which blocked the sounds coming from the outside world.

"I am Wú Haodong, you can call me Grandpa Wú. From today onwards you'll be my disciple."

"Huh!?"

"What do mean huh!? I just said you'd be my one and only disciple. My judgement has never been wrong."

"Oh okay,"

Qin Qianyu nodded dumbly. The old man set up the ritual for the acceptance of a disciple and both went through it without a hitch.

"Girl Qin, now that we are master and disciple I'll give you some gifts."

The old man went away then returned carrying a medium size chest.

"Master!"

"It's fine it's not so heavy. Come take a seat."

Qin Qianyu did as she was told. Grandpa Wú traced his hands over the chest as his smile grew larger and larger.

"Little Yu, do you believe in destiny and fate?"

"Grandpa Wú I am a person of science, I no not of the fanciful realm."

"I'll fanciful your head!"

" . . . "

"Haise! Isn't your science just a way to explain the unexplainable? Think of it like air and wind, just because you can't see it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. That's the category that destiny and fate belong to."

Qin Qianyu pursed her lips and nodded in acceptance to grandpa Wú's rhetoric.

"Well in any case Xiaoyu, I believe, the reason I opened this school here is because I believed that our fates were destined to meet. You are the only student here in this school which leads me to your first gift."

Grandpa Wú opened a small pouch and inside were two keys. He handed them both over to Qin Qianyu and slowly explained.

"This key is for the studio."

Qin Qianyu took the key in hand and examined it a little before nodding and thanking her master for the gift.

"From now onwards this studio belongs to you. You can come here and practice anytime you want. I shall give you guidance at key intervals while teaching you the art of Wú."

"Wait what do you mean it belongs to me?"

"Ah-da-da-da! As I said it now belongs to you once this is over I'll sign over the studio under your name."

Grandpa Wú states as he waves his hands dismissively. It was basically telling Qin Qianyu that, that was the end of it. He then gave her the second key.

"This one is for the chest, all the things inside are for you and you only. After you have learnt all my skills from the art of Wú, it will be up to you to restock this chest for when you pass on the art of Wú and give your gifts to your own chosen disciple."

Qin Qianyu nodded again taking in all that was being told to her.

"These gifts were selected especially for you by me over the years. If you don't believe in destiny and fate maybe you will after seeing these gifts."

Qin Qianyu coughed and cleared her throat. Anticipation washed over her as she took the key to unlock the chest and see what fate had install for her.

Shock flooded her face after opening the chest as she cast a dirty eye at her master.

"Smelly Old Pervert!"

That was the first thing that came to her mind as the first contents of the chest slapped her in the face as soon as she opened the chest.

The offender, It was an old adults magazine.

There were three people depicted on the cover, two scantily clad, but well endowed naked women fighting over the males erection.

Big bold letters at the top, BEE

"Best Euro Erotica!"

"Dirty grandpa! Filthy grandpa! Let me call the police on behalf of all the decent people in our country. Maybe this is our fate."

Qin Qianyu stated while narrowing her eyes and gritting her teeth.

Grandpa Wú chuckled loudly and waved her off dismissively as he directed her to the date of the issue as well as a certain page inside the magazine.

Qin Qianyu snorted and humphed as she looked for the date the magazine was issued.

When she found it, her eyes started to twitch then went wide.

"How can this be! This must be a total coincidence! Grandpa Wú! What is this!?"

Qin Qianyu exclaimed in shock. The date of the the magazine's issue was exactly her date of birth.

"Hehehe, wait till you check out page 85!"

The old man stated with a deepening smile while raising his eyebrows in succession rather quickly.

Qin Qianyu started leafing through the pages, she wasn't embarrassed by the contents at all. Although her current self is that of a 15 year old girl, up until yesterday afternoon she was 28. All the lewd images like this as well as all of the sexual contents portrayed inside the old magazine didn't have the effect it would have on a normal teenager be it male or female.

"Grandpa Wú why are these pages stuck together?"

"Ah! Oh! It's an old magazine, it's fine."

"An old magazine!? It's only 15 years old, I read a book from the library yesterday that was first printed over 100 years ago and the pages are just fine, but this . . "

"Argh! Page 85! hurry up!"

Grandpa Wú pouted while waving his hands about. Qin Qianyu smirked at the old man while sneering in her heart.

"Dirty old man!"

Qin Qianyu found page 85. It was a page filled with many types of classifieds, advertisements of the sort, both personal and professional. Her understanding and command of English was already really good and fluent due to being inside a circle of scientific scholars from all over the world.

After searching for awhile she spotted it. Qin Qianyu's eyes went wide again, she dropped the magazine and bolted straight up.

Her hands shook as she cocked her eyes to look at grandpa Wú. There was a sense of fear in her eyes as she look at him differently.

She then pointed at the magazine and slowly stammered,

"G . . Grandpa Wú . . Wh . . What's the . . What's the Meaning of this!?"

"Hehehe! Do you believe now!?"

The old man chuckled.

He picked up the magazine and flipped back to page 85.

Qin Qianyu subconsciously glanced at a small advert tucked away in the corner of the page.

It read.

[Little Yu, Do you believe in destiny and fate? When we eventually meet, you will.]

Seeing the extremely frightened and scared look on her face, grandpa Wú cleared his throat,

"Child have a seat, let me explain."

Qin Qianyu didn't budge, she stayed standing where she was. Grandpa Wú reached out his hand to her which caused her to flinch.

"Grandpa Wú, just who are you!?"

"Have a seat and I'll explain."

Qin Qianyu looked at him and his calm soft eyes. She took the outstretched hand and sat down next to him. Her heart was beating faster than a healthy males hand would while looking through such a magazine.

After a few moments grandpa Wú spoke with a reminiscing tone,

"This magazine, and the ad inside it was setup by my late master on her deathbed. The thing is that she done it 20 years prior to the release of this issue. She was the one that placed the ad.

"She left one instruction to me and that was during this year right now, I would find my disciple here in this city. This magazine would be the connection between the three of us."

"She told me when the time comes, I was to show that person, you, the date of issue and page 85."

Qin Qianyu was stunned. This magazine spent 35 years in the making only to be delivered to her on this day. This couldn't possibly be one of the most elaborate pranks ever done on a single person.

She didn't know what to think about at this time. Her brain had simply crashed on her as she digested what grandpa Wú just told her.

"Still think the "fanciful realm" only exist in fairytales!?"

" . . . "

"Hehe! Right, now that's, that out of the way, come Xiaoyu, check out the remainder of your gifts to know that we were both fated to meet this day."

Qin Qianyu nodded dumbly once again. She peered inside and found that there were three different objects left. Two books, a leather satchel and an ancient looking pot furnace.

Qin Qianyu put the furnace aside, she had a vague idea what it was used for. She then opened the satchel to reveal a set of jade capped silver needles with both books related to both acupuncture and apothecary.

"What do you think girl of science!? Are you happy with these gifts? I hope you will come to appreciate the tools and resources of ancient science created by our ancestors. These are my gifts to you."

In her former life, Qin Qianyu had dabbled a little in the TCM scene as research into the medicines she helped develop and create for the Song family business.

With these resources she has, coupled with her future knowledge and understanding of pharmaceuticals she knows, she convinced herself that she was confidant that she could gain an even greater understanding and insight into the field of TCM.

Grandpa Wú pointed out a room to the side and told her that she can use that room there anytime she needed to.

Qin Qianyu place her gifts in the room and returned to her master side.

"Come, let's start the first lesson,"

Grandpa Wú had Qin Qianyu sit in a half lotus

Position as he then taught her a breathing exercise.

"This technique will enable you to reconnect your mind, body and soul!"

"Uhh!"

Qin Qianyu flinched hearing this, it seemed to her now that she really was destined and fated to meet her new master and teacher.

"From today onwards practice this every morning for one hour just before the sun raises. After which you can routinely go about your day."

After understanding the principle and all the movements involved in the exercise, Grandpa Wú sat behind her as she started.

"I will help you open up your points and many pathways after doing so, this exercise will be very beneficial to your future practice of the art of Wú. Never neglect this exercise do you understand Xiaoyu?"

"Yes Grandpa Wú, I'll never slack, nor neglect my training."

"Mhm, Good!"

Qin Qianyu sat in the correct pose and started the arm movements whilst doing the breathing exercise. At the same time, grandpa Wú started poking at certain points around Qin Qianyu's body.

An hour later the exercise finished. A healthy glow radiated across Qin Qianyu's body. She felt lighter and more energetic.

She looked over her body and noticed the heavy sweat on her.

A crooked smile crept up on her face. Grandpa Wú saw this and inquired,

"Why the stupid look?"

" . . . "

"Haha it's nothing, I just thought that I'd end up like those heroes in novels and have my impurities expelled out my skin becoming a gunky mess."

"Oh . . Something like this?"

As soon as grandpa Wú said so he poked his finger at three points on her abdomen before hitting her navel with a palm strike.

This move frightened her a little bit, but that look soon turned into utter embarrassment,

"Prrrrrrt!"

"Hehe! Impurities expelled!"

Grandpa Wú quipped. He then pointed in a certain direction as he stated nonchalantly,

"Through there, turn left down the hallway, third door on the right."

Qin Qianyu narrowed her eyes as she screwed up her face at the old man.

She clenched her hind cheeks together and made a quick dash away and followed the directions grandpa Wú gave.

"Dirty old man! Filthy old dog!"