Lui Xu

At night the group went to the training field which was quiet at night, they started a fire, took the already cooked meal, and started eating and drinking wine.

"Time flies fast, yesterday I remember being a kid training with my father and had the dream to become a general just like him." Said Qu Shi while drinking wine, she had always looked up to her father, he was her role model since her childhood. She still wanted to make him prideful, this is why she took the sect entrance examination, nonetheless being far away from him for a long time she missed him so much alongside her brother.

Understanding her feeling Ah Shu hugged her and whispered: "you will always have us by your side, beside as you said time fly fast, soon we will be allowed to leave the sect at will and even get acknowledged as outer sect disciples."

"Yes that's the spirit, now we have two members at the silver tier, and won't be long before I and Ah Du reach it also, besides Lu Fu and Wang Yu would enter the bronze tier at any moment." Said Lu Min.

"Yes that's true, I even intend to reach the silver tier before brother Lu Min." Said Ah Du jokingly trying to anger Lu Min.

"In your dream, maybe your elder brother had done it but you won't," responded Lu Min, while drinking wine, he was starting to feel menaced. He didn't want to be the last of his friends to reach the silver tier.

"Stop taunting brother Min, anyway Wang Yu when will you give me my painting," asked Ah Shu.

"It's not your painting, it's mine," said Qu Shi.

Hearing the couple, Wang Yu laughed "Well, it's done so you can take it anytime you want."

"Right Wang Yu I always wanted to ask, do you have a fiancee?" Wang Yu was surprised by the sudden question from Lu Min, he understood that he must have heard about it from Lu Fu nonetheless he didn't care.

"Well, I had one," responded Wang Yu.

"What do you mean by 'had'," asked Ah Du.

"Well, she was found to have a great talent so she had become an inner sect disciple. I don't think there is a way for us to become together."

"That's not a good thing to say, you shouldn't give up that easily. As we said before the road is not blocked, maybe we didn't have a good start like the others, but we can still reach their level and maybe even more." Ah Shu didn't want Wang Yu to lose faith in himself for hunters like them who are always on the border of life and death, the lack of confidence is mortal.

"Besides you shouldn't give up on her, maybe she still has feelings for you. As long as she doesn't say it, you still have chance."Lu Min continued.

"What's the most important thing for me, is that you don't quit easily. The more you give up on things that you may think aren't important, the more you start to think that giving up isn't that bad. Then you would become like those seniors that you saw in the canteen, accepting their inferiority and gossiping about those who had reached what they had wanted to achieve and couldn't"

Wang Yu was contemplating what he has just heard from Qu Shi, he had always believed that you let life take its course. But he could understand what Qu Shi was saying if he now resigned on his right he will do it later and the cycle would continue, and this is something he wouldn't accept.

"Brother Shu, do you think Lu Tang would participate in this tournament?" Lu Min changed the topic.

"Well your cousin had a good talent and a was great martial artist reaching the silver tier middle stage, but I think he's still weak remember that some of the participants have been outer sect disciples for five whole year's or more, so the chance of him winning is negligible beside the risk are high, do you remember what senior had said about the Darkness Forest?"

"Yes, he said that it contains monsters that only the sect cultivators could fight against." Responded Lu Min.

"Anyway there is nothing sure, it depends on the sect rules. Maybe they are obliged to participate in the tournament, maybe there would be some experts protecting them from the dark, and they may also enter the forest in groups. It depends on the situation, unfortunately, we don't know much about the sect's rules." Interpreted Ah Shu.

Wang Yu was listening attentively he also wanted to know about Lui Fu and Lui Xu, unfortunately, the sect rules forbade him from entering the outer sect. The same was also true for them, they also couldn't enter the servant district.

The group continued discussing different things while drinking and eating, they enjoyed their free time, as hunters, they have to face danger so they have to train most of their time, which is why they truly enjoyed those moments.

"Kids those days they get drunk easily." joked Ah Du about Wang Yu and Lu Fu who were sleeping soundlessly after a few rounds of drinking.

"You're the last one to speak about it, don't you remember what you have done in your first drink." Snorted Ah Shu.

"Brother, you don't have to continue, I know I'm wrong." Apologized Ah Du.

"Well, I'm curious to know what you did." Said Lu Min playfully.

"Me too."

seeing how they wanted to know about his little secret Ah Du started to sweat.

"Brother don't tell them, this is our secret."

"Hhhh" laughed the company at Ah Du.

Hearing the commotion Wang Yu opened his eyes a little and seeing them laugh, he laughed too not knowing why and returned to sleep.

"Anyway, it's late and we have to train tomorrow. I'll carry Wang Yu and you Lu Min should carry Lu Fu, your dear disciple."

"Yes, I will." Said Lu Fu while sipping the last drop from his cup.

Early in the morning, Wang Yu woke up quite energized unlike before. Getting up from his bed he opened the door and brought his chair out, then he took a canvas and his brush and started to paint, the painting depicted a young man with strong physic and who was holding a spear in his right hand, the painting wasn't clear but one could see that the young man was looking at something with the intent to kill.

After two hours Lu Fu come. "How do you feel today."

"It's much better, I think it won't be long before it's fully healed" answered Wang Yu.

"Wang Yu I wanted to apologize for telling brother Min about your fiancee, it was just a slip of the tongue"

"You don't need to apologize," said Wang Yu who was surprised by Lu Fu's act of asking forgiveness.

Seeing that Wang Yu wasn't angry, Lu Fu said "Let's to the canteen the others are waiting for us."

Wang Yu then entered his tools inside the room and left with Lu Fu, in the way they talked about their experience inside the sect. They have only met a few times when they were in the village, Wang Yu being the quiet guy didn't have many friends, spending most of his time painting.

"Today Lu Fu proposed to help wake the heavy sleeping guy." Joked Qu Shi.

"I woke up three hours before he came, he can testify to that." Said Wang Yu who felt injustice.

The group started to laugh seeing how Wang Yu was being serious.

After finishing the meal the group separated, with Wang Yu and Ah Du each going to his room and the others going to the training field.