Chapter 1: An unexpected meeting

After a mission Ruo Xuan and Hao Chen decided to take a break in a nearby bamboo forest, Hao Chan trained as Ruo Xuan tunes his flute.

"Gege am I doing it right?" Asks Hao Chen. These two are master and deciple, yet Hao Chen became so close with Ruo Xuan when he was little he never really see his teacher as his shizun more as an elder brother, and Ruo Xuan doesn't mind him calling him that.

"Shoulders back, fix your poture, and grip your sword tight" Ruo Xuan instructed. As Hao Chen was about to swing his blade the sound of rustling startled him and the blade slip out of his hand almost hitting Ruo Xuan.

"Sorry Gege!" He said rushing over to Ruo Xuan. Ruo Xuan got up from the rock he was sitting on and went to the source of the sound cautiously. When he went through the bamboo hiding the sound there was nothing but a pendant on the ground.

"What is it?" Hao Chen asks, "it's a pendant? Someone must have came through here in a hurry" Ruo Xuan picks up the pendant in the floor.

"Let's go through town, maybe someone will see it and recognize it" Ruo Xuan puts the necklace around his neck and starts walking to the town they were just at, Hao Chan started following soon after.

They walked around for awhile and asked some people if the pendant was theirs or not, no one claimed it was theirs nor did they know who it belongs to.

Just as they were crossing a bridge someone called out to them, "Wait!" That person exclaims. They both stopped and turned around to see a man it looks like he was in his twenties, he has fare skin, long black hair put half up in a bun being held up by a silver hair piece, he wore black robes that stops just by his ankles, he wore no shoes.

"Excuse me, sorry I think that's my pendant you have" He says pointing at the pendant on Ruo Xuans neck.

"So this is yours?" Ruo Xuan took off the pendant and gave it to the man. The man looks at the pendant examining it, "yup, this is mine. Thank you again for finding it" The man put on the pendant.

"Oh sorry, what are my manners" The man cups his hands into a bow, "My name is Guiying Fu" Hao Chen looks at the man his eyes widening, "Guiying Fu? Guiying-Zongshi?!" He exclames.

"A-Chen you... Know who he is?" Asks Ruo Xuan. Hao Chen nods, "Guiying-Zongshi cured one of the most deadliest sickness, and he made many other medicines too". Guiying Fu chuckles " Oh my, I never knew people know about me and my medicines."

Hao Chen looks at Guiying Fu "how can people not know of it? You're immaculate! Even if a cultivator focuses on medicine no one was able to do the things you can do Guiying-Zongshi!"

Guiying Fu gave a dismisive hand, "I was just helping out. What good could my knowledge be if I didn't help people." "Guiying-Zongshi you're greatly underestimating your knowledge of medicine." Hao Chen exclaimed, "wait, you don't belong to any sect right? Why don't you come to mount Jiang!"

Hao Chens eyes sparkled as he said his suggestion, "we need more people who focuses on medicine there, plus if you don't like it there you can leave if you want to just notify my dad!" Ruo Xuan put a hand on Hao Chen's shoulder "calm down, he may be busy. Plus, Mei Xi is already taking care of the sick and injured on mount Jiang" "But A-Xi is only one man, he gets tired a lot. Not to mention how many people he has to care for each day" Guiying Fu interrupted them "actually I don't mind actually setting into a sect. But don't I need to pass a test or something? You can't just let a stranger in your sect" "Why should we test you? You're Guiying-Zongshi! The best person to ask for help on injuries, sicknesses and more!" Ruo Xuan interrupted what Hao Chen was Saying "are you sure Zongshi? I heard you are quite busy." "Ruo-Gongzi is to concerned of me, like I said I have been trying to find a sect to settle in anyways so why throw away the opportunity" Ruo Xuan thinks for a moment, "alright then, follow us Zongshi."

The three of them started heading back to Jiang mountain. As they reached the top, they saw the sect leader Hao Baixin was waiting for them to return with another person.

The sect leader was talking to this person when he turned to see Ruo Xuan and Hao Chen climb up the stairs, "A-chen! Yufei elder!" "Dad!" Hao Chen sprints up the rest of the stairs to hug his dad. "It's been so long since you returned!" "Sorry kiddo, I didn't know I'd get this busy. But hey I'm back now aren't i!" Hao Baixin ruffled his sons hair before he looked up again to see Ruo Xuan and an unfamiliar face. "Yufei elder and..." Hao Baixin looks at the un familiar figure for a bit before he recognizes it. "And Guiying-Zongshi!?" Guiying Fu chuckled and opening his fan, "my, I didn't know sect leader knew who I was" He said, "How can anyone not know?" Hao Baixin gave a mighty laugh, "you're the best medicine base cultivator there is! On top of that, you exterminated all kinds of spirits and demons!"

Ruo Xuan let the two talk for a moment and turned his attention to the other person who was waiting for them, "Welcome back Shizun" He smiles "How did A-Chens first mission go?" He asked. "He did well on his first mission, of course he has several things he could improve on but overall he did well" Ruo Xuan replied "How about you? What happened when we were gone Mei Xi?" Ruo Xuan asked.

Mei Xi smiles weakly and rubs the back of his neck "Well just some health scares here and there but that's all" He replied "how did you manage to meet Guiying-Zongshi?" Mei Xi asked, "he travels alot right? It's close to impossible to just stumble across him. And what is he doing here?" Mei Xi had a lot of questions he wants to ask but doesn't want to bombard his Shizun with so many questions, "well we found his pendant and luckily just as we're about to leave he saw it and took it back." Ruo Xuan replied "as for why he's here-" Before he can finish his sentence. Ruo Xuan got cut off by the sect leaders scream "YOU'RE JOINING THE SECT?!"

The sect leaders scream startled Ruo Xuan and Mei Xi. "I hope sect leader doesn't mind. I mean it is quite abrupt." "I don't mind at all! I'm quite surprised someone like you would be interested in joining a sect like mount Jiang. Why is that exactly?" Hao Baixin asks.

"Ah, that's because I have actually been looking for a sect to settle into. Being a wandering physician is fine, but if you actually look at the ups and downs it certainly has more downsides. But thanks to your son offering to join your sect, well I just couldn't say no." Guiying Fu replies.

"I'm sorry, A-Chen offered?" The sect leader looks at Hao Chen looking proud of himself.

"That is correct sect leader, if I hadn't ran into him I would've searched for another sect." Mei Xi steps up standing beside the sect leader.

"I'm sorry for interrupting, but Zongshi you're... Really going to join the sect?" "Yes, that's right. Again I hope it's not too troubling" Hao Baixin put his arm around Guiying Fus neck. "Of course it's not! We'd be happy to introduce you to all the things Mount Jiang has to offer!" The sect leader soon walks of with Guiying Fu by his side. Soon followed by Mei Xi and Hao Chen.

Before Mei Xi left with them he stops next to his shizun, "Shizun you're not going to join us?" Asks Mei Xi. Ruo Xuan shook his head, "No I will be not. I still have some work to do anyways." Replied Ruo Xuan.

Mei Xi nodded, "alright then. See you tomorrow Shizun." As Mei Xi caught up with Hao Chen Ruo Xuan sighed and went back to his house.

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Behind the scenes:

Ruo Xuan looking at the script for what's to come, "Author I don't like the look of this." "it's fine! it's better that what I gave to Guiying Fu." Kemera points towards Guiying Fu reading his script, "WHAT DO YOU MEAN THEY- *screaming out spoilers*"