IN THEIR EYES (4)

"ONCE THE FATE COLLIDE THATS WHEN THINGS REVIBE," FROM ME. TO YOU.

Cian Xia was a first-rank immortal master in the Ran Sect. He is well-known for his cold demeanour and short temper. He is the Ran Sect's most powerful immortal master. He outclassed the elderly and his childhood friends who had worked for years to earn the title but were unable to do so. Regardless of how hard they tried, he became the first powerful immortal master at the age of fifteen, with no assistance.

He dislikes other people's advice and assistance. He would rather do it and learn it on his own. He dislikes loud people, especially naughty ones. Wun Lan, his late lover, is an exception. He will do and endure anything to please and make his lover happy, but he will not change who he is as a person.

"Aiya, you should smile more. Why do you keep such a straight face on such a happy day? “Chao Fei said something unexpected, causing Cian Xia to look at him blankly, but he was uncomfortable on the inside.

Cian Xia paused for a moment, contemplating his request, before responding with displeasure.

"I don't see anything worth smiling about," 

Because of Cian Xia's sarcastic response to his words, Chao Fei felt as if a mirror had cracked inside his heart and a heavy stone had fallen on him. He couldn't think of anything to say in response right now. As a result, their patrol went silent once more. After a long walk, they arrived at the YinPing Hall's entrance, which was already crowded with people and designs that kept your eyes entertained and mesmerized.

In every corner, there was an explicit flag that represented the Ran Sect clan. Cian Xia and Chao Fei stepped inside and saw everyone was still busy putting some food into the catering area, but all the immortal masters, and their disciples were already sitting in their respective places, while some had only just arrived. 

"I thought you said that they were already waiting for me," Cian Xia mentioned.

"Well, it's better to be early, you know, haha," Chao Fei replied, feeling embarrassed, and Cian Xia only sighed. They stepped further inside and all the immortal masters then saw them arrive. 

"A-Fei, A-Xia," 

The elders called out to them in surprise, while their disciples stood up and paid respect to them by bowing as they held their spiritual swords over their heads and spoke out their title names. 

"Greetings to you, Elder Master Gu and Elder Master Xia," 

Chao Fei and Cian Xia bowed at them and dismissed them as they then sat in their respective places. The elders turned to look at Cian Xia and said the uncomfortable words once again. 

"A-Xia, the other elders, and I have already chosen a disciple for you this year. They come from HuLan. A small village that is abundant in agriculture and silk. They are still in their teens. Their names are---" 

"Elder Master Lu!" Chao Fei shouted in anger, cutting Master Lu's words as he stood up from his place and looked at Master Lu in furious fury, then continued talking in a firm tone of voice. 

"Why did you decide such things without Elder-Xia's permission? You know our law, once you bring a person into our sect, you can't put them back down to the mountain anymore,”

Elder-Lu looked at Chao Fei in discomfort as he replied. 

"....U--uh, forgive me, the other Elders and I are only concerned with our outnumbered people in Sect. Ever since the war between demons from the past, our sect has lost lots of disciples and people. We are worried that if another war occurs, our clan will be affected or, worse, will disappear from the continent,” 

In the Ran Sect, there are five Elder Masters and each master is in charge of each residence. The first residence was LianHua, run by Elder Master Cian Xia, who was in charge of managing the sect's livelihood and putting barriers on the land. The second residence was Lingdao, which was managed by Elder Master Chao Fei Gu, who is in charge of all things around the sect, including laws. The third residence was JiaoYu, managed by Elder Master Yao Lu, who is in charge of educating, training, and recruiting new disciples for the Ran Sect. The fourth residence was KangFu, which was being managed by Elder Master Lao Cu, who is in charge of the healing and medicine department of the Ran Sect. The last residence is Zheng, which is run by Elder Master Jao Shu, who is in charge of sect affairs and politics. 

"Elder-Lu is right. It's been twelve years, but this worry in our hearts still bothers us, "Elder Master Cu mentions joining their conversations, sighing as he pauses his words for a minute with concern in his eyes and an anxious face, then he continues.

“Even though Wun Lan had managed to close the gate of hell upon sacrificing himself, there was still a certainty that it would be open and would cause chaos once again. I know there are also other three sects that are in our alliance, but they also experienced many losses in the past, and until now they are still building back their ruined sects,”

"Elder-Cu and the others were only concerned about our sect and the innocent people who did not cultivate. So we considered bringing in more young people to train as disciples in our Sect, but each residence, with the exception of LianHua, has already reached the number limit for having disciples in our Sect "Elder Master Shu also chimed in.

"Elder-Shu is right. Elder Shu, Lu and I already have forty trained disciples. And according to our Sect's law on having disciples, each master should only accept twenty or forty disciples for each residence, "Elder Master Cu explained.

"Yes, our residences have all already reached that limit and so do you, Elder Fei. So, we decided to put the responsibilities on Elder-Xia and hoped he would understand our motive, "Elder Master Shu said. 

"So it's okay to sacrifice Elder Master Xia right. So can all have the benefit? “Chao Fei replied to the other elder master, a bit sarcastic, which made the environment uncomfortable and silent, while Cian Xia only sipped the tea from his tea cup that was put in front of his bed tray table, not bothered by the commotion among the other elder masters. 

To be continued.