The First Heaven Restaurant was a restaurant that took on the concept of a flower garden. After passing through a flower garden, the main hall was right in front of us. The waitress smiled, “This is the room that you two will be in…”
Opening the door, a 50 years or so old, man was sitting across a huge round table; it was Lin Tian Nan. Full of vigor with unreadable eyes, this was the chairman of the Tian Xin Corporation, an important person. He was also Wan Er’s father and my employer.
“Wan Er, you’re here!”
Lin Tian Nan stood up and pulled out a chair. With a smile, he said, “Come and sit down. I have already ordered some food; we’ll be able to eat soon. Judging by your state, you must have been immersed in Destiny all day? Are you hungry yet?
Wan Er placed her purse next to her father and sat down while sticking her tongue out, laughing like a child, “Actually I didn’t really spend the whole day on Destiny, just most of the day. Speaking of which, what dishes did you order Dad, is there anything I like?”
Lin Tian Nan couldn’t help but laugh, “Don’t worry, they’re all your favorite dishes….”
“Okay, okay…”
I stood off to the side with both hands behind my back. From the start, Lin Tian Nan didn’t spare a single glance at me. I had to abide by the responsibilities of a bodyguard. While they ate their meals, I could only watch!
With another glance, I saw that there were two more youngsters dressed in black suits opposite of me who were standing with the same amount of discipline that I showed. There was no doubt that these were Lin Tian Nan’s bodyguards. There was no way an important figure like Lin Tian Nan would head out without a bodyguard. Based on their presence, these two youngsters were about to break through the Refined body level and into the realm of the Lian Qi level.
“Li Xiao Yao!”
After a few minutes of Lin Tian Nan’s spoiling his treasured daughter, he finally spared me a glance and said, “You are also playing Destiny right? How strong are you? You aren’t a burden to Wan Er, are you?”
With a low voice, “I am a Lv 50 Swordsman, Mr. Lin!”
Wan Er bent over giggling with a smile, “Father, how can you two talk so seriously like this? Can you please not look so sullen? This isn’t fun at all….”
Lin Tian Nan gave a tiny smile, “Okay. Li Xiao Yao, come over and sit down too. Aside from calling you both out, I also invited a grand master to come and eat together with us today.”
“Oh, who?” Wan Er asked curiously.
“Your uncle Huang.”
“Uncle Huang?” Wan Er’s eyes opened in surprise, “I think I was only 12 the last time I saw him. Where did he go for so many years?”
Lin Tian Nan laughed, “He is carefree like a cloud and flies about the world like a crane. Only the heavens know where he traveled to. This time, he said that he misses his dear niece, and that’s why he came to visit. Otherwise, do you think that I’ll find him?”
I listened with confusion, and sat down in silence.
Wan Er seemed to have seen my doubts, giving a laugh to explain, “Uncle Huang is my father’s close friend for many years. He is called Huang Ning. I got to know him when I was very young, and he is a pretty nice person. However, it has been a long time since I last saw him.”
I nodded my head, “Oh…”
……
At that moment, the doors suddenly opened with a “squeak” automatically despite having no wind blowing on them. A middle aged man holding a paper fan and wearing a black traditional Chinese jacket entered the room swiftly. Without moving his hands, the two doors once again closed shut.
“Uh…” The two bodyguards look dumbfounded, as if they had seen a ghost.
My eyebrows furrowed as I felt the airflow quicken, indeed, this person was really a master, a Lian Qi Master!
“Uncle Huang!” Wan Er stood up politely
The person that came gave a big laugh, “Oh, how seven years have come and gone! Wan Er has already grown from that little girl into such a beautiful woman! Old friend Lin, ah! What kind of good karma have you accumulated in your previous life to be blessed with such a beautiful daughter!”
Lin Tian Nan stood up laughing, “Oh stop poking fun at me, come here, sit!”
Huang Ning looked at me again and a glint of caution flirted across his eyes: “This brat…”
I stood up and nodded: “Hello, I’m the bodyguard of Lin Wan Er, my name is Li Xiao Yao!”
“Good, good, good!” Huang Ning said three goods before wincing his eyes to look at me; “Your Qi is hidden yet your Qi Paths are strong and powerful. Your strength isn’t bad…”
The edge of my mouth curved upwards, he’s here to test me? I smiled: “It’s nothing, I just exercise a lot.”
“Mm, come sit…”
The restaurant started bringing up the dishes and Lin Tian Nan stood up with a bottle of good wine to personally fill our cups, saying: “It’s rare for old friends to meet, come, let’s drink!”
I didn’t move.
“Li Xiao Yan, why aren’t you drinking?” Lin Tian Nan stared at me.
I shook my head, “The wine is at 57 degrees and will affect my decision making. For Lin Wan Er’s safety, I cannot drink it!”
“It’s alright, today’s a safe day!”
“Uhh… Alright then…”
Without an excuse, I finished the cup of wine in front of me.
After I drank, Huang Ning stared at me: “Li Xiao Yao, your Qi power is very peaceful, unlike others. Could I ask you who’s your teacher?”
I paused while Lin Wan Er besides me nodded, as if urging me to expose my secrets…
I furrowed my brows and replied: “Wu Dang Hou San.”
TL: Wu Tang is a huge martial arts temple in China, rivaling Shaolin
“Oh?’
Huang Ning smiled: “So its Wu Dang. To be training in this new world is quite rare but Wu Dang is split into a Qi faction and Sword faction, which one are you in?”
I paused again: “Qi faction…”
“Then you know Ling Cheng?”
“No, I DON’T know him!”
“Ohh….”
……
Ling Cheng, that old geezer. I don’t freaking know him at all!
I curled my fists and a scene floated into my mind –
“Brat, how much do you still remember from what I just taught you?”
“I remember a majority of it, teacher!”
“Good, how much do you remember now?”
“I forgot a majority of it!”
“Pretty good, how about now, how much do you remember?”
“I forgot all of it teacher!”
“Great! Great! I taught you the wrong thing so I’ll reteach it right now!”
“F***!”
TL: Forgetting a technique was a scene in Jin Yong’s book and the purpose of the technique was so that the student would forget the technique but retain the meaning behind the technique…