Chapter 14

Weapon's hall was the place that served as the inventory as well as the maintenance area of the weapons. There was also an adjacent structure attached to the building which was used by smiths to make weapons. At that moment Yuki and Ling Jian were standing in front of the weapon's hall.

"Let's go inside," Ling Jian says and goes into the building, Yuki follows behind her. The inside of the building is a very wide circular floor with multiple rooms on its periphery, all in all, there are approx twenty rooms. At the moment, the hall is devoid of people.

Ling Jian walks to one of the doors and knocks

"Elder Fu, are you inside?" Ling Jian speaks, her voice this time is a bit different compared to when she knocked on elder Nia's door. The gentleness is absent.

No one answers, Yuki decides to knock as well, but before she could knock, the door is opened. A bulky man with a shaved head who seems to be in his 40s is standing at the entrance of the door. He's taller than both of the girls present and his face is devoid of any expression. This man is elder Fu, one of the elder of the weapon's hall and a vice elder of the enforcement division. He looks at Ling Jian and asks in a flat voice.

"Sect master, what brings you here?"

"Ancestor needs a sword" Ling Jian replies

Elder Fu moves her eyes onto Yuki after hearing Ling Jian's words, and surprisingly his eyes have no fluctuation on seeing Yuki. The reason, it's because he was present when Yuki came out of the ancestral shrine small house and he had seen what had happened that day.

Most of the people would be intimidated if someone like elder Fu looks at them, but for Yuki it's nothing, she just smiles. He moves his eyes away from Yuki.

"Ancestor, sect master, follow me" he comes out of the room and walks in the direction of a different room. He has no problem calling Yuki as ancestor because he has a hunch that the young girl is much more powerful than him, probably the strongest in the sect. Yuki and Ling Jian who had not even entered the room follow behind him.

Elder Fu comes to a different room, opens the door, and enters the room. The moment the door is opened, a heavy aura starts coming out of the door. If any disciple was present here, he or she would have been frozen and shaking because of the fear. But the people present there didn't even flinch.

Yuki and Ling Jian also enter the room. The room is very wide, with multiple weapons present, some are held in stands while others are placed on the ground. There are many kinds of weapons present such as swords, sabers, daggers, kukri, spears, bows, tridents, nunchucks, etc. Even though the Sword God sect mainly focuses on swords, there are still plenty of disciples who find other weapons more appealing. And as such, other weapons are also kept here. But disciples will never have a chance to be here because only vice elders and above are allowed here.

"What kind of weapon do you want ancestor?" elder Fu asks

"A sword would be good" Yuki replies

"There are some good swords at the back," elder Fu walks to the back of the room, while Yuki and Ling Jian follow behind him again.

He halts at a certain section that has nothing but swords. He picks a saber and shows it to Yuki.

"How about this, ancestor?"

Yuki takes the saber from his hand. The saber is 4ft with a sharp edge and has a reddish tint to it which makes it seem like it has tasted a lot of blood before. Yuki holds it vertically right in front of her chest and makes a vertical slash. The air makes a tearing sound. Anyone at the receiving end of it will surely won't have a good time.

"It's too light" Yuki hands it back to elder Fu. He doesn't say anything and keeps it back from where he took it. He then picks up another weapon, this time it's a sword. Unlike the saber earlier, the sword looks shiny and brand new. It is a bit heavier than the saber. Yuki takes it and repeats the same thing she did with the saber.

"It's heavier than the sword but I don't like how it feels in my hand," Yuki tells her opinion and gives the sword back. Yuki rejects a lot of swords during this process. Ling Jian doesn't say anything during the process and quietly watches.

'none of them feels right in my hand' While Yuki is thinking that, something black catches her eyes. She instantly starts walking towards it, elder Fu, who was going to show her another sword gets a bit surprised but doesn't say anything. And Ling Jian does the same, Yuki walks a few steps, and plops down, the hem of her dress is touching the floor which is quite dusty, but Yuki doesn't care.

She puts her hand on a black object which is placed in a heap of rusty swords and takes it out. The black thing which caught her eyes is a handle of a sword, the sword is sheathed. Yuki removes the sheath and what greets her sight is a black katana. The Katana is pure black with a slight curve. It is a bit longer than the saber and stands at 4.s ft. It's so black that not even a glint can be seen on it. But anyone who takes a look at it will instantly know that this blade is no joke.

Yuki then makes a vertical slash with it, but unlike the saber, it makes no sound. It's as if the air could present no resistance.

Yuki smiles at it, then she puts it back in its sheath. She then turns towards Ling Jian and elder Fu.

"I'll take this one"

"Are you sure?" Ling Jian who has been silent all this time asks her.

"Yes, I am sure" Yuki smilingly answers

Elder Fu nods, then he puts back the sword he had taken out to show Yuki back in its place.

"Very well, looks like we are done. We'll be taking our leave first elder Fu" Ling Jian speaks and starts moving out of the room, Yuki follows behind her. Elder Fu just nods and stays behind to do other things.

After a few moments, Yuki and Ling Jian come out of the weapon's hall. It has only been a few hours, the sun's still not at its peak.

"There's something I have to talk about," Ling Jian stops and says after walking for a few moments

"I am listening, go ahead," Yuki replies

'Little Ling wants to talk about something, I wonder what it's about?' While Yuki is thinking that, Ling Jian answers

"I have talked with the vice sect master regarding your request to go along with elder chi to the Rising sect celebration"

"And?" Yuki asks in anticipation as she's looking forward to go with elder Chi.

"He has agreed but he has one condition for allowing you to go?"

"Oh! what condition is it?"

"He wants you to fight him"

'fight huh, I have no problem with it. But why does he want to fight me? Does he wants to know how strong he is compared to me?' Yuki decides to ask the reason behind it.

"I don't mind. But why does he wants to fight me?"

"He was supposed to go along with elder Chi to the celebration, and he thinks someone strong should go along with her and.." Ling Jian was explaining but Yuki cut her off

"And he doubts my strength"

"Yes that the case more or less" Ling Jian confirms it

"Okay, tell him I have no problem with fighting him"

"Are you sure?" Ling Jian asks, this time there is a concern in her voice as well as in her eyes.

"Yes," Yuki resolutely replies, her voice and her eyes carries determination.

'looks like she is confident' Ling Jian thinks while staring at her eyes.

"Very well, I'll tell him"

"I am going back, I have some work to do" Ling Jian also asks "what about you?"

"I am going to the library, I'll see you at dinner" Yuki replies smilingly

Ling Jian nods and goes her way, Yuki stands there for a few seconds watching her.

'I should go as well' Yuki starts walking towards the library.

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