"Are you ignoring me?"

Lihua tilts her head and follows Yue out.

She's a bit weird since this morning.

She's been whispering and shivering all to herself.

She thinks that maybe the stress of the practical training really is causing her more stress than she feels.

It was her fault.

If she only listens to Yue not to be nosy, she won't anger their senior Daiyu and they won't be sent in this practical training exercise.

They are like ducks released in the lion's territory.

"Yue, look, I am sorry for involving you in this. I will do my best to make sure you will come back alive."

Janna paused when the beauty grabbed her two shoulders and forced her to look at her.

"Lihua!"

"Y-yes?"

"We have to prepare ourselves. Herbs and all."

"We don't have money."

Janna as Yue, looks at Lihua's awkward smile.

They came from the same village. They are village girls living their dreams to be practitioners someday.

Lihua is a beauty from childhood while Yue has always been ordinary.

Lihua came from a big family while Yue comes from an ordinary loving one.

That doesn't stop them from being friends.

"I need to go to the library." Yue said and ran off. She returns immediately and drags Lihua with her.

"Show me the way." She said.

Lihua smiles.

"Since when did you start reading?"

"You don't know everything about me." Yue said while pouting.

"And are we just going to walk to some creepy mountain without any idea what will be good and what will kill us?"

Lihua nods.

"You are right. We both just start our cultivation path. We know almost nothing. Reading will help us but...Will it help us to read in the last minutes? It's almost 8 in the morning and the assembly is 9."

Yue shrugged her shoulder.

"We can borrow it."

"You know we can't do that!" Lihua's eyes dilated. "Taking the sect property out without permission!"

"Then we will get permission. Ends of the conversation. Let's go!"

Yue pulls Lihua but actually has no idea where she was going.

After some minutes they arrive in the library.

"Here and this and that. Can we take it out?"

The old man opens one eye and looks at Yue then looks at the panting beauty behind her.

"No."

"Senior, please. We are leaving in thirty minutes. We have to go to the platform now. Can you make an exemption just once and let us lend the book? I swear I will take them back!" Yue pleads to the old man.

The old man looks at Yue again and looks at Lihua.

"No."

Yue frowns.

"Lihua, it's your turn."

"What can I do to convince him?" Lihua shakes her head.

Yue shakes her head.

"Make your hair flutters in the air and wink at the old man. Then seduce him into lending us the book. I am counting on you."

"Ehhhhhh?" Lihua blinks in confusion.

Tak.

A large invisible something hits Yue's head and she kneels in pain wanting to roll but just holds her aching head.

"You think I am a lecherous man! Foolish!"

The old man scowls and snorts crossing his arms.