Chapter 59: Chap 59

“Hello, sir.”

“Little girl, do you have any business with me?”

“Yes, sir. The other staff directed me to you.”

“Oh? What is the issue?”

“Yesterday when I registered, I gave the attendant the wrong information, so I want to correct it.”

“Do tell.”

“I am ten years old this year, not eight.”

“I see. What is your name?”

“I am Dong Yun An.”

“No worry, lil An. I will fix it for you.”

“Thank you, sir.”

If it’s not for Dong Ya Qi knocking on my door this morning, bearing gifts, I wouldn’t know that half a moon ago was Dong Yun An’s 10th birthday. She was malnourished for a long time that her stunted growth threw my prediction out of the window.

This will be a problem. My marriage is just six years away. It looks long but it isn’t. I should annul my engagement in the next three years. The longer I wait, the harder that would be. There are only about three years left. If I use one year to improve myself, I have only two years to make myself sufficient.

If it’s a political marriage… I don’t even want to think about it. Surely if I am a poor orphan, my request to exit the engagement will go far smoother. However, I can’t be so sure with Dong Ya Qi in the picture. It is guaranteed that the upper society would come to know that I have a close relationship with Dong Ya Qi. Dong Ya Qi will not play it down. In fact, I am sure he will make it even more obvious. If the family I am engaged with hears that, there is a significant reason for them to not let me go.

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Should I ask Dong Ya Qi for help? I don’t want to. I just don’t want to get involved with Dong clan. Owing them a debt, and I will have to pay it back later. Anyway, I will consider this option after exhausting all alternatives.

I return to my shared room. Lian Hua is nowhere to be found. Not that I am looking for her. Grabbing my weapons, I head to the training field. This premise which is used to organise the youth tournament belongs to the Six Provinces union. Tian Zhong told me that it was created by cultivators of the sects within the surrounding six provinces. It stands as a counterweight to the local power of the royal court, and is part of a larger alliance. 

I don’t know much about this union, but this place confirms one thing. This organisation is big. The courtyard is divided into multiple sections, each separated by a wall. I can have this five-by-eight area all to myself.

Now it’s time to open my gifts. The first item is the sabre Tian Zhong gave me yesterday at the restaurant. It’s a short sabre (this is the direct translation of Duandao)? The entire sabre is sixty or so centimeters. The blade occupies up to forty two centimeters. It’s broad and reasonably thick. A couple of swings affirm its stiffness. It will not waver much even with my strength. It is a good blade. The only complaint I can fill out is that it's too light. Don’t get me wrong. Lightness is a good point. The issue is myself. I have been too used to the heaviness of my sabre. Using something that’s not your preference just feels strange sometimes.

The next on the gift list are two swords. Both of them plus the medicine and some other things belong to Dong Ya Qi. He told me it was to compensate for the past five birthdays. It seems he suspected Dong Meng stole the presents he sent to Yun An. Ya Qi said he always sent letters along with the presents, but the replies he received didn’t feel like Yun An’s. Moreover, he knows Dong Meng’s personality.

At first glance, it looks like he was trying to win me with quantity. Only when I bring them out to practise that the truth is revealed. These two swords with eye-catching ornaments. One, whose major colour of the palette is crimson, represents his personal feeling. The other, whose motif is dark, is the accumulation of his thoughtfulness.

The red sword is thin. It is a hand longer than the standard sword of the sect. Its weight is negligible. Although the primary attribute of this sword is flexibility, I can tell it will not shatter easily. Overall, it’s a fine work. Dong Ya Qi chose this sword for me based on his past understanding of Yun An, a soft and delicate lady. He must have intended to gift me only this sword. However, he recalled our conversation at the restaurant, he recalled my reaction, my tone, my words. He realised I am no longer the girl he used to know.

Therefore, he looked for this black sword. This sword is only a couple centimeters longer than the sect’s sword. It’s broader than the red sword. Swinging it around makes it clear that it’s very similar to the sword of the sect. It is rigid. The swords of Shadowless sect are rigid because their techniques don’t rely on flexibility. In contrast, Invisible Sword and Lightning Slash need a stable medium to deliver sharp and immediate attacks. Dong Ya Qi knows I am a disciple of Shadowless sect, either by my uniform or by collecting information. Hence, he wanted to bring me a useful present. There can be nothing more insulting than offering a useless gift as a birthday present. You don’t send lip gloss to a man, and don’t present menswear to a woman.

However, he brought me these two. The black sword should be appropriate enough, but Ya Qi is still stubborn about Dong Yun An. He believed she had not entirely changed. Thus, the red sword is here. He wanted to believe I would grow up and returned to how he remembered.

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