The Urban Dao Child

The night passed in silence and for the first time, Yue Jing experienced calm. She did not have to fight the humility of being treated like a servant by her brother. The other thing was that Yang Dao was very warm and caring toward her. She had longed for a shred of this warmth all her life. Last night, she slept with a faint smile on her face. 

...

After the dinner, Yue Jing was taught by Yang Dao how to play chess, and the boy did not hold back on scolding when she made any mistakes. They played five games before the boy told her to comprehend what she had learned and analyzed her own mistakes before they went to their respective rooms. 

Inside his room, Yang Dao took out a communication palm and sent a message to Madam Yue, "The candidate for the throne of the master of the family is not me, but Yue Jing. You two are smart enough to figure out the reasons. Also, send me some extra cultivation resources. She needs them to advance her cultivation. Yue Jiren can be counted as a cruel person, he gave her resources but only to help her achieve a satisfactory foundation for alchemy. She needs to learn combat as well. Also, I took on alchemy as well, it is fun." 

The message was sent and the boy spent some time finishing reading the herb compendium. Then went to sleep with peace of mind. He was not yet strong enough in the eyes of Yue Jiren to send someone to assassinate him. However, while he was making preparations, the enemy was moving in the shadows too. 

...

Yue Ming sat on his bed and took out a communication talisman. He was going to send a message to his father as well. He said, "Jing has gotten close to Yang Dao. The boy had taken up the dao of alchemy. She will stay with him for a week. I have told her to be mindful and try to gain the trust of the boy. This way she will be able to help us from the inside. Also, this guy is a strong cultivation prodigy." 

After he was done finishing the message, he waited for his father to reply. Sure enough, Yue Jiren replied in a few minutes, "Good. That girl finally showed her use. I need you to focus on whom that kid is close to. Make a note of all his movements, every movement he makes must be watched carefully." 

Yue Ming replied in positively, earning praise from his father. His plan was simple, bribe some of the serving disciples and also, ask the disciples in his contact to watch over the people. He not only had connections in the so-called upper-level disciples but also had quite a following in the lower-level disciples. 

He thought of a lot of ways to make sure that Yang Dao is always under his watchful eye and smirked as he thought of the future. 

...

Yang Dao woke up as the sun was about to rise and he came to the garden inside the palace. He did not wait for anyone else and began to practice Tai-chi under the faintly misty surroundings. This was his daily routine. He had delayed the test in the alchemy hall to sharpen the sword of Yue Jing's intellect. 

The girl in question also woke up and came to find him, however, he found that the person she was looking for was missing. She looked around and finally found the boy practicing in the garden. She realized that despite being a heavenly genius, this boy also put in a lot of work. Suddenly she heard a calm voice, "Why are you standing there, do you not wish to learn?" 

Yue Jing woke up from his daze and walked over to his side. He asked her to follow his movements and also his breathing. The girl nodded and soon she began to follow his instruction. Sometimes he would tell her to be slow in her breathing while sometimes he would correct her posture. 

Yue Jing noticed something, while she was performing this set of motions, her breath was filled with abundant spirit energy, and with every breath, her body was being nourished. The boy said, "You caught up pretty quick. You complete this set of motions ten more times and I will practice sword." 

The girl nodded and continued her movements while Yang Dao let out a deep breath and walked a few steps away from Yue Jing. He took out his sword and began to slowly practice his basic movements and attacks. His pace slowly climbed and his movements became complex. The servicing disciples were watching him mesmerized. It has been a few days since this child came to live here and he would do the same thing every morning, however, the set of actions did not look boring. 

It carried a certain charm that they could not discern. Also, it felt as if every time he practices he has improved a little. Yang Dao was not mindful of all this. He began to immerse himself in his practice. Yue Jing completed the task and then only did she notice that Yang Dao was practicing sword and it looked like a dance. 

Alisha, who did not know when appeared beside her, said, "Does it look pretty?" 

Yue Jing was surprised and then nodded. Alisha said, "Wrong, the beauty of his sword is deceitful. Imagine if you were fighting against him. What will you do if he attacked you like this? Just imagine, even if you have never held a sword, you can still imagine." 

Yue Jing nodded and began to imagine herself against Yang Dao fighting with a sword, however, in just five moves, her imagination was shattered. She could not understand what was going on. She turned her gaze at Alisha, who said, "His sword is art is called, four-season sword art. It revolves around the nature of the four seasons. Thus it is changing and he cleverly uses a method to attack with different combinations." 

Yue Jing was surprised and said, "So, it looks chaotic but it is actually in an order that he wishes it to be. No wonder." 

Alisha nodded. The two girls discussed the sword for a few more minutes before Yang Dao stopped. He walked over with a forehead glazed with sweat. He used his physical body to practice and not the spiritual energy. The boy said, "Big sister, after lunch, you will learn the sword art, or do you have any other weapons you like?" 

Yue Jing was confused and asked, "Why do I need to learn martial arts?" 

The boy said, "Are you sure I should say it?" 

The girl nodded, with a sigh, Yang Dao said, "Running for the matriarch's position. You will stand in the way of your brother and father. Do you think they will think twice before disposing of you?" 

His words were like the sword in his hand. Sharp and lethal, digging right into her heart. Yue Jing's eyes became red, overwhelmed by grief. Yang Dao said, "You do not pick up the sword to cut them down, but to protect yourself. Do you understand?" 

Yue Jing closed her eyes for a few minutes and nodded after a deep breath. She understood the gravity of the situation and was very well aware of her brother and father's cruelty. They had already killed people for their gains, why will they hesitate to kill someone as useless as she was to them and then ride on that wave to gain sympathy from the people? 

She said, "Very well, teacher. But I do not wish to learn the sword, but concealed weapons." 

Yang Dao was surprised, he said, "Hey, this is good. I think senior shakti should be a good teacher for us. I would also like to learn hidden weapons. They can save a life in a critical situation. However, big sister, I suggest that you also learn a conventional weapon as well. The logic is to divert the attention of the people. Only when they do not know about the hidden weapon will the hidden weapon work. 

Given the cruelty and cunning of the two people. I bet they have decided to monitor my movements completely. So it will be really troublesome to move." 

Yue Jing asked, "How do you know that they will be monitoring your movements?"

Yang Dao smiled and said, "I received a message from Granny Yue Yun, I had asked her to monitor the communication between the two people. Grandpa has some means that are not known to other people." 

Yue Jing was surprised but before she could answer or say anything, Yang Dao said, "Let us go to visit a certain Elder and ask him for guidance. Also, learn how to manipulate your words to get things done." 

Then he led the girl outside the palace. Their destination was the war peak located on Supremacy. This was where the weapon master hall and war master hall were.. These two places specialized in fighting skills and were the best location to learn weapon skills.