The Urban Dao Child

Yang Dao knocked on the room and the lady inside said, "Come in." 

The boy slowly pushed the door open and walked inside. Alisha stood outside the door, guarding the order. Yang Dao found the room to be quite different from his expectation. The decoration was minimalist. The walls were inlaid with bookshelves. While a section was dedicated to literature the other section belonged to alchemy books. 

A small table in the center of the room, and Elder Jing sat in the chair holding a quill in her hand. The boy asked, "Elder, do you not sleep?" 

Elder Jing replied, "I can stay awake for months, Dao. Do you not know that?" 

Yang Dao nodded and said, "But grandma says a lady should take care of herself. You will get wrinkles Elder." 

He walked close to the surprised lady and bowed as he said, "I have seen the elder." 

Elder Jing Shui smiled and resting an elbow on the table she cupped her chin and said, "Dao, I never knew your mouth was so sweet." 

The boy scratched the back of his head and said, "I only said what my grandma said, elder." 

Elder Jing could not help but smile widely at his words. She asked, "What brought you here at this hour?" 

Yang Dao nodded and said, "Elder I have a proposal for you." 

The lady raised her eyebrow and asked, "Go on, I am listening." she was surprised, however, she was aware that Yang Dao was not to be judged by the normal intellect. Thus she asked him to continue. 

The Dao child took a deep breath and said, "I want my sister to inherit the mantle of the head of the Yue Overlord." 

Jing Shui was surprised by the big words this young boy has spoken. However, she was an elder not only was she strong in alchemy, but she also had a strong mind as well. She had enquired the situation of Yue Overlord from Yue Jing, and was aware of the basic condition and knew that Yang Dao was called over by the patriarch of the family to inherit this position. 

She was aware that it was a big gamble on the old man's side but knowing the genius of this boy she could see why the old couple had gambled. However, now this person stood in front of her talking about making her disciple the head of the household. This was something she did not expect. 

Yang Dao saw her not replying and said, "This is not just a whim. You might be aware of the situation. I know that everyone is rolling dice at the moment and trying to get ahead of each other, but they are just too dumb to leave such a big thing on the small plots and fate. This is a game of chess, and not rolling dice." 

Elder Jing Shui sensed the aura radiating from him. She was aware that this boy was serious and he was correct, how can the future of such a big family be decided by fate and some small efforts. Since she could see all this, she did not waste any more time and asked, "What is it that you want from me? Why should I give it to you? As you said, this was a proposal." 

Yang Dao smiled and said, "The fifteen planets commanded by the overlord families are not all inhabited by humans. The majority of these planets are just resource farms. The sect buys these resources in form of providing education to the disciples of these five big families. Am I correct?" 

The elder nodded and Yang Dao said, "What if the resource pool from Yue Overlord is increased by twenty percent?" 

The lady almost did not stand up from her chair in disbelief. She asked, "What do you mean? Can you say such big words? Dao, do you understand the weight of those words?" 

Yang Dao smiled, he said, "I have a message from my grandfather, the current patriarch of the Yue Overlord." 

Then he took out a messaging jade and circulated the spiritual energy inside. Yue Lei Wang's slightly hoarse voice sounded, "If the elder can support Yue Jing in this contest, then the Yue Family will expand the resource fund." 

The resources on the five planets were limited and the number of disciples was too much for them to train. You see, to nurture people into top-grade geniuses, they all need to provide top-grade resources and the Sovereign sect was just an educational institution and not a business conglomerate. Elder Jing realized the value of the twenty percent addition in resources. 

Yang Dao did not let her speak but started to go forward with his own condition, "My grandfather asked you to 'support' big sister. That is not what you need to do, only when she reaches the peak on her own will she be accepted. You just have to be by her side as you usually are. However, I would like you to ensure her safety. Her life might be threatened after the upcoming assessment." 

Jing Shui raised her eyebrow and asked, "What do you mean? Who will threaten her?" 

Yang Dao tilted his head and said, "Yue Ming." 

This time Jing Shui was shocked to the core. The two people talked and Yang Dao told her what Yue Jing has been through and why she is moving forward with all her energy to advance. The lady did not want to believe it at first but her experience told her that what the boy in front of her said was true. 

She clenched her fists and said, "I am a failure as a master. To think my disciple was in such a situation. Dao, thank you for bringing this to light. I will not let her be harmed by those two pricks." 

Yang Dao nodded and said, "I am assured with your words." 

The room echoed with a brief silence before Jing Shui said, "I also have a proposal for you?" 

Yang Dao was surprised and asked, "What can I do for you elder?" 

The lady said, "If it was someone else then I would have thought that they are too young but, you boy have a mind much ahead of your peers. So I want to ask you, what is your opinion about marrying Athena Olympus." 

Yang Dao was shocked for a moment and with a faint smile, he said, "Elder, I do like Athena, however, we are both too young at the moment. I would rather have it that we progress slowly. The immortal plane is too big for one to stay in one place. If Athena has no problem, then when the time comes, I will marry her before I take her with me to see the immortal plane. Is that answer satisfactory?" 

Elder Jing nodded to him with a faint smile. She was aware that every genius will have an ambition of their own. Without ambition, they will not grow strong, if they do not grow strong, then the genius will go to waste. She said, "I have talked to Athena's parents. After the assessment of the old disciples. I will find a way to take you three out of the sect. You will meet them then." 

Yang Dao nodded as he did not mind meeting people. To him, even if things turned sour, he will be able to watch a different part of the immortal plane. With this, the boy walked out of the study room leaving the lady inside alone. His next stop was Athena's abode. 

Yue Jing and the latter were living together. He was going to deliver the armor to Yue Jing. The reason why he used to move at this hour was to avoid as many gazes as he could. Even if Yue Ming was in seclusion, who would guarantee that he did not have some loyal dog in his corner, who would be diligent? 

Yang Dao never underestimated his opponents. Tonight the two people made proposals to each other and they each got what they wanted. For Yang Dao, it was the safety of his sister and his freedom from the seat of patriarchy. 

While for Jing Shui it was a raise in resources and a potential son-in-law for her disciple. Yang Dao moved quickly with Alisha on his side and they came to a small palace a little further than where Elder Jing Shui lived. 

The abode of the three disciples was on a separate mountain. Yang Dao came to the doors with Alisha and they both sneaked inside the palace to avoid any spies of Yue Ming among the service disciples. They moved through the palace slowly and Yang Dao located Yue Jing and Athena inside the two meditation rooms on the second floor. The meditation rooms did not leak spiritual energy, but the dao child could sense that someone was inside. 

Alisha was like a scepter by his side, emitting no pressure at all. The two came to the meditation room and Yang Dao waited for a few moments before he gently knocked on the door. Hearing the sound a few service disciples were alerted, Alisha said, "Young Master, I will handle them." 

Yang Dao nodded and the girl vanished. 

...

Inside the room, Yue Jing sat with her eyes closed, she has just finished breaking through to the second level of the spirit formation realm and was now consolidating her realm.