Chapter 77

Chapter 77: The Awakening

Translator: JL Editor: Pranav

Ai Hui woke up in a daze . He had a bad dream, in which he was struggling in the middle of a gale and was unable to grasp ahold of anything . He had also dreamt of Fatty, who was carrying his corpse and sitting in a pool of mud, crying, his tears lost to the brutal winds .

He had dreamt of Boss, who had made him burn all the swordplay manuals . He had stood in the empty training hall for ages, feeling helpless and lost .

Ai Hui woke up .

His eyes were unfocused and dull; but after a moment, his gaze started to focus, and a feeble ray of light was lit up in the midst of an endless sea of gray and bleakness . It lit up the cold, engraved face of the metal and stone wall, akin to a spring breeze that vigorously blows and revitalizes the wintry landscape of the wilderness, delivering a fresh breath of life .

He had not experienced a nightmare for a long time .

He rested on the bed and stared at the ceiling, lost in thought .

How was Fatty doing now? Was he still going around as a swindler and not training?

Do not consume so much sugar, you are already so fat . If someone bullies you, remember the name but do not tell me . Even if you tell me, at least wait till I have higher skills than now . Or else if I am unable to curb the urge to avenge you, both of us would be in a terrible situation . Do not worry, I will train properly . If I am unable to defeat them, I will beat you instead, for provoking such a highly skilled enemy .

He wondered how Boss’s life was in the heavens . He guessed that there was no more swordsmanship in heaven .

Boss, you must do as the natives do . As a human, no, as a ghost, you must be more realistic and not be so stubborn . Do not conduct business as you are not suitable . Find a stable job and do it well instead . There should be dozens of jobs like that in the heavens . It would not be qualified to be called ‘heaven’ if there were no stable jobs there .

Ai Hui, you must work hard .

After telling himself that last sentence, he let out a long breath . The nightmare and the negative emotions were also exhaled out with the air .

He went back to his usual self . The dull and dark state, the fearfulness, and the feeling of being a coward had all vanished as if nothing had even happened .

His gaze was steady and calm . He was still the formidable Ai Hui who was scared of nothing .

He struggled to get out of bed but was met with a sharp pain in his left arm .

He expertly ascertained that his bone was fractured; this was not the first time he had met with such an injury . Recalling the last moment when he rushed out of the Suspending Golden Pagoda, he seemed to have knocked into something and had evidently injured himself . He did not realize that it was his left arm .

As long as it was bound up properly and treated with medication, Ai Hui would recover in no time . He had ample experience—external injuries such as fractures seemed to be serious on the surface, but in reality, they were not a big issue . As long as they would be treated properly and on time, there would be a rapid recovery . An internal injury, on the other hand, was a real nuisance . It would be very troublesome if there were injuries to the five residences and eight palaces .

He reckoned that he was in big trouble . Ai Hui laughed bitterly .

He was in a bit of a mess .

He still did not know the condition within his body .

Suddenly, he heard sounds of squabbling come from outside .

"Shouchuan, he truly is a genius! He just opened his natal residence and could use the [Twin Weaving Technique] to weave the elemental cloth . Till now, I am unable to comprehend how he did it . This is simply too unfathomable!"

The voice of the old lady was filled with admiration .

Ai Hui secretly felt pleased . Being praised by others was indeed a happy thing, not to mention that he had sacrificed a lot .

"He is a genius! A weaving genius! Shouchuan, it was my fault previously . His talent is simply amazing, you must let him come to the embroidery workshop . I will educate him personally, and I want to take him as a closed-door disciple!" The old lady was evidently very agitated .

Ai Hui was struck dumb . Please don’t . Although weaving was a profitable job and offered a bright future, he was, after all, a man . It would be very awkward to always be dealing with weaving for the rest of his life .

The old man was initially pleased, but once he heard that the old lady wanted to fight over Ai Hui, he could not care less anymore . "This is out of the question! He is my disciple! I have only one disciple, and he is going to be carrying my legacy in the future . "

"You are wasting his talent! You are being irresponsible!" The old lady coldly remarked, "Given your insubstantial theories, he could still follow and learn . "

"Whatever you say, my answer shall still be definitely no!" The old man rejected her bluntly .

The old lady immediately became angry . "Wang Shouchuan, what do you mean by this? I have already apologized to you . What more do you want me to do? I have been following you for so many years, and this is how you treat me? It was my fault previously . When did I ever benefit from any good fortune after being with you for so long? When did I beg you for anything? If you are at the Induction Ground, I will follow you to the Induction ground . I let you squander whatever you want, and this is how you treat me? Wang Shouchuan, you better explain things to me clearly today! Boo hoo hoo… . . "

Looking at his old partner reduced to tears, Wang Shouchuan became terrified . He softened his tone . "I did not say anything . Why are you crying?" My disciple is also your disciple . If he does not learn properly, you can break his legs . "

Li Wei and Mingxiu were at the side, looking down at the floor and standing still like statues . Li Wei felt weak and inwardly regretted that he rushed over . The spectacle unfolding did not seem like it was supposed to be seen by an outsider like him .

Teacher, oh Teacher, please do not hold this against me, Li Wei thought to himself .

Mingxiu had seen many such spectacles and did not feel too awkward . However, she also knew not to cut in at this moment .

Seeing that his old partner had stifled her sobs, Wang Shouchuan continued, "But we have to consider Ai Hui’s opinion as well . "

Having heard that, the old lady stopped crying and raised her voice . "He has objections?"

Ai Hui, who was in the nearby room, felt his heart tremble .

"Of course, he would not have objections . " Wang Shouchuan coughed lightly . "Look at how much he wanted to enter the embroidery workshop . But we have to think over this properly . If he were a girl, I would give him to you without a second thought . But he is a boy, and you are more familiar with weaving than me . When was there a male weaving master? I am also clear of his temperament—he loves to fight . Learning to weave is one thing, but to let him weave for the rest of his life might be difficult for him . "

The old lady became silent .

Wang Shouchuan’s sentence was straight to the point . In fact, before she came, she too had felt that it was a pity that Ai Hui wasn’t a girl . While it wasn’t to say that there were no males who learned to weave, they were incredibly rare . Not to mention that there were no male weavers who had managed to achieve any accomplishments .

Seeing that he was winning the argument, Wang Shouchuan quickly continued, "My point is, let him go to the embroidery workshop when he has recovered . Let him learn first, and we will decide from there . We should not be anxious about whether he has good skills or whether he is interested in weaving . His future should still be decided by him . "

The old lady’s face was not as black as before, and she gave a snort and said, "Finally there is a humane sentence coming from you, after wasting so many of my tears . Mingxiu, let us go back to the embroidery workshop . "

With that, she left haughtily, without a trace of that tearful grandmother of a few moments ago .

"Uncle, we are leaving . " Mingxiu hurriedly bowed to Wang Shouchuan, waved to Li Wei, and ran after her master .

Wang Shouchuan looked at his old departing partner and let out a sigh of relief . The battle that he had just fought had given him a huge shock . He grabbed the teapot that was on the table and started to take big gulps of water .

Putting down the teapot, he asked Li Wei, who was at the side, "What happened to you again?"