"Do you know what is in this sachet?" Raphael questioned Jon with a cunning look on his face. Jon kept quiet as he was unsure about Raphael's intention."I bet you are staying silent because you have no idea," Raphael correctly concluded. He then mocked, "A pitiful peasant boy like you would never have a chance to see pills like these. You should thank me right now." Jon desperately attempted to recall all that he had read about pills. However, he indeed had not come across the pills that Raphael held in his hand."These are made using my family's secret recipe, a priceless heirloom passed down for generations," Raphael smirked. "You poor boy cannot even dare to dream about having such a thing, much less see one."Jon kept his chin up and firmly said, "I do not need such a thing.""You don't, do you?" Raphael chuckled. "Maybe that is why your father will always be sick and useless."Jon clenched his teeth and balled his hands into fists. Raphael provoked him further, "Your father p

As Jon left the school, he could not help but feel indignant."Why does this have to happen to me?" he cried out loud. Suddenly, his vision blurred. Tears streamed down his cheeks as he ran home. "How should I break the news to my parents?" Jon was filled with apprehension about his future. "How will my family survive?" He veered from his usual path home to cool down by himself before he met his parents.Sitting by himself on a bench at a sidewalk, he played out scenarios that may occur and tried to think of ways to respond. "I can only train on my own now," he bravely presumed. When he saw looked at the sky and saw a beautiful sunset marred by smog, he plucked up his courage and made his way home.---Jon could not help but feel guilty when he saw his mother waiting for him to come home from school."I am home," Jon calmly said as his mother walked up to greet him. "How are you Jon?" his mother's eyes were filled with concern. "You look very tired and unhappy."Just then, his fa

At Grandmaster Ye's mansion… Master Hui arrived at a large hall with tall ceilings and multiple crystal chandeliers. He confidently walked up a gold staircase with diamond rails. "General Hui, how is Jon doing?" Grandmaster Ye asked Jon's mentor. He sat on an elevated gold and black armchair adorned with alternating diamonds and jade while General Hui approached him. General Hui stood in front of Grandmaster Ye and bowed once with a fist on a palm in front of his face. "Jon is expelled from school," General Hui crisply reported. "I investigated the incident and found that Raphael's mother had threatened the school's principal, so he had been forced to expel Jon."Grandmaster Ye frowned as he stroked his long green beard. "I will train him every day from now on," General Hui added. "His abilities and skills are quickly improving.""Good," Grandmaster Ye nodded his head while he sipped green tea from a porcelain cup. "Quit your job at that school so that you can focus on training

"Your father's full name is Arthur Jonathan Ye," Master Hui explained as he watched Jon practice with the crystal. "He changed his name when he moved to another town because he did not want to be tracked down by your grandfather or his fiancée."Master Hui casually mentioned, "She is now the mother of your former classmate, Raphael."Jon abruptly stopped his practice and turned to look at Master Hui. "As you have experienced, conflicts are passed down from one generation to the next," Master Hui philosophized. "They may never be resolved unless an agreement or restitution is made."He disclosed another secret, "Raphael's mother was forced to marry a less well-off man after she had been abandoned by your father. No other suitor had wanted to take her as wife as a result." Although Jon felt heavy-hearted, he boldly defended his parents, "My father is a wonderful man and my mother is a brilliant lady." He commented, "I think my father made the right choice. Judging by how Raphael turn

Shing!Jon bravely attacked the beast with his sword. Hiss!The beast wildly flailed its two front limbs as it gnashed its teeth. It was trapped so it could not escape. Blech!Since its enemies did not retreat, it counterattacked using acid. Jon narrowly missed it. Meanwhile, the rest of the guards made their minds to join the fight. They charged toward the beast and stabbed their weapons into its flesh.Hiss!The beast directly shot a stream of acid at its enemies, severely injuring some of them. Jon, however, once again nimbly dodged the attack. Ah!The guards who were injured quickly retreated once again. Jon continued fighting the beast with the remaining guards.Boom, boom, boom…The beast refused to surrender. It slashed its tail and waved its claws while shooting acid. Hiss! As the fight dragged on, more of the guards sustained injuries. Jon was also injured by the acid but was not bothered by it."Saving my people is of utmost importance," he persisted in the fight