When Li Sushang was born, she weighed only two kin and three Ryo. She had almost the same weight as a single sword

Those in the mountain villa shook their heads, and his father Li Xin turned to her mother Qin Suyi as he spoke.

「She won't be able to live.」

At that time, Qin Suyi was in the middle of recuperating after childbirth and answered as follows:

「Even if she couldn't live, that was her fate.

I don't hate fate, but we have no intention of having a second child.

Even if the Lee bloodline ends now, that's fate.」

It is said that upon hearing this, Li Xin turned pale and left.

Thanks to the care of her mother and wet nurse, Li Sushang had survived. And she was still very well-rested as a result...

One hundred days after the birth of Sushang, Li Xin invited a famous fortune-teller 「Kohansen」 to her villa.

Kohansen makes a sigil and chants an incantation. After observing her for some time around Sushang, she yelps out loud—

「The young lord was born a genius with the talent for swordsmanship. He had an extraordinary fate, and he looked like someone who would do something important!」

There were many different interpretations of those words. Overjoyed at what he had expected, Li Xin thought that his daughter would fulfill her dream to stand on top in the martial arts world instead and held a banquet for him—a grand celebration

However, there was no main character at the banquet.

Qin Suyi, the real 「Sennin」’s pupil and a cold-eyed stare at that farce before leaving with her daughter in his arms

She went back to the bedroom, lowered her daughter onto a soft rug and placed some small wooden swords beside it

The young Sushang reached out to touch the sword, but she couldn't. Hata Suyi said nothing and simply watched in silence

Ever since she was old enough to remember, there had been a sword by Li Sushang’s side. So maybe it wasn't long before the girl learned about her blade

Her mother had taught her unusual ways of speaking, and his father was teaching each girl the twelve forms that were used to remember swordsmanship.

Thus, Li Sushang spent her childhood training with the sword and four years passed in an instant.

The young Sushang had practiced diligently, and the Denka’s swordplay wasn't bad at all. But even so her mother refused to listen by saying that she would be sent into a vast desert for 「Apprenticeship」

In response to this, Sushang cried and screamed but didn't resist much.

As a young girl, she had no concept of places like Bakuhoku or Nankan and didn't know how to leave home.

A few days after it was decided that he would go to the desert, a well-liked Stone Suzuri Dojin from all across Shaanxi visited Omokukenzanso. To welcome his guest of honor with open arms and respect for him, her father ordered Nurse Soumo (a wet nurse), who had been brought into their backyards so she could train in this style...

The wet nurse can't move her legs the way she wants. Sushang sneaks out of my backyard without being noticed by a nannies, then hid in its usual spot and peeked into our living room with great interest

「Long time no see, Master Li.」

After exchanging greetings with a smile, Li Xin sat down for tea and left the rest of their conversation to his wife.

—His wife, the seventh disciple of 「Celestial Phoenix」 「Somekoken」 Taixuanza Celestial Soi Hata.

At the time, when Celestial Phoenix was still in this world—if anyone had to say he controlled Shinshu’s martial arts society...it would have been him.

Legend has it that Phoenix is a Celestial who descended to the world below. Not only does he have immortality, but also his unparalleled talent in martial arts

But ten years ago, a golden light suddenly appeared on Mount Taixuan. The Celestial rode the crane to heaven and turned it into scorched earth by an inferno...

That incident had caused quite a stir in the martial arts world. Everyone wanted to know why a Celestial who’d protected Shinshu for over one thousand years suddenly returned from heaven

Now that the Celestial were no longer in this world, their answer would naturally lead them to expect much from 「Taixuan Shichiken」—the seven disciples of one

Keen----

The elderly monk drank his tea, placed the lid on a chaki (tea utensil), and told him about recent events in martial arts before finally speaking of a Celestial.

「To be honest, Phoenix-sama saved me when I was young. But even now he regretted not being able to thank him properly... *Sigh* He'll probably come back again someday!」

Qin Suyi also put his hand on the tea utensil and answered with a laugh.

「We mortals don't speculate about the Celestial on our own. As long as we have some connection to them, I believe that they will be reunited with Master Cleric!」

The monk laughed loudly and nodded, then never spoke of Phoenix again.

After finishing his tea, the monk announced that he had free time.

Her father saw the customer off, and when she returned he looked gloomy.

Li Sushang couldn't help but be surprised at the disdain in her mother’s words.

In her memories, their parents were always on good terms. Yes...just like the other married couples

She didn’t know her mother and father talked like that.

With that, her mother left the living room.

Li Xin stood rooted to the spot, motionless for a long time. A sound came from her clenched fist

Sushang was sitting there in a daze. It surprised me, but it also made my heart race with joy...