329 TRAINING

"Pick up your sword Senja." Xiao Tianyao said icily.

He stood there in the middle of the field with sword unsheathed on his hand as the ray of the afternoon sun made its way to his figure, bathed his perfect constitution while Senja has worn out, barely caught up with her breath.

**Damn! He really not go easy on me!** Senja inner thought cursed Xiao Tianyao endlessly.

At first, when Xiao Tianyao said it would be hard as he was the one who taught her, she wouldn't have thought that it would be like this.

Xiao Tianyao really didn't spare her!

"Can't we take a break?" Senja gasped for breath when she picked up her sword that was thrown by him.

"No." Xiao Tianyao said flatly as he dashed toward Senja and started attacking her again.

Xiao Tianyao intentionally used his left hand, to reduce the blow. Even so, Senja still couldn't handle his move. "What Utara taught you this past three months?"

Xiao Tianyao stopped when the sword once again flew away from her grip.

Utara came just in time to hear Xiao Tianyao complained. "Not to mention her, even me, I can't handle you head on." He said, approaching the couple.

Senja fell back on her butt and whined miserably. "Give me a break." She said, panting.

Utara chuckled when he saw Senja defeated expression. "I have something to report to you."

Xiao Tianyao looked at Senja and said sternly. "I will talk with Utara for a while." And he directed his eyes toward Utara. "Follow me."

As in cue, with those words Senja laid her back on the grass. Dirty? Forget it! She needed to gather her strength before Xiao Tianyao came back.

"Is he has double personality?" Senja grumbled at Utara.

"You will surprise to see his other side." Utara said it lightly with grinned. "Don't worry, he will not kill you."

Senja mumbled something unclear when Utara turned his back with snickered.

Xiao Tianyao was really something when he turned serious, remembering his doting way and his affection that he showed her recently, those all washed away when he started attacking her.

Senja grunted when he turned to the other side and watched Xiao Tianyao and Utara engaged in serious discussion.

Xiao Tianyao was crossing his arms while listening for Utara report.

"The Leader from L Clan and Mystic Clan will meet in the end of next month at district 13." Utara informed him and added. "Someone seems give a helping hand for them to put a foot in this City, even though this is the Head Quarter of The Black Sword Clan."

"I have my suspicion." Xiao Tianyao said solemnly.

"I think we meant the same person." Utara looked at Xiao Tianyao with meaningfully as he nodded. "I think it was him…"

The thing became more complicated now, they only hold qualms against him, but didn't have concrete evidence to prove it.

"I will talk with Elder Dam about this." Xiao Tianyao said absentmindedly.

"While you at it, I don't know if this is strange or no, but recently The Emperor Xiao Zi has been gathering a rare plant from the Kingdom of Rockstone and Wang Yu had brought a batch of it to Azura when he returned." Utara said with bewildered looked.

"A rare plant?" Xiao Tianyao repeated.

"Yes, he brought it to the Guilds of Physician, I think they stockpile this kind of plant there."

"What plant?" Xiao Tianyao shot him a questioning look.

Utara shook his head. "Doctor Lin is still checking on it. Since she isn't in this city, we will know her report around next week."

"Alright…" Xiao Tianyao stroked the hilt of his sword while deep in thought. "Wang Yu comeback not only to check on Senja, but also he was given another order."

"Tianyao, do you think he had anything to do with Misty Cloud Clan?" Utara asked attentively.

"Yes he had." Xiao Tianyao muttered as he remembered what Senja had told him a few days ago.

On the other hand, Senja had sat up while drinking water from the bottle, staring at Xiao Tianyao and Utara who seemed so engrossed with their discussion.

From Senja's view, it was Utara who kept talking while Xiao Tianyao only responded with nodded or said a few sentences.

After around twenty minutes they were talking, both of them walked back toward Senja who still sat on the ground.

"Good luck with your training purple…" Utara waved at her leisurely as he walked away from the scene.

Senja pouted, feeling her hands turned cramp when Xiao Tianyao approached her again.

"Get up and pick up your sword." He said sternly.

Senja did as she was told, there was no warmth and joviality in his voice. He was deadly serious with this training.

"I don't think I can keep up with this…" Senja complained while her aching ankle was bitting her will in her every steps.

"Remember what I told you, hold your ground and stop complaining…" Xiao Tianyao unsheathed his own sword. "Your mind is your best weapon, don't ever think that you can't pull it through."

**He really treated me like his disciple.** Senja grumbled while picking up her sword again.