Novels by FantasyLord

Li Yuan gulped down the pill, her body felt rejuvenated almost immediately. She looked up and locked eyes with him, "You made this, on your first try? Not one but give of this."Sky Ling gave her a light almost unnoticeable nod.She paused, her eyes staring back down at the small box with the three remaining pills. A small smile curled up at the side of her face."The quality is not high, barely average but on your first try. It's remarkable." She looked up at him and noticed how confident he looked, she noticed his skin looking clean, his eyes strong. Despite working through the night he did not show any sign of weariness, such a thing looked impossible to her. "The former known bastard son of the sky family, a former cripple becomes able to manipulate chi and all of a sudden he's shaping up to be a rare gem."Ling gave an exasperated sigh, he still felt a bit drowsy but the strange constitution of the dragon was reworking his body in ways he did not thing were possible. "As you migh

Ling had been provided a big room, with a bedroom, a small tub but none of that interested him. It was already late in the night and sleep was the last thing on his mind.He used to plan how he would have his revenge if he had the power, he would curse his family every night he slept. Now it was time for him to put all that hatred to work."So you won't be going home?" The dragon asked.Ling smirked. "And get gutted open by those two that tried to kill me already. Whoever wanted me dead, paid for those low lives to do it. And I ain't dead, so you see the complication.""Indeed a smart idea." The dragon said with a nod. "You intrigued me with your plotting."Ling shook his head. "Plotting is what boys do, I am merely operating on a vision."The dragon cackled. "Right you are. So alchemy, what's that?"Ling sighed deeply as he started to take off his clothes. "It's simply the study of medicine, the natural world has medicinal plants of many types and raritys that help do certain things

Li Yuan welcomed Sky Ling into one of the privacy rooms where there was a circular table in the middle, a bottle of wine and two cups.Sky Ling took his seat comfortably on the seat, and waited for her to seat opposite him."I expected you to come rather earlier, the moon is out." Li Yuan said as she set a huge box on the table. "The earnings."Ling looked at it for a while, then back at her. "I trust it went well."She nodded. "It was a string of luck that I was able to send out some whispers at a seconds notice to gather some wealthy pockets. The money here is a total sum of one million gold coins, a more impressive amount than I hoped you expected to make."Ling reached down and opened the box lid, he could see the gold coins shining back at him. He had never seen so much money or thought he could ever make so much.He pushed the box back to the young mistress, she could not hide the look of confusion that appeared on her face."What are you doing young lord fifth?" Li Yuan asked.

"Do you think we can trust him?"The dragon looked at him for a while before nodding slowly. "In terms of strength he is sufficiently strong, it would be bad to have him as an enemy. Trust is something I can not say I have, i suppose you are a better judge of character."Ling was returning back to the auction house before it got dark, as he walked he looked over his shoulder. His back would tingle every few seconds, ever since he had left Bai he had been in constant fear of being followed. Most especially by the two men."I'm still too weak, and I need all the help I can get now." He said in a cold voice. "Bai might be a rat but he's a clever rat, he happens to gain more from making me stronger than taking me from this world. I might still be considered trash but I'm still royalty, and that is a leverage he can't afford to look down on."The dragon nodded as it stroke its chin, "You are cautious, smart. I like that."Ling navigated through a crowd of people, the town was less busy in

Ling was surprised when his attack was parried, his blade was stopped mere inches from reaching Bai's chin.Bai's face was unreadable, his grip was holding Ling's hand firmly. "Boy, do you think I wouldn't know your intention the moment you walked in here? Remember I was the one who taught you how to mask your intentions."Ling tried to break free but Bai's grip was to firm, too glued to him. For a brief moment he considered cutting off his hand to free himself, only that he lacked another blade for such action.He gnashed his teeth and stared at Bai's unpredictable face, "Only one person in this damned place knows my routes, you sold me off didn't you? Don't even try to deny it."Bai's response shocked him, "Oh I won't. I was paid well to give up that information."Ling felt betrayed, he tried to hide his emotions as well as he could before Bai but bits of it still slipped through. "Why? Was it because you needed the money, you rotten bastard."There was a slight flinch in Bai's eyes

Ling groaned inwardly, the illusionary dragon which had always remained quiet observing all his deeds was not making his day hell. "Damn, kid I never expected you to go that hard to expose your goals to her. You really do have guts, you don't have fear of being reported?" The dragon fley circles over his head. Ling continued to work down the market square with his hands tucked away in his pocket. "Shut it dragon, she can be trusted." "How so?" He grumbled but said nothing more about the matter. There was a long silence between them the only sound they that distracted them was the noise from the market square. There were people buying and selling to their heart's content, all of them enjoying the peace that came with the protection the sky family offered. Ling's goal was a shady merchant shop located within the market place, in the shop was hung various fireworks, and trinkets. The owner of the shop was a thing handsome man wearing a rice hat, and a long black kimono. Ling pop

CHAPTER 46: THE TEACHER'S CONFERENCE A big round table surrounded by numerous seats dominated the room at the top of the tower. The room, with its high ceiling and grand windows, overlooked the sprawling grounds of the gifted academy. Here, the prized teachers, the protectors and mentors of the nation's most promising youths, gathered for a crucial meeting. "We have to make sure the tournament this time around goes well," said one of the teachers, his voice tense with the weight of the responsibility. "Since when has it never gone well?" another teacher replied, a hint of exasperation in her tone. She was a veteran, having witnessed many such gatherings, each fraught with its own set of challenges. "The circumstances in Saceria make this even harder on us," interjected a third teacher, his brow furrowed in concern. "The faith of the people in us is very weak at this moment. They doubt our capabilities more than ever." "But we are the only line of defense for the people," ano

CHAPTER 46: THE TEACHER'S CONFERENCE A big round table surrounded by numerous seats dominated the room at the top of the tower. The room, with its high ceiling and grand windows, overlooked the sprawling grounds of the gifted academy. Here, the prized teachers, the protectors and mentors of the nation's most promising youths, gathered for a crucial meeting. "We have to make sure the tournament this time around goes well," said one of the teachers, his voice tense with the weight of the responsibility.