Number One Under Heaven

Chapter 78 - Who are you?

*Ssssss*

An imaginary hourglass poured nonstop inside the minds of these Geniuses distracting them from thinking.

'Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Only three more minutes!!!' They were beginning to panic.

'What does he really mean by 'Who are you'?!? Is he asking who I am inside my heart? My true nature? Who I want to be?' They racked their brains trying to figure out the most profound answer they can possibly think up.

"I am... Han Yixue," a small voice spoke.

"?!?!?" The people there were shocked away by such a simple answer.

'Someone actually dared to answer with their name! Who is that?! I don't recall anyone with such a name within us!' They all thought and looked around.

"You..."

They were all dumbfounded as the blind girl walked towards them.

"I am Han Yixue," she repeated and then continued, "My mother was Han Ming, and my father is Guo Dai, the current head of the Guo Family. I am 17 Years Old with no remarkable talents. My mother died when I was only 7 Years Old, and before she had died, everybody in the family hated her saying how she was a slut. Yes, my mother used to work as a prostitute, but that did not stop my father from taking her in as his concubine. He said it was because he loved her, and that was all it mattered. However, after my mother had died, he stopped caring about me and even turned a blind eye when the mistress robbed my name that was given to me by my mother--- and after robbing my identity, she robbed my--- my sight," she took a breather.

"..." The surrounding people looked at her with wide eyes. She had that kind of history?! But they were told that she had her name removed because she had committed a grave crime within the Family. Then what about her sight? Why did they rob that too?

"After removing my name and robbing my sights, the mistress spread a rumor that stated it was all punishment for the crime that I had committed. She never mentioned about what the crime I had committed was, but my crime was--- I had eyes that were too beautiful for someone like me, the daughter of a slut to have--- was what she told me. I have never seen my eyes before, but that was the crime I had committed that caused my eyes to be slashed by a sword..."

".............."

The people hearing that could not believe her story! That was the reason why she had her name and sights removed?! All because her eyes were too beautiful for her?! All because of one's Jealousy?!

"Sir, I want to study under you not because I want revenge, but because I want to make my mother proud. That is who I am--- Han Yixue," her fists were clenched so tightly that it was bleeding from her nails impaling into her skin!

"..."

Tian Yi stood there in silent.

"So you do have a name after all," he finally said with a gentle smile.

"..."

"Okay, time's up. These of you who couldn't answer the question, I'm sorry, but it looks like we were never destined to be together as Master and Disciple," Tian Yi began walking towards the exit.

"?!?!?!?"

The people who could not answer due to Han Yixue taking up all the time had their minds thrown into chaos.

"Wait!" Huang Li stepped forward and shouted, "That's not fair! She took up all the time, so we couldn't answer even if we wanted to! Senior, how can you---"