God of Ice and Snow[BL]

20. Competition Day - Part 6

"Husband, do you think that this Xiong Wei is-" Bai Ying Yu started to say as she and Bai Gui watched the competition from the top stands where the important families were sitting.

"It's possible," Bai Gui brooded as he held his chin, "but we won't know until he turns 13."

"Right," Bai Ying Yu nodded her head in thought, "When this competition is over, I'm going to consult with the family elder on this," she said.

"Yes yes, it would be good if you did," Bai Gui agreed, but he frowned soon after, "Strange, I feel like I forgot something highly important," he said.

Bai Ying Yu heard him and smiled, "It's fine, it will come to you eventually. Whatever it is," she said, "and if you forgot it, it must not have been that important."

Bai Gui nodded his head, "Yes, I suppose you're right."

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"I want him," a sweet, soft voice rang out in the quiet booth.

A person chuckled when they heard that, "Must I remind you that your Chunyun mountain has only ever allowed girls since its creation Lady Ju."

Within the booth, you could make out a few people sitting down and watching the competition below. In the seat directly in front of the rest of the group sat a woman. She looked to be in her early to mid-twenties and had short, black hair that fit perfectly with her small oval face. Her black eyes stared out from her unblemished, ivory-colored face as her pink lips were set in a small pout. Long, strong legs, which were covered by her white robes, were crossed as her back rested to the back of her seat. She could be considered a beautiful young woman.

"Well as the current leader of Chunyun mountain, I will just be the first to break that tradition," She batted her eyes at the man sitting a few inches behind her.

He was an old man with short, gray hair and a long, gray beard. His old, seasoned eyes looked at the women in front of him with amusement.

"Fine, let's say you will break this tradition. Do you think his family would permit it? You know how...uninvolved the Bai Family is with matters not pertaining to their family," he said as he stroked his beard.

"Hmph, I know that," Lady Ju tapped her fingers on the arm of her chair, "they will need my help anyway," she said confidently.

"Oh?," than old man raised his eyebrow, "What makes you so sure?"

Lady Ju chuckled, "Lord Li, you should know that that boy has pure yin veins, my chunyun mountain specializes in yin energy techniques," she said, "and we also have ways to help out the consequences that come with practicing yin energy cultivation manuals."

Lord Li nodded his head, "Yes, it would do him some good to go under your tutelage."

"Direct tutelage," Lady Ju corrected.

"Direct?" Lord Li's eyes widened with surprise, "you're finally considering taking in a direct disciple?"

"Of course, I would be an idiot if I let this kind of heaven-defying genius slip under my fingers," Lady Ju narrowed her eyes after she said that, "which is why I ask everyone here to be so kind as to not fight over him with me."

"There should be a limit on how presumptuous you can be, Lady Ju," another voice spoke out from the back.

"Lord Kun," Lady Ju acknowledged the man.

Lord Li quietly coughed, "It all comes down to the child's decision of who he wants for a master at the end of the day," he reminded them.

Lord Kun snorted and didn't engage in the conversation anymore.