The rescued women sat in the wagon, huddled against each other and already warming up and chatting with each other, all relieved to be safe.
\n<\/p>\n
Auntie Ma and Old Niu were taking care of the women when the four of them returned from their bandit hunting.<\/p>\n
Seeing Xie Li all dishevelled, Auntie Ma gave a cry and ran over.<\/p>\n
\u201cHeavens! Ah-Li, are you hurt?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHow are the women?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re fine. It seems the bandits didn\u2019t do anything to them.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cGood,\u201d said Xie Li. He sneezed again.<\/p>\n
\u201cOh dear, you\u2019re catching a cold,\u201d said Auntie Ma. \u201cI\u2019ll get you a change of clothes\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAllow me,\u201d said Di Mie, heading to the wagon.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow was it? Did you defeat all the bandits?\u201d asked Old Niu.<\/p>\n
\u201cYep, every single one of them, including the boss,\u201d said Jianjin. \u201cWe\u2019ll let the villagers decide what to do with them.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re just daughters of simple merchants. I didn\u2019t think the Border Mountains Sect would send someone to rescue us,\u201d said one of the women from the wagon.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Border Mountains\u2019 Mad Tiger Peak won\u2019t stand idly by when injustice reigns,\u201d said Di Mie, adding a little dramatic flair as he hopped onto the wagon to grab some supplies.<\/p>\n
\u201cMad Tiger Peak!\u201d gasped one of the women. \u201cI heard of them. They\u2019re the peak of female warriors!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYep,\u201d said Di Mie, putting on a boyish grin and acting cute. \u201cGeneral Ye is the coolest!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThey accept male disciples now?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMy two senior brothers wearing red are junior disciples,\u201d said Di Mie. \u201cI\u2019m just a newcomer who keeps failing at the selections.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAwww,\u201d gushed the women.<\/p>\n
He put on a charming smile and dipped his head in apology. \u201cSorry, older sisters, I just need to get something from here\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
*he calls them \u2018jiejie\u2019, basically \u2018oneesan\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n The younger women giggled to each other in delight as he reached for the bundles by their legs.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s a man but his lashes are so long!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s got braids in his hair, that\u2019s so adorable!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAhhh, he\u2019s so close!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIf only I were twenty years younger,\u201d chuckled Auntie Ma as she watched these young women get excited by a boyish handsome face.<\/p>\n \u201cMe too,\u201d said Old Niu. \u201cI was not too shabby myself back then\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n Jianshi and Jianjin just rolled their eyes at how their \u2018righteous\u2019 Fallen Leaves Valley lord easily dropped lies like flies.<\/p>\n \u201cCome and sit with us, younger sister,\u201d said the oldest of the rescued women sitting in the wagon, seeing Xie Li standing there in his torn dress. \u201cWe\u2019ll take care of you until you get home. Are you from a neighbouring village?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHuh?\u201d said Xie Li.<\/p>\n Di Mie tried hard not to laugh.<\/p>\n \u201cNo, no, he\u2019s not, uh\u2026\u201d said Jianshi.<\/p>\n \u201cYou poor dear,\u201d said another woman, looking at his dress. \u201cThose brutes even tore your sleeve! You must\u2019ve been scared.\u201d<\/p>\n Di Mie hopped back over to Xie Li and took his hands. Then with a straight face and in a concerned tone, he asked, \u201cHonestly, though, did the bandits do something to you?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYes,\u201d said Xie Li, without hesitation.<\/p>\n \u201cOh no\u2026\u201d said one of the younger women at the back of the wagon.<\/p>\n \u201cIs he really saying that?\u201d said Jianjin, shocked.<\/p>\n \u201cI think he\u2019s just being literal,\u201d said Jianshi, also shocked.<\/p>\n \u201cThe bandits\u2019 boss came at me a few times,\u201d said Xie Li.<\/p>\n The women gasped. They weren\u2019t assaulted by the bandits as they were deemed precious merchandise to be sold, but this sister here seemed to have suffered otherwise.<\/p>\n \u201cWith his\u2026sword?\u201d asked Di Mie.<\/p>\n \u201cWait,\u201d said Xie Li. He narrowed his eyes slightly at the pauses in Di Mie\u2019s question. \u201cWhy are you asking this?\u201d<\/p>\n Di Mie bit down on a laugh.<\/p>\n Xie Li sighed. \u201cI probably said something wrong again, did I?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNo, no,\u201d said Di Mie, taking Xie Li aside. \u201cYou didn\u2019t say anything wrong. Let me teach you how to handle this, all right?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOkay.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cLook in the direction of that big sister in front. Smile, wave and say \u2018Thank you for your concern, elder sister. Nothing happened to me, so please don\u2019t worry\u2019,\u201d said Di Mie, dying of laughter inside.<\/p>\n Xie Li nodded, then turned to look at the oldest woman sitting in the wagon. He put on his waiter-standard professional smile, waved at them and copied Di Mie, \u201cThank you for your concern, elder sister. Nothing happened to me, so please don\u2019t worry.\u201d<\/p>\n The women felt a twinge in their hearts from this tall lady\u2019s sweet smile.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s good to hear you are fine, younger sister,\u201d called out the older woman.<\/p>\n \u201cAre you two sweethearts? I\u2019m so envious!\u201d called out a younger woman cheekily.<\/p>\n \u201cNo matter how you look at it, they suit each other,\u201d said her friend next to her.<\/p>\n \u201cYour voice sounds a little low,\u201d commented another. \u201cYou must be falling sick, please take care!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHis smile is as beautiful as ever,\u201d sighed Auntie Ma, letting the image of Xie Li\u2019s smile warm her heart.<\/p>\n \u201cMie\u2014uh, Di Mie, I\u2019m older than all of them, I should\u2019ve called her \u2018younger sister\u2019,\u201d said Xie Li quietly to Di Mie, away from the ears on the wagon. \u201cAlso, why were they worried about me but not you or the others?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOh my heavens,\u201d said Jianjin. \u201cIs he for real?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOh my heavens,\u201d said Jianshi. \u201cI think he\u2019s for real.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ll explain it to Shizun later,\u201d said Di Mie, beaming happily.<\/p>\n \u201cThe wagon can\u2019t carry all of us,\u201d said Old Niu. \u201cHow about this old man and Auntie Ma bring the women back to the village while you wait here?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cActually, we\u2019ll make a quick trip back to the Border Mountains to report this incident to our senior sisters,\u201d said Jianshi.<\/p>\n Xie Li sneezed again as Di Mie wrapped an outer robe over his shoulders to warm him up.<\/p>\n \u201cAh-Li, should I bring you back to the village\u2019s inn to rest? I\u2019m sure we can squeeze one more somehow,\u201d said Auntie Ma. Everyone on the wagon nodded enthusiastically at her suggestion.<\/p>\n Xie Li looked at the wagon packed full of people and quickly shook his head.<\/p>\n \u201cShizun and I will fly there on my sword,\u201d said Di Mie. \u201cThere\u2019s nothing in the village, so we might as well head straight to the city. They have better clo\u2014medicine there.\u201d<\/p>\n He was going to say \u2018clothes\u2019!<\/em><\/p>\n Jianjin raised a finger, and Jianshi clapped a hand over Jianjin\u2019s mouth before he could even open it.<\/p>\n \u201cCan we just\u2026walk there?\u201d said Xie Li, looking at both options and feeling even sicker.<\/p>\n \u201cYou get sick whether by horse wagon or by sword-riding,\u201d said Di Mie. \u201cSo let\u2019s just get that over with as fast as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIs walking really not an option?\u201d repeated Xie Li, getting paler.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s a good idea. There are good physicians in the city,\u201d said Auntie Ma. \u201cI\u2019ll leave Ah-Li in your capable hands, young master Di.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAuntie Ma and I will look for you at Bainiao Lake City,\u201d said Old Niu.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ll take our leave, Di Shi\u2026xiong, Senior Xie,\u201d said the two juniors.<\/p>\n \u201cGo,\u201d shooed Di Mie.<\/p>\n *<\/p>\n So here they were, riding his sword through the skies, Xie Li stepping on his toes, his back pressing up against Di Mie\u2019s chest.<\/p>\n \u201cJust bear with it a while longer,\u201d said Di Mie, his signature silver hair back in play. He had dropped his disguise to better control his aura. Wrapping his arms around Xie Li\u2019s slender waist, he could feel Xie Li\u2019s muscles tensing up as they zipped through the skies.<\/p>\n \u201cUrp,\u201d said Xie Li.<\/p>\n \u201cThrow up if you need to,\u201d sighed Di Mie.<\/p>\n Xie Li shivered, and made more retching sounds, but he had nothing left in him to throw up.<\/p>\n \u201cWhoever\u2019s down there better thank their lucky stars that your stomach\u2019s empty,\u201d said Di Mie.<\/p>\n \u201cCold,\u201d muttered Xie Li, shivering.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s because you\u2019re tired and hungry. I\u2019m already using a barrier to keep the wind out. Don\u2019t fall asleep, okay?\u201d<\/p>\n He was already going twice the normal speed, something Ye Mingzhu would approve of, trying to get there as fast as he could, which meant he could feasibly get there in a day.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ll try.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cLet\u2019s play a round. Eleven positions: Six soldiers, two demon hounds, two cannons and one knight, Battering Ram Formation.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cObjective?\u201d asked Xie Li, perking up.<\/p>\n \u201cAttacking a city gate with a ten point defence.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m on defence? Then I\u2019ll have six soldiers, one demon hound, two archers, one knight,\u201d said Xie Li, closing his eyes to think of his moves. \u201cAnd one cannon, White Lotus Formation.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHeh,\u201d said Di Mie.<\/p>\n They spent the next two hours playing this strange game, with Xie Li declaring his defeat when he was about to win. He \u2018lost\u2019 three games and was about to \u2018lose\u2019 his fourth.<\/p>\n \u201cMy archer will kill your last hound in three moves. I can\u2019t, cough, solve this one. I admit defeat,\u201d said Xie Li, giving up after he saw the outcome of yet another certain victory.<\/p>\n \u201cYou could\u2019ve won if you hadn\u2019t insisted on achieving a stalemate,\u201d said Di Mie. \u201cIf I didn\u2019t know how you play, I\u2019d think you were doing this on purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSometimes, winning\u2014\u201d he shivered, taking a break to catch his breath\u2014\u201disn\u2019t enough.\u201d<\/p>\n This game alone was worth the wait<\/em>, thought Di Mie.<\/p>\n \u201cYou are so greedy,\u201d he said, his voice filled with fondness.<\/p>\n Xie Li had felt something prodding the small of his back for a while now. He reached behind him and grabbed at it. \u201cYour sword hilt\u2019s in the way. I\u2019ll move it away\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWait, don\u2019t grab\u2014ow!\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOh,\u201d blinked Xie Li, stopping immediately at his pained reaction. \u201cDid I hurt you?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cMn. It hurts very much,\u201d said Di Mie.<\/p>\n \u201cAh, sorry,\u201d said Xie Li, rubbing that sore spot by instinct. \u201cI\u2019ll go find some medicine for you later.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cDo you know where you\u2019re rubbing?\u201d said Di Mie.<\/p>\n \u201cEh? That\u2019s your\u2014\u201d said Xie Li. \u201cOh.\u201d<\/p>\n His surprise lasted for only a second. He looked at his hand and stared at it, deep in thought on a more pressing issue. A small frown showed on his face as he came to a conclusion.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s not right.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201c…what\u2019s not right?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAccording to the book, ‘Common Comparisons\u2019, yours is too big, even if the dawn-measurements are accounted for.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHeavens, are you really using that trash gossip booklet as a reference book?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s data compiled from a few hundred people, it should be a decent reference,\u201d said Xie Li, his words slower and slurring. \u201cCalculating\u2026the healthy size to height ratio, your height is\u2026hm? Did you grow taller?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYes, I did,\u201d said Di Mie, nuzzling his nose against Xie Li\u2019s temple. \u201cLook, if you account for the fact you\u2019re standing on my feet, I\u2019m quite a bit taller than you.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHm…\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not a kid anymore, you know.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201c…\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s fine, don\u2019t think about it,\u201d sighed Di Mie. \u201cHang in there, okay? Let\u2019s play one more round. Offence, fourteen\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n He realised Xie Li\u2019s stopped shivering in his arms.<\/p>\n Di Mie pressed his lips to Xie Li\u2019s cheek to check his temperature. His skin was cold and his breathing shallow. His eyes were half-opened and he wasn’t blinking.<\/p>\n \u201cShit, you fell asleep.\u201d<\/p>\n *<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Jianshi and Jianjin were facing a problem trying to go back to the Border Mountains.<\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t summon my aura, bro,\u201d said Jianjin. \u201cI just can\u2019t feel it.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cMaybe it\u2019s a side effect that\u2019ll wear off after a while,\u201d said Jianshi. \u201cLet\u2019s go make a report to our Shizun first.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBut what if it never comes back?\u201d said Jianjin. \u201cDoes that mean I\u2019ll be kicked out of Mad Tiger Peak?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cEven if you don\u2019t have aura, you\u2019ll be fine. Senior Xie seems to be doing all right without aura.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYeah, but he\u2019s super talented to do this much without aura!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cLooks like hard work rather than talent to me.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOh yeah, how are we going to go back if I can\u2019t fly?\u201d asked Jianjin.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ll both get there on my sword,\u201d said Jianshi.<\/p>\n They tried a few positions but kept failing.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s hard to stay balanced with two of us on it,\u201d said Jianshi.<\/p>\n \u201cDidn\u2019t Di Shibo say he was going sword-riding together with Senior Xie? How do you think they managed to balance?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHmm\u2026given what they\u2019ve been doing so far, they probably got physically really close,\u201d deduced Jianshi.<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019re right,\u201d said Jianjin, suddenly remembering the times they walked in on those two. \u201cI guess the solution is to stick really close\u2014wait, I\u2019ve got an idea!\u201d<\/p>\n He stepped on his brother\u2019s feet, and they tried lifting off the ground a bit, but the balance still wasn\u2019t right.<\/p>\n \u201cHm, let\u2019s try it the other way,\u201d said Jianjin, turning around and pressing his back against his brother\u2019s chest. \u201cOh, this is just like how a dad would teach their kid to walk, isn\u2019t it? It\u2019s really stable and balanced.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOh, this might just work,\u201d agreed Jianshi.<\/p>\n And they flew that way back to Mad Tiger Peak, where the head disciple, Diao Suiyu, spotted their landing from her window.<\/p>\n Diao Suiyu was a woman in her twenties. Her aura core was as strong as her brow was furrowed. Dressed in the black and red, her collar and gauntlet cuffs were lined in soft ferret fur. The capable head disciple of the Mad Tiger Peak, she was the leader in charge when Ye Mingzhu was away.<\/p>\n This capable head disciple was glaring at Jianshi and Jianjin from behind her pile of paperwork as they entered her office.<\/p>\n \u201cShizun,\u201d they greeted.<\/p>\n \u201cDid your Di Shibo teach you that terrible way of sword-riding?\u201d asked Diao Suiyu.<\/p>\n \u201cNo,\u201d said Jianjin. \u201cBut, uhh, imagining how Di Shibo might do it was kinda the inspiration for it\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cDon\u2019t you both do that again. The last time I saw that cursed image\u2026\u201d said Diao Suiyu, pinching her brow.<\/p>\n Seeing the marks of battle on them and Jianjin\u2019s missing boot, she knew they had something to tell her.<\/p>\n \u201cReport your situation.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYes, Shizun,\u201d saluted the both of them.<\/p>\n They told her as much as they could without revealing Xie Li\u2019s secret. When they told her about how Di Mie seemed to get along with Xie Li, she sighed.<\/p>\n \u201cYou two are grounded,\u201d said Diao Suiyu, the permanent furrows on her brow getting even deeper.<\/p>\n \u201cBut our mission to attend the meeting of the clans was issued by General Ye,\u201d said Jianjin.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ll talk to her about it,\u201d said Diao Suiyu. \u201cYou both are to stay here\u2014no. it\u2019s not safe here. Crystal Peak is probably not safe either. I\u2019ll arrange it with Peak Leader Du for you to stay at Elegance Peak.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWon\u2019t you tell us why?\u201d said Jianshi, catching on to the urgency in his Shizun\u2019s tone. \u201cIs something happening?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYour Di Shibo\u2019s is going to kill you both,\u201d said Diao Suiyu.<\/p>\n \u201cIsn\u2019t he already trying to kill us every training session?\u201d said Jianjin.<\/p>\n \u201cFor real this time, you brat,\u201d said Diao Suiyu, smacking Jianjin\u2019s head with a scroll.<\/p>\n \u201cShizun, stop hitting my head, I\u2019ll become stupid\u2014\u201d Jianjin looked at the frown still set on Diao Suiyu\u2019s face\u2014 \u201dYou\u2019re serious.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve been with Di Shibo for seven years,\u201d said Jianshi. \u201cI can\u2019t think of an instance where we\u2019ve done him wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou haven\u2019t,\u201d said Diao Suiyu. \u201cBut he\u2019ll come after you both anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhy??\u201d said Jianjin. \u201cHow about this\u2014maybe if we stick close to Senior Xie, he won\u2019t let that happen. He saved my life after all!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis Xie Li\u2019s appearance is the very reason you\u2019ll both get killed,\u201d said Diao Suiyu, pinching her brow for the umpteenth time.<\/p>\n \u201cEh?\u201d said Jianjin. \u201cThis makes no sense!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOh well,\u201d said Jianshi, patting his younger brother\u2019s shoulder. \u201cOur lives are Di Shibo\u2019s to begin with. What does it matter if he wants them back?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBro, why have you already given up…\u201d cried Jianjin.<\/p>\n \u201cAh-Jin, there\u2019s no use in thinking so hard if we\u2019re just going to die anyway,\u201d said Jianshi, resigned.<\/p>\n \u201cJianshi, you are a good kid, but please have a stronger sense of survival,\u201d said Diao Suiyu.<\/p>\n *<\/p>\n At the gates of Bainiao Lake City, a tall dark veiled figure walked up to the gates carrying a large woven bamboo coffin strapped to his back.<\/p>\n \u201cH-Halt! Please state your business,\u201d stammered one of the guards.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m from the Border Mountains Sect,\u201d he said, holding up his token.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Sect up north that\u2019s full of commoners?\u201d said the supervising guard, sneering. \u201cYou\u2019re hiding your face behind a veil\u2014is that how these commoners should dress?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThen how should I dress? High and lofty\u2014like you?\u201d said Di Mie, and then realised he should not be picking fights right now.<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2014\u201d said the rude guard, looking him up and down, trying to find fault. \u201cWho knows what you\u2019re trying to smuggle in that ominous coffin you\u2019re carrying?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOh, this?\u201d said Di Mie, setting the coffin down at the guards\u2019 feet. \u201cThis is for containing lost souls. I\u2019ve already collected some on the way here. I can open it for you to inspect if you like\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cShoo, get that ominous thing out of here!\u201d said the rude guard, spooked.<\/p>\n The hesitant guard asked, \u201cI\u2019ll need to record your name in the visitor book, sir\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n Di Mie rolled his eyes under his veil. Time to be a little flashy, he thought. A little breeze, the right angle, a group of traders who were having their merchandise inspected looking his way\u2026<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m\u2014\u201d he began.<\/p>\n \u201cAhhh!!\u201d came a woman\u2019s scream. \u201cSilver hair! That\u2019s the Fallen Leaves Peak Lord of the Border Mountains!\u201d<\/p>\n Di Mie smiled.<\/p>\n \u201cI saw it! His smile!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOh my heavens, I must tell my wife about this! She\u2019s going to be so jealous!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhat\u2019s going on?\u201d yelled the rude guard.<\/p>\n \u201cSorry, sorry,\u201d said the traders. \u201cIt\u2019s just\u2014we\u2019re excited to see someone so famous here.\u201d<\/p>\n A few other guards rushed over to see the commotion and became<\/em> part of the commotion.<\/p>\n \u201cHeavens, it\u2019s really the Fallen Leaves Valley Lord! He\u2019s the one who took down that bandit lair single-handedly, you know, the one the Rong Clan put a bounty on\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s old news! I heard he sent a horde of demons packing just east of here ten days ago!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAh! Look here, look here please!\u201d<\/p>\n One of the guards enthusiastically explained to the rude guard, \u201cSupervisor, he\u2019s that really famous Peak Lord the bards sing about!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cPah, who\u2019d pay attention to what those commoners sing about?\u201d said the rude guard. He knew he was outnumbered, and left in a huff.<\/p>\n \u201cWelcome to Bainiao Lake City, sir! Are you here to help with the cleansing efforts? I\u2019ll make sure the other guards know to let you into the restricted area without delay!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou have my thanks,\u201d said Di Mie as he strolled through the wide opened gates, his silver hair fluttering behind him in the moonlight breeze, blessing the eyes of the people who saw him.<\/p>\n Finally. Time to look for the best inn in town and get some fine dining and a large, comfortable bed,<\/em> thought Di Mie as he walked down the richest city in the south with a suspicious-looking bamboo coffin on his back.<\/p>\n * \u201cShizun and I will fly there on my sword,\u201d said Di Mie. \u201cThere\u2019s nothing in the village, so we might as well head straight to the city. They have better clo\u2014medicine* there. He can get looked at by a physician.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Di Mie wanted to say \u2018clothes\u2019 \u8863\u88c5 (yi zhuang) but quickly corrected himself to \u2018\u533b\u836f\u2019 (yi yao), so it wasn\u2019t that obvious to people who didn\u2019t know him that he wanted to say \u2018clothes\u2019<\/p>\n Diao Suiyu appears in person for the first time here!<\/p>\n The Shizun (master) of Jianshi and Jianjin, her name is written as \u8c82\u968f\u9047, Diao being a common surname, meaning \u2018Ferret\u2019, and Suiyu probably coming from an idiom \u2018\u96a8\u9047\u800c\u5b89\u2019(sui yu er an) meaning \u2018to be at home wherever one is\u2019\/\u2019to take what comes along\u2019.<\/p>\n Sword-flying is a common trope in the cultivation fantasy genre. 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