Night of the Broken Gliph

Chapter 477

The boys felt the heat of summer, but in reality, summer should’ve been way hotter in South Imperial City. They were unable to feel it due to the gliph formation around the city, which somehow protected them from the real weather.

There wasn’t bone-chilling cold in the winter, only romantic, soft snow. The same went for the blazing summer; all the city felt was a comfortable temperature.

This was the life that many people desired – superiority.

But not for Chui Yim and Kam Chin Kee. The former even felt that it was an illusion that he wished to escape from. Thus, he sped up.

Stunned, Kam Chin Kee chased after him.

The distance between their residence and the outer sect was short, which was one of the reasons why Chui Yim purchased this residence back then. When they arrived, they were welcomed with a funny-looking figure.

A dirty and ordinary-looking girl was waiting for them with a huge backpack that was many times larger than herself on her back.

The sight brought Chui Yim back to that day at Southary in Riding Clouds Academy where he met her for the first time. She turned around, flashing the boys a huge smile. “Don’t you guys think of abandoning me.”

The trio laughed, and Chui Yim kept her baggage in his Divine Bracelet of Five Elements as they headed into the Cloud Palace outer sect’s small field.

There was already somebody waiting for them. Watching them arrive, a chubby man stood up excitedly. “Brother Chui! Hahaha! You’re here! You’ve made it! Erm… I’ll have to call you Youngest Junior Brother after the ceremony.”

“She’s…?” Hui Sai Cheong looked at Lam Ming Sum.

“Senior Brother Hui, she’s my assistant. Is that fine?” Kam Chin Kee asked.

“Of course, I’m just curious.” Hui Sai Cheong looked at Lam Ming Sum. He was a naive man, and Cloud Palace only consisted of the same few people. Thus, it made him happy to have anybody new coming over.

To the Cloud Palace disciples, they were a family, and they cared nothing about each other’s past. Hui Sai Cheong flicked his fingers, and a door made of light appeared in front of the teenagers.

“Are you ready, my junior brothers?” Hui Sai Cheong flashed them a gentle and sincere smile.

The teenagers were bubbling with excitement so much so that they didn’t even care about how Hui Sai Cheong, a glipher, could congeal a teleportation gliph formation from thin air. They looked forward to the life awaiting them at the other end.

Cloud Palace was a place all elites of the world desired to visit. It was a sacred place to them, seeing how there was a saying that went “All gliphs originate from Cloud Palace.”

When they were given the chance, the teenagers were over the moon and touched.

At the other end of the light door, another world awaited them.

Chui Yim squinted his eyes, unaware of how shiny his head was under the scorching sun. He was currently embraced by warmth.

This was not the unbearable heat of summer that humans hated, but the refreshing summer with a cooling breeze and sounds of rustling leaves. They also heard the birds chirping as if welcoming them happily.

Chui Yim looked around himself to realise he was currently in a forest located on a mountain. At this instant, he knew that this was the reality he wished for.

Green and sky-reaching ancient trees surrounded him. The place was filled with vitality.

Would Cloud Palace be a fancy building? Or would it be like the Big Three, their institutions as huge as a small city of its own? Chui Yim thought of all the possibilities, but not that Cloud Palace was located on a mountain, or rather, that it was the mountain itself.

There was a small, worn-out signboard on the ground. It had obviously survived harsh weather, but the words could still be clearly seen: Lost in the Clouds.

Hui Sai Cheong came up from behind, laughing. “Welcome… to Lost in the Clouds.”

The teenagers looked closely to see a few figures sitting somewhere close to them.

Sung Tsz Hin, Yim Mo Chiu, Wong Kei, and even Wat Suen were sitting on a huge rock cross-legged. Behind them stood Cheuk Kwun, Woo Nim, and a kid who Woo Nim was holding onto. He seemed to be only about five or six, his hair was tied neatly, and he was donned in a clean, white robe. The kid’s cheeks were flushed red, looking extremely cute as he stared at them anxiously and curiously.

Under Hui Sai Cheong’s lead, the teenagers came over to the group.

“Welcome, junior brothers.” Song Tsz smiled gently, expressing his welcome. “I believe that there’s not much need for me to introduce ourselves.”

“Greetings, Teacher Cheuk and Teacher Woo.” Kam Chin Kee greeted, which the both of them avoided, not accepting the courtesy.

Seeing this, Sung Tsz Hin explained. “As part of Cloud Palace, there isn’t a need to address others as Teacher unless you wish to. Our master is so powerful that nobody dares to say they are on the same level as him.” With that, he called the kid over. “Come over, Siu Chu.”

“Yes, Teacher!” A bell-like voice rang across the area, adding liveliness to the forest.

“This is Chu Wan Shue, a poor thing that I met a few years ago. It was fate, so I brought him back as an assistant, you have to take good care of him!”

Chui Yim and Kam Chin Kee agreed without hesitation, while Lam Ming Sum stared at Siu Chu with kindness.

“Senior Brother, let’s not make the junior brothers wait too long. Help them settle down before we head to Master,” Yim Mo Chiu said. She might’ve seemed hot-tempered but in fact, she was tough on the outside but soft-hearted in reality. After her master confirmed that Kam Chin Kee and Chui Yim would be taken in, she viewed the both of them as younger brothers.

Chui Yim thanked her and they made their way up the mountain. Even Wat Suen was walking with her walking sticks. Chui Yim couldn’t bear to watch this scene, but it made the cold Wat Suen laugh. “There’s no need, Junior Brother.”

“Junior Brother, Fifth Junior Sister seems disabled, but she has plenty of methods, she’s just unwilling to use them,” Yim Mo Chiu explained.

Wat Suen nodded in agreement. Looking at Chui Yim, she spoke up after some time. “I heard about the Engraved Mountain Range incident. Is Shing Chit… doing well?”

Chui Yim raised an eyebrow curiously. He was close to Chor Shing Chit, thus he clearly knew that Chor Shing Chit, Wong Kwan, and Wat Suen had a complicated relationship. So it’s true, I see.

“Not really. He drinks at night and rambles about his regrets back at the Engraved Mountain Range, which confuses me,” Chui Yim said, which was partially a lie.

“He still can’t let it go…” The naive Wat Suen was stunned at the reply and returned to silence, unwilling to speak even when Chui Yim tried to make more conversation with her.