Night of the Broken Gliph

Chapter 516

“Do I have to try?” Despite knowing it was his energliph, Chui Yim hesitated as he felt uneasy at the sight of the bright red needles.

Kam Chin Kee glared at Chui Yim. He was like the other Cloud Palace members; crazy about their passion. “We are leaving soon and you’re still unwilling to try? Do you know how many perverts are out there aiming to take our lives? Would you rather die again than fully use the only gift that Master bestowed upon you?”

“Alright, alright! I’ll do it!” Chui Yim waved his hands in annoyance.

Kam Chin Kee’s eyes lit up in excitement. “Hurry!”

Chui Yim glared at him. He said nothing and slowly put the metallic ball on his abdomen and inserted energliph.

Clang clang clang clang! The metallic ball was not even slightly tough, and he felt water-like vitality crawl onto his body.

In the blink of an eye, he was donned in the armour. Chui Yim stood up and gave it a test.

“Eh? It’s so light!” Chui Yim tilted his head and made some moves. “It’s not heavy at all.”

However, he sighed helplessly when he felt it more carefully. “I can’t feel any changes taking place to it other than it slightly taking my energliph continuously.”

“This is an armour!” Kam Chin Kee’s excitement was flowing out of the house. “It’s meant to protect your body. Let me try it with Tin Chu!”

“No! That’s too terrifying. I’ll figure it out on my own accord.” Chui Yim kept his energliph and the armour returned to being a metallic ball, falling into Chui Yim’s palm once again. Back in the Western Desert, Night Tiger tried to possess Chui Yim, but it was only able to perform attacks of about the three-chambered state, and Chui Yim had already escaped before it became truly terrifying.

Thus to Chui Yim, Kam Chin Kee’s Tin Chu was more horrifying than the “Chui Sang” he met previously.

At the same time, a finger-sized spider crawled out of Kam Chin Kee’s hair and landed on his nose, staring around curiously, looking for the person who called it.

“Little Tin, I’m not calling for you.” Kam Chin Kee burst out laughing at its reaction. The spider let out two small cries and returned to Kam Chin Kee’s hair to rest. *

Chui Yin looked at the ball in his hand and Kam Chin Kee’s mirror. “We should give them nice names.”

Kam Chin Kee looked at his mirror; he already had an idea. “There’s the Heavenly Stems, Earthly Branches, Five Elements, and Eight Trigrams on the mirror. In the books, they were recorded as the phenomena of the world, so I’ll name it Celestial Phenomenon Mirror.”

Chui Yim frowned, he didn’t like Kam Chin Kee’s naming style. “That just sounds like a thousand elephants swimming in the sky… too ugly for a name.” **

Kam Chin Kee didn’t take offence and smiled at Chui Yim. “I’m looking forward to Great Master Chui’s world-shaking naming skills then.”

The other huffed proudly. “Sure. I’m greatly confident in my skills. Only commoners like you do not know how to appreciate it. Look at this spiky armour… even if the spikes are facing towards me, it’s still considered spiky, just like a porcupine…

“So it will be called Porcupine!”

Kam Chin Kee face-palmed. Would Master take the gift back if he learned that Chui Yim has bestowed his treasure such a funny name?

The next morning, Chui Yim and Kam Chin Kee were called to the square between their houses. This was where the Cloud Palace disciples gathered for meals and chit-chat sessions daily.

When the teens arrived, they realised that their seniors, Cheuk Kwun, and the three assistants Woo Nim, Chu Wan Shue, and Lam Ming Sum were there too. Chu Wan Shue had grown a fair bit after four years, but having grown up in Cloud Palace where he was showered with love, he still looked cute like a kid.

“Seniors, are you that excited for me to leave?” Chui Yim looked at them helplessly.

“Well, we can’t disobey Master’s words.” Sung Tsz Hin laughed.

Wat Suen waved at Chui Yim. “Junior Brother, come.”

Wat Suen was currently sitting on an odd-looking chair with wheels on the side. To control the chair, all she had to do was push the wheels. This was Kam Chin Kee’s idea, a tool from his first life, called the “wheelchair.” His legs were similarly disabled back then, and he made use of a wheelchair to help him move.

Thus, Chui Yim and Kam Chin Kee made Wat Suen one with their collective efforts.

Despite seeming like an iceberg, Chui Yim knew that Wat Suen treated all Cloud Palace members like family. The other fished out a seashell and placed it in Chui Yim’s hands. “This is an amulet from me. Activate it with energliph when you face danger, it will help.”

“Junior Sister.” Sung Tsz Hin sighed.

“What?” Wat Suen shrugged. “They are only in the two-chambered state, it’s normal for me to give them some support.”

Sung Tsz Hin said no more at that.

“Junior Sister, we are similarly worried about them, but we are confident in their ability as well,” Yim Mo Chiu said and patted Kam Chin Kee’s shoulder. “Be at ease. We will be there for you even if the sky collapses.”

“Alright, we will get going, Senior Sister.” Kam Chin Kee rubbed his shoulders with a bitter smile.

“Oh, Ming Sum will go with you both.” Sung Tsz Hin nodded.

“Ah?” The teen boys were shocked. “That’s so dangerous!”

However, Lam Ming Sum only smiled at them. After four years, Lam Ming Sum grew from a crybaby into a mature teenager. She still had small eyes that made her look like a fox when she smiled, but paired with her caramel skin and tidy navy blue ponytail, she was a beauty in her way.

“No matter what, do not think of abandoning me.” Lam Ming Sum laughed. Woo Nim on the other side agreed too.

“I accompanied Second Teacher when she went on her journey too.”

Chui Yim and Kam Chin Kee remembered that Woo Nim mentioned that she and Yim Mo Chiu travelled across the entire Red River personally which spanned about seven thousand kilometres.

Mister Cheuk flicked a gliph out. “This will lead to South Imperial City. You can take a rest before setting off, and I’ll look for you two with Heaven’s Eyes when I’m free, so there’s no need to worry.”

This put a frown on Kam Chin Kee’s face. How could I not worry…? What if you’re not free when we are in danger…?

“Alright, set off and stop dragging it out.” Impatient, Yim Mo Chiu waved her hands.

“Be careful, my junior brothers. Many people in the world are dying to defeat or even kill Cloud Palace disciples,” Wong Kei said.

His words made the duo crazy. And you tell me there’s nothing to worry about?

On the other hand, Hui Sai Cheong laughed and waved them goodbye. “I’ll cook you something good when you come back.”

*TL note: Punishment and Spider sound the same in Chinese, and Tin Chu means Heaven’s Punishment. 

**TL note: Phenomenon sounds like Elephant in Chinese.