When Wu Xuantian woke again, he found himself in a room. Reviewing the memories in his mind, he learned that this was Dazhu Peak.
He was only seven years old now. As for why he was here, after the incident at Caomiao Village, Tian Buyi, the head of Dazhu Peak, had descended the mountain to investigate.
The investigation had yielded nothing, but he had rescued Wu Xuantian from a band of robbers. Upon examining him and finding that he had good aptitude, he had brought him back to Dazhu Peak.
"You're awake?" A man with an honest, somewhat simple-looking face suddenly opened the door.
"Thank you for saving my life."
"That was my master, not me. Since you're awake, I'll take you to see him.
"Oh, right, my name is Song Daren. If all goes well, you'll be calling me Eldest Senior Brother from now on."
Dazhu Peak was enormous, with several buildings at its summit. Aside from ordinary flowers, grasses, and trees, vast bamboo groves covered the mountain.
At the summit stood a dozen or so houses with courtyards, arranged in a row. Almost every house had two or three rooms and a courtyard.
"Our Qingyun Sect is divided into seven branches," Song Daren said. "Ours is Dazhu Peak, based on this mountain. You can learn about the others later, when you have the chance."
Before long, Song Daren brought Wu Xuantian to Dazhu Peak's main hall, Shoujing Hall.
There were currently eight people in Tian Buyi's disciples' generation. Seven of them, in order of admission, were Song Daren, Wu Dayi, Zheng Dali, He Dazhi, Lü Daxin, Du Bishu, and Zhang Xiaofan.
The remaining person was not Tian Buyi's disciple, but belonged to the same generation as Song Daren.
Her name was Tian Ling'er. She was Tian Buyi and