Feng Wu read everything she could about swordsmanship even though she didn’t have innate magical talent. Her interest was piqued after meeting Jier and witnessing how he was able to engulf his body in flames. Her interest only grew when saw how how Ai Lin used magic to heal her former teammates. She wanted to find out what magic was and with so many books at her disposal, it was easy for her to do. She spent half a month entrenched in the library just reading books, not leaving for a single day. She was completely immersed in an ocean of books. Her reading speed and comprehension was truly astounding. In addition to the old man the three proctors were also amazed and continually surprised at her ability. “This child’s memory is truly terrifying! She is destined to do great things. It’s a shame she doesn’t any affinity for magic.” The female magician spoke aloud. “Even if she has no innate magical talent, she is an extraordinary sword wielder. Don’t you think so James?” The ever serious James glanced at his colleague but didn’t answer. Because of her fierce bulk buying power, Li gave her a free red bean bun. “Mmm!” Feng Wu bit into one and found the flavor to be really sweet. She liked it quite a bit. “One hundred of these please!” Li was so happy he couldn’t keep the smile off his face. When Feng Wu asked for directions to get to the mountain he gave it right away. “You can take a transport over for cheap, it’s only two silver coins.” Feng Wu still had five coins left so the cost was no problem for her. Because he was so fond of her, Li told Jie to take her to the transport station. This time the boy didn’t haggle, probably because he was properly straightened out by his father when he got home last time.

Jie easily led her to the station and after depositing her at the entrance waved goodbye. Feng Wu found a beast car heading to the mountains the librarian mentioned. She handed over two silver coins and boarded the carriage. As she did so a shrill scream burst out. Feng Wu wasn’t the only passenger. Aside from her there were also several other people in the carriage, most notable were Ai Li[notes] from An Lou city, Alan Duo with her three cronies,[notes] and Alan Duo’s two admirers.[notes] All seven people in the carriage had a large amount of animosity towards Feng Wu. At the scream, she glanced up. They were people she’d seen before… but who were they? She couldn’t remember. She could clearly feel their hostility though. Not being a talkative person she only said a short greeting before moving around and settling in a spot farthest from them. However it was a small carriage so she couldn’t get far. “Ai Li, you know this girl too?” Alan Duo asked her cousin in surprise. Although Ai Li’s father was a businessman, he still had a certain amount of prestige because of his position as headmaster of Ai Ma, the biggest business association in the country.