Capítulo 4: ARRIVAL OF MASTER
As they entered an inner part of the palace, he informed about his arrival but was told that King was gone on tour for four days and had instructed stay in Palace until he came back from tour.
His separate lodging was prepared for his stay; it was comfortable and spacious enough as equal to the luxurious residence.
She was trying to look somber but suppose if innocent child pretended to look somber how delightful and darling she would look but this was really the case.
Out of her curious ways she was diligently looking each and everything with great attention, her caretaker was walking closely behind her.
Queen after attending her afternoon tea was heading back to her room with the procession of several maids.
She noticed five years old small child walking very calculative and watching somberly each and everything. She stopped for a moment.
A maid came to her and told that King sent the order to General to come in Palace but he went on an urgent tour, this small girl was General's daughter.
Queen nodded her head pleasantly smiling and walked toward the little girl.
"This little is quite pretty and agreeable."
Queen wanted to tease her and make her at ease. She looked at Queen, though she never had seen her mother she was sure that's he must be a most beautiful woman of this world and she spoke,
"And this Queen is a second most beautiful woman of this world," Queen knitted her brows and showed little displeased expressions, "I am a Queen, why I am second most beautiful than to be foremost beautiful?" she put her finger on her chin.
Her caretaker got anxious over her reply.
She came toward Queen and slightly bowed and gestured to come down, Queen brought her face close to her and little perplexed over her gesture, fondled her cheeks, and spoke, "The reason is very simple beautiful Queen, every child thinks that his mother is most beautiful woman…though I never have seen my mother," she posed her right finger on her cheeks and showed that she was thinking deeply.
Queen could no more hold back her smile, she was happy this after a long time. Her words carried logic and her movements carried innocence.
She thought it to herself, of course, my mother was the most beautiful woman as I think so she thought it to be.
Beautiful, Smart, innocent; these three words came in her mind after talking to this little girl. "You should explore Palace, there are things for your interest," she courage her while smiling.
Queen made up her mind that she would interfere and suggest to King that this girl should often visit Palace on behalf of Queen.
"I have to go to listen to my father first, beautiful Queen."
She bowed slightly, "If my words displeased your highness, I seek your pardon," Queen thought for a while and smile, "Mm…I can think about it if you promise to visit us again," she replied, "I will after I got permission from my father," she walked forward.
Queen also left for her room while walking she thought about it, she never had seen her mother and had the premonition that she was the most beautiful woman, "Does my son also thinks like this?" she shook her head smiling,
"This child is sure interesting,"….
She came in her lodging, her father was waiting for her, "Father why are you wearing this fighter suit?" he carried her in his arms and started walking.
"Where are we going father?" she was curious as always.
"We are going Palace inner practice ground, since I am here for four days, I should teach my disciple the Arts of War, and you will see us while practice by this you could choose for yourself either you wanted to learn Archery or something else, got it?" he asked while carrying her.
They walked past their lodge courtyard and then small inner garden, after the garden she could see spacious practice rings; from afar she could see that a boy was practicing his sword very assiduously. He was completely absorbed in his practice and sweating, the sun was going to set in the west in one hour.
When they came close, he noticed that his master had come; he rushed and bowed earnestly, "Master."
"You should stay here and watch us sword practice, OK," her father instructed her and entered the ring.
Ten years old Wan Hu Shang was the only son of Emperor and Queen, he has armed the ways suitable to the prince with bright and affable character.
He was learning his Sword Art and in the entire Empire, no one matches his master who was also General of the Imperial Army.
Wan Hu was impressed with the highest standers of his master. He looked at Wan Hu and his devotion was evident of his passion, he was satisfied.
Though he never taught someone before the core knowledge which he inherited from Grand-master of Sword Art and with his own understanding, he imparted half of it this Prince. In early days he was hesitant to impart it for the reason that being Prince he might not struggle best to understand the core learning of Sword Art.
In order to learn any War Art one needed passion, patience, practice, and arduous practice. This was necessary because if a weapon was unable to share these three qualities of the owner then weapon would be useless in dire situations.
If weapon metal flow in practitioner blood, a weapon could be considered a part of the owner and to accomplish this nature one needed patience and practice.
This was the best method to tame a weapon.
"These four days I will teach you ultimate advance moves. It depends on you how much you practice to master them."
"Yes Master," he obediently replied.
General Zhong came in the State of Art and displayed his deadly moves that could pierce through heart in the very first attempt, could cut through the throat in an instant and that could throw its prey in confusion, no one would be able to tell where would this move land and how much it could bring disaster.
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