A Journey to Seal My Heart

disciple, married a mortal woman and brought her into our s

s peak but also stripped my heart of all e

pair, "Do you really not love me anymore? You onc

atching him and the delicate woman beside him kneel befor

lexander had not married me, his childhood compa

efied our master multip

tion on my behalf, but I felt

ood, those years of companionship, had b

ming with joy as he married the woman

igures, my heart felt as if it were

time I would gri

d, nothing in this world would stir my heart again. No love, no

sound of festive clamor reached me. Then, as the cave door s

with cold indifference. The words she spoke to

fe or my feelings, only for

room that I understood. She didn't lack love for me; she had cultiv

emanded that I, too, foll

le yet profound, and my heart began to blossom with tender affect

ng the Path of Detachment but delibe

e technique away f

, my body assailed by waves of s

re, its threads of love and hate torn a

motions rooted deep within were fused wit

When I opened my eyes again, my

its zenith. I thought about the upcoming Celestial

out of the cave. A junior disc

y put for a few days. He'll come e

ten. Today was Alex

"No need. I'll be busy training. I

g except cultivation

Alexander, I still r

ving a stranger's lif

As a child, I often cried behind a rock after my mom sc

ntly wiped my tears, soothing me with soft words. "Don't cry

as captivated by Alexander, a

he drew his blade, it danced like scattere

word techniques. Even when I forgot

nstrated each mov

cticed in the courtyard every night, un

t my hand with my swor

ouldn't cry. So no matter how hard or exhausti

ride Kathryn Harper crying, he pani

re sad, just cry.

s, only emerging from the train

lexander and Kathr

ed bird, clinging to Alexa

y, and when they met my cold ga

plexity, as if he had a thousand word

ly, "What d

you. Alexander told me you grew up toge

r off. "

She's new here, unfamiliar with everything. She

"Alexander, you've already argued with so ma

ind and wonderful person, so I wanted to meet you. I guess I'

ld see Kathryn seemed aggrieved, and

in their affairs a

o my eyes with hesitation. "Vicki, ha

at him,

ouldn't take it out on Kathryn. She's innocent, brought here o

feared I would

simple

ded.

h, about to say more, but I cut in

no trace of warmth, merely tossing me a scri

he book and tucked it ca

at me. "You succeede

odd

She rose slowly and patted my shoulder

t in my hand. "This is the Crystal Bangle. It will heal

represent me at the Celestial

only once every few years, was a prestigious event. Eac

ower and rare artifacts,

Bangle tightly and nod

n ever. With the Crystal Bangle's

. They said Alexander had skipped morning lessons several ti

as a joke, but I

levant matters l

angers, and their af

e to my room, I was

demeanor but spoke more shar

to be just and free, but behind

Alexander has trained tirelessly for years. Just because you're th

I said

ander. Only the victor should a

t authority do you

hard he's worked. Just because he doesn't have a s

al status, but do you think I want

are you

er effortlessly. To me, a mere morta

ge linking the Celestial Realm to the mortal world.

I tossed Kathryn i