After listening to her shifu describe the predicament, Anji knew what she had to do. Although she was young, she watched her parents closely as she grew up. Zhao Mingfeng might seem carefree and kind. However, he was also a fiercely protective parent, even if Zhao Wanting was the stricter one.
"What did my father say?" she asked eventually. While Yan Ping and the Elders explored all options to work with Anji's suggestion, the girl had also worked equally hard memorising her father's complicated seals. There was only one last step before she completely memorised them.
Normally, Yan Ping was not one to falter in delivering unfavourable news. However, she had a soft spot for children, particularly Anji, whom she saw as an extension of her flesh and blood. While she understood where Anji's parents were coming from and could not fault them, she did not want Anji's hope to be erased this cruelly.
