"Gou Dan, what kind of name is that? How about Sister Yan gives you a nicer one?"
The incense burner released a misty Dan Qi, with the bathroom steeped in a misty medicinal fragrance.
The woman sat in the bathtub, lifting the medicinal liquid with a silk cloth, gently stroking the boy's back as she looked distressed at the countless scars before her.
Gou Dan shook his head,
"If I change my name, Lady Yuan won't be able to find me."
"Poor child..."
The woman's heart ached, and she took the boy into her embrace as if she wanted to use her gentle and tender arms to melt his stone-like body and scar-filled heart. She whispered softly into the boy's ear,
"Hush hush... Don't be afraid, it won't hurt, from now on you are part of the Hidden Sword Manor, Sister Yan will treat you as her own, and no one will bully you anymore..."
"Sister Yan! Sister Yan! There's big trouble!"
