Demon Hunters (Chi Warriors Book 2) by Ino Lee

Author:Ino Lee [Lee, Ino]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-09-27T22:00:00+00:00

Outside the temple, a large cauldron of celebration tea boiled—a concoction of various leaves and flowers that yielded a reddish brew that was both sweet and tart in flavor. A long, winding glass tube extended from the cauldron, providing an entertaining view of the swirling hot liquid as it passed through to a spout and into a waiting tea cup.

“Celebration tea! Come get your celebration tea!” the tea purveyor yelled.

Shian approached curiously. “Ko Hang? Is that you?”

“Ah, Shian! Congratulations! Come have some tea!”

He passed her a cup.

“What are you doing here?” she asked. “I was not expecting tea from a master weaponsmith.”

“I came yesterday with the sumos. I am doing construction to restore the pool. They sent me away for your ceremony, so I made some tea! This tea cart is my latest invention. Always hot. Look here.” He pointed at the cauldron. “Ceramic sides to keep the heat, metal bottom to heat it up fast, and look here.” He pointed again. “Swirly glass for all to see. How fun.”

Shian took a sip, amused. “It’s delicious. How is construction going?”

“So inefficient! I will fix everything. Look over there.” He pointed to rope hanging from the side of the temple. “You can’t see it but there is a pulley on top to lift the water now. They were carrying it by hand. Can you imagine?”

“We are fortunate to have you here.”

“Oh, I should probably go back now that you are done with your ceremony.”

He pointed at the sweet buns laid out on a nearby table, providing simple but hardy fare.

“Don’t forget to eat.”

He quickly handed his tea serving responsibilities over to an attendant nearby and scurried back into the temple.

Shian took a sweet bun and wondered how Ko Hang always spoke and moved with such energy. He probably drank a lot of tea.

Soon she was joined by many of her students. They were fighters and monks, men and women of varying ages, come to Shaolin from different parts of the land. Getting into Shaolin was difficult: one had to pass a test to demonstrate a requisite level of chi power and come with an equally impressive reputation. Usually, they had prior experience working with Shaolin warriors, performing honorable deeds and proving they were worthy of the cause. The skills attained at Shaolin were dangerous and extra care was given so that only the right people received it.

“So how does it feel sharing the spotlight with a child?” one of her students, Jiangyu, said.

Shian smiled. Jiangyu was a recent disciple from a region filled with strife caused by raiders and warring tribes, but he maintained a good mood and humor. He came to the temple wanting to make a difference and bring peace to the region.

“I consider it an honor to share the ceremony with the one who is destined to destroy the Koon Gee,” Shian said.

“You must be talking about me,” Lu-fei said, walking in on their conversation. “Because I plan to do it.”

His shoulder was heavily wrapped.

“Lu-fei, how is your wound?”

“Never felt better.

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