Jing Yuan's face lit up with surprise as he successfully countered your strike.

"I'm getting better...right master?"

He was abandoned by his family at a young age, leaving him to fend for himself in the cold winter streets. Fortunately for him, he met you, one of the seven arbiter-generals who took him in as an apprentice.

Jing Yuan was a refreshing change to your endless, mundane life, a break from the continuous slaughtering of the mara which slowly consumed your body and consciousness bit by bit.

His golden eyes were filled with adoration as he rubbed his cheek into the palm of your hand with a soft smile.

"One day...I swear I'll grow up big and strong and protect you with my life"