Sheri has no money, and the sect doesn't give money to her because she doesn't contribute toward the sect.
Aunt Pei is old, but she is the one that keeps on giving money toward Ah Mi. That's the reason why Ah Mi is still alive and healthy.
Sheri already thinks of going to the mountain to hunt for small animals. When she sees there is no more food.
The next day she indeed went toward the forest, that is closed by the sect location. It is still part of the sect. The animals are healthier compared to the animals outside the sect.
The other disciple who saw her going to hunt was surprised when she came home with a deer on her back.
For Sheri, she was amazed about how fast and how strong she is but if you compare with the other disciple. Sheri is still in the bottom line. They are really a disciple of the Light sect, but Sheri is not.
She cleans the deer and gave half of the meat toward Aunt Pei. Aunt Pei was surprised when Sheri gave her meat. Usually, Aunt Pei is the one who keeps on giving food, this time is different.
For the following days, Sheri stayed in her house. Reading the books the old man gave. She was also busy practicing the things that were written. While practicing, sometimes she is frustrated because it's difficult on how to release energy. She is not a prodigy, unlike the female lead that in one go she already surrounds her sword with her energy making the sword very sharp. Sheri felt she is stupid.
for almost two months; every morning Sheri did her stretching until one day she was able to wield her knife into a very sharp object. Sheri was delighted.
For those two months, everywhere Sheri goes. The people are gossiping some even throw rotten tomatoes at her. She just ignores and walks away.
One day, after visiting the old woman. Arriving at her house, she smells a weird odor. When she walked inside her gate she saw eggshells. She almost vomited when she smells it.
Sheri's mouth twitch. She wanted to know who did it, but she soothes herself and let go of her anger because no one will say who did it.
In the story, it did happen like this but Ah Mi makes sure to look who did it and punished the people did it. The problem Ah Mi didn't have any concrete evidence that indeed they were the one who throws the rotten egg. Furthermore, Ah Mi accused the female lead and the orphans whom the female lead is taking care of.
Sheri gently massaged her forehead and went to fetch a water 500m away from her house just to remove the rotten smell of the egg that was thrown in her house. While walking, she meets the female lead.
"Ah Mi let me help you. The female lead said.
Sheri didn't speak just shakes her head, smile and walked away.
Other disciples who saw what happened shake their heads. Sheri was considered arrogant while in fact, Sheri doesn't want to have anything to do with the female lead. Sheri made soap using a bouncing bet plant. She mixed it with different flowers to have a different kind of smell. The rotten smell of her house was slowly removed.
After cleaning her house. Sheri didn't come out of her house. She is trying her best to not have any encounter with any of the main protagonists of the story and also to lessen the rumors about her since the rumors about her are countless.
The old woman always visits her and brings her food in which makes Sheri felt a little embarrassed because she cannot even give any back and soon she has to leave the sect and the old woman will be left alone.
After a few more days Sheri decided its time to leave the sect. This is the day she decided she will leave.
Sheri went to the elder's house, and she was led inside.
"Are you sure, it's what you want?" the old man asked.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: I am a Second Female Lead