The Flame's Daughter (烈火如歌)

"Like a Song" by Jason Zhang

Miss, are you going to the morning meeting?

How did you know?

The whole mountain villa knows about it. I'm so nervous.

Miss, you must brace yourself. Anyway, Young Master Yu is in there, too.

I'm not going.

Why?

I'll go to the Bamboo Courtyard first to hide.

Once the morning meeting ends, come find me.

Okay.

Why are you that kind to come over here and accompany me for a drink?

Of course, it's to hide from the morning meeting.

Scared?

Why would I be afraid?

In inheriting the sect leader position.

You tell me. You don't even understand the affairs of your sect,

but you rashly inherit the sect leader position.

If it were me, I'd be scared, too.

Zhan Feng who is highly favored to be the successor,

Ji Jinglei who has such high morality,

and that Chief Steward Yi are actually more suitable than you.

That's right.

Do you plan to accept it then?

I'm going to talk with my father first.

Fine then.

How come you trust your father so much?

If he were conspiring with Anye Jue, what would you do?

I'm my father's son for more than twenty years. Of course, I trust him.

Although he has a violent temper, he is a very straightforward and an upright man.

Although he can't be considered a hero, he is still a powerful ruler of a region.

He would surely not bend down to Dark River.

Just too bad that the lifetime of good name of my father

will get destroyed due to Dark River.

It's really not worth it.

Since everyone is unwilling to talk first,

let me be this evil person then.

Sect Leader, please take back your order.

What Hall Leader Ling means is—

The order of letting Ruge inherit the sect leader position.

May Sect Leader take it back.

Why?

Ruge has never gotten involved in the matters of the sect.

One, she has no prestige within the sect. Second, she has not attained any achievements yet.

Just within the sect, she already fails to win everyone's support.

How can she then keep a foothold in Jianghu?

You all can help her, teacher her, and assist her.

Sect Leader, you must not be biased.

Hall Ling, don't get agitated and mad. Everything can still be discussed.

Look, isn't Sect Leader discussing exactly this matter with us?

Can I not get agitated? If this matter gets out,

not only will the sect be in disarray, the whole Martial Arts Society will be in chaos.

Letting a witless young girl be a sect leader?! So preposterous!

Hall Leader Ling, if you have any complains,

you can sit down and slowly say it.

You all give your opinions, too.

Ruge indeed lacks experience.

It's hard for her to bear the Sect Leader position at present.

Sect Leader, the Azure Dragon Hall recognizes the sect leader as our supreme leader.

Whatever the wishes of the Sect Leader is, that is our stand.

- What about you guys? - I'm fine with it.

Teacher, I want to say some sincere words.

Say it.

Teacher has always been training First Senior Brother as the future sect leader.

For the past three years, First Senior Brother had been managing several major and minor sect matters

and had established prestige within the sect.

I think that First Senior Brother should be the only choice for the sect leader position.

I am not really against Little Junior Sister. I am just saying this for the sake of the sect.

Moreover, First Senior Brother has made an alliance with World Swordless City by marriage.

If we give the sect leader position to another person at this time,

whether it is towards Jianghu, towards Swordless City, towards the sect or First Senior Brother,

it is inappropriate.

What about Yu'er?

Not long ago, I asked my Royal Father to make a decree allowing me and Ruge to marry.

I will be her backer.

As the future Princess Consort of Jingyuan,

I think that is enough to make her worthy to be the next sect leader of Flaming Hills.

Since you are marrying her, why do you still stay in Jianghu?

If she's willing, I can accompany her to live here in the mountain villa.

Everything is as she desires.

I already know all your thoughts.

As for the sect leader position,

I've made my decision.

No need to discuss it.

Miss, the morning meeting has ended.

Where's my father?

Sect Leader has gone back to the training room.

Die Yi.

What is it?

Nothing...

Why did you take the move to hurt Ying Yi that night?

Godfather, she embarrassed Flaming Hills.

Do you blame me

for not ever considering leaving you the sect leader position?

Whether in terms of strategy or martial arts skills,

you don't lose to any of them.

I don't.

You have ambitions. I understand.

But the mountain villa must belong to Ge'er.

Yes.

Father!

Ge'er, you're here.

Come, sit by my side.

Yes.

- Go now. - Yes.

Why didn't you attend the morning meeting today?

I was afraid that people would quarrel, so I didn't go.

Who said that my daughter can't inherit the sect leader position?

You should have listened to the stand of everyone.

My daughter is clearly the most outstanding person in this world.

Father, you must not disregard everyone's opinion just because I'm your daughter.

You're my only daughter.

I just want to leave you all the best things.

Including Flaming Hills?

The master of Flaming Hills can only be you.

Why?

Flaming Hills...

was established by me and my brothers with our bare hands.

For it,

we've experienced numerous life-threatening disasters,

suffered unspeakable humiliation,

and bled countless blood.

Every movement of Flaming Hills will affect

the situation of the Martial Arts Society.

Only by giving it to you can I be at ease.

How come it's not Zhan Feng then?

Zhan Feng is the son of your sworn brother, Zhan Feitian.

It is also understandable to pass on the sect leader position to him.

Moreover, Zhan Feng is even your first student.

Whether it is in abilities or in martial arts skills,

he'll be able to convince the whole sect to support him.

Although I'm your daughter, I have never been involved in the sect's affairs.

I fear that if you insist on letting me inherit the sect leader position,

it will be hard to let everyone accept it.

I just fear that others will think that you're being too biased.

Zhan Feitian.

Father.

Zhan Feitian is my good brother.

But Zhan Feng...

Zhan Feng's personality is too cold.

Although you don't have many experiences,

you are resolute, daring, and tenacious.

When you returned to the mountain villa this time, I noticed

that your temperament had calmed a lot from the usual.

I believe that you don't lose to Zhan Feng at all.

Don't worry.

I will not let you immediately take over the villa.

You can slowly put your hand into

learning how to manage Jianghu affairs.

Let the different sects of jianghu start to accept you.

I will help you.

Don't worry.

That's more like it.

That's my good daughter.

Father?

When did you become this bashful?

In these past six months, I've heard some rumors in Jianghu.

It's about Uncle Zhan's death.

There were a lot of harsh words,

that are trying to slander the brotherhood between you and Uncle Zhan.

Today, you must tell me if you believe these rumors.

Tell me the truth.

Father, I had wavered before.

But from now on, I will never doubt you again.

My good daughter.

My good daughter...

I was wrong.

Thank you for believing in me.

Thanks.

Father.

- But Senior Brother Zhan, he— - I know.

- You know? - Right.

Since you were able to hear this rumor while in Jianghu,

your Senior Brother Zhan has been running around Jianghu for so many years.

He surely had known it earlier than you.

I know that he must have heard something.

That's why, he developed misunderstandings towards me.

Father, since you knew, why didn't you explain it to him?

I think that one day, he would eventually understand it.

But Father, I fear that Senior Brother Zhan might harm you.

Don't say such things about your Senior Brother Zhan!

Ge'er...

We all must believe him. Okay?

I won't say such words again.

So, you openly went against Miss and supported Young Master Feng, didn't you?

Xun Yi, let me explain.

Okay. Explain yourself.

I know that you are loyal to Little Junior Sister.

But you are not only a servant of the Plum Courtyard,

you are also the chief maidservant of the mountain villa.

The students of our sect are distributed throughout the entirety of Jianghu.

They are usually respected by others, but some also bear hatred against them.

Think about it. How many sects are there in Jianghu?

Who doesn't want to be the leader of the Martial Arts Society?

- Correct. - That's why, we must always be careful.

Although First Senior Brother indeed made some mistakes,

as a successor, he indeed is more suitable than Little Junior Sister.

First, he abandoned Miss because of Ying Yi.