"Answer my question first!"
Zhang Su said somewhat displeased, "You should learn to be polite, you know? I asked first, you have to answer before you can ask new questions!"
Ju Mumio pressed her lips together, stepped back, closed her eyes, and reached out to feel her surroundings, speaking slowly, "The mist is what I call energy. Using energy, you can sense everything around you. Assuming a static meditative pose and feeling the energy with your eyes closed is the beginner's step, the first step, but..."
As she said this, she opened her eyes again, studying Zhang Su with a curious look.
"But what?"
Zhang Su waited for her to continue.
Ju Mumio seemed reluctant to speak. After a brief internal struggle, she looked down and said, "No one has ever completed the first step in just one day—no, an afternoon... You're remarkable."
Despite not wanting to believe this, Ju Mumio felt genuine admiration for him when faced with the undeniable truth.
