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Chapter 45: Chapter Forty Five - I meet a boy named Sun

"There you are, Jin Li," the bubbly boy was saying as he bounced up and around the other with surprising speed. "I've been looking all over for you, Jin Li! You were not there when I woke up this morning. Where did you go, Jin Li? You should have waited for me, I would have gone with you!"

Leon's eyes widened as the swiftly moving boy spoke continuously in this rapid way without seeming to pause for breath. It was taxing to watch him, Leon felt as if he were holding his own breath along side the boy. So he looked away and observed Jin Li instead, whose scowl was gradually deepening to the point where black lines appeared to be etched into his forehead. Leon felt a bubble of amusement rise into his throat, but it just as quickly dissipated when he saw the boy place both hands upon Jin Li's arm. His own scowl began to form, but he smoothed it away wondering what irked him so.

"Sun, let go," Jin Li snapped, interrupting the boy's endless audio of thoughts and questions. "As for where and why I left this morning, neither is your concern."

"Ah, Jin Li," the boy, Sun whined, "don't be like that. We are room mates now and roommates should get along, shouldn't they?"

"You have to share?" Leon found himself asking Jin Li. A knot began to twist in his stomach, but he ignored what it could mean.

Jin Li nodded. "The new outer students of the warriors school are placed in groups of four or two, depending on how promising they are. Individual rooms must be earned. However, in reality, only the top ten students will obtain one."

Leon tilted his head in thought and replied; "Then it should n-n-not take you too long to g-get one." Jin Li's lips curved with a hint of smugness. It was good that Leon... his servant recognised his worth.

"Jin Li, who is this?" Sun suddenly asked as if only now realising that his roommate was not alone.

"This is Leon, my... servant." Leon rolled his eyes at this description, but let it slide. Jin Li was Jin Li after all. But he didn't like the way that he was completely dismissed in Sun's eyes after Jin Li spoke.

"So, Jin Li, What are you doing now?" The boy recommenced his quick speech. "Have you had lunch? I think the kitchens may have stopped cooking now, but we could probably wheedle something if you are hungry. Or if you are not, Jin Li, we could go and spar in the arena for a while." He began to tug on Jin Li's arm, but could not make the mountain move, no matter how much he wished it.

Jin Li flicked his arm from Sun's grasp before stating; "I have business to attend to elsewhere. You may leave first."

The boy looked slightly crestfallen at the obvious dismissal, causing Leon to feel a little sorry for him. He placed his own hand upon Jin Li's arm, willing to speak up for the boy, but felt a chilling glare come suddenly from said direction.

"Ah, I am sorry to keep you waiting, boys," Teacher Sagi interrupted the tense air flowing between Leon, the 'faithful servant' and Sun, the 'hero worshiper.' Jin Li looked unperturbed. "Come on, the portals are this way."

Jin Li's perfectly styled brows rose as he heard the description of portals, but he soon came to realise that these had a limited range; to the warrior's upper school, no further and no where else.

As the inner schools were places where the strongest youths developed into strong cultivators, their borders were protected by shields created and maintained by several elderly mages. Flying beasts and curious men could not breach them. Even most cultivators would be hard pressed to break them, so the secrets of the inner schools were generally safe. However, one needed a way to enter them and that was through the portals that only a few held the keys to. One such person was Teacher Vane.

On hearing that the Teacher Sagi wished to send these outer school students through the portal to the inner school, Teacher Vane was full of reluctance and suspicion. He would only relent when Leon showed him the notification request that he had received from Teacher Corne. Teacher Vane visibly flinched when he caught sight of the name of the requester. Apparently, Teacher Corne was someone to be feared, but Leon couldn't be sure of his assumption having never met the man.

Teacher Vane finally allowed the three students to use the portals. Yes, somehow the boy, Sun, had followed his hero on his quest and managed to be included in their group.


Chapter 46: Chapter Forty Six - A Senior tries to bully me

"Jin Li, why are we going to the inner school?"

Leon and Jin Li looked around, surprised that the third wheel had tagged along. Leon rolled his eyes and went to speak to the senior student on guard duty in the room they had just warped into, leaving Jin Li to deal with his room mate.

It had been an odd sensation, being transported by the portals, as if they had been pulled, tugged by a million strings connected to a million points upon their body and within the time it took to take a gasping breath; the scenery had altered around them.

The student glanced at Leon's notification and down over this small creature once more. In his arrogant opinion, this boy did not have the strength to produce this number of pills. The wide silver streaks of hair also hinted that he had suffered spiritual deviation. Though he could not believe that the Teachers of the outer school could have been tricked by him either, he decided he should inspect the goods.

"Place the pills upon this table," he commanded. "If it is proven as you claim, I will take you to Teacher Corne."

Jin Li looked offended, while Sun had a face of open curiosity. Leon just shrugged and proceeded to take out the jade bottles, counting them as he did. However, when he went to take back one particular bottle, the warrior student's heavy hand fell upon his wrist. "Are you trying to short change us?"

Leon tilted his head, wondering how he could possibly do so. "N-no," he denied. "These p-p-pills are something else. N-not what Teacher C-C-Corne requested."

"Then you won't mind handing them to me," the student claimed, a greedy glint appearing in his eye.

Jin Li tutted at this student's blatant attempt at theft and unsheathed his sword. Sun squealed in panic, why was Jin Li about to step into battle with a senior, an inner school senior student over his servants measly pills? All the while, Leon was calmly wondering why he wanted these pills at all. Admittedly, they were the improved versions, as he had managed to purchase a missing ingredient as a spice, they were not at all useful for this martial artist.

However, before things could come to a head, Senior Pike stepped through the door into the room. "What's going on here?" He asked, noticing an angry Jin Li in stance ready for battle. And then his eyes fell upon Leon behind the burly form of the senior student on duty, who happened to stiffen upon hearing Pike's voice behind him. "Leo! This is great, I was just coming to see you!"

Leon tilted his body in order to see the young man, before a wide smile appeared upon his face. He stepped to one side and bowed in greeting. "Senior, I have b-brought Teacher C-Corne's requested p-p-pills."

"You know he was just asking about them," Pike stepped forward, placing his hand out to indicate that Jin Li ought to withdraw his blade. Sun gave a large sigh of relief as Jin Li did so. "Little Leo, he had thought you had forgotten his request. Teacher's can only wait so long."

"Sorry," Leon had drawn out the making of the pills, he could admit to his mistake.

"Come on, I'll take you to Teacher Corne," Pike told them. So Leon began to quickly repack the jade bottles into the interspacial bag.

"I thought you were on a mission for your master," the senior said to Pike, a hint of sullenness to his tone. He could not afford to get into trouble again, but with the upstanding Pike and his associates away, he had fallen into old habits of bullying weaker students once more. And of course, good pills were difficult to get hold of for the average student, the temptation when seeing all of those small jade bottles filled with fat round pills was too much.

Pike made a non-committed sound. "We returned last night," he said finally. "Word must not have got around yet." He looked to Leon. "Are you ready?"

Leon nodded then paused, holding his hand out to the other senior. "My p-pills, p-please."

The senior flinched, he had still held out hopes that they would be counted as lost. Pike gave the senior a warning stare, to which the man chuckled, nervously. "Just holding them for you," he said, finally handing them over.

"Ooo what are those?" Pike asked curiously, realising that this bottle did not contain the requested pills.

"Ah I m-m-made these for the apothecary in town," Leon said, honestly. "They are Soft Ice P-pills. G-good for children's fevers." Both Jin Li And Pike found themselves chuckling behind their hands, though the former also offered a smug sneer at the muscle brained idiot trying to claim them for himself. Then they filed out of the room, leaving said idiot to continue guarding the portals.


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