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32.6% Learning To Live As A Cultivator / Chapter 105: Chapter One Hundred And Five - It is fate, don’t you think?

Chapter 105: Chapter One Hundred And Five - It is fate, don’t you think?

There was a silence that fell over students and teachers in the wake of his words, but it did not last longer than a couple of heartbeats. What followed were whisperings and not more than a few jeers and sniggers. But those also were quickly ended as a voice rang out;

"You vagabond! You disappear for almost thirty years and now you show up and want to take on a disciple?"

The voice came from Teacher Corne who growled loudly at the unkempt man, before leaping down into the stadium and taking large strides towards the man. The crowded students parted like the Red Sea for him, but the stranger seemed unperturbed.

"Big brother, there's no need to make such a fuss," the man replied, scratching his scalp beneath the mess of hair. "I just thought it would be interesting, is all."

Big brother? The students eyes widened as they looked from Teacher Corne to the stranger and back again, before as one turning to stare at Jin Li, who continued to look at the man with narrowed eyes. The others would see this as disgust, not knowing that Jin Li was far more adept than they at seeing through to the heart of a person and he understood clearly that this person was very strong.

Sun on the other hand as an idol-worshipper, his eyes widened and sparkled brightly. Could this stranger be the legendary Corvus, the younger brother of the legendary Corne, who was said to have travelled with his older brother as a companion, while helping the older man improved his cultivation? While his exploits were not as impressive, he was no damsel in distress and fought many times side by side by the elder. Was he also a Teacher here?

"Jin Li," Sun whispered, excitedly, "to think that you have such luck as to attract such a Teacher!" For surely this was almost as good as being taught by Teacher Corne himself!

"Ah, what was that?" The unkempt man looked over at the tall, dark haired youth and the freckled faced boy beside him as if hearing the whispering from so far away. Indeed, he had. "I don't want to teach the pretty boy, I was thinking of teaching you, the one with the wind root."

Heads once more turned from man to Jin Li... or rather to Sun by his side. The boy's jaw was slack, his mouth open wide and he was pointing at himself as if in disbelief.

"To think you have such luck," Jin Li mimicked his room mate, pushing the blushing boy forward a step. "He's all yours."

"B-b-but what about Jin Li?" Sun pouted, surely his best friend deserved to take a spot as a disciple as well.

Actually, many of the Teachers admittedly had thought the same thing, they had fought over the right to tap into his potential. However, Teacher Vane had not been one of them, claiming that Jin Li was too arrogant and untameable; sure he would absorb their lessons like a proverbial sponge, no one denied that he was self-disciplined and tempered his body like a blacksmith forging a sword of the highest quality, however he was flighty, disappearing for stretches of time, only fulfilling requests that seemed worth his time. Though Jin Li gave him the respect that his position demanded, he could not imagine the youth giving him his loyalty and trust.

"Let's talk about this matter inside," Teacher Eridana said with a sigh, feeling that this matter should not be resolved in front of so many curious on lookers. She turned to her first disciple, who happened to be Bowyer now that the other had graduated school. "Bowyer, would you lead the outer school students back to their school and take care of them with the other senior disciples please. Pike, you are in charge of the same for the inner school students until this matter had been settled."

The two seniors accepted Teacher Eridana's instructions, while she then spoke to the two brothers, before guiding Jin Li and Sun towards the lecturing hall.

Without the eyes and ears of the masses, she then turned to Corvus, who yawned, before taking a seat at the rising stands half circling the lectern at the front of the class. "Ah, this brings back memories," the unkempt man said as he stretched his arms lazily over the desk.

"What is this about, Corvus?" The woman demanded.

He pulled a pouting face, for which two lips just appeared in the mass of facial hair. "What, can't a Teacher take on a student anymore without being questioned?"

"You've not been a Teacher here for thirty years!" Corne yelled loudly, banging a fist down upon the table.

"Teacher Vane, Corne is picking on me!" Corvus glanced over at the old man, who happened to have been his Teacher many hundreds of years ago. Teacher Vane simply sighed and threw up his hands over the one student he had never been able to temper, thus his reluctance to take on others with such a difficult and disobedient nature. Corvus sighed and sat back in his seat, crossing his arms about his chest with a slight smirk. "I've already spoke to the Headmaster. He had no reason to object to me resuming my position, nor would he object to me taking on a student."

"You...!" Corne was red faced, much unlike the strong, confident man that he usually projected. Clearly, this little brother of his was a bone of contention, but their relationship was not something two students ought to concern themselves about.

"Excuse me... sir," Young Sun squeaked, raising a hand tentatively in the air. "But why me?"

Corvus grinned, brightly. "Because you have the wind root! So do I, so it's fate, don't you think?"


Chapter 106: Chapter One Hundred And Six - Beginning my four rest days

It was on this day that Leon came to know that there were actually ten days in a week rather than the seven he had always known, but in truth, this really did not mean much to most commoners.  Scholars liked to keep time by use of the calendar and the revolving moons and the Teachers used the measurement of days to plan lessons and annual events.  Otherwise, it had to be said that beasts didn't care what day of the week it was, they would still need feeding and their messes need cleaning up after, herbs beds still needed weeding and cultivating and people did not fall sick and require medicines on a schedule.

Nobles did like to keep time, naming the weeks rather than the days, and making themselves seem more learned that the country bumpkins they looked down on.

To Leon, considering for whom that the days and weeks had moulded into just passing time, seeing as he had not bothered to keep track when he had so many more things to worry over in the beginning, the ten days were the total number of days Teacher Sagi had scheduled for him; for the first six days, Leon should go to the Herb Hall to greet his new Teacher and for the other four, he had time to do as he pleased.  Apparently, this cycle of six work days, four rest days was normal at school... Leon just hadn't known about it.

Before he learned what it was to be the direct disciple of a Teacher, however, there were others to be claimed by alchemist Teachers and students to shuffle between schools.  For example, Merylin was due to enter the inner school, her alchemy talent was just to good for her to be left in the outer school.  And Tor, Leon discovered, had transferred to the Beast Taming school, which was something he had desired from long ago.

When other Teachers discovered that Teacher Sagi had decided upon Leo, they were surprised.  Yes, young Leo worked hard, but in the real world that boy was unlikely to develop into anything more than a junior alchemists assistant.  He just did not have the talent for making pills. Granted, Teacher Corne had taken a liking to him because his pills were reliably consistent, there was no mix of high and low quality, meaning the man did not appear to play favourites when handing them out to students. And Teacher Volun considered him an anomaly for the same reason, but his pills were still just average. Teacher Sagi had simply smiled and was content with his choice.

So the day after Leon was taken under Teacher Sagi's wing, became the day placements were announced. And due to the hard work that the students had all put in over the past few days, the four rest days would follow, allowing the transferred to settle into their new accommodations and graduates to move out and bid farewell.

Thus Leon woke up on the following day with no commitments on his time. However, that did not mean that he would be doing nothing.

Gathering together the good quality clear spiritual pills and cloudy spiritual pills as well as many improved one heart pills (though he kept a batch of these and the improved blood pills for himself) and headed to meet with Mino, hoping the kitchen boy could take him down the mountain. Unfortunately, he was unable to and would not be heading into town until Leon's resting days were over.

"What are you doing?!" Maimai leapt upon his back, but with her weight and his unsturdy frame, he fell flat upon his face with her on top of him. "Oops! Sorry!" There is probably no point in mentioning the unhappy stares directed their way, even as Maimai climbed off of him.

Today, the girl was in a plain silk dress of jade green with a simple hair pin of the same colour attempting to hold her unruly curls. Leon climbed to his feet and dusted down his linen robes before answering. "I w-w-wanted t-to g-go into t-town," he mentioned. "B-but n-not sure how t-to g-get d-d-down there t-today."

"Hmmm," Maimai said, with a little thoughtful expression. "If it can wait until this afternoon, my sister and I will be heading to town to meet my father. He wanted to congratulate Merylin for getting into the inner school. You can ride on Piku with me!"

Leon wasn't sure that Piku would be very happy about that, but agreed anyway. He could always stay at an inn, not wanting to impose on Mino's family when his friend was not going to be there. "Shall I c-come b-back later," Leon asked, "and m-meet you here?"

"Or you can invite me to tea," Maimai said, cheekily. She leaned closer to his ear and whispered; "I don't want Merylin to assign me any more chores, moving her things and arranging them for her, just because her maids aren't here to do it for her!" Leon nodded sagely and the pair walked the distance towards his cottage and away from Merylin's reach.


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