Chapter 26 – To Be a Master (V)

Chapter 26

To Be a Master (V)

“Khm, he he, I–I was merely joking, Elder Qin,” I quickly said. “Any amount of time would be blessed.”

“Hmm,” his eyes darted toward Long Tao and then Dai Xiu, a peculiar glint in them; hm? What’s this old geezer planning? Why do I have a bad feeling? “Bet sounds interesting, but I want to make some… alterations to it.”

“What?”

“Your two disciples need to finish 1st and 2nd,” Elder Qin said.

“E-eh?”

“I will ensure they are on opposing sides of the bracket, do not worry,” he said as though he thought that was my issue with it. “If the two of them do reach 1st and 2nd place, let’s see… yes, I will arrange for both of them to cultivate in Antechamber for 10 seconds. Furthermore, I will divert 40% of the Spiritual River’s Qi from my cultivation site to your peak. I will also be responsible for arranging all future breakthrough pills for both of them, and should you ever attempt to better yourself, I will be your Dharma Protector for a period of six months.”

Hm.

Hmmmmm.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Okay, this old bastard really was a bastard! Look at that faint smile, that glint in his eyes–he knows I can’t say no! What he was offering was akin to someone handing me over a Fortune 500 company back on Earth!

Tsk, weren’t you ‘Just’? Was the system just a bunch of nonsense?! First, it was Long Tao with his ‘apathy’ and ‘arrogance’, and now this dude with ‘just’. None of those things were true!

“What say you, Elder Lu?” Elder Qin asked, taking a sip of tea, his voice full of confidence that I’d accept. I want to say no so badly just to see his reaction… but I can’t.

“I… accept…” I squeezed words through gritted teeth, glaring at him.

“In case you fail, let’s see… yes. If your disciples don’t place 1st and 2nd, you will start working directly under me for the span of 60 years.”

“… it’s a deal,” I said, taking a deep breath. It was all good.

Long Tao wasn’t my worry–that kid was already at the fifth, nope, he was actually at the sixth stage of Qi Condensation. He will give me a heart attack at some point, I guarantee it.

My worry is Dai Xiu–not so much for her talent, as it far outstripped everyone else in the previous batch, but unlike Long Tao, she was a kid. Hm? But wait–

“Elder Qin, Dai Xiu was not part of the latest batch.”

“That’s alright.”

“… aren’t you just and impartial?”

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“Of course.”

“And you’re going to bend the rules to let her in?”