{Chapter Edited By Chinthani}
Days pa.s.sed monotonously. First thing every morning, YunGe would wake up and drag her disciple back from the mountains. Then she would spend two hours teaching the disciple how to read.
Luckily, the disciple had an apt.i.tude for learning, and managed to grasp the basics within 3 months.
On the other hand, YunGe learned the joys and sorrows of raising a child. The feelings and concepts of being a simple teacher and raising a child were totally different. For example, today…
The disciple took off her cloak, anxiously looking at YunGe. YunGe laughed in spite of herself. “Disciple, if you don"t wear it by the time I count to 3, let"s see how I deal with you!”
“Master~~” The disciple moved closer and spread her arms, wanting a hug. YunGe lowered her head and looked at the silly girl"s bright eyes and the millet-sized white teeth that showed through her smile. Although, her face hasn"t yet fully matured, YunGe could already see the signs of a future evildoer. But right now, this face was foolish, yet extremely adorable. She downright had the appearance of a lovely, innocent daughter.
How would YunGe be able to teach her disciple a lesson with that look? YunGe could only carry the disciple into her embrace. “You! Not even afraid of catching a cold!”
“With master here, of course I"m not afraid!~” The silly girl raised her head high, like a swan, but her eyes still carried the inverted reflection of YunGe.
“Your mouth got more honeyed.” This was true; ever since her disciple began to talk, her words got more and more sweet and sticky.
YunGe likes her disciple like this. She now resembled a normal 7 or 8 year old child.
“Baji!” [1] YunGe returned from her thoughts to find her disciple planting a kiss. YunGe rubbed her disciple"s head. “There"s something we need to discuss, ok?”
There was no way for the disciple to let energy enter her body and no way for her to become YunGe"s Eldest Disciple. Therefore, she was to be named after the rules of Yunfu.
YunGe knew her disciple wouldn"t understand the difference between Eldest Disciple and Second Disciple. She felt some unease, but she didn"t have many options. Elder Lian had allowed YunGe to keep her disciple, regardless of the disciple"s inability to let energy enter her body. YunGe was aware of the reasoning behind his decision. This was the first time YunGe had ever expressed an attachment towards anything. Given that YunGe was close to developing her core, Elder Lian did not want to risk negatively affecting her cultivation. Moreover, time is long and there was no lack for accidents in the cultivation world…
Knowing all of this, YunGe pitied her hard-working disciple even more.
Once she confirmed her disciple"s inability, YunGe avoided teaching her anything related to cultivation. However, her disciple persistently kept running to the back mountains everyday to train with small spiritual beasts. Each time YunGe caught her disciple looking fatigued and weak, her heart ached terribly.
“Master…” The disciple rubbed against YunGe"s neck. Master was s.p.a.cing out again. What was she thinking?
“Be good” YunGe snapped out of it and recalled what she wanted to discuss. “I will give you a name, is that alright?” She felt apprehensive. Her disciple had never mentioned her name; sometimes, a name represents a section of one"s past.
YunGe knew her disciple"s life in the past was terrible, which was why her disciple would not mention her name. YunGe had initially intended to make her disciple the Eldest Disciple. Names and whatnot, those are the privileges of being an Eldest Disciple. Thus, YunGe taught her disciple how to read so that she could later choose her own name, but now this seemed unlikely.
The disciple raised her head, her voice sweet as honey “Everything master says is correct, I will listen to master.”
“Then how about Huan Mo?” When YunGe thought up this name, she breathed a sigh of relief. The female lead"s name, Lin Yuan or the names of any of the supporting characters were included in the list from which YunGe selected the disciple"s name…. had there been such a flowery name among the cast of the novel, she would have definitely remembered it. This could mean that the disciple"s role in the novel was not important, and YunGe could be at ease.
[TN- Huan Mo means illusory foam]
After the disciple formed her core, she could go down the mountains to receive a skill. If YunGe taught her disciple well enough, once the female lead appeared, she would not have to worry about her.
“Ok!” The disciple was beaming with smiles and nodding her head. However, she still didn"t forget to place a kiss on YunGe"s cheek.
YunGe smiled at pinched Huan Mo"s nose. “Alright, from now on, you are my little Huan Mo.”
“Master～” Huan Mo wrapped her arms around YunGe"s neck “Master, does this mean I can enter the school and study now?” Huan Mo"s[2] eyes shined.
[2]- Original text said “Huan Ge
YunGe froze, not expecting her disciple to remember what she had agreed to long ago. At the time, YunGe didn"t know the disciple couldn"t let energy enter her body, so she had agreed. Now…
YunGe felt unwell. The disciple usually strove to be better, YunGe had seen this herself. If she were to tell her disciple that she was incapable of letting energy enter her body, that there was no way to cultivate… YunGe recalled the first time she took her disciple to the back mountains: the disciple cried while desperately fighting the spiritual beasts, continuously saying she didn"t want to be thrown away…
In a sense, it was not a bad thing for the disciple to be unable to let energy enter her body. To say the least, n.o.body would l.u.s.t after an ordinary child nor would she be treated as a human cauldron. Regardless of possessing 9 Yin veins in her pure Yin physique, a person who can"t let energy enter the body is just an ordinary person. YunGe took a guess; the disciple first appeared in the mortal realm. That"s probably the root cause!
But…
YunGe looked at her disciple, whose eyes were full of expectations. She couldn"t tell her…
“Then promise me you"ll listen when cla.s.s is in session.” YunGe patted her disciple"s head and began to plan how to minimize her disciple"s suffering.
During this time, YunGe did not know that because of her matters, Yunfu School had split into two sides.
One side believed “Senior Martial Sister really is worthy to be called Senior Martial Sister! To actually kill a Level 8 Flame Beast, especially without using a fatal move!” This so-called fatal move is caused by exerting the life force in one"s spiritual veins. (YunGe did indeed use it.) After it was used, there would be a shortage of spiritual energy within the body. Everyone had seen Senior Martial Sister slap Second Senior Martial Brother. What does this prove? It proves that Senior Martial Sister didn"t use a fatal move ah!
Then there"s the other side who thought “Senior Martial Sister has already chosen a disciple. Once that disciple has formed her core, she could enter the school.” Everyone"s reaction was ‘Senior Martial Sister really is worthy of being called Senior Martial Sister! Deciding to receive a disciple so early!"
Then not long after, “The one who was to be Senior Martial Sister"s Eldest disciple can"t even let energy enter her body. So she could only become a Second Eldest disciple…” No one knew what to say…
So when YunGe led Huan Mo to Yunfu School"s highest peak, everyone"s eyes concentrated on those two.
Even if she was holding a happily bouncing child, the expressionless YunGe still gave everyone a sense of coldness and alienation.
In the minds of all disciples, Senior Sister was an unreachable existence and should always stay aloof and remote. And so no one advanced forward to strike up a conversation. YunGe was already accustomed to this.
End of Chapter 14! Thanks for Reading!
Footnotes:
[1]- The sound of smacking(smooching?) lips.