bookbashuk Chapter 15 Shouldering the Future of the Academy
Chapter 15 Shouldering the Future of the Academy
Back in the courtyard, a gentle evening breeze rustled through the leaves, scattering delicate flower shadows across the ground.
Su Yu saw a graceful woman standing quietly in the courtyard, dressed in simple white clothes, with a slender and upright figure. Her black hair was loosely tied up, and starlight shone over her eyebrows and eyes. Her features were clear and gentle, like a fairy descended from the night, untouched by the dust of the world.
It's Seventh Senior Sister Mu You. What brings her here?
Su Yu thought to herself, "Forgive me, forgive me," her eyes returning to normal as she forced a smile.
"Seventh Senior Sister, what brings you here?"
Mu You didn't notice Su Yu's disrespectful gaze, but said with a loving expression, "You just became a cultivator, and you didn't sleep all night yesterday. If you keep pushing yourself like this, your body will break down."
"Senior sister, it's alright. I'm already a cultivator, and I don't feel any discomfort. Besides, I gained a lot from this trip. I've found my natal artifact, and I'm even more powerful now!"
Muyou's eyes lit up, and she said, "Really? You've found your natal item! That's great news!"
"Junior brother, if you're not tired, have a bowl of soup first. I made it for you myself. After you finish the soup, go see your senior brother. He's back too, and he really wants to see you."
Upon hearing the words "Senior Brother," a figure involuntarily flashed through Su Yu's mind: a gentle and refined gentleman, elegant and unrestrained, content with a simple meal and a drink of water...
The disciple of the academy's master, Master Li Manman, bears a striking resemblance to Yan Hui, the disciple of Confucius in Su Yu's previous life.
"Okay, I also really want to see my senior brother."
Su Yu responded with a smile, saying that both the First Master and the Second Master were very protective of their own. In Su Yu's memory, when Ning Que caused trouble, the Master might not necessarily take action, but the First Master and the Second Master would definitely stand on the front line to help their junior brother.
The Master is Su Yu's future most trusted advisor. When Su Yu cannot see the Master, he can seek help from the Master to resolve many issues.
The disciples on the back mountain of the academy are all exceptionally talented, each one a dragon among men. The master teacher, however, is the sum of all these people, because he knows everything his junior brothers and sisters know, and he also knows things that his junior brothers and sisters don't know.
Behind the academy, the master often traveled around. The great master was the first person to teach his junior brothers and sisters. In a sense, he was their teacher.
The Second Master and the Third Master were exceptions. One of them was proud to the core, and the other was originally the leader of the Demonic Sect. He already had extremely strong strength before becoming a disciple of the Master.
Su Yu sat down and picked up his bowl to drink the soup. His seventh senior sister, Mu You, watched him intently until Su Yu felt embarrassed by her gaze and turned his head slightly away. Only then did Mu You realize what was happening and shift her gaze elsewhere.
"Junior Brother, did you really only start cultivating the day before yesterday? Or did you read some books about cultivators before that?" Mu You couldn't help but ask the question that had been bothering her.
Su Yu said, "No, in the past, I had never come into contact with anything about cultivation. In fact, the place where I lived did not know that there were cultivators."
Mu You exclaimed in shock, "I didn't know there were cultivators like that? Just how remote must that place be? It's truly remarkable that Junior Brother was able to come out of there."
Haotian's world is a world of cultivators. Muyou finds it hard to imagine how terrifying it would be if someone were born unaware of the existence of cultivators.
"Junior Brother has been held back. If only we had discovered his talent for cultivation sooner, he might have become even more powerful than Second Senior Brother and Eldest Senior Brother."
Su Yu said, "It's alright. If I had known how to cultivate from the beginning, I might not have been able to come to the academy. If I had been very powerful from the start, my senior sister wouldn't have taken such good care of me."
"I should be grateful that I met the right person at the right time."
"Meeting my senior sister is something that makes me especially happy."
Su Yu's witty remarks came out of his mouth without warning. He was just saying it casually, but it made Mu You blush. Although Mu You was a cultivator, she was just like any other girl. She was a girl who had never seen much of the world and was very shy.
If Su Yu were a boy her age, she would have slapped him without hesitation; it would have been too frivolous. But Su Yu looked only sixteen or seventeen, a few years younger than her, her junior brother, someone she needed to take care of.
"Junior brother, don't talk such nonsense."
Su Yu said, "No, Senior Sister, I'm sincere. I'm so lucky to have met you!"
Mu You fell silent. She didn't say anything more. She was afraid that Su Yu would say something shocking again, and even more afraid that Su Yu would be discouraged and lose heart because of her words.
She reassured herself, "My junior brother just received his natal artifact; I can't say anything that would hurt him."
"My junior brother is still young. He probably doesn't understand matters between men and women. He said these things just to express his goodwill towards me."
"That's right, my junior brother was just expressing goodwill towards me."
Su Yu didn't drink the soup quickly. He needed to rest, prepare what to say when he met the Master, and prepare to ask some questions about cultivation so as to leave a good impression on the Master.
After drinking the soup, Su Yu washed her face and then went to her room to rinse her mouth.
"Let's go quickly, Twelfth Junior Brother. Senior Brother won't mind," Mu You said from the side.
Su Yu said, "Okay, right away."
Su Yu originally thought that Mr. Da would be a very handsome and dashing person, but after meeting him in person, she realized that he was not. Mr. Da was very ordinary. If Su Yu had never met Mr. Da before, she might not have been able to find him in a crowd.
A water ladle, an old coat, and an old book—this was the eldest brother's standard attire. He was covered in dust, but he was very clean. Su Yu felt from the bottom of her heart that the eldest brother was a very clean person, like a spotless mirror that could reflect evil.
"Greetings, Senior Brother!" Su Yu bowed respectfully to his senior brother.
Li Manman dismissed her fellow disciples and then said to Su Yu, "Junior Brother, our teacher asked me to pass on a message to you."
"Those abandoned by Heaven are not demons, but saints."
"Junior brother, the teacher said that you are the most special one in the back mountain of the academy. The future of the academy may have to be on your shoulders. You should be prepared."
"Junior brother, don't worry or feel pressured. Your fellow junior brothers and sisters and I will help you and be your strongest support."
"As for what the teacher said, you'll have to consider it yourself."
Su Yu was stunned. Had things really come to this? Asking someone like me, who had just started cultivating, to shoulder the future of the academy was truly an exaggeration.
"I see."
Since the Master has spoken and the Senior Brother has relayed the message, Su Yu must listen to it and carry it out diligently. He must shoulder the future of the academy.