454 The Autumn Was Back (1/2)
Chapter 454: The Autumn Was Back
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In the hut, the wind was blowing gently and cheerfully as if it shared the mood of the Headmaster.
Eldest Brother and Second Brother were sitting quietly around the table. One was grinding the ink and the other was making tea.
The Headmaster waved his hands and smiled, ”I am happy today. Let's skip writing.”
Second Brother opened his mouth slightly and was about to say something to show that he approved the Headmaster's decision.
But he was, after all, a Gentleman. He couldn't lie in front of his Master. So he continued to grind the ink seriously without saying anything.
Eldest Brother saw the expression of Jun Mo and couldn't help but smile and shake his head. Then he looked at the Master behind the desk and asked quietly, ”What made you so happy?”
The Master laughed and said, ”We exchanged Liu Bai's Dahe Sword with Haoran Sword which doesn't have the Great Spirit. It is such a great deal. Of course, I should be happy.”
Eldest Brother said with a smile, ”It seems so.”
The Headmaster stroked his beard and said, ”That sword not only has a shape but also gained some of Liu Bai's spirit. Your Youngest Brother is a world-renowned calligrapher and he also learned how to decompose a character and remember it using the Eight Strokes Calligraphy of Yong. He is indeed the most suitable person for this task.”
The Headmaster and Eldest Brother were very happy, but Second Brother was not.
Liu Bai was regarded as the strongest person and gained the name of the Sage of Sword. But in Second Brother's view, this powerhouse in the South Jin Kingdom was only one of his enemies who would lose to him one day. He was like one of the stairs he would step on during his cultivation. The sword style of Dahe Sword was no match for the Haoran Sword of his Youngest Uncle, even though it didn't have the Great Spirit.
Second Brother never hid his emotion. His face always revealed all the thoughts on his mind. But because he couldn't argue with his Headmaster, so he vented his anger on the ink and kept on grinding it faster and faster.
The ink in the inkstone was going to turn into a tiny lake. The ink block was spinning fast in the ink lake, whirling a vortex up, but not even a drop of ink spilled out.
The Headmaster looked at the ink in the inkstone and heaved a sigh, ”I have only heard of water making a hole in the stone, but never know that grinding ink could also make a hole in the inkstone.”
Second Brother suddenly realized what he was doing. He stopped and apologized to the Headmaster.
The Headmaster said, ”You can tell me whatever you want.”
Second Brother frowned and said, ”Liu Bai's sword style was worth learning, but it is no way as good as Youngest Brother's Haoran Sword. And Youngest Brother isn't going to be fair.”
The Headmaster said, ”We should get it if it is worth learning.”
econd Brother frowned even more as he thought that the Headmaster sounded like a bully. But then he regretted being so impolite to his master.
”Liu Bai's Dahe Sword is not necessary to our Academy.”
The Headmaster smiled, ”But have you thought about what would happen if he dies? What if the Sword Garret of South Jin Kongdom doesn't have a successor? Then the Dahe Sword would disappear from the world. What a shame would that be! The reason that the Academy takes his sword is the same as we collect those classics; we are doing it out of the goodwill to pass on our wisdom to our descendants so that it can reappear in the world one day.”
His words reminded Second Brother of the countless books in the cave. He felt so ashamed of his past arrogant thoughts that he kneeled down on the futon and bowed to the Master. He said in a deep voice, ”I am wrong. I will visit all the parties and sects to invite their skills back to the Academy.”