Chapter 10 - Master and Student (2/2)

At that point, Lei Bai trembled. His desire awakened earlier exploded again before this performance. If he had managed to reach such a level at such a young age, where could he arrived? Would he be able to process the flesh of the legendary beasts of which he had heard in legends that possessed meat with an otherworldly flavor?

Struggling to calm down, Lei Bai looked straight at Hei and said thoughtfully, ”Hey, listen to me. Would you like to become my disciple? I will teach you everything I know, and you can stay here with us as much as you want. But you have to think about it very carefully: when you choose a master, you choose him forever, and you can reveal the techniques learned only when you are judged worthy of being a master. What do you say?”

Hearing this, Hei thought for a moment. From Lei Bai's tone of voice, it was something important, but he didn't know much about it. However, he could feel the sincerity of the man. Although he didn't know entirely what a student-teacher relationship entailed, he wanted to give the man a possibility.

”Okay, but I would like to ask if Xing and Ye can learn these techniques too. It's possible?”

”You mean your spider and your snake? Of course, of course. They can learn everything they want. Don't worry. I am more than glad to teach them too.”

Although it might seem strange that some spirit beasts wanted to learn specific techniques, in Hei's eyes, it was nothing weird given that he didn't have such a clear conception of division that humans had with other species.

Thus, Hei and Lei Bai formally became student and master. Despite knowing that it wouldn't last long, Lei Bai still wanted to teach that child every technique of his while he still had the occasion. Who knows, maybe his techniques would reach the pinnacle he had never been able to achieve. Just that thought was enough to fill him with energy.

”Did you finished? How long do you want to stay there?” From outside Lei Lei was calling them. In the beginning, she also had entered, but immediately after the meat processing had begun, she left because she couldn't stand the sight. However, she remained outside, curiously awaiting the result.

”Yes, we're done. Now let's go out, Hei, great job today. ”

Once they went out of the workshop, Lei Lei started bombarding her father with questions, so he gave her a brief description of what had happened, avoiding adding too many details, knowing that her daughter didn't like such things.

”And hence, from now on, Hei will be my disciple, and he will work with me.”

”Ah, great. What a beautiful thing, hahaha. But you can't have Hei all for yourself; you'll have to give him some free time. I promised him I would teach him how to grow plants. ”

”Growing plants? Uhmm, it's not like I totally agree, but that's okay. Since you promised him, you better teach him properly. ”

”Of course. Just watch, I'll be a better teacher than you dad. ”

While the father and daughter couple squabbled happily together, Hei looked out the window, and seeing that the sun was showing signs of starting to set, he stood up.

”Big Sister Lei, Master, I'm sorry to interrupt you, but I have to go. I promised my mother that I would be home by sunset.”

The two stopped at this. They were sad that Hei had to leave, especially Lei Lei. However, her father knew that it wasn't possible to make him stay for the night if his mother imposed a time of return.

”Okay, go ahead. If your mother permits you, you can come tomorrow. I'd like to talk to her. But if she is busy, it doesn't matter. Give her my regards and my thanks.”

”Hei, I'll wait for you tomorrow, okay? So we can start our studies on plants. The same goes for Ye and Xing. ”

”All right, I'll try to come tomorrow if I can. Thanks for everything for today.” Greeting them quickly, Hei set off with Ye and Xing to the Multicolored Leaf Forest at full speed. He didn't want to break his promise to his mother and to make her worry.

Fortunately, the distance wasn't so big and, unlike when he came in the morning, he started to run for the return. So he managed to reach the destination before the sun completely went down.

Waiting for him was Bao Bei, who had observed him from afar all the time. Without saying a word, Hei rushed towards his mother hugging her. Xing and Ye did the same.

Although not a day had passed, it was still the first time they hadn't seen their mother during the day. Usually, during the night they slept, and therefore they didn't notice so much her absence and, in any case, she would be near them when they woke up the next morning.

Bao Bei, without saying anything, took them and placed them on her back, and then she headed for their home.

On the way back, she had her three little cubs tell her about their experiences and their thoughts. Hei, Ye, and Xing were very excited about today and the many new things they discovered. As they were still very young, new things had an irresistible appeal for them.

Coming to know that they would learn how to cultivate plants and how to use the dissection techniques used by humans, Bao Bei was pleased.

'Good little ones, you did a good job. Do your best to learn all of it, okay? If you want to go tomorrow, it's fine, but the day after tomorrow you have to stay here. Remember that you can't ignore your classic workouts, so you'll have to alternate. But you will still go there often, so be assured.

Hei, if they ask you questions, continue with the story of the spirit beasts tamer. If they insist, tell them that I haven't started training you yet and they'll stop. As for what these terms mean, I will teach you when you awaken your spirit power. It's a lot to learn, and now it's better if you focus on what you can do.'

”All right mother, I'll do as you say. I'm not in a hurry. Today I had a lot of fun. They are good people, and they have also accepted Ye and Xing. But being with mother is still the best.”

Happy with the answer, Bao Bei jumped slightly, entertaining her children who began to bounce on her back happily.

Thus the strange family formed by three spirit beasts, and a human child returned home after a long day to rest in view of the next day.