42 Shameless Lin Zheng (1/2)
Lin Zheng was satisfied with his answer. ”Good! You can start tomorrow. I'll send someone to pick you up. It's nice to have a deal with you.”
Yao Ying sneered to himself. What kind of deal? He was being deceived by this aloof general. He had to agree with him! He had no other choice, to begin with. If he didn't plan to seduce Yao Ling, then he wouldn't think bitterly like this. Anyway, it was perfectly aligned with their own promise.
”Thank you, General. This disciple greets Master.” Yao Ying kneeled down and gave his respect to General Lin.
”Get up.” Lin Zheng finally accepted him as a disciple for real. ”I heard Lin Jian also want you to become his master's disciple?”
Yao Ying was surprised. He didn't think Lin Jian was really serious about that. To think he even told General Lin was a bit unbelievable. ”Yes, Master.” Then, he truthfully added, ”I thought he was only joking yesterday.”
Lin Zheng smiled at that. ”He loves to joke around but he always keeps his promise. Don't worry! If you are able to convince his master, it's a good thing. You can become his disciple too. I don't mind.”
”Is that really okay?” Yao Ying was hesitant because he felt it wasn't polite to take two new masters at once.
”It's okay. Our style of teaching is different. I'm a more military guy and he's focused more on the martial arts skill. Combining our teaching, it will give you more benefit in the future.” Lin Zheng explained briefly.
Lin Zheng was thinking about the big picture. He was certain the young man in front of him wasn't an ordinary person. But, who? He couldn't find information about Yao Ying, so he had to broaden his search. Until now, there was no reliable news about a missing person all around the military division.
Lin Zheng felt confused about himself too. The bet didn't really affect him in any way, so he shouldn't bother making a deal with Yao Ying. If he lost, he could just pay the price. He could easily reject his wish to become his disciple, and yet, he received him. Maybe he was getting old and sentimental. He couldn't find his missing wife, so other than nurturing the youngsters that he liked, what else could he do? Other women didn't even tempt him at all. Lin Jian was also old enough to tend for himself - even his skill was already good enough, so he didn't have to teach him any more things. That was probably the reason why.
Yao Ying felt happy with General Lin's kindness and he grinned widely. ”Thank you, Master.”
”Just call me, General. Master sounds weird to me.” Lin Zheng rejected the way Yao Ying called him.
”General.”