Chapter 217 - - Sun visits his mother (2/2)

”So, are you getting on well with the other Cultivators?” She asked him as she sipped her tea.

”Mom, it's not a commoner school for boys, you know!” Sun rolled his eyes and crossed his arms about his chest as he leaned back upon the soft couch.

”I know that, dear,” she reassured him, ”but I don't want to see you getting hurt by fighting with the other boys!”

”They'd have to catch me first,” Sun muttered beneath his breath then sighed.  ”It's fine.  I'm friends with a couple of seniors, good guys and then you know there's Jin Li, my roommate and his... I mean Leon.” He scratched his chin in thought and quietly added; ”I suppose Maimai could count as a friend.”

”Oh!” Her dark eyes began to sparkle with glee.  ”Is that a girl you like?”

”What? No, mom!” Actually Sun did once have a small crush on Maimai, she was, after all, a very pretty girl.  But she was also... really... unique.  For one thing, she was slightly obsessive when it came to knowing all about how Leon and Jin Li were doing as a couple.  And there was the way she occasionally looked at him, as if she were examining the potential of some rare species, never as a man!  She was also a bit dangerous, whether it be her cauldron flying randomly or her fist flying in a very specific direction, both would definitely hurt if they made contact.  ”Maimai happens to be Leon's best friend and attends the Alchemist school with him.”

”So your friend Leon likes her, then,” his mother concluded, ”but that doesn't mean you need to step away if you are interested in her.  After all, as sweet as your friend Leon seems to be, you are definitely a better catch!”  Sun blinked, trying to figure out in which direction his mother's thoughts had wandered off to.

”Mom, I do not like her that way,” Sun said, firmly.  ”And neither does Leon.  She is just a friend.”

”Oh,” his mother looked slightly downcast; she had been warming up to this subject.  ”So is there anyone at the school you do like?”

”There's no one,” Sun replied.  All his crushes ships had sailed.  That's what happened when you hung around with dashing figures like Jin Li and Bowyer or strong, protective types such as Pike.  The small, cute type apparently lacked the same appeal.  That and the moment any of those pretty girls had acted beguiling towards the men they liked and out of character, he immediately lost interest anyway. ”And I really want to focus on improving my martial arts and cultivation.” His Teacher, Corvus, was a weird one, overbearing and stupid at times, but all the things he taught Sun were an excellent fit for him.  This was probably due to the fact that they both shared the same root, thus Sun was benefiting from Corvus' many decades of experience and refinement of wind-based skills.  His Cultivation, which had remained stagnant until he began attending school, was now rapidly improving, thanks to Leon for helping him smash through his bottleneck and Corvus' Cultivation method.

”Well, if there is someone,” his mother was not as ready to let go as Sun was, ”then you just tell me and I'll see about her background and approaching her family!”  Sun remained silent, knowing this battle was lost.  The woman took his silence as acquiescence and smiled, before taking a small sip of tea.  Unfortunately, she now had to broach a subject she didn't really want to, but her mother-in-law had been insistent.