Chapter 33: Take Xue Wuya as a Teacher (1/2)
Chapter 33: Take Xue Wuya as a Teacher
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The man was tall, about two meters tall. He wore a scarlet robe that had many holes left by a sharp blade. Behind every hole hid cut after cut, some of which had not stopped bleeding and blood were still oozing out. His face was rough and his chin bristled with stubble like a needle. It seemed like he had not shaved for a long time, nor did he care, so he appeared messy. He had a random bun on his head that was held in place with a red wooden hairpin. At the beginning, his face wore an unhealthy blush. But now, his face turned ghastly pale. Although he was still tall and sturdy, he gave one the sense that he was on the verge of collapsing.
The most eye-catching thing was a very deep sword wound that ran from his right shoulder all the way down to his left rib. The wound was not fully healed, and the blood seeped through the scarlet robe and stained it, making it look even bloodier.
Junior Leopard thought of the legend of Jianghu that he had recently heard in the Wu's ironware shop. Looking at the man again, Junior Leopard realized he had met a troublemaker.
”I just wanted to go home and pay a visit to my parents. How could I have encountered such circumstances? Was it my personality, or was it just my bad luck?”
”You seem like you are not in the least bit scared!”
”I am scared. In the beginning, I was so scared to the point of death!” Junior Leopard said, but Junior Leopard had no trace of fear on his face.” Later on, I figured if you wanted to kill me, you would have simply thrown me down, there was no need to do anything else!”
When the man heard this, there was a twinkle in his eye and the man said, ”Looks like you are still young, firmly composed, and I still do not know who your teacher is. Through your Internal Qi and your approach, you must be from the Wu Family.”
”You discern well. I am indeed of the Wu's, however, I am just a beginner blacksmith!” said Junior Leopard. Although the Wu's were still big predators in Yunzhou, when faced by such a fierce person as Xue Wuya, still there was no deterrence.
”I see! No wonder you only practiced the basic Nine Dragons Heavenly Fire Technique. If you are a green hand, you are not a real Wu's disciple. Little guy, are you willing to be my apprentice?”
”Eh?”
The leap is really too big. Should I acknowledge him as my teacher?
Is it possible that I was born with a spiritual root, gathering all Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth, a genius born in a thousand years? So when these great men see me they want to make me there apprentice so that they can finally close the gate?!
Junior Leopard said to himself secretly.
”I think you have a flexible mind, a calm disposition and you are a rare talent. It would be a pity to kill you. Presently, I am seriously injured and I need a person around!”
After hearing the man's words, Junior Leopard had no choice but to accept his proposal. Could he really disagree with the man, acting like the character in the story, with the hope that the man would beg him to agree? According to the man's personality, he feared that if he said no, he would be killed. So he had to meet the man's demands. He bowed before the man and addressed him as his teacher.
The man was very satisfied to see that Junior Leopard was so well-informed and said, ”Since you have taken me as your teacher, I can't treat you unfairly. This coal dagger is my gift to you!”
After saying that, he raised his hand and tossed Junior Leopard the coal dagger.