Chapter 159: First Elder (2/2)

”Hehehe,” the girl behind the Elder giggled. ”You don't even know who master is, and you are already rejecting him. You got quite the confidence.”

Alex was surprised at her words. 'Who is this Elder?' he thought.

”Now now. Little Su, don't say that. Disciple Yu, I am the First Elder of the sect, directly below the Sect Elder. Are you sure you don't want to become my disciple?” the First Elder asked.

”The First Elder?” Alex was even more surprised. 'Why is the First Elder here to take me as a disciple? Does he know about my talent, or is it really just the match with Huo Tu?' he wondered. Still, he had to reject him, so he said,

”I am sorry, Elder, but my answer remains the same. I am not looking for any masters at the moment.”

”Is that so…” the First Elder's smile dropped a little. ”Very well then, I shall leave you alone. However, my offer still stands. Come find me if you ever change your mind,” the First elder turned to leave after saying that.

”You are kind of dumb, aren't you? Not even accepting master's offer. What? You think you will get to the top without a master?” the girl named Su left after her master.

Alex stood stunned for a moment and immediately locked the door. He then walked back into the house. He looked at the board in front of him and thought, ”So that was Du Yuhan's master huh. I should notify the master about this tonight.

He sat down to read the book that he had borrowed from the library today.

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”That kid is kind of stupid master. Not even accepting after learning who you are. He will surely regret someday.” The more she thought about what had just happened, the more irritated she got.

”That's enough, little Su. You don't have to get angry at every little thing,” the First Elder replied.

”Master, are we just leaving like that? We could persuade him in other ways though,” The girl immediately changed her tone of speech.

”That won't work. We have to be genuine in our approach to recruiting new disciples. What would you do if I threatened you to become my disciple,” the First Elder said.

”I didn't mean threatening him. I meant like persuading him with spirit stones or some techniques and such,” the girl pouted at her master misunderstanding her intent.

”Is that so? I'm sorry then,” the master said with a smile.

”What do we do now then, master? I don't think you will let him grow as he is, will you?” she asked.

The master's smile immediately dropped, changing with a serious look. ”I can't allow him to get higher rank and be noticed by the other elders. He is so young and talented that if the other elders find out about him, they might try to rope him in with whatever tricks they have. At that point, I will have no choice but make sure he doesn't get in my way of becoming the next sect leader, even if it means seriously injuring him through a fight.”

”I see, master. Let's hope it doesn't come to that.” The master-disciple duo then walked up the mountain and returned to their residence.