Chapter 200: Core Mountain (2/2)

”I was quite surprised to see you become a core disciple too, Brother Yu. Congratulations,” Zhou Mi said.

”Thank you,” he simply said.

”How did you get so good at alchemy? Were you hiding your abilities when you met me?” Kong Yuhan asked.

”Uhh… I don't think it will be appropriate of me to reply that with anything. Sorry brother Kong,” Alex said. He didn't want to lie and say that he was good from the very start, or tell the truth and reveal his talents here.

Kong found it a little weird that he wouldn't answer a simple question, but decided to think nothing about it.

”By the way, did you go back to take your stuff too?” Zhou Mi asked, trying to change the topic at hand.

”Uhh… no. I won't be staying here, I got a different place,” Alex said.

”Where are you going, Brother Yu? It can't be that you are going to go back to the outer sect, right? Are you leaving the sect for another few weeks?” Kong asked.

”I… ” before Alex could even answer anything, a voice came from behind him.

”He is going back to the Sect Leader's mountain. He has a place there after all.”

Alex sighed. He had sensed her coming, but he didn't expect her to reveal such information.

”Isn't that correct? Sect leader's disciple?” Zhou Mei asked.

”Sect leader's… disciple?” Kong Yuhan was shocked. Zhou Mi gasped as well.

”Yes. He is the sect leader's first and only disciple. I had my suspicions after seeing his techniques today, so I went to my masters to ask them, but it seemed that they were already in the know. ”

”In fact, most of the elders in the sect are in the know that he is the sect leader's disciple by now,” Zhou Mei said.

Alex heard a bit of hatred and jealousy in her voice and was confused for a second if he had ever offended her to get such a response.

”Yes, that is me,” Alex said. ”Can I do something to help you?”

”Yes, in fact, you can. Stop using the fact that you are a sect leader's disciple as a reason for getting all the different techniques to learn. Some of us here had to struggle for years and still haven't been able to gather enough contribution points for the Flickering Shadows technique, and you've already learned it.”

”You must've gotten it months ago and hid your identity from the public, didn't you? Why did you become a core disciple now? Was it to take part in the competition?”

”If so, you better forget about it. Disciples are chosen based on their Alchemy ability. A new core disciple like you can't match up to anyone.”

Zhou Mei grabbed her sister and went inside her sister's house, leaving Alex and Kong speechless outside.