Master, This Poor Disciple Died Again Today

Chapter 522: An Instructor

The second the two children left his line of sight, Hui sat up, resisting the urge to laugh. These children I even deliberately gave myself a pulse, but that clumsy child was too panicked to find it. Ah trying to pull a scam like that? How cheeky, how adorable! Theyre truly my children.

But if theyre running roughshod like this over the other disciples, theyre well on their way to becoming Young Masters with inflated opinions of their own self-worth. At this rate, Fei Guren will face no resistance whatsoever if she comes to kidnap them. I need to impress upon them the importance of diligent cultivation.

Hmm lets observe them for a little while longer. With children this unruly, something like gentle guidance may not be sufficient. Lets see how they interact with the teachers down at the bottom of the mountain.

So thinking, Hui set off. He raised a hand to change his disguise, but held back at the last second. I dont want to weigh on their consciences long-term. Its better if they see that Im not truly dead. Although they may be brats, I dont want to cause them any heart-demons, or worse, cause them a qi deviation!

He looked at the Go tile in his palm, then closed his hand around it. Carefully, he tucked it in his robe. Ill take this as a gift from my son.

The training grounds spread around him. Young disciples practiced basic cultivation, from martial forms, sword forms, and basic magical techniques to the foundations of qi circulation and meditation. Hui scanned the crowd, but neither of his troublesome children appeared amidst the earnest practitioners. Its easy to pick the white-haired Bai Xingxue out of the crowd, so Im sure they arent

Wait, hold up! Bai Xues hair turns black when theyre male. Could it be? He scanned the cultivators again.

A dirty-faced boy sat amidst the meditating disciples, his face familiar, though his somewhat rapidly-pulled-on robes were spotless, and not patched. Next to him, Li Weiqi sat, still sweating a little bit from the earlier exertion.

Hui chuckled under his breath. Therere my sons. He strode past them, pretending not to notice.

Bai Xingxue peeked an eye open, then stared with wide eyes. He pulled Li Weiqis sleeve. Li Weiqi shook his grip off, but Bai Xingxue pulled again, insistent. At last, Li Weiqi peeked at Hui.

His eyes widened. He pointed at Hui. Ah! You

An instructor swiftly smacked Li Weiqi on the back of the head. You finally come to practice, and immediately start shouting and distracting the other disciples? Just because you have a little talent, dont get a big head!

Ow! Li Weiqi scowled. Even so, he stared at Hui, his eyes slowly narrowing. His lips silently formed the word, you

Hui smirked slightly. He opened his hand and created a black fan from death qi, using it to hide his smirk. Ah. Thats the energy I want. That desire to become stronger! Only with that, will you be strong enough to have a chance to run for your life and go get someone who can fight off Fei Guren when she shows up!

Its not like Im hoping for my children, at Qi Gathering, would be able to fight off a fifth realm cultivator from the Eastern Alliance. No, no. Im just hoping to give them the skills to flee or attract enough attention while shes trying to capture them so that someone else can show up and help them! Li Xiang, Bai Xue, even Song Wei or Tang Fei or Fang Hua and the ghouls, anyone! Ive got plenty of allies, especially er, especially among that demonic undead clan or the previously-enemy All-Heavens Sect! Come to think of it, I dont have many allies among Starbound Sect or the righteous sects in the area. Theres Sis Mei and Xixing, but theyre too low-realm to stand up to Fei Guren.

The instructor caught sight of Hui and hurried over. He grabbed Huis wrist. Lao Gongren! Where were you? Weve been absolutely overwhelmed with this new crop of disciples, and what do you do but wander off and vanish for two weeks! Especially with these two troublemakers I cant believe the Sect Master hasnt thrown them out! Its just because the one is his beloved sons disciples son that hes showing so much favor

Eh huh? Wait Lao Gongren? Thats a name I havent heard in ages.

Wait! I did put on a face a vaguely remembered was it Lao Gongrens? The face of the man who brought me to the sect? Wheres he gone for the last two weeks? I remember him being the diligent type of disciple I think.

And hold on, wait, I need a moment to unwind this chain. Sonsdisciples son? So wait, Sect Master Lans son that is, no, thats right, Lan Taijian was Li Xiangs master. So Li Xiang is the disciple of Sect Master Lans son, and Li Weiqi is her son.

Yes, okay. Ive figured it out. After all, Sect Master Lan always showed Li Xiang favor, whether because she was the idol of the clan, or because he felt guilt toward the original Li Xiang, whose soul was swapped with a sword spirit by his disciple Yunxu so it makes sense that he would show some favor to Li Xiangs son. Not to my son, but who knows? Maybe Li Xiang never told him the father. Or maybe his care for Li Xiang overrode his hatred for me? One way or another, it seems like Li Weiqi isnt in too much danger, staying in Starbound Sect. At least, not from the Sect itself!

Ah, Yunxu. Thats another name I havent thought of in a long time. I wonder if hed be startled to find out that Im fifth realm now?

Well, no. Im dead. So Im really not sure exactly what he would think about that.

Hui waved his hand, dismissing his unruly thoughts. Elder Brother, I believe youve made a mistake

A mistake? Lao Gongren, were you always the kind of person to make excuses like this? Go on, go on. You can watch this rowgoodness knows those two need one entire instructor to watch them full timeand Ill watch the rest of them. With that, the instructor marched off, leaving Hui alone with the rear row of disciples.

A few of the disciples subtly peeked at him, not as deep in their meditation as their peaceful expressions would have had him believe. Li Weiqi and Bai Xingxue, on the other hand, openly stared at Hui. Li Weiqi shook his head repeatedly, unable to believe his eyes.

Ah, I guess that was too much of a shock for them. Ill go gently let them know what happened. Hui strode over, his robes billowing on the breeze. Waving the fan lightly in the way Bai Xue would, he looked down over the top of the fan at them. El Junior Brothers, although I played along this time, in the future, you shouldnt harass mysterious men on the road. You never know when youre going to stumble onto a hidden expert.

Li Weiqi crossed his arms and rolled his eyes. So what? Whos brave enough to touch me? My mother is one ofno. The strongest cultivator in the Southern Sect Conference! Anyone who dares to harm me is courting death!

Eh? Li Xiang was talented, but was she that talented? Strong enough to overcome Fen Long and Chen Wuya? Strong enough to suppress Han Qin?

No, no. Hes a child, after all. His mother is strong, but he doesnt know how high the heavens are. There are heavens beyond heavens, and experts beyond experts. Li Xiang is strong, doubtlessly so, but theres no way shes that strong.

There are madmen who would attack before thinking, long before your mother could arrive to save you, Hui warned him.

Li Weiqi waved his hand. Here, in Starbound Sect? I doubt it!

The other instructor shook his head at Hui, raising a hand to slash at his throat.

Stop talking, huh? So this is a conversation theyve had a great many times before. Li Weiqi is set in his ways. Hui tapped his fan thoughtfully against his palm. Hmm. It seems I will have to use an alternate method to get these two rascals to face reality, and actually train so that they can run to safety when Fei Guren shows up! At this rate, theyd stand their ground and show her rude gestures, only for her to snatch them away long before Li Xiang could show up!

As powerful as Li Xiang is, she could be a what, sixth, seventh realm cultivator at best? Thats powerful, but not omnipotent. Wherever she is, it isnt possible to teleport to her childs side at any moment.

Id worry about her ignoring Bai Xingxue, but knowing Li Xiangs straightforward righteousness, shed never even consider it. The only threat is that she might prioritize her son over Bai Xingxue, if she could only save one of the two, but in that situation, I dont think anyone would blame her for picking her son over Bai Xues.

Bai Xue I wonder what theyre up to. If their child isnt in the Bai Clan well, isnt there a specific cultivation method the Bai Clan cultivators have to learn? So why is Bai Xingxue here? Cultivation techniques arent hot-swappable. You have to learn a technique form the basics all the way to the top!

He quietly regarded Bai Xingxue with his mental energy, sweeping his perception over Bai Xingxues nascent cultivation. Bai Xingxue looked up at Hui, tilting his head in confusion.

ah, I see. Bai Xingxue might be here, alongside Li Weiqi, but hes practicing the Bai Clans technique. Is the Bai Clan so free that theyd reveal their technique to the worldwell, I suppose it doesnt matter, does it? Even if someone else knows the Bai Clans technique, theyd need to have the Bai Clans bloodlines unique yin-yang disposition in order to properly practice it.

Still, theres no one here to give them pointers? Is that okay?

Bai Xingxue squirmed under Huis gaze. He kneaded his robes and stared at his feet, embarrassed. Er, I M, Mother is the Young Master of the Bai Clan, you know?

But where are they? Are they physically close? Hui prodded. I havent seen them yet. It might be better to ask them to adjust the childrens attitude and if nothing else, I ought to warn them. But I dont have much time, and I dont know where they are, so there isnt anything I can do right now.

Li Weiqi scowled. Bai Xingxue scratched the back of his head.

Ah. So they dont know either. Actually, no one has mentioned Li Xiang or Bai Xues location to me since I arrived. Are they in secluded training, or something?

At last, Li Weiqi said, My mother is off managing the Southern Sect Conference in All Heavens Sect, but theres a teleportation formation between our sects.

Mother is in secluded cultivation again, Bai Xingxue muttered.

Bai Xue? Secluded cultivation? Did they hit some kind of roadblock? They arent the type to randomly close up for fun Ill have to check in on that, Hui thought, frowning.

A second later, he waved his hand. Thoughts for later. Its no good to always rely on your mothers to protect you. In the future, dont you want to protect your mothers? Hui admonished them, clicking his tongue. Thats right. Its this small cultivators job to rely on your mothers, alright? You can protect yourselves!

I mean, ahem, a man should grow up strong and stand on his own! Dont rely on other people!

How can we? Theyre so much more powerful than us. We cant possibly catch up, Li Weiqi complained.

Hui shook his head. Its possible to hit fifth realm in ten years. Even if they seem impossibly high above you now, if you cultivate diligently, you lay the groundwork to overcome them later.

Eh, whatever, Li Weiqi said, knitting his hands behind his head. He leaned back, half-closing his eyes.

Narrowing his eyes slightly, Hui raised a single brow. As I thought. Traditional education isnt the way to reach these brats! Ill have to do something else to scare them into action.

Scare them into action hmmm. Hui smiled, hiding it behind his fan. He wafted it slowly, thinking to himself. And the best way to do that well, dont they say that powerful cultivators emerge in times of danger? These children of mine act fierce with their mothers names to rely on, but once I impress upon them that they cannot always count on their mothers to save them perhaps theyll straighten up a bit!