Students who could enter White Crane Academy were all outstanding from various schools and organizations.
They were each proud and haughty, believing that in the vast world, it wasn’t much after all. In time, they saw themselves becoming the most dazzling person beneath the stars.
Then, they met Tang Fei.
Originally, they thought Tang Fei was just an "audacious fool" for making such ludicrous demands. When Tang Fei was invited over by the dean, they prayed in their hearts that the dean just wanted to have a talk and chat...
When he dined and drank wine at the dean’s house and even got a ride home from a vice dean, they started to feel that something was off.
This was more painful for them than if they had been killed...
Chen Tianqi couldn’t help but voice the question that was on everyone’s mind, looking at Tang Fei, he said, "You ate and drank at the dean’s house... did the dean agree to your request? Did he agree to be your mentor?"
Tang Fei smiled shyly, rather embarrassedly saying, "After chatting with the dean for a bit, the dean suddenly said to me, ’Pour me a cup of tea...’ "
"And what happened next?"
"Then I poured a cup of tea for the dean. After he drank it, he looked at me and said, ’Tang Fei, from today on, our teacher-student relationship is settled...’"
"Do you guys know? I didn’t even react at the time... I didn’t expect it would be so easy, I never thought I would really become the dean’s disciple..."
"You think that’s strange? It was just a casual try, hey, and it was a successful try..."
Everyone’s eyes turned green with envy.
Easy? How could this kind of thing possibly be easy?
For us to have the dean as a mentor is harder than ascending to heaven...
But they also knew in their hearts that this was an opportunity Tang Fei fought for himself.
Some of those with nimble minds started to ponder, since Dean Xuanyuan was so fond of talent, well, one also had talent... Should they go and see the dean tomorrow too?
"I have other matters to attend to, I’ll be leaving first." Someone suggested retiring for the day.
"I’m exhausted today, time to go back and rest..."
"Off to sleep, tomorrow is a new day... By the way, congratulations to Tang Fei..."
"Congratulations to Tang Fei for becoming the dean’s favorite disciple, hope you’ll take care of us in the future..."
After everyone had left, Chen Tianqi looked at Tang Fei uncertainly and asked, "Did the dean truly take you as his disciple?"
"What’s up?" Tang Fei looked at Chen Tianqi, smiled and said, "You don’t believe it?"
"It’s not that I don’t believe, just that it feels... a bit strange." Chen Tianqi said honestly, "What did you and the dean talk about for him to offer you tea and settle the teacher-student relationship just like that?"
"We talked about our dreams and literature..." Tang Fei said, "The dean likes poetry, and so do I... We’re both poets."
"Really?" Chen Tianqi’s eyes lit up and said, "Not to brag, but I’ve been writing poetry since I was five, and I have some accomplishments... Here, let me recite one of my proud works for you. Tonight, there is a moon in the sky... The moon shines with silvery light, so we all call it moonlight... Why does it hang there? Whom does it wish to illuminate? Ah, moon... Please, tell us what’s in your heart..."
Tang Fei widened his eyes, looking at Chen Tianqi, Is this poetry?
Can anyone these days, human or dog, write poetry?
The crowing chicken squawks a few times and it’s more pleasant than most poems.
"How about that?" Chen Tianqi looked at Tang Fei expectantly, asking him for his opinion.
Tang Fei nodded vigorously, saying, "Indeed, a masterful piece in the world of poetry..."
"Do you think the dean would like it?"
"The dean might like it to be more obscure and philosophical... like ’the night has given me black eyes, yet I use them to seek light’ or something like that..."
Chen Tianqi bowed to Tang Fei and said, "Thank you, Brother Tang, for the advice. I will go back and write poetry."
The cottage consisted of an upper and lower duplex, sharing a small courtyard.
Since Chen Tianqi had chosen the lower part, Tang Fei could only live on the upper level.
Tang Fei opened his room’s door to find the space extremely spacious, with a bedroom, a study, and a small training room, totaling over to three hundred square meters.
The house was fully furnished with all sorts of living amenities, ready for a tenant to move in with just their luggage.
Tang Fei had brought up only a suitcase, which was already delivered by the academy’s staff.
Opening the suitcase, he found some clothes, shoes, and life necessities. Additionally, there were items like swords and daggers, and the Luminous Pearl Shen Boyu had given him was also brought back.
As for the Netherworld Scroll, he carried it with him at all times, not daring to put such a treasure in a suitcase.
If it got stolen, he wouldn’t even know who to cry to.
After all, he had only learned the first two swords; he hadn’t mastered the latter ones yet...
Tang Fei took a bath and changed into clean pajamas.
Instead of practicing swordsmanship as usual, he sat on the sofa to reflect on the day’s events.
The initiative to have Xuanyuan Mingjing as a mentor was an impromptu decision, aided by Shen Xinglan’s previous enticement and groundwork...
After all, Xinglan had said, if one could enter White Crane Academy, a Grandmaster Realm expert would come to give guidance.
Now that he had the opportunity to enter White Crane Academy, he had to give it a try and see if he could seize this opportunity.
There was nothing to lose even if he failed.
However, the outcome was unexpectedly beyond his anticipation.