Chapter 42
“Come on! I’ll show you around the academy!” Bai Chen was very emotional and excited since he could not wait to accept Chu Liuyue as his disciple. It would be the biggest regret in his life if he missed such a talented Xuan Master.
He was upset about being sent to host the assessment at first, but now he was just very grateful for the chance. He could enjoy the benefits of this favorable position and win Chu Liuyue over before the other fellows found out about her talent.
Looking at his excited expression, Chu Liuyue could not help but laugh. “Teacher Bai Chen, isn’t this too soon?”
“No! Not soon at all! You didn’t make it for the admission in January, so you’re very late when compared to the other students. More than half of the semester is now over. You must hurry up and catch up with them. It’s better if you follow me around to familiarize yourself with the environment first at the very least.”
When he said that, he suddenly thought of something and slapped his thigh. “Oh, right. After you start school, will you be living in the Chu family estate or in the academy? If you’re living in the academy, I’ll get someone to arrange your lodging.”
Tian Lu Academy’s students were normally free to choose. Students with homes in the Imperial City would normally choose to stay at home. Whereas the other students who came from other parts of the country would choose to stay in the academy.
Tian Lu Academy was the top academy in Country Yao Chen, so it definitely had decent facilities. However, when compared to the various distinguished families’ estates in the Imperial City, it was still considered simple and basic. Thus, many aristocratic children would spend more time at home, apart from their cultivation training.
Speaking of which, Chu Liuyue was also the Chu family’s legitimate eldest daughter. However, Bai Chen knew very clearly that Chu Liuyue did not have a good life after being called an invalid for more than a decade.
Besides, the news of her dissolving her marriage agreement with the Crown Prince was still spreading like wildfire amongst the public. There were probably only very few people in the Chu family who treated her genuinely.
Seeing Bai Chen’s enthusiasm, Chu Liuyue’s heart tingled slightly since she knew that he was thinking for her. She bowed. “I’ll have to trouble you then, Teacher Bai Chen.”
Even Bai Chen did not have the face to continue with his sentence. Everyone knew that Chu Liuyue was labeled as a ‘good-for-nothing’ for more than a decade. Even he thought the same way before the assessment today.
Logically speaking, a family like the Chu family would definitely not miss such a talent…
Chu Liuyue smiled nonchalantly. “It’s all matters of the past. I’ve also just coincidentally discovered that I have a little talent.”
Bai Chen muttered to himself, “If that’s ‘little,’ then there won’t be many talented people in the entire Country Yao Chen.”
It’s a pity that Chu Liuyue discovered her potential so late. Her capabilities would be much greater if her talent was discovered a few years earlier. The Chu family basically delayed her development.
Bai Chen thought about this in his heart, but he did not continue talking when he saw that Chu Liuyue seemed reluctant to talk about this topic. Then, he started to introduce the academy to her in detail.
“Enough of that! Since you’re a Tian Lu Academy student from now on, you’ll be very different from the past. I believe you can also feel that the force inside the academy is much stronger than the outside world. This is because there’s a Pit of Heavenly Origins in the academy. That Pit of Heavenly Origins can produce vast amounts of Heaven and Earth Force on its own. Back then, our first director created this Xuan formation to suppress the Pit of Heavenly Origins so that training in the academy would be much faster than training outside.”
Chu Liuyue’s eyes sparkled. This was her real motive for coming to Tian Lu Academy.