Fighting Break Sphere: My Days as a Tutor at Canaan College

Chapter 124 The Strangeness of the Third Elder
The pills refined yesterday are naturally incomparable to those refined today. During the purification process of each batch of pills he refined today, the medicinal ingredients were purified four times. The color and quality of the pills will naturally be raised to a higher level.

He spent a lot of time and energy on this.

Fortunately, his alchemy skills have become more proficient, so it's all worth it.

"What the Third Elder said is partly true, but the main reason is that I have made some progress in alchemy in recent days." He replied casually.

"Haha, I see. Mr. Liu Xi's alchemy skills have improved. This is cause for celebration. Our Xiao family is proud of this!"

The third elder had a broad smile on his face at this moment.

Liu Xi is now the Xiao family's specially-employed alchemist. His improvement in alchemy skills will only benefit the Xiao family.

This means that the quality of the pills will not be low every day in the future, which is naturally worth being happy about.

"Ahem, this is the case. I came here today because I have something I want to discuss with the Third Elder." Liu Xi coughed lightly, a harmless smile appearing on his face.

"Discussing things?"

The Third Elder was startled for a moment, then his smile faded slightly, and he placed one hand on the bottom of his shirt and said:

"But Mr. Liu Xi, are you not satisfied with the 'remuneration' for refining medicine and your current treatment in the Xiao family? That's easy to talk about, later..."

Seeing this, Liu Xi was speechless for a moment, and waved his hand to interrupt him:
"Third Elder, you misunderstood. This is not about compensation or treatment, but about something else to discuss."

"Anything else to discuss? Is it something important? If it is important, I cannot make the decision alone. I need to call the clan leader and the others."

The Third Elder heard this and said with a serious expression.

As he spoke, he was about to call the servant standing beside him and tell him to inform the senior leaders of the Xiao family.

In response, Liu Xi smiled faintly, told him to be patient, and then went straight to the point:

"It shouldn't be a big deal. I just found someone in your family these past two days who suits my taste and I want to take him in as my student."

"Oh? Is there anyone in my Xiao family who can meet the requirements to become an alchemist? To be able to gain your special regard, Mr. Liu Xi... Hmm? Mr. Liu Xi, what's wrong?"

As he was speaking, the Third Elder saw Liu Xi waving at him again.

This made him pause, and his face showed a slight displeasure.

Could it be that the continuous interruptions mean that you don't want him to have a complete answer today?

On the side, Liu Xi saw his look and smiled bitterly in his heart. He really didn't mean it.

But, you are not young anymore, so sometimes you should stop thinking about only good things, okay?

When did he say he would teach that person the art of alchemy?

If he wants to accept a disciple, does that mean he must teach him how to make medicine? Does that mean he must meet the innate requirements to become a pharmacist?

Couldn't he teach something else?
"That... Third Elder, you misunderstood again. It is true that I intend to accept a student, but that person does not meet the innate requirements to become an alchemist."

Liu Xi tried to slow down his voice as much as possible, mainly because he was afraid that he would... lose face.

In the end, it would be bad if I thought he was deliberately making fun of me and it turned into a contradiction...

Having said that, he didn't have such thoughts when dealing with other people, but when it came to the third elder of the Xiao family in front of him, he felt... this was necessary!

In fact, Liu Xi was a little skeptical. If he was not one of the only three great fighting masters in the Xiao family besides the patriarch Xiao Zhan, it would be unknown whether he could be given the title of elder.

Hmm... No wonder he is only the third elder who ranks last.

He automatically filtered out the age factor, which was one of the factors in the ranking of the elders' seats...

"...Hmm, it turns out that you are not a seedling that can become an alchemist. This old man... this old man..." The third elder repeatedly called himself "old man" several times, and finally slapped his thigh under the table, his eyes widened, and just when Liu Xi thought he was going to jump up and hit someone, he let out a long sigh and said:

"Just now I was obsessed!"

Liu Xi: “…”

After a moment of silence, he barely digested the aftereffects of the bizarre scene that the Third Elder had just brought him. He straightened his back slightly and said:
"Third Elder, I don't know about this matter of accepting a disciple..."

"Mr. Liu Xi, forgive me for being blunt. You are so young and I understand that you want to experience the feeling of being a teacher. However, becoming a teacher or a disciple is no joke. Once confirmed, there is no room for maneuver. The person who becomes your teacher will serve you for the rest of his life. Once you are my teacher, you are my teacher for life. You cannot betray me."

As soon as the Third Elder finished speaking, Liu Xi expected that with his realistic and direct personality, he immediately became stern-faced when he saw that he was not teaching alchemy. He almost pointed directly at his nose and said, "You? Apart from alchemy, don't use anything else to mislead the children of the Xiao family!"

Damn! This old guy is so realistic. Why is he the one in this hall these days?
"Oh, by the way, I forgot to ask just now, Mr. Liu Xi, which descendant of our Xiao family do you want to take as your disciple?" As if his mouth was dry from the conversation just now, he picked up the cup on the table, took a sip and said.

Seeing this, Liu Xi's eyelids twitched slightly a few times, and then said:

"She is the little maid that your family arranged to be by my side, Xiao Yue."

Unexpectedly, as soon as he said this, the Third Elder stood up with a bang, opened his old eyes slightly, and said:

"What did you say? The maid arranged to serve you is named Xiao?"

Hearing this, Liu Xi took a close look at the Third Elder's appearance at the moment, then nodded in affirmation on the surface, but he was complaining in his heart.

Damn it, you’re so jumpy, if someone doesn’t know, they would think I’m sleeping with your granddaughter!
Bang!
When the Third Elder saw Liu Xi nod affirmatively, his face turned red and he slammed his palm heavily on the table, making a muffled sound.

Fortunately, he didn't use any fighting spirit, otherwise the table would have fallen apart immediately.

"How can anyone of my Xiao family, no matter whether from the direct or collateral line, fall to the point of serving others! Which bastard arranged this? This is outrageous, it really makes me angry!!!" The third elder said with anger that he was shaking all over.

Hearing this, Liu Xi's heart suddenly skipped a beat. He looked at the Third Elder obscurely at the moment, thinking to himself, could it be that this old guy knew something about the Xiao family's "glorious history" in the past?
"Someone, come here! Find the person who arranged this! I won't let him off!!!"

After a series of roars and orders, the Third Elder's anger subsided a little. He vaguely felt that the name "Xiao Yue" actually had some impression of him!

After a little recollection, he quickly recalled some past events. At this time, he gradually understood why some people below not only made things difficult for Xiao Yue, but also targeted her in such an outrageous way.

After calming down, he looked deeply at Liu Xi and said:
"Mr. Liu Xi, I'm sorry for making you laugh just now."

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Thanks to the book friend "Oriental Poetry" for the two monthly tickets!

Da Mi thanks you very much!!!

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(End of this chapter)