Chapter 248: Sullen Victors (2)
Night.
Teacher's residential area.
The sky had turned dark.
On the street.
Su Yu anxiously said, "Brother Lin, is it proper that I'm visiting empty-handed?"
"It's fine. My teacher is not a narrow-minded person. Furthermore, you're a student visiting a teacher. It would be even more improper for you to visit bearing gifts. My teacher is the head counselor of the new students. In that case, he is basically our first teacher of Divine Characters. This is a normal visit. Don't think too much about it."
"But..."
"Brother Su, you weren't this indecisive before." Lin Yao teased, "When you called me garbage previously, you sounded truly awe-inspiring. Don't tell me your backbone has been broken by the weight of reality? Don't worry too much."
Su Yu nodded, took a deep breath, and straightened his back.
"Thank you, Brother Lin."
"Don't mention it."
"Did you tell Teacher Liu about this?"
Lin Yao smiled, "I called him, but he didn't answer the call. He was probably busy. But it doesn't matter. My teacher is very open-minded. He won't mind your visit."
"Then...I can only thank you, Brother Lin. I hope this won't bring you any trouble."
"Don't worry about it." Lin Yao waved his hand magnanimously. This was no big deal for him.
While speaking, they arrived before a small villa.
Not all Skysoars in the academy could stay in a villa. But Liu Hong was a genius teaching assistant who did not lack money, so he didn't need to stay in an ordinary dormitory.
...
Inside the villa.
Liu Hong was busy calculating his gains for the day. He was in a great mood. He had reaped a bountiful harvest. He was also thinking about the potential problem that might crop up in the future. But the problem wouldn't be too serious for him.
As for the anger Su Yu would feel, well, the kid was free to go look for Zhou Pingsheng and confess the whole scam. Liu Hong laughed. Nobody would believe that kid! And by the time his faction finally found out that the data was fake, he would have reached the Cloudbreach Realm already.
At that time, even if they could find a way to place the blame on him, he no longer needed to fear them. What could they do to him? Kill him? He wasn't even the one in charge of the transaction. Zhou Pingsheng was the main scapegoat.
While he was thinking all that, his doorbell rang. When he sent his willpower over, he blanked out
Su Yu?
No, there was also Lin Yao.
What in the world?
Why were these two together? Weren't they supposed to be enemies?
Looking at how friendly Lin Yao was with Su Yu and how they were merrily chatting with each other, it didn't look like they were enemies.
Liu Hong was dumbfounded. Why was Su Yu here? And what was going on with these two?
"Is he here because of the transaction?"
Liu Hong was quite surprised. The kid was quite bold to have the courage to walk up to his front door. He wasn't worried about Su Yu, but he was very curious about Lin Yao. Had that idiot forgotten all the pain and humiliation he had suffered in Su Yu's hands? How had he accepted a student that stupid?
Liu Hong took his time, but he eventually opened the door.
The moment the door swung open, Lin Yao hurriedly said, "Teacher..."
Beside him, Su Yu deferentially said, "Teacher Liu, sorry for disturbing your rest."
"Yes?"
Liu Hong's tone was indifferent. Before Lin Yao could speak, Su Yu earnestly said, "I am here to thank you and apologize to you, Teacher."
"..."
Even Liu Hong was starting to feel confused.
Lin Yao thought about it and took out a bundle in his hand. He opened the bundle, deliberately revealing the contents to Liu Hong.
At first, Liu Hong did not care about the bundle. That was until Su Yu spoke, "I shouldn't have treated Brother Lin that way. I already apologized to him. Most of the 300 merit points I took from him have been spent. I only have some random materials left..."
"Random materials?"
Liu Hong blanked out slightly. When he focused on the bundle again, his face changed. Damn it! What was the meaning of this? Why had Su Yu given Lin Yao all those things? Yes, he finally recognized those materials. After all, all those materials had gone through his hand before being brought to Su Yu.
Su Yu wasted no time and took out another item. He solemnly said, "Teacher, I don't have a lot of money. Please consider this my gift to you for our apprenticeship ceremony. I wish to come under your wing as your student."
When Liu Hong saw the piece of cloth in Su Yu's hand, his face turned green.
Skybreak Technique!
Damn it! Would he even dare to accept this thing? That was supposed to be Zheng Yunhui's spoils of war! It might not be a big deal if the thing reappeared in Su Yu's hands, but if it appeared in his hands and some other people discovered it, everything would be over for him.
No, wait, it shouldn’t even appear in Su Yu's hands! His Senior Brother Zhou had personally witnessed Su Yu losing this willpower text away.
With the Skybreak Technique in hand, Su Yu said, "Teacher, I am not betraying the multiple character faction. But I really have nowhere to go. You are my only choice, Teacher. You have shown me great favor. Therefore, I wish to come under your wing."
Even Lin Yao was stunned.
Su Yu was going to change his teacher? If that really happened, things would be very troublesome. From then on, he would become the enemy of the multiple character faction.
Liu Hong's face kept changing. When he saw that Su Yu was about to kneel down, he stepped forth and stopped Su Yu even though he knew that the kid probably wouldn't kneel down for real.
"No, there is no need..."
Su Yu sorrowfully said, "Teacher, are you unwilling to accept me? Is it because you think I lack sincerity? Fine. From tomorrow onward, I will be kneeling in the Dao Preaching District until you accept me as your student. I will show my sincerity to the entire academy. I want everyone to see how serious I am when I say that I want to pick a new teacher!"
Liu Hong: "..."
He finally understood what was going on.
He looked deeply at Su Yu. This kid was here to set him up. Picking a new teacher? What a load of nonsense! If the kid really ended up kneeling at the Dao Preaching District, everything would be over for Liu Hong!
Even Zhou Pingsheng would start doubting the authenticity of the data. And above Zhou Pingsheng were people like Elder Zheng and Faculty Head Zhou. Those two weren't around during the transaction. But the moment they heard about Su Yu coming under Liu Hong, they would definitely order a thorough investigation on him.
Liu Hong hurriedly looked around as the look in his eyes changed. He said, "Come on in. It would be troublesome if others see this."
Su Yu hurriedly asked, "Teacher, are you agreeing to take me as your student? If not, I will spend the night kneeling out here!"
Liu Hong had an unsightly expression.
Beside him, Lin Yao was dumbfounded. But he wasn't completely stunned as he hurriedly said, "Su Yu, talk inside. What are you doing? I thought you're here to apologize to Teacher? Why are you suddenly asking to become my teacher's student instead? Wait, in that case, wouldn't we be fellow apprentices then?"
At that thought, he looked at Liu Hong in anticipation. The look in his eyes was clear. He was basically telling Liu Hong to just say yes.
This fellow was too talented! And he was also such a kind person. If he did end up becoming Liu Hong's student, their previous conflict would no longer be a joke. Instead, it would be a story of a twist of fate that could capture the imagination of countless people.
It would be a beautiful story of rivals turned friends. Also, their line was rather weak within their faction. If Su Yu could join them, their strength would be bolstered.
Seeing the look in Lin Yao's eyes, Liu Hong felt like coughing a mouthful of blood in anger. Fool! Idiot! Was this idiot worthy of being his student? Liu Hong cursed inwardly. Just how blind was he to accept a student like this? In the future, he wouldn't accept a student so stupid no matter how much he was paid.
Just look at Su Yu. That little bastard was clearly here to force Liu Hong into submission. Yet his idiotic student believed that Su Yu was really here to become his student?
If he accepted Su Yu today, he would have to spit out the 40,000 merit points he swallowed earlier the next day. He also needed to pay his faction the other 40,000 merit points taken by Zheng Yunhui. And he also needed to withstand the fury of two Mountainseas and one Cloudbreach.
After all, he had played them all for a fool. No, it was more likely that he would need to withstand the fury of the entire single character faction. He was a traitor who had scammed his own people. And he had scammed such a large amount of money. They would be out for his blood.
While cursing inwardly, Liu Hong maintained the same calm expression as he said, "Come on in. If you really refuse to come in, feel free to kneel outside. If you have something in your mind, we can talk about it. You don't know who you will benefit if you make things too difficult for both of us."
Those words seemed to contain some other meaning in them. Su Yu thought about it and stepped through the door with a nod.