Chapter 503 Not on the same level

"Flowers are like life. Plum blossoms are proud and chrysanthemums are noble. They bloom in the season when other flowers wither, so the first impression is that they are different. But peony is different. The time when it blooms is not unique. Many flowers bloom in a similar time period, but in this season when all flowers are in full bloom, it can still outshine all the others. This is a kind of demeanor and a kind of fearlessness. Plum blossoms and chrysanthemums are indeed unique, but if they can stand out among all living things, that is another kind of uniqueness, a royal uniqueness." said the middle-aged man.

The young man seemed to understand what he heard, and looked up at the peony flowers outside the stone pavilion. They were beautiful, but after looking at them too much, he felt aesthetic fatigue.

After thinking for a moment, the young man said, "I still prefer the cherry blossoms in my hometown. They're not as gorgeous, but just as beautiful. They fade at their peak, unlike the flowers here, which slowly wither and die, reminding people of the twilight years of heroes."

"A moment of brilliance is of course the most beautiful, but life is more than just a moment, and cherry blossoms don't only bloom for one year." The middle-aged man drank a cup of tea and then said this.

The young man quickly brewed another cup for the middle-aged man, but after drinking it, the middle-aged man said, "Today's tea is still a little off."

"Teacher, I've been out for so long, and you always ask me to make tea. When will you teach me kendo?" the young man couldn't help asking.

The middle-aged man smiled faintly. "You've been with me for seventeen days since we set out. You've been patient enough to wait until now to ask. This shows that your father's teachings are quite different."

"Please explain clearly, teacher." The young man bowed.

"My swordsmanship is a little different from yours. It emphasizes understanding. I have been teaching you for seventeen days, but you haven't understood anything yet. When you understand, that's when I will teach you the moves." said the middle-aged man.

"You taught me for seventeen days?" The young man was slightly startled. He looked at the middle-aged man with some doubt and said, "But during these seventeen days, we have been traveling the whole time. You either asked me to do chores or make tea. How can you teach me anything?"

"So you haven't realized it yet." The middle-aged man smiled.

The young man was a young man after all. These seventeen days seemed to have worn out all his patience. He couldn't help but retort: ​​"If I knew everything, my father wouldn't have asked me to be your disciple. Please teach me, teacher."

As he spoke, the young man bowed down before the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man shook his head slightly: "Your realm is not yet sufficient."

The young man was a little unconvinced and raised his head and said, "I am twelve years old this year and have already been promoted to Legend. I once competed with the top ten geniuses in swordsmanship at Dongtian Academy. No one in Dongtian Academy could match me. If my realm is not enough, then who else can?"

"After all, sparring is just sparring, it doesn't mean anything. Besides, the world is big, and Dongtian Academy is not the whole world." The middle-aged man said lightly.

The young man was furious when he saw that he couldn't impress the middle-aged man no matter what he said, but his teacher was too famous and his family education did not allow him to contradict the teacher too much.

There was a pent-up anger in his heart that he had nowhere to vent. Just as the young man was feeling uncomfortable, he suddenly thought of Zhou Wen on the other side of the stone pavilion. He stood up, walked up to Zhou Wen, bowed slightly and asked, "Excuse me, are you a local here?"

"No, I'm here to study." Zhou Wen replied.

The young man's eyes lit up when he heard this. He looked at Zhou Wen and asked, "Which college are you from?"

"Sunset College." Zhou Wen answered casually because he was still polite.

"I've heard of Sunset College. It's one of the top ten colleges in the Federation. It should be the best college here, right?" The boy's eyes brightened.

"That should be the case." Zhou Wen said.

After hearing this, the young man turned to the middle-aged man and asked, "Teacher, Sunset College is one of the top ten colleges in the Federation, ranking even higher than Dongtian College. They don't know who I am, so naturally they won't give me any leeway. If I can defeat the best student at Dongtian College, will you teach me the way of the sword?"

The middle-aged man just smiled and said nothing. He picked up the teacup and took a sip.

When the teacher didn't answer, the young man bowed and said, "Then I'll take it as your approval, teacher."

As he spoke, the young man stood up and walked in front of Zhou Wen and asked, "Excuse me, who is the strongest student in Sunset College right now?"

"The strongest?" Zhou Wen pondered for a moment before answering, "If it's generally recognized as the best, it should be the president of the student union, right?"

"What's his name?" asked the boy.

"Wei Ge." Zhou Wen replied.

"Weigo?" the young man muttered to himself several times, then walked up to the middle-aged man and bowed, saying, "Teacher, I'm going to Sunset Academy to challenge their strongest student. When I return victorious, you should be able to teach me the way of the sword, right?"

"There is a student from Sunset College right here, why do you have to go far away?" The middle-aged man glanced at Zhou Wen and said with a smile.

The boy said, "I want to defeat the strongest student in Sunset Academy, not just any ordinary student."

"But in my opinion, he is better than you." said the middle-aged man.

The young man naturally refused to believe it. He looked at Zhou Wen and asked, "What's your level at Sunset College?"

"Very weak, not even up to par. You should go to Sunset College to find Wei Ge." Zhou Wen said. He had no interest in dealing with this kid.

"Teacher, it seems that you have made a mistake this time." The young man looked at the middle-aged man and said.

The middle-aged man ignored the young man and looked at Zhou Wen with a smile. "Young man, may I ask where you ranked in the last unified examination of Sunset College?"

"It's barely tenth." Zhou Wen replied.

The young man looked at Zhou Wen again, nodded after a while and said, "Tenth is indeed a bit behind, but since the teacher has spoken, I will defeat you first, and then challenge Wei Ge, who is number one."

As he spoke, the young man made a somewhat strange gesture and said, "Please accept my challenge."

"Sorry, I don't have time." Zhou Wen said while playing games. He was not interested in this young man at all, and had no interest in bullying children.

The young man couldn't help but frown slightly. Zhou Wen's attitude made him feel looked down upon.

"I am Ben Zhenying, please teach me." The young man took a stance to draw his sword, gripping the hilt as if he would draw his sword at any time.

Zhou Wen had already refused, so there was no need to say it again. He simply ignored him and continued playing games.

A trace of anger flashed in Ben Zhenying's eyes, and she suddenly drew her sword. The sword flashed and slashed towards Zhou Wen like lightning.

Zhou Wen was still playing the game, without even raising his eyelids. In the end, the sword lights only passed by him. Although it looked dangerous, it did not even damage the corner of his clothes.

The middle-aged man's expression changed slightly. He stood up and said, "Ying, please step back. He is not on the same level as you."

(End of this chapter)