Perhaps because she had been stared at for too long, Zuo Yue's mind went blank for a moment, and then her weapon was knocked away.
Song Ye frowned: "You're distracted. Try again."
"Alright." Song Xia interrupted him, feeling quite helpless. How could he treat his sweetheart like that?
"Let's call it a day and go home for dinner. Zuo Yue, you come too." Then she asked Nikas, "Is your girlfriend Anna free tonight?"
"I'll ask her."
Song Xia first took Song Ye and Zuo Yue to their lodgings. Zuo Yue felt completely lost and didn't know where to put her. Song Xia asked Song Ye to stay with her: "Don't you even know how to pour tea or cut fruit for people?"
"No need, no need," Zuo Yue waved her hands repeatedly. "Teacher, let me help you instead."
“It’s your first time here, there’s no reason for you to help me. He has a room upstairs, you can ask him to show you around.”
Sure enough, Zuo Yue was somewhat expectant after hearing this, so Song Ye silently led her upstairs.
Song Xia shook her head. Only Zuo Yue could do that. Who would like Ye'er's sullen and silent manner?
The only problem is that they are both too young. Zuo Yue is only seventeen and Ye'er is only twenty-one at most. They are still children, but they are forced to grow up in this place called Wuxing.
"This is your room!" Zuo Yue looked around curiously. "Your teacher is so kind to you. This room is decorated so warmly."
For these destitute pirates, having a cozy place to stay was simply a pipe dream.
"I was really lucky. When I was most helpless, my master chose me." Recalling what happened back then, Song Ye was a little dazed. There were so many people, and at the time he thought he had no chance of being chosen.
"Does everyone have a room? This building doesn't seem that big."
"No, it's just me; they usually don't stay overnight here."
"Then why is it only you?" Zuo Yue was genuinely curious. Song Ye's class had senior and junior sisters, who were also women. Shouldn't they be closer to the teacher?
This question stumped Song Ye. Yes, why was it only him? It seemed that from the very beginning, his feelings for his master were different from those of others.
Others see their master as an elder who teaches them knowledge and martial arts, but he seems to have a deeper desire for his master to be his mother.
"You still have toys!" Zuo Yue picked up another item to admire. It was a row of small figurines, including soldiers, pirates, and insectoids. "I didn't see any merchant's mark. I was thinking of buying a set."
"This was carved by my master himself." Song Ye picked it up and carefully rubbed it, his eyes filled with nostalgia.
"Huh?" Zuo Yue was surprised again, then said solemnly, "Senior Brother Song, the teacher really treats you differently. The toy he made by hand must have taken a lot of time."
Song Ye remained silent. He had realized that although his master treated Nikas and the others well, his kindness towards him was truly unique. He had often wondered about this before, but now he asked again, why? Was it simply because they clicked?
"Senior Brother Song, how did our teacher choose you back then? And why did he suddenly say he wanted to take on disciples?" Zuo Yue said with some regret, "It's a pity that our teacher no longer takes on disciples; he only treats us as ordinary students."
Looking back, Song Ye realized that on the surface, his master wanted to prove his strength to the pirate crew and show that he had genuinely joined the Fog Sea Pirate Crew. But now, he wondered if taking on a disciple was the only way to achieve this.
Having spent many years together, Song Ye was already well aware of his master's various abilities, so there must be some other reason. After all, taking on disciples is tiring and troublesome, but his master just happened to choose this path, even though his master is usually such a person who hates trouble.
"I really envy you, Senior Brother Song. I wish I had an elder like you. It's a pity I'm an orphan. It's not like I haven't looked for my family, but I just can't find them. But with someone like you, Senior Brother Song, you don't need to look for other family members anymore, right? With you by my side, has the teacher been relieved of the grief of losing his child?"
Suddenly, Song Ye had a sudden inspiration and picked up his communicator to search the StarNet.
Ling Chengrong's remarriage was headline news on StarNet back then, so their wedding photos were also available on StarNet. Later, when Song Xia attended events, she was photographed and the photos were uploaded to StarNet multiple times, so Song Ye didn't need to put in any effort to search for her.
Although her face was different and her eyes had changed, he was certain at a glance that the Marshal's wife on the StarNet was his master.
Others might not recognize him, but he knows it's the same person! He would never mistake him!
I see!
At this moment, all of Song Ye's doubts were explained. No wonder his master came to Mist Star at that time, no wonder his master insisted on entering the upper echelons of the pirate group as a disciple, no wonder his master chose him, no wonder his master treated him differently, no wonder his master asked him what he thought about going back to recognize his family, and no wonder his master had clearly said he had a biological son but hadn't looked for him much all these years. So that's how it is!
In an instant, Song Ye understood everything, because his master was his biological mother!
At this moment, Song Ye's heart was pounding. Hoping was one thing, but now that he had confirmed it was another.
"Senior Brother Song, what's wrong?"
"Oh, it's nothing." Song Ye forced himself to calm down. Song Xia, Xia Song, it's so obvious. No wonder Commander Rogge always said some strange things to his master. Maybe Commander Rogge noticed it even earlier than he did.
Song Ye's heart tightened. Now that they had found him, why didn't they acknowledge him or take him back? Were they afraid of Commander Rogge's revenge?
"Song Ye, bring Zuo Yue downstairs. I'll introduce you to someone." Downstairs, Nicas had already brought Anna over. He forced himself to calm down.
Let's go.
Downstairs, Anna nervously handed over the gift. Song Xia chuckled, "You're here, why bring a gift? You must be Anna. Nikas has really kept you hidden."
"No, it's just my own worry." Anna had been feeling uneasy. Nikas was a leading figure among the younger generation of the pirate crew, and his father was a high-ranking member of the crew. As for herself, she was just an orphan who ran a bar. She was afraid that Nikas's family and friends would look down on her.
"We should be worried! Nikas is so clueless. What if he loses such a beautiful girl like you?" Hearing Song Xia's gentle words, Anna quickly relaxed. It seemed she had been worrying unnecessarily.
Nikas winked at her, as if to say, "I already told you," which completely reassured Anna.
Nikas's master now holds a position in the group second only to the leader, Rogue, and Nikas and his family have always respected him greatly. So with his master's approval, there's no need to worry about anything else anymore!
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