"Is that all? Okay, I understand, Master." Xu Errong didn't mind Venerable Mo Shang's tone at all, and he still spoke in a good mood.
"Well, that's all, but... remember to arrange a place for her to live, and bring my junior sister to see me tomorrow." Venerable Mo Shang thought about it and thought that should be all, so he casually instructed Xu Errong.
After saying this, he turned his head and looked at An Ran again, with a smile on his face, and the wrinkles on his face were almost squeezed into a ball. It was completely different from the casualness when he looked at Xu Errong. He said in a flattering manner:
"Yunxi, if you have any problems, just tell that brat. If you want something or are dissatisfied, just go to him. If that brat doesn't help you, tell Master, and Master will teach him a lesson for you!"
An Ran stared blankly at the instantly changed expression of Master Mo Shang. She wasn't quite used to this teacher who had changed so much...
Xu Errong couldn't help but twitch his lips. Did Master Mo Shang really have to be so obvious about his discrimination? Is it really okay for people to live such a fragmented life?
"Silly girl, why are you in a daze?" Venerable Mo Shang looked at the stunned An Ran, couldn't help but frowned, and knocked An Ran's head.
Suddenly, Venerable Mo Shang seemed to smell something. He sniffed and said, "Huh? What's that smell? It seems like the smell of a third-grade Qi-recovering pill that has gone bad."
Xu Errong glanced at Venerable Mo Shang, then calmly stepped down from the alchemy furnace and said, "Master, I was refining the elixir just now when I heard your call and came here immediately. At that time, the elixir I was refining was this third-grade Qi-recovering elixir."
Although his tone was calm, it fully expressed his dissatisfaction. An Ran felt his scalp tingle as he watched his cheap senior brother show off his power. This calm tone, these nonchalant words, somehow sounded dangerous...
Venerable Mo Shang could hear the slight dissatisfaction in Xu Errong's tone, but, in line with the principle of preemptive strike, he rebuked Xu Errong without any embarrassment:
"What did your teacher teach you? How can you be distracted while refining the elixir? Okay, go back and refine this third-grade Qi-recovering elixir a dozen or twenty times. Your first priority now is to take Yunxi around the academy and get to know its layout. Okay, that's it. I'm leaving now!"
After Venerable Mo Shang finished speaking, he turned around and walked out. His speed and back looked like he was fleeing in panic.
"Hi, senior brother, I'm Mu Yunxi, the... the new student who was just recruited today!" An Ran took the initiative to greet Xu Errong when he saw Venerable Mo Shang leave.
Xu Errong then took a closer look at An Ran. He saw a girl in a lotus-colored gauze shirt, smiling at him. Her black hair, as silky as satin, fluttered in the wind. She had a delicate and beautiful face, but her eyes, as bright as the stars and the moon, added a touch of cuteness to her, making her look even more refined and elegant. However...
Why is this girl still in a daze? Is she frightened by her master's crazy behavior?
"Hello, junior sister. I am your senior brother Xu Errong. Our master is crazy. You don't have to pay attention to him." Xu Errong looked at An Ran and advised kindly.
"Oh, hello, Senior Brother. My name is Mu Yunxi... Um... Has Master always been this... crazy and unpredictable?" An Ran held her forehead and asked Xu Errong a little embarrassedly. After all, she was complaining about her own Master...
Xu Errong obviously didn't expect An Ran to ask so directly. He glanced awkwardly in the direction where Venerable Mo Shang had left, then feigned composure as he looked at An Ran and nodded, decisively changing the subject: "Well... that's about right. You'll know when you get to know her... Okay, let me take you to see the surroundings."
"Oh, okay, okay. I just arrived to report and was caught here by Master... Thank you, senior brother..." An Ran looked at Xu Errong embarrassedly.
Originally, every freshman had a senior student to guide them... But! That old man who never played by the rules brought An Ran directly into the academy, leaving An Ran with no one to help her!
An Ran thought sadly and angrily while following Xu Errong into the courtyard.
"Okay, Junior Sister Yunxi, how about you live in this yard? Do you like it? If not, we can look for another one." Xu Errong's pleasant voice sounded in his ears.
An Ran looked up in confusion and looked towards the yard that Xu Errong was pointing at.
This courtyard is located relatively in the inner part of the town. From the appearance, the shape of the villa is the same as that of other villas in this residential area, without any special features.
An Ran pushed the door open and entered the courtyard. The first thing that caught her eye was a small path. Both sides of the path were planted with various first- and second-grade herbs, and a rare few even had third-grade herbs. Against the courtyard wall were some tall trees, their shade covering half of the courtyard. An Ran looked under the trees and saw various shade-loving herbs planted underneath...
Is that really necessary?! An Ran looked up at the sky in silence. Isn’t it just the Alchemist Academy?
Not only is the whole yard filled with the fragrance of elixirs, but these guys even didn't let go of our living quarters!
Others plant flowers in front of their houses and trees behind them, but they plant medicinal herbs everywhere, regardless of whether they are in front of or behind their houses!
An Ran looked at the medicinal herbs filling the courtyard in disbelief and asked Xu Errong speechlessly, "Can I... choose another courtyard to live in?"
"Why? Don't you like this yard?" Xu Errong asked An Ran in surprise. He followed An Ran's gaze and wondered if there was anything wrong with the medicinal herbs in this yard.
This yard is so nice. His master carefully selected the common first- and second-grade elixirs, and almost all the ingredients can be found here. If he wants to make elixirs, he can do so at any time without having to go to the pharmacy. Why doesn't An Ran like it?
"No... I can't understand why the whole yard is full of medicinal herbs... Isn't the class about making pills? Why is the place where I live also full of medicinal herbs!!" An Ran said to Xu Errong with grief and indignation.
"...Just for this?" Xu Errong frowned. What was this Junior Sister's reaction? Other alchemists would have been ecstatic to see the yard full of medicinal herbs, but she still looked so disgusted...
"We planted some herbs here to deal with emergencies. If students suddenly have inspiration but the pharmacy is closed and they can't get any herbs, they can use them locally to avoid the inspiration disappearing the next day... You will understand the benefits of this garden full of herbs in the future."
Xu Errong looked at An Ran without any impatience and explained bit by bit.
"Okay... this reason is acceptable, but... do I have to grow these herbs myself?" An Ran looked at the garden full of herbs and suddenly had a bad premonition in her heart.
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