The child is thin.
He was wearing a bright yellow brocade robe that had been washed so much that it looked pale.
The palace is heavily guarded and has numerous rules, including regulations on who can enter and exit where.
A menial eunuch like Li Siyuan, who rashly wandered into the palace, would have only one fate: he would be beheaded on the spot by the guards!
The child could walk around the palace freely, so his identity was not simple, most likely he was a prince.
But from the slightly white brocade clothes on his body and the fact that he was heading to the library, Li Siyuan could infer that this prince was not valued.
After the fire thirty years ago, there were no precious books left in the library. During the one year that Li Siyuan took over the library, he only received a dozen people, and these people were all maids and eunuchs in the palace who were vulgar and had impure motives.
Nobles and princes of high status who wish to search for ancient texts have better places to go.
Anyone with some connections would not waste time in the library.
He was not taken seriously, and even though he was a prince, he did not have much deterrent power. What's more, Li Siyuan's soul was that of a young man of the 21st century. He received an education that everyone was equal since childhood and had no fear of imperial power.
In his eyes, the prince was just a child.
"Who is coming?"
Li Siyuan looked at the young prince and asked a question even though he knew the answer.
"Zhou Tiance, the Eighteenth Prince!"
Zhou Tiance said with a tense face and expressionless face.
Li Siyuan said calmly, "So it's the Eighteenth Prince. I wonder what brings him here?"
"This prince is entering the library to take a look around."
Zhou Tiance walked past Li Siyuan and entered the library.
"bite!"
"Trigger the side quest!"
"Mission Content: Accept the Eighteenth Prince Zhou Tiance as your apprentice, time limit: one month! Success will reward you 100 points, failure will reward you 50 points!"
Side quest?
Accepting disciples?
Li Siyuan was stunned.
After a year, the mission finally came again.
and……
Is the system screwing up?
Is there a reward if you fail?
I like!
"There are rewards for both success and failure. I'm just a salty fish. There's no pressure at all."
"There's no reason for me to push away the points that are right in front of me!"
Li Siyuan boasted, "The word 'failure' doesn't even exist in my vocabulary."
If he can't even deal with an eight-year-old child, there's no point in living.
So, he decided to complete this task.
As soon as Zhou Tiance entered the library, he walked between the bookshelves, flipping through books one by one, but as time passed, his expectant face was gradually replaced by disappointment.
Li Siyuan, who had been watching secretly from the side, knew that the time had come for him to make a shining appearance.
He took the Eight Steps to Chase the Cicada and appeared behind Zhou Tiance in a flash.
"There is no method of cultivation in the library. The Eighteenth Prince will return disappointed."
Li Siyuan revealed Zhou Tiance's purpose in one sentence.
The sudden sound startled Zhou Tiance, and the book in his hand slipped out of his hand.
"you……"
Zhou Tiance turned around quickly and looked at Li Siyuan who was so close to him. There was an unconcealable panic in the depths of his eyes. He opened his mouth to quibble, but saw the latter shook his head and sighed.
"The Eighteenth Prince is the son of His Majesty and holds a noble status. How could he have fallen to such a state that he has no martial arts skills to cultivate?"
Not only is there no martial arts to cultivate.
There wasn't even a maid or eunuch to serve him.
This sentence was like a sharp sword piercing Zhou Tiance's heart, making the latter's face pale.
"How dare you slander this prince? You are so bold..."
Zhou Tiance was in a good mood. He pretended to be calm and scolded Li Siyuan with a stern face.
Li Siyuan just smiled at Zhou Tiance's scolding which had no deterrent effect, then took eight steps to chase the cicada, and his figure quickly became ethereal and disappeared into thin air.
Zhou Tiance’s eyes widened, his face full of disbelief.
The eunuch who cleaned the library turned out to be an expert.
…
The third floor of the library.
Li Siyuan watched Zhou Tiance leave, with a smile on his face.
The Eighteenth Prince, Zhou Tiance, was not taken seriously and had been looked down upon since childhood, so he was extremely wary of outsiders. If Li Siyuan had said right away, "Young man, I see that you have extraordinary bones and are a rare genius that only a thousand years can offer. I would like to take you in as my disciple. Come, come, I have the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms..."
Given Zhou Tiance's personality, he would most likely refuse and become wary and repulsive towards him.
Li Siyuan first revealed Zhou Tiance's secret, causing him to panic, and then showed off his skills a little, leaving an impression of his powerful strength in his mind.
Li Siyuan was very sure that as long as Zhou Tiance did not give up the idea of learning martial arts, he would definitely come to the library again within three days.
…
Just as Li Siyuan had guessed, only one day later, Zhou Tiance's thin figure appeared outside the library.
It seems that Zhou Tiance still has a strong desire to learn martial arts.
Although Zhou Tiance was a prince, his mother was just a lowly maid and was not favored by the Emperor of Zhou. Therefore, Zhou Tiance's situation in the palace was extremely difficult. He was eight years old, but no one taught him martial arts.
Being looked down upon, ridiculed, and mentally precocious...
Zhou Tiance walked slowly, but did not go straight into the library, but walked towards Li Siyuan who was lying on a bamboo chair.
"Can you teach me martial arts?"
As soon as Zhou Tiance arrived, he asked Li Siyuan to teach him martial arts.
Li Siyuan glanced at Zhou Tiance and said, "The Eighteenth Prince is of noble status. If he wants to learn martial arts, there will be countless people in the palace vying for him. Why do you need me to teach you?"
Li Siyuan was putting on airs.
Zhou Tiance fell silent after hearing this.
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