"Learn from me? Why should I teach you?" Xin said indifferently.
"I am willing to become your disciple!"
"Just because you want to be my disciple, must I accept you?"
"You can, of course, refuse. I apologize for bothering you, Teacher." Zhu Zhuqing was a little disappointed, her eyes dim, and she sighed softly, turning to leave.
If only she had seized the opportunity back then.
"Wait."
At this moment, Xin called out to Zhu Zhuqing again.
Zhu Zhuqing turned back, her eyes regaining some light. "Teacher, have you changed your mind?"
"Why do you want to become my disciple?" Xin asked a question.
"Because you are powerful. Learning from you, a Spirit Grandmaster at Rank twenty-something can fight a Spirit Elder at Rank thirty-something, and a support Spirit Master of roughly the same Rank can fight an attack system Spirit Master. These are all miracles."
As Zhu Zhuqing spoke, she felt admiration for Xin. If she hadn't seen and heard it with her own eyes and ears, she wouldn't have believed that these two things could actually be achieved.
"So, you also want me to teach you to develop the characteristics of your Spirit, like Bell and Rongrong?"
Xin glanced at Zhu Zhuqing. Zhu Zhuqing's Aptitude was good, her talent and Aptitude were the same as Rongrong's, reaching S-Rank, both having the potential to become gods, and she was also beautiful.
Accepting her as a disciple wouldn't be a loss, but her background was different from Rongrong's, so he still needed to consider it.
Zhu Zhuqing nodded. "Yes. Teacher, can you teach me?"
"If I accept you as a disciple and teach you, what is the first thing you want to do after you become strong?" Xin asked.
"I…"
Zhu Zhuqing thought for a moment and replied: "To be honest, Teacher, the first thing I want to do after becoming strong is to survive. I want to fight back to the Star Luo Empire with Dai Mubai and defeat my older sister and Dai Weisi."
"Teacher, you might not know, but I am actually from the Zhu family, one of the four great noble families of Star Luo. Dai Mubai is a Star Luo Imperial Prince. We were engaged since childhood and got caught up in the imperial family's struggle. If we can't defeat Dai Weisi and my older sister, we might very well die… This is also why I came to Soto City to join Shrek Academy. I don't want to be a sacrifice…"
As Zhu Zhuqing spoke, she became emotional.
This seemed like a perfect reason to seek a master; she yearned to become strong, to change her fate.
But Xin shook his head. "I'm sorry, if you hadn't said those words, I might have accepted you as a disciple, but after you said them, I will not."
"Why?!" Zhu Zhuqing was somewhat surprised.
"I don't teach students with problematic perspectives and thoughts. Also, I am a selfish person." Xin said indifferently.
"Are my perspectives and thoughts problematic? Is it also problematic that I want to survive?" Zhu Zhuqing stood stunned.
Xin shook his head, finished the last sip of tea, and stood up:
"There's no problem with you wanting to survive. Come back to seek mentorship when you've figured out this issue."
With that, Xin walked deeper into Heart of Fire Academy, leaving Zhu Zhuqing in disarray.
What a joke?
You want me to teach you to become the world's number one agility-attack Spirit Master, and then you turn around and join forces with Dai Mubai, who is proficient in all forms of debauchery?
Am I cheap, or are you cheap?