Chapter 22: Master? Maaaaster~

In the hospital, Master Lu had just woken up from a coma.

Sitting on the hospital bed, he rubbed his aching head, vaguely remembering that he had just had a dream.

In the dream, he was about to guide a young junior in the art of crafting.

But the girl suddenly threw out a black hole.

Crafting involving black holes… What kind of level was that?!

That’s completely unscientific!

It had to be a dream!

Thank goodness he woke up, ah hahaha~ ah hahahah~

“Wait a minute, where am I? A hospital room? How did I end up in the hospital? Hm? Did I forget something?”

Just as Master Lu was pondering, his phone rang.

The caller ID showed it was one of his dim-witted disciples.

“What is it?”

[Master, I’m at the gate of Kangcheng No. 2 High School right now. There’s a little girl here saying your crafting sucks.]

“My crafting sucks?!”

Master Lu instantly blew up.

In this massive Kangcheng, you could say Master Lu wasn’t good at a lot of things, but you absolutely could not say his crafting sucked!

“You just wait! I’m coming over right now!”

Master Lu hurriedly changed his clothes and dashed out in his slippers.

The disciples on duty at the door didn’t even have time to say anything before they were shoved aside.

“Master, where are you going?”

“To settle a score! Hand me the car keys!”

With the pedal slammed to the floor, Master Lu roared off.

……

“You guys are dead meat! My master can’t stand anyone saying his crafting is no good,” the gang leader put down his phone, gloating as he waited for the drama to unfold.

Chi Xiao Yuan stood worriedly to the side, tugging at my sleeve:

“This Master Lu isn’t someone you want to mess with. Maybe we should just apologize.”

“Apologize? It’s too late for that now!” The gang leader seized the momentum, grinning from ear to ear.

“Xiao Luoxian is still a child. She just spoke without thinking. Surely a great master won’t take it to heart, right? It’s not like she actually did anything wrong.”

“A child? Then let this child learn today that words can bring disaster! Not everything that pops into your head should come out of your mouth!”

This was really getting out of hand.

“You were clearly trying to bully someone at school. Then when you saw a teacher coming and realized you couldn’t win, you suddenly decided to call in your master to scare people,” I curled my lip, refusing to be led by their logic. “This had nothing to do with your master in the first place, okay?”

“It didn’t before. But now it does!” the gang leader bit down on it hard. “You insulted my master, and you’ll pay the price!”

“You’re blowing this way out of proportion!” Chi Xiao Yuan quickly tried to smooth things over. “Xiao Luoxian might not even have met your master. How could she insult him…”

“No, I’ve met him. He’s really bad.”

Chi Xiao Yuan: “……”

Is this kid out of her mind?

She was working so hard to back her up, and the girl just kicked her straight back to square one.

Does she really want to get beaten black and blue before she’ll shut up?

Being stubborn comes at a price!

“Hahaha—did you all hear that?” The gang leader nearly laughed himself sick. “She admitted it herself! And I recorded everything she just said about insulting my master.”

There’s a path to heaven, but you insist on taking the road to ruin.

You can’t blame anyone but yourself for this.

“He’s here! My master’s here!”

The car screeched to a halt at the side of the road with a piercing screech of tires.

Master Lu stepped out, straightened his coat, lifted his chin at a 45-degree angle, and resumed his usual dashing demeanor.

“Oh no,” Chi Xiao Yuan sighed, forcing out a professional smile while her brain raced to think of a way to defuse the situation.

She had no idea what kind of personality this master had.

If he was the petty, vindictive type, then they were in real trouble.

She was already imagining the school shutting down.

Kangcheng No. 2 High School, abandoned. Snowflakes falling. Cold wind howling.

“Who dares say this master is no good?”

Master Lu raised his voice, loud and clear like a crowing rooster.

He slowly turned his head, sweeping his gaze across the scene.

Hmm, three useless disciples.

And then…

Hmm? A box? Have I seen that box somewhere before?

And that girl—though she wasn’t covering her face today, that leg ring… looks very familiar.

Where have I seen it?

Oh right, in the dream.

In the dream…

The junior he was supposed to lecture…

Qilin…

Black hole!

Crap!

In just 0.3 seconds, relying on his vast life experience, Master Lu instantly pieced everything together.

Thud thud thud!

He strode forward with great urgency.

“Uh? Master looks pretty mad.”

The gang leader had never seen his master walk with such huge strides before.

Normally he was all slow-paced and dignified, like a proper grandmaster.

But now, he was moving like he was rushing to be reborn.

Master Lu walked faster and faster.

He broke into a run!

Was he about to beat someone up?!

An overwhelming sense of pressure intensified as Master Lu drew closer.

Chi Xiao Yuan swallowed hard in fear—any master craftsman had to also be a powerful tamer.

If this turned into a fight, she probably wouldn’t be able to stop him.

“Xiao Luoxian, you two run! Go get Teacher Ishida for help!”

I didn’t move.

“Run! Hurry! If you don’t run now, it’ll be too late!” Chi Xiao Yuan shouted anxiously.

I still stood completely still.

“No other choice, then we’ll have to fight… Qingluan, get ready!”

Just then—

Master Lu suddenly leapt into the air, legs snapping backward mid-flight.

And assumed a kneeling posture.

Clatter clatter clatter—

His knees slammed hard into the ground, and with the force of his momentum, he slid forward kneeling for dozens of meters.

Finally, he stopped right in front of me.

He lifted his head, eyes brimming with tears, and hugged my leg tightly.

Then shouted:

“Master!!!”