Silin didn't know why Goryeo's expression was so awkward every time he mentioned Guan Feng's treat, but Goryeo didn't explain. He simply said, "You'll know when the time comes."
It was Goryeo's first time at AF1, so he was showing Silin the way around. Normally, when he was really busy, he would have to go to three places: the apartment, the school building, and the training field. Therefore, he had to be familiar with these three places.
"Although we're all under Teacher Guan's tutelage, he usually doesn't spend too much time teaching us. We have to submit a summary report every once in a while about our studies and work. It's a different story if we're on a mission. Don't think that it's easy to write a summary report. Teacher Guan didn't ask for a word count, but there are still some things you need to pay attention to … "
On the way to Guan Feng's residence, Goryeo explained to Silin about his daily work and Guan Feng's requirements. The biggest difference between this place and Seven Lights was the freedom and standards.
At AF1, the instructors wouldn't spend a lot of time teaching you what to do and what not to do. They only taught you skills, and it was up to you how much you could learn from them. The courses they chose were all taught by the people of the Royal Academy of Sciences, and the only thing that mattered was the different requirements and standards of the instructors.
Everyone in the Mist Bodhisattva Empire knew that Guan Feng's standards were very high. But compared to Guan Feng's high standards, Guan Feng treated his disciples pretty well. If they needed flying cars, aircrafts, and so on, they could ask Guan Feng to pick them up directly. It would be a waste not to use them. Guan Feng wasn't stingy when it came to paying his students either. His salary was among the top five in both AF1 and AF2. Therefore, he didn't have to worry about his daily expenses even if he wasn't on a mission.
In fact, Guan Feng didn't really control his students too much. To put it bluntly, even if his students committed murder or arson, they were fine as long as they met Guan Feng's requirements. For example, Guan Feng's minimum training target was 99.99%. As long as they could reach this target, Guan Feng wouldn't have any objections even if they committed murder or arson. This was also the reason why Guan Feng was so mysterious.
Before Silin, the students under Guan Feng's tutelage who hadn't officially graduated from AF1 were his senior brother Pistura and senior sister Fu Qingqing. They belonged to the two main armies of the empire, and Goryeo belonged to the "wing" of the two armies. However, Guan Feng didn't care if the three of them had a conflict in private. Guan Feng wouldn't care even if Silin joined the Rebel Army in the future.
Teachers like Guan Feng had their own residential area outside the three affiliated schools. Goryeo brought Silin to Guan Feng's residence.
Guan Feng's house had a classical style to it. There was a small courtyard outside that was filled with flowers and plants. It looked pretty cozy. However, the two people sitting in the living room made the cozy house feel a few degrees colder after they entered.
There were two people sitting on the sofa in the living room: senior brother Pistura and senior sister Fu Qingqing. Both of them had a stern look on their faces. Honestly speaking, they would've attracted a lot of men and women if they looked a little gentler, but not only were they wearing stern looks, they didn't look good at all. Their auras were so strong that no one dared to say anything even if they wanted to liven up the atmosphere.
Pistura and Fu Qingqing turned around at the same time when they saw Silin walk in. They shot Silin a displeased look before nodding at Goryeo. Then, they returned their attention to the RAS academicians' recent speeches on the big screen.
Goryeo was obviously used to this kind of situation. He motioned for Silin not to worry and went to the kitchen to check on the situation.
Goryeo returned just as Silin sat down. "I just reported to Teacher Guan. He's cooking right now."
And so, all four of Guan Feng's students sat on the long, big sofa in the living room and watched the academician's speech. The atmosphere was pretty strange. Silin felt that Pistura and Fu Qingqing were obviously hostile towards him. Or more accurately, it was resentment. Was it really like Goryeo said? Guan Feng was the only one who allowed Silin to use the PTS K?
Pistura and Fu Qingqing weren't the only ones who looked like Goryeo's mouth had stiffened after he came in. Silin didn't say anything when he saw that none of them were planning to say anything. He simply watched the speech with them.
Huimao obediently squatted on the sofa to show his politeness. No one objected when he jumped onto the sofa.
Five minutes later, Huimao was itching all over his body. His gaze subconsciously drifted towards the big fish tank on the other side of the living room.
The fish in there are so fat! Huimao's paws itched when he saw how much they were swimming.
Huimao glanced at Silin and moved his butt backward again and again.
Meow meow, I'm not going to keep you guys company anymore!
He ran to the big fish tank like a wisp of smoke, jumped onto it and crouched at the edge of the bathtub.
The four people on the sofa had been paying attention to Huimao when Huimao jumped into the fish tank. They didn't stop the cat from jumping onto the fish tank for different reasons.
There was a unique vent above the fish tank, allowing the fragrance of flowers and grass from the courtyard outside to enter along with the wind. It smelled very comfortable. The gray cat crouched at the edge of the fish tank and watched the fish inside. It felt like it was going to sleep as it felt the warm light shining in from outside the window and basking in the gentle breeze. It closed its eyes and felt sleepy.
Pop!
One of the fish seemed to be a bit hostile towards the animal's appearance. It jumped out of the water and spat out a pillar of water.
The hair on Huimao's head was wet from the water the fish spat out.
Silin understood now. No wonder Goryeo and the others didn't stop him. They just wanted to see Huimao suffer.
The fish raised its head, and when the other fish saw what its companion was doing, they too jumped up and sprayed water at the gray cat.
Huimao was drowsy and didn't notice when the first fish sprayed water, but he was much more awake now that he was sprayed. It wasn't easy for the men behind him to spray him, but there were too many of them. Huimao couldn't avoid being sprayed no matter how he jumped around. These fish sprayed water very quickly and moved very quickly. They were very agile. They weren't just good-looking.
The wind grew a little stronger, and Wheeze's warmth was taken away by the sun's rays. It flicked away the water droplets on its ears and wagged its tail. Based on Cillin's understanding of Wheeze, he knew that it must have come up with some wicked idea again.
As expected, Huimao found an angle in the next moment and raised his tail, ignoring the fish spraying at him.
"Piss Against the Wind!"
Pitter patter patter —
Silin, Goryeo, Fu Qingqing, and Pistura: "..."
Can you be any more embarrassing than this?!
Silin really wanted to stuff the cat into a crack in the ground.
What kind of cat would pee on a tank full of fish in a situation like this?!
Guan Feng walked out with a plate in his hands and saw his four students staring at the fat cat acting like a hooligan to a tank full of fish.
He had to admit that the fish had become a lot more docile after Huimao had peed on the fish tank. They didn't jump up and spray water anymore. Silin guessed that they were too busy vomiting.
Guan Feng put down the plate and went back to the kitchen without saying anything.
Silin coughed once to remind the fat cat to mind its place.
Huimao understood Silin's meaning and shook off the water droplets on its body. Then, it ran to the dryer to dry its fur and lay down next to Silin. It licked its fur, looked at Silin, and then at the fur on its back. What it meant was: Come on, let's stroke it!
Silin thinks: This cat is getting more and more insatiable!
It didn't take long for Guan Feng to bring out all the dishes on the table. Cillin suddenly understood why everyone looked like they were on their way to the execution ground when he saw the dishes on the table.
Color, fragrance, and taste. At the very least, color and fragrance had nothing to do with each other. As for taste, Silin could tell from Goryeo and the other two's expressions that "taste" might not necessarily be better than "color" and "fragrance".
The four of them sat down around the table with a plate in front of them. Then, Guan Feng added a spoonful of something muddy onto each of their plates.
Silin glanced at Goryeo and asked with his eyes: What the hell is this shit-green mud?
Goryeo shot Silin a look that said, "Good luck to you." Then, he lowered his eyes and let Guan Feng add food onto their plates just like Pistura and Fu Qingqing.
Aside from Silin and the other three, Huimao's seat was also on the table. The food on his plate was exactly the same as Silin and the other three's.
Huimao crouched on his elevated seat and stared at the pile of food on his plate. He glanced at Silin and the others, and when he saw that no one was eating, he resisted the urge to stick out his tongue and lick the food.
When he was finally done refilling everyone's plates, Guan Feng sat down and clapped his hands. "Alright, Cillin is our new member today. It's been a long time since we last met up!"
Goryeo, Pistura, and Fu Qingqing curled their lips inwardly: We met thirty days ago! Even the other instructors wouldn't complain if they didn't meet for a few hundred days!
"Alright, let's cut to the chase. Let's begin. This is the first time you've eaten my cooking, Silin, so enjoy it. This is a nutritious meal, not something the trash you can buy outside can compare to. "
Guan Feng took the lead and started eating with his spoon.
Goryeo and the others sucked in a deep breath and started eating as well. Pistura's face was ashen as he mechanically put the spoon into his mouth. The veins on Fu Qingqing's forehead bulged, but her face remained expressionless.
They had experienced what Silin was feeling the moment he took his first spoon. It really wasn't something the junk food sold outside could compare to. At the very least, junk food could stimulate one's appetite, but these "nutritious meals of love" made one seriously nauseous.
Silin endured the discomfort. He had to adapt to it since Goryeo and the others had gotten used to it. Then, under self-hypnosis, Silin put the spoon into his mouth mechanically just like Pistura and the others.
They screamed in their heads: It's not that we don't want to eat, it's that our intestines are rejecting it!
As for Huimao … he was eating with gusto!
"Instructor Guan Feng, this is the best lunch I've ever had!"
"... Cough, cough cough …"
Goryeo, who was choking, could no longer care about the bitter gourd juice in his cup. He poured the juice into his mouth with a twisted expression.
Pistura choked, and Fu Qingqing's eyes widened in disbelief.
Delicious? The best?
Are you kidding me?!
Are you sure you're not just flattering me to cover up the mistake you made with that tank of Ziyu?
After confirming that Huimao wasn't joking, Guan Feng chuckled. "Wheeze really knows what's good and what's good. Unlike those four brats, they're as blind as a bat!"
"Mn, that's right!" Huimao nodded in agreement.
That's right!
Guan Feng didn't like to talk during meals, and neither did Goryeo and the others. It was because they didn't want their numb swallowing process to be interrupted.
Silin felt like he had fought a tough battle when he finally finished the meal. However, Silin realized that Guan Feng was telling the truth through his body's absorption of the food. These nutritious meals were very beneficial to the human body. One would only realize it after eating them.
Pistura and Fu Qingqing looked a lot better after the meal. They didn't look as resentful as before when they looked at Silin.
Silin finally understood that he wasn't the main reason for their attitude earlier.
Guan Feng chatted with the four of them for a while, and Pistura, Fu Qingqing, and Goryeo also gave him a report on their recent training and some of the problems they ran into during their training. They wouldn't talk about their personal matters here because Guan Feng said that he wasn't going to interfere with them. He wouldn't interfere even if the Imperial Guard and the United Garrison Army started fighting each other.
Cillin listened to their reporting methods and key points. He would have to report to Guan Feng like this next time.
"Not bad." Guan Feng wasn't stingy with his praise. "Ask them if you have any questions, Silin. Come to me if you really can't figure them out. Goryeo has told you everything you need to pay attention to, right? I won't repeat them. You should familiarize yourself with them first. "
Guan Feng left and went upstairs after saying this.
"Where are you going, Teacher Guan?" Silin asked after Guan Feng went upstairs.
"Taking a nap."
"..."
Goryeo and Fu Qingqing were the ones who did most of the talking. Pistura was the one who said the least, and his face was still expressionless.
After talking for a while, they dispersed and went their separate ways.
"Don't you need to tell Teacher Guan?" Silin asked.
"You'll get shot if you interrupt his afternoon nap for something like this," Goryeo said confidently.
"Do … do you need to clean that up?" Silin pointed at the fish tank Huimao had pissed on.
"No, I'll get a new one tomorrow."
Alright, Silin didn't ask any more questions. There was no reason for him to care if Huimao didn't care. He grabbed Huimao and boarded Goryeo's flying car.
Pistura and Fu Qingqing had already left, so Goryeo sent Silin back to his apartment. Before he left, he said to Silin, "Don't forget to ask for a flying car from Teacher Guan. It'll be easier to move around the planet. Don't worry, Teacher Guan has plenty of them."
Silin thanked him and prepared to take a good rest. But the doorbell rang not long after he laid down.
Cillin looked at the image displayed on the monitor and opened the door.
There were three people standing outside the door: Gen Xingming, Gen Xingyao, and a slightly older man who looked somewhat similar to the first two. He was probably Gen Xingming's older brother, Gen Xingchen, who had been raised as the heir to the throne since young.
Compared to Gen Xingyao's calm demeanor, Gen Xingchen had more of the dignified air of a ruler. Even though he hadn't officially inherited the throne yet, just standing there quietly was enough to make people feel pressured.
Silin wasn't surprised that they knew his apartment and his route so quickly. They wouldn't have timed him so precisely otherwise. They were royalty after all. Silin would've suspected that the Gen Family had declined if they didn't even have this much ability.
"Come in first." Celine invited the three of them in.
There were still some Gen Family members hiding in the shadows, but they had no intention of following them in. Gen Xingchen wouldn't let them in either. Gen Xingchen didn't want even his most loyal subordinates to know about the Gen Family's internal affairs.
Huimao was lying on his bed with his eyes closed. He looked like he was asleep, but the twitching of his ears every now and then showed that he knew everything that was going on in the living room.
"We just moved in today, so we don't have much to entertain you with." Silin pulled out a chair and sat down in front of the trio.
"If that's the case, then let's get straight to the point," Gen Xingchen said.
Gen Xingming and Gen Xingyao didn't interrupt too much since Gen Xingchen was here.
Gen Xingchen paused for a moment before turning to Gen Xingming. "You go into the room first."
"Why …" Gen Xingming was about to voice his opinion when Gen Xingchen glared at him. He swallowed his words and murmured, "Second brother is here too, so you just kicked me out …"
"Xingyao, go in as well," Gen Xingchen said.
Gen Xingyao clenched his fists tightly and narrowed his eyes at Gen Xingming. Gen Xingming curled his lips and walked into the bedroom.
Although he was unwilling, Gen Xingyao still followed him into the bedroom.
"Do you want to talk in the study?" Silin asked.
"No need." Gen Xingchen stared at Cillin carefully, but he really couldn't find any resemblance between him and a member of the Gen Family. Therefore, he moved his gaze to Cillin's left thumb and said, "I want to see the Fuji tattoo on your hand."
Silin took off his glove and stuck out his thumb with the leaf pattern so that Gen Xingchen could observe it better.
In truth, Silin was also puzzled. Why wasn't the ring reacting? Even in front of the future King of Estimation.
It wasn't as if Silin hadn't suspected that Genya had fallen into a trap back then, but when he thought about it, Genya had never complained about anything. In fact, he often expressed his longing for his hometown. Genya's final words to Silin didn't sound like the Gen Family harbored any ill will towards Genya. In fact, Genya only wanted to return to the Gen Family.
After some thought, Silin finally decided to show the leaf pattern to Gen Xingyao and the others. This way, things could progress a little.
"It really is the real Fuji pattern!" Gen Xingchen showed a leaf pattern on his wrist to Silin as well.
The leaf pattern on Gen Xingchen's wrist was very similar to the one on Silin's thumb, but there were still some differences. It was as if there were no two leaves in the world that were exactly the same.
"Those who possess the Fuji pattern are all people closely related to King Fuji. For example, me, Xingming, and Xingyao because our father is King Fuji. But what about you? Who are you? "
Silin shook his head. "I promised someone that I wouldn't tell them the reason or the original owner of this Fuji pattern before the ring gives me a hint."
Gen Xingchen wasn't surprised. He had already expected this.
"As far as I know, only my grandfather's generation had a Fuji pattern like yours, and my grandfather was that generation's King Fuji!"
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