Lecture at the Skylark Hall.
The next day, You XiaoMo heads to the Skylark Hall. Skylark Hall is where a few high level mages will give lectures. Usually about once a month. This month is Kong Wen's turn. Yesterday, before leaving, Elder brother told him about this, stressing that he has to go no matter what he has going on.
Yesterday, Kong Wen accepted him as a disciple. But the people who know this are few. So Kong Wen plans to make use of this occasion to introduce You XiaoMo to the whole Earth peak because lectures from high level mages are always a packed affair, gathering many more times the usual number of people.
In order to not be late, You XiaoMo sets out ahead of time. Because this is his first time going to Skylark Hall, and because he is unlike the other disciples, frequently asking around for information, until now he actually has no idea that Earth peak has a Skylark Hall. So by the time he arrives at the Skylark Hall, all the seagrass floor cushions seems to be already occupied. A dense mass of heads. Because it is not yet time, everyone is busy chatting. All the whispers added together makes it seem like a vegetable market.
You XiaoMo stands at the entrance and looks inside, trying to look for Elder brother. Instead he sees someone right at the front stand up, turn around, and wave to him.
"Little brother, over here!"
The person waving at him is Fang ChenLe. He has been waiting for this little brother for a long time. He coincidentally caught sight of this little brother craning his neck looking all over with knitted brows and anxious face. He can't help but find it amusing. Knowing that it is his first time here, so he probably doesn't know how to make head or tail out of anything, he decides to call out to him. But the whole Skylark Hall quiets down at Fang ChenLe's voice.
Rows of heads turn around at once, immediately catching sight of You XiaoMo standing at the door. Quite a few people immediately recognize him, some even to the extent of exclaiming out loud.
"Yi, isn't he the one who ate together with the Warrior division's Lin Xiao at the canteen? Why is he also so familiar with Elder brother Fang?"
You XiaoMo feels the burning stares from all sides, only able to quicken his pace towards Fang ChenLe. The whispering start up again except that it is louder than before. Because Fang ChenLe had told the few disciples in the know to not reveal that You XiaoMo had been accepted as Kong Wen's disciple, most people still do not know about this. Otherwise, it would be even more shocking.
Fang ChenLe had already guessed that he would not be able to find a seat, so he reserved one for him beforehand. Walking over, You XiaoMo sees an empty seat next to Fang ChenLe. The other four disciples are seated at his side, in the same row.
After thanking Elder brother, and greeting the other disciples, You XiaoMo puts on a blank face and sits down. He suddenly realizes that although he has always wanted to keep a low profile, the people he knows always make him appear in a high profile way in front of everybody, leaving a high profile image in everyone's mind. He really doesn't know if it is a good thing or a bad thing!
Kong Wen finally arrives fifteen minutes later. Dressed in the usual simple blue robe with a white jade hairpin on his head. Definitely not particularly eye-catching but he still radiates the imposing manner or a superior man. Most people would feel the urge to lower their head upon seeing him. Following his arrival the whole Skylark Hall quiets down. So silent that the sound of a needle falling on the floor would be heard.
Today he doesn't launch straight into the lecture as he usually does. Instead he starts by introducing someone to everyone. This person is the one that had just been deeply scrutinized by everyone, You XiaoMo. Once they hear that he has been accepted as the seventh disciple of Kong Wen, all the disciples seated on the seagrass floor cushions erupt loudy *hua*.
"Master Kong actually accepted a disciple, when did this happen?"
"This You XiaoMo is really something. A few days before, he became the talk of the town with the Warrior division Lin Xiao. And in just a few days, he actually succeeded in becoming Master Kong's disciple. Really too much!"
"Really, what is his background? Why do all the big shots in TianXin sect want to associate with him?"
"I heard that his inborn talent is nothing to shout about. Why would Master Kong accept him as a disciple?"
"Can it be that this is what they call nepotism?"
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