CHAPTER 95 - EXQUISITE GRACE
Translated by Luxican
Edited by madghost
Black Magician, an existence that all magicians of the Wu Ji Continent abhorred.
Anyone who was involved with taboo magic would fall, even if they were outstandingly talented.
At that time, it was said that Yun Canghai had become greedy for more powerful magic. So he practiced taboo magic, but there were also the rumors that Yun Canghai was acquainted with a wicked sorceress who practiced taboo magic.
That wicked sorceress was Yun Sheng's mother, Hu Jiusheng.
"Your mother and I, we only met once." Mei Li's eyes twinkled.
The winter before Yun Canghai was officially renounced as black magician, he returned to the General's Estate with Hu Jiusheng for Yun Bahe's 60th birthday.
At that birthday banquet Mei Li saw Hu Jiusheng.
Even as a woman, Mei Li was attracted to Hu Jiusheng's beauty at that moment.
Hu JIusheng's pink face and dark eyes that looked like they were the brightest stars in the black night. Just by standing there, she took everyone's breath away and attracted all the gazes.
But Hu Jiusheng never met anyone's eyes, she always quietly accompanied Yun Canghai. As if Yun Canghai was the only person in the world.
At that time Yun Canghai was the happiest man in the world.
But a few days after the birthday banquet, news started spreading that Yun Canghai left the Yun Family and fled from Yujing City with Hu Jiusheng.
After that, there was no more news of Yun Canghai.
"By the way, when your mother came to attend Old General Yun's birthday banquet that time, she probably already had you in her body." Mei Li had been in love with Yun Canghai for many years, she boasted good looks and many achievements in the field of magic potions. She had thought that after meeting Yun Canghai again, she would have the courage to confess her feelings.
But after she met Hu Jiusheng at that birthday banquet, she knew that she would never get another chance.
That was all Mei Li knew.
Only Yun Sheng knew that after that, Yun Canghai and Hu Jiusheng ran away constantly. Even when Hu Jiusheng went into labor, there were still people hunting after her parents.
Unfortunately, Mei Li didn't know why Yun Canghai was at loggerheads with the General's Estate at that time. Nor, who were the people that were trying to hunt down the couple.
"Nevertheless, I never believed that your father became a black magician." Mei Li didn't expect that she would meet the daughter of a rumored deceased person.
And Yun Sheng's talent in magic was even more shocking.
"Father would have been pleased to know that there were still people who believed in him." Yun Sheng now thought that on the day that she was reborn, what her father had used was most likely that legendary dark magic.
The enemy behind the scene was so powerful that Yun Canghai had to use the ungodly taboo magic to retaliate.
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When Yun Sheng told Mei Li about her father's current situation, Mei Li's face changed on the spot. She immediately urged Yun Sheng to bring her to the medical hall to check on Yun Canghai's condition.
Mei Li was an expert in magic potions, maybe she would be able to save Yun Canghai from the poison in his body.
But after checking Yun Canghai's condition, Mei Li couldn't help but shake her head. "This isn't a poison that can be cured with magic."
"Nor is it a poison that can be solved by ancient medicine." Yun Sheng was disappointed.
Earlier, Doctor Fan had said that to cure Yun Canghai's poison ordinary people had no method. Only those old monsters in the top positions of the Magic Temple and Medicine Association would be able figure out what kind of poison Yun Canghai was suffering from and cure it.
The first time after so long that she saw "Big Brother Yun" turned out like this, Mei Li's eyes filled with tears.
She stood beside Yun Canghai's bed and whispered, "Big Brother Yun, don't worry, I'll definitely teach Yun Sheng everything I know."
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After returning to the academy with Mei Li, Yun Sheng also went to visit the injured Gu Feng.
It was a relief that Song Jie's mastery of water magic was only so-so and Gu Feng also had a layer of fat for protection. After being treated by the staff in the medical room, he was basically fine.
"Gu Feng, your spirit of sacrificing yourself to save your team members is commendable. But as a magician using your body as a shield to protect your companions is the stupidest way. How many times have I told you, you're a magician! Magician! Where's the magic you have learned at the beginner's magic crash course." Mei Li had a hateful look on her face.
Gu Feng could only keep his head down and let Mentor Mei Li's spit fly around his head.
With the addition of Yun Sheng, the 13th Potion Team led by Mei Li were finally full. The combination of two men and one woman could form a solid team.
But before that, Mei Li still had something to say to the three.
During the first half of the freshmen's first year, the daily basic magic courses that the students had to attend were mandatorily arranged by the academy in order for them to have a basic understanding of the elements.
Now that Yun Sheng was officially enrolled, she was given a schedule with the four main classes that freshmen in the Potion Department had to learn. Including a meditation class, a beginner's magic crash course, a basic fighting class and magic potion experimental classes.
Similar courses were also available to the Fighting Department's students, but the experimental classes were changed to Magic Combat classes.
After all of the year-long classes were over, the freshmen would choose several classes to conduct their end-of-term assessment.
Since Yun Sheng enrolled later than the average freshman, by the time she did, most of the basic classes were already a third of the way through.
In case that Yun Sheng couldn't keep up with the classes, Mei Li had kindly arranged for Gu feng and Qi Gubian to help Yun Sheng.
Thus, Yun Sheng had been taught the so-called Qi Gubian meditation method and Gu Feng's tuition method.
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Qi Gubian's mediation class:
Qi Gubian: "Begin to meditate."
Yun Sheng: "........"
Qi Gubian: "..."
Yun Sheng: "Z-Z-Z"
One lesson, total sentences spoken: one.
Gu Feng-style tuition:
Gu Feng: "Yun Sheng prepare!"
Yun Sheng: "Prepare what?"
Gu Feng: "The tutor is about to start his lecture, prepare paper and brush!"
Yun Sheng: "And then what?"
Gu Feng: "Start copying! Not a word must be left out!"
Yun Sheng: "........"
One lesson, totaling in countless notes.
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After spending a few days with Gu Feng and Qi Gubian, Yun Sheng was able to fully appreciate how difficult it was for Mentor Mei Li. Being the tutor of Gu Feng and Qi Gubian, how many brain cells were killed in the process, ah.
The good thing was that Yun Sheng's learning ability was very good, especially after she used the Dream Cloud Spell, her performance in the meditation class was quickly praised by her tutor.
As for the basic combat class and the beginner's magic crash course, Yun Sheng had the backing of a five-elemental Magic Soul and quickly mastered the primary spells of each main element.
The only thing that she hadn't attended was the potion experimental class. After asking around, she found that the teacher in charge of the class had taken a half-year leave of absence. The potion class for freshmen would be postponed for a while.
Yun Sheng planned to return to the medical hall tosee her father and help Doctor Fan with the medical hall. When she was about toleave, a scholarship student who was not very familiar with Yun Sheng calledout to her, "Yun Sheng, you are the one who has to take care of the scholarshipstudents' herb field. The herbs are almost dead, so hurry up and go there."
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T/N: Finally some backstory!! That was very unexpected tho, but not complaining!
Poor Mei Li, her students are certainly...special, lol.
Thank you for reading!!
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