"Apprentice under him?" Lucia Lu mused. "That’s not a bad idea—better than Ezra Cloud loafing around the Guardian Drake Lord’s estate all day. But, will that High Saint really accept him?"
Anyone who can live under the King’s Spirit Tree must hold serious status here in Drake Abyss.
Skye said, "I’m on good terms with that High Saint. I can bring Ezra Cloud out to meet him first and put in a good word."
"If Grandpa Gene the High Saint really takes Ezra Cloud as a disciple, that’s a stroke of luck for him," Yin Shu chimed in. "Do you all know who he really is?"
"Who?" Lucia Lu asked.
"A Spirit Medium," Yin Shu replied. "He’s a Spirit Medium! In Drake Abyss, that ranks even higher than some Divine clans!"
"Then Skye, I’ll leave it to you," Lucia Lu agreed immediately.
"No problem," Skye said.
......
Grandpa Gene the High Saint accepted Ezra Cloud as his disciple.
At first, Ezra Cloud didn’t want to go.
Lucia Lu persuaded him, saying that the High Saint was his own kind, and also a Spirit Medium—following him would bring endless benefits.
Besides, she’d be tied up in the Palace Guard Barracks for years and wouldn’t have time to look after him.
If he apprenticed now and learned some real skills, he could always come back to her side later...
After much convincing, Ezra Cloud finally agreed to go.
The High Saint often took him traveling to broaden his horizons.
From that day on, Lucia Lu never saw Ezra Cloud in person again—not until her death. Sometimes she’d get his Messenger Charms, full of rambling stories about where he’d been and how his cultivation had improved, but that was it.
......
The next day in class, His Majesty the Celestial Emperor checked on everyone’s progress, then finally spent a whole day teaching war strategy.
His approach to strategy was totally different from the Guardian Drake Lord’s—lively, funny, and packed with practical insight.
Lucia Lu carefully took notes.
Even after class was dismissed, she kept writing.
Just then, Yin Shu took out a candy and handed it to Jenna Summers beside him.
Jenna didn’t refuse and ate the candy.
Then, just like Yin Shu, she praised how delicious the candy was.
“Tasty, right? This candy isn’t just delicious—it’s packed with medicinal herbs and is great for your health. I saved these just for you. Take them all, and eat a few whenever you like.”
He took out the box of candy Luna Lian had given him and, like offering a treasure, handed it to Jenna Summers.
Jenna opened it, saw it was full, and happily accepted it: “Thank you, Yin Shu!”
“As long as you like it.” Yin Shu grinned like a fool.
“I do, I do! It’s really delicious!” Jenna said, smiling sweetly at him.
If you like, I’ll ask my Senior Sister to make more for you next time…
Smack! Lucia Lu slammed her brush onto the desk in anger.
With that smack, the papers she’d been taking notes on were swept away by the force of her hand and landed under the bench in front.
Luna Lian grabbed her arm, shook her head at Lucia, and whispered, “Let it go…it’s just a box of candy. If we make a fuss, people will say we’re petty.”
“Is this really just about a box of candy?”
“It’s about him only seeing me as his Senior Sister,” Luna Lian said quietly.
Lucia Lu: “……”
She had nothing to say.
She took a deep breath and patted Ian Yan in front of her: “Ian Yan, my notes fell under your bench—could you help me pick them up?”
For some reason, Ian Yan always got especially nervous whenever Lucia Lu spoke to him.
Now he froze up, taking ages to react, then finally bent down to retrieve her papers.
“Thank you,” Lucia Lu said, reaching out to take them.