"You're not afraid of losing this competition, are you?" The dean looked at the master and smiled.
The dean's expression and his words clearly meant two different things. The master glanced at him and said, "What did you want to bet on? Is it possible that an old man like me is worthy of your concern?"
The dean looked at him in surprise and said, "How about a bigger bet?"
"What are you betting on?" Master smiled.
The dean smiled and said: "If you lose the bet, let Li Xiuyuan become my disciple. I will give him an official place in the academy, and ask old man Huangfu to accept him as his apprentice and teach him the casting techniques."
After the master was stunned for a moment, he shook his head and said with a smile: "He is an independent person, not a kitten or puppy. How can it be inappropriate for you and me to gamble here and there?"
The dean looked at him and smiled: "Don't take it too seriously. I'm doing this for him, right?"
The master looked at the steam on the stove and asked softly: "What if the dean loses?"
The dean squinted his eyes, looked at the master and smiled and said: "I am willing to admit defeat. No matter what you ask for, as long as I can do it, I will satisfy you. How about it?"
"I want to try." Master laughed.
"That's good! Tell me, if you accidentally win, what kind of problems do you want to ask me and let me help you solve it."
The dean gently patted the table and couldn't help but feel a little excited. This was a bet that was sure to win but not lose.
The master looked at the dean's excited expression and said calmly: "Don't worry, I won't take your life! If I win, when my little disciple reaches the golden elixir realm, you will personally accept him as your disciple. Just give him a formal student spot in the academy!"
"My request can't be considered a request! You have to know that although Li Xiuyuan is a foolproof existence, my little apprentice is not bad at all!"
The master looked at the dean and laughed, as if this gamble was cheap for you.
This answer was indeed somewhat unexpected by the dean. He looked at the master in surprise and asked, "This is your only request? You won't regret it, right?"
The emperor glanced at him and said mockingly: "There is a sequence of learning Taoism, so how can we expect to enter Taoism? Although Li Xiuyuan only read the book for seven days, he may not be able to reach the legendary realm."
"Don't forget, he is the Weapon Refining Pavilion brought by Mr. Huangfu's boy. Li Xiuyuan's every move is under his eyes."
The master thought it was not exciting enough, so he added a handful of firewood to the fire.
"It was actually the fat boy from Huangfu's family who brought him in, but that fat boy didn't know how to cast one. So, I'll bet you on this one!"
"Then I'll just wait for the good news." Tiansheng looked at him and smiled.
The dean did not notice that when the master finished speaking, there was a proud look on his face, clearly indicating that the conspiracy had succeeded.
However, the pit in front of him was dug by the dean himself, so it’s no wonder Master.
The dean looked at the Master and said seriously: "I have to find an elder who can testify. I don't believe you."
"Is my answer very inappropriate?" The Master cursed angrily.
The dean looked at him dully and said with a smile: "Just wait, I'll call the fat man in charge of the kitchen over and ask him to be the witness of this bet, so that you won't default on your debt."
Before he finished speaking, there was a knock on the door of the bamboo house from the fat elder in the kitchen: "Someone is visiting. The old man quickly makes tea to entertain the guests."
The master couldn't help laughing when he heard this, looked at the dean and said, "You don't need to call him, this man is here."
"I say Master, you master and disciple really know how to enjoy it. Boiling a pot of tea, playing the piano and singing in this windy and snowy season. Do you want us all to be envious of you? Hurry up and let your disciple come out and play Qin Yi. song!"
The fat elder laughed while looking at the master and the dean, and walked into the living room while shaking off the snow on his body.
The dean looked at him and said: "You came just in time. I am making a bet with the master. You come to be a witness for the two of us, so that this old guy will not admit his loss if he loses."
The Master laughed.
The fat elder also smiled, and suddenly thought of something, and asked puzzledly: "Where is Li Xiuyuan, I haven't seen him for several days, where did he hide?"
The master looked at his expression and said softly: "I asked him to go back to the house to rest. He read books in Old Man Huangfu's weapon refining pavilion for seven days and seven nights, and collapsed from exhaustion."
"What? Why is he going to see old man Huangfu? Do you want to learn blacksmithing?" the fat elder asked in disbelief.
"That's right, that's why I made a bet with Master, would you like to join in..."
The dean looked at him and told him about Xiu Yuan and the bet he made with his master. Then he smiled and said, "Please come and be a witness for the two of us."
Fat Chang was silent for a while, then gradually digested the shock in his heart. He stared at the two of them and said, "You mean, that boy wants to make a knife for the little guy who is chopping wood behind the kitchen?"
The master sighed leisurely: "I know, the dean insists on forcing me to bet with him, what do you think I can do as an old man?"
The fat elder was stunned and speechless. After a long time, he murmured: "How can there be such a versatile person in the world?"
The dean looked up at the flying snow outside the hall and said with a smile: "Do you feel very shocked? I don't believe it either, so I made this bet with the master. Do you want to try it?"
The fat elder looked at the two of them in a daze, and after a long silence, he said, "That's all, I will be the witness, and I will take a gamble with you."
The master didn't pay attention to his tone and just said calmly: "What do you want to bet on? What should I, an old man, do that you should be worried about?"
The fat elder mocked and said: "I know you are poor. If you lose, I won't make it difficult for you. All you have to do is ask Li Xiuyuan to play a song for me seriously. Isn't this a high request?"
The master was stunned, looked at him and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, your request is indeed nothing. I will grant it to you on behalf of that disciple."
The dean was speechless, thinking that you can make such a low request? But in the blink of an eye, I thought about what the master said before, and I couldn't help but be stunned, thinking that it was really not easy for that boy to play a song.
He suddenly turned his head, looked at the fat elder and said with a smile: "I will bear witness for you. I am not afraid that this old guy will not admit his account."
The fat elder looked at the Master in confusion and said, "What do you want if you win?"
The master looked at him and said seriously: "What can I ask you for? What do you have that I should care about? If I win, Li Xiuyuan will no longer go to your place to chop firewood. If Wei Qing leaves from now on, you can find someone to do it yourself."
"What do you mean?" The fat elder looked at the master and the dean in confusion.
The Master looked at him and shook his head, smiling: "Literally!"
The dean looked at the fat elder and said, "He means very clearly. If you lose, then Li Xiuyuan will no longer have to be a handyman chopping wood!"
"No one can think of this trick except Master, right? You're cruel, I believe in the dean's eyes and I'll bet on you!"
The fat elder slapped his thigh hard, and the fat on his waist flashed, creating a circle of ripples.
"That's it, the deal is done. I'm waiting for the day when you admit defeat." The Master looked at the two of them and said with a smile.
"I'm telling the truth. When are you going to let that little guy start taking action? Who will supervise him?"
The dean suddenly thought of this most important issue. This is a major matter related to the fairness of the three-person gambling game, so naturally it cannot be ignored easily.
The fat elder also looked at the master and asked, "I am just like the dean!"
"I'll let him have a good rest for two days before taking action. As for the supervisor, there is a ready-made little guy in front of him, that is, the little fat guy from Huangfu's house. Li Xiuyuan can't do without him if he wants to go in."
The Master looked at the two of them and said quietly, without any sign of giving in.
The fat elder suddenly laughed. Thinking of something, he couldn't help but shook his head and sighed: "I feel very relieved that that little scoundrel is looking at Li Xiuyuan... Haha."
"Just him! I'll talk to him tomorrow!" the dean said lightly.
"I said you two were boring, but you actually used my disciples to make bets with people. I even tried to persuade you not to change my mind. I hope you two won't cry when you lose."
"I hope the financial service will input it!" the dean said with a smile.
"I believe in the dean's vision." The fat elder smiled.
"Come on, come on, for your bet, please drink tea!" The master stretched out his hand to add hot tea to the three of them.
"Dean, how long does it usually take to cast a knife?" The fat elder thought for a while, looked at the dean and asked.
The dean glanced at the master and replied softly: "It takes two or three months, right?"
The fat elder suddenly felt that something was wrong and asked hesitantly: "I think, should we set a time limit? We can't wait endlessly, right?"
The Master looked at him sympathetically and said, "How long do you want to order?"
At this moment, the fat elder no longer cared about being reserved, looked at the two of them and said: "The dean said three months, I will be more relaxed, four months!"
When the dean heard this, he laughed, looked at the master and said: "Then let's set it for four months. It doesn't require that you can forge a magic sword. As long as it is slightly better than an ordinary sword, even if you are a master and a disciple, People win.”
The Master looked at the two of them with a smile and said, "You guys have to figure it out. If I say I don't agree, you will definitely be unhappy. I have no choice but to agree."
The fat elder said thoughtfully: "Seeing how uncomfortable you are, I'll invite you two to my place for a drink tonight. The weather is so cold."
The dean patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "The academy is better than having you, elder."
The master smiled, thinking that within four months, he might be able to see your unwillingness to admit defeat. He originally didn't have much confidence in Li Xiuyuan, but when he was inspired by the dean and the fat elder, he gained a lot of confidence.
As long as Li Xiuyuan wins this game, then Wei Qing will be a student of the academy and the dean's direct disciple. Even if he leaves this world, he will not have anything to worry about.
And if Li Xiuyuan wanted to continue to stay in the academy, he would no longer have to go to the kitchen to chop wood every day.
These two things, which are nothing in the eyes of the dean and the fat elder, are very important in the eyes of the Master. Because that's what he wanted. Neither he nor Li Xiuyuan needed the academy's resources, only Wei Qing did.
"I know you are a person with big ideas and ambitions."
The dean suddenly looked up to the sky and said: "If you find an opportunity to leave this world, I hope you can tell us based on the friendship we have had for countless years."
The Master did not look at him, but just murmured: "If I had a way to leave, I would definitely tell you before leaving. Living is inherently tiring for us."
...
Three days later, the Weapon Refining Hall was in a mess, and the room was filled with a strong aroma of barbecue.
Li Xiuyuan, who was pulling the bellows to fuse the casting materials, looked at Chu Feng, the little fat man who was grilling meat, and said with a smile: "I said if your uncle sees you like this, I wonder if he will beat you to death?"
The little fat man glanced at him and yelled: "Be serious, I am not an idle person now. I was personally sent by the dean to supervise you. I asked you whether you can forge or not, will you kill the master?"
