"You want to be my disciple? Not a bad idea, I'd like to try playing the role, too. In class, you can call me 'teacher,'" he chuckled mischievously, "I wonder how the others would react. But that seems like it'll attract a lot of hate. I already have a bunch of romantic rivals at school."
Xu Ran grinned. After all, he was already considered the top playboy in the academy—it wouldn't be strange whether he had one more or one less person around him.
However, his reputation seemed to have improved recently, probably because of his strength.
Some even directly called him a Love Sage and he gained a large following.
If it hadn't been for the bloody scene where Xu Ran slapped Bai Shan to death, shivering the masses in the academy, perhaps many would have come to him asking for advice by now.
But really, what kind of advice could he give?
Only those who read too many comics would hold the ridiculous belief that a loser like themselves could make girls fall for them.
Rather than desperately begging to be a simp, trying to keep a girl by your side, better to live with dignity, make money, invest in yourself, and become better.
You spend money on a girl, invest in her, she becomes better and then dumps you. You invest in yourself, you become outstanding, and attract girls who can't get enough of you.
Obviously, the latter is the right path.
Simps never have a good ending!
Unfortunately, whether it was in his past life or in this other world, the poor kids didn't take the right path, ending up with tragic ends.
The reason Xu Ran could maintain a "Harem" was fundamentally because his strength was enough to suppress all the unstable factors.
So, young folks, work hard to improve yourselves.
"You guys, you guys..." Xue Ni could scarcely believe her eyes. What did she see?
Xu Ran had actually put his hand on Tutor Ruolin's leg and was moving it upward...
And Tutor Ruolin didn't seem to stop him at all.
Could it be…
The Tutor Ruolin she respected and her favorite person were together?
"Xue Ni, it is as you're thinking, Xu Ran and I are together," Ruolin openly admitted. Now, she no longer felt embarrassed as before, but rather took pride in it.
Being with Xu Ran was such an honor and a fortune.
Of course, the main thing was, after spending a few days with Xu Ran, she gradually let go of her inhibitions.
Now, even within the academy, she could boldly be with Xu Ran without worrying much about gossip.
"Oh."
Xue Ni uttered softly, too shocked to speak, her heart restless.
In her mind, although Tutor Ruolin was excellent, she was certainly no match for Xu Ran. But if Tutor Ruolin could be with Xu Ran, why couldn't she? She wasn't unknown in the outer court.
Xue Ni felt a surge of warmth and hope rekindled within her.
If she really could become Xu Ran's disciple, wouldn't she be able to stay by his side all the time? Even if she couldn't be with Xu Ran, just being by his side to watch over him would be enough.
"By the way, Brother Xu Ran, why can I enter the Inner Court just by becoming your disciple?" Xue Ni looked at Xu Ran and Ruolin, puzzled.
"Because I am now an Elder of the Inner Court. How about that? From now on, you'll be a disciple of an Elder." Xu Ran took out the Elder's Token and flaunted it.
"Xu Ran is truly impressive,"
Xue Ni said with admiration.
He had just arrived at the academy and already became an elder of Canaan Academy, a feat only someone with extraordinary talent like Xu Ran could achieve.
Outside, many Douhuang strong ones who wanted to become elders of Canaan Academy had to go through strict screening, which was no easy task. And with Xu Ran's personality, he would absolutely not take the initiative to apply to become an elder; it was probably a decision made by the academy's higher-ups who took the initiative to bestow the position upon Xu Ran.
In her mind, she could even picture the scene of the academy's higher-ups approaching Xu Ran—so cool.
Only a man like this could make her obsess over him to such an extent.
"Still calling me 'big brother Xu Ran'? If you decide to change how you address me and don't want to call me 'teacher,' calling me 'hubby' directly is fine too—I never refuse," Xu Ran said teasingly.
Xue Ni, though rarely appearing in the original work, was indeed a beautiful woman in the making. Young and with a voluptuous, fiery figure, to be honest, you would normally find that kind of body in manga. If she were groomed, she would probably become a Sonico lookalike.
"Teacher,"
Xue Ni's heart was in turmoil because of what Xu Ran said.
But she dared not really call Xu Ran 'hubby' directly; she was afraid he would think of her as a very open-minded woman.
"That's better, isn't it? You're my first disciple, so you must work hard at your cultivation," Xu Ran said, running his fingers through Xue Ni's long hair, with waves of fragrance wafting from the dense strands.
"I will work hard, teacher,"
Xue Ni said, blushing, but her voice was very serious.
She knew that with her own talent, she was far from catching Xu Ran's eye. It was only to help her that Xu Ran was willing to take her on as a disciple.
Even if Xu Ran really wanted to take an average person as his disciple, it didn't have to be her; it could be anyone from the continent. That Xu Ran remembered her and helped her so much, she would definitely not let him down.
She wanted to become better, not inferior to anyone in the world.
Xue Ni squinted her eyes, resembling a little cat, clearly enjoying Xu Ran stroking her head.
"No need to try too hard; even if you just lie there, I can still back you up with my strength and make you a strong one. My disciple has to be stronger than the elders of Canaan Academy, after all,"
Xue Ni didn't think Xu Ran was boasting; she knew Xu Ran had once helped a Dou Zhe become a Dou Huang Pinnacle strong one.
Xiao Yu and Xiao Mei's talents were originally about the same as hers, or even Xiao Mei's talent was not as good as hers, but with Xu Ran's help, Xiao Yu and Xiao Mei directly became Fighting Spirit Strongholds, and they were considered strong even among the inner court disciples.
In the Inner Court, there were not many strong ones above Dou Spirit.
Every year, to move from the outer court to the Inner Court, one only needed the "Cultivation Level" of a Dou Shi. Most inner court disciples hadn't broken through to Douwang or even Dou Spirit by graduation.
"So how should I train every day, teacher?"
"How about this; starting tomorrow, you also live with Xun Er and the others; I'll train all of you together. Power that comes too easily can make you lose yourself, but you should be fine if you can keep up with devilish training," Xu Ran said, stroking his chin.
Oftentimes, suffering is what can stimulate the potential of the body.
If you always rely on medicine to get stronger, your spirit will remain in a state of laziness.
It was also time to devise a reasonable training method for Xun Er and the others.