Han Li fixed his gaze, only to see a young-looking person in a light gray robe standing in front of the bed, looking at him with a faint smile on their lips.
Light gray clothing would normally make a person look older, but paired with the various small accessories on the person, the overall style looked very luxurious.
Han Li narrowed his eyes slightly, his heart stirred, and he noticed the key elements: luxurious clothing, a youthful face, and appearing here without anyone noticing. He subconsciously looked towards the person's left eye, and found that the area covered by some silver stray hairs faintly revealed a hint of ice blue.
This is that Broad Hill Douluo? Han Li's reaction was extremely swift. While thoughts surged in his mind, the twin blades had already been retracted. He decisively straightened his body and bowed directly, "Greetings, Teacher."
This time, it was Broad Hill's turn to be stunned. His very handsome face twitched involuntarily. Looking at the child standing on the bed bowing and calling him "Teacher," he didn't know how to respond. To be honest, with his more than eighty years of life experience, he really hadn't anticipated that their first meeting would be like this.
His elder brother had warned him before not to vent his anger on the child, but he was indeed prepared to give this kid a hard time. He could understand his opportunistic behavior, but his behavior had indeed affected his elder brother. If it only involved himself, Broad Hill might not have cared, but he couldn't allow the Angel Faction to be affected. This was the principle he had always believed in.
"You can get up first, I haven't said I'll take you as a disciple yet."
Broad Hill quickly reacted, waving his hand impatiently, signaling him to get down from the bed first.
"Okay."
Han Li neatly put on his shoes and got out of bed, standing in front of Broad Hill, who had already sat down at the table and was pouring himself a glass of water to drink.
"Before coming to your place, I already went to Spirit Hall to inquire about the situation. The final note, I heard it was your suggestion?" Broad Hill said, putting down the cup and staring at Han Li.
"Yes, I asked for it to be added." Han Li answered without hesitation.
"Do you know that because of this matter, the Elder Hall suffered losses?" Broad Hill didn't say the specifics, but his voice became a bit more stern.
"I don't know, and I don't want to know. It's not something I should worry about." Han Li didn't care about his tone and answered unhurriedly.
Hearing his matter-of-fact answer, Broad Hill felt like he had punched cotton, and a trace of anger welled up in his heart. But thinking about his age, he forcibly suppressed his displeasure: "Oh? I'd like to hear why you say that. Your answer will determine my attitude towards you."
"It's not that hard to understand, is it?"
Han Li glanced at Broad Hill, then opened his mouth: "Because until now, I'm still a viscount of the Heaven Dou Empire, not a member of Spirit Hall. It's just an awakening, I can even pay for it. And what you said is like ordinary people looking for a job, asking for better treatment before joining. Isn't that normal?"
"Spirit Hall had a problem because of a document, and is pushing the blame onto me, who is still an outsider. Isn't that a bit inappropriate?"
Broad Hill looked at the little one in front of him speaking eloquently, and couldn't help but put himself in his perspective, nodding repeatedly as he listened. What he said seemed to make sense.
Hearing Han Li's voice stop, he realized that the child opposite him was observing his expression, his eyes flickering, obviously trying to read his reaction. If his expression was wrong, he was afraid he would immediately change his tune.
He then realized that what this little devil said did have some truth to it, but it was a bit redundant to reason with him, a Titled Douluo, because he could completely ignore reason.
But by this point, the anger in his heart had unconsciously dissipated. At the very least, he no longer had the initial intention of giving him a hard time. And thinking about how this little devil had directly called him "Teacher" before, he knew that this was another one of his little tricks.
His temperament was originally more unconventional, and for a moment, looking at the kid opposite him, he felt a sense of excitement at finding someone interesting. If he really had to face an honest and obedient child in the future, he wasn't sure if his patience would be sufficient to teach him.
"Alright, you pass. Hmm, become my disciple then."
Broad Hill looked at the kid opposite him with amusement, shaking his head as he saw the joy on his face.
"Greetings, Teacher."
Han Li quickly walked to the table, poured another cup of tea, and respectfully handed it to Broad Hill, also breathing a sigh of relief in his heart. Although things had gone a bit beyond his expectations, he had finally latched onto a strong backer.
"Mm." Broad Hill looked at him with satisfaction, took the teacup from his hand, drank it all in one gulp, and pointed to the chair next to him, "Sit."
Han Li then felt that his back was already a bit wet. Fortunately, he directly turned the chair around, straddled it, rested his hands on the back of the chair, and looked directly at Broad Hill.
During his turn, Broad Hill also saw the marks on the back of his clothes, and his smile deepened. He liked this kid's personality even more. It seemed that he wouldn't be bored in the future.
"Your courage is quite good, keep it up in the future." Broad Hill said teasingly as he looked at him.
"I've made Teacher laugh, to get a higher starting point, I can only take a gamble. Even if I lose, no one will specifically hold it against a child, right?" Han Li answered with a sheepish smile. The goal had been achieved, and the time they would spend together in the future wouldn't be short, so he chose to tell the truth.
"Actually, I'm a bit curious, if Spirit Hall's reaction hadn't met your expectations, what were you planning to do?" Broad Hill asked casually.
"In four days, go to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School." Han Li answered honestly.
Broad Hill was speechless, looking at the disciple opposite him, he didn't know what to say for a moment.
After a long while, he continued, "You are very clear-headed, it seems I came at the right time."
"You know what you want at such a young age, that's very good. Can you tell me, why do you think this way?"
Han Li suddenly had the feeling of watching "The Voice of China." He sorted out his thoughts a bit and said seriously, "This is a world where the strong prey on the weak. I want to become stronger, even if I'm not the strongest, I want to be among the strongest. That way, no one can easily take away what I want."
Broad Hill smiled as he watched a little kid confidently tell him that he wanted to become the strongest. But when he heard the words that followed, and thought about the information he had received about his parents, he fell silent. He wasn't good at comforting people.
Was he missing his parents? Broad Hill couldn't help but wonder.
As Han Li spoke, he noticed Broad Hill suddenly lowered his head, which made him feel a bit strange. Hmm? Why is teacher feeling down? Did I say something wrong? He swallowed the rest of "Seize power when awake, rest on a beauty's lap when drunk" back into his stomach and shut his mouth.
And so, a wonderful misunderstanding was born. It wasn't until years later, after taking the blame countless times, that Broad Hill finally realized how foolish he had been to believe the little devil's half-finished words.
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