"From today on, I, Chen Rui, worship Murong Ling as a teacher, a teacher for a day, a teacher for life, no matter what the future holds, I will always serve the master as an apprentice. Chen Rui's face was a little stiff, and he finished reading the words he memorized yesterday.

"......" Murong Ling laughed and helped Chen Rui who was kneeling on the ground to bow down, because of an emergency in the mercenary union before, she had to say that Chen Rui was her apprentice...... Unexpectedly, this little guy hit the snake with the stick, and he has been pestering himself all the time these days, and he wants to take him as an apprentice.

"I, Murong Ling, agreed to accept Chen Rui as an apprentice, and promised to teach my apprentice what I have learned in my life without reservation. Murong Ling sighed, although there was still a little weirdness in his heart, but he had already promised that it would be like this.

Mu Yuan on the side nodded with satisfaction, he was the one who was the apprentice ceremony, in fact, it was also his constant instigation, Chen Rui let go of the bitterness in his heart and cheekily pegged Murong Ling to ask for an apprenticeship.

Murong Ling glanced at Chen Rui a little helplessly, and there was still some unreal feeling in his heart.

I now have an apprentice? Can I be a good master?

Murong Ling was a little distressed, she herself had only been out of school for a short time, but she had never had the idea of accepting apprentices, this suddenly had an apprentice, what should she do?

"In that case, Chen Rui will ask you. Mu Yuan said with a smile, "Although Chen Rui doesn't have any talent for cultivation, his love for magic research may be able to solve his talent deficiency to a certain extent." ”

"Hmm......" Murong Ling and Mu Yuan are also acquaintances.

Murong Ling is the eldest daughter of the generation of the Murong family in the aristocratic district, and Mu Yuan was originally the young master of a family in the aristocratic district, and the two have been in contact with each other since childhood, so they can probably be regarded as friends.

Of course, Murong Ling had the most contact with Qin Long, that is, Qin Guard.

Qin Huwei became Mu Yuan's as soon as he began to practice, and even after the Mu family declined, Qin Long never forgot his responsibility.

"By the way, how is Qin Long," Murong Ling couldn't help but ask.

Mu Yuan smiled and opened the door behind him, and Qin Long, who was originally leaning on the back of the door and eavesdropping, was caught off guard and threw in directly.

He was wearing a very loose white robe, and after taking off the wooden sword he had been carrying, his whole body seemed to soften a little.

"You can get out of bed and eavesdrop, what do you think will happen?" Mu Yuan said with a smile.

Qin Long lowered his head a little hard, as if to hide the slight flush on his face.

Murong Ling breathed a sigh of relief at this time, and immediately saw Qin Long's embarrassment, and couldn't help but speak, "Little brother, weren't you fierce yesterday, why are you like this now?"

Qin Long snorted lightly, rubbed his face, and returned to a cold appearance that was not approachable by the living.

"By the way, how is Feng Di?" Mu Yuan opened his mouth to change the topic.

"Seriously injured, the situation seems to be very serious, and he is still lying in the medical hall, but it is a duel that he proposed himself, so he will not hold Qin Long responsible. Murong Ling said with some schadenfreude that she didn't like that mercenary who was squinting and blindly inflated.

However, Murong Ling looked at Qin Long curiously.

"How did you defeat him, the gap in the light realm is so big, and although Feng Di hates it, he is indeed a mercenary who has been through a hundred battles......"

"Ahem. Mu Yuan coughed twice, signaling Murong Ling not to ask, after all, a cultivator's own strength and hole cards belong to very important personal privacy, and no one will stupidly go around saying what his killer weapon is.

"Chen Rui, this kid is please, it just so happens that Qin Long and I are about to leave this city for a while. Mu Yuan pushed Chen Rui in front of Murong Ling.

"Where are you going?" Murong Ling was stunned for a moment.

"I'm going to practice. Qin Long, who had been silent there with a cold face, suddenly spoke.

Murong Ling's face changed, and he was about to say something, Qin Longgo suddenly stood on tiptoe and lightly tapped her forehead with his index finger.

"I'm not a child, I have the ability to protect myself. ”

"......" Murong Ling's movements froze, indeed, with the strange strength that Qin Long was showing now, this small city was no longer suitable for him.

The outside world is big, there are more strong people, and there is a bigger stage outside, waiting for this stubborn teenager.

Murong Ling was feeling sad, and Qin Long suddenly stuffed something into his hand.

"I'll be back here one day, it's a gift for you. The boy's face flushed slightly, but he did not bow his head as if he was running away.

“...... You started flirting with other girls at such a young age. Mu Yuan sighed on the side, and immediately turned pale and looked at Murong Ling, who was still stunned.

"I'm going to the imperial capital to learn art, and the Qin guards are going to travel to the north and south of the empire...... The road ahead is dangerous, and we don't know if we'll make it back alive. Mu Yuan took a deep breath, "But our future must not be limited to this small place. ”

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Murong Ling took Chen Rui home with a heavy heart, and as soon as he approached, Chen Rui was deeply shocked by the grand and brilliant mansion of the Murong family.

Similar to ancient Chinese palaces, but with a halo of light that circulates between the bricks and tiles, lifelike statues, and gorgeous magic runes...... This is more like the heavenly court of ancient legends.

"Greetings, Miss. As soon as he entered the gate, the two guards hurriedly greeted him, "The master instructed that the eldest lady should go directly to Nanyuan to find him after she came back." ”

Murong Ling frowned, as if he was in a worse mood, but he still nodded helplessly.

"Got it. ”

Chen Rui saw it clearly in the back, and it was also a little strange.

This Miss Murong didn't seem to be willing to go home, and she was very depressed on the way back.

Moreover, as the eldest lady of the Murong family, she entered the mercenary union to work as a service person...... This is also very concerning.

After all, from the perspective of the basic structure, there is a clear difference between the commoners and the nobles in this world, the city is divided into the civilian area and the noble area, the mercenary guild is a gathering place for adventurers and mercenaries, and the general nobles will not care about the profession that mercenaries will only consider for civilian professionals, let alone join them.

Just as he was thinking about it, Murong Ling, who had been in front of him, suddenly stopped.

"Yo, isn't this Miss Murong?" stood a man dressed as a magician, but even the mage's robe was tattooed with gold trim. He was very handsome, but his face was full of sarcastic smiles. "Finally remembered that I was the eldest lady of the Murong family? In the civilian area all day long, with those untouchables, the bloodline and glory of the Murong family have been lost by you. ”

“...... My business has nothing to do with you, even out, you'd better be respectful. Murong Ling's face turned cold.

"Hmph, if you weren't my fiancée, you think I'd care about people like you?"

"When did I agree to be your fiancée?" Murong Ling shouted angrily.

"Hmph. Lian sneered, "This is a family relationship, and none of us can disobey it." If you keep struggling, I'll see how long you can struggle. ”

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