Teacher

Chapter 474: Teacher

"Did you just miss us? I'm afraid it wasn't that simple, was it?" Hu Gan looked skeptical.

"Of course it wasn't that simple. I also wanted to see if there were any promising seedlings I could take as disciples. After all, Old Man Huo has an outstanding disciple—I can't fall behind. I don't ask for someone as gifted as Xiao Ming; I'd be satisfied with even a tenth of his talent." Su Qian stroked his grizzled beard and chuckled.

"Are you joking? Do you think someone with even a tenth of Xiao Ming's talent would be left for you? Do you think you're that old fellow Old Man Huo, with such ridiculous luck?" Hu Gan was initially speechless, but his tone soon carried a hint of envy.

In truth, Jia Nan Academy's elders generally did not select disciples from among the students. Ordinary students were beneath their notice, while those geniuses would only stay for a few years and basically would not remain at Jia Nan Academy.

On the rather feudal Dou Qi Continent, a teacher was like a father. If a disciple left after only a few years, and the distance between them was usually vast as well, teachers and disciples would have little contact. What was the point of accepting such a disciple?

Elders who wished to take disciples preferred traveling the land and personally choosing suitable geniuses—for instance, talented youths from their own countries, or simply adopting orphans. That way, they at least knew their backgrounds.

Elder Huo had accepted Xiao Ming as his disciple only because Xiao Ming's talent had been so exceptional back then that it had stunned all the elders of Jia Nan Academy, drawing the attention of many elders. Xiao Ming happened to possess talent in alchemy and joined the