It's just getting dark.
Huo Yuhao said goodbye to Old Jack and left the hotel.
It seems that due to the end of the qualifiers, no one else is allowed to watch the promotion match one month later except the royal family and Spirit Hall senior officials, so today is also the last day for many people to stay at Heaven Dou City.
So tonight's night market is particularly lively, with a wide variety of snacks on the roadside and endless hawking sounds. Every vendor is working hard to seize this last opportunity.
The whole city has seen its peak consumption in the past five years tonight.
The restaurant Shui Bing'er invited him to was on the other side of the busy city. Huo Yuhao did not rush there. He calmed down and walked slowly on the road. The smiles on people's faces also made his mood a little better.
Passers-by only felt a white shadow passing by in front of their eyes, but they couldn't see the other person's face clearly.
Not long after, he arrived at the door of the restaurant Shui Bing'er mentioned in the letter. This restaurant is very famous. Ning Fengzhi mentioned this restaurant when he took him and Zhao Wuji to eat last time. He said that the price was affordable and the taste was good.
You must know that Skywater Academy is not located in Heaven Dou City, so Shui Bing'er, who has hardly been to Heaven Dou City, was able to find this hotel, and I think I made a lot of preparations.
However, the scene at the door made him slightly stunned. He saw a girl standing quietly at the door of the store, it was Shui Bing'er.
At this moment, she had changed out of the uniform she had worn during the competition in the morning. She was wearing a pure white dress that reached her knees. Her long ice-blue hair was casually hanging around her back. Her exquisite appearance attracted the attention of a large number of passers-by just by standing there.
The other party seemed to have sensed something, and happened to look up at where Huo Yuhao was. A bright smile suddenly burst out on his face, and he raised his hand and waved. Because of this scene, pedestrians on the street turned around subconsciously and saw the snow-white figure.
"..."
Huo Yuhao was a little helpless to be surrounded by everyone as soon as he arrived. He didn't expect that the other party would be waiting for him at the door, so he asked softly after approaching.
"Have you been waiting for a long time? Why don't you go in?"
"I didn't wait long. I was afraid that you wouldn't be able to find a seat when you went in, so I just thought of coming to the door to show Holy Son the way. Come on, let's go in quickly, otherwise the seats will be taken away by others."
After saying that, she turned around and led the way. Huo Yuhao behind her looked at the other party's brisk pace, pursed her lips, and stepped up to follow.
Entering the hotel, looking around, the restaurant is not very large, and the decoration is ordinary. Thick wooden boards half a person's height stand around the tables, making a simple partition between each table. The people sitting down can just block the view, leaving only a spacious entrance and exit, making the whole space look more spacious.
It's lunch time now, the restaurant is already crowded, and noisy conversations are happening one after another.
When the two came to their seats, many people had already noticed this pair of extremely good-looking men and women.
What's more, they have already recognized their identities.
"Isn't this Holy Son and Captain Tianshui!?"
"It's true! Captains Holy Son and Skywater Team had dinner together after the game! This is big news!"
"Really or not... the two of them can't be..."
"What are you thinking about? You must have chosen this place to discuss something. There are so many people watching. If there is really any unclear relationship, wouldn't it be better to just go for a tryst?"
"... It's ready to serve."
After the two of them sat down, Shui Bing'er nodded to the waiter and looked around. Seeing the envious eyes of everyone, a meaningful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, he blinked twice, and his blue eyes stared at the young man in front of him.
Huo Yuhao coughed twice, then seemed to remember something and spoke proactively.
"Your Martial Soul didn't have any problems because of what happened this morning, right?"
Seeing that the other person's first words when he sat down were actually concerned about his own situation, Shui Bing'er was slightly startled, then shook his head.
"There is no problem anymore, thanks to Holy Son's help, otherwise I might have made a big mistake."
"It's just a small effort. It's really a shame to ask you to treat me to this meal today."
"That's not okay. This is a great favor. If it weren't for Holy Son, our college might have lost the qualification to participate..."
As he was talking, the dishes were already being served.
"Let's eat first and chat while eating. It's my first time here too. I heard the food here is delicious..."
"Hmm."
Without saying anything more, they just started talking, and the two of them chatted wordlessly at the dinner table.
Although I have eaten with others more than once, the scene of actually having a good meal like this makes Huo Yuhao so moved that I want to cry.
To put it more closely, I was having dinner with Qian Renxue last night, and ended up knocking over all the dishes on the table. To put it more distantly, I was having dinner with Bibi Dong, who always liked to make little moves under the table while eating.
The conversation between the two started with discussing some anecdotes about the competition, and then Huo Yuhao began to explain to Shui Bing'er the mistakes they made against Divine Wind and Thunderclap.
During the process, Shui Bing'er became more and more frightened as he listened. The other party's analysis was very thorough. Even their original post-game summary was far less detailed than the other party's. You must know that this was the game scene more than ten days ago! It was actually described in detail by the other party.
This was not about picking out any key points, but a complete review. Even though she had experienced it personally, many details had to be told by the other party before she could vaguely recall them.
And after Huo Yuhao's analysis, she realized that many mistakes were not made at that moment, but were destined to happen under the guidance of certain unconscious behaviors. A trivial little habit may cause huge mistakes.
Such analytical skills... She seemed to think of something, and her face changed.
Could it be that the other party is the teacher behind Shrek!?
As early as the beginning of the competition, the members of Shrek showed impressive abilities.
When fighting against each academy, he knew the opponent's Soul Skill very well, and even the methods of dealing with them were textbook-level. It was commonplace for the weak to defeat the strong.
This is a very scary thing.
As time went on, more and more teams discovered this problem, and gradually watching Shrek's games and studying Shrek Academy's playing style became their most important daily tasks.
Especially when she fought Shrek in person today, her sense of déjà vu was even greater. After the Shrek Team captain Dai Mubai was eroded by her own Ice Seal cold energy, she still single-handedly held back two Power Attack System opponents in her team, one of whom was the same Soul Ancestor.
However, facing the combination of Soul Ancestor and Soul Elder, Dai Mubai still had the upper hand. If not, she did not need to forcefully activate Ice Phoenix Martial Soul. She could just wait for her teammates to finish solving the problem and help her deal with Tang San.
That terrifying fighting consciousness is simply incomprehensible to them Five Elemental Academies. Even if one member is like this, if all the members are like this except that Tang San, then someone is obviously teaching them.
Everyone who was aware of this incident was very concerned about the existence behind the scenes. During that time, the teacher information of Shrek was torn up by them, and they did not find out who it was in the end.
With such ability, how could it be unknown?
According to their guess, the most likely one among Shrek is Yu Xiaogang who claims to be theorist Grandmaster. After all, the other person is still Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect.
But when they found out that the only Tang San who had no fighting consciousness was a disciple of Grandmaster, they gave up the idea.
And now, this person is sitting in front of him.
"... That's about it. In fact, the strength of your Tianshui team competition is not worse than that of their two colleges. However, the next promotion competition is a single arena. Except for you, your team members are all water attributes, and their personal strength is not outstanding, so focus on the finals. Preserve your strength in the promotion competition, and don't blindly expose too much for the sake of victory."
Huo Yuhao finished the last warning and took a sip of the drink to moisten his dry throat.
Hearing this, Shui Bing'er's eyes dimmed a little. She knew her team's shortcomings, but although she had power, she didn't dare to use it.
"My personal strength is actually not that strong... I also saw the Ice Phoenix and Holy Son I displayed this morning. I can't control that power at all. Even if we are competing, I will hurt others if I am not careful. I..."
"I'll help you."
Before she finished speaking, her words were interrupted by the gentle voice of Huo Yuhao.
Shui Bing'er suddenly raised her head and saw the faint smile on Huo Yuhao's face. As soon as she met those eyes, she felt as if she had been seen through.
"... why?"
He didn't answer, but asked a question.
"Ice Phoenix in the morning was actually out of control as soon as he appeared on the scene, wasn't he?"
"How do you know..."
"You were constantly consuming mental power on the playing field to forcefully control Ice Phoenix. You wanted to make them leave the field voluntarily to avoid casualties. However, you were interrupted by Tang San's attack containing mental power... Am I right?"
Huo Yuhao slowly told what happened that morning, then pursed his lips and looked into the other person's eyes with a gentle expression.
"You are really a Good God person, and this should not be the shackles that a Good God person should bear. With the power in your hands, you can save more people in the future... so I will help you."
Don't lose yourself because of greed for uncontrollable power, and have a reverence for life. This is what Huo Yuhao sees from the other person. Only such a person can better help others by controlling power, and he will give the other person this opportunity.
The boy's words were very soft and touched Shui Bing'er's heart.
"...what do I have to give?"
Huo Yuhao was slightly stunned. For a moment, he saw his own shadow in the other person. When he came back to his senses, he smiled and shook his head.
"This is what you have. You don't need to pay anything. Just stick to your heart and make good use of this power in the future. I will teach you how to use this power better... If you feel bad about it, just call me teacher."
At the end of the sentence, he couldn't help but make a joke to lighten the heavy atmosphere.
Unexpectedly, Shui Bing'er's eyes lit up, he stood up and bowed deeply towards Huo Yuhao.
"Disciple Shui Bing'er, meet the teacher."
"...?"
Seeing the other party's solemn salute, Huo Yuhao's face froze, feeling that something was not going right.
In the busy city, a pair of boys and girls were walking slowly. They were Huo Yuhao and Shui Bing'er who had come out of the hotel.
Huo Yuhao hesitated for a long time before finally speaking.
"Actually, you don't need to take what I said just now seriously. I didn't mean to threaten you."
"I know, but this is my original intention. Please ask the teacher to accept me as a disciple."
You finally seized the opportunity to change the relationship between the two of you, and you want me to give up?
Impossible!
"If you think it's okay, then..."
Before Huo Yuhao finished speaking, Shui Bing'er took the initiative to hold his hand and said with a smile.
"I know that teachers are the best. Teacher, you may not know that according to our custom, master and apprentice must hold hands when shopping..."
"?"
What kind of custom is this!? Seeing the other person lowering his head and blushing slightly, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
After just one meal, he accepted a disciple, and he felt a huge shock.
Along the way, Shui Bing'er occasionally glanced at the young man beside him, his eyes full of obsession.
Compared to being shy before, for some reason, she became more relaxed after the master-disciple relationship began, and she even felt a little inexplicably excited.
In fact, she regretted it when she first said that sentence. On impulse, it became like this...
You obviously want a closer relationship, but will you have to be a master and apprentice for the rest of your life?
But she soon figured it out, what about master and apprentice?
Who says masters and disciples can't be close to each other? On the contrary, it's more advantageous because of long-term contact, isn't it?
Looking at the side face of Huo Yuhao, her mind was subconsciously filled with all kinds of treason and perverted behaviors of jockeys destroying their ancestors.
The perverted scene made her more and more excited as she thought about it, and her breathing became somewhat rapid.
Shui Bing'er ah Shui Bing'er, how can you be so depraved! You have just become a disciple and you are so disrespectful to the teacher!
... But since we are all teachers, it doesn't matter if we let our apprentices take advantage, right?
It's time to give the teacher a little apprenticeship shock!
Thinking of this, she felt that the master-disciple relationship was quite good. It seemed more exciting than an ordinary couple relationship...
Although Huo Yuhao didn't know what the other person was thinking, the glances he cast from time to time sent chills down his spine. He sighed helplessly, took out a piece of paper, wrote down his address during this period, and handed it to the other person's hand.
"Now that you've decided, come here to find me tomorrow."
"Yes! Teacher."
Shui Bing'er's eyes lit up, and he reached out his hand quickly, as if it was not a note, but a treasure.
Unknowingly, the two of them had arrived at the hotel where Skywater Team was staying temporarily during the competition.
"Okay, I've sent you here, then I'll leave first..."
Huo Yuhao let go of the other person, turned around and was about to leave, when Shui Bing'er suddenly hugged him.
"This is also the custom of master and apprentice over there."
"... Go to bed early."
"Well, see you tomorrow."
Watching Huo Yuhao leave, Shui Bing'er turned around and froze in place. He saw the members of Skywater Team standing neatly at the door of the hotel.
Everyone had meaningful smiles on their faces.
"You, you..."
Shui Bing'er's face instantly turned red, and his words became somewhat incoherent.
"Sister, why didn't I know that we have this strange custom there? Is there a kissing custom later on?"
The girl with dark green hair smiled and joked.
"I really learned a lot today. I didn't expect that our calm captain could be so proactive. How do you describe the master-disciple relationship?... To challenge the master and turn against the disciple? Yes! That's it!"
"Holy Son is so handsome and powerful, but our captain was captured just like that..."
"Ah!!!"
Hearing this, she burst out at the fastest speed in her life and rushed past everyone into the hotel.
The majesty of the captain that she had worked so hard to build for many years was gone at this moment, and she just wanted to escape from the city overnight.