My Cultivation Starting from Archery

"Perhaps he is an Immortal, at least that is how Master used to call him,"

Fang Qingyun recalled, his tone filled with admiration, "Mr. Mei appeared three times in Master's life, in his youth, middle age, and old age, every time he would help Master see through some confusion."

"Although he didn't offer any help or boost in cultivation."

"But the improvements he brought to one's mental state were immense."

"Master said that without Mr. Mei, he couldn't have persisted to this day."

"If I have the chance, I also wish to meet Mr. Mei in person."

"Did not help to improve cultivation..."

Chen Sansi asked curiously, "Then how do you determine that he is an Immortal?"

He sounded like he did not believe the man was an Immortal, but rather like a learned monk capable of resolving mental doubts.

"Immortal youth."

Fang Qingyun emphasized, "In his twilight years, Master has seen many people pass away, yet every time he met Mr. Mei, he always looked as if he hadn't aged."

"So there really are Immortals..."

Chen Sansi pondered.

It seemed that the old Emperor's encounter with an Immortal was probably true as well.

"Junior brother."

A cold female voice rang out, interrupting Chen Sansi's thoughts. He looked up and saw Sun Li, dressed in a white gauzy pink skirt, greeting him and even slightly bowing, almost making him fail to recognize her.

"Senior sister, I don't deserve your courtesy."

Chen Sansi was flustered.

He never expected Sun Li to have this side to her, a proper lady, entirely different from her usual self outside.

That's right.

Originally, Sister Lan had told him how she worried about scars and even cried over them.

At heart, she was still a woman.

"She, your junior sister, started practicing Martial Arts just last year; she barely went out before, let alone fought in wars,"

Fang Qingyun said, "The path of Martial Arts is fraught with anxiety and pain, everyone felt sorry for her, at first no one was willing to teach her, but then she pestered me every day, and with no other choice, I started teaching her the sword."

He suddenly seemed to become a different person, so different from his usual composed demeanor, he emphasized:

"Junior brother, don't look down on me now that I'm crippled; when I was young, your senior brother was the top genius of the Eight Camps, even the boss was no match for me."

"That's for sure, it is evident,"

Chen Sansi knew in his heart.

Otherwise, how could he, now crippled, still serve as a Main General, with his subordinates utterly loyal to him?

"We've arrived!"

Passing through an archway and following a cobblestone path to the end, they arrived at a vast lake that seemed to have no boundaries.

Sun Xiangzong was sitting on a rock, holding a fishing rod.

"Master!"

Chen Sansi corrected himself, "Your disciple pays his respects to Master."

"Keep it down."

Sun Xiangzong emphasized, and after propping up the fishing rod, he gestured for them to come to the pavilion nearby.

On the stone table in the center, there was a mountainous pile of books.

Chen Sansi glanced briefly and saw that they all appeared to be secret skill books of various types.

Quick on the uptake, he stepped ahead of the Supervisor to pour the tea, "Master, please have some tea."

Out of both sentiment and principle, pouring tea was the right thing to do.

Ignoring the fact that he was a Master, he also had saved his life.

"Mm."

Sun Xiangzong looked at the purple clay tea pot, and seemingly nonchalantly asked, "I heard you and your lawful wife have a very good relationship?"

"Very good,"

Chen Sansi replied truthfully.

"Is that so?"

Sun Xiangzong raised an eyebrow, "I was thinking of finding you a suitable young lady who could help you with your future prospects, suggesting you change your lawful wife to a concubine."

"Thank you for your kindness, Master, but I do not need it,"

Chen Sansi said with a salute, "My wife has been with me since the days I couldn't afford food, if I were to cast her aside now that I have achieved a little success, wouldn't I be ungrateful and heartless?"

As he spoke, he slowly realized something was amiss; why did they start with this topic?

"Good, good,"

Sun Xiangzong held his teacup, his face expressionless, then abruptly changed the subject, "Did the people from Seeking Immortal Tower look for you?"

"Indeed, they even arranged to meet me at the Red Sleeve Tower,"

Chen Sansi had been meaning to ask, "I'm not sure how Master dealt with them."

"Let them go,"

Fang Qingyun took the conversation, "Junior brother, if you want to see them, you can visit Red Sleeve Tower; they won't hurt you, and they might even provide you with some benefits."

"Good,"

Chen Sansi noted it down.

"Let's talk business now,"

Sun Xiangzong took a couple of sips of tea, "Child, tell me, why did you beg me to take you as a disciple?"

"Initially, it was to avoid being bullied,"

Chen Sansi replied without hesitation, "Now, I want to go further along the path of Martial Arts. There's a rumor that Master has the Immortal Law, and if I have the opportunity, I would like to learn it too."

Sun Xiangzong and Fang Qingyun exchanged a glance and simultaneously began to laugh.

"Good lad, quite straightforward!"

"Not like some people, whose hearts clearly want benefits while their mouths spout only about righteousness, I get so annoyed listening to them. If you want to learn something, just say it, what's the point of beating around the bush?"

Sun Xiangzong then asked, "So I ask you, if one day you really reach great heights, what will you do?"

"I don't know,"

Chen Sansi said candidly, "I haven't thought about it."

"Haven't thought about it, yes, when I was your age, I hadn't thought about it either, that's a tough question for you,"

Sun Xiangzong asked further, "What do you think is your biggest flaw?"

"I..." Find adventures on empire

Chen Sansi pondered, "Amorous, I guess."

"..."

The hand holding the teacup belonging to Sun Xiangzong shook slightly.

"Master,"

Fang Qingyun began explaining, "It's quite normal for a young man to have strong desires. After all, a fair lady is a gentleman's good match; when I was young, wasn't I dashing and romantic, and didn't I also cause trouble for you, Master?"

"Shut up. When was I like that in my youth, when I focused solely on Martial Arts and steered clear of women?"

Sun Xiangzong glared at them, "Correct it, being amorous is indeed a big problem!"