44 Chapter 43.

"Little Chu'er do you mind releasing your grip on your master?"

"Never! You'll just disappear and leave me all alone again."

She just strongly shook her head after saying that like an adorable child throwing a tantrum.

Being the troubled overly attractive male I was, I could only let out a sigh.

"Chu'er, your master has something to give you. It is a talisman that will allow you to communicate with anybody regardless of language."

"Eh? A token of master's love towards this little Chu'er?"

Did I ever say that? Did I? Is the translation function on the robe I'm wearing broken? It has been working fine this entire time though. But she did say at one point it was like I was speaking another language. Maybe it is broken. Who are we kidding?! This kid just likes to hear what she wants to hear!

"Do you need master to clean your ears out for you?"

"Master would do such a thing?! Such a good service exists? Why didn't you tell me sooner?!"

This disciple is a lost cause.

What happened to the viscous Chu Yue? Does a girl hopelessly in love really change this much?

I can't even picture the two versions of her being the same person. Isn't a woman in love too scary?

"My disciple don't you think this is enough already?"

"How do I know when I will even see you next? You're just going to disappear again as soon as I let go of you, aren't you?"

Instead of answering her, I just placed the talisman my wife handed me around my little disciple's neck.

As I was doing so, she giggled a bit and said something that I thought would bring about the end of the world. "Master, it's been poking me for a while now. Would you like your disciple to take care of it for you?"

"Chu'er, sorry. Master doesn't quite understand. It sounded like you were speaking in another language just now."

"Chu'er is turning sixteen in a month master."

Does this girl not have ears? So what if you're turning sixteen, what does that have to do with me?

"A few months earlier wouldn't make much of a difference master."

"Sorry my hearing seems to not be working too well today."

"Fine then master. Chu'er is feeling a bit tired right now. Do you mind taking a seat with me?"

This is too suspicious. Would this girl really give up so easily? What is she planning?

She pulled me over to the bench and had me sit down. She then sat next to me. For some reason, I felt a bit nervous. Especially when I thought about how she mentioned the thing that was poking her for a while earlier.

"Master, Chu'er is feeling sleepy for some reason. I'm going to take a short nap. Please don't disappear on me before I wake up. I'll never forgive you if you do, okay?"

"..."

"What's with the silence master? Aren't you going to make this promise to your cute little disciple?"

"If you make this promise, I swear I won't hold master up when I wake up."

"Haah, fine I promise."

That was when she smiled deviously towards me like she had won some sort of battle.

She quickly plopped her head down on my lap, right on top of a certain danger zone.

"Master, there's something hard here. Is this what was poking me earlier?"

Don't you dare act innocent with me little girl!

"Master, can't you make it softer and more comfortable so your disciple can fall asleep easily?"

Is this supposed to be revenge for the "master, master, where are you" thing?

Little disciple I'll have you know, I'm quite experienced when it comes to be teased. This amount of teasing is child's play to me. Hmmp! Don't you dare underestimate the will of a man older than you!

I crossed my arms, didn't answer her and coldly acted like I didn't hear a thing.

"Master? Why are you ignoring your disciple? I'm just curious what this hard thing is."

She started poking it before I noticed causing my lips to twitch uncontrollably. This girl is taking this too far. Do you not know I'm walking on a tightrope here? I've only got one more strike! Stop messing around please!

Seeing my lack of a reaction she became more persistent. "Master, really, what is this rock hard thing down here? Hey, why do you keep ignoring me? Did I do something to make master dislike me?"

She sat up slightly at an angle resting her hand where her head was resting on just now.

"If you don't speak master, I'll just have to find out for myself, won't I?"

She began moving her hand back and forth like she was trying to get an understanding of the objects shape.

"Such a strange shape? What could it be?"

Just when I was almost unable to hold back anymore I reached out and grabbed a hold of her hand to get her to stop. I just barely managed to retain my dignity as a master.

If she made even one more movement the repercussions could have been horrible.

It was as if a voice told me I was just barely safe, I heard from the void my wife's voice once more. "Ball two. You're cutting it close husband. Do you dare? Do you? Do you really?"

I don't. Trust me, I don't! This little girl is just to devious and vicious. Why does she have to lust after the forbidden so much? Can she not be satisfied with a pure relationship with little Han?

"Eh? Master why did you stop me? You wouldn't tell me what it was, so I wanted to find out."

"Chu Yue, anymore nonsense and I'll sever all ties as master and disciple with you."

She just looked at me with a pained and hurt expression and said, "master is a cheater."

No no no! I'm trying to prevent that from happening little girl!

Do you really think I'm going to fall for your act? I'll have you know, your master can see through all posers. You are definitely posing as a hurt girl right now!

"Little Chu, enough with the fake pained little girl act."

"Tch. Master's no fun. Just when it was getting good too. How was it? Did it get your heart fluttering?"

This girl… her devious side is definitely still there. If I don't keep my eyes on her and educate her properly, I might get stabbed in the back one day.

"So it was an act from the beginning, right?"

"Halfway. The act only started when I pulled you over to the bench."

"Little girl, your master is no fool. My wife's level of teasing far surpasses that of yours."

"I'll surpass her one day, don't worry. Look forward to it."

No, please don't. I don't need two wives or an extra mistress. One wife is enough for my little glass heart to handle.

"Can't you just marry little Han?"

"Why would I marry him? He already found someone else he liked, didn't he?"

"Who? What? He did? When? Where? How did that happen?"

"I don't know, it's some married beauty whose name I don't know."

That little brat! I went through all this effort to try and help you hook up with Chu Yue and you go and betray my expectations the moment you come to this realm?!

Little boy I'm going to beat your ass when I find you! This isn't over, you hear me! I will wrap this leash Chu Yue around your neck and make you beg for mercy. As the main character you've naturally got to make the growth type hidden antagonist yours. Stop being so useless and get your act together.

After venting out the grievances in my heart, I said to Chu Yue, "maybe you're wrong."

"Who cares about little Han. Master when do you plan on making me a woman? How many children do you want? What should we name them?"

"Ouch!"

I hit her on the head. Child abuse? Bah, some children won't learn unless you give them a good whack on the head.

"Hehehe, day 7, hour 18, minute 45 after meeting master for the first time. Master hit me on the head for the first time. It was the first time anyone scolded me like that. I was quite surprised. It left my heart fluttering."

What was that? She muttered so quietly I think I misheard. Why did you need to emphasize first time so much anyways? Scary!

"Uhmm little disciple what are you writing down right now?"

"Nothing master."

Very scary!

This disciple is scary as hell! Is being hit on the head for the first time by somebody something you take pride in?

What do I do? What do I do? How do I educate this child properly? Is a personality something that can even be changed? I'm starting to have my doubts. Little Han! Get your ass over here and take her heart away quickly! This master is going to be stabbed one day! I don't want to be stabbed. Getting stabbed hurts! Getting stabbed means losing my poor little life!

Well, I've done what I came here to do. It's time for me to leave. Yep, let's just ignore this scary little disciple for a while. Child neglect? You think? Escapism? Maybe? But the future me can deal with this landmine. Let's skedaddle my way out of here as soon as possible. I saw nothing, I know nothing, I hear nothing. I see no evil here, just my cute little disciple as I passed by for a moment.

"Chu'er this realm is meant to test you. Your master cannot always hold your hand through everything. You must face this trial on your own. Now that you can communicate with the people in this world, you must find the inheritance hidden within. You cannot lose to those people from the empire. As my disciple you must become number one."

I stood up from the bench and faced away from her so she couldn't see the awkward situation hidden down below beneath my robe.

I walked forward to put distance between the two of us. I was hoping to quickly get to somewhere I could lose her line of sight and sprint off to change out of these scary robes. Should I just dump it somewhere and forget about this whole master disciple act? Before I could get far, that little lass quickly caught up to me and embraced me tightly from behind.

"Chu'er what is the meaning of this?"

"I just want to stay like this for a moment, it's not that I'm trying to make you stay."

"That's not what I was asking."

"What? Then whatever could be the matter, master?"

"That hand. What is the meaning of it?"

"I just wanted to embrace master once before he left so I unconsciously tightly wrapped my arm around you."

"No. I don't mean your left hand. I mean your right hand."

"Oh! That's what you meant?"

"I thought master might find it difficult to walk around like that so I thought I'd give you a helping hand."

"Aren't you going to praise your disciple for her thoughtfulness?"

"Can you please stop stalling with your words that you are obviously using to give you more time to keep stroking that thing in your right hand?"

"I just wanted to make master happy before he left. He gave me a valuable talisman as a token of his love. This disciple just wanted to return that love to him in form of a gift as well."

"Master's do not need gifts in return. Please move your hand."

"I didn't mean your left hand in case you were trying to play smart by only moving that one away."

"..." she kept moving her right hand as she pleased. Was I not specific enough still?

"Are you still not moving it? Do I need to specifically say to move your right hand?"

"Haaaah, fine. Master is a heartless man who won't take a return gift filled with his disciples heartfelt love."

"Oh well, I guess that's fine too."

"Hmm? Tastes pretty good."

That statement left me curious and I looked over to see her licking her index finger.

Ugh. Naturally it was what came before one reached the peak of an explosion.

"I wonder what that stuff that comes afterwards tastes like."

I walked away without taking another look back.

Being a master is probably the dumbest decision of my life. I regret that idiotic me back then. If I knew things would turn out like this, I would have ran away without saying a single word to this little fox like disciple.

Wouldn't you know it? She was right on cue.

"Ball three."