Chapter 16 - Mr.Teacher

So you choose the Path of Sword said the middle-aged man who glanced at the sword one last time",

he picked it up, rubbed the blade and the hilt of the sword with his fingers as if reminiscing over something,

then he suddenly recalled something "Well, I have already waited for who knows how long, and he is the only "TRUE MORTAL" I have found so far,

maybe he will do the impossible and if he won't be able to, then that is considered his luck,

I will just give a push and everything else completely depends upon him" smiled the middle-aged man,

after ending his thoughts he looked at the boy with a warm expression, was it because of the path that Li Jie chose or something else, the answer to that question only lies with the mysterious middle-aged man.

"Good, I know you might have your own expectations regarding my reply to comment which is the better path of the two given by me to you,

but I must apologize for this as even I don't know nor am I sure as to how it will turn out for you by choosing either of the paths,

I can't recommend to you which one is better of the two, as it is your own destiny, your own choice not to be influenced by me or anyone but a decision made by you alone,

and also the choices that you will have to undertake in the upcoming future by yourself and not having any regret,

remember this very clearly boy I have mentioned this before but I will repeat this again even if I have to,

the path of cultivation is arduous but the path of sword master is way above that, which will make any being helpless apart from others, your enemy can be you, your own thoughts, your own mentality, your own heart, and your own "INDIVIDUALITY",

you have to be cautious and wary at all times of everything that might affect you, or else you wouldn't even know how you created a coffin for your own-self to jump in!!!" said the middle-aged man with an apathetic expression towards Li Jie,

hearing which made him understand how grave the matter discussed by the man in-front of him is and not taking it for granted, keeping it in his mind.

"Honorable sir, I will keep what you have said in my mind" replied Li Jie seriously to the middle-aged man,

who nodded and then asked Li Jie to pick up the sword that was in-front of him which was just lying on the floor, Li Jie nodded after which he picked up the ordinary-looking sword with an ethereal feel towards it.

"Li Jie, now that you have picked up this sword, you have embarked on the path of sword and from now on you can call me Mr.Teacher, you will not know my real name because you aren't worthy of it yet",

Li Jie hearing him got curious and asked "Mr.Teacher when will I know your real name and what will I be learning from you",

Mr.Teacher replied with, a smile to curb the curiosity of the kid in-front of him "I will be responsible for teaching you everything that you need to study but remember clearly,

I will only be teaching you till you enter the initial understanding in the stage of the sword force, that will be your graduation certificate, like how many people graduate in academies which have special criteria set for graduation",

Li Wei said "Mr.Teacher what will happen after graduation and what is initial understanding in the stage of the sword force?",

Mr.Teacher said, until your graduation, I will be with you but after graduation, I will be leaving your side after which you will have to forge your own path which I will not interfere with at all no matter how dire the situation gets, there will be no involvement from me at all",

about the understanding of sword force Mr.Teacher mentioned that it is far from him as he is right now, when the time comes, he will know about it.

The next order of business that Mr.Teacher explained in detail to Li Jie was that from now on, he must keep the sword which was given to him by Mr.Teacher at all times even while sleeping and that he is not allowed to sheath it nor is he allowed to lose it and if possible study it's mysteries which is, of course, impossible for a five-year-old without any cultivation, but it doesn't hurt to try.

After a lot of explanation and topics regarding cultivation which Li Jie was curious about and Mr.Teacher explaining all of them to his new student, it was the time of sunset which marked the end of his lessons,

Li Jie bowed ceremoniously towards his master, who is the reason for his change in fate, or else he would have been a boy with no hope for cultivation.

after Li Jie came out of the pagoda he first went to his room where he found a leather belt on which there was a hole to fix the scabbard but instead he fixed the sword in his belt without the scabbard that would just tighten the surface below the hilt so that the sword was visible,

which can also help him in holding his sword by the waist, which will take some time if Li Jie tries to draw his sword, which is quite troublesome is what he was thinking but then he shook his head and decided to fix the problem of sword handling later as he was getting late.

he came out of his room and ran towards the pantry, afraid he would be late, he sneaked into the pantry quietly and cautiously where he found a bag and slipped in some of the various food items in the bag,

when the bag turned full he pulled it up and placed it on his shoulder so that he could carry it easily,

he came out of the pantry cautiously, so that no one notices him and then he moved towards the direction of the watchtower where he was supposed to meet with Dai Chen.