Chapter 1: Awakening
Imperial Capital.
In a large quadrangle courtyard, a tall, handsome boy was reclining on a rocking chair.
One hand held a book, the other a teapot, which he occasionally raised to his lips for a sip, looking quite at ease.
"Ye Feiyang, you little rascal, do you know what day it is today!"
A roar suddenly erupted.
Hearing the voice, the boy's expression immediately changed, and his backside sprang from the rocking chair as if on springs. One hand put down the teapot, the other placed the book on his head, and he ran towards the room without looking back.
The next second, the boy saw the old man who had suddenly appeared in front of him, stopped instantly, carefully took the book from his head, and with an ingratiating expression, said,
"Master, you're already so old, why are you still so temperamental? I just didn't go to class today."
As he spoke, the boy, whom the old man called Ye Feiyang, walked up to the old man and diligently kneaded and massaged the old man's shoulders.
"Is this just about skipping class!? Do you know what day it is today!?"
Listening to Ye Feiyang's words, the old man's face showed a hint of anger, veins throbbing on his forehead, and he roared again.
"Oh, isn't today just my high school freshman orientation and the day we awaken our magic? It's not a big deal."
Ye Feiyang pouted, saying casually. ׺°"˜`"°º× ׺°"˜`"°º×
"Alright, alright, do you know how long others have waited for this day? And you, you actually say it's not a big deal! You're really something."
As the old man spoke, the anger on his face gradually turned calm. This was definitely not because the old man was no longer angry with Ye Feiyang, but the calm before the storm!
Seeing the old man's expression, Ye Feiyang also realized the seriousness of the matter. His face was full of smiles.
"Master, I misspoke just now. It's not that I didn't want to go to school to awaken, but I already awakened just now while sunbathing—ah, no, while reading."
Hearing Ye Feiyang's words, the old man's raised hand slowly lowered, and a hint of suspicion appeared in his eyes as he looked at the boy.
"Are you trying to trick me, boy, making up such an excuse to get away with it?"
"Of course not, Master. Do you think I would lie to you about something like this?"
The smile on Ye Feiyang's face slowly disappeared, replaced by a serious expression.
"Are you telling the truth!?"
The old man said, half-believing, half-doubting.
"Then I'll release my spirit and let you check my consciousness space. That should be fine, right?"
Ye Feiyang sighed, sounding quite helpless.
Hearing Ye Feiyang ask him to check his consciousness space, the old man was stunned. He already believed Ye Feiyang's earlier claim of having awakened, because although his disciple was lazy and loved to skip classes, he would not deliberately deceive him on important matters. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Although he believed him inwardly, the old man still raised a hand and placed it on Ye Feiyang's forehead, injecting a trace of spiritual power.
In the dark space, a faint light glimmered.
The old man looked towards the light, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.
"Moon-white! This brat actually awakened the Summoning系! Worthy of being my disciple!"
Looking at the Star Dust emitting a faint light, the old man's spiritual body stroked his long beard, his face filled with satisfaction. The next second, the old man's eyes instantly widened.
"This is!?"
He saw that beside the moon-white Star Dust, there was another faint glimmer of light flashing. If the old man hadn't observed so carefully, he might have overlooked it.
"Silver, Space Element!"
"My disciple is a monster!"
At this moment, the expression on the old man's face could no longer be described by shock or joy.
The old man's spiritual body disappeared from the dark consciousness space.
"Fei Yang, you have awakened the Summoning系 and Space Element, naturally having one more element than others. While this will make your attack methods more complex and varied than mages of the same level, it also means you will have to put in more effort than others. Otherwise, this extra element will not only fail to be an aid but will become a burden."
The old man earnestly cautioned him.
"I understand, Master. I will definitely cultivate diligently!"
The boy said in a listless manner.
"You boy, cheer up a bit. Although you have the innate talent of dual elements, there are also people in the world with other special talents, and even those with the same talent as you. Moreover, your talent is still a notch below this old man's back in the day."
The old man stroked his long beard and tapped the boy's forehead twice.
The old man suddenly sighed deeply, saying wistfully,
"If you don't cultivate diligently, you'll only be left far behind by your peers. You wouldn't want the girl you love to call someone else 'husband', would you?
And if you have strength, all the beautiful elder sisters and younger sisters in the world will be yours to choose from."
"I understand, Master. I will definitely cultivate diligently."
The young man nodded obediently, but secretly rolled his eyes and muttered to himself.
"Strength means beautiful girls to pick from, yeah right. You old geezer, you're really bad. You even call yourself the number one Summoning Master in the country, yet you're so old, and we haven't even seen a trace of a Mistress."
Seeing Ye Feiyang nod, looking very obedient and compliant, the old man also understood that Ye Feiyang was merely humoring him.
The old man did not point this out, only taking a deep look at the house behind Ye Feiyang.
He lowered his head to look at the silver-white, flowing ring on his index finger, then turned and left.
"Since Fei Yang has already awakened, then this Dimensional Summoning Stone will be saved for Jiang Yu. I need to prepare other things for Fei Yang."
Seeing the old man leave, Ye Feiyang ran back to the rocking chair and lay down, waving his hand.
"Come out, the old man is gone."
As the young man's words fell, the door quietly opened a crack. A delicate and tender face peeked out from within, quickly scanning the courtyard.
Then, he pushed open the door, walked out of the room, and quickly went to the rocking chair next to the young man, settling down on it.
"Senior Brother, what do you think Master will do if he finds out I skipped class?"
The young man looked at Ye Feiyang beside him, a hint of worry on his face.
"Jiang Yu, just relax. Since the old man has chosen to turn a blind eye, he naturally won't say anything more. Otherwise, do you think he wouldn't have noticed you hiding in the room?"
Ye Feiyang rolled his eyes at Jiang Yu, saying faintly.
His junior brother was good in every way, except he was too obedient, even getting nervous about skipping class.
"Oh."
After hearing Ye Feiyang's words, Jiang Yu thought for a moment, and the worry on his face disappeared. Lying on the rocking chair, hugging a small black cat, a hint of contentment appeared on his face.
However, good times don't last long.
"Ye Feiyang!"
A sweet, clear voice rang out.
Hearing the voice, Ye Feiyang on the rocking chair slowly opened his eyes, and seeing the person, a hint of helplessness appeared on his face.
"A Xu..."