In the intensity of the light and with many eyes looking at him, he wasn't nervous at all. There was only one thought preoccupying his mind: first, he completely forgot about the illness of the Golden Tiger Sect Leader's wife. Second, if you mix Nicholas's medical tea with lotus herbs, it becomes exactly like the Thousand Aromas Ice Tea. And if he actually possesses Thousand Aromas Ice Tea, he would never give it to him. How could he give him something that no merchant can obtain, not even the King of Trade, who only gets one every year? Third, the one who discovered this thing was Riyon after nine years from now, which means he actually stole it from his brother—but he didn't care. What mattered was how he was going to deal with this problem.
The day before, he was happy because he brought a medical tea that the Sect Leader's wife loved, since she used to drink it with her younger sister. He heard this information before returning in time from "Shio Kin," his crazy friend who owns the biggest intelligence guild. He thought that if he brought Lady Min Si—the wife of the Golden Tiger Sect Leader—beautiful memories with her sister, she would make the Sect Leader grateful to him, and then it would be his turn to take everything he could from him. Everything was ruined because he mixed lotus herbs to improve the taste, and now the Sect Leader was demanding an explanation.
A few minutes ago, he entered the meeting room with a gentle smile. The first thing he felt was that the atmosphere was dark and everyone was staring at him, until the Sect Leader spoke:
"The Golden Tiger Sect Leader sent a message containing his gratitude because his wife was sick, but after drinking the tea, she became a little better."
Lang Byul: "….."
"And he decided to forgive your older brother, Lang Liu."
Lang Byul: "????"
"And he mentioned that he will allow some disciples from the first and third grades to participate in the Dark Forest Competition, and he himself will come to sit with the Sect Leader, and also the disciples will apologize to each other."
Lang Byul cursed the Golden Tiger Sect Leader, his stupid friend Shio Kin, and his brother whom he wanted to be punished. Honestly, his brother stabbed him—how could he apologize to the Sect Leader just for his sake? Was the Sect Leader an idiot? Lang Byul was extremely annoyed, but suddenly remembered that he did something good for the Sect Leader, and now the Sect Leader must reward him.
Lang Byul knew the Sect Leader would ask about the tea and what he put in it. He looked at the Sect Leader and the Elder beside him, who were waiting for his answer. He thought that he had no other choice and spoke:
"My dear Grandfather, I wrote to the Sect Leader asking him to forgive my brother, and I also sent him a medical tea with the meaning that he should reconcile with my Grandfather."
The Sect Leader was about to speak, but Lang Byul interrupted him:
"But I see that the Golden Tiger Sect Leader loved the letter and the medical tea, and understood that the disciples should apologize to each other instead of fighting."
The Sect Leader tried to speak for the second time, but for the second time, Lang Byul interrupted:
"Grandfather, it's fine if you don't give me a reward. It's enough that I did something good for the sect, although I was hoping to receive a reward from my generous Grandfather."
Everyone was silent from shock, even the Sect Leader couldn't say what he wanted. After a few seconds, the Sect Leader burst out laughing.
Lang Byul understood that after this laugh, he would give him a huge reward. And indeed, after the Sect Leader finished laughing, he spoke:
"Alright, Byul. I understand. You did something good for the sect, so I, the Sect Leader, will grant you anything you want. So tell me."
Lang Byul fell silent for a moment and spoke:
"I want to choose my Guidance Instructor."
A Guidance Instructor is not a full teacher. He only guides you to the path you want and gives you some experience by sending you on a mission to learn. Before Lang Byul returned in time, he didn't have a teacher, only the old man was his teacher. The difference is that a Guidance Instructor has more than one student, but the old man only had Lang Byul.
The Sect Leader looked at him carefully, then nodded in agreement.
"Alright, you can choose any instructor you want."
Lang Byul laughed internally and looked at Parki Wang. He walked toward him very slowly—each step followed by another, one second apart. His eyes were fixed on him. This made everyone think he was going to choose Parki Wang. Lang Byul smiled, and when he arrived, he bowed respectfully to his new teacher.
"My Lord, please take me as your disciple."
Parki Wang closed his eyes and sighed.
Parki Wang: "No. I refuse. I have already taken my disciple…"
Lang Byul: "Excuse me? But—"
Parki Wang: "Didn't you hear? I refuse."
Parki Wang opened his eyes in annoyance and saw something that shocked him—Lang Byul was bowing. But not to him… to Leong Hyun Dai.
Parki Wang: "….."
Leong Hyun: "….."
Everyone: "….."
Lang Byul: "Pfft hahaha."
Lang Byul tried not to laugh, but he couldn't stop himself. He didn't laugh loudly, but everyone could hear him. After the shock, Parki Wang's face turned pink from embarrassment. As for Leong Hyun, he was stunned and unable to speak.
The Sect Leader spoke first:
"Alright, Hyun, do you accept?"
Leong Hyun: "Yes… Wait, what… me?!!"