All Novel Full Chapter 65 - Master? Part 2
"Can you be my master please" blurted out Adam as he fell onto his knees.
His actions were no longer being judged by pride or arrogance and Adam submitted to the weird man in the hopes that he would accept him as a disciple.
The weird man was silent for a while, before answering with an answer that shocked Adam.
"Absolutely not, how did you even find this place and me. I am just trying to live the few years left I have of my life alone" answered the weird man.
Adam looking up could see that the man had a confused expression which then changed to one of anger.
"Did they send you? Even after so long is he still after me" roared the stubby man as he suddenly appeared before Adam and held him up in the air from his neck.
Adam, who was struggling to breathe in the man's grip, knew that fighting back would be useless as he saw rage, sadness, sorrow and regret all burning in the old man's eyes.
"I don't know what you are talking about, let me go" wailed Adam.
Suddenly letting go of Adam he had an apologetic expression as he suddenly lost control of his emotions.
Adam who was watching the man closely knew that there must be a story behind his anger and the mysterious people that could cause him to become so angry, but he knew that it wasn't his place to ask about it.
"I found this dojo online and it was seen by a few people going on hikes in the area. It was said that you had claimed to be able to use chi" informed him Adam.
"What is online and who dared to expose the location of my mountains," asked the man.
Adam couldn't help but be shocked by the man's lack of knowledge of the outside world and his claim to own the mountainous region his dojo was in.
"Are you crazy? How long have you been here for" asked Adam.
"hmmm, It should have been at least a few centuries. I've been here ever since..." answered the man before becoming too angry to continue.
Hearing his answer Adam had no idea how to react and what to think of the weird man that he found.
However strangely despite the continuous shocks that the man gave him, Adam was calm the entire time.
"Well the world has completely changed and you will be shocked to know that the world is much larger than this continent" described Adam thinking that he probably didn't know about how the world really was.
"I know that idiot, but who is this online person," he asked.
Adam sat down with the short chubby man in the corner of the room and began explaining to him what the internet was and how the world was now.
After a few hours, Adam was starting to get used to the man's pompous nature and the man was also getting used to Adam's calm nature that came along with his Hunter's mind.
"Okay thanks for the information and the update of how the world is now, but I really can't take you in as a disciple" stated the man seriously after he had gained enough of an understanding of the current world from Adam.
"Why not" enquired Adam, unwilling to miss out on the opportunity to learn from somebody so powerful.
"Well normally I would never explain myself to anybody, but you have given me information so it is only right that I at least give you a valid reason. All I can tell you is that the last time I had disciples they betrayed me and almost managed to kill me, after I had taught them most of what I knew. They stole most of the skills, methods and all the valuables that I had. But I was able to survive and it took me such a long time to recover that I lost track of time. Ever since then I have been in this weakened state and don't have much time left. I vowed I would never take in another disciple after the disciples I took in betrayed me and unfortunately, that includes you" explained the man filled with rage and regret.
Adam could tell that his story was genuine and matching it with what he had already seen of the man it made sense.
But he was still unwilling to miss the opportunity to learn from him.
"But I won't betray you and wouldn't be able to even if I wanted to" stated Adam.
"That is exactly how it was with my first disciples and now I can't get back home" refuted the man.
Past his pompous and arrogant nature, he seemed like a nice man and Adam felt bad for how he was betrayed and how his trust was broken.
"How about this. You teach me until I reach a point that I am still weaker than you and then you don't have to teach me. And I can pay you with the modern day money I told you about that you can buy anything with" offered Adam.
[If I can get him to teach me and show him my talent, worth and loyalty, he should continue to teach me even after I inevitably surpass him] thought Adam to himself, knowing that there was no limit to his growth with his Dungeon System.
Looking at Adam's young, genuine and dedicated nature that were all great in the eyes of the man, he was still struggling to accept Adam as a disciple.
'He is talented and each time he missed, he improved slightly and learnt very quickly. And although I do not know about his cultivation talent and method, he is very talented in combat and has very high perceptivity. He would be a great disciple, cultivator and fighter, but I still can't trust him or anybody else' thought to himself the man.
He didn't want to die without his legacy being carried by a student, child or disciple, and Adam seemed to be the best and only option that he could choose without exposing himself to his enemies.
They sat silently for a few minutes, until the man suddenly broke the silence.
"I agree, I will be your master" decided the man.
"But I have some conditions"