First Mission Done

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He has finally done it.

The mission is halfway done. He only needs to take in Jiang Chen as his disciple. He is confident that the boy will not reject him. Also, he did not forget to 'clean' the treasure vault and left only the money and common things.

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"Please accept my apologies, Master Shui. Although you have helped me with a lot of things, even helped to settle my family's matter, I can't repay you enough. I wish to remain in this town with my father and work hard on my own."

Yuan Lin inner mind is in mess. His jaws almost dropped from the unexpected rejection but his face remained calm and indifferent. He looked at Jiang Chen and nodded his head lightly. "Since you have decided then I will not pursue. It is regretful that I was not able to bring up another star but your decision, I respected it." He looked at Jiang Li who was at the side and smiled. "Well then, it is time for me to continue my journey. Thank you for your kind hospitality, Mr. Jiang. If you ever wished to open new businesses, you may take the money I left in the Fang treasure vault. Here is the jade key to the vault." He took out a blue jade and gave it to the man before he looked at Jiang Chen one more time.

Then, he turned around and walked away.

Although the boy decided against his expectation, he does not mind it. He could just take anyone in the town to be his disciple and it can even be a slave. He has enough money to buy a slave and free the slave to be his disciple. It is a regretful thing that he was not able to take in such a talented main character material.

Yuan Lin walked slowly away from the Jiang Manor and was prepared to fly up to the sky to start a fresh new journey. At the same time, he heard a shout coming from the behind.

"Master Shui. P-please, wait!"

The man halted his step and looked to the back. He saw Jiang Chen knelt down and bowed his head toward him.

"Master has indeed saved me and my father. To be your disciple is a fortune for me. I may not be able to repay you in my lifetime but if master allows, I wish to be your disciple and train under your wing."

Yuan Lin was about to say something but the middle-aged man beside Jiang Chen stepped forward and bowed toward him. "Master Shui, please take my son with you. He was worried about his father who will be left in this town but I as his father cannot bear watching my son's future becoming limited because of me."

What happens now? Yuan Lin could not believe that things take such a quick turn. Before, the boy said he did not wish to be his disciple now he wished to be his disciple. Only after reading the situation, Yuan Lin realized that Jiang Li must have said something to his son to make the boy changes his mind so quickly. He sighed and gave a slight smile.

"I may look like this but I am extremely strict toward my disciple. Even if you cry due to harsh training, I will not care and send you back to your home." Yuan Lin said with half-joking half-truth attitude.

Even after hearing that, Jiang Chen only looks more determined. He straightened his back and clasped his fist.

"I will not regret this decision. Please accept me under your tutelage, master!"

"Alright, you will be my first disciple then."

[Congratulation Yuan Lin for completing the first mission. Along with the reward given for succeeding the first mission, you are granted the Small Conscious World to embark your first journey in this cultivation world. Your rewards will be put inside there.]

'Small Conscious World?' He was surprised to know that he gets something else along with the rewards promised for succeeding the mission. He quickly takes a look at the system and almost shouts out loud. 'Incredible!' The name is pretty self-explanatory. The small world has a consciousness that is linked with his consciousness. It is like having an obedient subordinate under him. As long as he wished for it, he can enter the small world anytime and anywhere. In the world, he is the king.

As of now, only he can enter the small world because it is still in the early stage of cultivation. However, it is already a huge benefit because the world is filled with highly condensed spiritual energy and there is an endless stream of spiritual water. The soil is even superior to Holy Earth quality that was the most high-quality soil ever to cultivate magical herbs. He can also change parts of the small world into different climates and it is basically a complete small world.

In the corner of the world, there is a small hut, a long table, a chair, and a huge water vase. On the long table, there are the rewards for the first mission.

It is almost unrealistic that he is able to get such a great reward and it is not even related to the mission he was doing. As happy as he was, he still did not forget about his disciple who is standing in front of him with eyes full of expectation. He said in a casual tone. "Pack in your clothes and other things, I will be waiting outside here."

"Yes!" Jiang Chen spoke aloud before he runs back into his house to take things.

Jiang Li also followed suit and with a complicated feeling, he watched as his son packing his items. He went to the treasure vault and after a while, he got out and walked to behind his son.

Jiang Chen looked around for the items he wished to take with him and noticed his father who was standing behind him. "Father?" He asked after seeing his old man's worried look. The middle-aged man took out a black poach and gave it to his son.

"The gold coins, I have put it in here as well as other things that you should have inherited as soon as you are twelve years old. I have also put your mother's jade in here for you to keep. I have not tell anyone about this before but I will tell you now."

Jiang Chen said nothing as he received the black pouch and tied it to his waist. He then looked at his father seriously.

"Two years after you are born, your mother is still alive and she gave birth to a healthy young baby girl who is your little sister. Afterward, the demonic tribe attacked your mother's hometown and she died while protecting her relatives. I tried to prevent her from going to the place and even tried to follow her but she said that if anything happens to her and me, our children will be orphan children. We don't have anyone to rely on. Only I and your mother are Mortal General at that time and it was already late to wait for reinforcement from the kingdom. Therefore I stayed behind to protect you and your sister but I lost your mother." Regrets and sadness flashed across Jiang Li's eyes.

"She was a genius and gave birth to a genius, your little sister. After your mother's died, your sister was enveloped with brilliant light and you almost get enveloped too. I was quick to cover you with my own spiritual energy but I was too late to cover your sister. When the light faded, I realized that your sister is gone but a blue pearl appeared on the place where your sister was at." At this point, Jiang Li took out a red box with ancient scripting and gave it to his son.

"I have no idea what happens. I also have no inkling why the light targets both of you and not me. But, I have an idea that it is highly related to the demonic tribe that attacked your mother and her hometown. I don't know if your sister can still be saved but the blue pearl showed liveliness every time you advanced in cultivation. Therefore, I hope you can figure out what happens to your sister."

Yuan Lin was not intending to eavesdrop the conversation but he was waiting outside for a long time thus he checked on Jiang Chen by separating his spiritual consciousness. He even managed to buy horses for them to ride while he was waiting. He shook his head mildly and chuckled in his heart. 'There's no doubt now. The boy is indeed the main character.'

The way how things progress is just a full twist of drama which only occurs to the main character. It may not make any sense to others but for him who has read plentiful martial art novel, this kind of thing is nothing new.

'It's fine this way. Although being with the main character will bring a lot of troubles, there are also pros in every cons.' He thought and stopped peeking into someone's house.

After a while, Jiang Chen got out of the manor with a simple bag on his left shoulder and a black pouch on his right waist belt. It may not look like much even though he packed the items for a long time but Yuan Lin knows that inside the black pouch there are lots more items. Perhaps, there's even a bed.

"Are you fully ready?"

"Yes." Jiang Chen nodded his head as his eyes reflected seriousness. He turned toward his father and bowed as he clasped his hand. "Thank you for everything, father. I will return with triumph."

Jiang Li felt the sight in front of him slowly became blurry. He toughened up and said solemnly. "I will be waiting for your success and safety."

Jiang Chen smiled and nodded his head. He then walks away to Yuan Lin's side and climbs on the back of one of the horses.