Chapter 930: Disciple [Feng]

The little girl floating forty to fifty centimeters above the ground looked at Lan Qingyou.

In Lan Qingyou's eyes.

Although there were fear and hesitation in this little girl's eyes, there was no panic or struggling.

It was mostly vigilance and contemplation.

'Mhm, not bad at all.'

'This kind of gaze is very not bad.'

However, just as Lan Qingyou was very satisfied with the other party's gaze, the other party spoke a name that made her lips twitch.

"Feng, my name is Feng."

"..."

'Alright then.'

'Previously, the old Emperor gave me the surname 'Feng', and now here comes a little girl named 'Feng'.'

'Is this an absolute desire to tie 'Master Feng' to me?'

Lan Qingyou looked up at the azure sky.

She didn't know if this was an arrangement by the Will of the Karim World.

But one thing she was clear about.

Regardless of whether the other party was called 'Feng' or not.

And regardless of whether she was the 'Master Feng' who had provided many alchemy tools to her future self a thousand years later.

She would choose to take this little girl in as her disciple.

That's right.

The moment she saw this little girl, Lan Qingyou had already decided in her heart to take this skinny little girl as her disciple.

The key was that this girl didn't seem to be discouraged by her current situation at all, which made Lan Qingyou see her past self who refused to accept her fate.

This was an affinity of the eyes.

But it wasn't just an affinity of the eyes.

No... it could also be considered an 'affinity of the eyes'.

After all, it was what her Demon Eye saw.

'Mhm, in that case, the term 'affinity of the eyes' can be considered a pun.'

On one hand, she had taken a liking to this girl at first sight.

On the other hand, the feedback from her Demon Eye also let her see that the possibilities on this little girl might be even stronger than her own.

That was why Lan Qingyou had decided to float behind this little girl.

"Feng, is it? A nice name. Are these all your younger brothers and sisters?"

Lan Qingyou nodded, then looked at those even younger children behind the little girl.

"Yes, I picked them up."

The little girl held her head high and puffed out her chest.

No matter who looked at it, that sallow and filthy little face showed only pride.

"..."

Good heavens, she could say she picked them up so righteously and confidently.

Lan Qingyou's lips twitched.

But it also showed that the little girl had her own bottom line.

However, this also sideways illustrated some problems in Maple Leaf Territory now.

She would not allow things like beggars and vagrants to appear within her territory.

But she would put this matter aside for now.

Because she still had a more important matter to deal with first.

That was...

"Do you want to learn alchemy with me?"

Lan Qingyou smiled faintly.

She didn't take the other party's vigilant gaze to heart at all.

Learn alchemy?

Was that the alchemy she had heard about that could produce potions?

The little girl had never seen an alchemist, but she had heard of this type of person.

And this so-called learning alchemy meant she wanted to be her teacher, right?

Previously, it seemed the blacksmith uncle in the village had taken in two apprentices to help out.

But that was not what she was concerned about.

"Will learning alchemy allow us to eat our fill?"

Although she was vigilant, upon hearing that the other party wanted to be her teacher, the little girl still first considered the issue of eating.

Oh, no.

Not her own eating.

But 'our' eating.

Lan Qingyou naturally heard the underlying meaning of the little girl's words.

She just raised an eyebrow, then grinned at the little girl.

"Of course it can. Alchemists are very rich. When you learn it in the future, you'll even be able to buy things for everyone to eat yourself."

"Then I'll learn."

Upon hearing that becoming an alchemist could allow everyone to eat their fill, the little girl didn't even consider it much.

She nodded directly.

Even if she was still floating in mid-air right now.

Even if she had younger brothers and sisters tugging at her clothes behind her.

It didn't hinder her decision in the slightest.

"Haha, very good."

Having received the predetermined answer she wanted, Lan Qingyou couldn't help but be happy.

So she laughed loudly and lifted up this entire group of little ones.

"Wah!!"

"Are we flying!?"

"Big sister, who are you?"

Because the 'big sister' of their group had already reached a deal with this person who had suddenly flown down from the sky.

So after being lifted into the air by Lan Qingyou, they all shouted loudly one by one.

This wasn't a shout of fear.

But a kind of excitement.

Or rather, for children, regarding any kind of matter, apart from being a bit scared at the very beginning.

They could quickly adapt to this kind of thing.

And then start playing.

The reason Lan Qingyou lifted all of them up was mainly because these guys were too skinny.

One could tell from their skin color that they were malnourished.

If they weren't properly nourished, they would easily die.

Anyway, she was going back to design lifestyle magic arrays now, so she might as well take these little guys back with her.

"Your Excellency Marquis, these children are..."

After Lan Qingyou brought the children to the Hot Spring Villa.

Before they even landed, the head maid came out to welcome them.

"This is my disciple Feng, and these are her younger brothers and sisters. Find someone to bathe them and change their clothes, and also get some food."

Lan Qingyou rubbed Feng's hair with her hand and said to the head maid.

Disciple, and the disciple's younger brothers and sisters.

Having these two identities was enough.

There was no need to say much else at all.

After all, the head maid was a professional.

Otherwise, Lan Qingyou wouldn't have agreed to the old Emperor letting them drag their families along to Maple Leaf Territory.

One had to know that if the people around them were not loyal, they would die a miserable death.

Although it made no difference to Lan Qingyou.

But acquaintances were always better than strangers.

Moreover, as a 'buyer', she had already personally experienced the other party's professionalism.

In this regard, whether it was the middle-aged head maid, the butler, the gardener, or the chef, their cost-effectiveness was high.

After all, she only needed to provide each of their families with a house in Lakeside City and a monthly wage.

They would handle all other matters perfectly for her.

She didn't need to worry about anything at all.

The cost-effectiveness was directly maxed out.

"Feng, how old are you?"

When the children finished washing up and put on new clothes.

The head maid brought them to the villa's large dining hall.

This was the place prepared for the staff.

After all, with so many people, if they all squeezed into Lan Qingyou's small dining room, let alone whether Lan Qingyou would be willing.

Whether they could even fit was a problem.

One had to know that in the entire Hot Spring Villa, apart from Lan Qingyou as the single master.

The other thirty-plus people were all service personnel.

If it weren't for Lan Qingyou having combat magic golems.

Then she would have to add at least fifty more guards.

Therefore, Lan Qingyou also waited here.

When the children had almost finished eating, Lan Qingyou then opened her mouth to ask.

"Teacher, I'm ten years old."

Feng put down the bread in her hand, of which only a small half remained.

Then she answered Lan Qingyou's question very seriously.

If one were to say she didn't know who this person who suddenly wanted to take her in as a disciple was before.

Then she had already fully understood while taking her bath.