Chapter 989 - 988: Preparing for the Grand Competition [Seeking Monthly Passes for the Third Update]
Yusuf Zuck was certain that Rafael Case’s fellow villager, the bare-bottomed child they grew up with, had a story — a big story. From the guilty and sad looks the elder had given, Yusuf guessed that this woman must have done something to harm Rafael Case, to the extent that Rafael still hadn’t forgiven her, and she continued to feel remorseful towards him.
Although Rafael had run off, Yusuf couldn’t flee, so he remained standing on the side, quietly waiting.
About a cup of tea’s time later, Elder Fang finally got up and looked towards Yusuf, "What’s your name?"
"Replying to the Elder, my name is Zayden Newton," Yusuf bowed and said.
"You’re quite interesting, lively, and you practice hard. Take good care of your master," with that, Elder Fang swept up the Green Spirit Fruit from the table with her sleeves and then drifted away.
"She’s gone?" As soon as Elder Fang left, the windows of the main room were pushed open and Rafael peeped out like a thief, with his little green bean eyes rolling about non-stop.
"Come on out and tell me what happened?" Yusuf said cheerfully.
Rafael’s face turned bitter, "Can you please not ask?"
"Alright, alright, I won’t ask. It’s your privacy, after all. But I still have to tell you one thing. The saying goes, ’rely on the mountains to eat from the mountains, rely on the water to drink from the water.’ You have this connection with Elder Fang, and you must not cut it off. This is an order, understand? Manage it well, and your status may rise beyond just being part of the Alchemy College!"
"Understood, completely understood!" Rafael nodded repeatedly, his eyes also gleaming with ambition. The old man still had aspirations to become somebody significant.