Chapter 23: Spirit Grove
Not long after the one-star alchemist, Cao Mei, left Li Lang behind, a young boy came in and led Li Lang out of the gigantic tree building to one of the sect dormitories. It was a one-story wooden building, with several tiny rooms that could barely fit a single bed and a desk.
Once Li Lang finished stowing his luggage away, he couldn’t stand being cooped up in the tiny room and walked out to the common area. There he found several young boys around his age, in the middle of a discussion about the books in their hands.
Li Lang’s presence was instantly noticed, and they all turned toward him skeptically.
“You. We haven’t seen you before. Do you have business here?” the shortest boy in the group asked.
“Yes, my name is Li Lang. I’ve been assigned to live here.”
“Now? So late? Impossible.” the boy stood up and aggressively approached Li Lang while the others all watched on.
“Who are you really? Are you from the other dorms, here to sabotage us before the tests?”
“No, I just arrived at the sect today.”
“Hmph!” He spat on the floor. “Don’t you dare lie to your Senior Yang here!”
Li Lang had enough life experience to know it would be difficult to get words through this boy’s head. He also knew people who liked to flaunt their superiority often feared their superiors as well.
“I’m not lying. I just arrived with Elder Cao Mei and she got someone to bring me here.”
“...I see.”