Chapter 153: Flashback!
Qin Yan, Elder Tang and Elder Su proceeded towards Elder Su’s teahouse. After reaching their destination, Elder Su confirmed with Qin Yan, "Is there nobody you want to call?"
Qin Yan shook her head silently. She should be feeling bad right now that she had nobody important enough to let them witness her apprenticeship ceremony. But she did not feel sad as she knew that there were people who genuinely cared for her even though they could not be available for her right now.
Elder Su acknowledged Qin Yan’s situation and signalled for everyone to proceed further. They all went into the teahouse and took their respective seats.
After settling down, Qin Yan advanced to serve the tea to Elder Su.
"Master above, accept my three bows."
After the tea, she respectfully called him Master and bowed three more times.
Although this was a modern world, some people still did not want their traditional practices to fade away. Elder Su was one of them. Qin Yan knew this fact and her actions were all in accordance to this.
Elder Su and Elder Tang were quite impressed by Qin Yan’s actions. They did not expect a young lady like her to know these customs. But since she knew it, it helped her gain respect from the two elders.
Elder Su responded faintly and said sternly, "Well, get up. I am taking you as a disciple now. But it doesn’t mean that you will be my disciple throughout the life no matter what happens. I want you to know clearly that you cannot use your skills or the skills passed down by me to harm others or gain any benefit from harming others. If you do so, you will cease to be my student with immediate effect. Understand?"
Elder Su would not compromise on his morals and ethics at any time for anyone. Even if his family is at stake, he would choose the right thing to do. Otherwise interacting with people of upper class, his hands would long be stained with blood.
He currently felt that Qin Yan was fine, but no one could tell what would happen in the future. He was willing to give her a chance to learn new things, but he would definitely not tolerate her unconditionally.