Chapter 45: First Lesson
The next morning ushered in Jing Yue’s first class in the academy.
With the mini Canglan sword at his side, Jing Yue walked all the way to the dojo. There was a stone stele at the entrance of the dojo, on which the four characters ‘Starlodge’ and ‘Sword Dao’ were inscribed.
At this time, there were already forty or fifty disciples in the dojo. Jing Yue briefly calculated and finally estimated sixty or seventy students.
When those disciples saw Jing Yue, they went quiet for a while, expressions rather strange. Although Nine Heaven Academy had no seniority in the same class, everyone knew that he was the patriarch of Frostcloud Sect—a person that they could only look up to outside Nine Heaven Academy, so they were a little uncertain on how to approach him for fear of offending him.
“Hello, everyone.”
Jing Yue took the lead to greet them and found an empty futon to sit down.
“Hello, fellow student Jing.” The disciples greeted cautiously.
“Pfft…” Jing Yue was aware of their concerns and said, “There’s no need to be so cautious. Since we’re classmates, just call me A-jing.”
Suddenly, a crisp and melodious bell rang throughout the academy, and immediately, a dark blue figure came with a sword.