BXBX NOVEL Chapter 335 Teacher Quest: Lu Bu (18)
"What? I told you to wait outside. You dare go against my orders-"
"Shut the fuck up. I and the emperor both know why you wanted him, but unfortunately, he's already my student. Also, I'm sure he has no interest in learning medicine… so please back off, Madam Han, before I am forced to remove you,"
Both the man and woman stared at each other, a bolt of lightning crackling between their eyes before Madam Han rolled her eyes and leaned back in the wooden chair.
"Whatever… so you're the reason why he didn't get it… I'll note that."
"Do what you want, witch."
The general immediately left the room, his footsteps slowly trailing off down the hallway while the witch and I continued our conversation.
"Okay, I understand what happened now. I won't blame you… but I'm glad we finally got to meet again," The woman smiled, and a few dimples I didn't even know were there beginning to reveal themselves.
"I'm glad as well, but I'm very confused as to why you're here… aren't you in some boonies farming or something? I knew that jade you gave me was precious, but I thought-"
"What? You thought I just got lucky?" The woman smirked, and upon seeing me roll my eyes, she burst out laughing.
"A noblewoman wouldn't want to get down and dirty like what you were doing. Are you some kind of rebellious princess who wanted to escape her parents?"
I said that more of a joke, but as soon as the woman redirected her eyes away from me and had this stupid expression plastered on her face, I couldn't help but burst out laughing as well.
"You are one weird kid."
"Well, I'm definitely older than you," I smiled back, and as the woman leaned forward, she grabbed my cheek and pulled me closer, staring into my eyes.
"First of all, I highly doubt that, and second of all, you have some weird ass eyes. Also, I've never seen somebody like you before… are you a foreigner from the tip of China? You kind of resemble them,"
Ah, that's right… China was too focused on civil war to explore the rest of the world at this point… or even attempt to discover it.
"Do you know what heterochromia is?" I asked, and as the woman continued to keep a stupid expression on her face, I just assumed she didn't know. "Well, since you're a doctor, maybe you should learn more."
"Oh fuck you… I've just never had a case like you before…."
"You have quite the spicy mouth for somebody who is supposed to be nobility. You practically looked like a princess out there, and now in here, well…."
My eyes glanced up and down at the doctor princess who leaned back in the wooden chair and kicked her legs up on the wooden desk, dirtying the extremely long dress that she was wearing.
She seemed to have no manners or decided not to show any manners, and there could be various reasons… which are all starting to connect together.
"What? Do I look like a thug or something? A thief? A peasant?"
I stared at the woman as she leaned further back in her chair, nearly tipping it to the point where she would fall, crashing back into the stone floor below.
"Do you not like your family?" I finally cracked open my lips, causing the woman to lean forwards again, attempting to get a better look at me while also bringing her eyes closer to mine.
"What makes you say that?"
"Well, first of all, you wanted to be some kind of medic for this battlefield which most nobility don't want to do. It's dirty, sweaty, bloody, and just overall uncomfortable… yet you looked very used to it,"
"And that's your logic?" She scoffed, a large bodacious smirk crawling onto her face.
"Then, you also don't tell me you're a noble and say you live in the boonies or something as if you don't want me to know your background. That made it easy to assume you were some kind of important person,"
"Mhm… and?"
"And lastly, you carry yourself like a noble. Most people don't act arrogant, cocky, and, well, excited in those tents. While everybody else in the medical tent was sweating and running around, you looked like you were just having fun while attending to me, completely blocking out the blood-curdling screams of infected wounds and bleeding-out soldiers. You act like a complete amateur… but not in an amateur way… more in a curious way,"
"Okay, you're correct, but how does this correlate with my family?"
"Clearly, you are noble, and it's even been confirmed before my very eyes. But, you have curiosity and angst, something most nobles don't have… as if you're trying to act like somebody else to get rid of a part of your identity,"
The woman was silent… waiting for my following words.
"And that's it. I can infer the rest and see how your bottom lip quivers and you're clenching your fists…." I smiled, looking down at the woman's hands which quickly softened. "... I can easily confirm what kind of person you are."
The woman stayed silent for a bit longer, scoffing at my analysis once again and then leaning back in her chair, her eyes attempting to pierce mine.
"People like you are bound to get slaughtered like sheep. Most do not want sly people around them in case of betrayal… such as Lu Bu. He's already aware of it and is considering dropping you for obvious reasons… so how about you come to me? I can teach you everything about medicine. I can teach you how to control the life within the palm of your hand,"
"I am inept at fighting. Why would I ever want to be a medic?"
The woman smiled sadistically, her softened hands pressing against the wooden table as she stood up from her chair.
"You can make sure your opponent doesn't die too quickly… and I guess save your comrades while you're at it,"
I was about to decline her offer since it was just so stupid, but then, a new kind of panel appeared in front of me. It was something I had never seen before in my entire existence with this system.