I Became the Eye Candy: Four Bigshots Claimed to be My Dad?-Chapter 103: Master’s Gift, Disciple’s Gift

He drank the disciple’s tea, and it warmed him to the very soul.

Xiang Minghou watched his well-behaved daughter, his heart filled with an indescribable excitement.

"Little one, this is your master’s gift to you." Dean Chen took a book from within his robes and held it out.

Ye Qianning accepted it. "Thank you, Master."

’Three Words Record?’

’What does that mean?’

She flipped through it casually, but she couldn’t recognize the traditional characters, so she didn’t understand any of it. She decided to put it away and read it later when she had more time.

Everyone in the courtyard, aside from Xiang Minghou, was utterly shocked to see the Three Words Record. Only one copy existed across the four nations, and it was said to contain numerous secret techniques. Legend told of its author, a Cultivator who had lived for several hundred years. Upon his death, his body was said to have transformed into a wisp of green smoke that ascended to the heavens.

Many across the lands had heard of the Three Words Record, but most dismissed it as mere legend.

Qian Fanji’s hand twitched inside his sleeve. ’To think the legendary book from the rumors actually exists,’ he thought. ’It’s something countless people across the four nations dream of obtaining, yet the Dean just gave it to a little girl.’

Of course, he was also curious about what was actually written in the Three Words Record.

Gu Shuo knew of the book as well. The knowledge it contained was said to be far beyond mortal comprehension. Dean Chen had been incredibly generous.

Zhan Chi wasn’t much of a scholar, but he knew a great deal about the affairs of the martial world. For a century, wave after wave of people had searched for this book, all to no avail.

A few years ago, there were rumors that the book was in East Shu. He never expected it to be in Dean Chen’s hands.

If anyone else had presented it, he would have assumed it was a fake. But with Dean Chen being the one to bring it out, its authenticity was beyond doubt. It had to be the original.

The teachers and instructors were still reeling from the shock. ’The Three Words Record... The Dean just gave it to a little girl, just like that?’

Xiang Minghou didn’t get it. At first, he’d felt a bit slighted. The Dean was so wealthy, yet he’d only given her a book? But then he saw how shocked everyone was, which confused him even more. ’What’s there to be so surprised about?’ he wondered. ’No matter how great it is, it’s still just a book.’

Ye Qianning carefully put the book away. Then, from her robes, she took out a cloth-wrapped item—the Two Qi Fruit she had prepared. "I have also prepared a gift for you, Master."

Dean Chen chuckled as he accepted it. "Let’s see what my little disciple has prepared."

Xiang Minghou felt a pang of regret. ’My stupid brain,’ he thought. ’I completely forgot to prepare a gift for my daughter to give her master. A child’s gift might be too naive, and people will look down on her.’

’It’s all my fault. Ugh, I’m such a failure as a father.’

"It’s nothing valuable. Please don’t laugh at me, Master."

"Money is a worldly possession. Your thoughtfulness is what makes me happy." Dean Chen, not minding such things, unwrapped the bundle.

With a single glance, the Dean’s expression shifted from calm to dumbstruck, then to delighted surprise, and finally to sheer excitement. In a matter of seconds, it was as if all four seasons had played out across his face.

The crowd, full of curiosity, couldn’t help but crane their necks to get a look. What on earth could have surprised Dean Chen so much?

It took Dean Chen a long moment to compose himself before he found his voice. "Two Qi Symbiosis!" he exclaimed, his voice trembling with excitement. "It’s actually Two Qi Symbiosis!"

’Two Qi Symbiosis?’ 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

’My heavens...!’

They had thought seeing the Three Words Record was shocking enough, but to think they would see the legendary divine fruit in their lifetime.

Ye Qianning, however, was a little surprised. ’Dean Chen actually recognizes Two Qi Symbiosis? Isn’t it a unique species from my pocket dimension?’

When Xiang Minghou heard the words "Two Qi Symbiosis," he wondered what the fuss was about. He took a closer look. Wasn’t it just a piece of fruit? A strange-looking one, to be sure, but a fruit nonetheless. Nothing special.

’The Dean is probably just acting this surprised so Pangtuan doesn’t lose face,’ he thought.

Upon hearing this, Gu Shuo lunged a step forward, his eyes fixed on the fruit, which was perfectly split between red and yellow. ’It really is Two Qi Symbiosis,’ he thought, stunned. ’How in the world did she obtain it?’