The Geared Immortal

The crude phone part 3

 /*unedited*/

In the academy inside a large villa …

Breaking sounds of porcelain can be heard from inside along with the cursing and shouting sound of someone.

It took a long time for that person to stabilize himself from venting all of his anger.

After a long time, his figure slumped to the ground littered with broken ceramic with some blood on it. Then not too far from him is a figure of a woman badly beaten lying on the ground. She is still breathing but if not given any care then her life would surely end.

"How did that bastard do that? How can he make such advance artifacts? This is not true right? I… I must do something… hehe… I won't let him off, I won't let him off."

The expression of the person slowly warped and turned into someone who looks like a maniac with a sinister smile on his face.

"I guess killing that guy is the only way for me to vent my anger. Since he dared anger me, then he must face my wrath… Kekeke…"

Inside Shin Jiao's housing in the academy…

Tong Lei is currently looking at six people standing in front of him and Shin Jiao.

Then suddenly the young woman walks forward and bowed her head in front of Shin Jiao.

"Master! This unworthy disciple has forgotten to see you after entering the academy. Please… Please forgive me." Ai Ji said as she felt a little guilty for not finding Shin Jiao as soon as she got out of the villa of Sai Wu.

Upon hearing her words, Shin Jiao just waved his hand and smiled.

"It's okay, I don't blame you for that. I just wanted you to be happy with what you are doing. And I'm guessing that you have found some friends on the way. That I am happy." Shin Jiao said with a smile.

"Umm… master… master, I want to stay here with you." Ai Ji said after she steeled her heart and decided to follow her gut feeling.

When the people in the house heard this, they all were dumbfounded. They didn't expect Ai Ji to be so bold as to ask to stay in a house with a man. Although they have a master and student relationship, they are still both young people.

"Sister Ai Ji, I think that is inappropriate. You can stay with me instead, I promise to take good care of you." Suddenly May Wu said while she coquettishly hugged Ai Ji's arm.

"Umm… We are friends, right? You can stay with us…" added Xun Ye who also held Ai Ji's other arm.

The two girls have been with Ai Ji for these couple of days and have already formed a friendship with her. When Shin Jiao saw this he felt happy for this student. At least she can now normally engage with other people.

"Alright, it's settled then! You will stay with them, and can just come here if you needed something from me. I want you to improve and practice on your own. Plus alchemy is also a great addition to your skill." Shin Jiao said.

"Oh, before I forgot… Guys, can I talk to her in private?" Shin Jiao added.

The rest of the people went out of the house as Shin Jiao and Ai Ji talked.

Ai Ji felt a bit happy that her master initiates the talk and she felt a little scared about what her master is going to say.

As her mind drifted to, she suddenly imagined something.

"Ai Ji… I… I think it's time for you to know." Shin Jiao suddenly said with a clear sweetness in his voice.

"Yes, master… What is it?" Ai Ji replied with hope and love clearly written all over her face.

"I have been your teacher for a couple of weeks and we have already formed a bond… and in… in those days, I think… I think I've fallen in love with you." Suddenly Shin Jiao said as he suddenly rushed forward and hugged Ai Ji from behind.

She can clearly feel his hot breath on her neck, as all of the hair in her body can't help but stand on end. The tingling feeling of expectation of what would happen next made Ai Ji wanted to melt in Shin Jiao's arms.

Then she suddenly feels her body turning around and facing his handsome face.

A blush appears on Ai Ji's face, and their faces slowly come together.

She then slowly pouted her small cherry lips to receive the incoming hot lips of her master.

"Hey!... Ai Ji!"

"Hey! Are you okay?"

Suddenly she heard the voice of Shin Jiao.

Then Ai Ji found herself pouting her lips as if trying to kiss someone. And right in front of him is the dumbfounded look of her master Shin Jiao.

"Are you okay?..." Shin Jiao asked as he patted Ai Ji's head.

In truth, Shin Jiao noticed her abnormal state of mind after her friends left. Then he suddenly notices her closing her eyes and smiling. Then she suddenly blushed and then began pouting her cute cherry lips towards him.

He would be lying if he says that he was not tempted to kiss her. Shin Jiao noticed the changes in her whole person. From her already refined temperament to her beauty, everything has changed. She is like an improved version of herself, more than 100 times better.

Luckily he can control himself and stopped thinking about those things. His feelings for Qin Lou are still there, and he would always dream of her at night while the two of them are standing in that mountain looking at the stars in the sky.

"Ahem… the reason why I called you here is that I discovered that you are already cultivating… You… how did you discover that kind of cultivation?" Shin Jiao suddenly asked trying to break the awkwardness between them.

When she heard his words, Ai Ji felt a little disappointed but also excited that her master has discovered some changes in her.

"Master, you… you can see my cultivation?" Ai Ji asked excitedly.

She was amazed that her master can see her true cultivation but others can't.

"You're using both the Qi and the natural energy right?... Did you borrow the glasses of your senior sister Jie Ye?" Suddenly Shin Jiao asked as an idea enter his mind.

"Umm… that's right. She let me borrow it as I explain to her my predicament. After that, I was able to cultivate the method you've recorded in the glasses." Ai Ji explained.

"Haha…" Shin Jiao suddenly laughed in excitement.

He could not believe that there is someone in this world just like him, someone who can cultivate both the Qi and the natural energy. So he felt really excited and can't wait to guide Ai Ji through this path.

"Alright, I will give you some fighting technique that you should practice every day. Remember that as a cultivator, you need to learn how to defend yourself from any foes okay?" Shin Jiao said as he took out another piece of eyeglasses with some records of fighting technique and style which he made.

"Oh, master… I… I almost forgot… I just remember something when I used the glasses of senior sister Jie Ye. The way of the instruction in the glasses seems a bit of reality and at the same time, not reality… I mean…" Ai Ji tried to explain but is having a hard time thinking of ways to explain her experience.

"You mean AR?" Shin Jiao cut through her explanation.

"AR?" Ai Ji asked in confusion.

"It's an Augmented Reality. It's like you are looking at some object that the eyeglasses are projecting but can't touch them in reality." Shin Jiao explained in a simple term.

"Yes, yes, that's it… So it's called an AR…" Ai Ji muttered.

"Yeah… So, what about it?" Shin Jiao asked curiously at her reaction.

Then Ai Ji's expression turned serious as she seems to have thought of something.

"Master, I have thought of a way to train in something. But I'm not sure if we are able to make it." Ai Ji said.

"Training? Training of what?" Shin Jiao asked in confusion.

"Alchemy, crafting, martial arts, and more…" Ai Ji said feeling a bit excited.

"Hmm… you mean we are going to use the AR for training in alchemy, crating and martial arts right?" Shin Jiao confirmed.

"Umm… I think that it would be a good way to train someone in alchemy and crafting without the risk of wasting too much precious medicinal herbs or materials." Ai Ji said.

"Yes, I can see the logic in that. But that would require too much precise data and research. This would take us many years to accomplish." Shin Jiao said as he was also excited at the idea that Ai Ji has just given him.

But when he thought of the amount of research data and analysis to be had just to be able to complete such task then, his fiery passion with regards to this idea almost died down.

"Master, actually beside my cultivation I have developed another ability…" Ai Ji said with a smile.

She was waiting for this chance to tell her master a good new about her newfound innate ability. It happened at that time when she began cultivating and reached the tenth sphere in her dantian. She suddenly can see objects differently. She can deduce the compatibility and the main attributes of the objects. And when she started crafting, she can successfully bond any object without a hitch, and with a glance, she can see which object is compatible and which is not. Even the Qi and the natural energies in the air can be analyzed by her.

She knows that as she grows stronger her powers would also grow. And this made her excited to share with her master.

And this is also the reason why she became interested in alchemy and the idea of an AR application as a training program.

Ai Ji began to explain to Shin Jiao her idea which made him interested.

Meanwhile, they seem to have forgotten the rest of the people outside waiting for the two of them to end their conversation.

Luckily they can see the two talking animatedly to each other through the window, or else the six young people would have thought that something is already happening between the two inside the house.