Natalie's magical growth record

Chapter 140 Past Right and Wrong·The False Chosen Son

"Master Hobert, are you telling the truth? Can our Jocelyn really learn from you?"

One morning in the summer of 325 years ago, Qiaoceline wanted to go directly to the etiquette class as usual, but a passage from the reception room not far away caught her attention unexpectedly.

Without a trace of hesitation, Qiaocelin immediately stopped and subconsciously took a few steps closer, trying to hear more follow-up information.

"Yes, Mr. Liford, with 99% water element affinity and a huge magic capacity that far exceeds that of ordinary people. As you can see, your daughter is the most talented child I have seen in so many years. I don't want to do it because of Those rigid rules missed such an outstanding student. So, although it is very presumptuous, can you let me teach that child?"

Different from the previous voice, the owner of the other voice made a request to her father, the current owner of the Lifford family, with a sincere emotion that Jocelyn could not imagine.

At this moment, Qiaoceline forgot the etiquette she was supposed to follow and the etiquette class she was supposed to attend. For fear that her father would reject the Water Sage's proposal, she reluctantly suppressed the excitement in her heart and pushed away the reception room. He opened the door and sincerely requested: "No, Father, I am willing. Please let me become Lord Hobert's disciple, please!"

"Jocelyn, why are you here?" Looking at his daughter who suddenly barged in, the head of the Liford family frowned uncontrollably, then put on a smile and bowed deeply to apologize to the middle-aged man opposite. "I'm sorry, Mr. Hobert, my little girl is so incompetent that I made you laugh."

"No, Sir Lifford, I think the fact that our young lady appeared here at such an appropriate time speaks volumes." The Water Sage quickly stopped the Lifford family's apology, and then slowly turned his gaze to He looked at Qiaoceline who was standing at the door of the reception room, cautiously not daring to come in, "right? Our future little magician in the North District of Water."

"But I just did something very rude..."

"It doesn't matter, everyone makes mistakes sometimes, and I believe your father will not blame you harshly for this first mistake." Facing the little girl at the door who still didn't dare to come forward, the Water Sage couldn't help but He got up from the sofa and came to the little girl. He smiled and knelt down to ask for her opinion, "So, our lady, can I be your teacher?"

"of course can!"

Qiaocelin raised her head carefully, glanced secretly at the sage standing in front of her, and then glanced at her father's expression worriedly. Finally, she was encouraged by the gentle smile on the sage's face. , mustered up the courage and nodded heavily.

"Okay, then I'll ask for your advice next, Miss Qiaoceline."

After saying that, the Water Sage took out a pendant with a light blue halo of gemstones from his space bracelet, and tied it around Qiaoceline's neck gently.

"I...this is my side! Please give me some advice, Mr. Hobert!"

So, from this day on, the Lifford family, which had been silent for more than a hundred years, welcomed another genius child selected by the Water Sage in more than a hundred years. With the successful completion of the apprenticeship procedures, Qiaoceline became the envy and admiration of many children in the Water North District, and some even gave her the title of 'The Chosen One'.

She originally thought that this would be a good thing and that her father would change his previous harsh attitude towards her, but unexpectedly, it backfired. Instead of changing his attitude, her father became even more strict.

Finally, a year after Qiaocelin officially became a disciple of the Water Sage, the conflict that had been buried in the hearts of the two officially intensified...

"Do you think you are the Chosen One? No, these are all illusions that everyone wants you to see. You can't be the real Chosen One, and Lord Hobert is not as selfless as you think on the surface!"

"How come, Mr. Hobert clearly said that I am the best among his many students. He also said that as long as I perform well in the future, I can definitely inherit his mantle and become..."       “What do you know, if If he really intends to train you to be a future water sage, then he won’t let your talents be buried in those meaningless group classes!”

"I'm sorry, Father, I made a mistake."

Seeing the angrily interrupting her father, Qiaocelin, who originally wanted to say a few words for her teacher, suddenly lost her confidence, apologized softly, and left the study at home with a heavy heart.

Yes, she couldn't accept that the teacher she admired could have such a dark and disgraceful side, and she couldn't even accept that her father, a family patriarch who had a good talk with her teacher, would say these damaging things behind his back. It’s a matter of family reputation...

The moment she left the study, Qiaoceline could no longer bear the burden of suppressing her emotions. She ignored the gentle advice of the passing maid to stop running in the corridor. With her face almost wet with tears, she lowered her head. He quickly ran out of the floor where the study was located and returned to the living room where he was.

"Miss, are you in there? It's time to go to class!"

However, the cruel reality did not give her any extra time to adjust emotionally. Not long after she finally returned to the bedroom, the maid who had been responsible for taking care of her food, clothing and daily life knocked on her door inhumanely.

However, Qiaoceline didn't respond, let alone didn't want to respond.

"Miss?"

The maid tentatively raised her hand and knocked on the door three times again, and continued to ask.

As before, the maid outside the door still didn't get any response.

dong dong dong~
  The knocking on the door continues...

Over the past few back and forths, the maid's persistence succeeded in shaking Qiaoceline's determination.

"I'm sorry, Corina, can you just leave me alone?"

There was no more answer. Qiaoceline just tried her best to suppress the sobs in her throat, and answered briefly and concisely through the door to the maid who was still fulfilling her duties and waiting in front of the door.

"Okay, Miss, please have a good rest." The maid Corina, who had been waiting for a long time to respond, couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. Just as she was about to leave temporarily, she stopped again and kindly added through the door, " But don’t forget to go to class, my lady, Lord Hobert’s magic practice class is in the afternoon.”

"I understand, step back."

Qiaoceline nodded in agreement, slowly condensing the blue magic elements in the dim environment in her hands, and brought the energy ball with a soft halo close to her body, thereby slowly dispersing the intertwined energy at this moment. The various emotions in her heart...

　I tried the first-person writing method at night, but it didn’t feel smooth, so after comparing the two, I’ll keep the original third-person writing method...!
  　　
  　
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