Dark Magic, an existence deeply abhorred by mages across the continent.
Anyone involved with Dark Magic, no matter how talented, will ultimately meet their downfall.
Back then, some people said that Yun Canghai pursued Dark Magic to attain greater magic power, while others believed that Yun Canghai was influenced by a female Mage who practiced Dark Magic.
That Mage was Yun Sheng’s mother, Hu Jiusheng.
"I met your mother once," Mei Li’s eyes flickered.
In the winter before Yun Canghai was officially recognized as a Dark Mage, he brought Hu Jiusheng back to Yujing General Mansion to celebrate Yun Bahe’s sixtieth birthday feast.
At that birthday banquet, Mei Li saw Hu Jiusheng.
Even Mei Li, a woman herself, was captivated by Hu Jiusheng’s beauty in that moment.
With a powdered face and rosy cheeks, Hu Jiusheng had eyes black and shiny like the brightest stars in the dark night, her mere presence seized everyone’s breath and gaze.
However, Hu Jiusheng’s eyes never lingered on anyone. She always quietly stayed by Yun Canghai’s side, as if the whole world held but one person for her.
At that time, Yun Canghai was the happiest man in the world.
But a few days after the banquet, news suddenly emerged that Yun Canghai had fled Yujing with Hu Jiusheng, betraying the Yun Family.
After that, no one heard any news of Yun Canghai again.
"Speaking of which, your mother might have already been carrying you when she attended the Old General’s birthday feast," Mei Li had long harbored admiration for Yun Canghai. She prided herself on her looks and had achieved some success in the field of magic potions. She hoped that upon a reunion, she could muster the courage to confess her feelings to Yun Canghai.
Who would have thought that upon seeing Hu Jiusheng at the banquet, she realized that she no longer stood a chance.
That was all Mei Li knew.
Only Yun Sheng knew that afterwards, Yun Canghai and Hu Jiusheng were fugitives everywhere, and even at the time of Hu Jiusheng’s labor, people were still attempting to assassinate her parents.
It was unfortunate that Mei Li did not know why Yun Canghai had fallen out with the General Mansion, and who was the one chasing after the couple.
"Nevertheless, I still do not believe your father was a Dark Mage," Mei Li never expected to encounter the daughter of an old acquaintance.
And Yun Sheng’s magic talent took her completely by surprise.
"If father knew that someone still believed in him, he would be very comforted," Yun Sheng thought that the magic her father used on the day she was reborn was likely the legendary Dark Magic.
The enemy’s power was simply too overpowering, forcing Yun Canghai to resort to the forbidden Dark Magic to slay the foe.
When Yun Sheng informed Mei Li of her father’s current situation, Mei Li’s complexion changed instantly, and she quickly urged Yun Sheng to take him to the medical hall to assess Yun Canghai’s condition.
Mei Li, an expert in the field of magic potions, might have a way of saving Yun Canghai from the poison afflicting him.
But after checking Yun Canghai’s condition, Mei Li shook her head, "This isn’t poison caused by magic."
"Nor is it a poison that can be cured by ancient medical skill," Yun Sheng was somewhat disappointed.
Doctor Fan had already said that ordinary people were helpless to cure Yun Canghai’s poison. Only a few topmost odd figures in the Magic Temple and Medicine Emperor Pavilion might know the true nature of the poison in Yun Canghai.
Seeing the once vigorous "Brother Yun" transformed into his current state, a tinge of bitterness appeared in Mei Li’s eyes.
Standing beside Yun Canghai’s bed, she whispered softly, "Brother Yun, rest assured, I will do my utmost to teach Yun Sheng well."
After returning to the academy with Mei Li, Yun Sheng also visited the injured Gu Feng.
Fortunately, Song Jie’s Basic Water Magic was mediocre, and with Gu Feng’s plump body, after being treated in the infirmary, he was essentially out of danger.
"Gu Feng, sacrificing yourself to save a teammate is commendable, but as a Magician, using your body as a shield to protect your companions is the most foolish thing to do. How many times have I told you that you are a Magician! A Magician! What happened to all the magic you learned in the Basic Magic Accelerated Training," Teacher Mei Li said with a ’You’re hopeless’ look on her face.
Gu Feng could only hang his head, letting Teacher Mei Li’s saliva fly over his head as she spoke.
With Yun Sheng’s addition, Teacher Mei Li’s Magic Potion Group Thirteen was finally at full capacity, a trio of two men and a woman, forming a stable small group.
However, before this, Mei Li still had a lot of coaching to do with these three.
In the first half of the beginner trainees’ school year, they are required to attend the foundational magic classes arranged by the academy daily, aimed at helping trainees better understand and apply the Magic Elements.
Upon official enrollment, Yun Sheng received a schedule that included four major courses that a beginner student in the Magic Potion Department must study: Meditation Class, Basic Magic Accelerated Training, Basic Fighting Class, and Magic Potion Experiment Class.
Students of Magic Combat have similar courses, only their experiment class is replaced by the Magic Battle Class.
After completing a year of courses, beginner trainees will undergo assessments in several major classes for their final examination.
Since Yun Sheng joined later than the average beginner student, by the time she joined, most of the foundational courses were already a third of the way through.
To prevent Yun Sheng from falling behind, Teacher Mei Li kindly arranged for Gu Feng and Qi to help Yun Sheng catch up.
Thus, Yun Sheng got to experience the so-called Qi’s Tutoring Method and Gu Feng’s Tutoring Method.
Qi’s meditation class tutoring.
Qi: "Begin, meditation."
A class with a total of only one sentence spoken.
Gu Feng’s tutoring method.
Gu Feng: "Yun Sheng, prepare!"
Yun Sheng: "Prepare what?"
Gu Feng: "The instructor is about to begin the lesson, prepare the paper and brush!"
Yun Sheng: "And then?"
Gu Feng: "Start copying! Don’t miss a single word!"
A class with countless notes taken.
After spending a few days with Gu Feng and Qi, Yun Sheng fully realized how challenging it was for Teacher Mei Li, being the tutor for Gu Feng and Qi, it must’ve killed numerous brain cells.
Luckily, Yun Sheng’s personal learning ability was quite remarkable, especially after learning the Cloud Dream Ice Sleep, her performance in the meditation class quickly received praise from the instructor.
As for the basics of Magic Basic Combat Class and Basic Magic Accelerated Training, with the backing of the Five Elements Magic Soul, Yun Sheng quickly mastered the basic magic of various elements.
It was only the Magic Potion Experiment Class, which she had yet to attend. Upon inquiring, she learned that the instructor in charge of the class had taken half a year’s leave, and the beginner students’ Magic Potion Class had to be postponed for a while.
Finally, on a public day when the school was free of classes, Yun Sheng planned to return to the Medicine Pavilion to see her father and help Doctor Fan with the pavilion’s affairs. But then, a public student who wasn’t very familiar with Yun Sheng stopped her, "Yun Sheng, aren’t you in charge of the Public Herb Field? The Medicinal Herbs are almost dead. You should hurry over and take a look."