Upon hearing this, Teacher Xin smiled casually and said with ease:
"You rascal, you scared your teacher. I thought you had made some big mistake! Isn't it just falling in love? It's human nature, the love between a man and a woman is inherent to humanity. What is there to be sorry to me for? As long as you are true to yourself and to that girl, that's all that matters."
"But if that's the case, I won't be able to concentrate on my punching. I'm afraid it will delay my Cultivation." Bell was conflicted; he truly loved practicing punches too much.
"Women will only slow down your punching speed, right? You rascal."
Xin's expression became serious, and he slapped Bell on the forehead:
"If there's mutual affection and everything is suitable, then don't leave any regrets. Being happy in body and mind is equally important for Cultivation."
"Tell your teacher, who are you with? Is it Meng Yiran? Or Yanzi?"
Xin's gaze swept over the figures of several female Core Disciples as he asked.
"Teacher, what are you saying?!"
"Don't spread rumors about us!"
"Teacher, you... sigh, don't you know who we truly like? You... I don't want to talk to you anymore!"
Dugu Yan, Shui Bing'er, and the others had come to watch the show, but upon hearing their teacher shift the focus to them, their smiles instantly vanished. They all stomped their feet, looking at Teacher Xin with resentful expressions, their mouths pouting in a huff.
"Teacher, of course it's not the Senior Sisters from the academy. How could I be worthy of such excellent Senior Sisters..."
Bell said foolishly:
"It's a farm girl from a nearby village named Xuancao. I met her when I usually went out to buy ingredients for the academy's meals. One time, she encountered two hooligans disturbing her while she was planting vegetables, and I stepped in to help her. We gradually became familiar with each other."
"Later, when Teacher wasn't around, people from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan came to cause trouble, and I suffered a minor injury. She was very concerned about me and would always ask about my injury whenever I went to buy vegetables, helping me apply medicine. Slowly, we fell in love..."
"Wow~"
Upon hearing this, the female students nearby had stars in their eyes, looking at their teacher with longing:
They also wanted to fall in love slowly like that! How wonderful and blissful!
Xin also nodded and said:
"This is a good thing. Actually, you foolish boy are already over twenty years old, and falling in love is very normal. You don't need to report to me, just do your part and try not to delay your Cultivation too much because of love, understand?"
Upon hearing this, the eyes of the surrounding girls became distant: We're almost twenty too, Teacher, why don't you fall in love with us?
Our needs are stronger than Senior Brother Bell, this punching maniac!
...
Bell scratched his head and chuckled: "I understand, but I'll only feel at ease after reporting to Teacher. Also... if Teacher agrees, I might officially get engaged to Xuancao next month."
"Teacher, don't worry, with a relationship, I won't neglect my Cultivation. I will put in one hundred and twenty percent effort to improve!"
"It's just that, Teacher is like a father to me. When I get married, I... I want to ask Teacher to be my wedding officiant. Of course, if Teacher is busy..."
"Good."
Xin did not decline in the slightest and immediately nodded. This kid, he's progressing faster than himself, sigh:
"Not only will your teacher officiate your wedding, but since the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan injured you back then, your teacher will personally go to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to demand some medical expenses to serve as your betrothal gift."