Dumped

On the first day after Natasha left, Matthew got up early.

When he went out of his house, he didn't see the figure who was always practicing hard, and there was no one to cook for him, feed the chickens, or take care of the vegetables.

He could only reluctantly do his chores by himself.

…

On the second day after Natasha's departure, Matthew became very worried.

"My silly student won't die in the evil forest, right?"

"I mean, she has been here twice already and she was perfectly fine, so she should also be fine this time, right?"

…

On the fifth day after Natasha's departure, Matthew stood on the hillside of the village, looking in the direction that Natasha left in.

When he saw that no one coming, he was relieved.

"Even if I was exposed, she would not come back so quickly to catch me, a liar."

"Will my lies be exposed?"

"If am found out, would Natasha, that silly girl, be disappointed?"

Matthew felt confused and worried.

…

On the tenth day after Natasha's departure, Matthew was still observing from the hillside.

If he noticed anything wrong or suspicious, he was ready to hide and or ran away.

"The silly girl didn't die in the Lefifi Forest and fail to return home, right?"

"Maybe she was grounded?"

The more he thought about it, the more confused he became.

Matthew cursed secretly:

"Fuck! It's not like I wanted to lie to her. It is all because she's not smart enough, so she can't blame me."

Matthew sighed, feeling like he has embarrassed all transmigrators that ever existed.

…

On the eleventh day, Natasha finally came back.

"Teacher, I am back!"

Seeing Natasha respectfully greeting him, taking note of the fact that she only came back with mere two guards, and no group of people showed up to tie him up, a liar, and Matthew breathed out a secret sigh of relief.

"Mm, I see!"

His expression was indifferent, as usual, as if he already knew about Natasha's return.

"Teacher, I brought you a little gift from my home."

Natasha said as she placed two long boxes on the table.

"Oh?!"

Mathew was pleasantly surprised, but he pretended to be calm and raised his hand to open a box.

When he opened the first box, Matthew found a sword.

The scabbard of the sword was entirely made of gold, that was engraved with patterns of auspicious clouds and auspicious animals, and it was inlaid with nine colourful gems.

'This is definitely a treasure!'

Matthew felt that it was priceless at first sight, and he was very excited.

He thought to himself that this girl's background was richer than he had expected.

Even though excited, his face remained calm and he seemed unmoved.

Barely pausing after opening the box, he reached out and picked up the sword in the box, he found it to be a bit heavy.

There were nine gems inlaid on both sides of the scabbard, for a total of eighteen precious gems.

'Just these eighteen gems must be worth a lot of money.'

He also found out that the hilt of the sword was inlaid with two larger red gems.

Matthew slightly drew the sword out of it's sheath, and a golden light appeared in front of his eyes.

This was a sword made entirely of gold!

After secretly swallowing some saliva, he sheathed the sword and put it back into the box.

Although he still maintained a calm face, his heart was actually trembling with excitement.

'Not only can the sword be sold for a lot of money, but I can also pass it down to my kids as a family heirloom.'

'Most importantly, I won't have to worry about starving if I flee to another kingdom."

Thinking of this, he looked at Natasha with a hint of approval on his face, and he said:

"I am very happy to receive such a a gift from you, although this sword is ordinary, I can still play with it to pass the time."

Natasha was immediately excited when she heard this and said hurriedly:

"I am happy as long as you like it!"   

'The teacher is indeed a hermit Mage expert! He was not moved by such a priceless sword, and he even considered it a toy."

The respect for her teacher increased again in her heart.

Matthew opened the second box, and in it was a flawless diamond.

The moment he saw it, his eyes lit up slightly, this diamond was a treasure at first glance!

Not only did the diamond slowly change color as he looked at it, but it also radiated a refreshing faint mist that made him feel very refreshed.

"Not bad!"

Matthew nodded, expressing his satisfaction.

"Teacher, I also brought some precious medicinal materials with me."

Natasha said as she took out another package.

Matthew raised his eyebrows and thought to himself:

'She also found that after taking these rare tonics, was good for her body? Or does she just think that it will be beneficial for her practice?'

"Well, just use it like usual, stew some when you cook."

Matthew took a look and found out that it was the same colourful flowers as the last time, it was just that these ones seemed to be a bit more dull in comparison.

"Yes, teacher!"

Natasha put away the medicinal materials and began to clean up the house and prepare to cook.

Seeing this, Matthew was very satisfied.

This student was very sensible, she actually started working on the chores as soon as she came back.

"Huh? What's going on? She actually looks depressed. What's wrong?"

As he was observing her, Matthew found that although Natasha was working, she looked quite depressed.

He couldn't help but feel some panic in his heart.

'Could it be that someone said something that made her a little suspicious of me while she was at home?'

'Or maybe she feels frustrated because she hasn't sensed mana, and after such a long time she hasn't even started the skin refining process, so she suffered a little setback when she returned home?'

'I can't let her stay depressed!'

'I must boost her confidence!'

After thinking for a while, Matthew cleared his throat and then said:

"Natasha, why do you seem depressed? Is it about your practice?"

Natasha wiped the table with her hand and said with some frustration in her voice:

"Teacher, it's not about my practice, it's about my… well… in short, I was dumped!"

'Huh?'

'She was dumped?'

Matthew was stunned for a few seconds before he muttered in his heart:

'Dumped? Wealthy girls like her are normally engaged at this age, was her engagement annulled? Is she about to turn her fate against the sky?!'

Matthew could help but recall a certain genre of web novels.

"What's going on? Why were you dumped?"

Although he was already relieved, as a teacher, he still had to show some concern for his student.

Natasha showed an expression full of frustration, and lowered her head before saying:

"She said that my brain is not very good, and that she was too embarrassing to be with me."

'She?'

'Well, she is right, your brain is indeed not very good!'

He muttered in his heart.

Matthew stood up and patted Natasha on the shoulder, after all, no matter what, he still wanted to comfort his student.

"She broke off the engagement because she was blind."

"Yes, I think so too."

"Then did you yell something like "the river flows thirty years to the east and then thirty years to the west, don't bully young and poverty"?"

Matthew asked just in case..

Hearing the weird inquiry, Natasha glanced at Matthew with some confusion and said:

"Teacher, I'm not poor!"

'Damn!'

Mathew's brow twitched, he felt like this was a personal attack!

He immediately said with a serious face:

"Why do you think that you aren't poor? When I talk about poverty to I really mean lack of mortal wealth?"

"No! I'm referring to your lack of strength, and your lack knowledge!"

Natasha suddenly looked ashamed and said:

"Teacher, I have learnt my lesson. I am poor! I am very poor!!"

Then she added:

"But don't worry, I have not lost my ambition!"

"Although I didn't yell that particular phrase, I told her that she had ridicule me, humiliated me, and abandon me, but I would make her regret it one day, as I would reach a height she would never be able to see!"

At the end of the sentence, Natasha raised her head slightly with firm eyes!

The corner of Matthew's mouth twitched, and he muttered in his heart:

"Why does this girl have the feeling of being a protagonist? It must just be my illusion!"

"Well, it is very good for you have such ambition."

Seeing that she still looked a bit depressed, he added:

"Being dumped may not be a completely bad thing for you."

"Setbacks are a necessary part of becoming stronger."

"Since ancient times, most supreme geniuses rose up by experiensimg setbacks."

"Becoming a mage is a journey that pays attention to enlightenment, the state of mind, and the understanding of self!"

Patting Natasha's shoulder lightly, Matthew started making up some more nonsense:

"Natasha, there is a saying, 'Without a woman in the heart, the cultivation speed becomes faster than light.'."

"You have been dumped, and there is no woman in your heart, the speed of your practice might just increase.