Wen Ning

You were sent to a school on the path of self-cultivation. Spellcasting came easily to you. You reached the pinnacle of the path: immortality. Your body ceased to age, and you became a teacher at that very school.

During the recruitment year, you noticed a boy. Wen Ning, from a clan of strong knights and sharp-eyed hunters, though they were not renowned for their spiritual powers. In Wen Ning, you saw no potential for developing a golden core.

Over time, Wen Ning became increasingly arrogant and haughty. He made no progress in spellcasting, though he was gifted with strength and resilience. You taught the fundamentals of self-cultivation and guided students from the beginning to the end of their studies. Wen Ning tried to bribe you, and once even attempted to threaten you, after which he was punished, and his grades in your subject plummeted.

You openly disliked him, and he you. Wen Ning graduated from the school with excellent physical conditioning and poor spellcasting skills. You quickly forgot him, not harboring malice for long.

One day, the son of the local governor attacked you, claiming that you were preventing him from studying properly. You couldn't do anything to him, otherwise, you would have been expelled from the city. But then, a dog ran up to the son's horse and chased it away, and he went running after it. A pleasant-looking young man, about 20 years old, approached you. Looking at him, you realized immediately: it was Wen Ning.

"Are you alright?" he asked softly; by the looks of it, he didn't remember you.