The Array Spirit Emerges

"Master, who exactly is this Mr. Li? Why do you and Uncle Lu respect him so much?"

Xiao Shi asked his master.

Yu Ziyue chuckled, "That Mr. Li is someone who roams freely in the world."

"Roams freely? So he can go anywhere? Can this Mr. Li go to those forbidden areas too?" Xiao Shi asked.

Yu Ziyue smiled without answering.

Seeing this, Xiao Shi understood his master's meaning and muttered in shock, "He can even go to forbidden areas? Could this Mr. Li be a Great Cultivator at the peak of the Tribulation Stage?"

The next morning.

Lu Zhining, with her three souls returned, slowly woke up.

The first thing she saw was her grandfather, and standing beside him was a young man in a green shirt with a gentle smile.

"Girl, you're finally awake. You really worried me to death," Lu Wuhen said with a wry smile.

"Grandpa, this is..."

Lu Zhining held her slightly throbbing forehead and looked at Li Zhōujūn as she asked Lu Wuhen.

"This gentleman is your future master," Lu Wuhen said.

"Ah?" Lu Zhining was completely bewildered.

She woke up and suddenly had a master?

"Don't 'ah' me, girl! Aren't you going to get up and pay your respects to your master?" Lu Wuhen said, frustrated.

Li Zhōujūn waved his hand to stop them, smiling, "No rush. Zhining just woke up. It's best to let her rest well now."

"What you say is right, sir." Lu Wuhen quickly said, "Sir, please don't be offended. It was my impatience."

Seeing how polite her grandfather was to this young man, Lu Zhining was shocked. After all, she knew her grandfather, a Nascent Soul Cultivator, was always extremely arrogant. Anyone who could earn such respect from him must be a cultivator above the Nascent Soul realm!

Thinking of this, Lu Zhining also began to respect the young man.

"Alright, I won't disturb you two's reunion. I'll go out for a walk on the street," Li Zhōujūn said with a light laugh and walked out of the room.

"Farewell, sir!" Lu Wuhen said from behind.

"Grandpa, where are my dad and mom?" Lu Zhining asked Lu Wuhen.

Lu Wuhen replied, "Ever since you came out of the Void Immortal Cave Mansion, you've been unconscious. Your dad and mom personally went out to seek out experts all over Qingzhou. But as the saying goes, old ginger is spicier. Your grandpa directly called your Grandpa Yu, a fifth-grade Spirit Array Master, over. I've already sent word to your father and mother about you waking up, so they should be back in a couple of days."

"Void Immortal Cave Mansion..."

Lu Zhining's face suddenly turned pale.

"Tell me, what exactly happened to you inside the Void Immortal Cave Mansion?" Lu Wuhen asked.

"It was that Array Spirit. It saw that I have the Taiyin Body and wanted to keep me in the cave mansion. It wanted to possess me, but a White-robed Sister inside the Void Immortal Cave Mansion intervened and sent me out. However, as soon as I exited the cave mansion, I fainted and woke up just now," Lu Zhining said.

"Damn Array Spirit!"

Lu Wuhen gritted his teeth. If not for the mysterious White-robed Sister his granddaughter mentioned, she would have been possessed!

"Grandpa, that Array Spirit has at least the cultivation of the peak Nascent Soul realm. Please don't go looking for trouble with it. We can't afford to offend it," Lu Zhining quickly said.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing," Lu Wuhen said with a wry smile.

How could he possibly cause trouble? He couldn't even enter the Void Immortal Cave Mansion himself.

"By the way, Grandpa, who was that just now? Why do you respect him so much?" Lu Zhining asked Lu Wuhen.

"You mean Mr. Li? I don't know his name either, girl, but for you to take him as your master is a tremendous opportunity," Lu Wuhen said with a smile. "Remember what Grandpa said, after you become Mr. Li's disciple, you must cultivate diligently."

"Grandpa, you didn't even know Mr. Li before, and you dare to have me become his disciple?" Lu Zhining said helplessly.

"This gentleman is a very good person. I know it in my heart," Lu Wuhen said with a slight smile.

"Can I not become his disciple? I want to stay at home, and it's enough for Grandpa to teach me cultivation," Lu Zhining said after some thought, biting her lip.

She knew that her grandfather wanted her to become Mr. Li's disciple for her own good.

But she felt a bit awkward about becoming a disciple of someone she didn't know at all. Moreover, she didn't want to become a disciple; she just wanted to stay at home with her parents and grandfather.

"You ungrateful girl, don't you know that if Mr. Li wanted to take disciples, the line would stretch across all of Qingzhou?" Lu Wuhen said, a little angry at his granddaughter's words.

"But I just want to stay home and be filial to Grandpa..." Lu Zhining said, sounding a little wronged.

Seeing his granddaughter's pitiable look, Lu Wuhen couldn't stay angry anymore and could only smile wryly, "My dear girl, life is a banquet with no permanent guests. Your parents and I can't protect you forever. Only when you become strong yourself will we be at ease. Besides, once your cultivation is strong, won't you be able to be filial to Grandpa however you wish?"

"Ah, Grandpa, are you chasing me away?" Lu Zhining's eyes reddened, and she was about to cry.

"How could Grandpa bear to chase you away?" Lu Wuhen said helplessly. "It's just that Grandpa hopes you can grow up in the future and protect Grandpa."

Lu Zhining heard this, thought for a moment, and finally nodded, "Okay, then I'll cultivate diligently and protect Grandpa, and our Lu family, in the future!"

"That's right, my ambitious little girl!" Lu Wuhen grinned at Lu Zhining and gave her a thumbs-up.

In his heart, however, he felt a pang of sadness.

This old man might not live to see the day this little girl protects the Lu family.

Thinking this, Lu Wuhen took out a small straw dog and handed it to Lu Zhining. "Do you remember this thing?"

"Of course, I remember! Grandpa gave it to me when I was little. I lost it back then and was so upset for a long time. So it was with you all along, Grandpa!" Lu Zhining's eyes lit up.

"This thing got lost on the road back then. I saw you crying so hard, so I went back to look for it and actually found it. But this Straw Dog was a bit broken, so I thought I'd fix it. I ended up forgetting about it in the process and only remembered it today," Lu Wuhen chuckled. "You have to keep it safe this time, or Grandpa won't be able to find it for you anymore."

"I know, Grandpa!"

Lu Zhining happily took the Straw Dog from Lu Wuhen's hand, her joy like that of a child.

"Alright, get some good rest. Tomorrow, you'll perform the grand ceremony of apprenticeship," Lu Wuhen said before leaving the room.

That night.

Night fell.

Li Zhōujūn, after wandering Jiang City for a long time, had returned to the Lu family and was back in his guest room, preparing to rest.

Lu Zhining was still fast asleep.

Meanwhile, Lu Wuhen sat cross-legged in a secret chamber, his face pale as he recuperated from his injuries, doing his best to prolong his life.

Suddenly.

A spectral spiritual body, illusory in form, drifted above the Lu family's residence. It looked pale, its features indistinct, and a voice, neither male nor female, muttered, "That girl's aura seems to be here..."

"That's right, it's here, hahaha! I've finally found it!"

As if confirming a certain presence, the spiritual body's eyes gleamed with manic excitement.

At the same time.

Lu Zhining, deep in her sleep, seemed to sense something. She suddenly opened her eyes, her face filled with terror. "How is this possible? How could that Array Spirit leave the Void Immortal Cave Mansion?!"