True Person Zhuge saw Elder Xun's familiar, strict handwriting, and his scalp went numb.
It felt like he had graduated years ago, only to suddenly dream himself back into his disciple days, feeling tense and awkward as an "Instructor" drilled teachings into his ears. He held Elder Xun's reply, unable to move for a long while.
Chief of Heavenly Pivot Pavilion urged him, "What are you standing around for? Hurry up and see what Elder Xun wrote back to you."
True Person Zhuge pressed his lips together, still mentally preparing himself.
The only person who had ever kept him in line throughout his life was Elder Xun.
Elder Xun's meticulous, earnest temperament clashed with his own naturally carefree and unrestrained nature.
"Why are you dawdling..."
Chief of Celestial Authority Pavilion was growing a little impatient. He snatched the Jade Slip from the dazed True Person Zhuge, glanced at it, then raised his head to study True Person Zhuge and sighed.
"Elder Xun cares about you..."
"The old gentleman said that although you've cultivated to the True Person realm, your foundation is still too shallow and not solid enough."
"Your problem is still that you're too lazy."
"Your aptitude and temperament are both sufficient, but you're simply too lazy."
"Your Zhuge Family's saying, 'Without detachment, one cannot make one's aspirations clear,' is right—but you can't merely be 'detached' without making your aspirations clear."
"Don't spend every day waving that fan around and doing nothing."
"You need to learn more and comprehend more."
"You need to clarify your heart and establish your ambitions."
"People speak of gradual enlightenment and sudden enlightenment, yet they always place their faith in sudden enlightenment, believing that with one sudden realization, they can distinguish great right from great wrong, see their true nature with a clarified heart,