When Xu Yue and Meng Qi returned from Reincarnation Plaza, Xu Yue, Meng Qi, and Zhen Hui were summoned to Bodhi Courtyard to receive their rewards because of their squad's achievements during the previous mission.
However, while the three of them were still on their way, the eminent monks in Bodhi Courtyard had fallen into an argument...
"Zhen Ding is far too calculating, and he enjoys throwing his weight around and bullying the weak. How can such a temperament make him a direct disciple of Shaolin?"
"Even if he has rendered merit, rewarding him with a Supreme Skill would suffice. Or another martial nephew could take him as a disciple."
An eminent monk of the Wu generation tried to persuade Xuan Bei. As a direct-line monk taking disciples on the abbot's behalf, he wanted to use this opportunity to take Zhen Ding and Zhen Hui as his disciples.
Zhen Hui was one thing. He already possessed a Zen heart, and his state of mind suited Shaolin's requirements well. But Zhen Ding, due to his frenzied practical combat in the Martial Arts Hall, had left a poor impression on most of the eminent monks.
They would not have minded if another monk of the Xuan generation took him as a disciple, but many opposed Xuan Bei doing so.
However, as Su Ziyuan's maternal uncle, Xuan Bei had finally found such an opportunity. Naturally, he wanted to keep his nephew by his side and guide him properly, making up for past regrets.
Thus, he had been determined to take Zhen Ding as his disciple.
In the original story, he had argued his case with reason and stood firm.
Yet this time, after hearing the objections of so many martial uncles and elders of the Wu generation, Xuan Bei did not persist. He