Could a Dou Zhe born in a small empire in a remote region refuse to become a Dou Emperor's disciple?
Xun'er thought not, or at least she had never heard of such a thing before.
Yet today, she saw it with her own eyes.
"Do you think I am a foolish person?" Ling Xiao wanted to hear Gu Han's reason for refusing to take her as his teacher.
"A gentleman knows what he should and should not do." Gu Han maintained his bowing posture and answered sincerely. "Since Senior said you investigated me, you must know that I was once an orphan. Before I was six, I grew up in the orphanage founded by the Misty Cloud Sect in town. After my cultivation talent was discovered at six, I joined the Misty Cloud Sect as a probationary disciple."
"To this junior, the Misty Cloud Sect gave me the grace of saving my life, raising me, and nurturing me."
"Over the years, the Misty Cloud Sect has performed worse and worse in the Northwest Continent Sect Tournament, and its influence has weakened steadily."
"Now, the Sect Leader is the sect's only Dou Emperor. The sect has fallen to a second-rate force in the Northwest Continent and a third-rate force on the continent as a whole. It truly cannot stand on the grand stage."
"As a disciple of the Misty Cloud Sect, I wish to contribute to its revival."
At this point, Gu Han paused, his gaze becoming even more resolute. "Senior is Miss Xun'er's guard. This junior's horizons are limited, and I do not know what kind of force could have a Peak Dou Emperor serving as a guard."
"I believe the force behind Young Miss Xun'er definitely has Dou Venerates, and perhaps even the legendary Dou Saint experts."
"If I