Though they said everything would be kept simple, the Gao family was based in the Northeast and was a prominent local clan. Preparing everything that still needed to be prepared took quite a bit of effort.
What they called keeping everything simple only meant simplifying what the people involved had to do. It did not mean making things shabby.
On the day of the apprenticeship ceremony, Diga only needed to sit there. Er Zhuang was not put through much trouble either; after all, the things that troubled people were the Sect Rules, and Diga's side had no rules at all...
There was not even a portrait of the Grandmaster here!
"Master, please have some tea."
"Good."
The moment he lifted the teacup lid, the fragrance of tea spread through the air. Given the Gao family's status, it was certainly fine tea, but Adam could not appreciate it. He took a small sip and set it down.
Once he had finished the apprenticeship tea Er Zhuang offered, the ceremony was considered complete. Even the onlookers could not help wondering whether it had been a little too hasty.
"The Flower Wandering Sect has only three Sect Rules. First, do not deceive your master or betray your ancestors. Second, do not harm fellow disciples. Third, do not slaughter the innocent. Should you violate any one of these three rules in the future, I will sense it at once and expel you from the sect."
"Yes, this disciple will remember."
"Next, I will pass on our sect's Flower Wandering to you."
Hearing this, the others consciously prepared to leave. Yet Diga raised a hand and tapped Er Zhuang between the brows before lowering it again.
"Our sect's inheritance does not cling to written forms. Comprehension comes first, action second. It is mainly divided into