You Can't Just Forcefully Take Disciples

However, only Qiu Xiaozhu and Tang Yu, who were scheming against each other, knew what the other was really thinking.

Qiu Xiaozhu chuckled, leaving the disciples below the stage stunned. Was the Holy Maiden in such a good mood today? She hadn't stopped laughing.

She looked at Tang Yu with a playful expression and smiled.

"I naturally consider things carefully before I act, and what I just did was actually a test for you."

"If you immediately agree to kowtow and become my disciple, I will only think that you are too impetuous and not suitable to be my disciple."

"But you made the right decision, rejecting this enormous temptation and giving me much to consider."

"Your calm, composed, and magnanimous way of thinking makes me admire you even more. No need for further words, from this day forward you are my disciple."

The outer disciples below the stage erupted in another uproar.

Those who had just thought Tang Yu was mentally unstable blushed with shame.

It turns out our cultivation level was too low! We're still on the first level, while Junior Brother Ling has already thought about the atmosphere!

No wonder he was chosen as a disciple by the Holy Maiden.

If it were them, they certainly wouldn't have been able to seize this good fortune today!

"Congratulations to the Holy Maiden on accepting a disciple! Congratulations to Junior Brother Ling on finding a renowned master!"

So everyone congratulated them again in unison.

Tang Yu was about to vomit blood when he said in a deep voice.

"Holy Maiden, why don't you consider it for another half a month? I actually have many problems. It wouldn't be too late to accept me as your disciple after you've observed me for half a month and feel that I'm acceptable."

At this moment, Wang Kangping couldn't help but stand up and shout excitedly.

"Junior Brother Ling, please don't refuse the Holy Maiden's kindness again. As the saying goes, no one is perfect, but flaws do not overshadow virtues."

"Your excellence is evident to all. So what if you have a few minor issues? Under the guidance of the Holy Maiden, you will surely be able to improve them one by one."

Tang Yu stared wide-eyed at Wang Kangping, wishing she could strangle him.

[You damn bastard!!!]

Why is it that everyone can see how excellent I am?

[Damn it, we've only known each other for less than two days. I should have known better than to fawn over you.]

Qiu Xiaozhu was genuinely happy after hearing Tang Yu's thoughts.

This guy is really quite interesting. In the Nine Heavens Alliance, a boring place where all she knows is cultivation, she hasn't seen such an interesting fellow in a long time.

Then, with an appreciative look on her face, she took out a small bottle and tossed it to Wang Kangping.

"You're quite right. Consider this bottle of Focus-Settling Pill a reward for you."

"Thank you, Holy Maiden."

Wang Kangping was so happy after catching it that he couldn't stop smiling.

The Nine Heavens Alliance has abundant cultivation resources, and the Focus-Settling Pill is one of them.

Its effect is that it can double the speed of cultivation within a week after taking it, saving a lot of hard work.

Outer disciples can only receive one per month, but this bottle probably contains ten, so it's a great deal.

"Ling Jun, your excellence has already been recognized by your fellow disciples, so stop making excuses. Or do you look down on me and think I'm not qualified to be your master?"

Qiu Xiaozhu looked at Tang Yu again and asked a deathly question.

This is a skill that all women are good at, but it's also a deadly question.

Years ago, the question "If I and your mother fell into the river, who would you save first?" was quite popular. But now, if anyone asks this silly, life-threatening question, it's easy to turn it into a question about saving your mother.

Even if Tang Yu were incredibly audacious, he wouldn't dare to actually risk his life on such a potentially disastrous question, so he could only force a smile.

"Disciple thanks Master for his kindness. From this day forward, I will diligently cultivate and live up to Master's painstaking efforts."

[Oh dear, I'm really doomed this time.]

[Everyone says the elders are petty, and this little dwarf is pretty much the same.]

[I'll just hide and pretend to be in seclusion after class; if I can't afford to mess with them, I'll avoid them.]

[Sigh, the more I think about it, the angrier I get. Why am I so unlucky? It's true what they say, good men are destined to have bad luck.]

After hearing Tang Yu muttering complaints to herself.

Qiu Xiaozhu sneered inwardly.

Little dwarf?

She wrote this down again.

However, she didn't say anything, waved her hand and continued to lecture everyone about the Celestial Realm, and Tang Yu could only listen attentively.

After enduring a grueling class, Tang Yu was just about to sneak away into the crowd.

Standing on the stage, Qiu Xiaozhu calmly asked, "My esteemed student, where are you headed?"

"Master, I have gained a lot from your lecture today and it seems like I have a breakthrough in my cultivation. I want to go back to seclusion and cultivate to break through to the Celestial Realm as soon as possible, so as to live up to your cultivation."

Tang Yu replied listlessly.

"I didn't expect you to be so diligent. It seems my judgment in taking on a disciple was correct. In that case, I'll find you a good place to break through."

Qiu Xiaozhu waved to Tang Yu.

Tang Yu could only walk over dejectedly.

Wang Kangping patted Tang Yu on the shoulder encouragingly, saying, "Junior Brother Ling, keep it up! Don't forget your brothers when you become successful in the future."

"Don't worry, it won't happen."

Tang Yu gave a kind smile, but Wang Kangping found the smile somewhat eerie.

After everyone had left, Qiu Xiaozhu looked up at Tang Yu and tossed him the book she was holding.

"Help me get the book."

"Yes, Master."

After finding a cheap master, Tang Yu sighed inwardly.

I originally intended to come in quietly and investigate what task Old Loach had assigned to Ye Qiu.

Little did I expect such a disastrous start, offending the petty saintess and even being taken as her disciple.

[I guess I'll have to work like a slave from now on.]

[Sigh, they're not even as good as cattle and horses; at least they have grass.]

"Um?"

Qiu Xiaozhu subconsciously hummed in agreement, but she didn't quite understand what Tang Yu meant.

The novels she read were, after all, romance novels, not filled with so many lewd jokes.

"What's wrong, Master?"

Upon hearing Qiu Xiaozhu hum in agreement, Tang Yu once again put on a sycophantic face, attempting to salvage the relationship after the fact.

[The pig is so short.]

[However, she is quite clean; I didn't see any dandruff on her scalp.]

[Ha, let's lift her up high and throw her out again.]

[Or put a ↓ symbol above her head, and add four words above it: "Pig's head."]

Tang Yu chuckled to herself as she thought about it.

Qiu Xiaozhu tilted her head back and glanced at the guy, thinking that he was asking for a beating every minute, and asked.

You seem to be in a good mood.

"I was truly thrilled to be chosen as a disciple by my master."

Tang Yu went against his conscience.

"Don't worry, the best is yet to come. Also, in the future, it's best to squat down a bit when you talk to your teacher; it's tiring for me to look up."

Qiu Xiaozhu always tilted her head back, which made her even more annoyed, mainly because not many people usually got that close to her.

So Tang Yu squatted down and said, "Like this?"

"..."

After thinking for a moment, Qiu Xiaozhu couldn't help but say, "Never mind, you should just stand there."

Making this guy squat down on purpose only made things feel stranger; it was obvious that I had to squat down to be at eye level with him because he's short.