You Want to Be My Disciple Too?

Tacky!!!?

Ma Xiaotao's large eyes snapped open in an instant.

No one had ever called her red clothing tacky before, and besides, what did this brat know about having a wardrobe full of identical outfits?

Was it forbidden for a person to buy many of the same things at once?

And what the hell was that comment about not liking to bathe? Did he not smell the fragrance of the facial cleanser she had just used?

Furthermore, why did he have to set her face aside when discussing this?

Her face was an essential factor that could not be set aside.

Ma Xiaotao rubbed her brow; who didn't want to be complimented on their beauty? But this brat was entirely subjective, without a shred of objective evaluation.

She looked down at the red clothes she was wearing; because she was coming to find Xuanyuan Sheng today, she hadn't worn her mysterious red veil.

Was it really that old-fashioned?

The red clothing of the Inner Court was what every Inner Court disciple was required to wear.

As for her other red outfits, they were all meticulously selected by her, and when paired with her curvaceous figure, no matter how good they looked, they could only serve as a backdrop.

Hmm, still just as beautiful!

Xuanyuan Sheng watched Ma Xiaotao, who was gently tapping her cheek with her finger to the side, wearing an expression of extreme narcissism.

"Xiaotao, what did you come here for?"

It couldn't possibly be to compete in beauty with a guy like him, could it?

Xuanyuan Sheng thought to himself; as a man with a masculine aura, he was willing to concede defeat.

Hearing the change in how Xuanyuan Sheng addressed her, Ma Xiaotao puffed out her chest: "Call me sister, otherwise..."

The threat was written all over her face.

"Sister Xiaotao, do you remember what you came here for?" Xuanyuan Sheng replied helplessly.

It didn't matter; it was just a form of address.

It was just that this woman lingering here and refusing to leave was a bit of a nuisance. He hadn't caught up on his sleep yet, and with Sister Zhang Lexuan away, there was no need for him to cultivate.

There wasn't much Humanity's Luck around him that he could cultivate with.

Although Ma Xiaotao possessed a bit of Humanity's Luck herself, the intermittent soul power cultivation would clearly make him uncomfortable; it was better to just catch up on sleep.

What did she come for?

Wasn't it just to take good care of Zhang Lexuan's little brother while she was away?

Now, there was a little brother who was currently lacking a sister's care.

Ma Xiaotao looked at Xuanyuan Sheng beside her with a "kind" expression.

System, do you have any information on my dear little brother? I want to arrange a "big stick" for him.

As soon as the system heard what Ma Xiaotao said in her heart, it immediately listed the information it could discover.

[Name: Xuanyuan Sheng]

[Martial Soul: Holy Sword of Humanity Xuanyuan Sword]

[Favorability: 21]

Ma Xiaotao looked at it in surprise; she hadn't expected it to actually be able to probe other people's information.

If this were in battle, being able to probe an opponent's information would make it much easier to turn defeat into victory.

And then?

Just two pieces of information? She could have asked for this herself just by opening her mouth; why waste time having it scan him?

[The target is protected by the Holy Sword of Humanity; only what you can see can be probed.]

Seeing this message, Ma Xiaotao felt a bit emotional.

She had suffered for years from the erosion of the Evil Fire, and even Shrek, a place that had once birthed gods, had no way to resolve it.

Yet, this system, which she considered nearly omnipotent, actually had no way to see through Xuanyuan Sheng's information.

It seems you're quite extraordinary, little brother.

It seems having a little brother like this might actually be pretty great.

But the only thing she took issue with was the favorability; why was Xuanyuan Sheng's favorability toward her only 21?

A stranger is 0.

Anything above that represents familiarity.

Only when it reaches 50 does it count as being friends.

Anything below that represents the degree of disgust.

Every point added is a different level of dislike.

It only ends when it reaches the point of hatred unto death.

This did not mean that she was still just a familiar-looking stranger in the eyes of Xuanyuan Sheng.

Forget it, Ma Xiaotao thought with a carefree shrug.

They had only known each other for a morning; if his favorability toward her were already very high, that would actually be dangerous. At the very least, this meant he didn't view her as a stranger to be kept at arm's length.

She draped her arm over Xuanyuan Sheng's shoulder.

"As your neighbor and big sister, I've also heard the news regarding you outer courtyard students. Because of certain events, we are currently in the middle of a cultivation frenzy."

Xuanyuan Sheng looked at her with curiosity.

Had Zhou Yi really made the apprenticeship ceremony that intense?

As if seeing through Xuanyuan Sheng's confusion, Ma Xiaotao enthusiastically explained:

"Instead of going through the assessment with nearly a thousand people, you only need to showcase yourself to the inner and outer courtyard teachers, and you have a certain chance of becoming an inner courtyard core disciple. Any student would want to give that a shot, right?"

Xuanyuan Sheng nodded.

He truly hadn't expected Zhou Yi to have such foresight. Could it be that she had actually managed to grasp the wisdom within the rare manuscripts of Yu Xiaogang?

Although entering Shrek required a recommendation from a city lord, geniuses were always the minority.

Being born into nobility only guaranteed a life of wealth; it could not guarantee that one possessed an excellent martial soul or talent. They had to rely on the large base of commoner spirit masters.

If a spirit master entered Shrek under the recommendation of a city lord, they would first be grateful to the city lord, and only then to Shrek.

After all, without the city lord, they wouldn't even be able to touch the threshold of this lofty academy.

This was what was known as an investment.

Everyone started from different points, and there were certainly students who had taken the wrong path for their first three spirit rings due to a lack of information. However, being able to enter Shrek was proof enough of their genius. As long as a good teacher discovered this dust-covered pearl, their future path would not go astray again.

"That old hag has finally done something good after all these years." Ma Xiaotao couldn't help but feel happy for those students, then she shifted the topic: "Little Sheng, do you have a teacher you want to choose?"

"A teacher?"

Xuanyuan Sheng recalled Zhang Lexuan, who had said yesterday that she would become his teacher, and nodded: "Of course, that was already decided."

Already decided?

Ma Xiaotao suddenly understood, and she aggressively ruffled his hair.

"You should have said so earlier, little junior brother. Big sister will prepare an apprenticeship gift for you."

She really hadn't expected that old man to secretly pull off such a big move.

Watching Ma Xiaotao, who couldn't stop smiling, Xuanyuan Sheng scratched his head in confusion. He was apprenticing to his own sister, so why would she be giving an apprenticeship gift? Did she want to apprentice as well?

"Are you going to apprentice too, Sister Ma Xiaotao?" Xuanyuan Sheng asked uncertainly.

Ma Xiaotao suddenly felt that the system's favorability rating was fake. Little Sheng was thinking of her even when apprenticing, so how could it only be 21?

Sure enough, this thing had errors when it came to detecting the human heart.

She quickly responded: "Since little junior brother wants big sister to accompany him, big sister cannot refuse. When the time comes, I, Ma Xiaotao, will apprentice again!!"

Teacher Yan, you old geezer, you really are quick on the draw, but your eye for talent isn't as good as mine—to not keep such a good seedling by your side to nurture.

Ma Xiaotao, who was only a spirit emperor, apprenticing to Zhang Lexuan, who was only two levels away from becoming a titled douluo, shouldn't be a problem, right? For someone as cheat-like as Zhang Lexuan, reaching the titled rank should be as easy as flipping her hand.

"Since that's the case, big sister will take you to a good place. It's a place you absolutely need right now." She winked mysteriously.

Ma Xiaotao had already taken on the responsibility expected of a closed-door disciple; she would give him a big surprise before the teacher met his student again.