I Wish to Take This Child as My Disciple (Second update, requesting votes)

I Wish to Take This Child as My Disciple (Second Update, Please Vote)

Yuhang, a small town.

Palace Master Lingyue and Granny followed Moon Worshipper here, not knowing who exactly he had been referring to.

Then, a little boy appeared!

The boy was around ten years old, his features still somewhat childish. He wore ordinary clothes, clearly not born into wealth.

Granny's pupils instantly contracted, her heart pounding wildly.

Though Li Xiaoyao was still rather young, he already bore a few traces of how he would look in the future.

Of course, that was not the most important thing. What mattered most was the aura around him—the aura originating from the very source of his soul.

The young Li Xiaoyao did not notice the three observing him. He was playing freely by the river with his companions.

Granny withdrew her gaze from Li Xiaoyao and looked at Moon Worshipper in confusion and bewilderment.

She was lost and deeply puzzled.

This made no sense. Absolutely no sense.

A few years ago, their benefactor had clearly been a young and promising martial arts hero with formidable cultivation.

Only three years had passed since then. Even if he had not changed much, there was no way he should have become a child, was there!?

Palace Master Lingyue was equally perplexed.

Back then, she had personally received Zhao Ling'er and Granny from Li Xiaoyao. Thus, when Granny recognized Li Xiaoyao, Palace Master Lingyue recognized him as well.

Facing their gazes, Moon Worshipper asked, "Have you two recognized him now?"

Granny and Palace Master Lingyue exchanged glances, speechless.

Although they sensed Li Xiaoyao's aura, they still did not dare confirm that he was their benefactor from years ago. It simply could not be explained.

Moon Worshipper narrowed his eyes slightly and said solemnly, "You need not doubt it. The child before you is the very young hero who saved the princess back then. And this is the opportunity I spoke of—the opportunity to change the past and save the Witch Queen."

Granny and Palace Master Lingyue both changed expression at his words.

He really was that young hero from back then!

But how could that be?

Could it be...!

Both were shaken to the core. Though they could hardly believe it, a possibility came to mind.

Someone had sent him into the past!

Granny's heart trembled as she asked in a quivering voice, "You... are you telling the truth?"

Moon Worshipper deliberately shook his head helplessly. "Whether it is true or not, is it not already laid out before you? When I first saw this boy, I had the same doubts as you. After all, reversing time is simply too inconceivable, but..."

At this point, Moon Worshipper sighed with a complicated expression and shook his head without another word.

His feelings truly were complicated—extremely complicated.

Nuwa!

Reversing time!

If even a deity who had long since fallen could possess such inconceivable means, could he truly create a perfect world?

Though Li Hao was one reason Moon Worshipper had abandoned the idea of destroying the world, this concern was another.

Because he had suddenly realized that this world was far less simple than he had once believed.

Beneath its calm surface lay deeper, more terrifying tides!

Granny and Palace Master Lingyue exchanged a glance, and the many doubts in their hearts were finally explained.

In truth, the two had speculated and discussed Li Xiaoyao's origins many times. After all, why would an unfamiliar young man risk his life to save complete strangers?

More importantly, Li Xiaoyao's cultivation had already been extraordinary at the time.

In the martial world, even if he was not renowned far and wide, he would never have remained completely unknown.

Yet even Palace Master Lingyue, given her status and strength, had never heard of Li Xiaoyao. This had always been one of their lingering doubts.

Now, their doubts had a perfect explanation.

Though even more questions remained—for instance, why the grown Li Xiaoyao had gone back in time to save Zhao Ling'er and the others, who had sent Li Xiaoyao into the past, and for what purpose—none of that mattered to them now.

What mattered was that they believed Moon Worshipper's words. They believed there truly was a chance to save the Witch Queen.

After a brief silence, Granny asked, "What are you planning to do now? And what about him?"

As she spoke, Granny looked at Li Xiaoyao with mixed emotions.

This boy was the key to the life and death of the Witch Queen, and even to the lives and deaths of herself and Zhao Ling'er.

Moon Worshipper's expression remained calm as he looked at Li Xiaoyao in the distance, an unusual glint flashing in his eyes.

The protagonist destined by heaven, the child of fate?

"Heh, I'd like to see whether you, as the future Child of Destiny, can withstand the Chat Group's immense power."

"Today, I shall defy the heavens!"

"I want the sky to change because of me! I want the earth to take on a new face once more!"

Moon-Worshipping Cult Leader said, "This youth is the key to changing the past, making up for our mistakes, and saving the Witch Queen. Therefore, I intend to take him as my disciple so that I may save the Witch Queen in the future."

Chat Group.

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at one another.

What the hell kind of development was this?!

Moon-Worshipping Cult Leader was taking Li Xiaoyao as his disciple!

I...

Everyone was speechless, feeling that it was strange, absurd, and somewhat hilarious.

The protagonist was being taken in as a disciple by the final villain. This... this!

Invincible Urchin Gu Santong: "Holy shit, Cult Leader, you're amazing. I, Gu Santong, am convinced today—completely convinced. You can even pull off something like this?"

Li Xunhuan said with a laugh, "The Cult Leader's methods truly exceed all expectations."

Little Yan Lingji: "(〃'▽'〃) What I want to know most now is just how beautiful the scene will be when Li Xiaoyao returns to the past in the future."

Invincible Urchin Gu Santong: "Hah, I want to know even more what the past Moon-Worshipping Cult Leader will feel when he sees this new version of Li Xiaoyao."

Hearing this, Li Hao could not help but laugh as well.

That scene was too beautiful; even he did not dare imagine it.

Omniscient Li: "I think it will probably look like this.

Moon-Worshipping Cult Leader: Oh my heavens, where did this strange brat come from? Why does he know my cultivation techniques and divine abilities? Wait, what did this guy just say? He called me Master? He's insane! (At this point, Moon-Worshipping Cult Leader should have a capitalized dumbfounded expression.)"

Everyone burst out laughing at this.

Even the Moon-Worshipping Cult Leader could not stop his face from twitching slightly.

Because he felt that what Li Hao had said might very well be the most likely outcome.

Of course, that was not the point.

The point was that Moon-Worshipping Cult Leader suddenly felt that this had been Li Hao's purpose all along.

Could it be that the Group Leader had calculated what he wanted to do, then waited to watch the joke unfold?

After deep thought, bold speculation, and careful observation, Moon-Worshipping Cult Leader felt that this was almost certainly the case.

The Group Leader's wicked sense of humor had definitely struck again!

Yan Lingji smiled charmingly. "Big Brother Group Leader is too bad, saying such things about Big Brother Moon-Worshipping.

But now I'm suddenly looking forward to that moment too. I really hope this little Xiaoyao can grow up quickly, then return to the past. (^▽^)"

Hearing this, everyone once again let out pig-like snorts of laughter.

Because they too could not wait to find out what expression the past Moon-Worshipping Cult Leader would have when faced with such a bizarre change.