Wolf Abyss King exclaimed in delight, "With this, our demon and barbarian races can quickly learn Confucian teachings instead of floundering without a clue as before. Fang Master's achievements rival even Sage Kong's."
"Do not speak such nonsense!" Fang Yun's expression darkened.
"Your student spoke rashly," Wolf Abyss King said.
Mouse Tai King sighed softly. "Sir, why will you not accept the two of us as your disciples?"
"If you became my disciples, how many days would you survive after returning to the Demon Realm?" Fang Yun asked.
"If I heard the Way in the morning, I could die that evening without regret!" An unprecedented resolve shone in Mouse Tai King's eyes.
Wolf Abyss King then looked at Fang Yun and repeated Mouse Tai King's words.
Fang Yun shook his head gently. "I commanded you two out of selfish motives, solely for the divine treasures in the Burial Saint Valley. Teaching you the Four Books, however, came from compassion. I could not bear to see the Demon Barbarians remain ignorant and unenlightened, and I also wished to repay you. Our Human Race may entice others with profit, but our Confucian School has never done so. If I accepted you as disciples, I would harbor the intention of instructing the Demon Barbarians. That would be pursuing advantage through my intentions, which is unbecoming. Moreover, if you became my disciples, you would already have turned your backs on the Demon Realm. The Demon Sages would discover it and purge you from their ranks."
Mouse Tai King merely smiled. "Sir, you underestimate us. Though I have a demon's body, I have bathed in the Confucian School's teachings and already regard myself as its disciple. Yet being a disciple of the Confucian School does not mean I consider myself human. How, then, have I