Outside the Dao Field, everyone wore strange expressions as they watched Xu Tong's Dao Field, from which no further response had come for a long time.
"Does Tongtian mean to refuse him?"
Laozi and Yuanshi were puzzled.
"It seems Fellow Daoist Tongtian really has no intention of taking Black Tortoise as a disciple."
Nuwa shook her head.
"Black Tortoise, it seems you and Fellow Daoist Tongtian truly aren't destined to be master and disciple. If you ask me, you should return to your North Sea."
"Cultivate diligently, and the Great Dao may yet be within your reach."
Nuwa tried to persuade him.
Houtu nodded beside her.
"That's right. You can't force this."
Though Laozi and Yuanshi said nothing, their faces were full of gloating.
Everyone thought Black Tortoise would leave after hearing Nuwa's advice.
Yet the next moment, Black Tortoise shook his head firmly.
"No. Senior Tongtian hasn't driven me away, which means I can stay here. Although I haven't become his disciple, I would be perfectly content even as a servant or steward. I'll stay here to guard his gates and grounds."
Oh, fuck you!
Seeing Black Tortoise like this, Laozi and Yuanshi nearly fell off their clouds.
Are you fucking thickheaded?
You knelt and begged him to take you as a disciple, and he didn't even say a word. How the hell did you decide that meant he hadn't rejected you?
But seeing that Black Tortoise was dead set on staying here, Laozi and Yuanshi knew they would not get to enjoy the spectacle they had hoped for.
"Hmph. Let's go."
With matters having come to this, Laozi and Yuanshi could only flick their sleeves and leave in a huff.
Nuwa and Houtu shook their heads as they looked at Black Tortoise.
"Very well. Since you've made up