"Your disciples thank you, Master!" Soon, every disciple in the hall except Ran Deng and Yellow Dragon had received a treasure from Yuanshi. As though they had rehearsed it, they all kowtowed and cried out in perfect unison.
"Mm." Yuanshi nodded in satisfaction, then looked at the frowning Ran Deng and said, "Junior Brother, you are an Innate Deity, born with the Vulture Peak Lamp as your companion treasure, and you later acquired the Heaven-Measuring Ruler. Even I possess few treasures better than yours. If I bestowed a treasure upon you, I would only make myself a laughingstock before the experts. Thus, it is better that I give you nothing. Can you... understand?"
Ran Deng: "..."
"Master, what about me?" Before Ran Deng could answer, Yellow Dragon hurriedly raised his head and asked Yuanshi.
We're all disciples of the Expounding Teaching, and I even passed the three trials before quite a few of my junior brothers. There's no reason they should all receive treasures while I get nothing. The deputy sect leader already has incredible treasures, so he doesn't need any, but I'm as poor as a church mouse. Apart from an immortal sword that doesn't even qualify as a Houtian Spirit Treasure, all I have is the dragon pearl I nurtured myself. Surely someone like me deserves a gift from his elder.
At Yellow Dragon's question, Yuanshi's expression chilled. He rebuked him, "You dare interrupt your elders so rashly? You have no sense of propriety! Yellow Dragon, your disposition is lacking, and you still require cultivation. Bestowing a treasure upon you too soon would surely make you impatient and restless. Thus, withholding a gift is itself a gift."
Yellow Dragon: "..."
"Nine Li," Yuanshi said after reprimanding Yellow Dragon.
"Your disciple is here."
"There is a golden bell outside