Chu Xingchen smiled as he looked at his second disciple's seemingly resentful expression.
This second disciple's only inner vulnerability was probably how Xu Linglong had fleeced him back then, and how he might even have been her little lapdog.
It was the darkest of dark histories.
Although it did sound truly miserable, it was also genuinely quite funny.
Chu Xingchen raised a hand and punched Li Xingtian in the chest:
"Don't you know your master? I just like teasing you lot now and then. Are you really going to take it seriously?"
"Some things in the past... don't need to be brought up so often, Master."
"What things?" Chu Xingchen raised an eyebrow.
Looking at Chu Xingchen's teasing expression, Li Xingtian swallowed what he had been about to say and showed a faint smile:
"Nothing... if it's you, Master, say whatever you like."
"...Why are you being so mushy today?" Chu Xingchen gave his beloved disciple another punch. "How dare you, Xu Linglong! Have you possessed my beloved disciple again?"
Li Xingtian let out a heavy breath. "It's just that you treat us exceptionally well, Master."
Chu Xingchen wondered whether Li Xingtian had thoroughly figured out his master too. Those words really did rob him of the mood to tease, and he turned to the matter at hand:
"Tell me your thoughts. Give me a good answer, and I'll give you a gift."
As though something had occurred to him, Li Xingtian hurriedly shook his head:
"I can share my thoughts, but let's forget the gift."
Chu Xingchen raised an eyebrow. "It's not a pill. It's something you've been longing for day and night."
Li Xingtian hurriedly said:
"There's really no need... if you have anything good, Master, give Fifth Junior Brother priority."
Chu Xingchen glanced around. He had yet