After saying that, Ye Qizhen looked at Jiang Fan.
Wei Cangyue also looked towards Jiang Fan.
The two men's gazes were too intense, so Jiang Fan had no choice but to turn his head and look at them calmly.
"I am not his apprentice."
"Are you really not Master Li's disciple?" Ye Qizhen stared at Jiang Fan and asked, trying to discern the slightest clue from his face.
Jiang Fan remained expressionless, his eyes calm and undisturbed.
"No, it's not."
Could he have guessed wrong? Ye Qizhen pondered for a moment before turning her gaze back to the Crazy Old Man.
" Master Li, he's really not your disciple?"
"Didn't he come back? Are you hard of hearing?" After saying that, the Crazy Old Man tilted his head back and drank the wine in his glass in one gulp, smacking his lips as he savored the taste.
"This is truly fine wine."
He then turned to Ye Qizhen, "Aren't you leaving yet? Didn't you hear me say I've already taken on a disciple?"
Ye Qizhen still wanted to argue her case, " Master Li, even if you've already taken on one disciple, it won't stop you from taking on a second. Before coming here, I promised Yan Shuai that I would do my best to become your disciple. I can't just be dismissed with a single word from you; wouldn't that make me seem like I lack determination and perseverance?"
I've thought it over. If you don't agree today, that's fine. I'll come again tomorrow, and the day after, until you're moved by my determination and perseverance and accept me as your apprentice.
"Hey! You little brat, trying to pull the 'Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage' trick on me? Let me tell you, this old man hates that kind of pestering. If I set my sights on someone, they'll have to become my disciple, even if they don't want to. If I don't want to take you as a disciple, you could kneel down in front of me until your legs break, and I still wouldn't give you a second glance," the Crazy Old Man sneered.
Ye Qizhen did not back down because of the Crazy Old Man's words, but continued, "You have your principles, and I have mine. I believe that even if something seems hopeless, we should still try. What if? Even if it's only a one in a million chance, trying always gives us hope of success. But if we avoid difficulties, wouldn't we become cowards who run away from challenges? Shouldn't we Martial Artist dare to fight and be at the forefront?"
The Crazy Old Man was initially annoyed by Ye Qizhen's words, but now, hearing him say this, he felt a bit more appreciative.
"You're quite the fearless young man, I'm starting to admire you. You're Junior Psychic, what level of Psychic Power have you achieved?"
Sensing the change in the Crazy Old Man's attitude, Ye Qizhen was overjoyed and quickly replied, "2163P, just tested a few days ago."
"Only two thousand." The Crazy Old Man seemed to be talking to himself. He glanced furtively at Jiang Fan, who was still cleaning up the trash.
Although he didn't know how much Psychic Power this kid possessed, he was certain that Jiang Fan's Psychic Power far surpassed Ye Qizhen's.
Ye Qizhen continued, "I only discovered I had Psychic Power before last year's college entrance exam, and in less than a year of university, they increased from 200P to 2163P."
To become Junior Psychic, one needs 1000P of Psychic Power. Therefore, not everyone can reach this standard directly through the system's Psychic Power like Jiang Fan. Instead, one must cultivate their Psychic Power step by step until they reach 1000P and become a true Junior Psychic.
"You've become Junior Psychic in just one year. Not bad, you do have some talent," the Crazy Old Man said.
Upon hearing this, Ye Qizhen was overjoyed. "So you're planning to take me as your apprentice?"
The Crazy Old Man waved his hand and changed the subject.
"But you're still a bit short of becoming my apprentice. Alright, that's enough. Don't waste any more time on me. One apprentice is enough for me to worry about, and another? Heh. You can leave now."
Upon hearing this, both Ye Qizhen and Wei Cangyue were taken aback.
A careful reading of the Crazy Old Man's words leads to the conclusion that the disciple he took on Crazy Old Man talent far surpassing that of Ye Qizhen.
It should be noted that Ye Qizhen is definitely one of the top talents in the world. Although he is only a student now, given enough time to grow, his future achievements will be absolutely terrifying!
Even such a genius was disliked by the Crazy Old Man.
It's easy to imagine just how extraordinary the disciple the Crazy Old Man took in must have been.
"Teacher, is your apprentice the one who goes hiking up Plow Mountain every night?"
The Crazy Old Man raised his gray eyebrows slightly, but said nothing.
This behavior is something that anyone who sees it will tacitly accept.
Wei Cangyue was filled with frustration, slapping his thigh, "If I had known that person was so monstrous, I would have stood guard there every night to catch him!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Fan frowned.
This Crazy Old Man! He actually admitted it! Who's your apprentice? You're just an NPC he uses to farm points, okay?
"Climbing mountains?" Ye Qizhen was taken aback again. "You mean Master Li's apprentice climbs mountains every night?"
What would a Spirit Master do climbing a mountain? To build up their physical strength?
Are you kidding me? Although Spirit Master is also a Martial Artist, since they have been given this extraordinary ability, they are destined to be the darling of the heavens and should focus on cultivating Psychic Power.
Of course, physical strength also needs to be cultivated, but human energy is limited. As Spirit Master, one should naturally spend most of one's time cultivating Psychic Power, rather than climbing mountains late at night.
Besides, mountain climbing is such a simplistic form of exercise that it has negligible effect on improving blood circulation and energy levels.
Even Martial Artist specialize in cultivating qi and blood wouldn't use such a futile method, let alone Spirit Master.
Therefore, although he is Spirit Master, he is still one step away from becoming Martial Artist.
Of course, no one would underestimate him because of this. After all, the terror of Spirit Master allows him to challenge opponents of higher levels and even defeat multiple opponents when facing group attacks.
This is what makes Spirit Master so perverse.
This is also a weakness of Spirit Master; they cannot be approached, otherwise they are in danger.
Spirit Master don't need to worry too much about this weakness, because they usually have protectors during their growth stage, and later when they go to the wilderness to hunt monsters, they also have powerful Martial Artist to escort them.
"Surprised, aren't you?" Wei Cangyue grinned. "To be honest, I was surprised too."
"Teacher, please let us meet your disciple! I want to see if he has three heads and six arms, and what kind of monster he is."
Ye Qizhen was also eager to see for herself.
"Go away, get out of here! If you don't leave, this old man will get physical." The Crazy Old Man impatiently ordered them to leave.
As the Crazy Old Man's student, Wei Cangyue knew his temper and temperament well, so he dared not continue to pester him.
"Then I'm leaving."
Although he was walking away, he was thinking to himself that he would stay in Plow Mountain tonight and he refused to believe that he couldn't catch the Crazy Old Man's apprentice.
Ye Qizhen shared the same thought and decided to go to Plow Mountain tonight.