Jiang Wei suppressed a laugh and said, "In that case, you really can't be her master."

“Yes,” Chen He said.

Women and men have different physical structures, so practicing the same exercise may lead to various different problems.

Therefore, as long as they are respectable people, male masters will definitely not accept female disciples, and female masters will not accept male disciples.

Of course, there will be some special cases, but that's basically how it is.

Since the little mute girl is a girl, it would be inappropriate for Chen He to continue being her master. He might accidentally cause problems during her cultivation.

Jiang Wei added, "But she did save your life and helped us. Without her, you would be dead, and we wouldn't have been able to resolve the crisis in Jiangxia City so quickly."

"Yes, that's what I think too."

Ye Feng nodded and said to Chen He very seriously, "Since she is a girl, then you shouldn't be her master. I will have Zi Jing teach her, help her become a martial artist, and pass on the martial arts to her. But you can't leave her unrewarded. How about this, you adopt her and become her foster father."

"This...this..."

Chen He was extremely embarrassed.

"What, you won't even be her adoptive father? It's fine if you don't want to be her master, but what reason do you have for not wanting to be her adoptive father? Do you look down on her?" Ye Feng asked.

“It’s not that I’m disgusted, but I’ve never been married or had children in all these decades. Now, suddenly I’m asked to raise a child, and a girl at that. How am I supposed to raise her well? Raising a child isn’t like raising a cat or a dog. It’s not just about keeping her from starving to death,” Chen He said.

"Then what do you want? This won't work, that won't work, you come up with a solution!" Ye Feng said angrily.

Seeing that Ye Feng was angry, Chen He quickly shut his mouth, lowered his head, and stood there without daring to utter a sound.

Jiang Wei said, "Alright, stop making excuses. Just do as the ancestor said. You will be her adoptive father. She saved your life, so you should take care of her for the rest of your life. There's nothing wrong with that."

What else can Chen He say?

He had no choice but to nod in agreement.

"Speaking of that mute boy... no, mute girl, where is she?" Ye Feng asked curiously.

He wanted to see what the mute girl looked like after she took a bath and changed into girls' clothes.

Jiang Wei was clearly curious as well, so he said, "Bring her here so we can see her."

Chen He said with a wry smile, "She's not far from here. She follows me wherever I go. I came here to report, so she came too. But I didn't dare let her come in directly."

Then Chen He shouted, and soon the mute girl ran over.

However, both Ye Feng and Jiang Wei were somewhat disappointed.

The cliché plot of the ugly duckling transforming into a swan did not happen.

The mute girl didn't look much different from before, except that she was a little cleaner and tidier after taking a bath, but she was still skin and bones.

Her messy short hair didn't look beautiful at all.

And seemingly worried about being kicked out, the mute girl had a cautious expression on her face, as if she wanted to say something but dared not.

“You are a girl, so Chen He cannot be your master. I will arrange for a very powerful female martial artist to teach you. But you did save Chen He's life, so he should repay you both morally and logically. Therefore, I have decided to make him your adoptive father… Do you accept?” Ye Feng asked, looking at the little girl.

The mute girl nodded repeatedly without hesitation.

"Let's give her a name. We can't keep calling her 'the mute girl'," Ye Feng said.

Upon hearing Ye Feng's words, the mute girl immediately began to babble.

"What did she say?" Night Wind asked.

Jiang Wei shook his head, completely bewildered, and Chen He was equally confused.

The mute girl was frantic, running around in circles because Ye Feng and the others couldn't understand her.

Suddenly remembering something, the mute girl darted out of the tent and didn't return for about fifteen minutes.

She was holding a wildflower in her hand, and she kept pointing at the small, delicate blue wildflower with her other hand.

"What kind of flower is this?" Night Breeze asked.

“Gentian flower,” Jiang Wei said without hesitation.

Chen He asked, "You mean you have a name, and this is your name?"

The mute girl nodded repeatedly.

“Gentian flower…Gentian, it seems her name is Gentian. She is indeed very brave.” Night Wind nodded with a smile.

“Then let’s continue calling her Longdan (Gentian), and give her your surname Chen. Chen Longdan is a good name!” Jiang Wei said.

Since that's the case, there's nothing more to discuss.

The mute girl's name was decided—Chen Longdan.

Chen He left the tent with the gentian, and Jiang Wei also left.

Then Zijing appeared out of thin air, put her hands on her hips, and hummed, "Who was it that just said I was amazing?"

"I wasn't talking about you," Ye Feng said irritably.

Zijing immediately skipped over, grabbed Yefeng's arm, and shouted, "You're clearly talking about me! First you said I should teach Longdan martial arts, then you said you found a very powerful female martial artist to teach her, so aren't you saying I'm very powerful!"

"I just thought about it seriously and realized it's not appropriate for someone as unreliable as you to teach her, so I changed my mind and had Luo Lin or Luo Qing teach her. The very powerful female warrior I was referring to is them," Ye Feng said.

"I don't care! I am who I am, and you're just praising me!" Zijing said with a wronged expression.

"Why are you getting so worked up?"

Ye Feng chuckled, patted Zi Jing's head, and said, "Alright, since you're so eager to teach her, then you do it. Anyway, you're so bored, this is a good opportunity to give you something to do."

After a pause, Ye Feng continued, "Take some time to examine her and see if she has any talent for cultivation. If she doesn't, come back to me, and I'll give her body-tempering pills."

"Are you really that kind to that mute girl?" Zijing asked.

"After all, they helped us a lot, so it's only right to give them something in return," Ye Feng said.

If Longdan has a talent for cultivation, Zijing can directly help her become a martial artist.

However, if Longdan doesn't have the talent for cultivation, then Yefeng will have to refine a body-tempering pill to help her become a martial artist.

Night Breeze hoped it would be the former, as that would save some trouble.

"Go run an errand for me now and call Qing'er over. I need to talk to her," Ye Feng said.

"You could have just sent a message talisman, but you made me run errands for you. I think you're just deliberately making things difficult for me."

Zijing mumbled something under her breath, but before she could finish speaking, she had already run outside.

Watching Zijing's departing figure, Ye Feng chuckled silently.

Then Ye Feng shook his head and continued working on his design.