In fact, Li Jue was not opposed to becoming Sun Simiao's disciple. After all, as long as he could be associated with this old immortal, even a little karami like him could leave his name in the history books thousands of years later.

If he could also help Master Sun revise the "Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Pieces of Gold," his life would be set, and he could go down in history!

But before he could even formally become a disciple, Sun Simiao stopped him.

As the saying goes, there is no order of precedence in learning; those who are accomplished are teachers!

"Even if it's a matter of becoming a disciple, it would be this humble Taoist becoming a disciple of this young master and learning his unique Qingnang Secret Technique!"

"No, no, no! If Master Sun wishes to learn, this junior will immediately order his grandson to present all the secret techniques of the Green Bag. I would never dare to let Master Sun become my disciple!"

Li Jue also realized that if Master Sun really became his disciple, not to mention the issue of shortening his lifespan, his own mediocre skills were simply not worthy of him!

Being able to follow Master Sun and leave a mark on history is already a dream come true for most people.

“Old Li is right. If Master Sun wants to learn, I will certainly teach him everything I know. I would never dare to accept you as my disciple, hehehe!”

Sun Simiao hadn't originally intended to become his disciple. It wasn't that he was concerned about his reputation or felt that the young man in front of him was unworthy, but rather that he didn't want to cause trouble for the other person because of his own status.

After all, he was too famous and had too much prestige.

If he were to take a child as his teacher, he wouldn't mind, but the world would surely rise up against him, which would be extremely disadvantageous to the young man before him.

"Since you refuse to accept me as your disciple, how about I shamelessly become your senior brother?"

"Senior brother?"

Upon hearing this, Li Jue asked with a puzzled expression.

"Master Sun, since you are the senior brother, who is our master?"

Sun Simiao pointed to the sky and said with a smile.

"Naturally, it's the Three Pure Ones!"

"To receive the teachings from an immortal in a dream is an unparalleled blessing. In this world, none other than the Three Pure Ones could possess such supernatural powers!"

"Therefore, we can take the Three Pure Ones as our teachers!"

Upon hearing this, Li Jue immediately clapped happily.

"Okay, okay!"

"Senior brother, please accept my bow!"

"Junior brother, please rise!"

"Another day, senior brother will invite junior brother to the Taoist temple. Only after we have paid our respects to the Three Pure Ones will we be considered to have become fellow disciples!"

"Uh-huh!"

"I'll follow your instructions, Senior Brother!"

When Li Shimin saw that Li Jue had become the junior brother of Master Sun, he was happy for the boy, but at the same time felt a little awkward.

After all, he had to address himself as a junior in front of Master Sun!

"Master Sun, I have a separate residence here. Please stay here for a few days and treat my daughter again!"

Upon hearing this, Sun Simiao showed an expression of sudden realization.

"Oh dear, I remember now!"

"Is that child named Li Mingda?"

"Yes, yes, yes!"

"This child just mentioned Li Mingda to me, and it completely stumped me. I couldn't remember the child at all, hahaha!"

"It just so happens that I haven't seen this girl for many years, and I really miss her. This is a good opportunity to go and see her!"

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin immediately led the way, taking Sun Simiao directly to the Mirror Lake Villa.

The so-called Mirror Lake was the new name that Li Shimin gave to the Sanglinzhuang Reservoir.

It is named so because the reservoir is round, resembling a bronze mirror.

Sizi was very happy to see Master Sun and rushed over to hug him.

"Immortal Sun, I've finally seen you again, waaaaah!"

The word "again" in "兕子" caused Sun Simiao a pang of pain in his heart.

He had treated the child many years ago, but the child had an incurable disease that was difficult to cure with ordinary medicine. This made him leave Chang'an in despair and travel all over the Tang Dynasty in search of a cure.

He traveled to many places and visited many famous doctors, but still could not find a way to cure the little girl in front of him.

"Don't cry, little girl. Now that we have the Qingnang Secret Technique, maybe your illness can be cured!"

"Uh-huh!"

"Thank you for your comfort, Immortal Sun!"

"Immortal Sun, could you stay a few more days this time, so that I may share in your good fortune?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Simiao surrendered without resistance.

"Yes, yes, yes!"

"This time, I will not leave. I will follow the young master to learn the secret art of the Green Bag!"

Upon hearing this, Si Zi immediately turned to look at his eldest nephew, who was grinning foolishly.

"Nephew, is what Immortal Sun said true?"

"It's true!"

"Also, I'm now Master Sun's junior brother, so you'll have to call me Little Immortal from now on, hehehe!"

"Junior brother?"

"Yes!"

“Master Sun learned the secret art of Qingnang from me and wanted him to become my disciple, but your father disagreed. He wanted me to become Master Sun’s disciple, but Master Sun disagreed.”

"In the end, Master Sun came up with a solution: we are both disciples of the Taoist sect, so we can both become disciples of the Three Pure Ones. He will be the senior brother, and I will be the junior brother. Hehehe!"

Upon hearing this, Si Zi was genuinely happy for Li Jue.

Master Sun was a legendary figure in the Tang Dynasty. Li Jue had become acquainted with Master Sun, and they were even fellow disciples. His future was sure to be smooth sailing.

"Your little auntie is here to congratulate your nephew!"

Congratulations to you!

"By the way, you should quickly let Master Sun take a look at you!"

Upon hearing this, Sizi glanced nervously at Master Sun, feeling both anticipation and fear.

"Master Sun, my illness..."

Sun Simiao, however, seemed indifferent. He simply asked Sizi to sit down and then took her pulse with a serious expression.

"Your symptoms are becoming more pronounced. You're probably experiencing severe chest pain and shortness of breath every few days now, aren't you?"

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