"This matter is not that simple," Shang Xiye shook his head.

"How complicated can it be? Push those bastards out, tie them up like the energy stones used to be, let one person touch them, search their soul, and the truth will come out, and everyone will be happy," Ji Fengming said loudly, waving his arm.

"Hmm, I think the young master has a point," said the ever-helpful magpie, making his appearance once again.

Black Owl and No Trace quickly pulled the people away, signaling them to behave and not cause too much trouble.

Ji Fengming and Xi Que were both dissatisfied, but they couldn't very well disobey.

"Master Uncle is stupid, Auntie Magpie is stupid!" Little Thirteen chimed in with a grin and a childish voice, munching on a roasted spirit beast leg.

"What do you know, little brat?" Ji Fengming glared at Xiao Shisan, feigning fierceness.

"I've spoiled you all this time, and you never say a kind word to me," Xique said, gesturing angrily at Xiao Shisan.

Little Thirteen wasn't afraid of these two paper tigers at all. He still had a big smile on his face, his mouth stuffed full of meat: "You guys are stupid. You don't even know the principle of reversal when things reach an extreme. All you know is to act recklessly!"

The little kid actually uttered a profound truth; his innocent, childlike words made everyone at the table laugh.

Ji Fengyao grew increasingly fond of her exceptionally intelligent and handsome little apprentice, reaching out to pinch his cheek and saying, "Oh, our little thirteenth even understands the principle of reversal when things reach their extremes. Who taught you that?"

"No one taught me, I read them myself from the books," Little Thirteen said proudly, kicking his little legs. "I've read all the books on the first floor of the sect's library. Uncle-Master Jiang said that I need Master's token to go to the second floor. Master, can you give me the token?"

"You've read all 50,000 books and scrolls on the first floor of the library?"

"Yes, I've finished reading it, and I can even recite it backwards," Little Thirteen answered earnestly in his childish voice.

Ji Fengyao was shocked. She knew that Xiao Shisan was a prodigy, but she never expected him to be this prodigy!

She originally wanted to wait until Xiao Shisan was a little older, around five or six years old, before setting up a systematic education for him, so as not to deprive him of his happy childhood. Who would have thought that he would learn to this extent on his own?

It seems that she, as the teacher, can no longer let things go unchecked and neglect to discipline him.

Otherwise, she would have truly wasted Xiao Shisan's talent and precious learning time.

"I can give you the token for the second level, but there are many pill formulas and alchemy methods inside. Don't look at these for now. After I teach you the basic fire control, furnace starting, and alchemy techniques and mental methods, you can gradually look at these, okay?" Ji Fengyao took out a black token and held it in her hand, asking Xiao Shisan seriously.

Only after receiving Xiao Shisan's affirmative reply did she hand the token to him, instructing him to put it in his storage ring.

There is only one of these tokens, and only the sect leader of the Dan Sect possesses one. This token was given to her when Mo Linxian was still alive.

Now, she has given the warrant to Little Thirteen again, without saying she wants it back;

This shows that, apart from Xiao Shisan, she has no intention of taking on any other apprentices.

A faint look of reminiscence appeared in Shang Xiye's eyes as memories of Mo Linxian and Yun Yao in their childhood flashed before her eyes like a revolving lantern.

He and the young female bandit exchanged a smile, their warmth and affection unspoken.

Ji Fengming felt embarrassed that he had been mocked by a four-year-old child. What made him even angrier was that he couldn't figure out what Xiao Shisan meant by "things will turn around when they reach their extremes." He pouted at Hei Xiao in annoyance.