Chapter 28: The Big Tsundere and the Old Naughty Boy Lingzhuzi Leng...
Lingzhuzi sneered. Although he was unarmed, he still stood upright in front of Fuli, ready to attack.
I believe that as long as Zhao Gongming dares to act rashly, he will dare to rush forward and fight again even if he knows he cannot win.
Fortunately, Zhao Gongming only wanted to take in a disciple. He raised his arm and shook the Qiankun Ring and Hun Tian Ling, which were tied together. He tilted his head and asked Fu Li, "You have seen my abilities. Is it not a disgrace for me to be your teacher?"
"No disgrace, no disgrace."
At this time, Fu Li also changed her mind.
If this is really the ancient world, there are too many hidden masters and unknown dangers. If she can find another backer, she and Hua Jing will have more security. Why not do it?
However, since you want to become my disciple, some things naturally need to be made clear in advance to avoid complications when the time comes.
She took the initiative to walk out from behind Lingzhuzi, turned around and gave him a look that said "calm down".
The two of them have been together for many years and have a tacit understanding. Often a simple gesture can immediately make the other person understand what it means.
Lingzhuzi frowned and looked at her deeply, but didn't step forward to stop her.
Fu Li smiled at him, then turned to Zhao Gongming and said, "I've actually heard of the Immortal Master's name before. It's not that I really don't want to be his disciple. It's just that I already have a master. Although she's a mortal, she raised me from childhood. In my heart, she's like my mother. If I want to become his disciple, I have to leave his tutelage first, and I can't do that."
"Oh, so that's how it is. Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Zhao Gongming waved his hand, and the Fire-Pointed Wooden Cang, Hun Tian Ling and Qian Kun Circle flew towards Ling Zhuzi one after another and were caught steadily in his hands.
After returning all the things, Zhao Gongming said again: "This is not a big deal at all. We in Jiejiao are not so overbearing as to forbid our disciples from having other masters."
He cleared his throat and said seriously, "I don't mind if you have another inheritance. I just want to pass on my legacy to you. Are you willing to become my disciple and practice with me?"
This time, Fu Li knelt down without saying anything and said, "I am Dai Fu Li, the disciple, and I pay my respects to the teacher. I wish the teacher good fortune and a long life."
"Okay, okay, good disciple, get up quickly."
After arguing for so many days, Zhao Gongming finally got what he wanted. He was so happy that he danced with joy and hurried forward to help her up.
Seeing that she was wearing a golden ring-shaped magic weapon on her hand, he thought she liked this kind of thing, so he took out an ancient bracelet shining with starlight and put it on her other hand.
"This is the star bracelet your master gave me when I became his disciple. Although it's small, it contains seven ancient stars.
Your great-grandmaster is a master of formations. This star bracelet has its own space, and the formations inside are interconnected, and the law of time is also integrated into it.
If you want to go into seclusion in the future, you can go directly into this bracelet. The flow of time inside and outside is different. One day outside is one year inside.
After putting the bracelet on her wrist, she felt a stinging pain, and then the dazzling light of the bracelet disappeared instantly. The whole bracelet was very simple and unremarkable in color and shape.
Although Fu Li had never seen any treasures, she understood that magical objects were hidden, and knew that this star bracelet was probably not an ordinary magic weapon.
Sure enough, Ling Zhuzi sneered and said, "Master Zhao is so generous. He gave me the innate spiritual treasure as soon as he said so."
Zhao Gongming immediately replied: "If you are willing to take me as your master, I will give you an innate spiritual treasure."
Lingzhuzi sneered: "Forget it, I can't reach her."
Zhao Gongming immediately glared at him: "My disciple, look at this boy, he's so rude. Don't play with him from now on, or he'll lead you astray."
"You..." Lingzhuzi was so angry that he wanted to beat him up again, but because Fu Li had already become his disciple, he had some concerns in his heart, so he could only turn his head away angrily and ignore him.
Fuli felt a little headache.
It’s fine to have the arrogant Lingzhuzi as a friend, but why is it that his new master, who is already old, acts like a naughty old boy?
Will she be able to live a peaceful life in the future?
"Teacher, you are the elder, can't you be more steady?" She could only hold one down first.
"Okay, okay, steady, steady." Zhao Gongming shook his head and lamented, "My life is miserable. I finally have a disciple who can sleep, but he's such a jerk."
Ling Zhuzi was pleased with himself, crossed his arms and asked provocatively, "Is there a possibility that you are the 'outsider'?"
——Fu Li and I have known each other for many years. How can you, a new acquaintance, sow discord between us?
Zhao Gongming looked at Fu Li aggrievedly, but Fu Li turned her head away, obviously unmoved.
Zhao Gongming: "...I won't argue with a young boy."
He cleared his throat, put on a serious face, and said to Fu Li, "My good disciple, I am about to teach you. All the outsiders, please step aside."
As he spoke, he glanced at Lingzhuzi, afraid that others might not be able to tell who he was talking about.
Fu Li was both amused and helpless. She adopted her most proper attitude and said sternly, "Teacher, you are wrong. Although I was born an orphan, I have learned etiquette from my master since I was young. How can I be so careless in my apprenticeship?"
Please wait for a few days in Mount Emei, Master. Once I have returned to Boyi and prepared the apprenticeship ceremony, I will come to formally pay my respects to you, Master."
——She almost forgot that Confucius was not born yet, and she almost said "Shuxiu".
Fortunately, she reacted in time. Zhao Gongming was a casual person and only muttered, "You humans have so many rules."
Fu Li smiled and said, "Actually, I don't like these rules either. I just want to show my respect to my teacher, so I still have to follow the proper etiquette."
But she thought in her heart: The time when humans have the most rules has not yet come.
When it comes to elaborate etiquette, no dynasty could surpass the Zhou Dynasty. The Rites of Zhou, formulated by Duke Zhou, became the model for etiquette in every subsequent dynasty, regulating everything from food, clothing, housing, and transportation.
Later dynasties would only select a part of it, and then add or subtract some of it to form the unique characteristics of their own dynasty.
In short, Fu Li's words made Zhao Gongming happy again.
Unlike Lingzhuzi who was so arrogant, he would express his happiness without hesitation. He would grin with joy, revealing two rows of white teeth from his beard.
"Okay, okay, since my disciple has this intention, then I will wait for him with peace of mind."
"Thank you, Master." Fu Li bowed and thanked him, then said, "I have another matter to discuss with you."
The tone and wording of these words suddenly became intimate, and Zhao Gongming immediately said, "Go ahead. As long as you don't want to poke a hole in the sky, I can do it for you."
He is a sincere man, his every move is spontaneous, but never casual. He promises what he can do, and he will say it directly if he can't do it.
It is precisely people like this who are most likely to break down other people's defenses.
At least Fu Li was genuinely touched, and having roughly grasped his nature, she spoke frankly, "My master was originally the daughter of Duke Dai, but her relationship with Uncle Dai was not harmonious.
In the past, I was always living under someone else's roof, and even if I was worried, I could do nothing about it. Now that I've become your disciple, Mount Emei will be my home from now on.
I, the disciple, would like to bring my master over from Yucang Mountain, build a few houses at the foot of Mount Emei, and cultivate some fields so that I can fulfill my filial duties nearby."
Zhao Gongming nodded without hesitation. "It's not a big deal. The entire Emei Mountain within a thousand miles is our sect's territory. Not to mention you only have one master, even if ten come, we can still accommodate them."
Fu Li was overjoyed and burst into tears of gratitude, saying, "Thank you very much, Master. I will definitely treat you like my father in the future and be filial to you. Together with you, we will carry forward our sect's tradition."
These two promises really touched Zhao Gongming's heart. He was immediately delighted and quickly helped Fuli up. He patted her shoulder and said, "Good girl, just these words from you are enough."
He looked at Lingzhuzi proudly, but he didn't expect that Lingzhuzi was not angry at all, and even bowed to him.
Zhao Gongming widened his eyes and looked at him in surprise. The pride in his heart disappeared, and he felt inexplicably empty.
——No, why doesn't this guy play by the rules? Didn't he just try to challenge me?
How could he know that because he agreed to Fu Li's every request and promised to settle Hua Jing Yuanjun in Mount Emei, even though Ling Zhuzi still disliked him, he would not contradict him in person again.
It’s because Lingzhuzi knows how important Huajing Yuanjun is to Fuli.
Zhao Gongming's discomfort was only for a moment. Always a carefree person, he quickly said to Fu Li with a smug look on his face, "My disciple, since you want to return to Boyi, I will teach you a technique of escape. You will be able to travel a thousand miles a day without any problem, and you can even bring others with you."
This was exactly what Fu Li needed. She hurriedly said, "Thank you, teacher."
Lingzhuzi turned and left, leaving the venue to the master and disciple for teaching.
Zhao Gongming watched him leave, smiling and nodding. After he was completely gone, he lowered his voice and said to Fu Li, "This kid looks unruly, but he actually knows the rules. He is worthy of being from the Nuwa Palace. Disciple, you have made good friends."
Fu Li looked at him in surprise: Teacher, that’s not what you said just now.
"Ahem!" Zhao Gongming cleared his throat as if to cover up his mistake and said with a forced smile, "I was just worried that he might become too proud at such a young age. Okay, I'll teach you the formula now. Listen carefully and don't make any mistakes when you use it."
Fu Li: Teacher, your change of topic is a bit abrupt.
But she would not say this foolishly, and said seriously: "Please teach me, teacher."
Zhao Gongming first taught her the spell of escape, and then told her what precautions to take if she wanted to bring people with her.
"...This escape technique was created by your master, a unique secret recipe of our Jie Sect, integrating the principles of formations that your master has studied for many years. The specific number of people you can bring with you depends solely on the level of your magical power.
But there is one thing you must pay special attention to: when you lead someone to perform the escape technique, you must make sure that person closes their eyes tightly and never opens them mid-sentence. Otherwise, their head will rupture and they will die."
Fu Li took a deep breath and engraved this sentence in her mind, determined not to forget it.
When she had memorized the formula thoroughly and could recite the various points that needed attention, Zhao Gongming said, "Since you have memorized everything, you can go back first. Whether you want to prepare the apprenticeship gift first or go to pick up your master first, it's up to you."
Fu Li thanked him for his kindness, thought for a moment, and then asked, "I wonder if there will be anyone on my side to watch me perform the ceremony of becoming your disciple?"
Zhao Gongming hadn't thought about it much at first, but after hearing her question, he thought for a moment and said, "Please ask Senior Sister Jin Ling and my three sisters to come."
Needless to say, the three younger sisters are great, and the Golden Spirit Holy Mother is Wen Zhong's teacher.
He was originally entrusted by the Golden Spirit Holy Mother. When she passed by Boyi, she went to visit Fu Li who lived in Wen Zhong's mansion and discovered this good seedling.
If you think about it seriously, the Golden Spirit Holy Mother can also be considered a matchmaker.
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