Ping An didn't believe Su Ya's words at all, but since she wouldn't admit it, there was nothing he could do.
At this moment, Master Changqing finally finished eating and looked up at the little girl in front of him.
Su Ya then realized that although Master Changqing looked slovenly, his aura was not to be underestimated.
Although he wore a tattered Taoist robe, his complexion was ruddy and his demeanor was elegant. Coupled with his gray beard, he did look quite intimidating at first glance.
Moreover, Suya noticed that even with the way he was eating with his head down, his beard wasn't dirty at all.
Yet, between his brows, one could vaguely discern the ethereal, otherworldly air of someone who had attained enlightenment.
Looks like he'll be ascending to heaven soon!
Don't misunderstand, ascension here is not death.
Rather, it refers to the immortals' understanding of attaining enlightenment and ascending to heaven.
Suya didn't know how she could tell.
Because that was indeed the feeling she got from Master Changqing.
Master Changqing had been observing Su Ya for a long time before saying, "You are a promising young lady for cultivating immortality. I see that you are destined to be with me. Would you like to learn the path of cultivation from me? I can not only teach you formations, but also the art of immortality if you wish. Moreover, I will pass on all my life's knowledge to you. As long as you acknowledge me as your master, you will become the thirty-eighth generation leader of the Tianqing Sect."
"I don't want to."
Su Ya refused as soon as Master Changqing finished speaking.
She had no desire to become a Taoist nun. Besides, this so-called Tianqing Sect didn't seem like much; their Taoist robes alone suggested they weren't doing well.
Master Changqing was surprised that the girl would refuse his generous offer. He knew that others couldn't even get into his Tianqing Sect, and he didn't accept just anyone.
Ping An watched his master fooling people from the side, but couldn't bear to expose him. He was supposed to be the 38th generation sect leader. The previous 37 generations of the Tianqing Sect were all single-lineage disciples. Only his master's generation had him and his senior brother as disciples.
He was found by his master on the mountain when he was a child.
It seems that my senior brother was sent to the mountain by his family.
My senior brother went down the mountain a few years ago. We would occasionally keep in touch, but these past few years we've only had video calls. I don't know if he's doing well or if he misses me.
Master Changqing continued his deception, "Little kid, you'd better think this through. This kind of opportunity is something others would kill for. Once it's gone, it'll be gone forever. If you want me to take you in later, I won't."
"Then I'm not willing either."
Suya refused for the second time.
The old Taoist priest wanted to continue his charade, but before he could speak, Su Ya coldly said, "If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving. You don't seem like people who can't find a place to stay. You can arrange your own accommodation."
Then, Su Ya left with Ye Qinchuan.
Master Changqing was dumbfounded. He never expected that the girl would refuse him twice when he took the initiative to accept a disciple for the first time.
No way, he just couldn't believe he couldn't take on this apprentice.
"Master, didn't we come here to spar with her? Why are you thinking of taking on disciples again?"
Ping An voiced the question that had been bothering her.
"There's nothing I can do. You were born with poor aptitude, and you can barely learn a third of my skills. As for your senior brother, he has no interest in this. Since he left, he hasn't come up the mountain to see us, so there's no way we can expect him to inherit the sect. But I just saw that girl. She's not only intelligent, but she also has a great connection with my Tianqing Sect. She's the most suitable candidate to be the next sect leader."
Ping An felt somewhat ashamed upon hearing this, as he indeed had only average natural talent, and it often took him a long time to learn a single technique and he could only grasp the basics.
However, judging from Su Ya's appearance, she probably wouldn't agree to her master's request to become a Daoist nun, otherwise she wouldn't have refused outright just now.
"But Master, isn't the Tianqing Sect traditionally passed down its teachings only to men?"
"Which bastard said there's no such rule? It's just that my sect has never found a suitable female disciple since its founding. Look, I've found one now, haven't I?"
"She hasn't agreed to be your apprentice yet."
Ping An muttered to himself.
"What are you muttering about? Hurry up and call your senior brother. Are you really going to leave your teacher homeless? Look at you, you finally manage to go on a long trip, and then someone steals all your money on the train. Don't you know that you shouldn't flaunt your wealth?"
Once Master Changqing started scolding his little apprentice, he wouldn't stop. He's all grown up, yet he's such a handful.
On the train to Kyoto, I was worried he would go hungry, so I insisted on buying him a boxed lunch.
The cheapest green train they bought still took more than ten hours to get to Beijing.
The master and apprentice both fell asleep in the middle of the night.
Unexpectedly, when they woke up, they discovered that all their money and cell phones had been stolen.
They weren't left with a single coin.
What's even more infuriating is that their train tickets were stolen.
When the tickets were checked, the master and apprentice said they had been stolen, but no one believed them.
Everyone thought they were fare evaders, but who told them to go through the wrong door when they tried to enter the Qimen Dunjia divination site and almost get trapped inside?
After finally finding the exit, their clothes were torn to shreds by the array, making them look worse than beggars on the street.
It's so rare to meet a kind person.
I took out the money and paid for their tickets.
After they left Kyoto Station, they went straight to Kyoto No. 1 Middle School, hoping to find the girl who knew Qimen Dunjia.
The two waited for a long time but didn't see anyone. The security guard at the gate noticed that they weren't leaving and asked them what was going on. He then learned that they were looking for someone.
So they were told that school was closed today. Students would not be attending classes.
Well, what a wasted trip.
After much pleading, I finally got the address of Su Ya from the security guard.
Unexpectedly, when we got to the residential area, they wouldn't let us in at all.
So they went back to Kyoto No. 1 High School.
When the security guard saw that they wouldn't leave, he had no choice but to contact Su Ya's homeroom teacher, Yan Su. Yan Su thought that the two Taoist priests didn't seem to be lying.
We tried to arrange accommodation for them, but the two of them insisted on seeing Suya.
That's why Yan Su made that phone call to Su Ya.
Later, Yan Su noticed that the two of them were dressed in the same clothes and probably hadn't eaten, so she ordered takeout for them.
After listening to his master's words, Ping An quickly borrowed a phone from the security guard in the security room to call his senior brother.
He had wanted to contact his senior brother for a long time, but his master forbade it. So he tried to play the victim and gain sympathy.
It's so late. Ji Ziming had been negotiating all day and was getting ready for bed.
Suddenly my phone rang.
He saw that the phone number on it was unfamiliar.
However, since becoming an agent, I often receive calls from strangers, who may be there to discuss collaborations.
When I answered the phone, I was surprised to hear my junior brother Ping An's voice on the other end.
"Senior brother, Master and I are currently at the security office of Kyoto No. 1 High School. Please come and pick us up. I'm calling you using a security guard's phone."
“Ping An, you and your master stay there and don’t leave. I’ll be there in about half an hour.”
"Okay, senior brother."
When Ji Ziming drove to the gate of Kyoto No. 1 High School, he saw his master and junior brother dressed in tattered Taoist robes, as if they had been robbed. He was very surprised: "Master, junior brother, what happened to you?"
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