In fact, Su Man had guessed this result a long time ago.
These onlookers didn't know how much Dongji Jun cared about Zuo Yaohe, but Su Man, who inherited all of Riemann's memories, knew it clearly.
For Zuo Yaohe, he even gave up his life, abandoned the entire Beast Taming Sect and went to the Demon Flame Forest to save people. What did mere reputation matter to him?
Su Man is not Li Man. She will not be sad because of Dong Jijun's favoritism. On the contrary, the more Dong Jijun is like this, the happier she is.
Li Man's wish was not only to become Dongji Jun's direct disciple, but also to replace him as the Supreme Lord of the Beast Taming Sect. Dongji Jun was in his prime and his fame was known far and wide. To achieve her goal, she would have to dethrone him from his position as Supreme Lord.
And Zuo Yaohe's existence is the best help.
As long as a person has weaknesses and soft spots, it is not a problem to control him.
Just as Su Man was pondering, Dong Jijun suddenly looked in her direction and called out, "Riemann."
Su Man came back to his senses instantly and took a step forward, "Disciple is here."
"You have been my disciple for many years, always a role model. You even sacrificed your life to retrieve the immortal herb for me. Now, I will accept you as my personal disciple."
Su Man was stunned for a moment before she understood what Dong Jijun meant.
Traditionally, there is only one direct disciple, but there can be many apprentices.
So what he meant was to accept her as his personal disciple and Zuo Yaohe as an ordinary disciple.
But even so, it was not enough to redeem his reputation.
Just like Qian Qimeng, she directly criticized, "It's really true that those who should be punished are not punished, and those who should be rewarded are not rewarded."
Although Qian Qinyun also felt that Dongji Jun's method was inappropriate, he still symbolically stopped him, saying, "Qimeng, Dongji Jun has his own plans. There's no need to say more."
Qian Qimeng was dissatisfied. "That's how it is. If Zuo Yaohe hadn't interfered, Li Man would have been his personal disciple long ago. Giving him back what he deserves is considered a reward?"
What she said made so much sense that even Qian Qinyun was speechless.
It wasn't just Qian Qimeng; everyone present felt the same way. Their gazes towards Dongji Jun were less respectful and more filled with ambiguous speculation.
Seeing that the effect she expected had been achieved, Su Man agreed, her tone three parts aggrieved, three parts sad, and four parts helpless, "Thank you, Master."
...
Next came the apprenticeship ceremony, but the protagonist changed from Zuo Yaohe to Su Man.
Zuo Yaohe was dragged away and put in solitary confinement. Before leaving, she glared at Su Man fiercely, her face full of resentment.
Su Man smiled at her good-naturedly, "Take care, Junior Sister. Remember to send all the gifts to me later."
The thought of all those good things being taken away made Zuo Yaohe feel a heartache. She said harshly, "Li Man, don't be too happy too soon. Sooner or later, I will take back everything that belongs to me!"
Seeing how ungrateful she was, the disciples around her couldn't stand it anymore and almost dragged her out.
Because of this little incident, the entire apprenticeship ceremony was shrouded in a shadow.
Many steps were omitted. After Su Man finished serving tea, Dongji Jun asked Elder Lian Wen to greet everyone outside, while he himself left the table first on the pretext of handling internal affairs.
Looking at his hurried back, it was not difficult to guess that he must have gone inside to comfort Zuo Yaohe.
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As Su Man expected, Dongji Jun went to the back mountain as soon as he left the table.
There is a row of low houses here. In the past, disciples who made mistakes and were punished were confined here to reflect on their mistakes.
As soon as Dongjijun approached, he heard the sound of something being thrown, followed by a "woohoo" cry.
Inside the house, Zuo Yaohe was lying on the only couch in the room crying bitterly, when she suddenly heard the sound of a door being pushed open behind her.
"Master?"
She was only surprised for a moment, then turned her head away and said angrily, "Master, why are you still visiting a sinner like me?"
Her answer was silence.
In the past, when she acted like a child, Dongji Jun always indulged her. But at this moment, Dongji Jun seemed like a different person, with a cold face and silence.
Zuo Yaohe was a little scared and said weakly, "Master, don't look at Yaohe like that. Yaohe is scared."
“Why are you doing this?”
Facing Dongji Jun's questioning, Zuo Yaohe shrank back a little. She lowered her eyes and said, "I, I'm scared."
"Fear?"
Dongji Jun laughed in anger, "What are you afraid of? Ever since you joined me, I've always put you first and loved you in every way. What do you have to be afraid of?"
"Yes, you always agree with me, but what about the others?"
Zuo Yaohe said bitterly, "None of those fellow disciples look down on me. They all say, openly or secretly, that I'm not worthy of being by your side. Even Elder Lian Wen said that Li Man is more suitable to be your personal disciple. What do you want me to do?"
Dongji Jun frowned, "Why do you care what others say?"
"No matter how you look at it, everyone says this. After a while, you...you won't want me anymore."
When she said the last few words, Zuo Yaohe's voice was small, like a stray dog afraid of being abandoned by its owner, "Riemann is better than me in everything, I'm really scared. I just wanted to be closer to you, I really didn't mean it."
Looking at Zuo Yaohe's appearance, Dongji Jun felt a little soft-hearted. He sighed and stretched out his hand to Zuo Yaohe, "Come here, let me see your injury."
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"I never thought that the one who is heartless and ungrateful is not you, but your master!"
At the banquet, Qian Qimeng was pulling Su Man to speak ill of Dongji Jun, "I don't think this Beast Taming Sect is interesting. Why don't you come back to the Spirit Beast Kingdom with me?"
Qian Qimeng was of noble status, so only she and Qian Qinyun sat at the table, along with a cat and a dog.
There were no outsiders around, so Su Man didn't say anything high-sounding. She just smiled and said, "It's better for me to stay here."
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