Lu Yao's expression remained normal, as if he didn't notice the inquiring gazes of others. He wiped the wine stains from his lips and said, "What reason do you want to hear?"
Hua Shi was confused and puzzled. When he met Lu Yao's eyes, he realized that he was not saying this to him, but to Ji Yuan and others.
Ji Yuan sneered but did not speak. Yi Zhan and Xuan Shuzhi looked at each other for a moment and then quickly looked away. Yi Zhan coughed twice, while Xuan Shuzhi smiled with narrowed eyes and said, "We just want to hear the real reason."
Lu Yao's expression remained unchanged: "The real reason is that I like him and want to take him as my apprentice. Is that not possible?"
Xuan Shuzhi kept smiling and said softly, "Of course it's reasonable."
Lu Yao then swept his eyes over the other three people one after another and said calmly, "But you all got so nervous when you heard that I wanted to accept a disciple that you had to jump out and fight me to the death. I almost laughed out loud at your thoughts."
He finally fixed his gaze on Ji Yuan and said in a cold voice: "Especially this Lord Spiritual Master."
Ji Yuan had no reaction when he heard this and was indifferent to his provocation.
Lu Yao did not continue to provoke, his goal was very clear, he just said: "So maybe you can reconsider whether you are willing to be my apprentice?"
Now everyone's attention finally fell back on Hua Shi.
Hua Shi looked helpless. Although these people had already answered his questions, their reasons were more bizarre than the other, and it sounded like they were not answering him seriously. Even Lu Yao just said a few words casually to avoid the main point. Hua Shi was now sandwiched between four people, feeling a little flustered.
Not only were the four big shots here waiting for his answer, but even the people from the major sects who were watching the excitement from the outside were also waiting for his response.
Hua Shi looked helpless and kept calling the system in his heart, but the system seemed determined to follow what he had just said and wait for him to make his own decision and not get involved in the matter anymore.
Hua Shi felt extremely bitter, as he was forced to experience the feeling of being the center of the crowd.
After a long silence, Hua Shi finally let out a breath and whispered, "I...I've made up my mind."
Xuan Shuzhi turned his head: "Hmm?"
Yi Zhan and Lu Yao also looked at Hua Shi intently, and even Ji Yuan's eyes deepened.
Everyone was waiting for Hua Shi's response. Hua Shi didn't waste any more time. He turned around and pointed at Xuan Shuzhi and said, "I choose to take the Pavilion Master of Xuanling Pavilion as my teacher."
Fang Wei had been listening quietly to their conversation, and at this point she finally couldn't help but be surprised.
Hua Shi's choice almost exceeded most people's expectations. Xuanling Pavilion does not belong to the spiritual path or the evil path, but it is extremely powerful and has great prestige. It is indeed a good choice. However, in the eyes of others, Hua Shi is always a disciple of the spiritual path. In terms of identity, he should choose the master of the spiritual path as his master, which will be more helpful for his future career.
If we ignore all that and only talk about the desire of these people to be Hua Shi's master, it is obvious that Lu Yao, who was the first to propose this, is more ambitious, while Xuan Ling Pavilion Master Xuan Shuzhi, who arrived last, is obviously just here to join in the fun.
Hua Shi did not choose Ji Yuan, nor Lu Yao, and even did not choose Yi Zhan, who loved and cherished talents. He only chose Xuan Shuzhi, who even made up the reason for accepting him as a disciple. This was something that no one expected.
Xuan Shuzhi was also curious. After a brief moment of silence, he asked, "Why me?"
Hua Shi smiled, blinked, and imitated Lu Yao's words just now: "Actually, there is no special reason, it's just pleasing to the eye. Is this not okay?"
Xuan Shuzhi raised his eyebrows slightly, as if he couldn't help laughing, and then he finally couldn't help laughing out loud: "This is naturally reasonable."
Hua Shi looked at him innocently, as if he had just given a very ordinary answer.
After Xuan Shuzhi finished laughing, he finally said, "Then, welcome to join Xuanling Pavilion. From today on, you are my disciple. No matter what happens, I will protect you. I think these people will not bother you again in the future."
His last words were obviously directed to Ji Yuan, Lu Yao, Yi Zhan and others.
Ji Yuan didn't have any disappointed expression on his face. On the contrary, he seemed to be in a good mood. He didn't stay here to argue with everyone. He just turned back to his original position and said in a deep voice: "Since you have accepted me as your disciple, then you should practice well."
He had said before that he just didn't want Lu Yao to get what he wanted, so he asked to accept a disciple. Now that Hua Shi has chosen Xuan Shuzhi, it means that Lu Yao has no hope, so it is naturally acceptable to him.
Ji Yuan and Yi Zhan both quickly accepted Hua Shi's choice, and now only Lu Yao was left still staring at him, his brows tightly furrowed, as if thinking about something.
Hua Shi felt uneasy when he was staring at her: "Anything else?"
Lu Yao seemed not to understand Hua Shi's words, and asked again at this time: "Are you really not going to change your mind?"
Hua Shi shook his head: "Since I have already said it, I will not change it."
Lu Yao looked at him deeply, making sure that he would not change his mind because of what he said. Finally, he nodded silently and turned to leave.
He walked off the stage, took several of his disciples with him, and quickly disappeared behind the crowd, leaving the square.
The Spirit Transformation Conference had clearly not ended yet, but he seemed to have lost interest and was not prepared to stay any longer.
Hua Shi looked at his back with a puzzled expression, and only looked away after a long time. Then he heard the system's voice asking, "Why did the host choose Xuan Shuzhi?"
Fang Wei really couldn't understand Hua Shi's thoughts. He knew that Lu Yao wanted to accept Hua Shi as his disciple because of him. Although Fang Wei did not propose the next arrangements to Lu Yao after they recognized each other in the Spirit Realm, Lu Yao wanted to take him back to Fengyu Palace.
Even if he is just borrowing Hua Shi's body now.
But Fang Wei could guess Lu Yao's thoughts, but she couldn't guess Hua Shi's thoughts.
Hua Shi was surprised that the system took the initiative to speak, but he quickly answered Fang Wei: "Because this person is good-looking and indeed pleasing to the eye."
The only four people he could choose from were these four. Lu Yao and Ji Yuan were one his rival and the other his love rival, so he naturally wouldn't consider either of them. As for the remaining two, Yi Zhan seemed to have a good relationship with Lu Yao, so Hua Shi certainly didn't want to choose one.
But in fact, there is another very important reason besides this.
"This Xuanling Pavilion Master seems to be thick-skinned and good at talking. He hasn't even met me before, and doesn't know my identity or name, but he can still praise me to the sky. This kind of person who is good at talking must have few enemies in Xuanqing Continent. I will worship him as my master. If the master has fewer enemies, I will naturally be safer." Hua Shi shared his life-saving experience with the system without any concealment, and then looked at Yi Zhan who had returned to his position not far away. "On the contrary, he is a straightforward and trouble-making person. If I were him, I might not only be unable to seek shelter, but also have to help him deal with troubles."
Fang Wei: “…”
I have to say that although this is a bit too realistic, Hua Shi is indeed very good at judging people, and his information about Xuan Shuzhi and Yi Zhan is indeed not much different from what he said.
No matter now or in the past, Xuan Shuzhi is always the one who can adjust the atmosphere. As long as he is willing, anyone who gets along with him can feel comfortable. He can easily gain people's favor and achieve any of his goals in this way.
Among them, Yi Zhan was the one who suffered most of the time. His overly straightforward personality always made him annoy others, and in the end, Xuan Shuzhi had to clean up the situation for him.
These two people used to be very good friends.
Until Fang Wei was imprisoned in the Abyss, the two of them were the closest of friends, or perhaps more than friends, but Fang Wei had no idea how they had become so hostile to each other now.
After Fang Wei received Hua Shi's response, he fell into silence. At this time, Hua Shi chose his own master, and the Spirit Transformation Conference should continue.
Xuan Shuzhi returned to his seat, which was very far away from Yi Zhan on his left and right. He took two steps before turning back and glanced at Yi Zhan's back with a complicated expression. Then he smiled and waved to Hua Shi, "Come with me."
Hua Shi nodded, not wanting to be the brightest star in the crowd anymore, so he quickly followed Xuan Shuzhi to his seat.
"Originally, I just had to come here because I received an invitation, but now it seems like I have picked up a treasure." Xuan Shuzhi sat back in his seat. The more he looked at Hua Shi, the more satisfied he seemed. He nodded and asked him a few more questions. The master and disciple finally got to know each other.
After that, more disciples continued to return from the Spirit Realm, and each sect and school continued to recruit disciples. Until night fell, all the disciples had returned safely, and everyone finally packed up and returned to their respective residences.
Xuan Shuzhi lived in a remote restaurant in Tianqing City. Originally, it was not on the way to other sects, but probably because he found out that Yi Zhan also lived there, when Xuan Shuzhi went back, he specifically asked Hua Shi where he lived, and then he simply took everyone to the restaurant where Hua Shi had lived before.
On the way back, Xuan Shuzhi was discussing something with several Xuanling Pavilion disciples he had brought with him. Hua Shi was walking alone behind, and soon he met Zhou Li who came to talk to him specially.
Zhou Li was very surprised by what happened in the square today. After seeing Hua Shi, he couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "I didn't expect you to have such a situation. It's really enviable that four strong men chose you at the same time."
Hua Shi thought it was ridiculous: "Why are you envious of me? Did you hear them say that they were just trying to join in the fun and snatch people?"
"Even if you are just joining in the fun, those four are the top masters of Xuanqing Continent. If they accept you as a disciple, even if it's just for the sake of face, they will train you well. If you can become their disciple, you will not be an ordinary person in the future."
Hua Shi talked to him in a low voice, then looked up at Xuan Shuzhi who was walking in front of him. Seeing that his clothes were obviously luxurious, he muttered, "It seems good."
He found another advantage of choosing Xuan Shuzhi, which was that he looked obviously richer than the others.
Hua Shi and Zhou Li had entered the spiritual realm together before, but later got separated and did not meet again until now. Inevitably, they chatted for a while. As they were talking, they had already arrived at the restaurant. They each returned to their respective rooms to rest and began to prepare for what was to come next.
Now that they have become disciples, Zhou Li will follow his master back to Hanxi Sect, and Hua Shi will also go to Xuanling Pavilion with Xuan Shuzhi.
Of course, the group of servants that Hua Shi brought with him to serve him along the way could not go to Xuanling Pavilion with him.
In other words, starting from tomorrow, Hua Shi will leave the life of a young master and become an ordinary disciple of Xuanling Pavilion.
Of course, he would not be too ordinary, because he was the disciple of the master of Xuanling Pavilion.
No matter what, knowing that he was about to say goodbye to the life of a young master, Hua Shi was still a little depressed. He was packing things alone in his room at night. Not long after, he heard a knock on the door, followed by Xuan Shuzhi's voice: "Aren't you going to bed yet?"
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