Chapter 35 Your Name
"Become my apprentice, and you can use any high-level magic treasures, pills, and talismans you want. I can even take you to your senior uncles and aunts to get their treasures."
Without hesitation, Su Yu replied, "Master!"
That's enough, this is his chosen master!
Feng Shier turned to look at him in shock, his pupils trembling.
Dude, you're admitting it way too fast!
"Hey—" Wu Xi responded with a smile, loosened the restraints on Su Yu, and then squatted down next to Feng Twelve with a grin, poking him, "What about you? What about you?"
Feng Twelve replied without hesitation: "Master!"
You're quick to accept this too, kid.
A smile flashed in Su Yu's eyes.
No wonder he's his brother, just like him.
Wu Xi looked at Feng Twelve with amazement. You have to admit, he's quite adaptable.
Just a few days ago, I was saying to him fiercely that he was dreaming.
Feng Shier ignored the newly appointed master's exclamations of admiration without changing his expression.
At this moment, his face showed no trace of his previous wariness towards Wuxi, and his eyes only showed his determination to become her disciple.
Since his older brother has already become an apprentice, he naturally wants to follow his brother.
Moreover, now that it's confirmed that Wu Xi is actually much older, his brother will never again treat his cheap master like a child!
According to the rules of the human race in the spirit world, a grand ceremony of apprenticeship and tea offering is held when one becomes an apprentice, but it seems that there is no such rule in the demon world.
Seeing that Wu Xi had also happily responded to Feng Twelve's address of "Master," Su Yu announced, "Alright, from now on, you are my personal disciples, Wu Xi's disciples!"
The next sentence will let Su Yu know why the Demon Realm doesn't have the same rules as the human world.
Wu Xi stood with his hands on his hips and said arrogantly, "But if I'm not satisfied one day, I'll kick you all out of the sect."
Yes, the demon race is very casual about accepting and rejecting disciples. They might sever the master-disciple relationship one second and be all lovey-dovey again the next.
When in Rome, do as the Romans do...
Su Yu silently repeated the words several times in his mind, then bowed and clasped his hands in accordance with the Demon Clan's etiquette: "Disciple will obey Master's orders."
Before being expelled from the sect, one should still show respect for the teacher.
Feng Shier followed closely behind, saying the same thing as Su Yu.
Now that their master-disciple relationship was officially confirmed, Wu Xi happily took out his disciple tokens from his storage ring and gave them to Su Yu and Feng Twelve.
This waist tag is made entirely of black jade. One side has the character "Yuan" written on it, while the other side will reveal the disciple's name after blood is dripped on it.
Su Yu didn't hesitate to prick her fingertip and let blood drip from it, but Wu Xi stopped Feng Shier's action.
Feng Shier looked up at Wu Xi, who didn't seem to be backing down.
Wu Xi said meaningfully, "Twelve is just a nickname. To become my disciple, you'll need a proper name."
Numerical names are usually chosen casually by lower-level demons for convenience. Now that Feng Shier's status is different, he should naturally change to a formal name.
Su Yu tapped her fingertips at her side and nodded in agreement with Feng Twelve.
Feng Shier lowered his head in thought, then suddenly looked up at Su Yu, his ears turning red as he lowered his eyes again.
"I think my brother should give me a name that's similar to mine."
The brothers had something to say to each other.
Wu Xi calmly covered his ears and walked away, even though with his cultivation level he could hear everything clearly.
Su Yu approached Feng Shier and cooperated by letting him grasp her palm, feeling the strokes of his fingertips being written on her palm.
It's a little itchy, but within tolerable limits.
A moment later, Su Yu's hand was released. He understood what was going on, so he leaned down, looked intently into the boy's eyes, and solemnly said, "What is your name...?"
"Feng Huaijin".
Feng Huaijin was so happy that he couldn't help but smile, and his clear red eyes sparkled at that moment.
He couldn't help but jump up and down a little, but then suppressed his composure and nodded emphatically, "Mm!"
They're still such adorable kids.
Su Yu looked at Feng Huaijin with a loving smile as he dripped blood onto his waist token.
Feng Huaijin keenly sensed this and protested, "I'm not a child anymore!"
Su Yu nodded quickly, her eyes looking very sincere.
Feng Huaijin felt a lump in his throat.
His brother is great in every way, except sometimes he's as stubborn as a mule, which makes him so angry that he gets a headache and looks completely bewildered and innocent.
Seeing that Feng Huaijin remained silent, Su Yu assumed the matter was over and called out to Wu Xi, who was strolling around in circles with her hands behind her back not far away, "Master! Are we done? Are we going to Yuan Mansion next?"
A gust of wind swept by, and Su Yu merely squinted before Wu Xi appeared before them.
However, he seemed somewhat embarrassed.
“Let’s not go to Yuanfu for now,” Wu Xi cleared his throat, adopted the demeanor of a master, and said in a deep voice, “Your current cultivation is not enough to suppress the dissatisfaction of the other disciples. You need to train with me for a few more years before I take you to Yuanfu to show yourselves.”
"But don't worry, you have already received my disciple tokens, and Yuan Mansion will naturally recognize your status as my personal disciples."
“The requirements are simple,” Wu Xi had already seen Su Yu’s waist tag and knew his name. “Ten years. You must reach the Nascent Soul stage or the Void Refinement stage to be considered a qualified personal disciple of the Abyss Mansion Master.”
Of course, not returning to Yuanfu now isn't entirely due to that reason, Wuxi said, feeling a little guilty as she touched her storage ring.
His apprentices and fellow disciples will surely understand him, right?
"Anything else?" Su Yu asked quietly, sensing that his cheap master's expression was a little off.
"What? There's more? There's nothing else!" Wu Xi jumped up and quickly changed the subject. "Anyway, I won't be following you for the next ten years. Of course, I'll give you the life-saving magic artifacts and pills later."
Su Yu stared at him quietly for a while, but seeing that he still refused to reveal anything, she sighed silently in her heart and finally looked away and gave in.
"I see."
“Master has other important matters to attend to, so it is inconvenient for this disciple to obstruct Master.”
Now things are much easier. Wu Xi cleared his throat, adopted the demeanor of an elder while acting like a child, and began to distribute his inventory to his two apprentices.
"These, these, the attacks."
"Oh, and this necklace too. You two can summon me when you're in danger. It will deflect any attacks you encounter and release the power I've stored. Remember to call me to replenish the demonic energy inside if it's running low."
"Hey, pills, Su Yu, don't make those awful medicine pastes anymore."
You could tell from her tone that she was disgusted.
Su Yu scoffed. What's wrong with medicine paste? Wasn't it medicine paste that saved Master's life?
Wu Xi ignored his eldest disciple's rebellion and continued distributing the items.
"And these are poison pills. Su Yu, you can draw talismans, right? Then I'll give you some high-level ones. You can draw the ordinary ones yourselves."
"And magic stones. I'll give you pocket money every month. These are all high-grade magic stones. If you need mid-grade or low-grade ones, you'll have to earn or exchange them yourselves."
"And another thing!" Wu Xi's voice suddenly became excited, "Scribes, if you have any questions about cultivation, you can ask me anytime via the communication stone."
"Goodbye, that's all!"
Wu Xi vanished without a trace in an instant, probably to attend to his own business, which he was keeping secret from the other demons.
Su Yu and Feng Huaijin looked at each other and decided to first examine the documents left behind by Wu Xi, which might contain cultivation techniques.
Su Yu picked up a book and opened it to the first page...
The training grounds of Yuanfu are under renovation...
Project funding...application letter?
Damn, so the cheap master dumped his job on the two brothers!
No wonder it ran so fast!!
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