However, Xiao Tianzuo looked at Zhou Xingdou with a hint of longing in his eyes and said:
"Would Master be considered among the top in the Initial Yuan?"
Stephen Chow was momentarily speechless, then coughed twice before replying:
"As a teacher, I rely on my background to get by in this world; I don't need to be ranked."
Xiao Tianzuo wasn't disappointed, but he felt a sense of inexplicable resentment that his powerful master wasn't ranked highly.
However, he immediately recalled Zhou Xingdou's earlier words about his master and asked again:
"Background? Is it through your master's master, your grandmaster?"
Zhou Xingdou paused, a rare occurrence, and reached out to tap Xiao Tianzuo on the head:
"Are you asking so many questions because you're planning to take the postgraduate entrance exam?"
Xiao Tianzuo gasped in pain; a large bump immediately swelled up on his head where he had been hit, and he winced in agony.
“It’s not like you said, Master, that you can ask me anything.”
"You are not allowed to call her Grandmaster, you must call her Grandmaster's Wife! This is your punishment for saying the wrong thing."
Zhou Xingdou remained calm and composed, without blushing at all, and said indifferently:
"Your master's wife is the number one sword immortal in the Primordial Era, the leader of all sword cultivators in the world. She can barely be considered as my background."
Zhou Xingdou's tapping of Xiao Tianzuo's head didn't frighten him; instead, it made him feel closer to his master, and he blurted out in sudden realization:
"Oh! Master, you're having a master-disciple relationship, living off your grandmaster!"
Thump!
With a crisp snap, Xiao Tianzuo had another big bump on his head, and he clutched his head and gasped for breath in pain.
"What nonsense! What do you mean, 'I'm not a gigolo'? I'm clearly sponging off my parents!"
Zhou Xingdou rolled his eyes at Xiao Tianzuo. This kid really had no restraint and said whatever came to mind, making him feel a little embarrassed.
They deserve it.
Xiao Tianzuo immediately covered his mouth this time. Although the bump on his head was not considered an injury, the pain was unbearable.
Once the pain subsided somewhat, Xiao Tianzuo changed his words:
"Wrong, wrong. Master is not afraid of worldly views and dares to pursue love."
Zhou Xingdou nodded in satisfaction at Xiao Tianzuo's answer.
"I feel the same way."
The pain in his head wasn't enough to stop Xiao Tianzuo's curiosity, and he quickly asked:
"Since Master relies on his parents to get by, then his advisor and his wife must be very powerful."
After speaking, Xiao Tianzuo's face trembled slightly, as if he was recalling his own background, and his eyes showed a hint of confusion and loneliness.
Zhou Xingdou naturally saw through Xiao Tianzuo's emotions, but instead of speaking immediately, he placed his glass-like hand on the top of Xiao Tianzuo's head.
Xiao Tianzuo thought Zhou Xingdou was going to give him another head slap, and was about to grimace when he felt a cool sensation from the large hand that was rubbing his head. The throbbing bump instantly disappeared.
"It must be very powerful."
Zhou Xingdou also showed a wry smile. When he answered Xiao Tianzuo's question, wasn't he also dissecting his own past?
Feeling the warmth of Zhou Xingdou's hand, Xiao Tianzuo's loneliness subsided, and he raised his head in confusion:
"should?"
Zhou Xingdou shook his head and lowered his hand from Xiao Tianzuo's head, saying:
“I have never met my parents. I was raised by an uncle named Qin.”
Xiao Tianzuo was momentarily at a loss for words and quickly apologized:
"Master, I'm sorry, I didn't know you were an orphan like me!"
?
You are the orphan, your whole family are orphans!
Zhou Xingdou really wanted to grab Xiao Tianzuo's head and beat this mute disciple until he was covered in bumps, making him instantly become a Buddha!
But considering that his disciple had indeed spoken unintentionally, and that Xiao Tianzuo really was an orphan, he simply gave Xiao Tianzuo a wistful look:
“I am not an orphan; I have a grandfather and several uncles in my family.”
Xiao Tianzuo felt a chill run down his spine from Zhou Xingdou's gaze, and seeing Luo Bailian beside him tremble in shock, he immediately realized he had said the wrong thing again, but couldn't help asking:
"How did Master know that Grandmaster and his wife should be very powerful?"
Zhou Xingdou took a sip of tea from the table, suppressing his urge to punch Xiao Tianzuo, and said:
"Because my grandfather and uncles have already transcended the primordial world, and I don't even know how powerful they are, so I guess my parents can't be too bad either."
This is also why Zhou Xingdou no longer doubts that the Four Heavenly Sacred Domains are the Heavenly Dao Sacred Domains. Such a closed world can trap him, but it shouldn't be able to trap his parents.
Moreover, even if they were trapped here, there could not be three supreme beings in this world; there could only be two supreme beings. It was impossible for them to be without a single clue as they are now.
Xiao Tianzuo gasped, not because Zhou Xingdou had hit him on the head again, but because of his surprise:
"So powerful that he transcends the world! No wonder his master can live off his parents."
"Now they can't bite me anymore. They've abandoned me and run away. Otherwise, I wouldn't have come to this world and be so badly injured and on the verge of death."
After saying that, Zhou Xingdou shook his head, but his expression remained extremely calm, showing no sign of disappointment.
Xiao Tianzuo also sighed:
"Then Master will still become an orphan like me."
Stephen Chow's lips twitched instantly:
"Could you please stop bringing up orphans all the time?"
Xiao Tianzuo thought Zhou Xingdou was sad because of his orphan status, so he immediately comforted him:
"What's the big deal, Master? Don't be sad. There are plenty of orphans. I am an orphan, and so is Master Huang. We are all orphans."
Zhou Xingdou closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He was quite helpless with his disciple. After a long while, he finally exhaled and said through gritted teeth:
"Next question!"
Xiao Tianzuo chuckled foolishly at this moment, and said without warning:
“Master is very real now, just like a ‘human’.”
His unexpected words were met with an unexpected flick on the forehead.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Three crisp taps rang out in succession, and before Xiao Tianzuo had recovered for long, three large bumps appeared on his head.
But this large package is different from the previous one. These three large packages are stacked on top of each other, like a three-story pagoda standing on Xiao Tianzuo's head.
The pain from this pagoda-shaped lump was naturally three times greater. If Luo Bailian hadn't reacted quickly and grabbed him, Xiao Tianzuo would have almost collapsed to the ground in agony.
Zhou Xingdou blew on the tea leaves floating in his teacup, took a small sip, and felt much better. He then said:
"As a teacher... I am just a human being."
The seven emotions and six desires, joy, anger, sorrow and happiness, are vividly displayed by Stephen Chow today. That indifference has dissipated, replaced by a faint smile on his lips.
He knew that his diluted humanity had been rediscovered at this moment, even more so than before.
Unexpectedly, what he originally intended to teach his disciple turned into a situation where his disciple grasped the buoy of human nature, which was somewhat contrary to the natural order.
However, looking at Xiao Tianzuo, who had become "straight" in this life, Zhou Xingdou felt extremely enlightened.
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