How did they end up keeping Mo'er?
Suddenly, her master, who had ignored her since she went up the mountain, appeared and pulled Mo'er, whose head was red and swollen from kowtowing, up from the ground.
Even after all these years, Rong Ning still remembers the look in her master's eyes back then—disdain, disappointment, and inner turmoil!
Or perhaps there were other emotions, but ten-year-old Rong Ning couldn't quite understand them at the time.
Having never experienced hardship, she didn't understand why her master would have so many emotions over not taking in a girl.
After all, she felt that whether or not to take someone in should be based on her own will, and she didn't need to consider anything else.
But it seems the master doesn't think so.
I remember that Master decisively pulled Mo'er up from the ground and said to her, "Linghua Temple is my territory. Rong Ning is only a disciple of Linghua Temple now and cannot decide whether to accept you or not. Only I can decide."
I've been watching you ever since Rong Ning rescued you. You suffered such a terrible ordeal, with one foot already in the grave, yet you survived thanks to your strong will to live. That's truly remarkable.
Linghua Temple shelters everyone who wants to live, so from now on, you can stay at Linghua Temple until the day you wish to leave.
The master made the final decision, accepting Mo'er as his student, and for the first time, he took the initiative to ask to speak with Rong Ning alone.
On the day Rong Ning went to Linghua Temple, her father, the Emperor, personally came to see her off. He stood at the temple gate for a long time, wanting to see his master.
But even as the sun set, her master did not appear, and Rong Ning naturally did not see him either.
Not to mention talking face-to-face.
Nearly two months after arriving on the mountain, this was the first time Rong Ning had a close conversation with her master.
The master looked at her, then glanced at Mo'er outside, and sighed repeatedly.
After a long silence, she said, "I originally thought that I agreed to let you enter Linghua Temple because of your mother's sake. It would be too much to ask for anything else."
Your cheapskate father wants you to learn skills from me, saying he'll pass on all my martial arts knowledge—that's utter nonsense.
Because of your mother, I don't like your father very much, and I would never do anything for him.
I've heard all about your deeds in Nanyang City. You're practically a little tyrant. Your personality is a bit like your mother's, but you're a thousand times, a hundred times crazier.
A girl like that, who learns a lot of skills but doesn't restrain you, will only make you more arrogant and domineering.
Therefore, I am unwilling.
I'm not the kind of person who would make myself miserable by doing things that make me unhappy. So, ever since you entered Linghua Temple, I've been leaving you hanging, thinking I'd let you fend for yourself. After a while, when you get bored, you can go down the mountain and return to Nanyang City to be the pampered little princess of the Yuwang Mansion.
But... what happened today made me change my mind.
I've been observing you ever since you rescued this girl.
You were born into a position of great power, protected by imperial authority. In your eyes, everything else is as insignificant as an ant.
It's like you just watched a ten-year-old girl desperately beg you to take her in, and you didn't feel a single thing in your eyes.
You can save her life at will, showering her with all the best medicines, if you want to, but you can also disregard her life or death if you don't want to.
It's not a good thing that you're so cold-hearted at such a young age.
You are not inherently bad, and I don't believe your mother could really give birth to a cold-blooded person.
You've simply seen too little of the world and lack compassion.
So it's not your fault.
Fortunately, you're still young, there's still time.
Her master stood before her, her expression complex. She gently stroked Rong Ning's hair and solemnly said, "From this day forward, you are my direct disciple, Lu Yuanfei. Wherever I go, you will go. I will teach you many things, and you must study them diligently."
Rong Ning, even if it's just for your mother's sake, I will raise you to be a good person.
Later, her master took her on a journey to explore the world.
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