After reluctantly sending Luo Baiwei off, Luo Xiaoyuan officially embarked on the journey of learning from a master. Although he had not figured out whether the master he wanted to learn from was Spirit Snake or Shi Ke, the days of learning started without any delay.
Spirit Snake could not wait to bring Luo Xiaoyuan back to Qingfeng Bookstore. However, the first thing he wanted to do was not to let Luo Xiaoyuan study and practice martial arts, but to teach him to get to know Hungry Old Man.
When they arrived at the courtyard of the Cool Breeze Study, Nimble Snake took out a pipe from his pocket and placed it on the table seriously. Then, he asked Luo Xiaoyuan to kowtow nine times respectfully to him and said,"This is the pipe of the Hungry Old Man. After kowtowing, you will officially become his disciple."”
Luo Xiaoyuan asked Spirit Snake in confusion,"Why don't you kowtow to your master but to his pipe?"”
Spirit Snake picked up the pipe and placed it in Luo Xiaoyuan's hand, letting him feel the pipe. Hunger HunHunger Hun ”
Luo Xiaoyuan was still puzzled and asked,"Where is the old man now?" Why didn't he find his own disciple and take him in?”
" Three years ago, the Hungry Old Man had already passed away on the Crescent Mountain.”The spirit snake took the pipe from Luo Xiaoyuan's hand and said,"This pipe was given to me by him when he was alive. As long as the karma is right, I will take in a disciple on his behalf and give this pipe to the disciple as his keepsake to inherit his legacy."”
"But he's already dead. How can he take in disciples and teach martial arts?”
"Didn't I just say that he asked me to take in disciples on his behalf and help him impart his cultivation?”Nimble Snake laughed.
Luo Xiaoyuan still did not understand and asked,"Grandpa Spirit Snake, why didn't you take me in as your disciple? Why did you take me in as your disciple on behalf of the Hungry Old Man?" Aren't you going to teach me martial arts?"
The reason why Nimble Snake took Luo Xiaoyuan as his disciple under the name of Hungry Old Man was mainly to hide it. Because the Hungry Old Man had always been wandering without a trace, no one knew where he went. If Luo Xiaoyuan became his disciple, she would naturally follow him all year round without a trace. She did not have to worry about how to explain Luo Xiaoyuan's whereabouts.
More importantly, no one knew that the Hungry Old Man had passed away on Yuaya Mountain. In other words, no one could ever confirm with the Hungry Old Man whether he had taken Luo Xiaoyuan as his disciple. This would ensure that Luo Xiaoyuan's whereabouts would never be known.
Spirit Snake knew that Luo Xiaoyuan would definitely ask him this question, so she said,"Of course it's very different." The Hungry Old Man's ultimate art is only passed on to his disciples. If I don't help him take in disciples and pass on his cultivation, I'm afraid his lifelong ultimate art will be lost. As for me, I have taken in hundreds of disciples. It doesn't matter if I take in one less. Tell me, as a good friend of the Hungry Old Man, should I help him with his dream?
Besides, Hungry Old Man's martial arts are above mine. It's your fortune to be able to obtain his true inheritance.”
As Old Man Spirit Snake spoke, he could not help but demonstrate the Hungry Old Man's ultimate technique. He continued," Moreover, even if you are under the Hungry Old Man, other than the martial arts he wants me to teach you, he will not object to me teaching you martial arts in private. In this way, you will have the strengths of both families. This is a huge advantage!!”
Luo Xiaoyuan heard that it was indeed a good deal. Although she had never heard of this Hungry Old Man and he had been dead for three years, to her, it was just a difference between kowtowing to a pipe or a spirit snake. Therefore, she gladly accepted it and said,"Alright, I'll kowtow to him now."”
As he spoke, he placed the pipe back on the table and kowtowed nine times respectfully. After kowtowing, he turned around and kowtowed nine times to the spirit snake. Although the eighteen kowtows made his forehead hurt and he felt the world spinning, he was lucky that he used enough strength to avoid injury.
When the spirit snake saw him kowtow to it, it hurriedly stood up and bowed back, not daring to accept his master's bow. At the same time, she said to him,"Xiaoyuan, I can't accept your gift. Firstly, I'm just passing on my strength on behalf of someone else, so I can't accept this gift. Even if you want to thank me, the one who should be thanking is the old man. One day, I'll settle this score with him." Secondly, accepting your gift will mess up the seniority, so you must not accept it.”
"Why is the seniority in the mess?" Luo Xiaoyuan could barely understand the first point, but she could not understand the confusion of seniority.”
"Xiaoyuan, a person has to learn a lot of things in this life. Other than martial arts, there are also all kinds of knowledge and skills. Therefore, I've also found you a master for this part. He will teach you other unique skills other than martial arts, such as spells, finger seals, immortal power, or astronomy, geography, medicine, arithmetic, music, and all kinds of martial arts.”
Although Luo Xiaoyuan didn't know much about other secret arts other than martial arts, she couldn't help but feel excited when she heard what Spirit Snake said. She asked anxiously,"Then which master taught me these secret arts?"”
"You are familiar with this person, Wu Chijin. You know that I'm his master. If you also acknowledge me as your master, then our seniority will be messed up.”
Hearing the words Wu Chijin appear here, Luo Xiaoyuan was really shocked. Although Wu Chijin had never spoken ill of her, Luo Xiaoyuan had always believed that Wu Chijin was the most terrifying person in the world. Why was she always related to him? Especially now that Grandpa Spirit Snake actually wanted Wu Chijin to be her master!!
Luo Xiaoyuan hurriedly said to the spirit snake,"No, no, I... How can I have two masters? I have to be faithful to my master. I can't betray my master and abandon my ancestors. Anyway, I can't take Pavilion Master Wu as my master."”
When the spirit snake saw Luo Xiaoyuan's reaction, it could not help but laugh and ask,"What did Wu Chijin do to you?" There are so many people in the world who want to be his disciple, but they can't. You're the only one who's so afraid. How about this? I'm his master. He won't dare to disobey me. How do you want me to help you?”
Luo Xiaoyuan also found it difficult to explain why she was so afraid of the black gold. She did not know how Grandpa Spirit Snake could help her. She could only say in a low voice,"Can you not let him be my master?"”
"You have other choices!”At this moment, a voice that she did not even want to hear in her nightmares came. This was also the voice that Luo Xiaoyuan was most afraid of. She saw Wu Chijin walking in from outside the door.
Wu Chijin bowed to the spirit snake as usual. "You're here," Nimble Snake said with a smile.
Then, she said,"Speak properly. Don't scare him again."”
Wu Chijin nodded and said,"I know."”
Then, he said to Luo Xiaoyuan,"Why don't we make a bet? If you win, you don't have to take me as your master. You just have to learn the martial arts you want from Master Spirit Snake." If you lose, then obediently serve tea and kowtow. How is it?"
When Luo Xiaoyuan heard Wu Chijin's tone soften, she asked anxiously,"What bet?"”
Wu Chijin looked around the entire hall. His eyes kept looking up and down, left and right. Finally, he stopped in front of a bookcase and asked,"Xiaoyuan, are you literate?"”
"I studied in Prince Mu Tong's residence for a few years, so I should…know quite a few words.”Luo Xiaoyuan thought to herself,'Could it be that Pavilion Master Wu wants to compete with me in literacy? How can I compare to him?'
Wu Chijin casually took out a book from the bookcase and handed it to Luo Xiaoyuan. He said to him,"Open it and take a look. Can you recognize the words inside?"”
Luo Xiaoyuan opened the book and read two or three pages carefully until Wu Chijin asked,"Do you recognize the words?"”
Luo Xiaoyuan nodded and looked at Wu Chijin. She did not know what Wu Chijin wanted to compete with.
"Let's bet on Moshu. There are about a hundred books in the entire bookshelf in front of you. Pick one yourself and leave the rest to me. Then, we'll compete to see who can finish memorizing every word in the shortest time.”Wu Chijin looked at Luo Xiaoyuan with confidence and then said the conditions of the bet in a slightly provocative manner.
Luo Xiaoyuan looked at Wu Chijin's expression and thought that there must be a trick. She could not be so easily fooled. Therefore, he said to Wu Chijin,"Perhaps you have already memorized the books here. This is unfair."”
At this moment, Wu Chijin suddenly shouted at the outside of the hall,"Xiao Yue, don't hide there and eavesdrop on our conversation. Come in!"!”
It turned out that Shui Yingyue had been hiding outside the courtyard of the Cool Breeze Study and eavesdropping on the conversation in the room. After Wu Chijin shouted at her, Shui Yingyue could only walk in unwillingly. She first bowed to the spirit snake and said,"Greetings, grandmaster grandpa."”
Then, he said to Wu Chijin in a bad mood,"Daddy."”
Luo Xiaoyuan was surprised to hear Shui Yingyue call Wu Chijin 'daddy'. Why were they father and daughter? Then why was one surnamed Wu and the other surnamed Shui?
Before Luo Xiaoyuan could finish her surprise, Wu Chijin accused Shui Yingyue again,"Didn't father say that you can't eavesdrop on the adults? Tell me, how should you punish them?"”
When Shui Yingyue heard Wu Chijin reprimanding her, she actually burst out laughing and turned to Wu Chijin, saying,"Little Yue has made a mistake. Father, punish her."”
It turned out that Wu Chijin had always been afraid of a daughter. This was because Shui Yingyue's mother had passed away during childbirth. In order to make up for the lack of maternal love she had since she was young, Wu Chijin had doted on Shui Yingyue since she was young and had never scolded her loudly.
At this moment, when she heard Wu Chijin suddenly scolding her in front of Grandmaster Spirit Snake and Luo Xiaoyuan, she must have deliberately put on an act in front of them. Therefore, she reacted quickly and cooperated with the performance.
"Punishment? You've become bold now. Stand aside properly. I'll punish you later. I have something to deal with now.”Wu Chijin deliberately bluffed and scolded Shui Yingyue in front of Luo Xiaoyuan.
After reprimanding Water Reflecting the Moon, Wu Chijin said to Luo Xiaoyuan,"If you suspect that I have already read these books, then you can choose any one of the three people present to compete with you in dictation." How is it?"
Luo Xiaoyuan did not expect Wu Chijin to say this. He wanted her to choose one of Wu Chijin, Shui Yingyue, and Spirit Snake to compete with her. Moreover, she only needed to read a book. This suggestion simply gave her an advantage.
"Pavilion Master Wu, are you saying that I only need to memorize one book, and you will be the ones to memorize the rest of the books? The first person to memorize every word will be the winner. If I win, I don't have to be your disciple, is that it?”
Wu Chijin said confidently,"Wu Chijin never lies, and he would never lie to a child like you."”
"Alright, it's a deal. I'm also telling the truth." Luo Xiaoyuan imitated Wu Chijin's heroic words. Then, she remembered that she had impersonated Prince Baiyu not long ago. She could not help but feel a little guilty, but she immediately thought back. She was forced to impersonate Prince Baiyu. This time, she had to prove that she was a man of her word.
Luo Xiaoyuan looked at Wu Chijin, Shui Yingyue, and Spirit Snake in front of her and muttered in her heart,"Wu Chijin is so smart, and he was the one who thought of this competition. He must have read these books thoroughly. I definitely can't choose him." Grandpa Spirit Snake was already so old, and he treated him very well. He definitely wouldn't choose him to compete with him. Only Shui Yingyue was younger than him, so she naturally hadn't read many books. Moreover, she had just been reprimanded, so she must still be feeling uneasy. More importantly, he had been called in unintentionally, so he definitely hadn't made any preparations.
Therefore, Luo Xiaoyuan said to Wu Chijin,"I'm young. It's only fair for me to pick someone of similar age to compete with. Let's choose her."”
Wu Chijin pretended to be surprised and asked Luo Xiaoyuan,"Xiaoyue is my daughter. Haven't you heard that the student is better than the master? Her intelligence is not inferior to mine. Are you sure you want to pick Xiaoyue to compete with you?" No regrets?"
Luo Xiaoyuan nodded firmly and said,"Her words carry weight. It's her."”
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