Zhao Ying's character is indeed as light-hearted as the legend says. Even her apprenticeship is so casual. It's just a word of mouth and no formality is needed at all.
"Master, this is the top-quality Yuan Stone that the disciple obtained from the Mysterious Realm of Xuan Bing. According to the custom, half of it should be given to the Master as a filial piety. Please accept it with a smile, Master." A light flashed in Lu Xuan's hand, and twenty top-quality Yuan Stones were revealed. It appeared in his hand. In order to win the first place, he took out forty pieces of top-grade Yuan Stone, half of which was exactly twenty pieces.
Looking at the neatly bowed top grade Yuan Stone in Lu Xuan's hand, Zhao Ying showed a smile again and said: "That is the rule of the other elders. They have many disciples and their resources are simply not enough. But I only have a few of you. If you still need your things, keep them for yourself, I don’t lack these things.”
Seeing Zhao Ying talking to Lu Xuan happily, Zhao Bing'er's face became even weirder. If it were normal, Zhao Ying would say nothing at most and would not explain anything.
"That won't work. Master, if you don't accept it, I won't feel at ease." Lu Xuan still insisted.
Zhao Ying was startled, shook her head with a smile, reached out and took a top-grade Yuan Stone from Lu Xuan's hand, and said, "Okay, I'll take one. Are you at ease now?"
A top-quality Yuan Stone is nothing to either Lu Xuan or Zhao Ying. Zhao Ying's move has more of a symbolic meaning.
Seeing that Zhao Ying insisted on not wanting it, Lu Xuan didn't force it anymore. He put away the remaining Yuan stones again and asked, "Master, just now, you mentioned a few of us. Could it be that Senior Sister Du is also..."
Lu Xuan has always wanted to ask this question. This time he is here to become a disciple. Zhao Bing'er knows it, and Zhao Ying also knows it. But since Zhao Ying has called Du Mao Mao over, it is very likely that he will also take Du Mao Mao under his tutelage. , that is to say, Zhao Ying not only accepted one disciple, but two disciples this time!
No wonder the elders of Xuanbing Pavilion reacted in a big way. Zhao Ying has not accepted a disciple for more than ten years, but this time she not only made an exception, but also accepted two people. Lu Xuan's performance in Fengjian Sect surprised them, and Du Xiaomao was also a pretty good seedling in Xuanbing Pavilion. They couldn't help but ignore Zhao Ying's actions.
Zhao Ying shifted her gaze to Du Mao Mao. He nodded slightly and said: "Yes, this time I will not only accept you as my disciple, but Xiaomao will also become my third disciple. From now on, there will be three of you under my disciple."
As soon as these words came out, Lu Xuan and others were convinced. It was indeed the case!
And Du Maomao was also heartbroken. Overwhelmed with joy, he saluted quickly and said: "Disciple pays homage to the master, senior sister, and senior brother."
Although she was called by Zhao Ying, Zhao Ying never revealed the truth and just asked her to wait here, although she had some guesses in her mind. But after all, I was not sure. Now that I heard Zhao Ying's words, a stone finally fell to the ground in my heart.
Lu Xuan looked a little embarrassed when he heard Du Mao Mao call his senior brother. Regardless of his age or the time he had joined Xuanbing Pavilion, Du Mao Mao was older than him, and he also called him Senior Sister Du for a long time. Lu Xuan felt a little uncomfortable with this change in status.
"Well, Master, can we discuss it and let Senior Sister Du be the second disciple? I'm used to calling you Senior Sister, and besides, I haven't been in the profession for a long time." Lu Xuan asked tentatively.
Hearing this, Du Maomao glanced at Lu Xuan with admiration. He is really a newbie who is not afraid of tigers, and he dares to bargain with the master.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Ying did not refute. She thought for a moment and said, "Then it's up to you. From now on, Bing'er will be the eldest disciple, Mao Mao will be the second disciple, and you will be the junior disciple."
Lu Xuan was overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly. He didn't expect that Zhao Ying was so easy to talk to, which was obviously inconsistent with the rumors.
"Junior brother has met the two senior sisters. If junior brother gets into any trouble in the future, I will ask the senior sisters to help me." Lu Xuan smiled and said to Zhao Bing'er and Du Mao Mao.
Du Maomao smiled sheepishly and said: "Junior brother's strength is well known to everyone, but I don't have the ability to help you."
Zhao Bing'er rolled her eyes at Lu Xuan and said, "Is this your original intention?"
Lu Xuan smiled happily: "It is natural for senior sister to help junior brother to stand up."
Seeing the three disciples having fun, Zhao Ying felt inexplicably happy. She hadn't been so happy for a long time. It seemed that she made the right decision this time.
"Okay, I've called you here this time. In addition to being apprentices, I have other things to do." Zhao Ying stretched out her hand and pressed down. Lu Xuan and the others stopped talking and listened quietly.
After a pause, Zhao Ying said: "I am not the only one who has accepted disciples this time, some other elders have also recruited disciples again, so there will be a personal disciple meeting in a while, nominally to let you get to know each other. , but the real purpose is still to let you compete. When the time comes, the disciples of each elder will compete with each other. For some reasons, there should be many people challenging you this time, so I hope you are well prepared. We can use this period of time to make breakthroughs so that we can meet the challenges of the other disciples of the elders."
A meeting with direct disciples? Zhao Bing'er's expression did not change. Obviously this was not the first time she had experienced this. However, Lu Xuan and Du Maomao looked at each other and felt the menacing aura. Everyone knew that Zhao Ying's actions attracted the attention of many elders. This time At the meeting, the first two people must be Lu Xuan and Du Mao Mao. After all, Zhao Bing'er is an existence in the Guiyuan Realm. There are basically no people with the strength and qualifications to challenge her. So the new entrants Lu Xuan and Du Mao Mao, Then he will be challenged by everyone.
"Disciple understands." The three of them replied at the same time. Whether the meeting will be held or not is not something they can decide. What they can do is to improve their strength as much as possible and win a good result in the challenge of the meeting.
Looking over the three of them, Zhao Ying nodded and said: "You don't need to put too much pressure on me. This time their target is mainly for me, but I don't care about that. The reason why I included you is The disciples are not competing for the position of the sect master as rumored, so you can just treat this meeting as a competition among fellow disciples. It is good to win, but it does not matter if you lose. After all, you have only been in my sect for a short time and the time to come is long. "
Seeing Zhao Ying speak out, Lu Xuan and Du Maomao breathed a sigh of relief. This was fine. If Zhao Ying issued an order to win, the two of them might be in a bit of trouble.
But before Lu Xuan could be happy for too long, Zhao Ying changed her voice and said: "Lu Xuan, you must not take it lightly. Your pressure is greater than Bing'er and Xiaomao. Some of them are indeed coming for me, but There are also some people who will come specifically to attack you."
"Me?" Lu Xuan was stunned. He had just relaxed, but he didn't expect that he was still under a lot of pressure.
"Yes, although you have not joined Xuanbing Pavilion for a long time compared to Bing'er and Mao Mao, your popularity is not low. Winning the first place in Xuanbing Secret Realm Experience has already attracted most of the disciples to be unconvinced and struck a sword on the spot. Defeating Han Feng offended the people of Elder Nangong's lineage. By the way, I forgot to tell you that Han Feng has been accepted by Nangong Shuo as his disciple and became his direct disciple." Zhao Ying released another piece of news.
Lu Xuan's eyes widened: "Didn't it say that only the first person in Xuanbing Secret Realm experience can become a direct disciple?"
Zhao Ying smiled and shook her head: "The first place can choose the elders at will, but the rest of the disciples, if they are favored by the elders, will also be accepted by the disciples. The Xuanbing Secret Realm experience can also be understood as a selection competition. The kitten enters Under my sect, Han Feng entered Nangong Shuo’s sect, Xiao Zhaohong was also accepted by Su Chuanan, and other outstanding disciples were also favored by some elders."
Lu Xuan nodded, that's it. After thinking about it, he asked again: "Are they so stingy that they will be targeted if I win first place?"
Zhao Ying glanced at him helplessly and said: "Are you really stupid or are you pretending to be stupid? I'm only talking about one of the reasons. The other reason is naturally because of Bing'er."
Lu Xuan smiled awkwardly, his face turned slightly red, and said, "Do they all know?"
"I don't necessarily know, but Bing'er personally took action to protect you, plus you are the only male disciple under my sect, and you are so close to the water, you will naturally attract the jealousy of many people."
Hearing Zhao Ying's words, Du Maomao on the side suddenly widened his eyes, looked at Lu Xuan, then at Zhao Bing'er, and asked in surprise: "Junior Brother Lu, are you and Senior Sister Bing'er..."
Du Maomao has always wondered why Zhao Bing'er took the initiative to tell her to help Lu Xuan. Originally, she thought it was just because Zhao Ying liked Zhao Bing'er. But now it seems that it is not that simple. She seems to be worshiped by countless male disciples of Xuanbing Pavilion. Zhao Bing'er, the "qing ren" in the dream, has been captured by Lu Xuan.
Lu Xuan looked at Zhao Binger awkwardly and wanted to ask her what to say.
Zhao Bing'er acted very calmly and said calmly: "Lu Xuan and I have known each other for a long time."
Although she didn't say it explicitly, Du Mao Mao naturally understood the implicit meaning of this sentence. She smiled, slightly cupped her hands at Lu Xuan and Zhao Bing'er and said, "Then I congratulate senior sister and junior brother."
After saying that, Du Maomao blinked at Lu Xuan, his eyes full of admiration. Since they had known each other for a long time, it was obviously before Lu Xuan entered Xuanbing Pavilion.
Thinking of this, Du Maomao couldn't help but want to laugh. Who would have thought that Zhao Bing'er, who so many disciples of Xuanbing Pavilion could only ask for, would actually get close to Lu Xuan, who was still a third-grade sect disciple.
"Senior Sister Du, please help keep this secret, otherwise, I will be torn alive by so many disciples." Lu Xuan put his hands together and smiled at Du Xiaomao. He was indeed not ready to completely fall out with Leng Qingqiu. After all, Leng Qingqiu's strength lies there.
"Humph, they dare!" Zhao Bing'er snorted coldly.
Lu Xuan was very happy to see Zhao Bing'er protecting him like this, and then looked at Zhao Ying with some anxiety. He suddenly remembered that he had not talked to Zhao Ying about this matter head-on, and he didn't know what Zhao Ying's specific attitude was. After all, Zhao Ying and Zhao Bing'er have been together for so many years, and they can be regarded as half of Zhao Bing'er's mother.