Chapter 47: The Charming Disciple

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  "What you said... is about yourself..." The girl blinked her big eyes and nodded affirmatively: "Really, then aren't you physically only sixteen but mentally over three hundred... a true case of youthful maturity!"

  I had intended to face my precious disciple with the demeanor of an elder, but it's clear that Chu Yu's current youthful and handsome appearance makes it difficult for him to do so. Upon hearing Tang Ke Yin mention the words "young yet mature", Chu Yu could only shake his head and smile wryly, "Since you already know I'm an old man, why do you still speak to me with such disrespect?"

  Tang Keying was originally a clever and resourceful girl, but after confirming that the protagonist of the story Chu Yu told before was actually himself, Tang Keying's heart skipped a beat. "He... shouldn't be wanting to take me as his apprentice, otherwise there's no reason for him to be so good to me, even more so to tell me a legendary story that lasted for over three hours..."

  "Ke Yun wouldn't dare be rude to you, elder. She was just momentarily surprised and spoke without thinking." The girl's cleverness was on full display at this moment, as she said this while getting up and walking over to Chu Yu, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, her small head bowed in thought.

  "You've understood everything." Chu Yu Xian suddenly said with a hint of a relieved smile.

  "I understand." Tang Keying nodded vigorously, saying seriously and word by word.

  "But is it really carefree?"

  "Perhaps in this world, I have no more relatives, lonely and helpless, what's left to worry about? In the past, there were some, now there are none, as for the future... it should be soon, but again, new worries will arise."

  "Haha, you're such a clever and witty little girl, well said."

  As Chu Yu's words fell, Tang Keying, who had been standing in front of him, suddenly knelt down and knocked her head on the ground four times. When she lifted her head, there were tears sparkling at the corners of her eyes due to excitement.

  "Respect the master above, and accept the apprentice's courtesy from Ke Yun."

  After Chu Yu regained his physical body, he laughed so heartily for the first time. "Get up, little girl. I've accepted you as my disciple. However, before I regain control of Cang Mang Mountain, in front of outsiders, just call me 'brother' for now. After all, we are in the mundane world and there are some necessary reasons to maintain this young master's identity."

  Tang Keying stood up, and a warm feeling surged in her heart. She vaguely remembered the last time she had experienced this feeling was in the years before Uncle Zhong passed away.

  When the girl called out "Master" in a sweet voice, Chu Yu, the great master who had not had an apprentice for over 300 years, couldn't help but feel the joy of being respected as a teacher.

  "Earlier, the story I told you has already made it clear that everything about my sect has been said. The Refining Treasure Pavilion has always been a single transmission, and now you are the 17th generation successor of the Refining Treasure Pavilion, remember this well."

  "Yes, Master." Tang Keying nodded silently, a pair of dark eyes rolling around, hanging a thick smile: "I heard Master say earlier that our Lianbao Pavilion is the only sect in the entire Central Plains cultivation world that specializes in refining equipment and making treasures. Almost all Buddhist, Taoist, and demonic cultivators are eager to please us, and the quality and quantity of our magical instruments are also among the best in all sects...

  "What's with the beating around the bush, you little rascal? I know you're a clever and cunning little girl. Put away that gloomy face of yours for now, and after tomorrow's auction is over, follow me back home. Of course, I won't forget to give you a gift as a token of our meeting. Do you think I'm a stingy person?"

  Tang Keying held the "Black Cloud Rope" in her hand, smiling and shaking her head: "Keying didn't say that Master was stingy, nor did she want to ask Master for a meeting gift!"

  Chu Yu said "Oh" and continued: "So that's how it is! I was originally planning to give my disciples a few more decent magical artifacts to boost their reputation, but since my clever disciple is saving me the trouble, that's one less thing to worry about."

  "The master is cruel and has just accepted someone as an apprentice, but keeps bullying Kaoyin."

  "Alright, stop pouting. I'm your master and can't take this kind of trouble." Chu Yu couldn't help but sigh inwardly as he saw Tang Keyan's adorable pouting face: "Having such a clever and mischievous apprentice is either good fortune or a source of trouble - it's hard to say!"

  The charity auction at the performing arts center lasted for a full five hours, and it was in the wee hours of the morning when Hu Tianxiong burst through the door with a huge suitcase.

  "Boss, come and see what I've harvested!"

  At this moment, Chu Yu had just imparted the first layer of Tian's heart decision from "Shangqing Baolu" to Tang Keying. The latter was indeed worthy of being a genius in cultivating immortality as seen by Chu Yu, and surprisingly, she managed to understand the profound meaning of the six-layered heart decision through Chu Yu's explanation and demonstration. As for the rest, it would depend on her own comprehension during the cultivation process.

  Upon hearing Hu Tianxiong's voice, Chu Yu smiled and nodded to Tang Keying to follow him out of the room. When they entered the hall, Hu Tianxiong looked at Tang Keying in surprise, who was following behind Chu Yu, "Boss, she... how did she end up here..."

  "Ke Yun, why don't you quickly call out 'Uncle Xiong'?" Chu Yu smiled but didn't respond, instead turning to Tang Ke Yun who was standing cleverly behind him.

  Tang Keying and others were quick-witted, had already judged from the previous scene on the deck that Hua Tianxiong was his master's absolute confidant. Now that she had just entered the sect, she naturally wouldn't let go of such a good opportunity to resolve her past grievances with Hua Tianxiong. She took a few steps forward and curtsied sweetly: "Keying has seen Uncle Xiong, please don't mind Keying's ignorance before."

  "Boss, what's going on?" Hu Tianxiong asked, somewhat perplexed.

  "She is my newly accepted disciple." Chu Yu said with a calm smile.

  “……”

  It took Chu Yu a few minutes to explain, and Hua Tianxiong finally came back to his senses from the change of Tang Keyun suddenly becoming his master's apprentice.

  "Uncle Tianyong, what good stuff have you brought back?" Tang Keying asked curiously, seeing the large trunk behind Huatianyong.

  Hua Tianxiong, who still had a hint of surprise, completely acknowledged Tang Keyun's current identity upon hearing the sweet voice calling him "Uncle Xiong", and of course, the bigger reason was that this was Chu Yu's decision.

  "Haha, everything is there, go and open it to see, I guarantee you will be amazed."

  When Tang Ke Yin opened the trunk, she squatted down, tilted her small head and rummaged through it for a while, picking up one thing and putting down another, looking at them for half a day, finally sighing: "Why isn't there anything I can recognize!"

  "Haha." Chu Yu and Hua Tianxiong, this old subordinate, exchanged a smile, the former even suggested: "Why not do it like this? Hero, you might as well take my place as the master to give this little girl a lesson on appraising treasures. I think your gains at the self-selected trading conference are really rich, and you can explain them all to Ke Yun. At the same time, also teach her some skills in identifying and distinguishing objects, your talent in this area is indeed very impressive."

  Having gained the boss's recognition, Hua Tianxiong was also exceptionally pleased and felt that spending 50 million euros to acquire a dozen or so refining materials in one breath was still too little.

  Tang Keying cleverly picked up where Chu Yu left off, walking over to Hua Tianxiong's side. With both small hands grasping his arm, she shook it vigorously, "Uncle Xiong, you must teach me, okay? If I'm too stupid, Uncle Xiong might have to explain it multiple times."

  "Haha, okay, okay." Hu Tianxiong replied repeatedly.

  Chu Yu's eyes couldn't help but reveal a hint of delight, thinking that this disciple she had taken in was indeed a clever and resourceful one, whose words were also very pleasing to the ear. Her own subordinates hadn't said more than a few sentences before being turned around by her dizzying words.