In the main hall of the Zhengyang Palace, hundreds of strong people looked on with appreciation.
“The Demon Emperor is truly remarkable, only nine years old, and already has such far-sightedness.”
“That’s right. If you become a servant, you will never be able to turn your life around, especially when it’s clear that Shen Quan is not a good person.”
“Fate really plays tricks on people. Fairy Nangong’s intention was to lighten the burden on the Demon Emperor, but she never expected to bring him such a beating…”
Nangong Rou’s face looked a little ugly nearby. Her memories of that time were already blurry, but she knew that she still owed Jiang Zhige so much.
He had saved her in the snow, and now he had saved her again from a perverted thief from an ordinary family.
Qu Yun next to her immediately felt a sense of crisis. He knew that although Nangong Rou still resented Jiang Zhige, she couldn’t deny that she owed him a lot of favors.
“Xiao Rou, you don’t have to feel indebted to the Demon Emperor. Back then, he was just showing off as a beggar. If someone hadn’t saved him halfway, the outcome would never have changed.”
Nangong Rou was stunned, then nodded in agreement.
Qu Yun was right. She should be grateful to the white-robed old man who saved her.
And that white-robed old man, if Nangong Rou remembered correctly, was the master who had led her and Jiang Zhige onto the path of cultivation, Yao Qianji.
Nangong Rou still had a sense of gratitude toward her master, but unfortunately, when she returned to the clan after successful cultivation, her master had already passed away.
…
“Good! Well said, rather a beggar than a slave!”
The white-robed old man nodded and smiled, his gaze towards Jiang Zhige full of admiration.
He didn’t come out from the crowd just now, just to see what Jiang Zhige’s reaction would be. He didn’t expect Jiang Zhige to endure a beating without making a sound.
If he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn’t have believed that such a character could appear in a child under ten years old.
Not far away, Shen Quan couldn’t help it anymore. He suppressed his anger and shouted coldly, “You sneaky rat, how dare you ignore me?!”
What’s going on today? First Jiang Zhige, now an old man in a white robe dared to ignore him.
If he weren’t afraid that the old man in the white robe had some background, he would have beaten him up along with Jiang Zhige.
“Rat?”
The white-robed old man snorted and flicked his finger, shooting a blue light at Shen Quan.
Puchi!
The light instantly pierced through Shen Quan’s calf, making him scream in pain.
“Immortal, immortal…”
The two guards and the steward of the Shen family were stunned. Only legendary cultivators could use such methods.
In the mortal world, cultivators were extremely rare, and each one was capable of easily changing the situation between two countries.
Even the current ruler of the Great Lin Kingdom would respectfully call them immortals.
“Immortal, spare us! It was all Shen Quan’s doing, we had no choice!”
After coming to their senses, the two guards immediately knelt down and begged for mercy, and so did the Shen family steward. Although he had no evil intentions from the beginning, he was still part of the Shen family.
The onlookers from afar were excited and knelt down, calling out “Immortal” in unison.
“Immortal…”
Jiang Zhige looked dazed as he glanced at Shen Quan who was writhing in pain, then at the kneeling crowd in the distance. At that moment, he had a strong desire to cultivate.
Jiang Zhige had always believed that he would not be a beggar for life, and now, the path to change his fate was right in front of him.
Enduring the pain, Jiang Zhige stood up and walked to the white-robed old man, knelt down and tremblingly said, “I am Jiang Zhige, please accept me as your disciple, immortal!”
The onlookers in the distance sneered in their hearts. How could a beggar dare to ask an immortal to accept him as a disciple?
If the immortal were to accept disciples, he would surely choose them first.
The white-robed old man smiled and said nothing. He walked past Jiang Zhige and went to Nangong Rou. He spoke up, “Little girl, you have extraordinary talent and physique. Would you like to join our Tianyun Sect?1Heavenly Cloud Sect”
Nangong Rou was stunned and pointed to herself, “Me? What about my brother?”
She did not understand why it was her turn first, as it was her brother who spoke first about wanting to become a disciple.
The white-robed old man turned back to look at Jiang Zhige and snorted, “Him? He has a poor aptitude and a stubborn temperament. He lacks adaptability and is not qualified to be my disciple!”
Jiang Zhige, who was still kneeling, felt a buzz in his head and was filled with incomprehension towards the white-robed old man.
Just now, the white-robed old man had praised him, but now he said he had a stubborn temperament and lacked adaptability?
“Old man, are you saying that only I can become your disciple?”
“You can, he cannot.”
The white-robed old man stroked his beard. He was not lying, Nangong Rou’s talent for cultivation was indeed better than Jiang Zhige’s.
Jiang Zhige’s eyes turned red, tightly clenching his fists. He felt like crying.
The old man in the white robe had decided his fate with just a few words.
If he couldn’t enter the immortal sect, Jiang Zhige might live his whole life as a beggar, or he might starve to death in a winter.
“In that case, I won’t become your disciple!”
At that moment, Nangong Rou’s voice startled Jiang Zhige awake.
He stood up and looked at Nangong Rou, urgently saying, “Don’t be foolish, do you know what it means for you to enter the immortal sect?”
“I don’t care, I just want my brother!”
Nangong Rou pouted, and her eyes towards the old man in the white robe were full of hostility.
Seeing Jiang Zhige’s deeply saddened look, she instantly dismissed her gratitude toward the old man who had saved them.
“Brother, don’t kneel to him! This stinky old man won’t accept you as a disciple, he must not be a good person!”
Now, Nangong Rou had no good feelings toward the old man in the white robe. Her own brother had kneeled to him to become his disciple, yet this old man did not show any interest?
The onlookers in the distance were shocked. It was rare for immortals to accept disciples, yet this little girl refused? And even insulted the immortal as a stinky old man?
The old man in the white robe didn’t say anything, just gave a bitter smile and shook his head.
Jiang Zhige could only pretend to be serious and say in a deep voice, “Rou’er! How can you be disrespectful when the immortal has helped us? Behave yourself and become his disciple. When you have learned enough, your brother will come find you.”
Nangong Rou didn’t want to leave him, and he naturally didn’t want to leave her, but entering the immortal sect was like ascending to heaven in one step. Jiang Zhige’s indecisiveness couldn’t be tolerated.
As he had thought before, As long as Nangong Rou could live, what else couldn’t he give up?
“Liar! Brother’s a liar! What ‘rather be a beggar than a slave’, what ‘entering the immortal sect’, Rou’er doesn’t understand, Rou’er just wants her brother!”
For the first time, Jiang Zhige scolded Nangong Rou, and she immediately cried with grievance.
What did it mean for her? She didn’t understand, and she didn’t want to understand.
As long as she could keep her brother from being beaten, as long as she could stay by her brother’s side, no matter how difficult life was in the future, she wasn’t afraid.
Jiang Zhige’s face turned pale. It was a rare opportunity, and if he missed it, he could only blame himself. He couldn’t even get Nangong Rou to become a disciple of the immortal sect?
Just when he was feeling hopeless, the voice of the old man in the white robe rang in his ears again.
“Young friend, although I have not accepted you as my disciple, I am willing to give you and your sister a chance, as we are destined to meet.”
“Ten miles east outside the city, there is a plum tree, and underneath it is where the opportunity lies. Remember, you must go there together, you and your sister.”
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