After changing clothes and drying his hair, Tong Yan came to Shang Xun.
"master."
Shang Xun looked her up and down, and after seeing that she was properly dressed, he nodded slightly.
"How about the epiphany you just had."
Tong Yan quirked his eyebrows and said, "I feel that my spiritual consciousness has broadened a lot. With the impact of spiritual energy, I can suddenly reach the late stage of foundation building in recent days."
Shang Xun responded calmly and reminded her, "Don't act too hastily."
After a pause, he glanced at Huo Qizhi and said, "Your apprentice is here. Let's see if you want it or not."
Tong Yan looked at Huo Qizhi and thought that she still had the right to decide.
Although she complained like this, the master would not harm her. She would do whatever he said.
She decided to ask others' opinions in person first, "Are you really willing to become my disciple? Once you become a disciple, you cannot switch to another person's disciple, and my cultivation level is lower than yours now."
Huo Qizhi met her gaze and said calmly: "I understand."
Tong Yan hugged the clothes in her hands tightly, pursed her lower lip, and said after a moment of silence, "It's up to you, I don't care."
There's nothing wrong with picking up an apprentice for free, right? Even though this apprentice was once your buddy.
As the words fell, Huo Qizhi suddenly knelt down and bowed to her as a master. This move startled Tong Yan and took half a step back.
After calming down, Huo Qizhi had finished kowtowing and looked at himself.
"Disciple Huo Qizhi, pay homage to the master."
Tong Yan looked at Shang Xun next to him as if asking for help. It was his first time as a master and he had no experience.
Shang Xun ignored her gaze, so Tong Yan had no choice but to call someone up. Then she thought about whether she should give her apprentice a greeting gift. Shang Xun had prepared one for her when she was apprenticed.
After thinking about it, she said to Huo Qizhi: "Since I didn't prepare before, I will give you the meeting gift later."
Huo Qizhi lowered his head and saluted, "The disciple would like to thank the master first."
Tong Yan was curious as to how this person could change his words in a serious manner without any awkwardness.
She is the only one in the world who suffers from mild embarrassment.
On the way back, Huo Qizhi followed behind him alone, while Tong Yan walked beside Shang Xun and asked in a low voice: "Master, do you want to give me a greeting gift for my apprentice?"
Shang Xun seemed to glare at her and said in a nonchalant manner: "I've just started thinking about him now."
Tong Yan hurriedly apologized and smiled, "No, I just wanted to ask if there are any standards for this gift-giving. How about master, please tell me and I can take it as a reference."
"No." Shang Xun glanced at her and said, "Even if you have nothing to lose, he wouldn't dare to say anything to you openly."
Tong Yan asked, "In private."
Shang Xun looked serious: "I'm stingy. I worshiped the wrong master. Then I'll kill him and seize the treasure."
Children's words: "..."
"Master, you are really good at talking nonsense seriously."
Seeing Tong Yan lowered his head and still thinking about something, Shang Xun said, "There is a special subsidy for disciples on the peak. You don't have to worry about it. If you have a lot of money, you can give it to a few at will. If you don't give it, it won't delay his normal cultivation."
He looked forward and said with a faint smile, "It seems that you have the most leisure as a master. You don't need to teach him in cultivation. The sect provides resources, and your own share is probably not enough for yourself."
Tong Yan laughed at himself: "This is not the most leisurely, this is called the most useless."
So I don’t know what this person is thinking. If she wants her, she will definitely not be a master like herself. She has no money and no cultivation, and cannot provide help, but she still has to respect him.
Shang Xun raised his hand and patted her head as a dispensable comfort.
Huo Qizhi's eyes from behind fell lightly on them.
The two of them were chatting casually, the atmosphere was so harmonious that no one could get in, and the other people present were invisibly excluded.
However, he found that the young sect master was very kind to his disciples. He would usually answer whatever the children asked, and would only tease her verbally from time to time. There was constant conversation along the way, but he did not feel depressed or silent at all.
Not long after, the three of them arrived at Tong Yan's courtyard, "Master, how about you go sit in my courtyard and rest your feet."
Shang Xun: "I'm not going. You should have a good rest for a few days. I won't urge you to practice just after the competition. You can do it yourself."
Tong Yan was excited and said with assurance: "Master, don't worry, I won't be lazy."
Shang Xun glanced at her with disbelief, but said nothing to her.
But she was thinking that she probably didn't know how to write the word "lazy" and didn't get up until three o'clock in the morning to practice. Which monk would be like this.
After Shang Xun left, Tong Yan led Huo Qizhi back to the yard. When he entered the door, he saw He Zhan and Xiao Lou sitting under the tree.
Tong Yan: "You didn't go to class today?"
Xiao Lou leaned on the table and said: "Because of the competition, classes won't start for a few days."
He Zhan stood up and came to her side. He saw the clothes she was holding and asked in confusion: "Sister Yan, where have you been? Why are you back now, still holding a piece of clothes?"
Shang Xun's clothes were already wet and she couldn't return them to him, so they were still in her hands.
Tong said: "These are master's clothes. Yesterday I went to Hantan to practice."
After saying that, he sneezed. Xiao Lou straightened up in surprise, "Hey, Xiaoyan, you must have caught a cold. It turns out that monks can also get sick."
The current physical condition tells Tong Yan that it will be possible. "If the energy exceeds one degree, he can do anything. Well, let me tell you, Huo Qizhi will also live on the peak in the future."
Turning to Huo Qizhi, he said, "There are other independent courtyards not far from here. Although they are a bit old, they can still be occupied by tidying them up. You can choose the location you like. I'll put the clothes away first. If you don't understand, I'll think about it before asking.
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After saying that, she carried her clothes back to the house. She said that she didn't even drink a sip of hot water today. After catching a cold, she especially missed having a cup of hot water.
Huo Qizhi took a casual look around the yard. After he had finished looking, he saw He Zhan standing not far away and asked, "How long have you been living here?"
"Two years, not long after you disappeared." He Zhan said.
"Two years..." Huo Qizhi repeated softly and meaninglessly.
"This place is much more lively than my shabby yard." Huo Qizhi said from the corner of his eye when he saw Tong Yan coming out of the house.
"I took care of it carefully when I had nothing to do. Of course it's different. If it were the same, I should wonder if all my previous efforts were to feed the dogs and the flowers and plants couldn't be raised well." Tong Yan came out and took over directly after hearing what he said.
Then he said, "What kind of yard do you want? I'll take you to see it first?"
Huo Qizhi raised his hand and pointed at He Zhanjian's room and the current bathroom and said, "I choose this one."
Bathroom? It's true that no one is staying there, but Tong Yan still reminds him, "This is the bathroom, and the room isn't too big."
He Zhan took over after she finished speaking, "This is my room. Although it has been changed to a bathroom, I live with a small building and need a place to take a bath, so I may not be able to give you a place to take a bath here."
He Zhan smiled apologetically at Huo Qizhi.
But in Huo Qizhi's view, this apology seemed perfunctory.
Tong Yan raised her eyebrows slightly after hearing He Zhan's words. Although what he said was correct, she always felt that she didn't want Huo Qizhi to live here.
She said, "That room is indeed his, why don't you take a look again."
Huo Qizhi looked at He Zhan, then turned back to Tong Yan and said, "Master, please help me choose the nearest one."