mtl008 Chapter 340 Brotherly Love and Respect? Those who know, know.
Chapter 340 Brotherly Love and Respect? Those who know, know.
Faced with Yao Chen's doubts, Li Muyang smiled slightly and flattered him, "Master Yao is not some unknown alchemist, but the renowned number one alchemist on the continent! This junior has high standards! Since I want to become an apprentice to learn alchemy, I naturally can't just find any teacher! If I'm going to find one, I'll find the best one on the entire continent!"
"Haha..." Yao Chen felt very comfortable with these words. The young man was very perceptive!
However, he still had some reservations: "I understand what the Sage means, but... to be honest, I am now only a wisp of remnant soul, and I have been forced to live in this Xuan Ring for many years. It was only by absorbing the fighting energy transformed from the cultivation of this Xiao family boy that I have regained my current consciousness. I cannot forget this kindness!"
Xiao Yan and Xiao Zhan were both shocked! So that's how it is! Then they were overjoyed! In other words, Xiao Yan's talent has returned?
"Senior, you've made this kid suffer so much..." Xiao Yan said to Yao Chen with a very resentful look. If there weren't so many people here, he really wanted to throw the ring off the cliff!
"I'm afraid I can't withstand such torment from you, senior. Please find another job."
Yao Chen was also a little embarrassed. Although he had absorbed Xiao Yan's Dou Qi reflexively without being aware of it, he still owed him a favor. All those words about training Xiao Yan's mental state were just to fool the kid. Now, in front of a group of people, Yao Chen also had to save face!
"Of course!" Yao Chen looked around with an air of righteous indignation and said very solemnly, "I am not the kind of person who repays kindness with enmity! I absorbed your battle qi for three years, so it is only natural that I must repay this debt of gratitude! You can rest assured, young friend! I have regained consciousness and naturally do not need to absorb your battle qi anymore!"
"If you don't mind, young friend, I would like to take you as my disciple!"
Upon hearing Yao Chen's words, Xiao Yan and Xiao Zhan were both overjoyed! They had both heard what Li Muyang had said earlier!
The Medicine Venerable indicates that Medicine Dust was at his peak as a Battle Venerable!
The number one alchemist on the continent! This means that Yao Chen is not only a highly respected alchemist, but also the number one alchemist on the continent! Even if this title is exaggerated, how much of it could be exaggerated when an alchemist like Yao Chen, who is even sought after by a Dou Sheng (Battle Saint), is so highly regarded?
Before Yao Chen could even agree on whether Li Muyang could successfully become Xiao Yan's disciple, he took the initiative to offer to do so...
"This humble one, Xiao Yan, greets my teacher!" Xiao Yan bowed down without hesitation!
Seeing Xiao Yan's sensible acceptance of the master's offer, Yao Chen nodded with delight. He then solemnly said to Li Muyang, "Sage, I will definitely accept this lad from the Xiao family as my disciple! I have observed his character and it suits my taste perfectly, so I have already decided on him as my disciple! But if you wish to become my disciple, then the two of you will naturally be fellow disciples, and the order of precedence will be..."
He hesitated to speak, but Li Muyang understood what he meant.
Li Muyang smiled slightly and waved his hand, saying, "Teacher, I am only here to learn alchemy. Naturally, I will take the one who is more accomplished as my teacher. I have never cared about seniority or junior brother. Since Senior Brother Xiao Yan entered the sect first, he is naturally the senior brother. It is all up to you, teacher."
Li Muyang's words surprised Yao Chen. His original intention was to refuse! Or, if all else failed, to have Li Muyang give Xiao Yan some compensation and then become his senior brother. He never expected Li Muyang to agree so readily!
You've made Elder Yao feel embarrassed!
The main reason is that he didn't have anything else to give! So he wanted to get something good from Li Muyang for Xiao Yan!
At the same time, Xiao Yan and Xiao Zhan were shocked! They hadn't expected Li Muyang to give in so easily.
A young senior brother who is not even a Dou Sheng or a Dou Zhe... This is truly one of a kind!
Xiao Yan was also annoyed. He had been so focused on becoming a disciple that he had overlooked this important matter. The thought of a Dou Sheng calling him "Senior Brother" was terrifying! What if this junior brother gave him a hard time...?
So, while Yao Chen and the others were stunned for a moment, Xiao Yan took the initiative and sensibly expressed his opinion: "Senior brother is too kind! Just as senior brother said, the accomplished are teachers, and senior brother is a sage, so naturally he is senior brother! How dare I overstep my bounds? Teacher! I am willing to be junior brother!"
Xiao Yan's initiative in speaking up was a way of giving Yao Chen a way out. Yao Chen had originally intended to refuse Li Muyang, as he didn't want to take on a new disciple for no reason, especially one whose cultivation was higher than his own. The matter of Han Feng had left Yao Chen feeling disheartened.
However, the brotherly affection between Li Muyang and Xiao Yan warmed Yao Chen's heart. There is still true affection in the world! Not everyone is like that wicked disciple Han Feng, who has the heart of a wolf!
Li Muyang chuckled and said, "Little brother Xiao Yan, you mustn't force yourself! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity—you might not get another chance like this! This is a chance to become a senior brother to a Dou Sheng!"
Xiao Yan's lips twitched. Looking at Li Muyang's smiling face, he felt a mischievous urge to laugh. He solemnly promised, "Don't worry, Senior Brother! I'm not forcing you at all! This is from the bottom of my heart!"
Even though Li Muyang said he didn't care, Xiao Yan felt a chill run down his spine when he thought about how he, a mere Dou Zhe, was becoming the senior brother of a Dou Sheng! Who knew what might happen if he were to be ambushed one day!
Seeing the two brothers getting along peacefully, Yao Chen and Xiao Zhan breathed a sigh of relief. This was for the best!
Gu Xun'er and Nalan Yanran were also happy about this. With a Dou Sheng of unknown strength standing in their ranks, their own Xiao Yanzi's path would be smoother!
Only Yun Yun had a strange expression, because she remembered that when Li Muyang was fooling the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King before, he had mentioned that his senior or junior brother was not a fighter. At the time, she thought that Li Muyang meant that there was more than one person. Now it seems that he probably meant that Li Muyang was not sure whether he would be a senior or junior brother.
So, from that moment on, Li Muyang was calculating how to deceive him? Or perhaps it couldn't be considered deception? After all, Xiao Yan only lost a dispensable senior brother title, and Li Muyang even offered him compensation.
As expected, after exchanging a few pleasantries with Xiao Yan, Li Muyang waved his hand and summoned the Amethyst Winged Lion King: "Since I am the senior brother, I naturally cannot let my junior brother go empty-handed! This Amethyst Winged Lion King was subdued by me not long ago. It is a sixth-order magical beast, so I will give it to you as your protector and mount!"
"Roar! Ziyun greets Young Master Xiao Yan!"
"Oh! Well... then, junior brother won't stand on ceremony!" Xiao Yan almost collapsed in the knees and wanted to grab Li Muyang's leg!
This senior brother... is too arrogant!
Sixth-tier magical beasts given away for free?!
As soon as the Amethyst Winged Lion King appeared, it attracted the attention of several people. Gu Xun'er and Nalan Yanran's eyes were both on the little lion on the back of the Amethyst Winged Lion King. It has to be said that no matter what animal mode it is, it looks cute and adorable when it is young!
Yao Chen was also surprised. He could sense that the Amethyst Winged Lion King had no soul imprint at all, meaning that the lion had followed Li Muyang willingly! What about the dignity of a sixth-order magical beast? You've submitted to humans just like that?
This new apprentice is indeed extraordinary!
After the apprenticeship ceremony concluded, Li Muyang and Xiao Yan both became disciples of Yao Chen, and Nalan Yanran was not planning to leave. Even if Gu Xun'er was gritting her teeth, she could only endure it.
There's no way around it; on the surface, Nalan Yanran is Xiao Yan's fiancée! As long as she's willing to acknowledge it, are we going to force Xiao Yan to break off the engagement? Aren't we afraid that Nalan Yanran will say, "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river; don't underestimate a poor young woman!"
Moreover, regarding the issue of Nalan Yanran being Xiao Yan's fiancée, Xiao Yan's opinion wasn't actually that important; the key was Xiao Zhan's opinion! Gu Xun'er was very clear about one thing: in her father Xiao Zhan's eyes, Nalan Yanran was the perfect daughter-in-law who was a good match for Xiao Yan! Her status was far too high; the Xiao family couldn't possibly be worthy of her!
Even with Li Muyang, a Dou Sheng-level senior brother, and Yao Chen, an eighth-grade Dou Zun-level alchemist!
Xiao Zhan wasn't entirely clear on the true value of the Ancient Clan, but he had met Gu Yuan! Even though Gu Yuan hadn't displayed his peak Dou Sheng aura, Xiao Zhan knew that Gu Yuan was definitely no ordinary being!
After all, Li Muyang, a Dou Sheng, knows Gu Xun'er! And there are also the ancient clans, the eight ancient clans, the Tuoshe Ancient Jade... each one is more troublesome than the last for Xiao Zhan.
In Xiao Zhan's eyes, Gu Xun'er was somewhat plotting something in the Xiao family!
Therefore, for Gu Xun'er, the most likely relationship between her and Xiao Yan is still that of childhood sweethearts. She must not force Nalan Yanran to break off the engagement. As long as Gu Xun'er and Xiao Yan's relationship is solid, Nalan Yanran will only be a figurehead even if she is his fiancée!
Nalan Yanran naturally understood that in her past life, she was indeed young and impetuous and did not handle the annulment of the engagement well. There were various tactful ways to handle it, but she chose the way that was most embarrassing to the Xiao family, Xiao Yan, and Xiao Zhan.
She cut ties too abruptly, saying the last words, and it was too late to regret it later. If she had left herself some room for maneuver, she wouldn't have had to sever all ties with Xiao Yan.
Therefore, given a second chance at life, Nalan Yanran is determined never to admit defeat! Feelings can be cultivated, after all—she has the advantage of having Xiao Zhan as her father-in-law!
Li Muyang had no interest in the drama of two women vying for a man, but he was very interested in his junior brother Xiao Yan's embarrassing situation in this love triangle!
Hahaha! You deserve it, anti-inflammatory drug!
"What? Junior brother, why aren't you with your two sisters-in-law? You have time to come find me and our teacher so soon?" Li Muyang teased Xiao Yan, who was a bit overwhelmed, while helping Yao Chen replenish his soul power.
Xiao Yan gave a wry smile: "Senior brother, stop being sarcastic. As the saying goes, three women make a drama, and there are only two. I can hardly stand it anymore."
Li Muyang smiled wickedly: "How did you know there was another one?"
Xiao Yan (；￣д￣): "Huh? What did you say, Senior Brother?"
Seeing Xiao Yan's visibly terrified expression, Li Muyang resisted the urge to spoil the plot and kept quiet.
Xiao Yan (ノ-_-)ノ: I hate people who only say half of what they mean! It's just that I can't beat them!
Just then, Yun Yun walked over and said, "Senior, I'm preparing to return to Yunlan Sect. I'll leave Yanran in your care!"
He also glared at Xiao Yan.
This rascal has run off with her apprentice!