My Apprentice Is Too Diligent

Chapter 45: Another Master?

"I agree!"

Qing Meng was the first to raise his hand, showing his support.

"Heh, of course Qin Zhuangzhu would agree," Hu Daqiang sneered, "Gui Nu is your person, and it's your responsibility to release her!"

"Pursuing this is meaningless," Song Biao shook his head calmly, "Gui Nu needs to reach the Body Refining Seventh Layer and enter the Blood Transformation stage of Qi and Blood cultivation in order to kill her. Qin Zhuangzhu alone cannot take care of the entire city. If we want to prevent the people around us from being killed, Gui Nu must be eliminated as soon as possible!"

"So, I agree with the proposal, sir."

"No problem with the suggestion, but is four people every night a bit too many?" Gu Shuncheng interjected, "We are all busy people, and if four people go out every night, each person will have to patrol once in less than four days, which is too frequent."

"Yes, according to the current information and Qin Zhuangzhu's account, there should only be one Gui Nu causing trouble in the county," Li Changyu added, "If any one of us encounters her, we can all kill her. There's no need to pair up and mobilize frequently. Two people at a time, one on each side of the county, is enough."

"That makes sense," the others nodded in agreement.

They were all leaders of their respective forces.

They agreed to Qi Zhongshan's proposal and would patrol at night.

But they didn't want to go out on the streets every other day.

"Two people at a time? One responsible for patrolling the east, and one responsible for patrolling the west?" Qi Zhongshan pondered and said, "That works. Let's do it this way. We are the main force, and the county soldiers will assist. As for the members of the night team and the order of patrols, let's draw lots, shall we?"

"No problem," Qing Meng once again raised his hand in support.

"I'm fine with that too."

"Let's go with drawing lots."

The others nodded one after another.

Including Chen Wuji, who also had no objections.

With a dozen people, two per night, taking turns, they might not even need to complete one round before the operation ended and Gui Nu was killed.

Immediately.

Qi Zhongshan instructed the yamen guards outside to bring pen, ink, and paper.

After they were brought, each person wrote their name on a piece of paper and crumpled it up.

After everyone finished writing, the crumpled papers were mixed up and placed in a wooden box for each person to draw one.

Then, Qi Zhongshan called out names, and whoever was called would open their crumpled paper to see the name written on it.

The first and second names on the opened papers would be the patrol members for the first night.

Chen Wuji drew a paper with Song Biao's name on it, ranking tenth.

He himself was second to last.

In order, it would be the seventh night when Chen Wuji would patrol, and his partner would be Yang Zhirui, the master of the Clover Martial Arts Hall.

Chen Wuji was quite satisfied with this timing.

It would be the seventh day before his turn, and by then, Gui Nu might have already been killed.

Chen Wuji wouldn't have to patrol anymore.

With this thought in mind, Chen Wuji's mood remained very good until the end of the meeting.

Until he walked out of the county yamen and was stopped by Yang Zhirui.

"Master Chen, um, there's something that Yang is not sure whether to bring up or not."

Yang Zhirui said somewhat awkwardly.

"Then don't bring it up," Chen Wuji said decisively.

After speaking, he continued on his way.

"Huh?"

Yang Zhirui was initially taken aback, but then quickly caught up and said, "Master Chen, please wait. What I want to discuss is very simple. It's about your sixth disciple, Chen Qingning. Can she have one more master?"

"Hmm?"

Chen Wuji stopped and turned his head, giving Yang Zhirui a strange look. "Master Yang, are you trying to introduce a master for my disciple? Or are you personally interested in Qingning and want to be her master?"

"...It's not me, it's my father."

Yang Zhirui explained somewhat awkwardly, "At the exchange event hosted by Miss Li from the Li family, Qingning and my daughter had a sparring match and taught each other a martial art. As a result, Qingning learned the 'Flying Flower Palm' in just fifteen minutes. When my daughter came back and told my father, he became interested and wanted to take Qingning as his disciple."

"But Qingning has already become your disciple, Master Chen, and changing masters would obviously be inappropriate. It would also invite ridicule if someone were to snatch a disciple."

"So, I came up with a solution. Qingning would still be your disciple, Master Chen, but on top of that, my father would also become her master."

"...So you mean, Master Chen would teach Qingning martial arts for free, and Qingning would still be a member of my Hidden Dragon Gate?" Chen Wuji clarified the relationship and analyzed.

"Yes!"

Yang Zhirui said awkwardly, "My father is not satisfied with the disciples under my sect, but he has taken a liking to Qingning. He plans to make Qingning his successor and teach her."

"After the teaching is complete, Qingning will still be a disciple of Hidden Dragon Gate, but with my father as her additional master."

"I have no problem with that," Chen Wuji held back his laughter and explained, "But Qingning herself must agree to it."

If it were someone else, adding another master to their disciple would likely be met with resistance, and someone with a bad temper might even resort to violence.

Chen Wuji wasn't worried about that.

Given Qingning's lazy nature, it would be a miracle if she agreed.

If she did agree, Chen Wuji wasn't afraid of her running away. On the contrary, if Qingning learned the martial arts of the Clover Martial Hall, it would only add a few more techniques for Chen Wuji.

The unique skills of the Clover Martial Hall were quite good.

When cultivated to the highest level, they not only served as a reference but also strengthened the spirit and integrated into the artistic conception.

...

"That's natural, that's natural."

Upon hearing this, Yang Zhirui's face lit up and he said happily, "If Master Chen agrees, my father will approach Qingning and ask for her opinion."

"I see." Chen Wuji nodded. "In that case, if Master Yang is not in a hurry, you can come with me now and ask Qingning."

"Okay, thank you for your trouble." Yang Zhirui was excited.

Immediately, he followed Chen Wuji back to the Chen Family courtyard.

They found Chen Qingning and explained the situation.

As expected, Chen Qingning directly refused.

Even when Yang Zhirui mentioned that his father, Yang Jia, was at the peak of the Eighth Layer of Body Refining and only half a step away from the Ninth Layer, Chen Qingning still didn't agree.

She was already too lazy to cultivate, and now she would have one more master?

Wasn't that torturing her?

She refused.

Without hesitation, she refused on the spot.

After refusing twice, she couldn't be bothered to talk to Yang Zhirui anymore and quickly left.

Helpless, Yang Zhirui had no choice but to leave.

Chen Wuji saw him off at the door and watched Yang Zhirui go far away before laughing.

He thought this matter was over.

But unexpectedly, the next morning, Yang Jia personally came to the door.

"Master Chen, do you need a disciple's room here?"

(End of this chapter)