Choose me!

Jiang Jia was patiently waiting for his master to be chosen.

It didn't really matter who became his master, since his end goal was still cultivation.

"Fine let's let him choose." Ice elder wanted to stop arguing.

"...Fine." Fan elder also stopped.

They both looked at Jiang Jia.

"I...Just want to cultivate." Jiang Jia said his honest feelings out.

"Disciple, if you pick me, I'll let you have a entire pavilion to yourself. No one can enter if you don't want them to. You can cultivate all you want." Ice elder offered.

"What a coincidence, me too. I have a spare pavilion you can keep for your own. Furthermore all you need to do from time to time, is to come out and show off to others."

"I don't have any other disciples, if you become my disciple you can get all the resources you want."

"T-this err....I have a beautiful spiritual lake that can improve your cultivation and innate talent. You can come whenever you want."

The other disciples were in disbelief. Was this a auction to buy a disciple? And all these rewards were only things they could dream of.

"I don't regularly use spiritual stones, you can get some from me. Additionally any cultivation book you want, just ask me and I'll rent it out for you." Ice elder closed his eyes to signal all his offers are done.

Fan elder looked at him in disbelief, 'how much do you want him...Forget it I shouldn't keep offering or I'm losing out....'

"I can also rent out books for you, but I....I can't give you my salary. With that I'm also done..." Fan elder knew he had lost.

"...Then....This disciple will pick...."

Jiang Jia looked back and forth as if thinking extremely hard, much to Fan elders lament. 'You don't have to torture me like this...'

"This disciple will pick Fan elder."

"Okay." "Hm." Both Fan elder and Ice elder responded, then felt something was off.

"W-wait Who did you say you were going to pick?" Fan elder couldn't believe his ears.

"Fan elder."

"Yes!" Fan elder clutched his hands and hit the air. "I mean...Ice elder, thanks for letting me have this disciple."

"Why?" Ice elder asked.

"...As a cultivator, I want to focus on cultivating. Both elders have offered that. But another thing I want is a sense of security while cultivating."

Ice elder finally understood. To be a master was more than just teaching, but also shielding their disciple from rain and storms. In that sense, Fan elder who was more social was indeed someone who would look after his people.

"Er..Quickly greet your master!" Fan elder insisted.

"Jing Jia greets Master."