Chapter 17: Disciple for the Numbers

Chapter 17: Disciple for the Numbers

TL/N: I'll be uploading ten chapters this hour, cause i forgot to upload the last few days. i'll just give extra 4 chapters as compensation.

Inside the big tree.

Bai Yu watched quietly as the master performed.

Ning Rongrong glared at Xiao Wu with hatred.

After all, Xiao Wu was Tang San's sister, and Tang San was the one responsible for her current miserable state.

Suddenly, Xiao Wu chuckled and said, "Two of you have a master-disciple relationship? You came to ask me now, but Ning Rongrong rejected you, right? If I reject you now, does that mean you can't see the future?"

Bai Yuan narrowed his eyes.

He suddenly realized that he didn't like clever people.

Of course, it might be possible that Xiao Wu was not that clever after all.

After all, a truly clever person knows when to step back.

It would have been better for her to pretend to have accepted Ning Rongrong as her disciple immediately after realizing that Bai Yuan had not succeeded in getting Ning Rongrong to become his disciple. This way, it would have been beneficial for both her and Bai Yuan.

But Xiao Wu was just seeking death by acting like this.

Bai Yuan coldly said, "So, are you choosing the path of life or the path of death?"

Xiao Wu's smile froze.

But then she smiled again and said, "Ning Rongrong didn't die even though she didn't become your disciple, so I probably won't die even if I don't become your disciple, right?"

Bai Yuan calmly said, "Ning Rongrong is different from you. There's no benefit to me in killing her, but if it's you, I think if I take out a hundred-thousand-year soul beast for you to re-cultivate, it should be enough to prove that we don't have a hundred-thousand-year soul beast to re-cultivate. If I take your soul ring and soul bone to please Ning Rongrong, she should forgive me, right?"

When he said the last two words, Bai Yuan turned to look at Ning Rongrong, as if asking for her opinion.

Xiao Wu also turned to look.

At this moment, Ning Rongrong cooperatively said, "If Young Master Bai gives me a hundred-thousand-year soul beast for re-cultivation, I will represent the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and clear your name."

Bai Yuan nodded satisfactorily.

But Xiao Wu was not hesitating to expose the truth, "Bai Yuan, with Ning Rongrong's personality, she will definitely seek revenge. Even if you give her a hundred or a thousand hundred-thousand-year soul beasts for re-cultivation, once she returns, she will definitely come back for fierce retaliation."

Bai Yuan fell silent.

He just felt that Xiao Wu didn't understand the situation at all.

Did he not know about these things?

But in order to reward Xiao Wu, Bai Yuan turned to Ning Rongrong and asked calmly, "Is what she said true?"

Ning Rongrong hurriedly shook her head and angrily looked at Xiao Wu, "Xiao Wu, don't spout nonsense! The grudge between Young Master Bai and I can be resolved. If he gives me a hundred-thousand-year soul beast for re-cultivation, I will definitely clear his name on behalf of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School."

Xiao Wu disdainfully sneered, "I know what kind of person you are."

Ning Rongrong no longer argued with Xiao Wu and turned to Bai Yuan, saying, "Young Master Bai, just don't accept her as your disciple. Give her to me, and you will be an honored guest of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School in the future!"

Ning Rongrong suddenly saw hope for escape. As long as she convinced Bai Yuan, not only could she go back, but she would also get a hundred-thousand-year soul beast and return the humiliation Bai Yuan had given her, a thousand times over.

Xiao Wu taunted, "It looks like you've set your sights on him."

Ning Rongrong snorted coldly, seemingly unwilling to argue with Xiao Wu.

Bai Yuan silently turned his gaze to Ning Rongrong.

In truth, if he were a naive little kid, unaware of Ning Rongrong's true nature, he might actually believe her and think that everything was for the best.

But now...

Bai Yuan said calmly, "Ning Rongrong, I can't trust you. You have to make me trust you."

Ning Rongrong's smile froze, and Xiao Wu chuckled, looking like she was enjoying the show.

After a moment of silence, Ning Rongrong seemed to make a certain decision and gritted her teeth, "I can have a child for you. After I have your child, you can let me take Xiao Wu and leave. This way, even if I'm vicious, I won't harm the father of my child. You can trust me, right?"

It wasn't that Ning Rongrong fell in love with Bai Yuan because he was handsome, but she didn't want to be imprisoned for the rest of her life, nor did she want to spend her life doing laundry and cooking here.

Xiao Wu's mouth gaped open. She never expected that Ning Rongrong would be so shameless just to leave this place.

Even though Bai Yuan was really handsome, it was too shameless to offer to bear his child.

Bai Yuan's heart trembled.

Wouldn't harm the father of her child?

If he remembered correctly, Qian Renxue's father was killed by her mother.

Though Ning Rongrong did it voluntarily here, Bai Yuan couldn't afford to take the risk!

What if Ning Rongrong turned out to be as heartless as Bibi Dong and did something to him?

However, in reality, although Ning Rongrong had a strong desire for revenge, she was not as ruthless as Bibi Dong, who killed her child's father and refused to raise the child.

Of course, Bibi Dong was forced to have the child; she originally didn't want Qian Renxue. But Ning Rongrong had already made up her mind to have a child.

Also, the fact that Bai Yuan was extremely handsome played a part here. After all, men like beautiful women, and women also like beautiful men.

It's always easier to accept giving birth to a child for someone attractive.

But Bai Yuan refused, "This condition won't do. You're too young."

Ning Rongrong stiffened. She was quite confident in her appearance and never expected Bai Yuan to reject her after she made such a big decision.

And he even used "you're too young" as the reason.

What exactly was he saying she was too young for?

Was he referring to her age?

"I'm not young! I just take good care of my skin, so I look a little younger!" Ning Rongrong said defiantly.

Bai Yuan calmly said, "I still need to wait for your body to mature."

In fact, everything Bai Yuan said was just a lie to make Xiao Wu believe that he could sell her and reconcile with Ning Rongrong.

Ning Rongrong was discouraged.

Waiting for her body to mature, it seems like he was saying she's too young.

Bai Yuan looked at Xiao Wu again and said, "Choose, whether to wait for Ning Rongrong's body to mature and marry you to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's Sect Master

as a bride or become my disciple."

Ning Rongrong looked at Xiao Wu, hoping that she would stand up to Bai Yuan.

This was a genuine hundred-thousand-year soul ring and soul bone!

Suddenly, Bai Yuan added, "By the way, I'll remind you that if you want to become a disciple, you must sincerely do so. I can feel if you're sincere or not."

"If you can't be sincere, I can help you, for example, if you become my disciple, in the future, I can help you revive your First and Second Spirits."

Xiao Wu's heart trembled.

Could Bai Yuan really see the future? She wasn't sure.

But if he really could...

After hesitating for a while, Xiao Wu finally knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Disciple Xiao Wu pays respects to Master."

"Ding! Congratulations on successfully accepting a disciple."

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for reaching three disciples, reward the current most needed treasure chest, and receive 3,000 points of moral integrity."

Bai Yuan heard the voice in his mind and felt delighted. He didn't hesitate any longer and formed hand seals.

"Wood Spirit Array, Trap!"

"Earth Spirit Array, Imprison!"

Vines appeared and bound Xiao Wu, and the ground formed a deep pit to bury her.

But to prevent Xiao Wu from suffocating, Bai Yuan left a ventilation hole.

Bai Yuan never taught Xiao Wu any immortal cultivation methods. He only wanted to use her to fulfill the required number of disciples.

Just like before when he wanted to accept Ning Rongrong, he only needed to fulfill the number of people required for the task and then ignored them.

After all, why did he have a grudge with Ning Rongrong?

And why did Xiao Wu become Tang San's sister?

Did he have a grudge with Tang San too?

If he had taught Xiao Wu and made her grow stronger, only for her to betray him for Tang San, then Bai Yuan would be in real trouble.