Bai Zisheng and Bai Zixi returned to the mansion. Then, the matter of Master Zhuang agreeing to accept disciples was told to Xue Yi.

Naturally, Xue Yi was overjoyed.

She had brought the two siblings, Zisheng and Zixi, to pay respects to Master Zhuang as their teacher, enduring considerable hardship. Now, their wish was finally granted, and she could give an account to the Madam.

But after the joy, she still felt doubt in her heart:

“Why did Master Zhuang refuse before, but now suddenly change his mind and agree to accept disciples?”

Bai Zisheng scratched his head. This he hadn’t thought about, and couldn’t figure it out. He couldn’t guess Master Zhuang’s thoughts.

On the contrary, Bai Zixi seemed to have some thoughts, and slowly said:

“Perhaps it’s because… Mo Hua?”

Xue Yi was slightly startled, and asked doubtfully: “Why?”

Bai Zixi said lightly: “Because Master values him greatly.”

“Values?”

Xue Yi didn’t quite understand.

Mo Hua’s array talent wasn’t bad, and he was also very likable, but to say he was greatly valued by Master Zhuang, it probably wasn’t to that extent yet.

After all, a cultivator’s spirit root and physical constitution were equally important, and Mo Hua’s two were really somewhat “unremarkable”…

Xue Yi thought of a euphemistic way to put it.

In fact, in the Bai family, spirit roots of upper grade and above were everywhere. Middle and lower grade spirit roots, even in the side branches, were considered insignificant.

Bai Zixi, however, nodded and said: “Values greatly.”

Xue Yi still didn’t quite understand, “Because of arrays? This child Mo Hua, his arrays are indeed quite good…”

“Not very good,” Bai Zixi shook her head, “It’s extremely, extremely good!”

Xue Yi was stunned, “Extremely, extremely good?”

This was the first time she had heard such praise from Bai Zixi’s mouth.

Bai Zixi never praised people, because her talent was extremely good, her comprehension was extremely high, her cultivation was extremely diligent, and she was an extremely good seedling for cultivation. Of course, her appearance was also extremely good.

Like uncarved jade naturally formed, flawless.

Whether it was cultivation, or array and other cultivation categories, among people of the same age in the Bai family, none could compare to her.

Some disciples of the Bai family, regardless of gender, even felt somewhat ashamed when they saw her, and didn’t dare to speak loudly.

Bai Zixi’s temperament was a bit cold. She had few friends in the clan and almost never praised people, because no one was worth her praise.

But now, she actually praised Mo Hua’s arrays as “extremely, extremely good”…

Xue Yi realized that she might have overlooked something, and still said somewhat uncertainly: “Is it really that good?”

Bai Zisheng then spoke up and said: “Xue Yi, do you know the great array that killed the great demon?”

Xue Yi nodded, “Isn’t that Master Zhuang’s work?”

Bai Zisheng shook his head, “That was drawn by Mo Hua.”

Xue Yi turned pale and said: “How is that possible? How old is he?”

Xue Yi was from the Bai family and had always paid little attention to the matters of this small immortal city, Tongxian City.

But she never expected that Tongxian City would repeatedly encounter changes and even a great demon would appear.

The appearance of a great demon in the world must be due to someone stirring up trouble. Otherwise, a small immortal city wouldn’t so coincidentally encounter this kind of disaster.

If Master Zhuang hadn’t been here, she would have taken Bai Zisheng and Bai Zixi away long ago.

A great demon at the realm was beyond the ability of cultivators to defeat.

But the subsequent events still shocked her.

Tongxian City building a great array, destroying the great array itself, killing the great demon, and even triggering a thunder tribulation.

These scenes, she had only seen once in her life.

But because Master Zhuang was here, she felt it was as it should be.

These things must all be Master Zhuang’s work.

When Mo Hua encountered the tribulation thunder, Xue Yi was initially worried endlessly. Later, thinking about it, she wasn’t so worried.

Because since it was Master Zhuang’s plan, and Mo Hua acted according to Master Zhuang’s instructions, there would definitely be no problem.

As for why he wanted Mo Hua to do such dangerous things…

Xue Yi guessed that Master Zhuang didn’t want to show up.

And Mo Hua was his disciple, and a local cultivator of Tongxian City, and also proficient in arrays. It was most suitable for him to do these things.

But now, she discovered that she might have been thinking wrongly from the beginning.

Mo Hua’s arrays could no longer be called “proficient”…

A first-grade main array master was already a figure at the level of an array master, and he was still so young.

“The great array was really drawn by Mo Hua?” Xue Yi still didn’t quite believe it.

Bai Zisheng and Bai Zixi both nodded.

Xue Yi fell into deep thought, and the more she thought about it, the more incredible she felt.

Thirteen years old, first-grade great array…

Xue Yi couldn’t help but sigh and say:

“No wonder Master Zhuang values him so much.”

Bai Zixi’s gaze slightly moved.

She vaguely felt that Master’s valuing Mo Hua was not entirely because of arrays.

Master treating Mo Hua well, valuing Mo Hua, this was the consensus of the two siblings, Bai Zixi and Bai Zisheng.

She hadn’t originally thought clearly about this matter either.

Later, Mo Hua’s array learning became faster and faster, and his talent showed increasingly terrifying…

At first, she could still teach Mo Hua. Later, she could exchange array insights with Mo Hua. And then later, Mo Hua drew arrays and knew divine sense methods, which she couldn’t even understand anymore.

Bai Zixi was a direct descendant of the Bai family. Since childhood, she had read countless Bai family classics.

Some things, even if she couldn’t do them, she wasn’t completely ignorant.

But those arrays that Mo Hua had mastered, and some array paths, not to mention learning them, she had never even heard of them before, nor had she seen records in the Bai family’s scripture pavilion.

These obscure things must have been taught by Master Zhuang, and they were extremely precious inheritances.

Moreover, Master Zhuang’s attitude towards their three disciples seemed the same, but it clearly had bias.

Mo Hua could go to Master Zhuang’s bamboo room whenever he wanted, as if he were in his own home.

Even if Master Zhuang had no time, he could still sit on the threshold, casually read books, or go to the pond to blast fish.

And both Master Zhuang and Kui Lao had a near “indulgent” goodwill towards Mo Hua.

She had heard her mother talk about Master Zhuang’s past.

Master Zhuang was talented and unrestrained in temperament, never such an amiable person.

Nor had he ever treated a disciple like this, and still only a nominal disciple…

Xue Yi also knew what Zixi meant.

Master Zhuang would not change his mind without reason.

It must be that Mo Hua said something, did something, or Master Zhuang considered something for Mo Hua.

Master Zhuang then changed his intention, first accepting them as nominal disciples, and now accepting them as direct disciples.

Xue Yi sighed.

She hadn’t expected that their Bai family would instead receive such a great favor from this child Mo Hua.

If it weren’t for Mo Hua, they might not have met Master Zhuang, and might not have become Master Zhuang’s nominal disciples.

Now, they might not have been able to pay respects to Master Zhuang as their teacher.

Xue Yi then said to Zisheng and Zixi:

“You have all paid respects to Master Zhuang as your teacher. From now on, you are of the same sect. Since you are of the same sect, from the same root and branch, you must take more and more care of Mo Hua.”

Bai Zisheng patted his chest and guaranteed: “Xue Yi, rest assured, from now on I will cover him!”

Bai Zixi also slightly nodded, her eyes gradually brightening.

Several days later, Master Zhuang chose a good time and day to hold a simple ceremony for paying respects to their teacher.

Why it was a good time and day, Master Zhuang didn’t say.

Mo Hua flipped through the calendar and didn’t find anything particularly good about this day.

It was probably just based on Master Zhuang’s mood.

The ceremony was indeed simple.

Just burning incense, paying respects to heaven, offering tea, and then the ritual of respecting the teacher was complete.

Burning incense and paying respects was to heaven.

According to Master Zhuang, array masters sought the heavenly way, only paying respects to heaven, not to gods, nor to people.

The three children, Mo Hua, Bai Zisheng, and Bai Zixi, led the incense, bowed three times towards heaven, and then the paying of respects was considered complete.

After that, the three people took turns offering tea to Master Zhuang, and then they could change their address to “Master”.

Nominal disciples could only call him “Mister”, only direct disciples could call him “Master”.

Bai Zisheng and Bai Zixi both called out “Master”.

Master Zhuang slightly nodded.

Mo Hua also happily called out “Master”.

Master Zhuang also slightly nodded, but his gaze flickered, containing other emotions.

Having burned the incense, paid respects to heaven, offered tea, and changed their address to Master.

The three of them, Mo Hua, Bai Zisheng, and Bai Zixi, were then truly of the same sect.

But since they were of the same sect, they had to determine their seniority.

The three of them then started arguing.

“I am the oldest, so I should naturally be the senior brother!” Bai Zisheng said reasonably.

“Learning the dao has before and after. I entered the door earliest, so I am the senior brother!” Mo Hua snorted and said.

Bai Zixi’s expression was indifferent, but she also had her own insistence:

“I want to be the senior sister!”

“Anyway, I am the senior brother.”

“You are the junior brother, I am the senior brother…”

“I am the senior sister…”

Finally, no one could convince the other. Three pairs of lively big eyes all looked towards Master Zhuang.

Master Zhuang was slightly startled, his thoughts moved slightly, and then he said to Mo Hua:

“You are young, suffer a little grievance, be the little junior brother then.”

Mo Hua was greatly disappointed, but since Master Zhuang had spoken, he naturally had to listen, and then said: “Okay, Mister.”

Master Zhuang laughed and said: “Still calling me Mister?”

Mo Hua reacted, and called out with a smile:

“Master!”

Master Zhuang slightly nodded, his eyes full of smiles.

Just like this, the three nominal disciples under the big locust tree simultaneously entered Master Zhuang’s door and became direct disciples.

There was a pair of senior brother and senior sister with the background of a worldly family, looking like dragons and phoenixes, and astonishing talent.

And a little junior brother from a humble background, with a low spirit root, looking like he was just “making up the numbers”.