Gu Master Era: My Toad Swallowed the School Beauty at the Beginning

38 Is it too late for me to not be your disciple now?

Watching Wang Xiao kowtow on the ground, Sun Hong didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"You brat, you wanted to become my disciple, but you had to go through so many twists and turns. You could have just said it yourself! Why did you have to say it was your friend?"

"Master, before becoming a disciple, I have to brag about my abilities, right? I'm too shy to praise myself, so I can only say I have a friend!"

Sun Hong was even more speechless: "You? Shy? How can you even say that? You're the most cunning person in the entire school. Even Hua Jinlong can't outsmart you. Who could be more cunning than you?"

Wang Xiao chuckled: "Master, I'm actually as pure as a little white flower! It's just that to deal with scoundrels like Hua Jinlong, I have to be even more of a scoundrel than him! Otherwise, I can't beat him!"

Sun Hong tapped the ground with his tobacco pipe: "Get up. I won't accept you as a disciple! I had a disciple before, but he betrayed me and broke my heart. I said I would never take another disciple!"

Wang Xiao remained kneeling: "That won't do. You already agreed. I've already kowtowed. You have to accept me!"

Sun Hong was silent for a moment before saying: "How about this, I'll introduce you to a famous teacher! That's your teacher, Cang Haikong. He's a top student from Sky City Academy and a disciple of the Alliance Leader of the Academy Alliance. He's very powerful. You saw him last night. He solved a Level 6 Gu Master in less than two minutes. Isn't that impressive? He's more than qualified to be your master!"

Wang Xiao asked: "Then... how does he compare to you, old man?"

"Hmph, he's better than me!"

"I don't believe it. Master, you're fooling me! Hua Qianwu is a Level 7 Gu Master, and you beat him black and blue. You must be better than him!"

"I'm old now. The future belongs to young people. Cang Haikong will surpass me sooner or later!"

Wang Xiao didn't believe it. High-level Gu Masters have long lifespans. Some are said to live for over a thousand years. Moreover, Gu Masters are like traditional Chinese medicine doctors, the older, the better. If I'm going to latch onto someone powerful, I definitely have to choose the biggest one!

"I don't care! Anyway, you promised, and I've kowtowed. You're my master now!"

Seeing Wang Xiao acting like a rogue, refusing to get up from the ground, Sun Hong snorted: "Wang Xiao, have you thought this through? I have many enemies. Becoming my disciple might not be a good thing! Also, if you insist on becoming my disciple, you must promise me one thing!"

Wang Xiao nodded firmly: "Master, please instruct me. I will definitely do it!"

"Good! My request is that you must kill my eldest disciple in the future to clean up the sect! I'm reminding you, my eldest disciple is not simple. His talent is rare in the world. He became a Level 7 Gu Master before he was even a hundred years old. After he completed his apprenticeship, he was seduced by Black Gu Masters and fell into depravity, joining the Black Gu Master Alliance! Now, another hundred years have passed, and he has become a high-ranking member of the Black Gu Master Alliance. His skills should be no worse than mine. Even I can't do anything about him. You should weigh your own abilities!"

Without even thinking, Wang Xiao said: "Master, what I hate most is those who deceive their masters and betray their ancestors. Master, please rest assured, I'll take on the task of cleaning up the sect!"

Sun Hong nodded: "Alright, since you've thought it through, kowtow a few more times, and you'll be considered my disciple!"

Wang Xiao immediately started kowtowing repeatedly!

Until Sun Hong said: "Alright, disciple, get up!"

"Yes, Master!"

Wang Xiao got up from the ground and diligently cleaned his master's tobacco pipe, knocking his legs, and massaging his back!

He suddenly thought of something and asked: "Master, what's my eldest brother's name?"

Sun Hong slowly said: "Your eldest brother, his name, like yours, also has the character 'Xiao' in it, called Luo Xiao! But after he betrayed me and entered the Black Gu Master Alliance, he changed his name to 'Luo Xiao', the 'Xiao' of the owl beast!"

"Luo Xiao! Luo Xiao!"

Wang Xiao repeated the name twice, feeling a little familiar!

Suddenly, his body stiffened, and he stammered: "Mas... Master! It couldn't be that Luo Xiao, could it? 'Black Emperor' Luo Xiao?"

Sun Hong closed his eyes and nodded slowly: "It is that Luo Xiao! 'Black Emperor' Luo Xiao!"

Wang Xiao wanted to cry but had no tears!

"Black Emperor" Luo Xiao!

This is a big shot in the Black Gu Master Alliance, a person at the Deputy Alliance Leader level!

Not only is his cultivation profound, but he can also mobilize thousands of troops!

I, a small Level 1 Gu Master, have to bear such an opponent!

The pressure is immense!

Wang Xiao weakly asked: "Master... Is it too late for me to not be your disciple now?"

Sun Hong sneered and nodded: "It's not too late! It's just right to clean up the sect, so as not to become like Luo Xiao, with wings too hard to clean up!"

"Hehe, hehe!"

Wang Xiao laughed dryly, and then said with a righteous face: "I'm just kidding! Once a master, always a master! How could I possibly betray my master! Being able to become your disciple, Master, is my Wang Xiao's great fortune. I will never betray you no matter what!"

Sun Hong nodded: "That's good! Remember what you said!"

Wang Xiao asked again: "Master, I just boasted about myself as a peerless genius. Actually, I'm not that great. Isn't it a bit rash to accept me as a disciple without examining me?"

"Hehe! If I didn't understand you, would I accept you just because you kowtowed a few times and refused to get up from the ground?"

As Sun Hong spoke, he beckoned, and a golden beetle flew out of Wang Xiao's hair and landed in his hand.

This beetle was the one that protected Wang Xiao when Hua Sheng and Cang Haikong fought.

Wang Xiao said: "Ah... so this golden beetle belongs to Master. I thought it belonged to Teacher Cang Haikong!"

Sun Hong said: "Since I promised you to help you block the Hua family, I won't break my word! So, when you left here, I put this beetle on you! Through this beetle, I can know everything about your actions! So, I observed your talent, especially your talent in alchemy. I was very shocked!"

Wang Xiao cursed inwardly!

He didn't even know he was being monitored!

He asked the system in his heart: "System, you're so awesome, why didn't you remind me that someone put a spirit Gu on me?"

The system replied righteously: "Ding! The system's scanning function is based on the host's mental strength! With the host's current mental strength, it can only detect spirit Gu below Level 5. The golden beetle is above Level 5, so the system is powerless!"

Wang Xiao was speechless: "It's my fault! You can't do it and you're still arguing, pushing the responsibility onto the master. Is this the attitude a system should have? Do you believe I'll uninstall the system and reinstall a new one!"

Okay, Wang Xiao himself didn't believe it!

Wang Xiao was very dissatisfied that Sun Hong used a spirit Gu to monitor him, although the old man's purpose was to protect him.

Fortunately, his interaction with the system didn't need to be spoken aloud, and wouldn't expose the system's existence, otherwise it would be troublesome.

He deliberately shouted: "Master, you actually used a spirit Gu to monitor me, then... then didn't you peek at me when I was taking a bath!"

Sun Hong almost died of anger, and knocked him with his tobacco pipe: "You brat, I don't have time to monitor you, I just occasionally paid attention to you! Also, I accepted you as a disciple, not only because of your talent, but also because of your character! If your character is not good, even if you are a peerless genius, I would not accept you as a disciple, lest I train another Luo Xiao!"

Hearing this, Wang Xiao was happy again: "That's right, my character is top-notch!"

"Hmph! Don't be smug! Do you know which point I value in you? Last night, the people sent by the Hua family were going to harm your teacher, and you were able to come out to save her regardless of your own safety. I saw it all!"

Wang Xiao wiped a sweat in his heart. Actually, I'm not that great! At that time, Sister Nan was in danger, and I had no choice but to come out. If it was someone else, I wouldn't have come out to die! I didn't expect this matter to be seen by Sun Hong as well.

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