MM Racing 54. Formal apprenticeship
54. Formal apprenticeship
"Grandma, you can't do this! It's unfair to Young Master Xiao Yan!"
Seeing Xiao Yan in a difficult situation, Qing Lin hurriedly called out, but she couldn't move or make Xiao Yan hear her.
Upon hearing Bi Tong Mei Sheng's request, Xiao Yan frowned and, after a moment's thought, asked, "I wonder if this is your intention, Senior, or Qing Lin's?"
Is there a difference?
"If it's Qinglin's opinion, I need to answer in front of her. If it's your opinion, senior, please forgive me for refusing."
"Oh?" The alluring beauty with blue eyes raised an eyebrow. "I didn't expect you to be so fearless!"
The next moment, the powerful pressure of the Dou Sheng level suppressed Xiao Yan, causing him to lie face down on the ground. Xiao Yan could clearly hear the cracking sound of his bones breaking.
Seeing Xiao Yan like this, Qing Lin couldn't help but burst into tears: "Grandma, it's not Young Master Xiao Yan's fault... Please, please let him go, Qing Lin begs you!"
At this moment, the Azure-Eyed Enchantress's aura was icy and hard. Completely ignoring Qing Lin's pleas, she asked Xiao Yan, who was being constantly squeezed, "Xiao Yan, I'll give you one more chance. Tell me your choice?"
Xiao Yan felt as if his internal organs and every part of his limbs were being squeezed by an immense weight. A clear, intense pain constantly filled his consciousness; Xiao Yan even felt that he was just a hair's breadth away from exploding into a mass of blood.
However, upon hearing the question from the Jade-Eyed Beauty Saint, Xiao Yan gritted his teeth and said, "I already have someone I love, and I really dare not agree..."
The next moment, everything went black before Xiao Yan's eyes, and he collapsed to the ground.
Once the restraints binding Qing Lin were lifted, she immediately rushed to Xiao Yan's side, tears streaming down her face as she repeatedly called out his name.
"He won't die." Bi Tong Mei Sheng said this and slowly walked into the bamboo house, leaving Xiao Yan and the other person outside the door.
After entering, the usually aloof and stern-eyed beauty finally revealed a slight smile and said, "Exceptional talent and first-rate temperament, worthy of being my disciple. It's just that Qinglin is too soft-hearted."
Thinking of Qinglin's tragic past, Bi Tong Mei Sheng could only shake her head. She naturally understood the profound significance of discovering the first ray of light after being in darkness for so long.
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In the evening, to Qinglin's eager anticipation, Xiao Yan finally slowly woke up from his coma.
Seeing Qinglin's red and swollen eyes, and knowing that she was about to cry again after waking up, Xiao Yan could only quickly comfort her, "Qinglin, don't cry, silly girl, I'm fine now."
Xiao Yan quickly sat up, feeling even more at ease with his body than before, and a sense of exhilaration welled up within him for no apparent reason. Especially regarding control of the Red Lotus Karmic Flame, which previously required special manipulation, Xiao Yan now felt that the Red Lotus Karmic Flame moved at will with a mere thought.
Seeing Xiao Yan moving freely before her, Qing Lin instinctively threw herself into his arms, saying, "Young Master Xiao Yan, it's so good that you're alright. I thought..."
Looking at the excited Qing Lin in front of him, Xiao Yan felt a surge of warmth in his heart. Qing Lin's concern for him seemed genuine.
However, Xiao Yan was, after all, an adult male, and although Qing Lin's personality was still immature, her figure was already quite good due to her status as a snake-person. She was big in the right places and curvy in the right places, which made Xiao Yan feel a little helpless.
He could only reach out and pat Qinglin's head, saying, "Don't overthink it. It's best that you're alright now."
Qinglin replied, "Grandma saved me!"
Then she muttered quietly, "But Grandma is too mean to Young Master Xiao Yan."
The bamboo door suddenly swung open, and the alluring beauty with jade-like eyes slowly stepped out, saying, "That rascal Xiao Yan tricked my disciple, so what's wrong with me punishing him a little?"
Upon seeing the appearance of the Azure-Eyed Enchantress, Qing Lin was slightly flustered. She hadn't expected the Azure-Eyed Enchantress, who had been absent for so long, to suddenly appear at this moment.
Upon seeing the Jade-Eyed Beauty Saint, Xiao Yan respectfully bowed and said, "This junior, Xiao Yan, thanks you for your guidance, senior."
"You're not so bad, kid. The Red Lotus Karmic Fire was forcibly absorbed and not fully integrated into your body. Now you can truly say that your original fire is the Red Lotus Karmic Fire."
Xiao Yan knows his own body best. The comfort he feels now is the result of the pressure exerted by the Jade-Eyed Enchantress, which allowed the Red Lotus Karmic Flame to perfectly merge with him.
With a single move, he pushed Xiao Yan to the limit of what he could imagine.
A Dou Sheng level expert is terrifyingly powerful!
"Qinglin, would you be willing to become my disciple?" Bi Tong Mei Sheng asked Qinglin solemnly.
"I'm willing!" Xiao Yan's words had made Qing Lin fully understand Bi Tong Mei Sheng's intentions. With a peerless expert as her teacher, how could Qing Lin refuse?
Then he kowtowed and became a disciple. The beautiful goddess with blue eyes was very satisfied as she watched Qing Lin perform the disciple-becoming ceremony.
"My real name is Mingmei. I have never taken on a disciple in my life. Qinglin, you are my first and only disciple." As she said this, Mingmei's tone couldn't help but show some pride. She had finally found her only disciple.
"This is the cultivation technique I mainly practice. You can switch to it now. The things the Heavenly Serpent Palace gave you are garbage, and you can't unleash the true power of the Azure Serpent Three-Flower Pupil at all."
Hearing this, Xiao Yan couldn't help but feel a little envious. How could the Heavenly Serpent Mansion's cultivation techniques be really bad? They were able to transform Qing Lin from a maid in the Mo Tie Mercenary Group into a Dou Ling expert in such a short time. Not only were they not bad, but they were quite good. However, you have to compare them.
The words "high-level Heaven Rank" uttered by Qing Lin shocked Xiao Yan beyond measure. What good things couldn't a peerless expert of the Nine-Star Dou Sheng produce? Ming Mei was not joking at all; in her eyes, the Heavenly Serpent Mansion's techniques were indeed trash.
Seeing Qinglin happily holding the cultivation manual, Xiao Yan could only sigh inwardly. He was already incredibly fortunate to have met Yao Lao and become an alchemist. But now, seeing Qinglin, even his own extraordinary encounters seemed somewhat pathetic.
Immediately afterwards, Mingmei took Qinglin to study the cultivation technique, while Xiao Yan stayed alone and summoned the Red Lotus Karmic Flame. He indeed felt that the Red Lotus Karmic Flame had become one with him, and he could use it as easily as wielding an arm. Xiao Yan sighed that Mingmei had just made a casual move, and his strength had easily increased. The influence of an excellent teacher on a person is immeasurable.
Of course, Xiao Yan only marveled at the invaluable help Yao Lao had given him! He didn't feel any resentment.
Then Xiao Yan began to meditate cross-legged. He couldn't just abandon Qing Lin while she was cultivating here, and he had a premonition that once Qing Lin perfectly inherited Ming Mei's mantle, the Ten Thousand Beasts Gathering would no longer be a troublesome matter.
Xiao Yan cultivated alone for three days before Mingmei appeared before him. Mingmei didn't waste any time and simply said one sentence to Xiao Yan.
"I can offer you two opportunities. The former offers little chance of safety and high potential reward, while the latter carries a life-threatening risk. Choose one!"