Don't let Yu Ding take on any more disciples.

Chapter 124 The Story of Huanglong's Robbery of His Apprentice

At this moment, a blue phoenix, a mythical bird with a wingspan of three zhang (approximately 10 meters), flew over from not far away.

A bright-eyed, white-toothed girl stood on the bird's back. Upon seeing the three, her eyes lit up, and she quickly approached, clasping her hands in greeting:
"Disciple pays homage to master!"

"Princess Long... Princess Longji?"

Upon seeing the girl, Master Huanglong was dumbfounded.

The girl was not wearing the noble princess dress from Yaochi, but an ordinary feather robe, but he still recognized her at a glance.

After all, we had only met them recently.

Taiyi also looked astonished and asked, "Junior brother, is this your newly accepted disciple?"

Yu Ding told him that he had taken on a new apprentice, which he already knew, but he never expected that the new apprentice would be Long Ji.

The daughter of the Jade Emperor, born of the Queen Mother of the West, the most noble princess in heaven and earth!
"Master, it's our first meeting, and I have nothing to offer you."

Longji pulled a scroll from his small pouch, presented it with both hands, and said with a smile, "This is a painting of mountains and rivers, please consider it a gift for Master!"

It was made of divine jade as its axis and celestial brocade as its surface, printed with auspicious cloud patterns, radiating extraordinary brilliance and displaying its remarkable qualities.

then……

Yu Ding: “('')”

Taiyi: Σ(°△°|||)
Huanglong: (ヾ)
Even the trio, who had seen their share of big events, were stunned and looked at each other in disbelief.

As we all know, it is usually the master who teaches the disciple and passes on his own magic weapon to the disciple.

This time... it's a little different!

Yu Ding looked at Huang Long and Taiyi.

The three of them stared at each other for a few seconds.

then……

"Junior Brother Yu Ding has taken on another good disciple," Taiyi nodded and smiled. "Giving Master a gift to greet him, as expected of a princess of the Heavenly Court, she is indeed wealthy and generous."

Such a generous gesture is even when it's just a casual act of filial piety towards one's master.

Judging from the fluctuations emanating from the scroll, there must be a hidden world or grotto within it. Even if such a treasure is not an innate spiritual treasure, it is still a top-tier magical artifact.

"Yu Ding, what did you just say?"

Huang Long shook his head, came back to his senses, and looked at the jade cauldron beside him with burning eyes.

“What did I say? I didn’t say anything.”

Yu Ding snapped out of her daze, rolled her eyes at him, and laughed, "You say you want to learn, so why bring a gift?"

Despite saying that, I still went forward to accept the gift.

How could he let his disciple, who showed him filial piety, disappoint him and hurt the child's young heart?

"Pah, you Jade Cauldron, you just said you would recommend me to the Golden Mother Goddess."

Huanglong angrily pushed the jade cauldron.

Yu Ding calmly replied, "But didn't you refuse? You even said he wouldn't take on any disciples, that he only had his treasures in his heart..."

He and Taiyi had only intended to play a prank on the little traitor Huanglong, but they never expected that their disciple would give them such a big surprise on their third meeting.

It seems that even if his disciple isn't good at cultivation, he still has the ability to make money!
"Ok?"

As he watched the jade cauldron being pushed by the yellow dragon, Longji's delicate brows furrowed and a glint of light flashed in his eyes.

How dare you be so disrespectful to your master...

"I don't care about treasures or anything like that. Seeing Prince Longji suddenly makes me want to take on a disciple."

Huang Long grinned like a sly old man and said, "Besides, can't I change my mind?"

Taiyi teased, "Senior brother, you just said you regretted it..."

"He's just Yu Ding's grandson. What's wrong with him being his disciple for once? It's not shameful."

Huang Long smiled and looked at Long Ji, "Your Highness Long Ji, would you be willing to become my disciple?"

"Huh, that smile is so lewd..." Longji was so frightened that he took a step back and suddenly raised his hand to point at Huanglong.

laugh!
A glowing celestial lock flew out of the pouch, binding the yellow dragon tightly like a serpent.

"Is Your Highness testing this humble Taoist priest?"

Huanglong glanced at the glowing magic lock on his body, unhurriedly showing off, and after chanting an incantation, he exclaimed, "Ha, how could a mere minor Taoist priest stump me? Release!"

Longji raised an eyebrow and looked at Huanglong.

However, as he chanted the incantation, Huanglong discovered that the magic lock on his body did not move at all.

"This……"

Huang Long's expression changed, and he twisted his body, trying to struggle slightly, but the more he struggled, the tighter the rope became.

"Dragon..." Yu Ding was about to help Huang Long out of the predicament when he saw this.

However, Taiyi raised his hand and placed it on Yuding's shoulder, shaking his head at him.

"Let's wait and see. A dignified Golden Immortal has abandoned all shame just to snatch a disciple. He needs to be taught a lesson." Taiyi transmitted his voice with a smile.

Yu Ding: "..."

This guy... he's a little cunning!
"Immortal Master, can you unravel this little mystery of mine?" Longji asked with a smile. Huanglong chuckled dryly, sweat already beading on his forehead, and forced a smile, saying, "Of course, Your Highness, watch closely, transform!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Huanglong's body swelled up, his hands transformed into dragon claws, and his legs into dragon feet.

With a high-pitched dragon roar, in the blink of an eye, a yellow dragon with two wings on its back soared into the sky.

"Yinglong?"

Yu Ding's heart stirred. Was this the true form of Huanglong?
hold head high!
The yellow dragon soared into the sky, and as it flew higher and higher, its size grew larger and larger.

Finally, it grew to a size of ten thousand feet, blotting out the sky and the sun.

But as Huanglong grew larger, the divine rope on his body also grew larger. When Huanglong shrank to the size of an ant, the divine rope shrank proportionally to bind his body.

After struggling for a long time, the divine rope binding him was not removed, and the yellow Yinglong was left panting heavily.

"Open it for me..."

Finally, Huanglong lost his temper, roared, and tried desperately to break free of the divine rope binding him.
But what frustrated him was... he couldn't open it up.

Its resilience is ridiculously good; as it grows larger, the divine rope seems to grow infinitely as well.

The yellow Yinglong had no choice but to fall from the sky, transforming into a human form and panting heavily, but the divine lock was still on its body.

it's time!

Taiyi smiled and gave Yuding a wink, implying that with such an ugly dragon around, Huanglong probably wouldn't dare to covet Yuding's disciple anymore.

Yu Ding coughed lightly and said sternly, "Long Ji, why aren't you releasing your Uncle Huang Long right now?"

"Master Uncle?" Longji was taken aback, then quickly raised his hand and made a hand seal. The magic weapon that had bound the Yellow Dragon flew back into Longji's hand like an obedient little snake.

Huang Long stretched his body and looked at Yu Ding and Taiyi, his old face blushing.

This time, he swallowed his pride to try and win back his apprentice, but who knew that he would not only fail to win the apprentice but also lose face.

However, he couldn't help but ask Longji out of curiosity, "Your Highness, what's the name of your magic weapon? It's so powerful!"

"this?"

Longji brandished the divine rope in his hand and laughed, "It's the Dragon-Binding Rope passed down by my father!"

After saying that, he lowered his head and stuffed the Dragon Binding Rope into his purse to cover it up...

awkward!

He tied up his senior master right after becoming an apprentice; that was too hasty.

"Tie...cough cough cough..."

Yu Ding coughed and quickly raised his hand.

Don't laugh, don't laugh.

Upon hearing this, Taiyi also raised his hand to his mouth and his shoulders trembled.

The two exchanged a glance. Good heavens, Huang Long had just walked right into the line of fire.
"Hmph!" Huanglong's old face flushed red again. He turned around, put his hands behind his back, and refused to look at Taiyi and Yuding.

Oh dear, what a loss!
As expected of a Heavenly Princess, she's covered in treasures!
Longji stepped forward and handed the "Ten Thousand Miles of Mountains and Rivers Map" to Yu Ding.

"Longji, come here, let me introduce these two to you."

Yu Ding put away the magic weapon and laughed, "They are all my senior brothers, your senior uncles. That one is Senior Uncle Huanglong, who loves to joke with the younger generation."

Why don't you hurry up and thank Master Huanglong for showing mercy?

Your senior uncle was just joking with you, so he didn't forcefully destroy your magic weapon. Otherwise, with his cultivation level, your Dragon-Binding Rope would have been destroyed long ago.

For the sake of my baby, I won't want him to look bad!

As one of the two poorest members of the Twelve Golden Immortals, Yu Ding could completely understand Huang Long's feelings just now.

But in the end, things went wrong; he failed to take on an apprentice and instead got taught a lesson by Longji... It's kind of funny.

"Thank you for your mercy, Master Uncle."

Longji quickly clasped his hands in a salute to Huanglong.

Huang Long coughed lightly, glanced at Yu Ding with annoyance, and then laughed:

"No need to thank me. Your senior master was just testing you to see if your desire to become a disciple was sincere. Fortunately, you did not disappoint me."

Besides, you are a junior after all. How could I, Huanglong, bully the younger and damage your magic weapon? From now on, you must diligently cultivate under your master's guidance..."

"I see..." Longji clasped his hands and smiled, "Master Uncle's good intentions will be remembered by your disciple."

Oh, right, I have two peaches here. Consider them a small gift for my two senior uncles!

After saying that, he patted his purse, and two peaches that ripened once every nine thousand years flew out. Longji pointed and came to Taiyi and Huanglong.

"This..." Huanglong looked at the peaches, then at Longji who had given them away without hesitation. Instead of feeling comforted, he felt even more bitter.

I regret it so much!
Huanglong put away the peaches with tears in his eyes. Why didn't he agree earlier? Well, he should have agreed when those two said Yang Jian was his disciple!

"There's still a share for us! Okay, okay!"

Taiyi Zhenren's eyes lit up, and his three consecutive "good"s were enough to show his happiness. The little girl is very sensible.

Yu Ding has indeed taken on a good disciple, but... isn't his cultivation level a bit too low?

(End of this chapter)