One person: Starting with the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, his grandmaster uncle emerges from seclusion.

"Without a postgraduate degree, you're not even qualified to sweep fallen leaves at the Celestial Master's Mansion!"

Zhang Tianyi snorted coldly, picked up his teacup, and moistened his throat:

"Although I missed your damn college entrance exam back then, which Taoist classic or book from the Hundred Schools of Thought in the Longhu Mountain Scripture Pavilion didn't I read?"

"When I was reading the Tao Te Ching and the Zhuangzi, your grandfather was still playing in the mud!"

"You really think I can just wave my hands like that? I've read more books than you've eaten cabbages. Don't flaunt your bachelor's degree in front of me anymore, it's beneath you."

This smooth, effortless, and utterly non-swearing attack completely stunned Zhang Chulan.

"I...this..."

Zhang Chulan opened his mouth, only to find that he couldn't refute it.

He suddenly remembered that the job postings at Longhu Mountain did indeed state "Master's degree or above preferred"...

"Ahem, Master is right. I'm being superficial, I'm being superficial."

Zhang Chulan decisively backed down and retreated to the side with an embarrassed smile.

Just when the two were bickering as usual and the atmosphere was relaxed.

"Dangdang!"

The heavy doors of the private hot spring area were once again pushed open very roughly from the outside.

"Phew... I'm exhausted... Second Master, here's what you requested..."

Wang Ye's distinctively languid voice rang out, accompanied by a series of hurried footsteps.

Immediately afterward, Wang Ye and Zhuge Qing rushed in, each carrying several fully stuffed shopping bags, drenched in sweat.

"Oh my god, it's really hard to find good food in Liupanshui."

"We traveled halfway through the city to finally buy the secret-recipe roasted pig's trotters that you specifically requested."

Wang Ye tossed the bag onto the stone table in the rest area, then collapsed onto the rocking chair next to him, completely exhausted, panting heavily.

"And that chilled mung bean cake you wanted... Lao Qing insisted that the one with the longer line was better, so we ended up standing in the sun for half an hour..."

Zhuge Qing was also exhausted.

His once-neat blue suit was now wrinkled, and his glasses were covered in condensation.

While fanning himself with his hand, he maintained the last vestige of elegance and gave Zhang Tianyi a slight bow:

"Senior, the supplies have been purchased."

The two had just caught their breath when they looked up and immediately sensed that something was off.

The previously lifeless Chen Duo was now sitting quietly on the sofa, wearing Zhang Tianyi's black trench coat.

Although her face was still a little pale, her eyes had an inexplicable sparkle.

The chilling aura that had always surrounded her had largely dissipated.

Zhang Chulan, like a follower, was busy handing Chen Duo tissues and pouring her warm water, while constantly calling out:

"Uncle-Master, please drink slowly, be careful it's hot."

"Junior Uncle, I've left your Sad Frog here for you. Let's continue playing together later."

Wang Ye was stunned. He rubbed his eyes and looked at Zhang Chulan in disbelief.

"No... Old Zhang, are you crazy? What did you call her?"

Zhuge Qing was also completely bewildered: "Uncle-Master? Zhang Chulan, isn't your seniority dropping a bit too quickly? Did you just get slapped senseless by the Heavenly Emperor?"

"Go away! You're the ones who're stupid!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chulan immediately straightened up.

He pointed at Chen Duo with excitement and smugness, then at Zhang Tianyi:

"Gentlemen! Stop standing there in a daze! I have some earth-shattering news to tell you!"

Zhang Chulan waved his arms exaggeratedly, spittle flying everywhere:

"Just now! In the half hour you were buying pig's trotters! Something momentous happened that will be recorded in the history of the supernatural world!"

"My second master, the Celestial Pivot Master of Longhu Mountain, hereby formally announces that he has accepted Chen Duo as his first disciple!"

"Chen Duo is now my rightful junior uncle! She is a true disciple of the Celestial Master's Mansion!"

"Moreover, my master just displayed his divine power, pointing at the landscape and directly removing 50% of the original Gu poison from my junior uncle!"

Zhang Chulan became more and more agitated as he spoke, grabbing Wang Ye's arm and shaking it frantically:

"Old Wang! Brother Qing! You didn't see it! That scene just now was like a celestial being touching your head, granting you eternal life!"

"The moment that purplish-gold lightning seed entered my stomach, wow, the golden light, the effect..."

Wang Ye and Zhuge Qing exchanged a glance and fell silent.

A full five seconds passed.

"Holy crap..."

Wang Ye cursed under his breath, his face full of frustration, "We went to queue up to buy mung bean cakes... and we actually missed such a big show?!"

Zhuge Qing wished he could break the folding fan in his hand.

This incredible opportunity to observe the nemesis of the Eight Extraordinary Skills up close and witness the top-tier inheritance of the Celestial Master's Mansion was actually missed because of a roasted pig's trotter?!

"Second Master...you've been too quick!"

Wang Ye looked at Zhang Tianyi with a hint of resentment.

Zhang Tianyi had already started rummaging through the shopping bag for the special-recipe braised pig's trotter.

Without turning his head, he took a bite of the fatty pork skin and mumbled indistinctly:

"When fate brings you together, nothing can stop it. Who told you to only have eyes for pig's trotters and not for anything else?"

Although they knew that Zhang Tianyi intended to protect Chen Duo.

But I never expected it would be done through the simplest and most direct, yet most unshakeable, method of "accepting apprentices"!

The first disciple of the Celestial Master's own junior brother from the Celestial Master's Mansion!

This level of value is practically nuclear-level in the world of supernatural beings!

This means that from now on, anyone who dares to lay a finger on Chen Duo is slapping the face of the Celestial Master's Mansion and Zhang Tianyi!

After a long pause, Zhuge Qing shook his head with a wry smile:

"Senior's move... is truly brilliant. It completely shuts down all of the company's excuses at the root."

Wang Ye looked at Chen Duo and sighed with emotion:

"This girl has truly been reborn."

"Hehe, that's right."

Zhang Chulan patted the two of them on the shoulders, a smug look on his face: "So, remember to be polite when you see them in the future."

the other side.

Zhang Tianyi took a plate of roasted pig's trotters, walked up to Chen Duo, and handed it to her.

"Here, girl, have a taste. This was bought by your junior apprentice Wang after running three blocks."

Chen Duo obediently took it and ate it in small bites.

The deathly aura emanating from her completely vanished, replaced by a feeling of warmth and protection that softened her entire being.

"Master..."

Chen Duo swallowed the meat in her mouth, raised her head, and looked at Zhang Tianyi with her clear eyes: "Where do we go next?"

Upon hearing this question, Zhang Chulan and the other two, who were gossiping in the corner, all perked up their ears.

The temporary workers' tasks are finished, and the mess in Biyou Village has been completely destroyed.

The next move of this living ancestor is related to the heartbeat frequency of the entire supernatural world.

"The matter of Biyou Village is settled, but our real business is just beginning."

Zhang Tianyi casually tossed the bamboo skewer into the trash can and pulled out a tissue to wipe his mouth.

He turned around and looked at the room full of younger people:

"Book tickets tomorrow."

"Grandson, arrange the best flight for us."

Zhang Chulan was taken aback: "Back to Longhu Mountain?"

"Why go back to Longhu Mountain?"

A playful, cold smile curled at the corner of Zhang Tianyi's lips as he pulled an unlit cigar from his pocket and toyed with it in his hand.

"Back to Beijing."

"I can't wait to meet that elusive philanthropist."

"Let's go meet that mysterious president of the Shining Star Society—"

"Qu Tong is gone."

Chapter 112 is difficult to handle? Then let's not handle it!

The night market is filled with delicious aromas.

"Fuck."

Grilled squid tumbles in hot oil.

"boom!"

Beer mugs clinked on the wooden table.

Zhang Tianyi changed into a simple black T-shirt and shorts, and led Chen Duo and Feng Baobao, swaggering through the crowds at the night market.

At that moment, he resembled a street urchin who had taken his two younger sisters out to find food.