952: Chapter 953 Su Xiaoxiao Becomes a Disciple

This face, she had seen it before!

Just a few days ago, at the Alchemy convention registration area, that young man in white standing in front of the stone tablet watching the fun.

She even went up to talk to him, asking if he was here to participate in the competition, and saying that she was going to win a top three finish.

At the time, she only thought he was a passing Cultivator with a faint medicinal fragrance on him, and although his temperament was extraordinary, she didn't think much of it.

But now, looking at the person in front of her, she suddenly recalled Pavilion Master Danchenzi's decisive handling of the Ling Family in the arena, and then recalled the respectful attitude Pavilion Master Danchenzi had just shown toward him...

An absurd yet incomparably reasonable thought exploded in her mind.

Pavilion Master Danchenzi personally endorsed her, and the Ling Family's grandfather and grandson were defeated so quickly and thoroughly—could it be because of him?

This young man whom she had thought to be a passerby was the person behind the scenes who had made the Pavilion Revered Master personally step forward to back her up and caused the Law Enforcement Elder to be dismissed and investigated?

Gu Changge looked at her dumbfounded appearance, the corners of his mouth ticking up slightly:

"What, don't you recognize me? Didn't you advise me to sign up for the competition a few days ago?"

Su Xiaoxiao's face flushed instantly, burning from her cheeks all the way to the roots of her ears.

She remembered what she had said to him that day: "You should try signing up", "When I win first place, you'll regret not signing up", "I'm just kidding, top three is enough"...

Thinking back on it now, she wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

A person whom even the Tiandan Pavilion Revered Master had to treat with utmost respect—did he need to sign up to participate in the Alchemy convention? Did he need her to teach him how to do Alchemy?

Su Xiaoxiao stood in place, her hands unconsciously twisting together, her face red as she said:

"I... I didn't know it was you..."

Gu Changge looked at her embarrassed appearance, the amusement in the depths of his eyes deepening by a few fractions.

"You know now?"

Su Xiaoxiao bit her lower lip and nodded, but her eyes didn't dare to look directly at Gu Changge anymore. Her mind was full of what she had said that day, and the more she thought about it, the more humiliating she felt.

Who would have known!

Who would have known that a guy like you, who wouldn't even make a sound if thrown into a crowd, was a big shot of this level!

If you had told me earlier that even the Pavilion Revered Master had to lower his head upon seeing you, how would I ever dare to boast about "just aiming for the top three" in front of you?

I wouldn't even dare to breathe a single heavy breath, okay!

Su Xiaoxiao roared frantically in her heart, but on the surface, she could only squeeze out a smile that was uglier than crying:

"Um, Junior's words were somewhat offensive that day, please forgive me, Senior..."

After speaking, she respectfully performed a Junior's bow, wishing she could bury her head deep into the ground.

Gu Changge watched her look of wishing she could vanish on the spot, the amusement in his eyes deepening slightly, his tone calm yet going straight to the point:

"Alright, let's not say much idle chatter. I called you over today for only one matter—"

"You, are you interested in becoming my Disciple?"

Su Xiaoxiao's body stiffened abruptly, and even her breathing stopped for that instant.

Become a Disciple?

She instinctively raised her head, looked into Gu Changge's calm and profound eyes, and then quickly lowered her head.

Did I hear wrong?

The person before her—the existence who could make Tiandan Pavilion Master Danchenzi personally lead the way and respectfully address him as Young Master—wanted to take her as a Disciple?

Su Xiaoxiao's brain completely crashed at this moment.

She opened her mouth, staying frozen in place like someone had cast a body-immobilization spell on her, standing there motionless.

It wasn't like she hadn't fantasized about being favored by some big shot.

Which Loose Cultivator coming to participate in the Alchemy convention hadn't dreamed of such a thing? Being appreciated by some Elder, taken under their wing, and from then on escaping the fate of struggling at the bottom to soar straight to the skies in a single step.

But the "big shot" in her fantasies was at most an Elder-level existence within Tiandan Pavilion.

She wouldn't even dare to dream in a higher direction, because she was very clear about her own weight: Diyuan Realm cultivation, no sect or faction, no background, and no resources.

The only things she could bring out were her innate intuition and passion for the Dao of Alchemy.

People like this could be grabbed in handfuls across the Desolate Region; why would someone of that level, whom even the Pavilion Revered Master had to bow to, personally speak up to take a Disciple?

She instinctively pinched her own thigh.

It hurt.

It wasn't a dream.

Su Xiaoxiao's breathing began to grow hurried, her chest heaving violently. She raised her head and looked at Gu Changge once again.

"Se... Senior, is what you said true?"

"I never speak nonsense." Gu Changge's tone was calm, "Willing, or not willing?"

Su Xiaoxiao's lips trembled slightly. Of course she was willing! A hundred times willing! Ten thousand times willing!

She took a deep breath, raised her head, her gaze turning clear and firm once again. Looking straight into Gu Changge's eyes, she said in a clear voice:

"Disciple is willing!"

"For Senior to be willing to take me as a Disciple is a blessing cultivated over eight lifetimes; how could I possibly be unwilling!"

These words were spoken crisply and neatly, without a shred of hesitation, cutting from the same cloth as her confident and flamboyant vibe back at the registration area earlier.

After finishing, she grinned and added another sentence:

"If I were unwilling, I'd be the biggest fool under the heavens!"

Gu Changge looked at her appearance, the amusement in the depths of his eyes deepening by a few fractions.

This was truly the little girl who dared to strike up a conversation with a stranger at the registration area and pat her chest to claim she would take the top three.

However, after Su Xiaoxiao finished laughing, the expression on her face turned serious again. Tilting her head with a bit of curiosity and incomprehension, she asked:

"But Senior... ah no, Revered Master, may I ask a question? Why did you take a fancy to me?"

"I'm just a Loose Cultivator of the Diyuan Realm with no money, no background, and no resources. I already felt like I had struck dog shit luck just being able to get tenth place today, so why did you happen to choose me out of all people?"

Gu Changge picked up his teacup, looking at her curious expression, and couldn't help teasing: "Seeing that you're formidable, ten Alchemy seedlings, is that okay?"

Su Xiaoxiao was stunned for a moment.

Then she cracked open a grin, smiling like a fox that had stolen a chicken, her eyebrows curved and the corners of her mouth almost reaching her ear roots.

She puffed out her chest slightly, raised her chin a bit, wearing a "just as I thought" expression as she muttered in her mouth:

"Hehe, I knew I was a Genius!"

That tone, that demeanor—there wasn't the slightest bit of modesty, completely filled with heartfelt swagger.

As if the person just now whose face had burned to the roots of her neck and wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into wasn't her at all.

Gu Changge glanced at her without speaking, just holding his teacup like this and looking at her with a half-smile.

Su Xiaoxiao felt a bit guilty under his gaze, gave two dry coughs, and reined in the smile on her face, but the bright light in the depths of her eyes still couldn't be hidden.

She took two steps back, tidied her lapels, and then knelt on both knees, solemnly kowtowing three times.

"Disciple Su Xiaoxiao pays respects to Revered Master!"

Gu Changge accepted her three bows, nodded slightly, and with a casual wave, a gentle, formless force lifted her up:

"Rise. From today onward, you are the sixth Disciple of Gu Changge."