Zhao Jiuge immediately saw the familiar, gentle figure. It was Fu Hongling, who was wearing an elegant, red dress.
“Senior Sister.” Zhao Jiuge was a bit surprised and quickly went up to Fu Hongling. “Senior Sister, when did you come back? When I went to Lotus Peak three months ago, you weren’t there.”
At this moment, Zhao Jiuge suddenly understood Fu Hongling’s identity. No wonder Jian Wuxian had told Sha Sha to go to Lotus Peak to find her eldest senior sister.
She affectionately stroked Zhao Jiuge’s hair and softly said, “I went out and just came back. Right as I arrived, I heard you call out the name of a female disciple from another sect.”
Zhao Jiuge felt embarrassed and scratched his head. He didn’t know how to answer.
Fu Hongling had a smile that wasn’t a smile. “Tell me, which female disciple from which school have you memorized? Is she pretty?” She was clearly teasing him.
Zhao Jiuge chuckled. “What are you talking about? How can she be as pretty as Senior Sister?” He had gotten the information he wanted and was satisfied. Now he just needed the proper strength before meeting her. He didn’t want to dwell on this topic with Fu Hongling.
“I haven’t seen you in a few months, but your mouth has gotten sweeter.” Fu Hongling rolled her eyes at Zhao Jiuge. Then she walked forward and respectfully greeted Jian Wuxian.
This confirmed Zhao Jiuge’s speculation. He understood that a lot of things were accidental. From his encounter with Sha Sha at the Ponder Sword Cliff to Fu Hongling saving him—all of these things were related. It turned out that his teacher had already had his eyes on him. Zhao Jiuge just didn’t know when he had attracted Jian Wuxian’s attention.
Jian Wuxian nodded and then coughed lightly. His expression became serious once more. “Okay, quiet down. Now that everyone is here, we can continue.”
Hearing this, Fu Hongling, Wu Tianshan, Zhao Jiuge, and Sha Sha also became serious and waited for Jian Wuxian to continue.
“Today is a special day. I believe you all know, or else Hongling wouldn’t have especially rushed back. I believe that you all had an idea, but I’ll make a formal introduction. This is your little junior brother, Zhao Jiuge. He is my seventh and final disciple. I will not accept any more in the future. I hope that you will help take care of your little junior brother in the future.” Jian Wuxian pointed at Zhao Jiuge and then his gaze swept past the other three.
After that, Jian Wuxian looked at Zhao Jiuge and continued, “This is your eldest senior sister, Fu Hongling; your third senior brother, Wu Tianshan; and this… your sixth senior sister, Sha Sha.” When introducing Sha Sha, he made a noticeable pause.
Zhao Jiuge had guessed some things, but he still had some doubts in his heart. He weakly asked, “Teacher, something isn’t right. There should be three more senior brothers or sisters.”
Jian Wuxian’s expression changed. “Your fourth and fifth senior brothers are in the Enforcement Hall. They spend their time outside the sect, killing evil cultivators. They are a pair of twins. Your fourth senior brother is called Gao Changfeng and your fifth senior brother is called Gao Dingfeng.”
Zhao Jiuge obviously saw a hint of anxiety from Jian Wuxian’s words. Jian Wuxian sighed and said, “As for your second senior brother, he is missing. Although he is not dead, we can’t determine his location. His name is Ceng Qingniu.”
Zhao Jiuge was a bit stunned for a moment. Although he didn’t know why his second senior brother was missing for so many years, he could see that his teacher was facing some unspeakable difficulty. He also felt helpless because the Huaxia Dynasty’s 13 provinces were very large.
The atmosphere suddenly became tense and the other disciples all remained silent. Sha Sha had a clever smile on her face and stepped forward with her pigtails swaying. She walked up next to Zhao Jiuge and proudly said, “Call me ‘Senior Sister’ and I’ll give you a greeting gift. Back on the Ponder Sword Cliff, you weren’t willing to, but now you have to.”
Sha Sha’s words broke the tense atmosphere. Seeing Zhao Jiuge’s embarrassed expression, everyone laughed. Zhao Jiuge was a few years older than Sha Sha.
“Sixth Senior Sister.” Although Zhao Jiuge felt helpless, it couldn’t be helped that she had joined earlier. In the end, Zhao Jiuge respectfully called her “Senior Sister.”
Sha Sha excitedly smiled so wide that she couldn’t stop. Then there was a burst of light and a copper, green longsword appeared. The sword was covered in a dragon pattern from the tip to the handle. The moment it appeared, there was a dragon roar.
It was a top-quality precious treasure-grade flying sword. The dragon pattern was carved on. If it were an actual dragon spirit, it would be a top-quality spirit treasure. However, even this was already a shocking sight.
“Here, this is the greeting gift your senior sister is giving you. So obedient.” Sha Sha handed the dragon sword to Zhao Jiuge. Her smile was so wide that even her eyes turned crescent shaped.
Zhao Jiuge happily accepted this flying sword and felt that calling her “Senior Sister” was worth it.
“It’s my turn. Little Junior Brother, this is your third senior brother’s gift to you.” Wu Tianshan smiled faintly while looking at Zhao Jiuge. There was a flash of light before his chest and a palm-sized silver shield appeared. The shield was triangular and there was a star painted on the center. Although it wasn’t dazzling, judging from the spirit force fluctuations, it was clearly a spirit treasure.
“Low-quality spirit treasure, Star Shield.” After he finished speaking, Wu Tianshan handed the shield to Zhao Jiuge.
A defensive spirit treasure—Zhao Jiuge felt very happy and loved it very much. Defensive treasures were very precious. Although Zhao Jiuge still felt like Wu Tianshan’s gaze toward him was a little strange, he had a good impression of Wu Tianshan right now.
Zhao Jiuge happily put away the Star Shield and then involuntarily looked towards Fu Hongling. “Eldest Senior Sister, what is your greeting gift?” He looked at Fu Hongling with a happy smile.
Fu Hongling felt that Zhao Jiuge’s expression was very funny. She covered her mouth and said, “Who asks others for a greeting gift?”
Zhao Jiuge grabbed Fu Hongling’s arm and said, “Well, you are my amazing senior sister.” Among the people here, Zhao Jiuge felt the closest to Fu Hongling; he didn’t have to worry so much when interacting with her.
Fu Hongling pondered a bit and then her eyes lit up. She seemed to think of something to give to this little junior brother.
She hesitated a bit and then waved her hand. There was a glow of colorful lights, with the white light being the strongest. Then the surrounding temperature dropped a few degrees.
Zhao Jiuge saw Fu Hongling holding an egg-sized ball in her hand. It looked similar to the inner core of a spirit beast. However, when Zhao Jiuge took a closer look, he found the ball to be transparent, and there seemed to be a very small bird spirit beast inside. It was angrily struggling in an attempt to break free.
“Not long ago, I went out and spent a lot of effort to kill a Chilling Ice Luan Phoenix. This is its essence soul. I’ll give it to you as a greeting gift. To be honest, I’m a bit unwilling to part with it.” Although she said this, she still had a faint smile on her face.
“Eldest Senior Sister, this is the essence soul of a Soul Formation Realm spirit beast. You really went all out.” Wu Tianshan was dumbfounded, his face filled with shock. He hadn’t expected her to take out something so amazing. This was very useful even for them as it could be used to refine a top-quality spirit treasure.
Spirit beasts were like people—when they reached a certain realm, they would condense an inner core. Similarly, when breaking past Core Formation, their core would break to form a soul. This soul was not dead like the inner core, but alive! It was equivalent to a mini version of the Chilling Ice Luan Phoenix.
“Little Junior Brother is lucky that I happened to have it, or else he won’t receive it.” Fu Hongling had a gentle smile on her face. It was clear that she intended to give it to Zhao Jiuge.
Wu Tianshan pouted and half-seriously said, “Bias! When I became Teacher’s disciple back then, I didn’t receive something this good.”
Fu Hongling smiled faintly. She didn’t bother giving any explanation.
At this moment, Sha Sha’s expression changed somewhat. Seeing her senior brother and sister give greeting gifts much better than hers made her feel a bit frustrated but also very embarrassed.
She pouted unhappily and walked up to Zhao Jiuge. She tried to puff her chest out and patted Zhao Jiuge’s shoulder even though he was a head taller than her.
“Little Junior Brother, if anyone dares to bully you, come to your senior sister, I’ll help you get even.” At first her expression was a bit stiff because the gifts her senior brother and sister had given were better. However, at the end, she broke out in a smile again. After all, she was still a child and was very happy to have a junior brother. She tried very hard to act like a senior sister. As for her strength, even Jian Wuxian had to admire her. She had reached the Nascent Soul Realm at her age and had already reached the third layer of the Mysterious Heaven Sword Art.
Fu Hongling could not endure it anymore and laughed from watching Sha Sha. As the eldest disciple, she had seen six junior brothers and sisters join. Undoubtedly, the ones she doted on the most were Sha Shan and Zhao Jiuge. They were the youngest after all.
As for her treatment of Wu Tianshan, she could only be strict. Ceng Qingniu, the only one who was her equal, had been missing for decades. The fourth and fifth junior brothers were always outside the sect, so she had no feelings towards them.
Even Jian Wuxian smiled. Facing the girl he doted on the most, he couldn’t even bear to reprimand her.
The dreary atmosphere was instantly stirred up and became lively due to this bundle of joy. Zhao Jiuge was very cooperative and smiled in agreement.
He suddenly wished that it would stay like this forever. He would have the love of his fellow senior brothers and sisters along with his teacher’s guidance.
Zhao Jiuge suddenly thought of something and looked up at Jian Wuxian. He said, “Teacher, it's your turn to give me a greeting gift.”
Zhao Jiuge immediately saw the familiar, gentle figure. It was Fu Hongling, who was wearing an elegant, red dress.
“Senior Sister.” Zhao Jiuge was a bit surprised and quickly went up to Fu Hongling. “Senior Sister, when did you come back? When I went to Lotus Peak three months ago, you weren’t there.”
At this moment, Zhao Jiuge suddenly understood Fu Hongling’s identity. No wonder Jian Wuxian had told Sha Sha to go to Lotus Peak to find her eldest senior sister.
She affectionately stroked Zhao Jiuge’s hair and softly said, “I went out and just came back. Right as I arrived, I heard you call out the name of a female disciple from another sect.”
Zhao Jiuge felt embarrassed and scratched his head. He didn’t know how to answer.
Fu Hongling had a smile that wasn’t a smile. “Tell me, which female disciple from which school have you memorized? Is she pretty?” She was clearly teasing him.
Zhao Jiuge chuckled. “What are you talking about? How can she be as pretty as Senior Sister?” He had gotten the information he wanted and was satisfied. Now he just needed the proper strength before meeting her. He didn’t want to dwell on this topic with Fu Hongling.
“I haven’t seen you in a few months, but your mouth has gotten sweeter.” Fu Hongling rolled her eyes at Zhao Jiuge. Then she walked forward and respectfully greeted Jian Wuxian.
This confirmed Zhao Jiuge’s speculation. He understood that a lot of things were accidental. From his encounter with Sha Sha at the Ponder Sword Cliff to Fu Hongling saving him—all of these things were related. It turned out that his teacher had already had his eyes on him. Zhao Jiuge just didn’t know when he had attracted Jian Wuxian’s attention.
Jian Wuxian nodded and then coughed lightly. His expression became serious once more. “Okay, quiet down. Now that everyone is here, we can continue.”
Hearing this, Fu Hongling, Wu Tianshan, Zhao Jiuge, and Sha Sha also became serious and waited for Jian Wuxian to continue.
“Today is a special day. I believe you all know, or else Hongling wouldn’t have especially rushed back. I believe that you all had an idea, but I’ll make a formal introduction. This is your little junior brother, Zhao Jiuge. He is my seventh and final disciple. I will not accept any more in the future. I hope that you will help take care of your little junior brother in the future.” Jian Wuxian pointed at Zhao Jiuge and then his gaze swept past the other three.
After that, Jian Wuxian looked at Zhao Jiuge and continued, “This is your eldest senior sister, Fu Hongling; your third senior brother, Wu Tianshan; and this… your sixth senior sister, Sha Sha.” When introducing Sha Sha, he made a noticeable pause.
Zhao Jiuge had guessed some things, but he still had some doubts in his heart. He weakly asked, “Teacher, something isn’t right. There should be three more senior brothers or sisters.”
Jian Wuxian’s expression changed. “Your fourth and fifth senior brothers are in the Enforcement Hall. They spend their time outside the sect, killing evil cultivators. They are a pair of twins. Your fourth senior brother is called Gao Changfeng and your fifth senior brother is called Gao Dingfeng.”
Zhao Jiuge obviously saw a hint of anxiety from Jian Wuxian’s words. Jian Wuxian sighed and said, “As for your second senior brother, he is missing. Although he is not dead, we can’t determine his location. His name is Ceng Qingniu.”
Zhao Jiuge was a bit stunned for a moment. Although he didn’t know why his second senior brother was missing for so many years, he could see that his teacher was facing some unspeakable difficulty. He also felt helpless because the Huaxia Dynasty’s 13 provinces were very large.
The atmosphere suddenly became tense and the other disciples all remained silent. Sha Sha had a clever smile on her face and stepped forward with her pigtails swaying. She walked up next to Zhao Jiuge and proudly said, “Call me ‘Senior Sister’ and I’ll give you a greeting gift. Back on the Ponder Sword Cliff, you weren’t willing to, but now you have to.”
Sha Sha’s words broke the tense atmosphere. Seeing Zhao Jiuge’s embarrassed expression, everyone laughed. Zhao Jiuge was a few years older than Sha Sha.
“Sixth Senior Sister.” Although Zhao Jiuge felt helpless, it couldn’t be helped that she had joined earlier. In the end, Zhao Jiuge respectfully called her “Senior Sister.”
Sha Sha excitedly smiled so wide that she couldn’t stop. Then there was a burst of light and a copper, green longsword appeared. The sword was covered in a dragon pattern from the tip to the handle. The moment it appeared, there was a dragon roar.
It was a top-quality precious treasure-grade flying sword. The dragon pattern was carved on. If it were an actual dragon spirit, it would be a top-quality spirit treasure. However, even this was already a shocking sight.
“Here, this is the greeting gift your senior sister is giving you. So obedient.” Sha Sha handed the dragon sword to Zhao Jiuge. Her smile was so wide that even her eyes turned crescent shaped.
Zhao Jiuge happily accepted this flying sword and felt that calling her “Senior Sister” was worth it.
“It’s my turn. Little Junior Brother, this is your third senior brother’s gift to you.” Wu Tianshan smiled faintly while looking at Zhao Jiuge. There was a flash of light before his chest and a palm-sized silver shield appeared. The shield was triangular and there was a star painted on the center. Although it wasn’t dazzling, judging from the spirit force fluctuations, it was clearly a spirit treasure.
“Low-quality spirit treasure, Star Shield.” After he finished speaking, Wu Tianshan handed the shield to Zhao Jiuge.
A defensive spirit treasure—Zhao Jiuge felt very happy and loved it very much. Defensive treasures were very precious. Although Zhao Jiuge still felt like Wu Tianshan’s gaze toward him was a little strange, he had a good impression of Wu Tianshan right now.
Zhao Jiuge happily put away the Star Shield and then involuntarily looked towards Fu Hongling. “Eldest Senior Sister, what is your greeting gift?” He looked at Fu Hongling with a happy smile.
Fu Hongling felt that Zhao Jiuge’s expression was very funny. She covered her mouth and said, “Who asks others for a greeting gift?”
Zhao Jiuge grabbed Fu Hongling’s arm and said, “Well, you are my amazing senior sister.” Among the people here, Zhao Jiuge felt the closest to Fu Hongling; he didn’t have to worry so much when interacting with her.
Fu Hongling pondered a bit and then her eyes lit up. She seemed to think of something to give to this little junior brother.
She hesitated a bit and then waved her hand. There was a glow of colorful lights, with the white light being the strongest. Then the surrounding temperature dropped a few degrees.
Zhao Jiuge saw Fu Hongling holding an egg-sized ball in her hand. It looked similar to the inner core of a spirit beast. However, when Zhao Jiuge took a closer look, he found the ball to be transparent, and there seemed to be a very small bird spirit beast inside. It was angrily struggling in an attempt to break free.
“Not long ago, I went out and spent a lot of effort to kill a Chilling Ice Luan Phoenix. This is its essence soul. I’ll give it to you as a greeting gift. To be honest, I’m a bit unwilling to part with it.” Although she said this, she still had a faint smile on her face.
“Eldest Senior Sister, this is the essence soul of a Soul Formation Realm spirit beast. You really went all out.” Wu Tianshan was dumbfounded, his face filled with shock. He hadn’t expected her to take out something so amazing. This was very useful even for them as it could be used to refine a top-quality spirit treasure.
Spirit beasts were like people—when they reached a certain realm, they would condense an inner core. Similarly, when breaking past Core Formation, their core would break to form a soul. This soul was not dead like the inner core, but alive! It was equivalent to a mini version of the Chilling Ice Luan Phoenix.
“Little Junior Brother is lucky that I happened to have it, or else he won’t receive it.” Fu Hongling had a gentle smile on her face. It was clear that she intended to give it to Zhao Jiuge.
Wu Tianshan pouted and half-seriously said, “Bias! When I became Teacher’s disciple back then, I didn’t receive something this good.”
Fu Hongling smiled faintly. She didn’t bother giving any explanation.
At this moment, Sha Sha’s expression changed somewhat. Seeing her senior brother and sister give greeting gifts much better than hers made her feel a bit frustrated but also very embarrassed.
She pouted unhappily and walked up to Zhao Jiuge. She tried to puff her chest out and patted Zhao Jiuge’s shoulder even though he was a head taller than her.
“Little Junior Brother, if anyone dares to bully you, come to your senior sister, I’ll help you get even.” At first her expression was a bit stiff because the gifts her senior brother and sister had given were better. However, at the end, she broke out in a smile again. After all, she was still a child and was very happy to have a junior brother. She tried very hard to act like a senior sister. As for her strength, even Jian Wuxian had to admire her. She had reached the Nascent Soul Realm at her age and had already reached the third layer of the Mysterious Heaven Sword Art.
Fu Hongling could not endure it anymore and laughed from watching Sha Sha. As the eldest disciple, she had seen six junior brothers and sisters join. Undoubtedly, the ones she doted on the most were Sha Shan and Zhao Jiuge. They were the youngest after all.
As for her treatment of Wu Tianshan, she could only be strict. Ceng Qingniu, the only one who was her equal, had been missing for decades. The fourth and fifth junior brothers were always outside the sect, so she had no feelings towards them.
Even Jian Wuxian smiled. Facing the girl he doted on the most, he couldn’t even bear to reprimand her.
The dreary atmosphere was instantly stirred up and became lively due to this bundle of joy. Zhao Jiuge was very cooperative and smiled in agreement.
He suddenly wished that it would stay like this forever. He would have the love of his fellow senior brothers and sisters along with his teacher’s guidance.
Zhao Jiuge suddenly thought of something and looked up at Jian Wuxian. He said, “Teacher, it's your turn to give me a greeting gift.”
