Han Jihai put down the herbs in his hand and sized up Zhou Tieshan.
Seeing Zhou Tieshan’s simple and honest appearance, a faint light flashed in his eyes.
He seed to recall the child he saved from the Tribulation Cultivator more than thirty years ago.
"You are Zhou Tieshan?" Han Jihai asked softly.
Zhou Tieshan nodded, looking at Han Jihai with curiosity and worry.
He was afraid he wouldn’t be chosen by Han Jihai and wouldn’t beco Lin Chen’s junior apprentice brother.
"Don’t be nervous, child, just take a seat!"
Han Jihai pointed to a wooden chair nearby and poured Zhou Tieshan a glass of water.
Only then did he ask, "Child, I have a few questions to ask you, answer honestly."
"Yes, Master..." Zhou Tieshan was flattered, holding the water given to him by Han Jihai, afraid to drink it.
To him, this was water poured by the Immortal Master’s own hand.
Han Jihai still maintained his easygoing deanor and asked:
"Child, what do you think of the Tribulation Cultivator?"
Upon hearing this question, Lin Chen raised his eyebrows.
He sighed inwardly, seems Master has not yet moved on from Second Senior Brother’s death.
Zhou Tieshan responded without hesitation:
"Tribulation Cultivators, they all deserve to die!"
Hearing this, Han Jihai’s body trembled slightly.
The figure in his mind grew clearer...
He looked at Zhou Tieshan in silence for a long ti.
Lin Chen sighed once more; when Zhou Tieshan said those words, his chances of being accepted as a disciple by Han Jihai beca slim.
After six or seven years together, Lin Chen understood Han Jihai’s thoughts quite well.
Second Senior Brother Cen Wushan was rescued from the Tribulation Cultivator by Master, but his parents were killed by them.
Thus, Cen Wushan held a deep hatred for evil, despising Tribulation Cultivators the most.
But Cen Wushan’s death also ca at the hands of a Tribulation Cultivator...
Therefore, Master once said that Second Senior Brother was too rigid and preferred not to accept disciples like him...
However, Zhou Tieshan’s response was too similar to Second Senior Brother’s, and Master might be unwilling to take in a disciple like that again.
But Zhou Tieshan was also saved seven years ago by Lin Chen from a Tribulation Cultivator.
Back then, the entire Zhou Village faced annihilation.
With a similar past, Zhou Tieshan’s hatred for Tribulation Cultivators was inevitable.
Lin Chen quickly pondered in his heart, thinking of how to persuade Master.
anwhile, Han Jihai had already asked his second question.
"If you encountered a group of Tribulation Cultivators with similar strength as yours, attacking a village, would you risk your life to eliminate them?"
"No, I would run far away, and when I’m stronger, I would co back to kill them."
"But what about the villagers who died?"
"I will avenge them!"
Zhou Tieshan said it as if it was the most natural thing in the world.
Han Jihai’s eyes brightened upon hearing that.
Lin Chen’s heart also stirred slightly, Zhou Tieshan’s answer had potential!
"Good! Let ask you one more question, if you encountered a group of Tribulation Cultivators weaker than you, slaughtering mortals, what would you do?" Han Jihai asked.
Zhou Tieshan scratched his head and said:
"I would hide in the shadows first, to determine if these Tribulation Cultivators are really weaker than if they have any hidden masters... if they are indeed weaker and I can easily kill them, I would act."
Han Jihai’s body shivered upon hearing Zhou Tieshan’s answer.
Looking at Zhou Tieshan’s innocent face, his eyes suddenly reddened.
He silently murmured:
"Wushan, if you had chosen to do so back then... perhaps I would not have lost you..."
Listening to Zhou Tieshan’s answer and observing Han Jihai’s expression, Lin Chen thought two words in his heart.
"It’s secured!"
Sure enough, Han Jihai asked once more:
"Tieshan, do you like farming and Spirit Cultivation?"
Zhou Tieshan nodded and said, "I can farm very well, I helped my parents farm when I was ten! Our old ox at ho listens to best..."
With that, Zhou Tieshan took down the bundle on his back, and upon opening it, it revealed so fruits and vegetables.
"Honorable Immortals, these are fruits and vegetables I grew myself, try them, they’re very sweet!"
Han Jihai and Lin Chen took the fruits and vegetables and bit gently; indeed, they were very sweet.
By then, Han Jihai finally said:
"Silly child, still calling Immortal? Call Master!"
"The one next to you, you should call him Fourth Senior Brother..."
Hearing this, Zhou Tieshan quickly knelt on the ground.
Shouting, "Master, Senior Brother!"
Han Jihai looked at Zhou Tieshan before him with great satisfaction.
After accepting Lin Chen as a disciple, especially after Cen Wushan’s death, he lost the desire to accept more disciples.
But this child before him, he’s so much like his second disciple...
Equally honest, harboring a deep hatred for evil, straightforward...
The difference was, Tieshan knew how to protect himself better.
Perhaps, this ti would be different?
Thinking of this, Han Jihai smiled and said:
"Good, good disciple! Tomorrow I will start teaching you the Qi Refining Skill..."
"Judging by the ti, your First Senior Sister and Third Senior Brother should be back soon. Afterward, spend less ti with them, and learn more from your Fourth Senior Brother..."
"Haha~"
Han Jihai smiled with a sense of fulfillnt, tears glistening in his eyes.
...
The next day, First Senior Sister Miko and Third Senior Brother Jing Xiao’Er returned.
Seeing the newly arrived junior brother in front of them, Miko and Jing Xiao’Er were stunned.
"Master, you’ve sprouted new buds from the old tree..."
Bang! Bang!
"What nonsense are you talking about? This is your Junior Brother, Zhou Tieshan!" Han Jihai gave a couple of punches, causing Miko and Jing Xiao’Er to wince.
"Co, Tieshan... et your First Senior Sister and Third Senior Brother!" Han Jihai hinted aningfully.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Tieshan obediently stepped forward and said:
"Greetings, First Senior Sister, Third Senior Brother..."
"Haha, no need to be so formal!"
"Here, Senior Sister (Senior Brother) has a gift for you..."
With that, First Senior Sister took out a small gourd, reluctantly saying:
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