In Zhu Pingniang’s view, being a student of Li Zhibai is a fortunate thing, after all, the number of people who officially have student status under her is quite significant.
But if we’re talking about entering as a disciple...
Then it’s hard to say if it is a good thing.
It’s not that she thinks Li Zhibai can’t protect her own disciples, but... being her disciple itself carries imnse pressure, it’s not that easy.
"You think Chang’an... can’t handle the pressure?" Li Zhibai asked.
"Chang’an can definitely handle it." Zhu Pingniang said helplessly, "But with that boy’s character, whether he’s willing to handle it or not is a question mark, of course... if Ah Bai you don’t plan on considering Chang’an’s personal wishes, then everything becos a non-issue."
Zhu Pingniang paused in her speech.
"But the problem is, Ah Bai, you do care about his thoughts, right... so I think taking Chang’an as a disciple isn’t as good as Yun Qian, isn’t Yun Qian entering as a disciple quite fine? That girl is carefree, definitely won’t take it to heart."
"..."
Li Zhibai did not respond.
Taking Yun Qian as a disciple?
Li Zhibai had no such idea, even though she liked Yun Qian very much, she wanted to host tea parties with her... but given Yun Qian’s character, Li Zhibai didn’t even need to think to know being her master would be a highly tornting experience.
So she never considered taking Yun Qian as a disciple.
The ties with Chang’an’s family, as long as linked through Chang’an, that’s fine, there was no thought of having Yun Qian surpass Chang’an or replace him in her heart.
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Here, seeing Li Zhibai remain silent, Zhu Pingniang suddenly froze for a mont.
Wait.
Li Zhibai’s gaze...
"Ah Bai." Zhu Pingniang looked at her in a bit of a daze, "You do care about... Chang’an’s personal thoughts, right."
"In other matters, yes." Li Zhibai spoke calmly.
Zhu Pingniang: "..."
She was dazed looking into Li Zhibai’s eyes, for a mont feeling that the girl before her was sowhat unfamiliar.
Li Zhibai could actually ignore Chang’an’s wishes?
"Or do you think Chang’an doesn’t want to acknowledge as a master?" Li Zhibai asked.
"How could that be, he’s almost ready to call you mother." Zhu Pingniang pouted, "But he is most afraid of trouble, and if he had to choose one, he would surely want Yun Qian to follow you in cultivation."
As long as Yun Qian can have a good future, Xu Chang’an would likely be willing to give up anything.
That is why, standing from Xu Chang’an’s position, Zhu Pingniang thinks Li Zhibai wouldn’t take him as a disciple.
"Ah Bai, maybe you should... reconsider." Zhu Pingniang blinked, recalling the conflicts between Hundred Herbs Garden and Muyu Peak, finally... would Li Zhibai intercept them.
"...Reconsider?"
Li Zhibai thought for a mont and looked up: "I rarely have sothing I want to do."
"I see." Zhu Pingniang’s fingers lightly trembled upon hearing this.
Then smiled: "In that case, there’s no problem... Ah Bai, if you want to do it, go ahead, I unconditionally support you."
Isn’t it just taking Xu Chang’an as a disciple?
Chang’an wouldn’t resist anyway, so why should she be the villain in this?
The most important thing is...
Li Zhibai rarely finds sothing she wants to do.
Before Xu Chang’an appeared, Zhu Pingniang sotis truly worried that the desire-less Li Zhibai would one day leave it all behind and ascend.
Even though ascension is difficult, she worried Li Zhibai might go and beco a Daoist, really turning from a fake nun to a real one.
Having desire is good.
Even if... this desire is to take a student as a disciple, as long as it makes Li Zhibai happy, she’ll firmly stand by Xu Chang’an no matter the decision.
"But..." Zhu Pingniang looked at Li Zhibai guiltily, "Ah Bai, earlier... I already vaguely revealed your identity to Chang’an, now even though he doesn’t know your exact identity, he knows you’re a very formidable person."
She was surely ruining Li Zhibai’s plans.
If Xu Chang’an was unaware of Li Zhibai’s identity, once things co to fruition, likely it would be easier for Xu Chang’an to accept.
Zhu Pingniang, realizing her mistake, felt extrely guilty.
Yet, she rely wanted Xu Chang’an not to be so cautious, as a sister, seeing the young man tread carefully, naturally felt distressed, having a certain...
A sha of not protecting him well, not providing him with a sense of security, ca upon herself and Ah Bai, his teacher.
"It’s fine." Li Zhibai shook her head.
Chang’an is a highly intelligent person.
Many things, it’s not as if you don’t say, he won’t know.
Xu Chang’an has stayed at Steward Hall in Muyu Peak for so long, to say he truly didn’t sense so oddity in a stranger like her, that’s impossible.
"Tong Jun, you say... let Li Su spend so ti with him first, how does that sound?" Li Zhibai asked.
Li Zhibai didn’t bla her, Zhu Pingniang breathed a sigh of relief and listening to Li Zhibai’s words, thought deeply.
"Are you saying... let Sikong Lixu first hide his identity and interact with him as a senior brother?" Zhu Pingniang nodded, "That’s indeed a good thod, when they’re familiar with each other, Chang’an will be able to accept that Sect Leader of Xuanjian Sect is a senior brother, others... naturally won’t be a problem."
"Hide his identity?" Li Zhibai blinked.
How co she didn’t think of that.
That’s indeed a good thod.
"Ah Bai, at first... weren’t you planning to let Sikong Lixu interact with Chang’an as Sect Leader of Xuanjian Sect? Chang’an would have to be extraordinarily brave to call soone like that ’senior brother’." Zhu Pingniang said, looking helpless.
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