"Teacher, thank you. Otherwise, I really wouldn't have known what to do."
Seeing Xin's domineering protectiveness, Zhu Zhuqing was deeply moved. No one had ever protected her like that before.
"You are my Disciple. Naturally, I won't stand by and watch others bully you." Xin said calmly.
"What about me? What about me? Teacher, will you protect me?" Ning Rongrong pouted cutely from the side.
Xin nodded: "Of course, you are also my student, and my first direct Disciple at that."
Zhu Zhuqing was somewhat speechless.
She seemed to have heard that it was this Ning Rongrong, a support system Spirit Master, who had beaten Ma Hongjun, an attack system Spirit Master.
She had thought Ning Rongrong would be a rather tough and spirited young woman, but she didn't expect her to be... so cute in private.
Hearing Xin's words, Ning Rongrong's mood improved a bit, but she was still a little uneasy:
'Oh no, is my private life with Teacher in the inner courtyard going to end like this?'
'I haven't even 'conquered' Teacher yet.'
'What if Zhu Zhuqing steals Teacher's favor?'
'This is such a headache.'
"Zhuqing, did you hear that? I'm Teacher's first direct Disciple, so I'll be your Senior Sister from now on. In the academy, you must not only respect Teacher but also listen to your Senior Sister!"
Zhu Zhuqing merely nodded faintly: "Understood, Senior Sister Rongrong."
"Alright, Rongrong, you should go back and Cultivate. Now is a critical period for you to consolidate the second layer of the "Iron Body"."
Xin's exquisite face beneath the mask couldn't help but crack a smile. This Ning Rongrong was already trying to 'train' Zhu Zhuqing.
"Alright."
Ning Rongrong was reluctant to leave, looking back every three steps.
'Ahhh—she really didn't want Teacher to be alone with Zhu Zhuqing, but she had to listen to Teacher.'
Teacher didn't like disobedient students.
"Teacher, do you have something else to tell me?"
Seeing Xin send Ning Rongrong away, Zhu Zhuqing, being very clever, asked Xin.
"Yes."
Xin spoke calmly: "Although I will protect you."
"But you also heard just now, Dai Mubai won't let you go easily."
"Although I didn't agree to the Spirit Master duel he mentioned, within a year, my requirement for your studies is that your strength must completely surpass Dai Mubai. If he bothers you again, you can personally fight back and wash away today's humiliation."
Xin's acceptance of Disciples wasn't without requirements. Ning Rongrong was a support system Spirit Master, so his requirements for her would be lower—just being able to protect herself and show some combat power was enough. However, Zhu Zhuqing was an agility-attack system Spirit Master, a combat-type Spirit Master, so his requirements would become even stricter.
"Surpass... Dai Mubai."
Zhu Zhuqing also wanted to achieve this, but she clearly lacked confidence.
Although the Hell Civet was also a top-tier Spirit, it was still somewhat inferior to the White Tiger. Moreover, to suppress the Hell Civet's agility, Dai Mubai's first Spirit Ability, White Tiger Bodyguard Barrier, was a defensive Spirit Ability, which could effectively guard against attacks from agility-attack system Spirit Masters.
"He's a high-level Spirit Elder, not far from breaking through to the Spirit Ancestor Realm. I'm only level 27, and my Spirit isn't as powerful as the White Tiger. In one year, I'm afraid..."
"What, no confidence?"
"Mm... but I will try my best."
"As my Disciple, you must have this confidence. Rongrong was able to duel Ma Hongjun in just over a month. In a year, do you not have the confidence to surpass Dai Mubai?" Xin smiled.
"I believe in you."
Zhu Zhuqing's gaze met Xin's immortal-like eyes beneath his mask, and confidence bloomed in her heart.
Wasn't it precisely because Teacher Xin could create miracles that she had resolutely chosen to become his Disciple?
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