"Master above, please accept disciple Finn Guo's bow!"
Quinn Ye had just said it casually.
He didn't expect this little guy to be so quick on the uptake, kneeling directly on the ground and kowtowing to him.
It caught Quinn a bit off guard.
"Uh, alright. From now on, you are my, Quinn Ye's, disciple."
Quinn rubbed Finn's head.
Then he quickly went back into the house.
A moment later, he came out with a Red Packet.
"For you."
Finn took it in confusion.
"Master, what is this?"
"A Red Packet for you."
Red Packet?
Finn was completely baffled.
Quinn smiled: "According to the customs of my hometown, since you acknowledge me as your Master, naturally, as your Master, I must give you a Red Packet."
"Oh."
Finn opened the Red Packet. Inside was impressively a Silver Bank Note.
One hundred taels!
Finn's eyes widened instantly.
One hundred taels!
So much!
Finn panicked.
His hands trembled.
Too much!
He gave way too much!
Quinn, however, didn't care at all.
He had many silver bank notes.
They were all given to him by Princess Tiffany.
Quinn didn't refuse and accepted them all.
In his eyes, these bank notes were just a pile of paper.
But in Finn's eyes, it was extremely frightening.
"Keep it safe. Since you are my disciple now, you don't need to go to the market to be a beggar anymore," Quinn said.
"Yes!"
Finn nodded repeatedly, his heart filled with joy.
"From now on, I, Finn Guo, also have a Master!"
Since he was sensible, Finn had always been lonely and helpless.
Surviving by begging on the streets.
He didn't know how much bullying and grievance he had suffered.
Just to barely survive until now.
In fact, Finn was already eight years old.
But he looked only the size of a five or six-year-old child.
In countless dreams, Finn hoped to have the company of parents, to have a home that didn't need to be rich, just warm.
Countless times he woke up crying, only to face reality.
But now.
Finn's small wish had finally come true.
He had a home.
He had a Master who treated him well.
He also had his own name. Finn Guo!
He didn't hope for anything else.
Just to live peacefully with his Master was enough.
"Master, will you teach me cultivation?"
"Cultivation?"
"Yes! I know there are martial artists in this world. They can all cultivate, fly in the sky and tunnel underground. They are boundlessly powerful!"
"Uh, I can't cultivate either."
"Impossible! Didn't Master save me from those bad guys?"
"I did save you, but I really can't cultivate."
"Alright."
Quinn could hear that Finn was a bit disappointed.
But he could understand.
Children of this age all yearned to fly in the sky and tunnel underground.
When Quinn was a child, he even wanted to become the Monkey King.
"If you want to cultivate, I do know some people. I can send you to a cultivation sect, as long as you are willing."
Quinn said this.
Actually, he was a bit reluctant to let Finn go to a cultivation sect.
But if Finn really wanted to go, Quinn wouldn't stop him.
"No, it's best to stay by Master's side."
Unexpectedly, Finn refused himself.
Quinn was stunned: "Didn't you want to cultivate?"
Finn grinned: "One can be powerful without cultivating, just like Master, right?"
Quinn gave a thumbs up.
"Well said. Following me makes you just as powerful."
Bella Bai was dragged to Cloud-Drifting Mountain by her Master, Gary Gongsun.
There was no choice.
After learning of Quinn's identity as a hidden Expert, Gary Gongsun became more afraid and worried the more he thought about it.
He decided.
To visit this Expert personally.
To smooth over the relationship with the Expert.
And ideally, to curry favor with him.
Bella, however, didn't really want to come.
She really couldn't save face.
Thinking about how her Master treated Quinn with that attitude before, Bella felt embarrassed just thinking about it.
Bella could imagine that although Quinn looked calm on the surface, as if nothing had happened...
Inside, he probably disliked the Master and disciple quite a bit.
"Master, we can go visit Young Master Ye, but I have to agree with you on something beforehand."
"Okay, okay, whatever you say."
"First, Master, you cannot expose Young Master Ye's identity. He doesn't like to call himself an Expert."
"Mm, I know this. This Young Master Ye must be the kind of otherworldly Expert who wants to experience the mortal world. I won't blabber."
"Also, the place where Young Master Ye lives is very quiet. Master must be cautious when you get there. You can't act recklessly."
"Don't worry, I am not that kind of person."
Looking at Gary Gongsun grinning foolishly, Bella curled her lips.
She knew her Master too well.
Always incredibly arrogant.
And very rude.
But other than that, there wasn't anything bad about him.
At least, deep down, Bella still respected Gary Gongsun very much.
"Young Master Ye raises a dog and a rabbit, which are also extraordinary. Especially that dog, its cultivation is unfathomable," Bella reminded.
"Even a dog has unfathomable cultivation?"
Gary Gongsun was a bit surprised.
While talking, the Master and disciple had already arrived on the mountain.
Looking from afar.
A courtyard, a few houses, looking very ordinary.
A dog lay lazily at the door, a rabbit was gnawing on a carrot in the yard.
And a thin boy was holding a hoe, seeming to be planting something.
Gary Gongsun and Bella approached.
Bella bowed slightly to the thin boy: "Little brother, is Young Master Ye in?"
Finn Guo looked up and wiped the sweat from his head.
"Who are you?"
Bella said politely: "We are friends of Young Master Ye, here to visit him."
"Oh, my Master went down the mountain to buy things. Why don't you come in and wait for him?"
Finn said.
Quinn Ye's disciple?
Hearing this, both Gary Gongsun and Bella were stunned.
But immediately, the eyes of the Master and disciple lit up.
Since Quinn wasn't there, wouldn't currying favor with his disciple be just as good?
"So you are Young Master Ye's high disciple. May I ask how to address you?"
Bella quickly clasped her hands.
Finn scratched his head: "My name is Finn Guo. It was the name my Master gave me. You don't have to be so polite; it makes me feel embarrassed."
Bella immediately gave Gary Gongsun a look.
Gary understood. He immediately stepped forward and took something out from his waist.
"Since you are Young Master Ye's high disciple, and this is our first meeting, I must give you a meeting gift. Please accept this item, little brother."
Finn looked confused and took the item from Gary's hand.
It was a Jade Bottle.
Inside were a few pills.
"What is this?"
"Uh, this is the Essence Profound Pill specially made by my Nine Soul Sect. It can change one's constitution and temper the muscles and bones. It is most beneficial for a young person like you, little brother."
Gary Gongsun explained.