Chapter 115: 110 Various Jades

Wind and thunder rolled as they flew over high mountains and crossed great rivers, seeing the mountains covered in snow and the long rivers frozen solid.

Tang Zhao was sitting on the wing; although the youth had pulled the two of them out of the window by hand, he clearly would not drag them all the way back to the villa, otherwise it would be too unstable, and his arm could not take it.

After flying for a while, the reception youth cleared a space on the white wing for them to sit—Zheng Shou and the others squeezed to the edge to sit, and although the youth sneered, he did not chase them off.

The short one muttered, "Is Senior Brother just sticking to his mistake?"

The tall, thin one suddenly slapped him, cursing, "Mistake, mistake, mistake, mistake your head! Are you stupid? Why must you say he is wrong to his face? Can he admit... can Senior Brother be wrong? Just tossing you a token instead of blowing your head off on the spot, consider yourself lucky."

The short one blankly said, "Senior Brother shouldn't just hit people, right?"

The tall, thin one rolled his eyes in anger and said, "Is that the point? How did I meet both of you today... forget it, forget it, the matter is already like this anyway. Senior Brother definitely didn't pick the wrong person; three of these four children were prepared for reception long ago. The other one is a genius he decided to pull in on a whim. Look, that's him. Lucky kid. Come in and register."

The short one let out a breath, examining the white jade token in his hand; the white jade was crystalline and moist, warm to the touch, and its texture was much better than those few green jade tokens, saying, "This is the White Jade Reception Token that every True Jade Disciple only has one of, which can directly receive a White Jade Disciple. He just gave it away like that?"

The tall, thin one said, "That person, it's not strange." He thought: That person's temperament is both proud and competitive, and his skin is thin. To make him admit he was wrong in front of others would be worse than killing him, so what is a token? Besides, that person has never cared for any worldly possessions.

He walked into the stone house himself and let the others come in to register; the short one turned to ask Tang Zhao, "Are you willing to stay at Zhuoyu Villa? If not, we can think of another way."

Tang Zhao immediately felt his favor for this slightly dull Senior Brother increase, saying, "I am willing. Actually, I wanted to come here in the first place."

The short one said, "That's good."

The four young men and women entered the door one after another, and the short one registered them in a large ledger.

"Zheng Shou, Green Jade Disciple, fourteen years old, recommended by Senior Brother Deng Chong."

"Cui Qine, Green Jade Disciple, fifteen years old, recommended by Senior Brother Deng Chong."

"Hua Xifu, Green Jade Disciple, twelve years old, recommended by Senior Sister Fu Qinghuan."

"What is your name? Recommended by Jiang Shixiong Shenyi..."

Tang Zhao hurriedly said, "Wait, don't write down that Senior Brother yet, and don't waste Senior Brother's white jade token."

The two disciples said simultaneously, "What?"

Tang Zhao took out his purse, retrieved a token, and placed it next to the white jade token of Jiang Shenyi.

They were exactly the same.

"Ah?" Both of them opened their mouths at the same time.

"Then your recommender is..."

"Senior Sister Xue Yeyu."

"Huh?!"

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Several young men and women sat in the stone house, and the short disciple paced around the room, clearly somewhat impatient.

"Why hasn't Senior Brother Li returned yet? Has he not found Senior Sister Xue?"

Seeing him anxious, Tang Zhao felt himself gradually becoming anxious as well; it had been nearly two hours, which was indeed too long. Could it be that Senior Sister Xue was not there?

Wait—could it be that Senior Sister Xue went down the mountain to pick up him and Xing Ji?

Wouldn't that mean they missed each other perfectly?

Although he was somewhat anxious, he was not nervous. The truth cannot be false; even if that Senior Brother Li could not find Senior Sister Xue to confirm his identity for a moment, it did not matter. When she returned, it would be confirmed sooner or later.

At this time, Hua Xifu gently poked him and whispered, "Who is Xue Yeyu?"

Tang Zhao said, "She is a Senior Sister of the villa. She is also the daughter of the Manor Master."

Hua Xifu said, "Wow—so amazing. Is she even more amazing than the other Senior Brothers and Sisters?"

The short one coughed and said, "There is no such thing as amazing or not. Although Senior Sister Xue is the daughter of the Manor Master, her personality is easygoing and she doesn't act superior. Based on the order of entry, she ranks fourth among the True Jade Disciples. Senior Sister Fu Qinghuan is one of our nine great True Jade Disciples, ranking fifth. Senior Brother Deng Chong ranks sixth."

Tang Zhao said, "Then Jiang Shixiong ranks eighth?"

The short one said, "Exactly. He is also the youngest True Jade Disciple. Although Jiang Shixiong ranks eighth, he is a transcendent genius; his martial arts and Talisman Art are both second to none. The other True Jade Senior Brothers and Sisters all acknowledge that he will surely achieve great things in the future. It is no exaggeration to say he is the number one genius of Zhuoyu Villa. Moreover, he is not diligent and almost never cultivates, yet he happens to understand everything and can do everything. He doesn't take on many followers either; if you use today as an opportunity to follow him, perhaps it would be even... but Senior Sister Xue is also very good, sigh, it is truly hard to choose."

He showed a conflicted expression, as if he were the one torn between the opportunity to be taken under the wing of two Senior Brothers and Sisters.

Just as he was speaking, Senior Brother Li came running back, stumbling; before he could catch his breath, he called out, "Tang... Tang..."

Tang Zhao hurriedly stood up and said, "I am here, did Senior Brother Li see Senior Sister Xue?"

Senior Brother Li wiped his sweat and said, "No, Senior Sister went down the mountain."

Tang Zhao sighed, feeling regretful.

Senior Brother Li caught his breath and said, "But I saw Master."

The short one hurriedly stood up and exclaimed, "How is that possible? You actually saw Master?"

Tang Zhao thought to himself: What, is Master that hard to see?

Senior Brother Li said, "Master said... bring Tang Zhao over, he wants to see him."

The short Senior Brother was dumbfounded, looking at Tang Zhao as if looking at some strange object.