Chapter 430: A Wild Boar Has Never Eaten Fine Bran

'I am truly myself, and I'm awesome—one, two, everyone is scrambling to take me as a disciple!'

Wang Ping'an's small face was filled with an unmistakable excitement.

He didn't have strong thoughts about whether to become Lü Tu's disciple.

Although Lü Tu's attitude toward Yu Die made it clear to him that, unless Lü Tu possessed defying‑heaven cultivation, he would not fare well within the Demon‑Suppression Office.

Don't be fooled that Lü Tu is a Thousand Commander of the Fengyin County Demon‑Suppression Office, overseeing the entire county and thus powerful—yet his influence is limited to Fengyin County.

The Daxia realm—how vast it is!

Counties similar to Fengyin, even if they don't number in the thousands, have at least a few hundred, each with its own Demon‑Suppression Office.

A Demon‑Suppression Office Thousand Commander like Lü Tu numbers in the tens of thousands, not to mention the many positions above him.

His status as a Thousand Commander places him not at the bottom of the office—at most middle tier—far from the top.

Moreover, Lü Tu's temperament, and perhaps Yu Die's, might not match his, but that doesn't mean the rest of the Demon‑Suppression Office are all broad‑minded; even if they're not narrow, they wouldn't promote Lü Tu.

Given Lü Tu's character, who can say what trouble he'll cause, provoking the wrong people and dragging himself into it.

Based on his foundation, even if he later faces oppression from his father Chen Shimei, his stepmother, and the entire Prime Minister's Office, he believes his future remains bright, so whether he takes Lü Tu as master is irrelevant.

However, Xuanqing Daozhang and his mother agreed to his apprenticeship under Lü Tu, and he did not object.

Lü Tu may have a bad temperament and attract people with influence, but given that he knows his own situation and still dares to take him as a disciple.

Yu Die could never do this, which shows Lü Tu is a competent master.

In his eyes, a competent master is someone who can and is willing to shelter his disciples from wind and rain.

Even if he knows his disciple has provoked the wrong people, he is ready to risk his life to stand up for them.

And moreover.

The fact that Lü Tu became a Thousand Commander with such an attitude makes him doubt that Lü Tu has spent years in the Demon‑Suppression Office without offending the wrong people.

Yet he still receives promotions and raises, which sufficiently proves that Lü Tu possesses formidable—indeed terrifying—abilities.

By taking Lü Tu as master, he can learn Lü Tu's skills and boost his own self‑defense.

Not to mention.

Lü Tu's status as a Thousand Commander can provide his family with protection.

Precisely, it can safeguard his mother's safety.

His grandparents have his father Chen Shimei; even though the father‑son bond is severed, as long as they are sane they would neither dare nor be able to harm his grandparents.

But his mother is different—she was dismissed by Chen Shimei, and a Prime Minister's Daughter is eyeing her greedily.

He hasn't forgotten that vile stepmother, who sent Prime Minister's Office agents to kill him; no one can guarantee that if they succeeded, they'd also eliminate his mother.

Although.

His master Xuanqing Daozhang went to the Capital City, broke into the Prime Minister's Office, paying twenty years of his life as the price.

He made the Prime Minister scold his incompetent daughter, yet no one can guarantee that his stepmother harbors a grudge.

Furthermore, it's unclear how many people wish to trample his mother—take the Du Family, for example; before his father Chen Shimei and the vile stepmother, they might even strive to improve their standing, using his or his mother's lives to climb the stepmother's connections.

Once he becomes Lü Tu's disciple, having Lü Tu as a Thousand Commander cannot guarantee complete elimination, but it can prevent at least eighty percent of such people from harming his mother to covet the Prime Minister's Daughter.

In all these circumstances, taking Lü Tu as master brings many benefits, so what reason does he have to resist?

Wei Yuan came to Lü Tu's side and whispered, "Lü Thousand Commander, may I ask you something? Why are you so eager to take this child as a disciple, caring not at all? Doing so will offend the Prime Minister's Office!"

He is the County Magistrate of Qingyang County, and not only knows that Wang Ruhai sent a divorce notice from the Capital City, ending Liu Dongzhu's matter.

He also knows that Wang Lin, Zhang Guihua, and Wang Ruhai have severed their father‑son/mother‑son ties, and he arranged a funeral for Wang Ruhai.

Moreover, he knows that the Prime Minister's Daughter dispatched a contingent from the Capital City; publicly they claim to invite Wang Lin and Zhang Guihua to their wedding, but secretly they intend to kill Liu Dongzhu and Wang Ping'an.

This shows that this Prime Minister's Daughter is a narrow‑minded person!

If this Prime Minister's Daughter learns that Lü Tu knows Wang Ping'an is Wang Ruhai's son, knows the conflict between Liu Dongzhu's mother‑son pair and the Prime Minister's Office, and still dares to take Wang Ping'an as a disciple, nine times out of ten...

No, she will certainly retaliate against Lü Tu.

Lü Tu could not possibly be unaware…

No.

This novel you…

Perhaps Lü Tu truly doesn't know; from his recent clash with Yu Die, it is evident that Lü Tu is not a very clever person.

"I think Yu Baihu should know about this; why not ask Yu Baihu?"

Lü Tu smiled and said.

'Fool, I'm trying to save you—do you understand!'

Wei Yuan muttered under his breath, suppressing his inner resentment, and said seriously, "Lü Thousand Commander, this isn't a secret matter, and speaking it out will help the Prime Minister's Office understand!"

"Since you're the Wei County Magistrate and want to know, I won't hide anything. This child is likely an Acquired Sword Body; I took him as a disciple to pass on my legacy!"

Lü Tu replied.

"Just an Acquired Sword Body?"

Wei Yuan's face was full of puzzlement.

He still thought Wang Ping'an possessed some mystery that made Lü Tu risk offending the Prime Minister's Office, only to find out it was merely an Acquired Sword Body.

Although Acquired Sword Bodies are rare, with special cultivation they can be refined into an acquired physique, and he didn't know how to explain this to Wei Yuan.

A wild boar has never eaten fine bran!

"I never expected this child to be an Acquired Sword Body!"

Dai Zhishang exclaimed, "Sister Liu Dongzhu, I was still pondering what gift to prepare for your family as an apology; if it weren't for me, Mei Niang wouldn't have caused trouble at your home!"

As he spoke, Dai Zhishang's thoughts shifted, and a yellowed book materialized in his hand. Its cover bore four silver‑hooked iron characters spelling 'Nine Heavens Sword Manual,' which he was about to hand over.

Wei Yuan exclaimed, "Young Master Dai, is this Nine Heavens Sword Manual the cultivation method of the Nine Heavens Sword Sect?"

"Sister Liu Dongzhu, since your Wang Ping'an is an Acquired Sword Body, this sword technique will benefit him when he matures; consider it my apology gift!"

Dai Zhishang casually shoved this yellowed book into Liu Dongzhu's hand, then answered Wei Yuan's question, saying, "Exactly!"

(End of chapter)