"If you become my disciple, you will be a student of Peach Garden Academy. I will teach you cultivation techniques to make you stronger, and the Academy will be your backing.
However, you will no longer be able to act as freely as before, nor shall you do anything that harms the Academy or betrays your fellow students. You must calm your mind, observe etiquette, study diligently, respect your teachers, and strive for self-improvement…
"Can you do it?"
Su Ran put down the students' report cards and looked at Xiao Wu.
Xiao Wu showed no hesitation at all at this moment:
"I can! I will definitely do it! From now on, the Academy will be my home, and Teacher will be Xiao Wu's heaven. No matter what happens, Xiao Wu will stay here. Even if I die, I will die by Teacher's side!"
"Your heart is good, but you can say less of such inauspicious words in the future."
Su Ran said indifferently, as a peach blossom token flew from his hand and landed in Xiao Wu's hand:
"Take this peach blossom token. From now on, you are my disciple. You are the fifth disciple of the Academy, and your name Xiao Wu is not in vain."
"For these days, you should first recuperate at the Academy, heal your injuries, and I will find a way to resolve the trauma to your body."
"Thank you, Teacher!"
Xiao Wu took Su Ran's peach blossom token, and her whole body trembled with excitement. How long had she waited for this day? How many times had she been disappointed?
She never expected that this day would arrive when she was at her most disheveled and helpless.
Adding flowers to embroidery is easily forgotten, but delivering charcoal in the snow is the most precious.
She was truly overjoyed.
"Since you are already my student, I will give you this booklet as a gift for becoming my disciple. However, your current physical condition is not suitable for practicing the contents inside. You can read it first and wait until your body recovers."
Su Ran waved his hand, suddenly thought of something, and took out a small booklet, placing it in front of Xiao Wu as he spoke.
"Mhm, mhm!"
Xiao Wu picked up the small booklet Su Ran gave her, treating it like a treasure. She couldn't help but flip through two pages, just two glances, and immediately her face turned crimson, her small rabbit tail wagging furiously:
"Teacher, will you personally teach me the poses in this booklet in the future?"
"Unfortunately, I may not be able to personally demonstrate the poses in this booklet for you. It is a method of cultivating the mind and nurturing one's nature, tailored specifically for you."
"Cultivating the mind… nurturing one's nature… Hmm, it is very nurturing, but if I can't use these poses with Teacher, that would be such a pity…"
Xiao Wu was slightly shy, yet there was a hint of expectation in her eyes.
"Ow!"
Su Ran casually reached out and retrieved the Peach Blossom Branch from the window of the schoolhouse, tapping Xiao Wu's head with it, and said sternly:
"Xiao Wu, don't let your imagination run wild. The poses recorded in this booklet can make your body more soft and flexible. It is called yoga. You are a Soft Bones Rabbit transformed into human form, so it is most suitable for you as a basic foundation."
"Ah? So that's how it is. So I was overthinking it. Alright~"
Xiao Wu pouted, a little disappointed. Actually, she still really wanted to try these so-called yoga poses with Teacher.
Look, how suitable these yoga techniques are for learning with Teacher:
Yoga Pose—Downward-Facing Dog: Place all fours on the ground, raising the hips to form an inverted V-shape, with hands extended forward.
It has the effect of stretching the back of the legs, back muscles, and bones, promoting blood circulation.
Yoga Pose—One-Word Standing Stake: Stand with one leg raised high, making both legs as straight as possible, forming the shape of the number 1.
It can improve balance, stretch the hip joints, and make the legs more supple.
"Alright, your current body is not suitable for moving around outside. Go back and rest first."
Su Ran said to Xiao Wu.
"Okay…"
Xiao Wu was a bit reluctant. After taking two steps, she suddenly stopped and turned back:
"Oh, right, Teacher, you didn't answer me last night. Can I… see your appearance again?"
"The one I met that day in the Star Dou Great Forest, that was you, wasn't it?"
Su Ran did not hide it, merely nodded faintly and replied:
"It was me. That day, I had just caught two Spirit Beasts for a student as preliminary selections for their third spirit ring when I encountered a little girl with a nosebleed."
"And I also gave that girl a warm towel, which that girl still keeps to this day, because it was given by Teacher."
Xiao Wu pulled out a white towel from under her skirt. She carried it with her every day, a personal item, exuding her faint body fragrance.
Seeing this scene, Su Ran felt a headache coming on. He rubbed his forehead and quickly waved his hand at Xiao Wu:
"Go on, go on."
"You will always have a chance to see my appearance in the future."
He wondered if keeping this girl was a good thing or a bad thing?
…
[Accepting Xiao Wu as a disciple—Disciple acceptance reward issued: All spirit ring years increased by about 10%, spirit power increased by 0.5 levels, unique skill and cultivation technique library drawing chances +3.]
[First time accepting a ten-thousand-year transformed Spirit Beast as a disciple, extra reward for the host: a Spirit Bone of the same year as the highest year spirit ring your current physique can withstand—random body part Spirit Bone… Drawn as—Ten-Thousand-Year external Spirit Bone: Cloud Dream Immortal Wings.]
[Host evolves the first ten-thousand-year spirit ring—Red Dust True Body transformation, awakening ten-thousand-year Red Dust Domain—White Jade Capital in Heaven.]
Just as Xiao Wu returned to her room to rest, Teacher Su Ran, who had finished reviewing the students' assessments, felt his body tremble slightly, as if he was about to break through to level 80 spirit power.
The reward for accepting Xiao Wu as a disciple came at the most crucial moment for his strength improvement.
It involved breaking through the level 80 Spirit Douluo realm, and his seventh spirit ring successfully advancing to over ten thousand years, and he even obtained a Spirit Bone that was at the limit of his physique.
Su Ran's seventh spirit ring had already surpassed ten thousand years, which meant that this Spirit Bone would also be a Spirit Bone of over ten thousand years. Once absorbed, it would bring him a huge increase in strength.
"Dean Su, congratulations on gaining another extraordinary disciple."
Just then, Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong slowly passed through the training square and arrived in front of the Peach Garden Academy schoolhouse, congratulating Su Ran.
Su Ran nodded slightly: "School Master Ning, Bone Douluo, I imagine you can also discern this girl's identity. I ask that you please do not reveal her identity."
"That is natural. You are Rongrong's teacher, and since she has already become Dean Su's disciple, she is Rongrong's classmate. If her identity were exposed, attracting covetous individuals, it would also affect Rongrong's studies here. I, Ning Fengzhi, would not do such a foolish thing."
"However, I indeed have something I wish to ask Dean Su for help with on this visit."
Ning Fengzhi asked.
"Speak," Su Ran nodded.
"To be honest, during the Spirit Fighting Competition, I was very impressed by the terrifying Hell Flying Flower used by your two disciples, Dean Su.
I only learned from Rongrong that Dean Su is also proficient in teaching those so-called Hidden Weapons. I am very curious about these Hidden Weapons, and I wonder if Dean Su would be willing to discuss them with me?"
As soon as Ning Fengzhi spoke, Su Ran knew his intention.
"Yes, School Master Ning, are you asking if I have Hidden Weapons like the Godly Zhuge Crossbow used by the Shrek Team competitor in the Spirit Fighting Competition that day, which your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School could be equipped with?"
"Dean Su is indeed a smart man. I won't beat around the bush with a smart person. If Dean Su has such an item, I am willing to purchase it at a high price."
Ning Fengzhi's eyes were full of expectation. Their auxiliary Sect most needed items that could increase the attack methods for Spirit Masters. If Su Ran hadn't been there, he would have even wanted to go to Tang San to purchase them.
"Yes."
Su Ran nodded. Immediately, Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong became interested.