A sense of strangeness and helplessness enveloped Li Jiuge. She couldn't help but murmur, "I won't be able to practice with Yunxi anymore..."
Ji Yunxi stepped forward and hugged her, comforting her, "Apart from some skill - related courses, we'll still be together for the mental cultivation courses. Don't worry, Jiuge."
"Really?" Li Jiuge was skeptical.
Ji Yunxi raised her eyebrows, "Of course it's true. When have I ever lied to you?"
Li Jiuge was so easily convinced that she was happily oblivious, no longer bothered about not being able to be in the same master's sect as Ji Yunxi.
In Zhaoyun Hall, Rong Hua was overjoyed after accepting two new disciples. Even when Bai Youmu gathered everyone together, she didn't feel annoyed.
After Ji Yunxi left, Hua Siyun quickly received the news.
"Master Rong Hua has accepted Ji Yunxi and Feng Xingzhi as her disciples."
"What?!" This news caught Hua Siyun off - guard. She accidentally dropped the cup in her hand.
Ignoring the dissuasion of those around her, she rushed all the way to Zhaoyun Hall. She intended to barge in directly, but unexpectedly, all the masters were inside discussing the assignment of disciples. Since she couldn't get in, she lifted her skirt and knelt straight down.
"Disciple Hua Siyun requests to be under Master Rong Hua's tutelage!"
Bai Youmu was in the middle of speaking when he was suddenly interrupted. His face didn't look too pleasant. He glanced at the disciple standing by the door, and the disciple immediately went out as instructed.
"Who is making such a ruckus here!" The disciple looked fierce, which made Hua Siyun startled.
However, thinking that she wouldn't have many opportunities to interact with Feng Xingzhi, Hua Siyun summoned up her courage again. "Senior brother, I'm the new disciple Hua Siyun. I want to be Master Rong Hua's disciple."
"Master Rong Hua has already completed accepting disciples. Go back."
Hua Siyun refused to leave no matter what and just knelt there straight.
The senior brother had never seen such a person before. But since her status was not low, he couldn't force her to leave. He could only go back helplessly and report to Bai Youmu.
Bai Youmu snorted upon hearing this. "She was so high - minded before, saying she wouldn't use any back - door methods. Now, she's kneeling and begging in front of so many people. Since she likes it, let her kneel there!"
She knelt for three hours.
Some masters, out of respect for the Northern Di Empress, were going to compromise and just let her be accepted.
But unexpectedly, Bai Youmu was not happy. "What kind of place is our Kunlun Mountain? Are we going to compromise just because she kneels and cries? No way! Send a message to the Northern Di Empress and let her decide. If she can't handle it properly, get her off Kunlun Mountain!"
On the day of the official apprenticeship ceremony, all the newly - tested disciples came to the front of Zhaoyun Hall waiting for the ceremony.
Ji Yunxi, Feng Xingzhi, Ji Yunyi, and Li Jiuge stood in a corner, not very conspicuous.
Du Tianchen pushed through the crowd to find Ji Yunxi. As soon as he came up, he chattered, "Have you heard what happened yesterday?"
Ji Yunxi wasn't very interested, but seeing his gossipy face, she just asked along, "What happened?"
He looked mysterious. "This is a secret. I accidentally heard it when I was exploring Kunlun Mountain last night."
"Come on, you said accidentally. You probably heard it while snooping around. How can you make it sound like exploring?" Li Jiuge mercilessly exposed him.
Du Tianchen hissed after being exposed. "How can a scholar's business be called snooping? Don't you understand?"
Ji Yunyi was annoyed by their bickering. "Come on, if you want to say it, just say it. Don't talk nonsense. If you don't want to say it, no one is forcing you."
Only then did Du Tianchen lower his voice and whisper, "Yesterday I heard the masters discussing and almost kicking Hua Siyun out."
Ji Yunxi was surprised. "Why? Her ranking is not low."
"I know that too. It's said that for some reason, she insisted on being under Master Rong Hua's tutelage. It's like she was possessed."
Ji Yunxi paused. Hua Siyun was really well - informed. Did she already know that Feng Xingzhi and she were going to be under Master Rong Hua's tutelage?
Du Tianchen continued, "It's said that she knelt in front of Zhaoyun Hall for a full three hours. No one could persuade her. She just wanted to be Master Rong Hua's disciple. She wouldn't say the reason either. Master Bai Youmu also said that she didn't seem to want to be under Master Rong Hua's tutelage during the day, but changed her mind after a few hours."
Feng Xingzhi wasn't interested at all, but he couldn't help but speculate, "Is it because of me?"
Ji Yunxi nodded secretly. "Presumably so. You're a heart - breaker. Don't you know?"
"Even if I'm a heart - breaker, I'll only break yours." Feng Xingzhi showed no expression on his face, but secretly touched Ji Yunxi's hand.
Ji Yunxi blushed slightly and cleared her throat softly. "Ahem, so what happened in the end? Did she just give up after kneeling there ignored?"
Du Tianchen shook his head. "How could that be? She waited until the Northern Di Empress sent a message by blue bird, ordering her not to make a fuss anymore before she left. Otherwise, who knows how long she would have knelt."
Ji Yunxi glanced at Feng Xingzhi and whispered playfully, "Look, it's all your fault. She must have known that you're going to be Master Rong Hua's disciple, so she's so persistent."
Feng Xingzhi looked innocent. "Xixi, what does this have to do with me?"
"If she didn't like you, why would she put aside the dignity of a princess and go there to beg to be under Master Rong Hua's tutelage?"
"It's her own choice. No one forced her."
Feng Xingzhi was right. She seemed deeply in love, but in the end, she was just willful, forcing others to accept her because of her status and her mother's protection.
As time passed, the ceremony was about to start.
Hua Siyun walked over slowly with a mournful face. Seeing Feng Xingzhi and Ji Yunxi from afar, she felt extremely sad.
Bai Youmu stood up and said a few words, and then everyone took turns to perform the apprenticeship ceremony.
To avoid embarrassment, the masters directly wrote down the names of the disciples they wanted. Soon, Li Jiuge, Ji Yunyi, and Hua Siyun were all under Ning Shuihan's tutelage.
The always - lively Du Tianchen caught Bai Youmu's eye and became his second disciple.
Finally, it was Ji Yunxi and Feng Xingzhi's turn.
Everyone wanted to see which master would take these two bottom - ranked disciples. Unexpectedly, Rong Hua stood up.
Rong Hua walked to the place where the masters were to receive the disciples' bows and sat down, smiling at the two of them.
The two bowed to Rong Hua. "Disciples Ji Yunxi and Feng Xingzhi pay respects to Master."
There was a moment of silence. Unlike Qi Haoyang and the others who knew the truth, most people didn't know these two. The only thing they knew was that they ranked at the bottom.
But with such a low ranking, how could they be accepted by Master Rong Hua?!
Rong Hua smiled and waved her hand. "Get up."
After the apprenticeship ceremony ended and a few masters had just left, the crowd began to talk noisily. Undoubtedly, they were talking about Ji Yunxi and Feng Xingzhi.
The group knew that it was not a good idea to show off at this time, so they planned to quietly leave and go back to their rooms.