I am Zhao Zhijing, a poor Taoist priest, and I have disciples all over the world.

Chapter 18 From now on, we will discuss our own affairs
Zhao Zhijing went through a lot of trouble and now he can finally take out the dagger.

In fact, Zhao Zhijing knew without Zhou Botong telling him that Yelu Qi was actually a close friend of Zhou Botong regardless of age difference.

Back then, after the first Huashan Sword Contest, in order to prevent anyone in the world from being able to suppress Ouyang Feng in the future, Wang Chongyang took the Nine Yin Scriptures to Dali, intending to exchange the One Yang Finger with Duan Zhixing, the "Southern Emperor" who was still on the throne.

He was accompanied by his junior fellow apprentice Zhou Botong.

Wang Chongyang was practicing martial arts with Duan Zhixing. Zhou Botong was bored and went to practice martial arts with Concubine Liu in Duan Zhixing's harem.

Logically speaking, no matter how small Dali was, it was still a real dynasty. How could it allow a man to enter the harem?
This shows that Duan Zhixing is honest with others.

As a result, Zhou Botong was really not shy and spoke directly and frankly to Concubine Liu.

At this time, Duan Zhixing's magnanimity can be seen again. Not only did he not cause trouble, he also reluctantly gave up his love and wanted to marry Concubine Liu to Zhou Botong.

As a result, Zhou Botong felt embarrassed at this time and ran away.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, this Concubine Liu is the later Yinggu, whose surname is Liu and also called Yinggu.
It sounds like Dali is not too far from Xiangyashan.

During the second Huashan Sword Meeting, Yinggu went to Huashan to look for Zhou Botong, but Zhou Botong ran away again.

This time he ran directly to the Mongolian grassland, where he met the young Yelu Qi. The old and the young hit it off and became playmates, so Zhou Botong taught him martial arts for several years.

I just don’t know how I got to the vicinity of Xianyang at this time.

When Zhou Botong heard that Zhao Zhijing wanted to take Yelu Qi as his apprentice, he was reluctant to do so, just like someone asking for his toy.

But on second thought, as Yelu Qi gets older, his temperament becomes more and more stable, and he is no longer as naughty and playful as he was a few years ago.

In comparison, the master in the dream was obviously more interesting. Not only had I never dreamed of him in my life, it was even the first time I had heard of him.

"Since the master in the dream said so, we must not make him unhappy."

"only"

Zhou Botong was still a little conflicted. If Yelu Qi became someone else's apprentice, wouldn't that mean he couldn't play with him anymore?
Zhao Zhijing looked at his face and said in a gentle and persuasive way, "Uncle Master, this child has become my disciple, so he has not left the Quanzhen Sect, and his relationship with you will not become distant."

"As long as this fate is fulfilled, if he is lucky enough to receive your personal instruction in the future, I will have no objections!"

Zhao Zhijing made a solemn promise, thinking that if you are willing to teach, it would be what he wanted.

As long as you are nominally my apprentice, I don’t care if you keep attaching him to your belt every day.

What Zhao Zhijing said also made sense to Zhou Botong. Although he was determined not to go to Chongyang Palace, he did not say that Yelu Qi had to go to Chongyang Palace to practice.

"Haha, your bull nose is more pleasing to the eye than those old bull noses and young bull noses."

Zhou Botong waved at Yeluqi, "Little guy, come here!"

Yelu Qi knew that Zhao Zhijing and others were all Quanzhen Taoist priests. Firstly, he did not want Zhou Botong to lose face in front of his younger disciples. Secondly, he was born into the Liao royal family, and as he grew older, he became more steady and self-controlled.

At this time, he used the Han etiquette, walked steadily and politely in front of the two people step by step.

Who knew that Zhou Botong was annoyed by this point of his, thinking that he was an "old naughty boy" but had brought out a mature disciple at a young age. Wouldn't it be a joke if it got out?

I wouldn't feel so bad about giving it to someone else as an apprentice.

"This is Zhao Zhijing, a disciple of my senior brother's disciple, and my great-grandson."

"He is good at martial arts and a nice guy. You should take him as your master from now on!"

Zhou Botong hated long-winded and polite conversation the most, so he explained the matter in two sentences and asked Yelu Qi to become Zhao Zhijing's disciple.

Zhao Zhijing put on an open-minded look, and he really put a lot of effort into luring this apprentice. When Yelu Qi heard this, he immediately felt like he was being sold, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.

"division"

Yelu Qi wanted to call him Master, but then he remembered that Zhou Botong never acknowledged him as his disciple, so he changed his words.

"Senior Zhou, my status as a disciple may be a little inconvenient."

Yelu Qi glanced at Zhao Zhijing and continued, "So I still want to follow you."

As a descendant of the Liao royal family, Yelu Qi's father, Yelu Chucai, had already risen to the position of Prime Minister of Mongolia at this time, and could be said to be in a high position of power.

As the second son of Yelu Chucai, it was naturally impossible for Yelu Qi to go to Chongyang Palace to learn martial arts.

Zhou Botong said impatiently: "You are worshipping him as your master now, but I am not asking you to become a Taoist monk. What is convenient or inconvenient about it?"

Zhao Zhijing echoed, "Master uncle is right. There are tens of thousands of people in Quanzhen Sect, and among them there are also lay disciples."

"I and Brother Yelu hit it off right away, and I couldn't help but think of a destiny. That's why I asked my uncle-master to take you in as my apprentice."

Yelu Qi was just wondering, but when he heard Zhao Zhijing mention his great-uncle master again and again, he suddenly felt as if he had found the key to the matter.

If he really took Senior Zhou Botong as his master, he would become a fellow disciple with the famous Seven Masters of Quanzhen Sect, who were already in their sixties or seventies.

Zhao Zhijing and his friends are his nephews, so their disciples should call him "Grandpa Master".

Elder Zhou must have taken this into consideration, so he asked me to become a disciple of Taoist Master Zhao Zhijing and said that I didn't need to go to Chongyang Palace to learn martial arts.

After figuring out this key point, Yelu Qi suddenly felt enlightened.

Since Senior Zhou said in person that Taoist Priest Zhao has good martial arts skills and good character, he must be right.

They are all from the Quanzhen Sect. Instead of becoming a disciple of Senior Zhou, which would involve so much trouble, it would be better to become a disciple of Taoist Master Zhao.

As long as I can still learn from Senior Zhou, that's enough.

Yelu Qi immediately clasped his hands together and bowed respectfully, saying, "My disciple Yelu Qi, I am grateful to my teacher for looking favorably upon me and not disliking my naughtiness."

"Master, please accept my disciple's greetings!"

Yelu Qi knelt down on both knees and kowtowed three times to Zhao Zhijing.

Zhao Zhijing was in a good mood, and quickly helped Yelu Qi up, smiling and saying, "You are different from other disciples. Since you are not practicing in Chongyang Palace, you can put aside some unimportant rules."

"Now your great master is traveling around the world, and he needs a Taoist boy to serve him. It's just right for you to accompany him all the time and be at his disposal."

As soon as these words came out, Yelu Qi immediately knew that his guess was correct, and said happily: "Yes, I will follow the teachings of my master."

Zhou Botong also felt that Zhao Zhijing was a man of his words, and it seemed that this was really their fate.

Otherwise, what's the point of taking this disciple?

And Zhao Zhijing must be the happiest among the three. He has a disciple who becomes his disciple and is taught by a top master who is as powerful as the Five Great Masters. Just thinking about it makes him happy.

"Xiao Qi, let's talk about our own affairs from now on."

"You call me Master, and I call you Uncle Master."

(End of this chapter)