Lu Chenxing pondered, thinking of a solution, while unconsciously twirling Xiao Longzhi's long silver hair in his arms.
Perhaps seeing him remain silent for a long time, Yan Pingsha lowered her head, somewhat afraid to look at him, and her clear voice became a little muffled as she said, "Boss Lu, do you think I'm too foolish? I haven't been in the Nufeng Guild for long, and I don't know them very well, but they told me to recruit people, so I did."
"Others said they wanted to be friends with me, so I became friends with them. As a result, so many people are now in unknown danger, and I still have to trouble Principal Bai and you to clean up my mess..."
Hearing Yan Pingsha's words, Lu Chenxing immediately came back to his senses, but he did not interrupt her. Instead, he listened quietly until she finished, then said, "Sister Pingsha, this is not your fault. Kindness and trust are not mistakes. The ones who made mistakes are those people from the Nufeng Guild. You don't need to take all the responsibility upon yourself."
"Besides, aren't we friends? What's wrong with friends helping each other? As for trouble, you didn't complain about trouble when you followed Principal Bai to the Little World to help me find my parents, did you?" Lu Chenxing finished speaking with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Yan Pingsha quickly looked up and waved her hand, saying, "No, it's different, that was..."
"What's different?" Lu Chenxing retorted, "The difference is that we didn't know each other then. Now we've become friends. If you could help me when we didn't know each other, why can't I help you now that we're friends? What kind of logic is that?"
Yan Pingsha, who was already flustered, was rendered speechless by his words and finally could only whisper, "Then... then what should we do?"
Her appearance was a stark contrast to the cool and capable demeanor Lu Chenxing first saw her with, which made the corners of his mouth curve into a smile. Yan Pingsha looked a little cute like this.
"I already have a rough idea. No rush, after Yun Qiaoqiao is done, we'll go find Principal Bai. I have something to tell him anyway."
Seeing that Lu Chenxing had a plan, Yan Pingsha stopped talking and just silently stroked her blade, lost in thought.
After about one or two hours, the energy fluctuations around Yun Qiaoqiao gradually disappeared, attracting the attention of the two people by the side.
As Yun Qiaoqiao's eyes opened, a pair of pleasing emerald green eyes came into view, causing Lu Chenxing to lose himself slightly. These eyes, combined with her pretty face and golden hair, truly made her look like the Knight King reborn!
As Yun Qiaoqiao stood up, the aura of a first-tier complete cultivator was immediately released, meaning that her strength was already close to the second tier after only a few hours of re-cultivation!
Although Lu Chenxing didn't know what tier her talent was, because she hadn't actively mentioned it, it was clear from this that her talent must be quite high!
As Yun Qiaoqiao's aura receded, her emerald green eyes returned to their normal black-brown color, indicating that the emerald green eyes only appeared when she activated her skills and abilities.
Lu Chenxing stood up and smiled, nodding at her, "Not bad, it seems you have successfully undergone a complete transformation."
It was just a normal compliment, but unexpectedly, Yun Qiaoqiao seriously performed a knight's salute to Lu Chenxing, saying at the same time, "Greetings, Teacher."
"Uh... huh?" Lu Chenxing thought he misheard and his expression was a little surprised.
Unexpectedly, after Yun Qiaoqiao straightened up, she said seriously and solemnly, "You have taught me the true Way of the Knight, so I call you Teacher, and I am your disciple! Didn't you already take Guan Yang as a disciple before? Then please accept me as well."
Lu Chenxing, who was about to say something, suddenly remembered Altria's personality. She was serious, loyal, and upright, possessing the honor and pride of a Knight King.
At the same time, she possessed high self-esteem, a strong and unyielding personality, and would become engrossed in competitive outcomes, ignoring her surroundings. She was fond of the opposite sex who persevered and overcame difficulties, disliked indecisive people, and did not want to fail in front of the person she liked.
Clearly, Yun Qiaoqiao was also influenced by Altria, or rather, she herself did not reject this influence, even gladly accepting it, which is why she had her current serious tone.
Then, the trait of "disliking indecisive people" must have been inherited as well...
Thinking of this, Lu Chenxing somehow felt his forehead sweating. He suddenly felt as if he was being urged, so he quickly said, "Yes, then you will be my second disciple, okay?"
His tone was urgent, as if he feared what might happen if he spoke too slowly.
Although Yun Qiaoqiao didn't understand why Lu Chenxing's expression suddenly became a little strange and his tone was also a bit off, she still seriously agreed, "Okay, Teacher."
Seeing that the topic was over, Lu Chenxing felt the sense of urgency disappear and couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
"Since that's the case, I'll call Guan Yang and Guo Jiahao back. Yun Qiaoqiao, you call your eldest and third brothers back. It'll be a good chance for everyone to get to know each other."
"Okay, Teacher." Yun Qiaoqiao still answered seriously, even a little stiffly.
This made Lu Chenxing a little awkward. He wanted to say something like "You don't have to be like this," but then he remembered that this was influenced by Altria's personality, so after opening his mouth, he closed it again, only uttering an "Mm."
......
When the three returned to the shop, five people were already standing in front of the shop door: Guan Yang, Guo Jiahao, Wang Hu, Lu Hai, and the Old Butler who had brought Guo Jiahao.
The few of them seemed to be chatting about something, with smiles on their faces. When they saw Lu Chenxing and the other two approaching, the Old Butler bowed slightly and then left. The smiles on the faces of the remaining four grew wider.
"What are you talking about? So happy?" Lu Chenxing smiled and greeted them.
"Boss, I heard Wang Hu say you brought us a little boss back?" Guo Jiahao looked at Xiao Longzhi in Lu Chenxing's arms, his chubby body leaning closer. After seeing her face clearly, he exclaimed, "What a beautiful little girl! Is this your daughter, Boss?"
"Mm, yes, she'll be your little boss from now on." Lu Chenxing answered while introducing Yun Qiaoqiao behind him, "This is my second brother and shop assistant, Guo Jiahao."
Yun Qiaoqiao bowed seriously, "Hello."
This formal tone somewhat surprised Guo Jiahao, but he also had a stiff Old Butler by his side, so he was experienced in dealing with such people. Thus, he also returned a serious bow, "I'm very happy to meet you too."
Their conversation reminded Lu Chenxing of English class dialogues from his childhood—formal and boring. He couldn't help but interrupt, "Are you two holding some kind of diplomatic ceremony here? Can't we be less formal in private?"
Both of them were slightly stunned by his words. Then Guo Jiahao scratched his head awkwardly, "Oh, Boss, everyone is so formal, it would be rude if I wasn't."