allonlinenovel Chapter 231 Becoming a Teacher
Chapter 231 Becoming a Teacher
"Brother, I felt the fluctuation of spiritual energy when I came here. Junior Brother Jin should be coming out of retreat soon."
After leaving the door, Tao Yin was suddenly stopped by Bai Wenche.
"Brother... don't you like this disciple?"
Tao Yin was stunned by his question before he could reply: “???” What a stupid question, is he okay?
It's hard to describe the situation of Bai Wenche's two disciples. If it was Jiang Xiuyuan, it would be fine. Jiang Jinfeng really took the throne and became the deputy sect leader... But if it was someone else, all the disciples who they had worked so hard to train to inherit his mantle were gone. It would be good enough if they didn't go crazy.
"Why do you say that? Jin Jianxian is an obedient and sensible kid. Which dog of yours...which eyes of yours can tell that I don't like him?"
Tao Yin couldn't help but glance at him sideways. Bai Wenche lowered his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Brother, since you can't manage him, why don't you let Jin Jianxian be my disciple?"
In the world of cultivation, the master-disciple relationship is that the eldest disciple is the heir to the master's legacy, and the other disciples are also the descendants of the master's system - in layman's terms, stealing someone else's disciple is no different from stealing someone else's child.
With these words, the other elders who had left paused. The Grand Elder also turned his head to look at the pair of brothers for a long time, sighed, and turned to leave.
"Junior brother, what you said...if it weren't for the current situation, I would really beat you up."
Tao Yin looked at Bai Wenche with a strange look in his eyes. He looked his cheap junior brother up and down and felt that there were four words written on the other's face - "apprentice dealer".
Bai Wenche raised his head and looked straight at Tao Yin, his eyes were exceptionally calm: "Junior Brother Ji and Junior Brother Song have taken up most of my energy, and Junior Brother Jin seems to be the one being ignored. Now I... Junior Brother Jin might be a good choice to follow me."
Gu Yulan: "Ahem, ahem, that's not a good idea, Junior Brother." I thought you were immersed in the grief of losing a disciple. Can you choose another one to be your disciple? It means you may be single for a long time like Junior Sister Jun before... But we can't snatch a disciple from our senior brother!
Jun Ning: "I think it's okay."
Gu Yulan pulled her and said, "Junior sister, don't get involved!"
Mu Jin looked at Bai Wenche and asked, "Junior brother, what do you think?"
"What do you think? I just think that instead of choosing a disciple whose character is unknown, it is better to educate a disciple who already has good character. Jin Jianxian knows everything about this kid, but I just don't have the energy to teach him. Instead of burying him, it is better to let me teach him."
Tao Yin finally couldn't help but scold him: "You are a wanderer every day, and you still teach? What's the point of teaching!" Is Bai Wenche crazy because he has lost his disciples? !
"Well at least I have time to discipline both of my disciples, unlike my senior brother who only cares about one and forgets about the other."
"Bai Wenche! You don't have any idea about the disciples you teach! Let's not talk about Jiang Xiuyuan, this Jiang Jinfeng..." Tao Yin held his breath and didn't say anything in the end - no matter how much you argue, it's not good to expose someone's scars.
"Let's not talk about my character first, at least I put my heart into teaching my disciples."
"Be attentive. I don't teach my disciples attentively?!"
"Do the other two disciples have intentions towards Jin Jianxian?"
The two people's words gradually became aggressive, poking at each other's feelings.
Jun Ning interrupted them directly: "That's enough! You are all unqualified, what's there to argue about? You will hurt the enemy by a thousand while hurting yourself by eight hundred."
Gu Yulan and Mu Jin: There’s no need to add fuel to the fire, junior sister!
Tao Yin and Bai Wenche were both stunned and wanted to argue - even if he was not good enough, he was still better than Bai Wenche/Tao Yin, right? !
"One can't treat everyone equally, and the other doesn't know how to educate himself. Let's not talk about them anymore." Jun Ning looked at the two of them as they spoke word by word, but after she finished speaking, she turned around and spoke to Tao Yin, poking his heart out.
"But in the current situation, Junior Brother does seem to be more suitable."
Tao Yin felt a little aggrieved, and was still angry when he looked at Bai Wenche: "Why should I give him the disciple I worked so hard to cultivate?!"
Jun Ning: "I don't deny that it's hard work, as for cultivation... Have you ever closely watched Jin Jianxian's homework? Have you ever seen Jin Jianxian practicing? Have you paid special attention to his progress?
The care you put into Ji Yanli and the disappointment you feel towards Song Wen, the way you are always thinking about how to correct and guide them, this is what cultivation is.
As teachers, we should provide resources and conditions. Our true duty as teachers with a clear conscience is to cultivate.
Rather than calling Jin Jianxian your disciple, the way you treat him is actually no different from letting him run wild."
Gu Yulan and Mu Jin nodded after listening: That's why they would rather have only one disciple as their personal teacher, for fear that they would not be able to train a good disciple and be responsible for the disciple.
Tao Yin was stunned and remained silent for a long time. Bai Wenche bowed to him with a sincere attitude.
"Junior brother, you may have said something inappropriate, but you truly value him... Since I can't give him what he needs, and can't make up for the past, why not let him start over - senior brother, I am actually more suitable." To put it bluntly, he had actually thought about accepting Jin Jianxian as his disciple after Jiang Xiuyuan got into trouble.
So Bai Wenche did not act on impulse, but had planned it for a long time.
"Brother, I don't mean to force you to send a disciple, but now is the time to face up to the fact that Jin Jianxian is an outstanding disciple because he can be under your tutelage. Don't bury him because of some things."
People always like to reconcile and compromise. For example, if you say that the room is too dark and a window must be opened here, everyone will definitely not allow it. But if you advocate tearing down the roof, they will come to reconcile and be willing to open the window.
Just like when Jun Ning was standing next to Bai Wenche, her words were a bit extreme, but now there is a contrast. She said what she really wanted to express, and Tao Yin was more willing to accept it.
"I have said what I wanted to say. I will leave first, junior brother." Bai Wenche left first, and the other elders followed.
Sometimes, a sense of crisis can help you see things more clearly.
The memories came to an abrupt end, and when Tao Yin came back to his senses, he saw Jin Jianxian coming to pay him a visit.
He used to think that Bai Wenche's failure to discipline his disciples led to the subsequent events, but now it seems that the two of them are equally bad.
What is a teacher’s responsibility—to give not a single bit of love wrongly, and not a single bit of attention too little.
He was obviously unqualified, and he didn't think that the lack of attention in the beginning could be made up for in the later stage. Those who are involved in the game are often confused, while those who are not involved can see things clearly. As someone in the game, he was confused, but his fellow apprentices saw it clearly.
He thought for so long that Jin Jianxian wondered if his master had fallen asleep.
"You get up... He Qian, what do you think of your Uncle Bai?"
Jin Jianxian was caught off guard by the name being called and was a little slow to react. He came back to his senses and thought about his master's question.
"Uncle Bai is a free and easy-going person with a gentle personality. He is also friendly and approachable to us young people..."
"If you were to serve Bai Wenche in the future, what do you think..."
"Master! But what did I do wrong?"
Jin Jianxian was so frightened that he didn't care about anything. He fell to his knees with a plop, his eyes full of anxiety and fear.
Tao Yin felt even more guilty and helped him up. The relationship between master and disciple was like that of family members, how could it be like this?
"No, it's Master who delayed you - you don't know yet, Bai Wenche has no direct disciple now, and you will be his only disciple. It will be great to be the deputy sect leader in the future."
This is the last thing he can do as a master - since he cannot train a good horse, he should hand him over to someone who can train him.
"No, no, how can this be? Disciple doesn't think that Master is wasting my time... Master has been very good to me given my condition. Besides, Uncle Bai doesn't think highly of me..." He didn't understand. He thought he had worked hard enough, so why did Master still look down on him.
"Jin Jianxian! Look up and listen carefully!"
Looking at the disciple with tear marks on his face, Tao Yin sighed and wondered why he didn't realize the other person's character and that he had become like this - he was so derelict in his duty.
Tao Yin pinched Jin Jianxian's shoulders, waited for those helpless eyes to meet his, then he slowly spoke.
"Listen carefully. If you don't look down on yourself first, no one will look down on you. This is the first sentence that your teacher wants you to remember."
"Master..."
Tao Yin interrupted him: "It was your Uncle Bai who took the initiative to bring this up with me. It was not my personal idea."
"But, disciple still doesn't want to... Master, do you not want a disciple anymore?"
Tao Yin saw through Jin Jianxian's thoughts at a glance, and felt that he had been too carried away before, and had not noticed such a big problem with Jin Jianxian - for those who practice Taoism, what they need on the path of cultivation is the determination to forge ahead. If they base their confidence on others, something bad will happen sooner or later.
"Don't be afraid, this is a good thing. People should always move forward. The master handed you over to him not because he thought you were a burden, but because he thought this was more suitable for you.
As a teacher, I must take care of your senior brother and your junior brother. This is difficult to change. Even if I divide my energy to give you more attention and concern, it is not as much as theirs..."
"Master..."
"This is unfair to you. You must not give up for the benefit you deserve. Otherwise, you will be the only one who will be wasted. A cultivator should fight against the heavens. You should never give up or compromise on the benefits you can obtain because of some emotional involvement. This is the second sentence that your master wants you to remember."
Jin Jianxian was sobbing uncontrollably, he could feel Tao Yin's sincere intentions personally - he never thought that Tao Yin did anything wrong, he just hated himself for not living up to his expectations and not being outstanding enough. He didn't even think of pretending to be stupid to attract attention, because that would only cause trouble to his master.
The other person said this to him from the bottom of his heart, and every word was sincere. He really hoped that he would live a good life. Jin Jianxian felt as if his heart seemed to relax.
Master actually cares about him, and that’s enough.
"It's all my fault. You are a thoughtful kid. In fact, you are not suitable to have so many fellow apprentices around you. I can't give you the fairness you want. Now I can only provide you with this way. You must not feel sorry for me. If I have done a lot for you with my heart and soul, but you don't appreciate it, then I am sorry for you."
Tao Yin sighed and held Jin Jianxian in his arms, just like when he first met Jin Jianxian. The crying and restless child's heart calmed down after feeling comforted.
"I have one last word for you - you must remember that you are an excellent child, no worse than others. You have no need to belittle yourself for being able to enter the Immortal Sect and become my disciple."
"But, becoming Uncle Bai's disciple means... I don't want to give up yours..." Jin Jianxian sobbed and spoke incoherently. The admiration in his eyes made Tao Yin feel weak and his eyes sore.
"What do you want to give up? The relationship between master and disciple is inseparable. Even if you become his disciple, I am still your master. Once a teacher, always a father."
Tao Yin felt that he had committed a sin. His second disciple was loyal and righteous, and his talent was not bad among the disciples taught by the emperor, but he had neglected so much of him in the past. However, he was more certain in his heart that Jin Jianxian deserved better.
When the elders behind learned that Tao Yin was really going to give Jin Jianxian to Bai Wenche as a disciple, they were all stunned - Senior Brother, are you serious? !
Watching Jin Jianxian performing the ceremony of paying homage to his master again, the elders glanced at Bai Wenche who was sitting in the main seat and Tao Yin next to him, feeling as if they were still dreaming.
Several elders: Why didn't I realize before that the one who was the best at snatching disciples was actually the junior brother! He even dared to snatch the eldest brother who was a genius collector, and he actually snatched them away!
Because direct disciples are different from inner disciples, the matter of direct disciples changing their sect involves a lot of things.
Tao Yin announced to the public that it was his junior fellow apprentice who had lost his personal disciple. He appreciated his junior fellow apprentice's character and felt that his own disciple had excellent character, so he handed the disciple over to him, which put an end to his junior fellow apprentice's worries about having a successor.
To put it in the common words of the mortal world, his family has no sons and will be extinct, but my family has many sons, and we are relatives and should help each other, and we can get in touch with each other, and the child will have a bright future, so I adopted my son.
As the second disciple, Jin Jianxian naturally could not inherit the position of sect leader. Now he has become Bai Wenche's only disciple. If nothing unexpected happens, he will be the deputy sect leader in the future. Many people think that he has reached the top overnight. This plot is like reading a storybook.
This was not the end. After all, Tao Yin had been his master for such a long time. As the saying goes, the two of them were bound to be closely connected. Now, there was also Bai Wenche...
Moreover, after discussion between his former master and current master, Jin Jianxian called both of them "Master", which shows that Tao Yin intends to continue supporting this disciple. Jin Jianxian will have a bright future in the future.
Among those who have more than one master, only Wu Feipeng, who has a natural spiritual root, has this treatment, and now there is another one, Jin Jianxian.
Gu Yulan couldn't help but steal glances at Tao Yin several times: "I can understand that you want Junior Brother Jin to continue to call you Master, but you said that Senior Brother actually gave his second disciple to Junior Brother like this, what did he want?"
Jun Ning glanced at him and said, "What's the point? If a teacher's desire to help his students have a better future becomes a conspiracy, then this world is ridiculous."
(Tao Yin's willingness to give his disciple to Bai Wenche is the result of comprehensive considerations. I have omitted more detailed plots. This is better for Jin Jianxian. After all, he was only an elder in the end and can now be the deputy sect leader. It is also good for Bai Wenche, who knows him well and can waste less resources in the early stage. It is also better for the sect. As the sect leader, he can give full play to the potential of his disciples. It is a hundred benefits without any harm.
To be honest, the only thing he sacrificed was his face, after all, on the other hand, it still showed that he was not a proper believer.)
(It will be soon. After Jin Jianxian is finished, it will be Lu Wensheng's perspective, the story of the seal and the undercover, and then the battle between immortals and demons and the founding of a mortal nation~)