bookbashuk Chapter 408 Ghostly Apprenticeship
Chapter 408 Ghostly Apprenticeship
Chapter 408 Ghostly Apprenticeship
A wisp of mist suddenly drifted up.
In the blink of an eye, they instantly crossed the large balcony that came with the Blue Enchantress and entered the living room.
At this moment, Ye Qifeng pulled Zhu Zhuqing, who looked slightly bewildered, out of the bedroom.
Just then, a figure shrouded in a black robe appeared, emerging from the pitch-black mist.
"Brother Ye, be careful."
The moment Zhu Zhuqing saw the black-robed man's figure appear, her vigilance instantly kicked in. She instinctively stepped in front of Ye Qifeng and assumed a defensive stance.
"Zhuqing, it's alright, we're all on the same side."
Seeing this, Ye Qifeng quickly patted her soft shoulder, signaling her to relax and that the other party was not an enemy.
The man in black robes was none other than Ghost Douluo Ghost Phantom, who was secretly guarding him.
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A month ago, Ye Qifeng unexpectedly encountered the useless master Yu Xiaogang in Wuhun City and gave him a good beating. However, this reminded him that Tang San and Xiao Wu would soon be enrolling in Shrek Academy.
So Ye Qifeng decided to come and take a look, and maybe stir up some trouble.
Given that it was graduation season for Soul Master academies and there was still some time before the enrollment for advanced Soul Master academies on the continent began, Ye Qifeng waited another month before setting off for Soto City.
That's why all the things that happened afterward occurred.
However, before leaving Wuhun City, Ye Qifeng made a special trip to the Papal Palace to bid farewell to his teacher, Bibi Dong.
Although I had already told Bibi Dong in advance, I still had to say goodbye to her properly before leaving, and also ask for a Title Douluo bodyguard so that she wouldn't worry and secretly arrange one for me later.
At that time, Nihuang, Yueguan, and Guimei happened to be there.
Upon hearing that Ye Qifeng was leaving Wuhun City and needed a Title Douluo to act as his bodyguard, Nihuang and Guimei immediately stepped forward and expressed their willingness to serve as his bodyguards.
In particular, Nihuang's desire to follow Ye Qifeng and protect his safety was the strongest.
Seeing that Nihuang and Guimei had both stepped forward, Yueguan hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward as well, quickly expressing his loyalty and saying that he was also willing to serve as the Holy Son's guard.
Since his old partner, Ghostly Charm, went on a trip with His Highness the Holy Son, he not only directly advanced to Super Douluo, but also encountered many incredible things.
Every time the ghost returned and told him about its many adventures, Yue Guan was incredibly envious.
Yue Guan expressed his envy, feeling that going out with His Highness the Holy Son would always bring immense benefits, and even if he didn't gain any benefits, he could witness many miracles.
He really wanted to go, and also to get away from all this tedious government affairs.
For some reason, His Holiness the Pope always seems to target him, handing him more and more political affairs. It's unclear who the Pope really is.
He's so busy he's completely overwhelmed, buried in endless trivial government affairs, that he can't even take care of the flowers and plants in his own backyard.
If it weren't for Fengxian's mother, Qin Lan, helping to take care of him, he probably would have wanted to die.
Sigh, I wonder if I offended Her Holiness the Pope somehow, so she's been relentlessly exploiting me? My heart is filled with bitterness.
Seeing that her three generals were all vying to be the protectors of her favorite disciple, Bibi Dong felt quite gratified.
However, when Bibi Dong saw Nihuang's impatient appearance, she felt that something was not quite right. Although you are Xiaofeng's older sister, are you being too eager? Is there something wrong with you?
So she stared at Nihuang, looking her up and down, back and forth, again and again.
Facing Pope Bibi Dong's scrutinizing gaze, Nihuang's heart fluttered, and she couldn't help but feel a little guilty. However, she was always bold and careful, and she was confident that Bibi Dong would not notice her little thoughts.
Anyway, she is Xiaofeng's older sister. It's normal for an older sister to care about her younger brother's safety, want to stay by his side, and protect him.
With this thought, Nihuang instantly felt at ease and no longer cared about the gaze directed at her by Bibi Dong.
Little did she know, Bibi Dong had already noticed something about her.
Bibi Dong glanced deeply at Nihuang, her beautiful pale purple eyes narrowing slightly.
"It seems that Nihuang is getting restless too. We absolutely cannot let her follow Xiaofeng. Hmph, I need to find her something else to do, so she won't be idle and thinking about Xiaofeng."
Bibi Dong glanced at Yue Guan standing below again, her brows furrowing slightly, a hint of disdain flashing in her eyes:
"This one won't do either. He's so effeminate, like a sissy, and he talks too much. He's really annoying. I can't let him corrupt my Xiaofeng."
Finally, her gaze shifted to the ghost standing side by side with Yue Guan, and a smile finally appeared on Bibi Dong's beautiful face:
"As expected, Ghost is more reliable. He's calm, loyal, doesn't talk much, and is strong enough. He's the best candidate to be Xiao Feng's bodyguard. He's the one."
Faced with the fact that Nihuang, Yueguan, and Guimei all volunteered to accompany him on his trip, Ye Qifeng didn't feel embarrassed, because he already had an ideal candidate in mind.
And this person was exactly the same as Bibi Dong's idea, it was none other than Ghost Douluo Ghost.
Although Nihuang and Yueguan were capable of protecting him, Ye Qifeng chose Ghost Douluo Guimei as his bodyguard for the sake of safety.
According to his plan, some of the subsequent tasks required someone skilled in concealing their presence and possessing exceptional tracking abilities.
And ghosts happen to be experts in this area.
When Bibi Dong wanted to personally appoint someone, Ye Qifeng beat her to it, rejecting Nihuang and Yue Guan, and choosing Gui Mei as his bodyguard.
This surprised Bibi Dong slightly, but she also felt a strange sense of connection with Ye Qifeng, which made her very happy.
In a good mood, Bibi Dong gently tossed a large stack of government documents from the table in the Papal Palace into Yue Guan's hands.
Incidentally, I'll arrange a troublesome task for Nihuang, asking her to lead an enforcement team from the Spirit Hall to wipe out a group of troublesome evil spirit masters that we've just discovered.
Slightly downcast after being rejected by Ye Qifeng, Nihuang and Yueguan, still somewhat bewildered, were momentarily stunned. However, they had no choice but to obey the Pope's orders.
Meanwhile, Ghostly Spirit secretly protected Night Seven Wind as they went to Soto City together.
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The third floor of the Rose Hotel.
In the living room of the Blue Enchantress's room.
The ghostly eyes hidden beneath the black robe glanced lightly at Zhu Zhuqing, unconcerned by her wariness and hostility. On the contrary, he found her rather endearing.
As an agility-type Soul Master, maintaining constant vigilance is a fundamental quality.
This young girl from the Zhu family of Xingluo reacted quite well, and her senses were also very sharp. The moment his illusory mist appeared in the living room, she had already taken action and quickly prepared for defense.
Although he considered this speed to be extremely slow, it was quite good for a Soul Master with a Soul Power of Level 30, and deserved praise.
This is a promising candidate for an agility-based Soul Master.
"Your Highness!"
After withdrawing his gaze, Ghost walked up to Ye Qifeng and bowed respectfully.
Ye Qifeng nodded slightly, not bothering with formalities, and went straight to the point, asking:
"Elder Ghost, would you be interested in taking on a disciple?"
"Taking on apprentices?"
Ghost was taken aback by what he heard, and was somewhat confused.
He was unaware of the content of the conversation between Ye Qifeng and Zhu Zhuqing, nor did he know that Ye Qifeng had called him out to ask him to take on a disciple.
Although it was secretly protecting Ye Qifeng, the ghostly spiritual power only sensed everything around the room and did not penetrate into the room to sense anything.
Therefore, he had no idea what was happening in the room.
After a moment of confusion, the ghost quickly realized what was happening. Its gaze, hidden in the shadows of its robe and hat, shifted slightly and slowly turned towards Zhu Zhuqing:
"Is His Highness referring to this little girl?"
Ye Qifeng nodded slightly. Although he knew that Gui Mei already knew something about Zhu Zhuqing's identity, he still formally introduced him to her:
"Her name is Zhu Zhuqing. She comes from the Zhu family of the Netherworld Grand Duke's Mansion in the Star Luo Empire and was one of the two candidates to inherit the Zhu family's mansion. However, she has now fled the Zhu family and joined our Spirit Hall."
Then he recounted in detail to Guimei the whole story of how he met Zhu Zhuqing in the Star Dou Great Forest three years ago, and also told Guimei about the complicated relationship between Zhu Zhuqing and the Zhu family.
As Ye Qifeng spoke, he led the now relaxed Zhu Zhuqing to the ghost's side:
"Zhu Qing's martial soul is the Netherworld Cat, the inherited martial soul of the Zhu family. It is a natural agility-type martial soul. In addition, after consuming a celestial herb, the martial soul has evolved and become more powerful."
"With Zhu Qing's current aptitude, her future achievements will certainly not be inferior to Elder Gui's, and she will even stand out among agility-type soul masters without any problem."
"However, she is still very young and needs a teacher to guide her and protect her."
"Therefore, I would like to ask Elder Ghost to accept Zhu Qing as your disciple."
At this point, Ye Qifeng smiled slightly and asked persuasively:
"So, Elder Ghost, how about taking this disciple?"
Having consumed celestial herbs and evolved his martial spirit, his future achievements could reach my level, or even surpass mine? Upon hearing this, the ghost was immediately tempted.
He wouldn't even look at a simple Netherworld Cat, but a Netherworld Cat that has evolved after consuming celestial herbs is a different story.
He had personally experienced the power of celestial herbs; otherwise, he wouldn't have reached his current peak cultivation level of 96th-level Super Douluo.
This was something he never dared to even imagine back then.
All of this is thanks to the celestial herb that His Highness the Holy Son gifted to him.
The little girl from the Xingluo Zhu family in front of me has also consumed a divine herb. She is definitely a treasure, a promising talent with unlimited potential.
Moreover, he is a Soul Master of the same type as him, specializing in agility and attack. If we don't take him as a disciple, when will we ever get another chance?
Think of my old partner, Chrysanthemum Pass.
Ever since he took Xiao Fengxian as his apprentice three years ago, he would come to him to show off and flaunt his skills whenever he had the chance.
He described his disciple as having extraordinary talent, immense potential, diligent cultivation, and astonishingly rapid and rapid growth in soul power.
He went on and on, talking until his ears were sore, which made him itchy to take on an apprentice.
Unfortunately, he couldn't find a junior who could match Xiao Fengxian's talent in agility-based Soul Masters, and he didn't want to lower his standards for taking on disciples.
Otherwise, if he took on a useless apprentice, he would definitely be ridiculed by that gossipy old man, Chrysanthemum.
Originally, Bai Chenxiang, that little guy, was quite good in His Highness's team.
After consuming the celestial herbs bestowed upon her by His Highness the Holy Son, her martial spirit also evolved, transforming from a swift with a pointed tail into a roc, and even having the chance to evolve into a true roc, or even the legendary golden-winged roc.
Bai Chenxiang is no longer a pure agility-type Soul Master without offensive power. Instead, she has become a Soul Master who combines agility and power attacks, and has great potential to develop into an agility-type Soul Master.
Ghostly Demon also wanted to take Bai Chenxiang as his apprentice.
But when he thought of his past grievances with the Min clan, he silently gave up the idea.
After all, he was one of the main forces in the great battle between the Spirit Hall and the Clear Sky Sect back then, and many members of the Min clan died at his hands.
Although the Min clan is known for its speed, it is no match for him, a titled Douluo of the agility-based attack type. He can neither defeat him nor escape him. Moreover, the people of the Min clan are all stubborn and refuse to surrender. Therefore, the only option is to kill them.
This is why the Ghostly Demon has formed a deep and almost irreconcilable enmity with the Min clan.
So there's no chance of taking Bai Chenxiang as a disciple; that stubborn old man Bai He would be the first to object.
For these reasons, Guimei never mentioned taking on apprentices again.
Now, suddenly, Ye Qifeng rekindled his thoughts, and there was a promising young talent right in front of him. It would be a lie to say that Gui Mei wasn't tempted.
As for her identity and background, that doesn't matter.
What about the Zhu and Dai families of Xingluo?
With him as their teacher, they wouldn't dare to harm their disciple in the slightest.
A thought raced through his mind, and the ghost immediately made up his mind: he was determined to take this good disciple as his apprentice.
Once I've accepted this disciple and returned to Wuhun City, I'll definitely brag about it to that gossipy Chrysanthemum guy and shut him up so I can "get revenge." Ghost thought to himself.
Despite his excitement, he remained outwardly indifferent, exuding a chilling aura.
Of course, Ghost was completely shrouded in a wide black robe, so no one could see the expression on his face.
Otherwise, one would have noticed that a satisfied smile was uncontrollably spreading across his lips.
Facing the chilling aura emanating from the ghost.
Ye Qifeng didn't feel anything, he was already used to it, and he could clearly sense the joy in Gui Mei's heart, knowing that Gui Mei was obviously tempted to take Zhu Zhuqing as her disciple.
However, Zhu Zhuqing was a little scared and subconsciously leaned to the side, pressing her body slightly against Ye Qifeng, as if this would make her feel more at ease.
But in his heart he was silently muttering to himself:
"Is this strange man in black robes the teacher Brother Ye was going to introduce to me?"
"But he's such a strange person. He's wearing a big black robe, so you can't see his face. He gives off an incredibly eerie feeling."
"Also, the aura emanating from him is terrifying, so chilling, it gives me the creeps."
Noticing Zhu Zhuqing's subtle movements, Gui Mei snapped out of her daze and quickly suppressed her chilling aura.
He first nodded to Ye Qifeng, indicating that he was very willing to accept Zhu Zhuqing as his disciple.
Then, looking at Zhu Zhuqing, he tried to make his voice sound slightly kinder, but the words coming from under his black robe were still hoarse, cold, and low, and concise:
"Your name is Zhu Zhuqing, right? How about becoming my disciple?"
(End of this chapter)