“Oh, and do tell, what is this ‘right’ way.”
Hai Yun paused his steps, “the right way, is not your way!” he stated softly before he continued walking.
“Hahaha, indeed the heavens have not disappointed me!” The spirit laughed hysterically. “Good, very good indeed. The way I described to you was indeed the wrong way, and had you agreed I would have struck to kill you myself. For this god has no need of a crafty and scheming apprentice who believes this god is some treasure, but rather someone who believes they can do everything with or without my help. You, brat have qualified”.
Saying this the spirit waved his arm and pressure instantly enveloped Hai Yun halting his footsteps. Hai Yun’s facial expression turned ugly. Even if this senior wanted to trick him, and suddenly changing his mood with the excuse of “I was testing you”, was simply an insult to his intelligence!
The spirit however didn’t really seem to care as he dragged Hai Yun back to the white scroll hanging on the wall.
“Now roll up the painting of me and put it into your robe. From now on I shall accompany you!” the spirit then ended the pressure and calmly watched.
Realizing that he did not really have any other choice, he chose to begrudgingly do as he was told. Although it truly did not seem like a portrait of any sort. Right when he was done he turned around to walk out when he finally saw the spirit.
It was a middle aged man with sand peppered hair and his cheeks had the wrinkles from smiling too often. At first glance he seemed like a kind old man and anyone who saw him would certainly mistake him for one.
“What, never expected me to look so young?” the spirit smiled.
Hai Yun continued to frown, “No, I just didn’t think you would look so shameless.”
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“Shameless? Me? What on earth is going on in your head? I told you I was just testing you. Honestly, if I have the strength to play with you just using my aura, do you honestly believe that if someone else shows up on this floor I couldn’t just possess them?”
Hai Yun’s frown deepened, because this was true! If this god could move him around, he could definitely move around other people and possess them, so it was quite probable that he really was being tested. When he thought about it, why would this god with so much power even need to lie to him if not to test his character? And with this god’s response, he knew that he had just passed this test.
“So I have passed your little test, haven’t I…” Hai Yun secretly dreaded whatever it was that this god wanted from him, especially if he was this powerful. He was clearly aware that there was no free lunch in this world. A master would only accept a disciple because he wanted this disciple to accomplish something he could not.
“Indeed you have passed my test. In fact you are almost the ideal candidate who I could never have even dreamed of receiving. I’m wondering if you transmigrated here specifically for me to get my revenge!”
“Seniors revenge?” Hai Yun was instantly swallowed in dread, he needed to help this god get revenge! Against what? The only possible target for a god’s revenge would be… another God!
“Yes, and seriously apprentice, don’t call me senior, you must refer to me as ‘Almighty Divinity who is my Benevolent Master’!”
Although he was questioning when exactly he became this gods apprentice, Hai Yun was not willing to needlessly offend this old ghost, “Oh ‘Almighty Divinity who is my Benevolent Master’ please forgive this minor one for being insolent, but can you do something about this poison and its destruction of my talent!”
Since this old ghost wasn’t going to let him off, he might as well use him to get his own revenge first and then see what to do about this old ghost's grievances! There was no such thing as a free lunch in this world. Not even if you were a god!
The spirit smiled, “Good apprentice, follow this Almighty divinity of medicine, we will raise your talent so high, those sects who had grievances against you will come and grovel at your doorstep begging for forgiveness!”
With this being said a formless pressure engulfed Hai Yun again, slamming his head straight down towards the floor in a kowtow acknowledging the spirit as his master. Then his head smashed to the floor another 2 times. So even this old ghost cares about such minor formalities...