"Elder!"
"Elder Zhu!"
The Xi siblings couldn't hide their excitement, clasping their hands in a salute.
"Mm."
Zhu Ju nodded.
"I have traveled far, and with the recent upheaval in the Ten Thousand Mountains, I must thank you two young friends for guiding me. Otherwise, who knows how long it would have taken to find my way back to the Sect."
"You're too kind, Elder," Xi Chen said respectfully.
"It was our good fortune to be able to help you. More than that, you are the one who saved our lives."
...
"Elder!"
He grit his teeth and dropped to his knees with a THUD.
"I beg you to take me as your disciple, Elder! I, Xi Chen, am willing to serve you faithfully, to be your humble servant."
THUD!
Beside him, Xi Youyue blinked, then knelt as well, knocking her head on the stone slab.
The sound of their kowtows went THUMP, THUMP, as if the stone slab itself might crack.
"You want me to be your master?" Zhu Ju chuckled.
"I recall you vowing to join the Profound Clarity Sect."
