Chapter 513: Chapter 503: Rabbit Joins the Group

“Well, you’re busy, so I’ll be leaving first. Little Rabbit, you should study etiquette diligently with your teacher and not disappoint the expectations of The Queen Mother. In seven years, The Queen Mother herself will inspect your results!”

Gold Star Taibai was conscientious enough to hint at Kong Ni before leaving, making it clear how much The Queen Mother valued the Little Rabbit learning etiquette…

Sure enough, Kong Ni frowned deeply, as if he had taken it to heart.

In that moment of distraction, the Peng Demon King saw his chance and roared, “Scatter!”

In an instant, he spit out an object from his mouth, which grew upon contact with the air, instantly turning into a golden saber!

This was a treasure he had forged from his own feathers and countless heavenly and earthly materials, the Acquired Spiritual Treasure, Huntian Saber! The saber was exceedingly sharp, famed for being able to sever all material things!

He had used this saber to kill powerful foes countless times and had even battled the Bull Demon King to a standstill with it, earning him the name of one of the seven Great Saints of the Demon Clan, the Huntian Great Saint!

Realizing the terror of Kong Ni, he did not hold back and sprayed a mouthful of essence blood directly onto the saber. Fueled by its master’s blood, the power of the Huntian Saber skyrocketed several times, turning its golden light into a bloody golden hue!

The saber vibrated, emitting a buzzing sound, the sound of high-speed vibration!

In an instant, the bloody golden light shot out directly toward Kong Ni’s wrist: “Open!”

The Peng Demon King stared at that wrist, confident that his blow would sever Kong Ni’s wrist!

Crack!

There was a crisp sound, and indeed, something had broken!

Only it wasn’t Kong Ni’s wrist that broke, but the Peng Demon King’s Huntian Saber!

The Huntian Saber shattered like blood-red glass striking steel, promptly breaking into tiny pieces that scattered all around…

The Peng Demon King was dumbfounded–that was a top-tier Acquired Spiritual Treasure!

And it failed to sever a mere arm!

What kind of monster was this?

Meanwhile, the Peng Demon King felt a surge of fury rising in front of him; he slowly turned his head, only to see flames burning in Kong Ni’s eyes, and all his muscles crackling, growing larger!

Gulp!

Swallowing hard, the Peng Demon King said, “Kong Ni… Confucius. I was presumptuous this time. My foolish disciple brought destruction upon himself, you stewed it right, you did it well… Perhaps we can just let this go today?”

The Peng Demon King’s voice was trembling; at this moment, he was truly afraid!

But Kong Ni just smiled, “Don’t be afraid…”

Then Kong Ni turned to Elder Zi and said, “Get pen and paper, from now on, whatever I say when I’m slapping someone around, you note it all down. Compile it, and let’s publish a book–we’ll call it ‘Analects’!”

Elder Zi immediately pulled out pen and paper: “Yes, teacher!”

Yi Zheng was dumbfounded; he could never have imagined that the Analects he had casually mentioned would appear in the Three Realms in such a manner!

What’s more, it was a pirated version that even infringed on the name he had coined.

The worst part was, he couldn’t even sue…

But then, seeing the Peng Demon King, whose beak was now split, Yi Zheng felt instantly balanced.

Then Kong Ni swung his hand and began to slap the Peng Demon King’s face repeatedly, cursing as he went, “You son of a b**, indulging your subordinates in crimes, killing and plundering is bad enough, but you damn well back them up too! I was planning to stake out your house, but here you are, delivering yourself to me. I wouldn’t do myself justice if I don’t beat you to death today for your idiotic actions!”

With each slap, the Peng Demon King’s physical form almost shattered, with blood and flesh splattering everywhere…

Bang!

The Peng Demon King was thrown in front of Elder Zi like a torn rag. Kong Ni dropped a line: “Stew him!”

Upon hearing this, the Peng Demon King immediately jumped up from the ground, his horns tilted backward: “Kong Ni! This has nothing to do with you…”

Boom!

The Peng Demon King only felt a shadow engulf his body from behind. Turning around, he saw a horrifying giant with muscles exploding all over, then a palm came smashing down!

Boom!

The Peng Demon King was directly smashed into the ground, with blood splattering and the sound of breaking bones chilling Yi Zheng to the core.

Afterward, the giant grabbed the Peng Demon King by the leg, who dangled like a limp worm below, then the giant carried the Peng Demon King away.

Yi Zheng saw clearly that the giant was none other than Elder Zi, who had just mumbled in front of him that we were all powerless young people!

Gulp!

Swallowing hard, Yi Zheng sneakily looked at Kong Ni.

Then he discovered Kong Ni was gone!

“Where is he?” Yi Zheng nervously muttered, then suddenly his shadow was eclipsed by a much larger one.

Slowly tilting his head up, Yi Zheng saw a large hand grabbing his rabbit ears, lifting him up.

His view rose along with the lift: knees, thighs, eight-pack abs, a robust chest, a thick tree-trunk-like neck, and finally, a face that looked immeasurably kind and benevolent.

Seeing such a combination, Yi Zheng always felt that when this character made its entrance, it had the wrong parts assembled.

However, Yi Zheng sported an obedient smile in his eyes, “Student pays respect to the teacher.”

Kong Ni was slightly taken aback, “You’re calling me teacher?”

Yi Zheng replied, “Yeah, didn’t you say you wanted me to learn from you? What else should I call you?”

Kong Ni somewhat reluctantly said, “It’s been many years since I’ve taken on a disciple…”

Upon hearing this, Yi Zheng immediately realized the key point. Although it seemed that there wasn’t anything good on Ganding Mountain, since he had come to learn, he should of course learn from the most awesome person!

Not to mention, it would be awesome to use his name when registering!

Thus, Yi Zheng immediately cried out, “Teacher, you once said, ‘A gentleman’s words, swift as a steed, are not to be reclaimed!’ Can the words you’ve spoken be taken back?”

Those words completely stunned Kong Ni, and he raised his eyebrows, “Uh… did I say that?”

Yi Zheng didn’t care whether he had said it or not, he continued to shout, “So wise and valiant, such compelling words, who else but you, my teacher, could utter them in this world?”

Kong Ni snapped his fingers, “Makes sense! Although it seems like I didn’t say that, the saying is correct, ‘A gentleman’s word, swift as a steed’… so!”

Yi Zheng looked at Kong Ni with anticipation.

Kong Ni stated, “From now on, you will study with Elder Zi!”

Yi Zheng was dumbfounded, thinking to himself, “Dude, what happened to ‘a gentleman’s word, swift as a steed’? You’ve already been caught up to? And did you just roll over my face with it? Can we have some decency here?”

It seemed Kong Ni noticed Yi Zheng’s cunning thoughts and chuckled, “A steed may be swift, but can’t five horses surpass it?”

Yi Zheng sarcastically replied, “Uncensored… did cavalry roll over your face? Tssk!”

Kong Ni, noticing Rabbit’s discontent, declared with a lifted head, “Little Rabbit, don’t be discontented. Although you were sent by the Queen Mother and have a considerable backing, who am I, Kong Ni?

“How could I bow to the mighty?

“Besides, I swore that in this lifetime, I would only take seventy-two disciples, that’s seventy-two ranks, and now the ranks are full, I can’t accept you even if I wanted to!”

What’s that glittering thing in your hand, Rabbit?

“Let me tell you, bribery is quite common here…”

Before Kong Ni could finish, he saw Rabbit raising the golden medal high up.

Kong Ni looked at it, and his eyes instantly widened, “Is that… The Queen Mother of the West?!”

Yi Zheng naively grinned and said, “Yes, that’s my big sister…”

Kong Ni, hearing this, flew into a rage, “Your big sister? So what if The Queen Mother of the West is your big sister? Am I, Kong Ni, someone who fears the powerful?”

Watching the furious Kong Ni, Yi Zheng thought to himself that he was done for, this was like stepping on a cat’s tail and getting slapped himself.

Then he heard Kong Ni bellow, “But The Queen Mother of the West is not mighty either; she too has claimed a mountain top!”

Then he embraced Rabbit in his arms, chuckling, “Should have said so earlier, we are all family here! From now on, you are my direct disciple, and you’ll take the seventy-second seat on this mountain!”

Listening to this, Yi Zheng’s expression was nothing but dazed, as he repeatedly asked himself, “This… this is a prestigious, scholarly holy land? How come all this talk of mountain tops and seats? Why do I feel like this is a bandit’s den?”

Yi Zheng then inquired, “Um, didn’t you say you only take seventy-two disciples? Wasn’t it already full?”

Upon hearing this, Kong Ni cracked a slight smile, then suddenly turned around and shouted, “Zi Yao!”

In the next instant, a figure like a black bolt of lightning fell from the sky with a bang, landed on the ground, clasped his fists and yelled, “Big House Master, what are your orders?”

Hearing this, Yi Zheng internally wailed, “Dude, it really is a bandit’s den!”

Kong Ni didn’t care about what Rabbit thought and declared, “The ground you’ve smashed into a pit, too rash and unsteady, as a punishment go gain experience for seven years, you are now a second-generation disciple.”

Zi Yao, who had arrived fierce and imposing, left with a face full of question marks, utterly dumbfounded…

After sending Zi Yao off, Kong Ni hugged Rabbit and said, “Now there’s a spot, no problems anymore!”

Watching this savvy maneuver, Yi Zheng could only give a thumbs up, “Awesome!”

Kong Ni smiled, “No problems, right?”

Did Yi Zheng dare to have problems? So, he replied, “Of course, no problems.”

Kong Ni, elated, roared, “Gather at Juyi Hall, the old man is taking a disciple!”

Zi Yao, who had just left, stumbled and nearly fell, turning back resentfully, “Master, I haven’t even left the front gate and you’re already welcoming a new favorite? Isn’t that a bit too much?”

“Buzz off, are you coming?” Kong Ni shouted.

Zi Yao, with tears in his voice, cried out, “I’m coming!”

…

Returning to the main hall again, Yi Zheng had been in a hurry before and hadn’t looked carefully, but now he saw clearly that the big hall was marked with three big characters: Juyi Hall!

Looking at a group of stout men and fierce women rushing into the hall with stools, and after they clattered into place, he saw a tiger-skin chair at the foremost, on which Kong Ni nonchalantly sat down with his foot propped on the chair, casually popping a grape into his mouth, “Brothers, today our mountain gains another brother, and he is…”

Having said this, Kong Ni looked towards the still dazed Rabbit standing at the door, “Uh… what’s your name again? Never mind, from today on, you’re called Zitu! Ranking seventy-two!”