The First Master of the First Volume of the Martial World Chapter 37: Zhou Zhiruo

  Since the decision to let Ning Yue join the sect and become a disciple requires careful handling, this matter cannot be settled with just a few words in the main hall, nor can it be resolved by simply kowtowing to the ancestors of Mount Shu Sect.

  Ning Ruxue ran to call Zhao Aunt, and the two of them looked at the calendar together, wanting to see which day was the recent auspicious day. This time, Ye Wen also saw Yaya, who had been sent back by someone a step earlier.

  After changing into clean clothes and washing up, Yaya revealed her fair and translucent skin. The little doll-like face was very cute, completely different from the ugly appearance she had when I first saw her.

  At that time, apart from a pair of lively eyes that seemed to be talking and left a deep impression on Ye Wen, he didn't have any memory of what Ya Ya looked like. This time seeing her was quite surprising, he didn't expect the ordinary-looking man (on the way back, passing through Linshan County, he had already learned from the villagers' gossip that the corpse they saw that day was indeed Zhou's husband) and Zhao Auntie's sister to have such a high-quality child.

  "Could it be that Aunt Zhao's sister is a stunning beauty with a captivating charm?"

  Looking at Zhao Shu's ordinary old face, Ye Wen really couldn't associate the beauty with this sister. However, it's no wonder that Yaya, who looks so cute, would be targeted by Tianle Gang's brothel.

  In her mind, she was thinking wildly, while on the other side, Ning Ruxue had already checked the date with Zhao Shu and turned around to report to her own brother: "I've looked at it with Zhao Shu, in five days there's an auspicious day, let's handle the matter of Yuen Ning entering the door on that day!"

  Ye Wen nodded: "This matter is up to you, I don't care!"

  Ning Ruxue felt a surge of anger and complained, "Such an important matter, how can the Master Uncle be so indifferent? Don't you know that Master Uncle is the leader of our Shu Shan Sect, and accepting disciples is a matter that affects the survival of the entire sect? Master Uncle..."

  He spoke non-stop like a bamboo tube pouring out beans, and Ye Wen felt his head had grown bigger. Finally, he hastily nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, yes! You're absolutely right, sister! I was the one who didn't think it through!"

  Although Ning Yuxue still felt dissatisfied, she couldn't continue saying anything since her senior brother had already admitted his mistake. Just then, she saw Yaoyao pouring water from a kettle into tea cups and suddenly remembered something, so she said to Ye Wen: "There's something I want to discuss with Senior Brother!"

  "What's up?" Ye Wen blew the hot water in his tea cup, then replied with a nonchalant tone, exuding an air of elegance.

  Ning Ruxue muttered under her breath, "What a boastful guy!" But she said respectfully, "I think this young girl has great potential, I'd like to ask Master Shixiong to accept her as a disciple of our Mount Shu Sect!"

  Ye Wen was taken aback and didn't understand why Ning Ruxue asked him this. In his opinion, if Ning Ruxue really liked the little girl, couldn't he just directly take her as an apprentice?

  "What does this have to do with me? If you think she's suitable, just take Yaoyao as your apprentice!"

  Ning Ruxue immediately knew that her senior brother was being muddled again, and she quickly explained: "Previously, Senior Brother, as the leader of our sect, had never accepted any disciples. How could I, as your junior sister, have accepted a disciple before you?"

  This explanation made Ye Wen immediately understand that Ning Ruxue felt that as the leader of a sect, he had not yet accepted even half a disciple, and it was really not good for her to accept a disciple earlier than her senior brother. What's more, neither of them currently has a junior generation with a single disciple, so if she accepts Yaya as a disciple first, then Yaya would become the chief disciple of the next generation, but because she is not the direct descendant of the sect leader, this identity would be extremely embarrassing.

  If in the future, Yaoyao and Yewen's great disciples were to fight over who is more qualified to inherit the position of leader, then the newly rebuilt Shushan Sect would likely not have a peaceful day.

  Although it's a bit too early to consider these things now, Ning Ruxue would rather think about them now and try to avoid any potential troubles that might happen in the future.

  Of course, if she could seize the position of leader for herself, then she would be free to take on disciples as she pleased and develop the sect in whatever way she liked.

  "It's much better than being cooped up in the mountains all day like Shifu!"

  Ye Wen has already told her that the most important thing for both of them now is to focus on their cultivation, and when their skills reach a certain level, they can expand their sect and achieve twice the result with half the effort. Because even if the two of them want to recruit disciples now, they are probably not capable of it yet.

  Although she didn't quite agree with her senior brother's words, Ning Ruxue still followed Ye Wen's instructions honestly. It was just that the issue of accepting a disciple had come up, and because she had thought about it a lot, it had been bothering her for a while recently.

  Fortunately, I thought it would take at least a month or two to tell Yewen about this matter, and then let Yewen accept Yaoyao as an apprentice - her original intention was indeed to make Yaoyao become Yewen's eldest disciple, so all problems were solved.

  It was just unexpected that Ye Wen not only returned ahead of time, but also brought the eldest son of the Yue family as his first disciple, and all problems were solved at once. So Ning Ruxue immediately discussed with Ye Wen about taking Yaya into the Shu Shan Sect.

  "Ah, I see!"

  Ye Wen put down his teacup, stroking his chin as he looked at the two children in front of him. Finally, under Ning Ruxue and Zhao Shu's expectant gaze, he made a decision: "In that case, five days later, these two children will both become my disciples!"

  As soon as this was said, Ning Ruxue smiled slightly, with a hint of regret. She had originally wanted to take Yaoyao in as her apprentice, but now that Ye Wenhua had spoken up, it seemed she would have to become his disciple along with Yue Ning.

  On the other hand, Zhao Shu was even more excited. She could understand the huge difference between being a disciple and an ordinary person, and their status in the sect was completely different. To some extent, Yaya's future status would be even higher than hers.

  Of course, Ye Wen and Ning Ruxue would not ignore this situation. It is estimated that after the two apprentices are a bit older, Ye Wen will go down the mountain again to hire several more servants. At that time, Zhao Shu will probably be promoted to a role like housekeeper and won't have to do those hard tasks personally.

  As for the two children, Yue Ning didn't pay much attention to this little girl who was several years younger than herself, but thought that she looked quite good-looking, so she took a few more glances.

  Yaoyao, although much more sensible than children of the same age, was still too young and didn't understand that with just a few words between these adults, her own identity and future had undergone a drastic change. She was still quietly standing off to the side when her aunt pulled her over and told her to kowtow to Ye Wen and Ning Xue, only then did she vaguely realize something.

  Wave your hand to let Ya and Zhao aunt get up, Ye Wen is a leader of a faction, but he doesn't have the habit of making people kowtow to him all the time: "You can kowtow when you formally enter the door and pay homage to your master in a few days! What's the point of kowtowing now!"

  Ning Ruxue rolled her eyes at this, silently scolding in her mind: "You're dissatisfied with others kowtowing to you? I'd like to find an apprentice to kowtow to me too! Truly, she was unaware of the blessings she had!"

  Aunt Zhao thought that the master of the house was truly a kind and good person, not only did he give her food when she couldn't make ends meet, but also saved her niece. Although her sister's miserable experience made her very sad, but that had nothing to do with the master of the house, didn't it?

  After saying a few more words of gratitude, she stood up with her niece and suddenly said: "What is YaYa's full name?"

  This sentence not only stunned Zhao Shu, but also left Ye Wen stunned there.

  "Really? What's this kid's name?"

  Originally, everyone present was calling her Yaoyao, and they didn't pay attention to this issue. However, now that she is officially entering the family, shouldn't they know her real name? But since Yaoyao was sent back to Mount Shu these days, Ning Ruxue also didn't think of asking about her real name. After all, she's just a little kid, and being called Yaoyao doesn't seem strange, so she didn't think to ask about her real name.

  Aunt Zhao was the same, never having considered that aspect. As for Ye Wen? He didn't know at all, originally he thought Yaya had already told Aunt Zhao or Ning Xue about her real name, only to find out now that no one knew after all.

  Several people looked at me, I looked at you, and in the end no one said anything. Finally, Aunt Zhao lowered her head and asked the child: "Ya Ya, what name did your parents give you?"

  Ya Ya looked at her aunt with a bewildered expression: "I'm just called Ya Ya!"

  Several people's faces turned black, and Zhao Shu continued to ask: "I'm saying your parents didn't give you another name?"

  Yaoyao thought for a moment and then firmly shook her head.

  Everyone looked at each other and thought, "This is going to be a problem, I don't know if this matter can be handled!" In the end, Ye Wen said, "Is it that this child is still young, and her parents haven't had time to give her a big name?"

  Everyone listened and looked at the 7-year-old girl (Ya Ya's age was actually asked, possibly because she didn't eat well and lacked nutrition, looking like only 5 or 6 years old), thinking this might be a big deal.

  After all, at this time many children only have a small name when they are young, and it is not until they grow up and understand things that their parents will give them a formal name, which is the name that accompanies a person for life. Most of those who do so are children from poor families, because in difficult family situations, people often don't know if they can afford to raise this child, and due to the poor home environment, children often die young, so they won't give them a formal name until the child grows up.

  Yaoyao's family environment is not particularly bad, but it's not a wealthy or noble one either, so having a humble name like Xiaoming isn't unusual. Now that this point has been clarified, the next thing to do becomes difficult.

  "Aunt Zhao, you're Yaya's aunt, why don't you give this child a name?" Ning Ruxue's suggestion was originally the most natural thing to do, but unfortunately, Aunt Zhao shut her down with just one sentence.

  "I'm not very educated, I can recognize a few characters but I don't know how to write them, let alone come up with a name!"

  After a moment of hesitation, Zhao Shu suddenly shifted her gaze to Ye Wen: "Why not ask the old master to give this child a name?" In recent days, she had been getting along well with Ning Ruxue and knew that the old master was also a man who had read extensively in poetry and books, and his talent was quite elegant, so she thought of asking Ye Wen to name the child.

  Ye Wen almost spat out all the tea water in his mouth when he heard this request, and then looked at everyone in the hall staring at him, even Yue Ning who was originally just standing there quietly also looked over at him, and he couldn't help but smile wryly for a moment.

  "Let me give Yaoyao a name?"

  Everyone nodded.

  "What kind of name would I come up with?"

  Ning Ruxue's face turned unpleasant, and she glared fiercely at her senior brother: "Senior brother is too modest, junior sister knows that senior brother has a wealth of knowledge, just coming up with a name, it's not enough to stump the master of our sect!"

  Ye Wen didn't know that Ning Ruxue's name was given by his own 'ex', and not knowing the story behind it, Ye Wen thought Ning Ruxue was intentionally making things difficult for him, wanting to see him make a fool of himself: "But I really won't give people nicknames!"

  Ning Ruxue's face turned even uglier: "But it was just asking Brother Shifu to give Yaya a name, yet Brother Shifu kept making excuses and refusing, isn't that going too far?"

  Seeing Ning Ruxue's face getting uglier, Ye Wen knew that if he continued to make excuses, this girl might just draw her sword and start chopping people. So he shut his mouth and started thinking seriously about the name.

  But Ye Wen, although a new-era university student who has been bombarded with information and has undergone 16 years of saturated education, found that naming was a task that required great care and tested one's literary foundation.

  "I was studying computer science before I crossed over! I'm a science student, not an arts student!"

  In her heart, she silently screamed and Ye Wen could only think of a way to delay the time while racking his brains: "Xiaoyu's surname is Zhou, right?"

  Ning Ruxue continued to stare at him, her eyes conveying a meaning that was clear at a glance: "Cut the crap!"

  Ye Wen also knew he was talking nonsense, but what else could he do?

  "Family name Zhou...... Ah, family name Zhou...... Ah......"

  She couldn't stand her senior brother's "ah" and "oh" anymore, Ning Ruxue asked with a seemingly concerned but actually warning tone: "Does your tooth hurt?"

  Ye Wen hehe smiled secretly for a moment, and finally glanced at the ring on his finger, and suddenly had an idea.

  "Right! Aren't the rings I summoned all from my own world, things I'm familiar with? Although my literary foundation is not good, but I've read a lot! Just think of a few names and use them, why bother coming up with my own?"

  He had thought of a solution in his mind, and now he just needed to choose the right one. At this time, Ye Wen was indeed thinking seriously, with a very serious expression, which made everyone present dare not make another sound to disturb him, for fear that even a slight noise would interrupt Ye Zhangmen's thoughts.

  After all, naming is a big deal, it's related to one's whole life. If the name isn't chosen well, who knows, you might be ridiculed for a lifetime.

  "Ah! Surname Zhou... Ah, there really is a suitable one!" Ye Wen suddenly clapped his hands and suddenly said to the crowd: "Let's just call her Zhou Zhiruo!"

  As soon as the name came out, everyone in the scene bowed their heads and muttered to themselves. Ning Ruxue was even more so, repeating it over and over again: "Zhou Zhiruo, Zhou Zhiruo... Zhiruo... Hmm, not bad!"

  Aunt Zhao also muttered for a while, then smiled: "This name may not understand what it means, but it sounds strange. The master of the door is indeed a knowledgeable person!"

  Ye Wen smiled awkwardly: "Where...where...polite polite!" But in his heart, he secretly said a sentence: "Don't blame me, Jin Dada, after all, we've used so much effort on you, I think you won't care about the name of a girl, let alone it's not even the first female lead's name!"

  Then everyone laughed and joked, and thus decided that Yaoyao's name would be called Zhou Zhiruo!

  But until now, Ye Wen suddenly thought that his own sect was Shu Shan Sect, while Zhou Zhiruo in the original work was the leader of Emei Sect. Although it's not the same sect, but actually Shu Shan includes Emei. Thinking about this, the leader of Emei Sect bowing to Shu Shan Sect is also reasonable.

  "Is this fate?"

  Although I know that the Zhou Zhiruo in front of me is just a knockoff product created by my own perverted imagination, I couldn't help but think about it and indulge in some wishful thinking.

  Even he is considering whether to do more of this in the future, so that when he goes out and opens his mouth, he will shout: "Yang Guo, go help your senior brother! Linghu Chong, be honest and stay in the guest house! Whoever, Huang Rong, don't run around either, take care of your little junior Wuyi!" Thinking about this situation is still quite delightful!

  He just thought about it and didn't think he could really do it, even if he had the idea. After all, he couldn't turn the Shu Shan Sect into an orphanage, especially since it was a large sect that needed to consider the surrounding powers and local landlords when accepting disciples. Maybe in a few years, he would have to accept some rich young masters sent by wealthy families, who were well-known and couldn't be renamed at will.

  Watching Aunt Zhao constantly talk to her niece about the name, the little girl finally understood that the name Zhou Zhiruo would follow her for a lifetime, and then asked: "Then I won't be called Yaoyao anymore?"

  Everyone thought for a moment, and the girl was already 7 years old, indeed not suitable to be called by her nickname anymore, so they told her: "From now on, we won't call you Yaya anymore!"

  Just saying that, little girl immediately became unhappy and burst into tears: "Then in the future, won't father and mother not recognize me?"

  At once the whole main hall was in an uproar, but Ye Wen quickly told Xiao Wa: "Your parents naturally know you are Ya Ya, and you can also call yourself Ya Ya in front of your parents, but this name must never be known to outsiders!"

  The little girl stopped crying and thought for a long time but still didn't understand, only vaguely knowing that the name Yaya couldn't be told to anyone else again.

  "From now on, when others ask you what your name is, just say Zhou Zhiruo! The name Yaoyao will only be used by your parents from now on, and no one else must know!"

  The little girl nodded as if she understood, and finally stopped making a fuss, also accepting her new name. Ye Wen finally let out a sigh of relief, looking forward to the little girl growing up quickly, thinking that by then she would understand too.

  Just as he let out a sigh of relief, a shout suddenly came from the mountain gate: "I am Xu Xian, here to pay respects to Master Ye!"