Gu Jingtian added a serious reminder, "No matter what, Little Junior Sister, you must never reveal your ability with the medicine formation to anyone outside."
Old Master Yao nodded vigorously in agreement. "That’s right, Boss. What concerns your junior sister is strictly between us three today. Do not tell a fourth person. Not even Xiao Er and the other four. Do you understand?"
Gu Jingtian nodded solemnly. "Master, rest assured. I have remembered."
Zhu Yanyi felt a wave of warmth in her heart. Only those who truly cared about her would be so anxious for her safety. "Grandpa Yao, it’s not that exaggerated. I trust Senior Brother Gu."
Old Master Yao rubbed Zhu Yanyi’s head gently. "Trust is one thing, but your safety is paramount. When winter break comes, come here. I will get special approval from the Big Boss for you to learn shooting."
Zhu Yanyi blinked in surprise. "(⊙o⊙)…" She paused slightly. "Grandpa Yao, I don’t have any talent for that."
Old Master Yao looked unconcerned. "I want you to learn shooting mainly to give you an extra layer of self-protection. I’m not asking you to become a sharpshooter. I am not worried about your martial arts skills. But what if someone doesn’t use martial arts, but uses firearms? You are flesh and blood. If you fight a gun with your bare hands, isn’t that seeking death? You must learn shooting first, at least to understand the characteristics of weapons."
Zhu Yanyi hesitated for a moment, then nodded. "Actually, you don’t need to trouble the Big Boss. Just telling Grandpa Yun would be enough." It was just about learning to shoot, after all.
Old Master Yao smiled. "Don’t worry about that. Just come to Beijing during winter break."
Zhu Yanyi felt she had no fate with Shanghai. She had originally planned to visit Shanghai after returning from Beijing in the summer vacation, but that didn’t happen. Later, she had agreed with Xie Yijun to go to Shanghai for fun during winter break. Now, it seemed that plan was ruined too. Well, Grandpa Yao was doing this for her own good. Even if she missed Shanghai, she still had to come to Beijing.
"Fine. I will come during winter break," Zhu Yanyi nodded, accepting her fate. "But winter break isn’t very long. At most half a month to twenty days. It includes the Spring Festival too."
Old Master Yao looked as if it were perfectly natural. "I know. I will give you five days off for the New Year. The rest of the time, you come to Beijing."
Zhu Yanyi’s mouth dropped open. She had already checked the calendar. The Spring Festival next year was on January 29th. Schools in the city usually started holidays around the 22nd of the lunar month. This meant she would have to come to Beijing to study after the holiday started, then rush back on New Year’s Eve, and return to Beijing again on the third day of the first lunar month. School usually started around the 12th or 13th of the first lunar month. This schedule was truly painful.
Old Master Yao saw her expression and knew exactly what she was thinking. she put on a look that allowed no negotiation. "Don’t blame me. Who told you to refuse transferring your school to Beijing?"
"Grandpa Yao, this is a blatant act of revenge. This is wrong," Zhu Yanyi protested.
"No choice. Who told me to be your master? So you must listen to me," Old Master Yao acted shamelessly.
"I am holding my graduation ceremony tomorrow," Zhu Yanyi grumbled.
"Even after graduation, you are still my disciple. You can never change that in this lifetime," Old Master Yao thought with great satisfaction. It felt really good to be able to tease his little disciple.
Gu Jingtian watched the master and disciple from the side. The old one didn’t act like an elder, and the young one didn’t act like a junior. He silently stepped back a few paces. He did not want to get caught in the crossfire.