"..." The South Peak Emperor was dumbstruck; watching Duge, for a moment, his old heart swelled with great comfort. Twirling his beard, he said, "Qing Sheng, to be a teacher for a day is to be a father for a lifetime. If I do not treat you well, whom shall I treat well? Besides, in the future, when you become a disciple of the Daoist Ancestor, won't you still accept your teacher as your disciple?"
"Teacher, I was just joking," Duge said with a shy smile. "I have seen those sages in the world teach their disciples knowledge, and even if the disciples' abilities surpass their teachers, or they change to other teachers, they still respect their original teachers. Before, I thought that teacher took me on because of the Daoist Rhyme, and that's why I deliberately said that."
"You won't think so now?" The South Peak Emperor looked at Duge, growing more and more fond of him, and asked with a smile.
