"You little wretch! After tens of thousands of years, you're still as flippant and incorrigible as ever. With the Dao Ancestor as my witness, what kind of terrible karma did I accumulate to take in such a brazen, disrespectful brat like you?" Xuanqing's words instantly made Master Tongtian burst into a furious rant.
"Hahaha... Disciple-nephew Xuanqing has a true and natural spirit, and I think he's wonderful. Junior brother Tongtian, you shouldn't blame him." Before Xuanqing could retort, a hearty laugh rang out from the void, followed immediately by an elder with white eyebrows and hair stepping out from empty space. It was none other, of course, than the head of the Three Pure Ones, the Taiqing Sage, Laozi.
"This disciple Xuanqing pays my respects to Grand Master, and wishes Grand Master boundless longevity and an early realization of the Great Dao." Xuanqing hurriedly stepped forward to bow, then said with a smile, "It is Grand Master who truly has an eye for talent. If I had known, I would have taken you as my master all those years ago."
Chapter 35