I've led the Villain Astray, How Do I fix It?

Chapter 52

Xu ZiYan quivered before staring at the sloppy cultivator
with wide eyes. The sloppy cultivator stared back at him
with big eyes. As a result, the master and disciple duo
proceeded to stare at each other like this, big eyes
staring into small eyes. After a long time, Xu ZiYan
retreated in defeat as he silently shifted his gaze.

The sloppy cultivator sneered at him once, "Good
disciple. Now, I want to hear you call me Master a few
times. After all, you're someone I took great pains to
steal from my senior-apprentice brother, the Sect
Leader."

"Esteemed Master, please forgive this disciple and his
body's illness for being incapable of kowtowing in
respect." However, unlike what the sloppy cultivator had
expected, not only did Xu ZIYan not get angry when he
heard his explanation, he used the arms he could move
to greet him earnestly with a ceremonial salute.

The sloppy cultivator was instantly stupefied. Even the
apple he had been holding in his mouth fell down. It
landed on the bed and rolled around in a few circles,
becoming covered with dust.

Seeing the sloppy cultivators current stupid
appearance, Xu zIRong suddenly felt gleeful and
invigorated. The pent-up frustration he had suffered
these couple of days caused by the sloppy cultivator's
oppression had finally dissipated as well. In fact, he
suddenly felt unimaginably comfortable.

"Did you hear me wrong?" The sloppy cultivator
appeareda bit unreconciled for things to end just like
this. "1 said, I stole you from the Sect Leader. He
originally wanted to accept you as his disciple. If I hadn't
butted in, you would be the Sect Leader's succeeding
chief disciple"

This disciple heard your words very clearly. Many
thanks for Master's concern and care." Xu ZiYan smiled
faintly before saying, "Being able to worship you as my
Master is already this disciple's blessing of three
lifetimes."

The sloppy cultivator immediately had nothing more to
say. Although Xu ZiYan apparently regarded him higher
than the Sect Leader, making him feel quite badass, the
way Xu ZiYan didn't get angry at all made him, someone
who liked evilly messing with his disciples, feel no sense
of accomplishment ah!

Rubbing his nose, a few hints of contemplation tinged
the sloppy cultivator's gaze as he stared at Xu ZIYan.
"Huh. Obedient little disciple, you aren't an idiot, are
you? If you become the Sect Leader's disciple, there's a
chance you could inherit the Sect Leader's position in
the future."

Xu ZiYan smiled faintly. "Master is wise, but disciple is
dim-witted by nature. Thus, I dare not undertake such
an enormous responsibility."
The sloppy cultivator choked, once again at a loss of
words. Then, he glared at Xu ZiYan, looking as if he was
hating iron for not becoming steel. "How did I accept a
disciple like you? One without any future prospects! You
don't even have any ambition."
Xu ZiYan smiled so brightly, even his eyes turned into
crescents. "Master's insight is like an illuminating torch.
You can even tell that disciple doesn't have any
ambition. Master is truly very wise and far-sighted."
"Alright, alright. Flattering me more would still be of no
use." The sloppy cultivator shot Xu ZiYan an unfriendly
glance. During that time in the array, this brat had
obviously not been like this. How had his personality
become so greasy the moment he woke up? Had he hit
his head on something?

Since he couldn't win against Xu ZiYan, the sloppy
cultivator simply shifted his gaze back onto Xu ZIRong.
"What are you looking at? What time is it already? Have
you watered the herbal plants in the vegetable garden
yet? Have you tended to my spiritual grain yet? Let me
tell you, if there's a drop in crop yield for my spiritual
grain, the two of you definitely won't have a good
outcome" When he got to the end of his speech, the
sloppy cultivator deliberately assumed a fierce
appearance. He even bared his teeth to scare Xu ZiRong.