Gu Zhiqi’s expression was subtly revealing; although she did not speak, the refusal was clearly written on her face.
Yue Lan naturally saw her refusal, and her mind spun quickly, thinking of something. With her eyebrows and eyes slightly curved, she looked at Gu Zhiqi with a seductive tone and said, "If you take me as your disciple, in the future, I can provide you with all the ingredients you need for free."
Upon hearing this, Gu Zhiqi’s lashes quivered slightly, somewhat tempted.
But then, thinking it over, she realized she didn’t often practice Fragrance Refining, and it seemed she didn’t have much use for the ingredients, so she remained silent.
When Yue Lan saw that Gu Zhiqi was unmoved, she gently raised an eyebrow.
This girl loves money, doesn’t she?
After being silent for two seconds, suddenly thinking of something, she looked at Gu Zhiqi and slowly began, "After you take me as your disciple, you’ll be Yue Girl’s grandmaster. Are you sure you won’t consider it?"
Does your disciple know you’re finding her a grandmaster?
Lifting her eyelids and looking towards Yue Lan, she stared for two seconds and then hesitantly spoke, "That could be arranged."
Becoming a super-senior - she loved that idea.
Now Yue Lan was somewhat stunned, clearly not expecting that Gu Zhiqi would agree to take her as a disciple for the chance to become Gu Xiyue’s grandmaster.
After her moment of confusion, a hint of joy tinted her eyes, and she spoke with surprise, "Girl, you agree?"
Hearing Yue Lan’s way of addressing her, Gu Zhiqi lifted her eyebrows. Her expression took on a playfully willful air as she looked at Yue Lan and said, "You should call me Master now."
Perhaps, just maybe, she knew why this young girl suddenly agreed to take her as a disciple.
Her lips twitched lightly, then she looked at Gu Zhiqi with a hint of irritation and said, "Once you teach me how to refine Phoenix Sleep Fragrance, I’ll call you Master."
Gu Zhiqi, with a willfulness still present in her eyes, raised her eyebrows slightly and looked at Yue Lan, "You want me to teach you Fragrance Refining when you won’t even call me Master?"
"You, girl, are not at all cute," grumbled Yue Lan quietly to herself. Then, straightening up formally, she faced Gu Zhiqi and performed a cupped-hand salutation, "Master above, please accept your disciple’s bow."
Seeing this, a flicker of satisfaction passed through Gu Zhiqi’s eyes as she lightly patted Yue Lan on the shoulder, "Good disciple."
Her lips quirked lightly before she looked at Gu Zhiqi with a smile and said, "Master, isn’t it time to teach your disciple Alchemy?"
Though this pledging of discipleship seemed rather sudden, she had actually contemplated becoming Gu Zhiqi’s disciple long before.
Setting aside the girl’s Fragrance Refining Technique for now, the mere fact she could refine Phoenix Sleep Fragrance was reason enough to justify becoming her disciple.
Before, she didn’t know who was behind the creation of Phoenix Sleep Fragrance, and she had failed to figure out how to refine it herself.
Her little disciple suffered from insomnia night after night, yet she could only worry helplessly, unable to do anything.
Now, she knew who had refined the Phoenix Sleep Fragrance.
Although she could buy Phoenix Sleep Fragrance from this young girl, it wasn’t a long-term solution.
The safest method was to learn it herself.
For her little disciple’s sake, she didn’t mind taking this young girl as her Master.
Hearing Yue Lan’s question, Gu Zhiqi was silent for a moment then, after two seconds, she looked up at Yue Lan and said, "If you can prepare all the ingredients, I can teach you how to refine Phoenix Sleep Fragrance today."
Yue Lan had been clear about wanting to learn the technique for Phoenix Sleep Fragrance by becoming her disciple, and Gu Zhiqi had guessed that too.
At Gu Zhiqi’s words, Yue Lan’s eyes immediately brightened, a mix of shock and delight on her face, "Really?"
Gu Zhiqi raised her eyebrows lightly, "Naturally, it’s true."