A primary Formation Master was already a distinguished figure among Formation Masters, especially at such a young age.
"Is the Large Formation truly drawn by Mo Hua?" Aunt Xue still found it hard to believe.
Bai Zisheng and Bai Zixi both nodded.
Aunt Xue was somewhat stunned, the more she thought about it, the more unfathomable it seemed.
Thirteen years old, a primary Large Formation...
Aunt Xue couldn’t help but sigh,
"No wonder Mr. Zhuang values him so highly."
Yet Bai Zixi’s gaze flickered.
She faintly felt that Mr. Zhuang’s valuation of Mo Hua was not solely due to his Formation skills.
That Mr. Zhuang treated Mo Hua well and valued him highly was a consensus between her and her brother.
This matter was something she originally did not quite comprehend.
Latterly, as Mo Hua’s learning of Formation accelerated and his talent became more fearfully evident...
Initially, she could teach Mo Hua; later, she could exchange insights on Formation with him; and eventually, the Formations Mo Hua drew, and his knowledge of Divine Sense spell points, had become beyond her comprehension.
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Bai Zixi was a direct descendant of the Bai Family and had seen countless Bai Family classics since childhood.
Some things, even if she didn’t know how to use them, she wasn’t completely ignorant of.
However, the Formations that Mo Hua had mastered, as well as some Formation methodologies, she hadn’t just not learned them—she hadn’t even heard of them, let alone seen them recorded in the Bai Family’s Scripture Pavilion.
These abstruse teachings must have been taught by Mr. Zhuang and were extremely precious inheritances.
Moreover, Mr. Zhuang’s attitude towards his three disciples appeared to be the same, but it was clearly biased.
Whenever Mo Hua wanted to visit Mr. Zhuang’s bamboo room, he could do so, just as if it were his own home.
Even if Mr. Zhuang was busy, Mo Hua could still sit on the threshold, casually read a book or fish in the pond.
Both Mr. Zhuang and Old Kui showed nearly "indulgent" goodwill towards Mo Hua.
She had heard her mother speak of Mr. Zhuang’s past.
Mr. Zhuang had exceptional talent and a willful nature; he was never such an easygoing person.
And he had never before treated a disciple this way, especially one who was just a named disciple…
Aunt Xue also understood Zixi’s meaning now.
Mr. Zhuang wouldn’t change his mind for no reason.
Certainly, Mo Hua must have said something, done something, or perhaps Mr. Zhuang considered something on behalf of Mo Hua.
Only then did Mr. Zhuang change his mind, initially accepting them as named disciples, and now taking them as Direct Disciples.
Aunt Xue sighed.
Unexpectedly, their Bai Family had received a great favor from this child, Mo Hua.
If not for Mo Hua, they might not have been able to meet Mr. Zhuang, might not have become named disciples of Mr. Zhuang.
And now it was even less certain they would have been able to become disciples of Mr. Zhuang.
Aunt Xue then said to Zisheng and Zixi:
"Now that you have Mr. Zhuang as your teacher, you are of the same alliance from now on. Being from the same alliance, you must take good care of Mo Hua."
Bai Zisheng assured her while thumping his chest, "Aunt Xue, don’t worry, I will look after him from now on!"
Bai Zixi nodded slightly, her eyes gradually lighting up.
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Several days later, Mr. Zhuang chose an auspicious day for a simple initiation ritual.
Why it was an auspicious day, Mr. Zhuang did not say.
Mo Hua flipped through a calendar and couldn’t find what was special about that day.
It was probably dependent on Mr. Zhuang’s mood.
The ceremony was indeed simple.
It involved burning incense, bowing to heaven, presenting tea, and then the ritual of respecting the teacher was complete.
The burning of incense was an offering to heaven.
According to Mr. Zhuang, Formation Masters sought out the Heavenly Dao, they only bowed to heaven, not to gods, nor to humans.
Mo Hua and the two other children lit incense, and after bowing three times to heaven, the ceremony was concluded.
After that, each of them in turn presented Mr. Zhuang with tea, and then they were allowed to address him as "Master."
A named disciple could only call him "Gentleman," but only a Direct Disciple could call him "Master."
Bai Zisheng and Bai Zixi both called out "Master" once.