Li Chonglou cast a final glance at Kulinan. The honest martial artist immediately expressed, "Xiao Yue is also the most talented person I've ever met. Coincidentally, my knowledge is quite diverse, and I can help fill in some gaps for her."
Alright, now the attitudes of the four were very clear, and Li Chonglou understood why they were so eager to take Chen Peiyue as a disciple together.
However, wasn't this undermining his own efforts?
Li Chonglou's expression immediately turned stern. "I say, the four of you, Xiao Yue should have told you she's already taken me as her master, right?"
"I recruited you guys, and you're undermining me?"
Hawkeye immediately rolled his eyes and said, "Boss, don't be so stingy. We're doing this for Xiao Yue's own good. Think about it, if she can truly learn all our ultimate skills, who would dare bully her in the future?"
Li Chonglou sneered, "There's no need to complicate things. It's enough for Xiao Yue to learn my techniques!"
On this point, the four really dared not refute. Strength commanded respect, and Li Chonglou's power far surpassed theirs. Just this fact alone gave him absolute authority on this matter.
However, Chen Pao also spoke up to change the subject, "Boss, you're being too selfish, only thinking about your own ultimate skills. We are also part of the martial arts community. Isn't it better for someone to carry on our legacy?"
Li Chonglou sneered, "So you also want to address me as an equal in the future."
Although these words sounded a bit heartless, all four understood their meaning.
Their current relationship was at most that of friends, but more importantly, a cooperative superior-subordinate relationship.
Friendship was different from brotherhood. Brothers were those who would go through fire and water for each other, but they clearly were not!
Only Kulinan might barely qualify, after all, he was also learning from Li Chonglou.
But if they truly took Xiao Yue as their disciple, the relationship between the five of them would truly be more than just friends and partners.
In fact, Li Chonglou's mention of addressing each other as equals was just a metaphor. What he wanted to convey was that if Xiao Yue truly became their disciple, then if any of these four were in trouble, Li Chonglou would have the obligation to help.
It was simple: if that time came, Chen Peiyue would certainly not hesitate to ask for his help!
The four looked at each other, momentarily unsure how to respond.
In fact, they had a premonition that Li Chonglou wouldn't agree easily after making this decision, but at the time they thought Li Chonglou didn't want to waste Xiao Yue's talent.
They never expected it was for this reason!
In fact, they didn't know that Li Chonglou was already aware of Chen Peiyue's talent.
The "Mai Qian" technique was not yet a complete set of skills; he still needed to fill in the rest. Li Chonglou himself wasn't entirely confident in fully perfecting it.
Therefore, Li Chonglou wasn't opposed to Chen Peiyue learning other techniques at all.
He was even somewhat pleased. After all, this way, when she mastered the Mai Qian technique to its peak, she would have other skills for self-defense.
Just like himself, besides Mai Qian, he also had Tai Chi, which he comprehended himself.
Thus, when traveling, having an extra skill was equivalent to having an extra tool for self-defense. Li Chonglou would not stop Chen Peiyue in this regard.
The four were silent for a long while, and finally, Chen Pao broke the silence.
"Boss, how about this, if we all agree to take Xiao Yue as a disciple, we won't try to leverage our relationship with you in the future..."
These words sounded a bit humble, but Chen Pao couldn't help it. For four people to teach one disciple together, just the thought of it filled them with a sense of accomplishment!
If they could ultimately cultivate a peerless master, they would also go down in Chinese history and be remembered by the ages!
Li Chonglou hadn't expected them to compromise to this extent, and he was momentarily stunned.
Hawkeye also chimed in, "Boss, don't worry. Even if we take Xiao Yue as a disciple, we'll each teach our own lessons, and we definitely won't use Xiao Yue to try and build any connections!"
Rou Shan also said, "I'm the same."
Kulinan: "You know my stance."
Li Chonglou fell silent.
After a long while, he deeply sighed, "Ask Xiao Yue yourselves. If she agrees, I won't be able to control it."
With that, Li Chonglou waved his hand and left directly.
The four simultaneously' eyes lit up, and a sense of joy arose within them.
This was because before they asked Li Chonglou, they had already inquired about Chen Peiyue's opinion. At that time, Chen Peiyue had said that as long as Li Chonglou didn't object, she didn't mind!
This meant that the matter was essentially settled!
Hawkeye said excitedly, "Then what are we waiting for with mahjong? Let's all stay by our disciple! This breakthrough will be overseen by the four of us masters together!"
The other three nodded with smiles, and then the four silently stood by Chen Peiyue's side, their eyes filled with excitement or anticipation.
Ten minutes passed, and the four remained motionless.
Twenty minutes passed, and Chen Peiyue was still sitting there motionless, her aura showing no signs of change. The four's expressions began to show a hint of unease.
Thirty minutes passed, and Hawkeye finally couldn't help but whisper, "Shall we play a few more rounds?"
"Okay!"
The other three immediately returned to the mahjong table without a second word, taking their positions.
"Damn it, Lao Pao, the east is mine! I'm the water of prosperity today!"
"Superstitious!"
"Lao Pao, you're occupying the Qian position now, aren't you?"
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On the other side.
After leaving the dormitory, Li Chonglou's anxiety about the company significantly diminished. For major matters, Du Tian was in charge and had provided a guarantee.
For minor matters, Chen Pao and the others were considered reliable individuals.
Now, there was nothing for Li Chonglou to worry about concerning the company, as long as everything proceeded smoothly according to plan.
After weathering this difficult period, he could then focus on the matters of the racing team.
Therefore, he now had the time to visit the Yu family and find out what was going on with Yu Ke and Yue Hai.
However, before leaving, he still requested more detailed information about the Yu family from Zhou Tong.
The driver was also the third brother. In the car, Li Chonglou continuously browsed through news articles about the Yu family, big and small.
On the other side.
In the southern part of Shangjing, there was a prosperous small town, and the headquarters of the Yu family was located here.
This town was named Luoqing. Legend had it that the first town mayor was also named Luo. As for why the largest power in this place was the Yu family, and yet the surname was Luo, it was unknown.
Here, almost every shop had the character "Yu" added to its name. As soon as Li Chonglou entered with the third brother's car, he felt the different atmosphere compared to the outside.
Here, you could feel that everywhere you went, everything you saw was related to one thing: the Yu family!