As for the disciple-accepting ceremony, Li Chonglou was not a rigid person. Whether it happened or not was acceptable, but the normal ritual of kneeling and offering tea was still necessary.
Although Chen Peiyue had never witnessed it, she had seen it in novels and had some understanding of such matters. After kneeling and offering Li Chonglou a cup of tea, she officially became his first disciple.
Although Yue Hai had also learned the Pulse Submergence technique, Li Chonglou had not yet formally accepted him as a disciple because his master was still in the deep mountains.
After the disciple-accepting ceremony, Li Chonglou did not delay and immediately taught Chen Peiyue the basic training methods of Pulse Submergence.
This explanation lasted for an entire night.
Fortunately, Li Chonglou, fearing misunderstanding, had deliberately moved the location to the open space of the company. Since the basic methods of Pulse Submergence were mainly theoretical, there was no need to worry about anyone stealing the techniques.
Not long after they started, Yue Hai noticed something was amiss and even stepped forward to inquire. When he learned that his status as the first disciple had been snatched by Chen Peiyue, he felt like crying without tears.
"I don't care, Brother Li. After this matter is settled, you must go back to the deep mountains with me first!"
Having already missed the first spot, Yue Hai thought that he absolutely could not miss the second. Chen Peiyue was a girl, which he could rationalize. If a boy were to be placed ahead of him, Yue Hai felt he would cry for a month!
Li Chonglou did not refuse Yue Hai's request. In fact, Yue Hai's matter had been dragging on for a long time, and Li Chonglou had almost forgotten that there were still some clues about those men in grey in the deep mountains.
Yes, Yue Hai had been called out at that time, and Li Chonglou now suspected it was related to the organization of those men in grey. Even if it wasn't a direct connection, their influence was definitely behind it!
However, these were all secondary matters. After spending an entire night explaining all the preliminary details to Chen Peiyue, Li Chonglou did not rest. He directly found Chen Pao and the other three who were about to set out on a mission.
"Boss needs something?"
Looking at the four who were fully equipped, Li Chonglou asked curiously, "Where are you guys going?"
Eagle Eye chuckled and said, "Boss, since you're back, we wanted to take this opportunity to check out the rogue agency the General Bureau just set up and pick up some missions to earn a little money."
Chen Pao added, "Brother Li, we agreed that it wouldn't affect our private jobs. You're not here to stop us, are you?"
Although he said that, everyone could tell Chen Pao was joking. Li Chonglou rolled his eyes at him and then said, "It's as we agreed. I've come to find you because I have something to assign."
"Ah, a mission?"
A hint of regret appeared in Eagle Eye's eyes. They had discussed it for two days before deciding to go together to understand it. If they couldn't go, who knew when they would be able to gather enough people next time.
Li Chonglou shook his head. "Don't worry, it won't affect your itinerary."
The two stopped talking, and the other two also cast curious glances at Li Chonglou.
"It's like this, I plan to have Yue Hai and Chen Peiyue accompany you on this operation. You are all experienced seniors, so please teach these two something about the ways of the martial world."
The four remained silent, exchanging glances.
Anyone with discerning eyes could guess the implications of suddenly inserting new people. However, they couldn't explicitly state such matters, and their expressions became somewhat subdued.
Li Chonglou knew what they were thinking, but the more he explained, the more difficult it would be to clarify. He could only say, "You'll understand when you interact with them."
After a pause, Li Chonglou added, "By the way, Yue Hai and the two of them have already completed a mission. You can let them lead the way, so you won't have to ask around for information after arriving."
Upon hearing this, the four nodded. Having someone to guide them and provide information would indeed save a lot of trouble.
However, their mood was clearly no longer as relaxed as before. Although Yue Hai and Chen Peiyue's strength was not too bad, they were still people close to Li Chonglou.
As freelancers, having people from the boss following them felt awkward, even for Meat Mountain, who was usually indifferent to such things.
For a moment, they all sighed inwardly.
Only Cullen felt it less deeply. For him, as long as he could learn something from Li Chonglou, these minor issues were bearable.
Li Chonglou did not offer further explanation and simply had Yue Hai and Chen Peiyue follow behind the four.
Despite not sleeping all night, Chen Peiyue's spirit was still in an excited state. Although she hadn't had a chance to experiment with the theories Li Chonglou taught her, just hearing them had opened a new world for her!
Moreover, the most important aspect of Pulse Submergence was testing and training through combat. Chen Peiyue was also full of motivation for carrying out missions.
The six of them left the company together.
Actually, Li Chonglou had intended to find the senior he mentioned earlier, the one Zhou Tong had spoken of. But since Eagle Eye had brought it up, he didn't want to disappoint them.
Since he hadn't slept all night anyway, it wouldn't hurt to rest a bit.
On the other side.
After the six of them left the company, with the addition of the two, the four became remarkably silent. Eagle Eye, who could never keep his mouth shut, was the first to break the silence.
"There's no need for this. It's a great thing to have such a beautiful lady accompanying us on an operation."
Eagle Eye intended to crack a joke to liven up the atmosphere, but to his surprise, he aroused Yue Hai's vigilance.
"Little Yue, stay away from him in the future. This guy doesn't look like a decent person at first glance."
Although he whispered the reminder, what was their level of ability? Yue Hai's words were no different from saying them directly into their ears.
Eagle Eye immediately widened his eyes.
"Hey, kid, who are you calling not a decent person?"
Yue Hai was not afraid of him and directly stated, "You're not much older than me. This is Little Yue's second time really traveling far. It's normal for me to tell her to be careful."
As soon as he said this, the expressions of the others immediately froze, and they couldn't help but look at Chen Peiyue.
The latter politely bowed to them and said softly, "Greetings, seniors. My name is Chen Peiyue. Brother Li asked me to follow you to learn something."
It was Li Chonglou who specifically instructed her to be polite and courteous to them, so that she could "steal" some techniques from them. However, Chen Peiyue had no experience in this regard and could only do her best.
"The young lady is polite. Unlike some people who are bad at Mahjong and also don't know how to speak."
Yue Hai also glared, but at the same time, he recalled Li Chonglou's instructions to build a good relationship, which would facilitate supervision, and thus he held back.
However, his face still carried a hint of displeasure.
Seeing that he didn't respond, Eagle Eye ignored him and refocused his attention on Chen Peiyue.