Chapter 272 Apprenticeship
Guo Jing was overjoyed and knelt down on the mountain road to express his gratitude.

Qiu Chuji summoned all the Taoists to introduce Guo Jing to them, pointed at Yin Zhiping and said, "He is my eldest disciple, named Yin Zhiping, whom you also know.

Among the third generation disciples, although he is not the most skilled in martial arts, he is upright and well-versed in the Taoist scriptures, so he is the most suitable person to teach Guoer."

Guo Jing was familiar with Yin Zhiping and knew that he was a man of integrity. He was very happy and ordered Yang Guo to pay his respects to Yin Zhiping. He also thanked Yin Zhiping solemnly. (I wrote this based on the new version of The Return of the Condor Heroes. It was Zhen Zhibing, not Yin Zhiping, who defiled Xiaolongnu.)
He stayed in Zhongnan Mountain for several days, admonishing and instructing Yang Guo, and explained to him in detail that Quanzhen Sect's martial arts were the authentic martial arts. At that time, Wang Chongyang's martial arts were the best in the world, and no one could defeat him. The reason why he was able to defeat the Taoists was because the Taoists had not practiced to the highest level, not because Quanzhen Sect's martial arts were not good enough.

After Guo Jing settled Yang Guo down, he said goodbye to everyone and returned to Peach Blossom Island.

Qiu Chuji recalled that he had taught Yang Kang martial arts, but allowed him to live a life of luxury in the palace, which eventually led to his big mistake. He thought, "It has always been said that a strict teacher produces a good disciple, and a stick produces a filial son. This time, I must discipline Guo'er strictly so that he will not repeat his father's mistakes."

He immediately called Yang Guo over and gave him a stern lecture, telling him to work hard, listen to his master's instructions in everything, and not be negligent in the slightest.

Xin Zhen was not the original Yang Guo, so naturally he did not have so much self-pity. He also understood Qiu Chuji's thoughts. Although he secretly felt that Qiu Chuji really did not understand children's psychology and was only educating him in such a rough way, he did not feel bad and accepted the lesson with a smile.

Qiu Chuji gave Yang Guo a lecture and then went on with his own business. As the Quanzhen Sect was busy at the moment, he did not have much time to take care of Yang Guo's affairs, so Yin Zhiping naturally took over the subsequent education.

Xin Zhen saw Qiu Chuji leave and stretched himself. He felt a little tired after not sleeping all night. He was about to find a place to sleep when he heard someone behind him coldly say, "Why, don't you take the words of the Grandmaster seriously?"

Xin Zhen looked back and saw that the person standing behind him was the Taoist with long beard who had previously commanded the Big Dipper Formation, Zhao Zhijing.

Xin Zhen knew that he was resentful of him for breaking into the formation before, and now he was looking for trouble with him, but Xin Zhen was not the original Yang Guo, so how could he be afraid of him? Just as he was about to fight back, someone said, "What are you talking about, Senior Brother? Guo'er has been listening carefully to the teachings of the ancestors, and there is no disrespect in that. Guo'er, follow the master."

Xin Zhen turned around and was delighted to see that it was his cheap master Yin Zhiping.

Zhao Zhijing snorted and said, "This kid relies on his kung fu skills to disrespect his elders. Junior Brother Yin must teach him a lesson."

Yin Zhiping nodded calmly and said, "Don't worry, Senior Brother. I will teach you."

Seeing Yin Zhiping's toughness, Xin Zhen was happy again, but he was not someone who could be easily defeated. Seeing Zhao Zhijing's sarcasm, it made sense for him not to fight back. He said with a smile, "Uncle Zhao, I lost my parents when I was young, so I did lack some discipline. If I offend you in the future, please forgive me. I apologize to you in advance."

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Zhijing's face suddenly changed. Xin Zhen's words were not an apology, but he was saying that I had little parental discipline and really didn't know etiquette. I might offend you many times in the future, so you'd better be careful.

Zhao Zhijing thought of Xin Zhen's unfathomable martial arts and suddenly felt a little awed. Although internal strife was prohibited within the Quanzhen Sect, if Xin Zhen targeted him, there would always be a chance for him to suffer.

Zhao Zhijing has great ambitions and wants to inherit the position of the headmaster of Quanzhen Sect. Now his biggest competitor is Yin Zhiping. If he is always humiliated by this young man, he may be looked down upon by others, and then the position of the headmaster will have nothing to do with him.

Zhao Zhijing's face darkened when he thought of this, but he didn't dare to say anything more, fearing that Xin Zhen would embarrass him on the spot. He snorted coldly and walked away. When Yin Zhiping saw Zhao Zhijing walking away, he wanted to scold Xin Zhen the first time, but then he thought of Xin Zhen's martial arts skills and that he thought he had no parents to discipline him. He was afraid of causing Xin Zhen's disgust, so he swallowed his words and just said, "Guo'er, come with me. I'll arrange accommodation for you."

Yin Zhiping took Xin Zhen to the backyard, but most of the backyard had been burned down, and there were not many empty rooms. Yin Zhiping thought for a while and said, "I'm afraid there are no extra rooms for the time being. How about you live with me, Master?"

Xin Zhen was fine with it and said with a smile, "That's fine too. I can always ask Master for advice."

Yin Zhiping felt quite comforted. He was originally assigned to be Xin Zhen's master, but he was actually not very willing to do so. How could a disciple have much higher martial arts skills than his master? It would be difficult to teach him at all. They were all martial artists, and if they couldn't beat each other, how could they have the confidence to guide others?

And from what Guo Jing said, the child is quite naughty. How can he be taught?

But now seeing that Xin Zhen was not so naughty, he was very happy and took Xin Zhen to his room.

Xin Zhen took a look and thought that he was indeed worthy of being a cultivator. The room was kept clean and tidy, and was quite elegant.

Xin Zhen looked around, then pointed to an empty spot and said with a smile, "Master, just make a bed for me here."

Yin Zhiping smiled and said, "You can sleep on Master's bed. It's good for Master to meditate at night."

Xin Zhen shook his head and said, "Sleep is the most important thing, especially for martial artists. They need to get enough sleep so as not to shorten their lifespan."

Yin Zhiping thought what he heard made sense and nodded quickly. Then he reacted and thought to himself, why am I acting like I'm in front of my master? This is my apprentice!

Xin Zhen didn't care. He took a quick look and found many Taoist scriptures on the bookshelf. Xin Zhen looked at them and found that most of them were ones he had read before. Xin Zhen always loved reading. In order to practice the internal skills of the Taoist school, he never gave up the Taoist classics. He basically memorized these Taoist scriptures by heart.

Yin Zhiping said: "Although you are not a Taoist priest, you should also recite these Taoist scriptures diligently in the future. Quanzhen martial arts are closely related to Taoist scriptures. Reading Taoist scriptures more will be beneficial to your practice of Quanzhen Xuan Gong."

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "Yes, Master, but I have basically read all of these, so I don't need to read them again."

Yin Zhiping shook his head and said, "The Taoist scriptures need to be read repeatedly and the profound meanings need to be carefully understood. It is not enough to just read them."

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "I have memorized all of these and have organized them into a systematic knowledge system. Master, if you have other Taoist scriptures, you can show them to me. If it's these, there's no need to read them."

Yin Zhiping didn't believe it and asked, "You memorized all of them?"

(End of this chapter)