Yan Hua did not refuse, only replying, "Let me think about it."
Then, in less than three days, this mascot appeared at Changqing Mountain in the form of a dragon and set up a sign in front of himself, offering free chess lessons.
This move caused a sensation throughout the Changqing Sect.
Their sect's mascot was going to take disciples, and directly teach chess.
This was truly a stroke of good fortune from heaven.
Thus, Yan Hua watched as many small waist tokens were hung in front of his sign.
He would wake up to find them doubled, and then doubled again. By the time night fell, he found a small mountain of disciple waist tokens piled up in front of him.
Yan Hua was completely stunned by the pile of disciple waist tokens before him.
He had only intended to casually take a few disciples for fun, never expecting so many people would want to become his disciples.
Although he found it troublesome, considering that all of them were disciples of the Changqing Sect, and he had even watched some of them join and grow, Yan Hua felt he couldn't bear to refuse them outright.
So, he accepted all the tokens, left his mark on them, and then returned them to the disciples who wished to learn chess, specifically designating a time to come to his small courtyard to learn.
Changqing Mountain was likely the only place where Yan Hua would retain his dragon form and stay. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
Therefore, when teaching chess, he would lie in the courtyard as a colossal being, using a small chessboard beside him as a demonstration, and have the disciples who wanted to learn come to him one by one.
Because the number of people was large.
Yan Hua simply assigned each of these disciples who wanted to learn chess a token, numbered them, and offered one day of free teaching per person, with no time limit.
Once one was taught, he would move on to the next.
If Yan Hua got tired and didn't want to teach anymore, he could temporarily interrupt the lessons and resume after resting.
Yan Hua initially treated this as a pastime and didn't take it too seriously, especially when teaching these disciples chess, which didn't require any complex strategies.
But he never expected these disciples to learn so diligently, grasping concepts instantly and learning with ease.
In less than half a month, he had actually nurtured several promising talents.
Some of these disciples even achieved excellent victories in chess tournaments in the mortal world.
They were even invited to the palace to meet the current Emperor.
Because the disciples from Changqing Mountain had defeated many famous scholars in the mortal world, they became famous overnight.
When Qi Yu learned of this news on the 13th Heaven, he specially bought many good things to descend to the mortal world to celebrate with Yan Hua. "Master, you truly are a skilled teacher. Look at the disciples you've taught; they've truly made a name for themselves. Master, don't you think we should celebrate properly? Let's have a drink and enjoy ourselves, how about it?"
"My disciples became famous, not yours. Why are you so excited?" Yan Hua pouted at Qi Yu and the others.
Qi Yu poured wine while giggling, "How is it not related to me? Of course, I'm excited. I'm the sect leader. Oh my, disciples participating in chess competitions, defeating so many famous scholars in the mortal world, and even receiving imperial praise and an audience with the Emperor – this is something I never expected."
"It's not entirely surprising," Si Qing said calmly from the side. "Master is an ancient Ancestral Dragon, with deep dragon energy. The mortal world has always believed in the power of dragons, even calling the Emperor the Son of Heaven, a true dragon."
"And Master, who is teaching the disciples of Changqing Sect chess, is a true dragon. Therefore, the dragon energy he carries should bring good luck to these disciples. Coupled with the disciples' own talent in chess, they are learning very well."
While Si Qing spoke, his hands were not idle. He directly opened the record book of laws and began searching for the young disciples of Changqing Sect.
Indeed, more than half of the disciples had a talent for chess, and some would achieve great success in this area in the future.
Si Qing knew that what he was doing was a form of favoritism. Otherwise, under normal circumstances, which sect leader or vice sect leader would have the right to look into the future of their disciples?
However, as long as it wasn't mentioned, no one would know.
Si Qing closed the record book in his hands.
Yan Hua glanced at the siblings, "They only achieved good results in a small competition. It's nothing much. I will continue teaching them. If they can become the most skilled chess players in the Three Realms, then that would be considered real accomplishment. But speaking of which, seeing these new disciples achieve so much after being taught by me for a few months, aren't you two feeling envious?"
Si Qing and Qi Yu looked at each other. Clearly, the two carefree individuals had not considered the matter of envy at all.
"You two, as my earliest disciples, I've taught you chess as well. And I believe I've always taught you with all my heart. Yet, not only can you not defeat me, but your own chess skills haven't improved either. Alas, it's truly..."
Yan Hua trailed off, sighing and shaking his head.
Qi Yu and Si Qing's faces darkened. They looked at each other and then, in unison, retorted, "If we two were to compete in chess in the mortal world, we would definitely win prizes too."
"You two, one being the Heavenly Dao and the other being the Law, going to compete with humans and win prizes, what would that even mean?" Yan Hua remained disdainful.
Qi Yu pounced forward, "Master, you always look down on Si Qing and me. How can you be like this! It's too much!"
Si Qing also took the opportunity to pounce from behind Yan Hua.
Yan Hua chuckled, quickly reaching out to catch them and suppressing them with his power, transforming back into his dragon form and placing them on his dragon claws, rolling them into a ball.
Qi Yu lay in Yan Hua's palm, laughing and trying to escape, but soon he was hooked back by Yan Hua's fingers and firmly held on the dragon claws.
An Nuo and Shao Feng were merely strolling through the 13th Heaven and happened to witness this scene. Thus, the couple sat down nearby, watching the spectacle with great interest.
By the time Si Qing, sweating profusely, noticed the couple, it had already been an hour.
At this moment, Yan Hua, in his dragon form, rested his chin on one hand, holding the siblings in one claw.
Qi Yu, with his belly sticking out, lay on his dragon claw, catching his breath. Exhausted, he unknowingly rolled over and fell asleep.
Only Si Qing, who had noticed An Nuo and Shao Feng long ago, remained sitting on the other side of Yan Hua's palm and waved at them.