Chapter 11 The Cat with Nine Lives, Become a Disciple
Su Yu stood in the open space outside the Demon Slaying Bureau, his expression calm and composed, as if he had not experienced today's danger or the two hundred taels of silver at all.

Although Qin Shimiao did not go with him today, he did not keep the two hundred taels of silver for himself.

People must have a bit of vision and not be blinded by a little money and lose sight of the big picture because of small gains.

This extra money was given to him by Qin Shimiao. Although Qin Shimiao was not around at the time, it did not mean that he did not know how much money Chen Shiguan gave him. If Su Yu pocketed the two hundred taels of silver for himself, his path with Qin Shimiao would be completely cut off.

Su Yu is now just an insignificant corpse painter, and his master died half a year ago. Although he has the Record of Demonic Behavior, his current Taoism and realm are still very weak in front of Qin Shimiao and others, and he also needs a new patron in the Demon Slaying Division.

Therefore, Su Yu simply gave all the two hundred taels of silver to Qin Shimiao. As for how to distribute it, that was Qin Shimiao's business.

Even if Qin Shimiao didn't give him even a tael of silver, at least it was an extra way out for him!
What's more, the black cat appeared very abruptly today, which made Su Yu feel something was strange!

He always felt that the sudden appearance of this black cat and the resurrection of the young lady was no coincidence.

After coming out from Qin Shimiao's place, he stood in the yard of the Demon Slaying Division waiting.

Many of the young corpse painters around him consciously kept a distance from him, as if they did not dare to go over and provoke him.

The reason why he didn't dare to provoke him, not only because Qin Shimiao had a special high opinion of him today, but also because he dared to confront Sun Dasheng head-on.

The idea of ​​using one punch to start the fight is to prevent a hundred punches from coming, which makes many young corpse-painting boys more respectful of him.

But Su Yu stood there, still with a gentle and calm demeanor.

"Su Yu!"

Qin Shimiao's voice suddenly sounded from a distance.

Su Yu turned his head and saw Qin Shimiao standing outside the gate looking at him.

He turned around and took a few quick steps, then came to Qin Shimiao and saluted:
"gentlemen!"

Qin Shimiao nodded, his expression still a little cold, but he waved his hand and said to him:
"Come with me!"

"Yes!"

Su Yu then followed Qin Shimiao to his room. Qin Shimiao returned to the table and sat down. He then stood in front of the table with his hands hanging down, his expression gentle and calm, neither humble nor arrogant.

Qin Shimiao glanced at him, with a hint of admiration in his eyes:

"Yan Xu has been dead for half a year. Have you ever thought about becoming his disciple again?"

Su Yu's heart skipped a beat.

If a corpse painter's master dies in an accident, he can become his apprentice again, but such opportunities are rare because demon painters are rare, while there are too many young corpse painters, which means there are more monks than porridge.

Although an ordinary young corpse painter becomes an apprentice when he enters the Demon Slaying Bureau, this kind of apprentice is more like an ordinary student rather than a disciple of a demon painter!
Su Yu had good aptitude, which was why he was able to become Yan Xu's apprentice more than half a year ago. However, he did not expect that Yan Xu died in an accident before he could teach him any real skills.

From what Qin Shimiao said, it seems that he wants to take me as his disciple?
Today I gave all the two hundred taels of silver to Qin Shimiao, and the situation improved suddenly!
Of course, Su Yu couldn't act impatient and kowtow now, as this might lose him points.

Therefore, he still answered respectfully:
"I have thought about it, but I'm afraid no demon painter would be willing to take me in..."

Qin Shimiao smiled:

"It is true that demon painters are generally unwilling to accept apprentices, because although there are many young men who can paint corpses, not many of them have good aptitude!"

"Moreover, since they are master and disciple, they have to entrust their lives to each other, so the demon painter is very cautious when accepting disciples!"

"You have already worshipped Yan Xu as your master, and Yan Xu happened to be dead, so it is normal that other demon painters are unwilling to accept you!"

Having said this, he stopped, his eyes still on Su Yu.

The hierarchy in the Demon Slaying Division is very clear, so Su Yu naturally couldn't raise his head and look him in the eye. But he could feel that the other person's eyes were always on him, and Su Yu couldn't help feeling uneasy.

At this moment, a cat's cry sounded. "Meow!"

The black cat suddenly jumped in from the window and directly jumped onto the table in front of Qin Shimiao.

When Su Yu saw the black cat, he showed a somewhat surprised expression on his face.

Qin Shimiao smiled slightly:
"You read it right. This cat is the culprit that caused the young lady to come back to life. It is my life object!"

Life object?

Su Yu couldn't help but feel confused.

He was Yan Xu's apprentice for a very short time, and died before Yan Xu had the chance to teach him many things, so he didn't know what the destiny object was.

Qin Shimiao smiled and gently stroked the black cat's back.

The black cat arched its body and let Qin Shimiao stroke its back. It looked very docile. After Qin Shimiao stroked it for a while, it suddenly spoke like a human:

"I'm hungry!"

The black cat suddenly spoke like a human, which really shocked Su Yu.

Cats can actually talk!

Qin Shimiao raised his hand and took out a piece of bacon wrapped in lotus leaves from the drawer and placed it in front of the black cat.

The black cat opened its mouth, bit the bacon, turned around, jumped onto the windowsill, and disappeared out the window.

"The life object is the lifeblood of the demon painter!"

Qin Shimiao shook the lotus leaf and threw it into the wastebasket beside him. Then he looked at Su Yu and continued:
"Everyone who practices cultivation must cultivate the same thing. Demon slayers cultivate their weapons, martial artists cultivate their bodies, puppet masters cultivate their puppets, mind masters cultivate their thoughts, and our demon painters cultivate their souls!"

"When practicing, you need to integrate your soul into a certain object. This object can be a dead object or an animal. It is equivalent to entrusting a part of your life to it and practicing with it!"

"The life item can help the demon painter practice, and it can also help save his life at the critical moment!"

"My destiny is a cat!"

"Cats have nine lives, and they can climb walls very quickly, which is also a help to me!"

At this point, Qin Shimiao's eyes stayed on Su Yu's face and smiled:
"The young lady's resurrection today was caused by me asking this cat to do it!"

really!

Su Yu's heart skipped a beat.

Today’s events were indeed all tests and inspections!

All the confusions lingering in his mind have now been answered!

In the past, those who came to report were all ordinary demon painters. However, Qin Shimiao, a fifth-rank demon painter, was unusually present today and he personally reported the report. Moreover, he looked particularly at Su Yu when he did so. There was a reason for this.

Perhaps, it was because Su Yu caught his attention yesterday when he was painting the soul of the mandrill.

Then, he handed the matter of Chen Shiguan over to Su Yu, but at that time he let the black cat trigger the young lady's resurrection. In fact, he wanted to see Su Yu's reaction and true ability when in danger.

Obviously, Su Yu's performance today made him very satisfied.

After Su Yu came back, he gave all the silver to him, which once again gave him extra points!

The only thing that Su Yu didn't understand was that Qin Shimiao seemed to have a disciple, so why did he suddenly want to accept himself as a disciple?

(End of this chapter)