Thus, in Ao Tian's version of the story, Mao Yisheng became someone with a cruel hobby of torturing young boys from good backgrounds.
Some were lucky enough to survive but lived a life worse than death, while others simply died.
His younger brother had been targeted by Mao Yisheng who demanded him from the Ao family.
But his younger brother had an eighty-purity dual spiritual root, which was already a rare and outstanding talent in the Ao family and the foundation of the family's future.
The family naturally could not bear to part with him, so the father sent this useless five-spirit-root waste who shared the same father and mother as his younger brother over instead.
Mao Yisheng was very displeased after the substitution, so he increased the torture on him several times over.
In the end, he even refused to send him back to the Ao family for burial and wanted to throw him into the streets to be eaten by wild dogs and cats.
After Ao Tian finished speaking, he said pitifully, "Fox-eyed brother, please quickly send me to the Mao family! The Mao family is one of the three great aristocratic families of Azure Origin City. In this place, they are like heaven itself. If they discover that you saved me and are hiding me, you will be killed by them."
Xiao Shou sucked in a sharp breath when he heard this.
How could there be such a pervert like Mao Yisheng in the world and such a father like the Ao family head.
As for whether Ao Tian's words were true or false, he did not even consider it at all.
After all, even though he had experienced the apocalypse, his fixed worldview made him think that for life-and-death matters, how could an eight-year-old child lie?
Even though he felt the name Ao Tian sounded somewhat familiar, he did not think too deeply about it.
It was only later, after he clearly understood his identity, that his emotions almost exploded.
Right now, after hearing everything, Xiao Shou patted Ao Tian's head and said with pity, "I will not send you to the Mao family. You do not need to worry. I have a very effective disguise pill. After you take it, I guarantee no one will recognize you. And who said the five-spirit-root is a waste? When you return with me, I will teach you a cultivation method specifically for the five-spirit-root. After you master it, you will definitely be much stronger than cultivators of the same level."
"Disciple greets Master."
Ao Tian, no matter how intelligent he was, was still only eight years old.
After hearing Xiao Shou's words, he became both excited and anxious and immediately knelt on the bed without giving Xiao Shou any time to react.
He banged his head down several times with loud thuds and kept calling out Master.
This completely stunned Xiao Shou who was standing beside the bed.
A few seconds later, when he finally reacted, Ao Tian had already finished all nine kowtows.
He said irritably, "Little brat, who said I was going to take you as a disciple?"
"Isn't it because you want to teach me cultivation methods? In the entire cultivation world, aside from transmission elders, anyone who teaches another person a cultivation method is considered to be taking that person as a disciple!" Ao Tian said with a face full of "you lack common sense" expression.
A few seconds later, seeing that Xiao Shou did not speak, his eyes immediately turned red and he said pitifully, "Could it be that you are going back on your word? Yes, I am just a five-spirit-root waste. How could you possibly want a disciple like me?"
Looking at Ao Tian's pitiful appearance, Xiao Shou sighed helplessly.
His common sense really was lacking a bit. So, he tapped his forehead and said, "You already kowtowed and already called me Master, how can I go back on my word? Since that is the case, from now on you are my first disciple."
After all, after those days of loneliness and boredom, he had already decided that once he reached Foundation Establishment, he would take a few disciples to pass the time and also to prepare helpers in advance to deal with future troubles.
With his Absolute Fusion ability capable of producing limitless resources, raising a few cultivators was still very manageable.
Moreover, a rare five-spirit-root like this, if cultivated with the fusion technique, would definitely become even stronger than his own three-spirit-root self.
"Master!" Ao Tian grinned happily.
Becoming the disciple of the kind fox-eyed brother who had a good temperament meant that in the future he would definitely not end up like those people who betrayed him and bullied him.
He thought this proudly, but he did not expect that later on he would regret today's success so much that his intestines would turn green.
On the road of chasing his wife, the master-disciple relationship would become an insurmountable mountain and causing him endless suffering.
Looking at Ao Tian bursting into laughter in an instant with not even the slightest tear mark on his face Xiao Shou immediately understood.
This little brat was clearly faking his crying.
It really matched his guess.
This kid's personality was definitely not honest.
It should be said he was overly lively and mischievous.
Hmph! He even dared to trick him.
Xiao Shou's eyes rolled slightly and a wicked smile flashed by.
He casually took out one item from his storage pouch.
It was something he had randomly fused some time ago. It's a strange product called a gender bender disguise pill.
After a male consumes it, their body will turn into a female form for one month.
This was truly an excellent prank pill.
The disguise effect was also extremely perfect.
No one could tell at all.
Xiao Shou suppressed his anticipation and handed the pill to Ao Tian, saying, "Take this. It is a high-grade disguise pill. After you take it, I guarantee no one will recognize you."
"Okay! Thank you, Master."