Nangong Rui's alarm bells rang loudly; this person was no ordinary person, definitely not ordinary.

He was still close to the country bumpkin, so there must be some conspiracy. So when Zimo tried to talk to Shen Hua, he interrupted her. With Shang Wenwen's intentional or unintentional help, he ended up talking to Shen Hua for a few words after school.

Despite this, he wasn't angry, but he felt a little wronged when Shen Hua looked over.

That day, Shen Hua was eating when she suddenly sensed movement from Liu Shan and realized that someone had come looking for her.

With nothing to do, she almost forgot about it.

He quickly ate a few mouthfuls of rice and headed towards Liushan.

Having disguised himself, he approached the big tree and saw Shang Wenwen searching for something there.

He kept calling out "venerable one" to him.

Shen Hua leaped onto a tree, and after a gust of wind blew by, he spoke, "Who goes there? What business do you have with me?"

Shang Wenwen saw a person wearing a terrifying mask. The person's powerful aura made her afraid to look him in the eye, but she had already confirmed that this was the Venerable One that Luo Qiu had mentioned.

He immediately knelt down, took out a bag containing unknown contents, and placed it in front of him.

"Senior, I have come to become your disciple. Please accept my offer."

Shen Hua stared at the bag in front of her, not understanding what she had brought. Also, although she was supposed to be here to become an apprentice, she hadn't asked her what she should pay attention to beforehand. This was too simple, wasn't it?

What normal person would listen to you say you want to become an apprentice and just accept it? Especially someone as powerful as her.

Should I be a little reserved and test him again? That way, I can be more sincere.

"Do you know that I don't easily accept disciples? Is there anything different about your sudden arrival?"

After saying that, he waited for Shang Wenwen to show him her skills.

"Senior, I can endure hardship, and I can also make money."

Chen Hua: "Cough cough cough."

What kind of thought process does Shang Wenwen have? But this point really appeals to her. If this person weren't Shang Wenwen, and if Shen Hua had heard that she had a disciple who could endure hardship and make money, she would only consider taking him in for two seconds.

But Shang Wenwen and she knew each other, and she was worried that if Shang Wenwen recognized her one day, it wouldn't be good to have such a hobby.

His eyes narrowed slightly as he looked in a certain direction.

“Young lady, let me say this: those who cultivate themselves should not value money too much. Those are all external things. As for taking on disciples, we have to consider fate. Here’s what we’re doing: there’s a mountain behind you with snow on it. I don’t want you to go to the snowy place. Right here in this mountain, there’s something very prominent. Go find it, and I will agree to take you as my disciple.”

After Shen Hua finished speaking, she escorted Shang Wenwen to the foot of the mountain. She herself was observing from the shadows, and the bag was already in her hands.

I opened it and took a look. Goodness, there was a lot of money. It was about the same as what Luo Qiu brought last time. It seems he had made ample preparations.

So Shang Wenwen is really rich. That explains why she was bullied by Shang Jiajia and her family before. It seems she's just like her, keeping a low profile.

No, I should say she's even more tolerant than her. If this had happened to her, she definitely wouldn't have been able to tolerate it.

As for the demons who followed her, once they entered Liushan, she was the one in charge.

...

"Brother Qi Yi, Brother Qi Yi, cough cough cough."

Tao Meng was somewhat weak and pale. She hurriedly looked for Qi Yi, which frightened him.

"Tao Meng, what's wrong? This is bad for your health. Don't do this again. Just call me if you need anything." Qi Yi hurriedly went over to support her.

"Brother Qi Yi, I'm fine, cough cough."

"Something's going to happen to Wenwen; someone wants to kill her."

"What? Where?"

Qi Yi's voice cracked slightly at this moment, his eyes widened, and he tightened his grip on Tao Meng's hand.

Tao Meng endured the pain and didn't cry out, but quickly said, "I'm not really sure either, but I think I heard something about Liushan."

Upon hearing Liu Shan's name, Qi Yi quickly ran outside. Tao Meng watched her departing figure and lowered her eyes.

She should have known long ago that Qi Yi didn't love her; what he gave her was just a promise. She had never seen him truly happy when they were together.

"Brother Qi Yi, wait for me, I'll go with you."

Tao Meng quickly caught up with Qi Yi; she couldn't let him go on the risk alone.

While Shen Hua was still having the little demons take a detour, she sensed that two more people had arrived.

Looking over, it turned out to be Qi Yi and Tao Meng. What day is it today? Why are they both here?

But since they're here, let's see what they're up to! Let go of the detour around the little demons and let them challenge Shang Wenwen.

She herself found a place to observe.

The higher Shang Wenwen climbed, the more she felt the extraordinary nature of this mountain, and the stronger the sense of urgency it brought her became.

However, since her senior told her to do this, there must be a reason for it. If it were so easy to become an apprentice, she would be the one with doubts.

She searched for a long time, but couldn't find any of the things that her senior had mentioned were particularly noticeable.

Keep climbing upwards, keep searching your surroundings.

Suddenly, she sensed something was wrong; it seemed as if something was approaching her.

His ears twitched, and he quickly dodged to avoid being hurt.

Turning around, she saw three rather strange people. They looked young, but their posture was not like that of normal people, which made her first thought that they were demons.

They immediately became alert. A demon! There's a demon here! Liushan isn't far from Liucun. If there's a demon here, what about Liucun...?

"Is it her?"

The three demons exchanged glances, then nodded, their eyes filled with greed as they looked at Shang Wenwen.

"They look so fresh and tender. I haven't eaten like this in a long time. I wonder what they taste like."

"Who cares about the texture, as long as I can taste the meat."

"They're telling us to kill her, to eat people! That's not right! Will we be punished if we go back?"

"Who cares? We're just told to kill her and eat her. Who knows if we actually killed her or ate her? By then, she'll be inside us."

"That's right, then let's eat her."

Shang Wenwen stood there warily, watching them, her mind filled with thoughts. She wondered if her senior had sent her up the mountain and she had encountered a demon. Could this be a test from her senior?

Before she could think for long, she heard the three demons about her execution.

Without a second thought, she took out the brush that Chen Hua had given her, drew a talisman in the air, and then pushed it toward the three demons.

The three demons quickly dodged, thus avoiding harm. However, this time they took her more seriously, splitting into three groups to besiege Shang Wenwen.

She's fine in a one-on-one fight, but in a one-on-three fight, she's clearly at a disadvantage.

It's all thanks to this magical artifact that she hasn't been defeated yet.

She dared not relax for a moment, and fought the three demons seriously. In the process, she noticed the changes in herself and was overjoyed.