Chapter 248 Three Flowers

"Do you have any other questions about course selection and credits?" Ning Mingmei asked.

All the disciples raised their hands, but Lian Chengyue was the fastest among them. Ning Mingmei then raised him up: "What is your question?"

"If I want to enter Piaomiao Peak, does Dean Ning have any suggestions for course selection?" Lian Chengyue stared at Ning Mingmei.

I haven’t seen you for half a year. How come Lian Chengyue has grown taller again? Fortunately, Ning Mingmei is now on the stage and Lian Chengyue is below the stage, which allows Ning Mingmei to still look down on Lian Chengyue well.

"Piaomiao Peak only conducts cutting-edge research and only recruits the most suitable disciples." Ning Mingmei gave a very mysterious answer.

Lian Chengyue asked: "What is the difference between the most suitable and the best?"

Lian Chengyue is indeed a very perceptive person. He discovered the mysterious word game in it. Ning Mingmei said leisurely: "We need the most suitable, not the best, because in scientific research, the most important thing is not 'excellence'. It is the passion and interest in the research direction, as well as the perseverance to do every trivial thing well, even if there is no hope of breakthrough. Day after day, day after day."

"I don't know how many of you want to enter the industrial and commercial worlds. In the profit-driven industrial and commercial worlds, you will get new 'incentives' every day. Maybe it's the completion of an old project, or the start of a new project. From project establishment to implementation, to acceptance, to rewards... every link is different, and from each link, you get new gains and new incentives."

"You will always think that your career is changing over time, step by step, in a tight rhythm."

"But scientific research is different. The inspiration and spark of scientific research are born in every day-to-day research. Before that, you may repeat the same thing for decades or even a hundred years, without seeing the end or its effective direction. Even..."

Even, your scientific research may hinder others' path.

The way for others to make his scientific research, or even "their" scientific research, effective.

Perhaps this entire academic community, in order to gain attention and obtain sustainable funding, will turn a blind eye and make "sacrifices" to recognize such scientific research. They believe that truth can grow in the soil of lies.

but……

Ning Mingmei stopped at the word "even..." and did not continue. At this time, a disciple from Mingdao Academy said, "But Piaomiao Peak is different!"

"Yes, in recent years, Piao Miao Peak has always produced very cool things, and they always bring great value and are always popular in the entire cultivation world!"

The academic work of Piaomiao Peak is effective, beneficial, pure and clean, and does not require any fraud!

Ning Mingmei smiled and said nothing more. Lian Chengyue said at this moment: "Dean, you haven't said why we don't need the best. Is it because you think that the best people often have many options and tend to be impetuous? Since they are good enough and can achieve results in industries that make more money and can establish more achievements, then they will not insist on achieving results in the industry you want. Is that what you think?"

Everyone was shocked. Because Lian Chengyue's questioning even had a bit of a persistent tone.

He looked at Ning Mingmei, wanting to get an answer from him. Ning Mingmei said leisurely at this moment: "I believe in the appeal of academia to people. In every era, there are always people who want to stand at the forefront, or at the boundary of human cognition."

There are always people who look forward to fame, wealth and power, and there are always people who chase the distant sea of ​​stars.

"This year, the score line for Mingdao Academy is the highest among all the inner sects. It can be said that everyone who comes here is smart enough, excellent enough, and meets the requirements. Therefore, there is no need to select the best students on this basis. Now, it is time to compete with your character and breadth."

"The purpose of my founding Mingdao Academy is to give you enough trial and error opportunities to find the industry you are truly interested in. Disciples from other sects can only consider employment and their own lives. But disciples of Qingji Sect should dare to be the first in the world. You are the most outstanding young people in this world of immortal cultivation. You are the disciples who can shoulder the future of the world of immortal cultivation and determine the direction of cutting-edge development. You are unwilling to hand over this responsibility to others. And I believe that you have come all the way to Qingji Sect to change something."

For example, changing your life.

For example, changing the fate of your family.

For example, changing this... world that you don't approve of.

The whole audience was silent.

Some were speechless, some were excited, and some were in tears.

Lian Chengyue's heart also moved at that moment.

"What do I really want?"

…

The opening ceremony ended and the question and answer session also ended. The disciples of Mingdao Academy left one after another. They straightened their chests, and at that moment, they were proud to be students of Mingdao Academy.

"Sergeant, shall we go?" someone said.

Lian Chengyue stood up. He looked at the podium, wanting to go up and say something to Ning Mingmei... although he didn't know what to say. But at this moment, Ning Mingmei took the lead and picked up the microphone.

"Hua Puff-san, please stay for a moment."

…

……? ?

Lian Chengyue widened her eyes and watched the girl who was about to shoot out of the lecture hall to work like an arrow suddenly turn around and shoot towards Ning Mingmei.

Ning Mingmei turned off the microphone and said something to her. Then Hua Puff nodded nervously and went out through the back door with Ning Mingmei.

…

"them……"

"Flower Puff has a background?"

"Could it be that Dean Ning has taken a fancy to her?"

Lian Chengyue stood there, looking as if his soul had left his body. But he soon regained his composure and said goodbye to the other disciples.

Then it shot into an empty corner like an arrow.

He summoned the paper man again, followed Hua Puff and the other two, and said sinisterly: "I must know what they are doing!"

Shi Ruzhuo: "You really look like a devil today. Lian Chengyue, I feel familiar and satisfied with your performance."

Lian Chengyue: "Piao Miao Peak only has one guaranteed admission quota each year. If Hua Paofu took some special path or did some special bonus project and took up this quota, I won't have this opportunity! I must be the first person to enter Piao Miao Peak this year!"

Shi Ruzhuo: ...

No, why do you, a villain, keep talking about admission to graduate school?

The paper man, carrying Lian Chengyue's hope of being admitted to graduate school, flew towards Ning Mingmei tremblingly. Lian Chengyue stood in the corner, lowered his head gloomily, and kicked the stones on the ground.

Suddenly, he laughed sinisterly.

Shi Ruzhuo commented: "Your sinister smile is just right. I used to smile like this when I did bad things in Yinbing Pavilion."

"It turns out that it's not because I'm not good enough, but because I'm not useful enough to the Immortal Lord at the moment." Lian Chengyue said.

Shi Ruzhuo: ...

"I will become the most useful person to the Immortal Lord." Lian Chengyue said, "I want... I must..."

Shi Ruzhuo had a bad feeling: "What do you want?"

Lian Chengyue: "Choose 60 credits! It's better to be prepared!"

Shi Ruzhuo: ...

Lian Chengyue: "Anyone who competes with me for popular classes must die."

Shi Ruzhuo: "I wasn't like you when I was young."

Lian Chengyue: "Old senior, you worked very hard when you were young, why were you kicked out of Yinbing Pavilion in the end?"

“…”

Shi Ruzhuo opened his mouth to speak, but Lian Chengyue's phone vibrated. He lowered his head and suddenly opened his eyes wide!

Even the pupils shrank to the size of a needle tip!

"What's wrong?" Shi Ruzhuo was startled.

Could it be that something serious has happened?

Lian Chengyue: "Someone..."

?

"Selling properties at low prices!" Lian Chengyue looked down and swiped frantically, "Next to the Skytrain, school district, core area!"

? ? ?

Lian Chengyue: "I want to buy it."

? ? ?

Shi Ruzhuo was shocked: "Do you have so much money?"

Lian Chengyue paused for a moment and said firmly: "I don't have any money."

"But I have something very precious - the future!"

On the other side, Bai Bugui, who was selling his property in tears, sneezed.

…

Distracted by the purchase of a property, Ning Mingmei quickly became aware of the presence of the little paper man.

Needless to say, this little paper figurine must have been placed by Lian Chengyue. Ning Mingmei thought for a moment and decided not to burn it.

Last time, in the ghost world, Lian Chengyue and Wangchuan gave a very good performance. This time, Ning Mingmei hopes that Lian Chengyue can continue to work hard and do his best.

Hua Puff followed him nervously, and the two of them found a cafe and sat down. Someone greeted her on the road: "Hey! Fatty..."

Then I saw Ning Mingmei.

The disciple was frightened and walked away in shame. Ning Mingmei frowned and glanced at the man, saying, "How rude. Is that your friend?"

To be fair, Flower Puff is a beauty. But in the eyes of the people of Qingji Sect, she was a little fat. But she has round eyes and a round face, which makes her look very cute.

Hua Puff shook her head like a rattle: "No! It's a guy who often goes to the milk tea shop."

Oh, it seems he is a suitor of PUA-loving girls. Hua Paofu said a little frustratedly: "I work everywhere, so I often meet such people. They think I am poor and a foreigner, and they will hook me by giving me a little thing. They also say that I am not as pretty as other monks..."

Ning Mingmei's comment was concise and to the point: "Ignore them."

By the way, I wrote down the name of that foul-mouthed male disciple and planned to send him to some civil engineering projects to collect dust. It seems that even a good sect cannot filter out idiots.

"I won't listen to them. In our cat tribe, the sleek fat cats are the best! This means we can eat, sleep, get a lot of prey, be healthy, and comb our fur clean!" Flower Puff puffed out her chest, "In the cat tribe, I am a great beauty!"

The little girl looks very cute with her sparkling eyes. Ning Mingmei asked her to sit down in the coffee shop downstairs of the Piaomiao Peak Experimental Building, and asked the disciple at the counter to bring her two cups of milk tea. When Hua Puff saw the food, her eyes lit up again.

Ning Mingmei drank milk tea and confirmed her background with her. Hua Paofu told Ning Mingmei everything she knew and gave him more details. Now Ning Mingmei finally understood the history of the cat clan.

The cat clan in the demon world is divided into several branches, and the one that Hua Puff belongs to is the most miserable one.

Back then, the Demon Fox Clan was fighting with the other two fox clans. They passed by the Cat Clan’s camp and destroyed it. They also forcibly requisitioned some cats to fight with the Sky Fox Clan. The Sky Fox Clan was unable to defeat the Demon Fox Clan, so in order to vent their anger, they took advantage of the situation and captured some of the Cat Clan. So these cats became slaves of the Sky Fox Clan.

And they also occupied the cat tribe's territory. The cat clan's territory was divided into two parts from then on, one belonging to the sky fox clan and the other to the demon fox clan. Their tribal land was originally sandwiched between the two tribes, and now it has become an exciting battlefield. The cats have no home to return to from now on.

Flower Puff is one of the cats abducted by the Sky Fox Tribe. She even had some status in the cat clan: she was the daughter of the clan leader and had a brother named Hua Xue Gao.

"My brother is gentle and handsome, a peerless beauty." Hua Puff emphasized.

Ning Mingmei: ...

It’s hard to imagine a cat named Ice Cream that is also a stunning beauty.

Hua Xuegao is the young master of the cat clan, and he used to be a young general of the cat clan. Unfortunately, he was fallen in love with by the chief of the Sky Fox clan at first sight and is now imprisoned in the harem. After being a slave for several years, Hua Puff was secretly sent away by her brother. From then on, she practiced Buddhism and worked as a stray cat.

It was not until Qingji Sect recruited international students that she had the opportunity to enter Qingji Sect and become a monk with an educational background. She worked frantically in Qingji Sect every day just to take in her own family of stray cats one day, so that they could stay away from the fox tribe and no longer be bullied slaves. She ate five cat strips and six cans every day, and sniffed catnip in the morning and evening.

Even now, Flower Puff longs for Flower Ice Cream. But she had no money and couldn't go back.

Ning Mingmei asked: "Don't other cats provide you with help?"

Flower Puff explained: "We cats are divided into many branches, living in different habitats. We rarely interact with each other."

I see.

Hua Puff has a genuine hatred for the Sky Fox Clan, so this makes things easy to handle. Ning Mingmei said: "The Qingji Sect has a mission to go to the Sky Fox Clan and take away something."

"I get credits, count my volunteer hours as time, get subsidies, get meals, and count them as practical projects..."

Hua Puff immediately said, "I'll go!"

And so the matter was settled happily. But Hua Puff said, "Ning Xianzun, the demon world is very exclusive. If you go in as a human cultivator, you will be discovered by the demons very quickly and you won't be able to complete your mission."

Ning Mingmei said: "Do you have any solution?"

Hua Puff thought for a moment and said, "We cats have a secret technique that can help you disguise yourself as..."

A cat demon.

There are less than two months left until winter vacation. Ning Mingmei gradually arranged all the matters at hand and was ready to set off at any time. This was a secret mission, so he only brought a few people with him: Gui Ruoxue, Wu Yun, Bai Bugui, the reliable Lao Shiba, Ye Xuefei, Hua Paofu, and Lian Chengyue.

Ye Xuefei joined at the last minute. Ning Mingmei went to find Bai Ruoru after the itinerary was finalized. He did not elaborate on the details, only saying that he was going to the demon world to resolve the Bai family's curse. Bai Ruoru was very smart and she quickly realized that there must be some hidden story that she didn't know.

But Bai Ruoru did not expose it. She just called Ye Xuefei and asked her to go and help. As for the Jade Maiden Peak, there are other disciples there, so nothing will happen.

"I really want to go with you. But given my current situation, if I go, it will only cause you trouble." Bai Ruoru smiled bitterly.

Ning Mingmei said: "Senior sister, you are the best help by blocking Master and the Bai family."

Bai Ruoru then smiled slightly. She said, "You know what? When I was a kid, I was often disliked by my family."

"Why?"

"My mother originally only had my sister as her child. Later, because my sister was not talented and was weak and sickly, she gave birth to me." Bai Ruoru looked at the sunlight and said softly, "When I was born, I was diagnosed with natural spiritual roots, which made everyone in the Bai family very happy. But in fact, when I was young, my mother seldom came to see me. She always threw me to the martial arts master and literary teacher who disciplined me. Every time my sister had a health problem, she would immediately return home to the yard that belonged to my sister and seldom let me go in and out."

"From childhood to adulthood, even later, my mother often said that with my personality, I could not be a qualified head of the family. She always said that it would be great if my sister and I had the opposite personality. If my sister was not so weak and her talent was not so poor, she would definitely be a better head of the family than me. So from a very early time, I felt that I was an appendage of my sister, I was redundant, and a tool that was despised for not being perfect. Is it dark to think like this? But I don't like going home..."

"When I was a child, my mother would not let me enter my sister's yard. But I was too curious. I climbed up the tree and climbed onto the eaves to see her. I saw my sister sitting under the eaves. She was wearing a purple dress and her black hair was loose. She was like a water lily in the water, so beautiful... It was a kind of beauty that made people unable to take their eyes off. She looked at me climbing on the eaves with a nimble posture, so she stretched out her hand and smiled at me."

"In fact, at that moment, there was a flash of hatred and jealousy in her eyes. But I thought I was seeing things. That afternoon, she took me to play by the pond, and then she watched me get entangled by the vines in the pond and sink into the pond with an expressionless face."

"It was my mother who pulled me out of the pond. She slapped me and looked at my sister. But my sister said to her, 'Now I am worthless to you, am I?' That night my sister had a high fever. My mother stayed up all night to take care of her and cried while hugging her. I sat in a corner wrapped in a towel. Because I was healthy and I could practice, I didn't catch a cold, so I didn't have the right to be hugged and cried by my mother."

"In fact, I was very sad that day, and I hated them a little bit. At that moment, I was very scared. I was afraid that in the years to come, I would hate them more and more, and even change myself."

"But I forgive her now. My mother must have known from a very early time that my sister was destined to be sacrificed." Bai Ruoru said, "I forgive her, and I also forgive my sister."

After saying that, she smiled faintly again, although her eyes were filled with sadness.

Perhaps kind people are always good at convincing themselves. They convince themselves that "others have their own difficulties" so that they can forgive and be tolerant.

But Ning Mingmei knew that Bai Ruowan never accepted the fact that she was a victim until the end. It was for this purpose that she left Bai Bugui behind. But from Bai Ruowan's perspective, how could she accept her fate? From the moment she was born, everyone was looking forward to her death.

There is a mess between the Bai sisters.

So this curse cannot continue to happen.