Chapter 274: Become a Disciple

"ah!"

In the dark dungeon, screams were heard continuously. The firelight was dim, making everyone's faces look eerie. Even the toughest gangsters would be frightened in such an environment.

In the firelight, there was only one slender and white hand. He pointed a finger and pulled the confession in front of him: "Is this all he wants to confess?"

"Yes, sir." The subordinates were respectful and even a little nervous.

Even so, he was proud to be able to serve the adult in front of him.

No one knows when this adult first appeared in the world. All they knew was that the other party claimed to be the master of Zhaoye Mountain, and possessed enormous wealth that they could hardly imagine, and powerful strength that they could not reach. The overwhelming force and the ancient mysterious skills made them believe from the bottom of their hearts that the other party must be a descendant of the ancient demon with mysterious origins, which made everyone willing to serve him.

The master of Zhaoye Mountain has a wide range of friends. Those connected with him include not only the intelligence chief, the owner of Wuyi Tower, but also the richest man in the ghost world, Beishan Gong and others. As expected, heroes emerge in troubled times. As the world became more chaotic, talented people emerged in large numbers and each of them established their own territories. It is not surprising that these powerful figures have emerged in the past few decades.

"He still has some luck in his heart, and he is hiding a lot of things." The owner of Zhaoye Mountain said nonchalantly, "Since he won't cooperate, let's continue to interrogate him - until he speaks."

"Yes!" said the subordinate, "I will make him tell me the whereabouts of that treasure!"

The master of Zhaoye Mountain had already stood up, took the cloak from the shelf next to him and left. The deputy beside him did not dare to ask where his master was going, and could only wonder silently in his heart: Why did the master leave so fast today?

Lian Chengyue was also thinking at this moment: "These people are useless. It seems that the only gift I can give to Master is the sword I used before."

Now Lian Chengyue has apparently reached the Great Perfection of the Golden Elixir, and is actually in the Nascent Soul Stage. With his special physique and special effects based on his IQ, he is at the God Transformation Stage.

The Master of Zhaoye Mountain, the Master of Wuyi Tower, and Lord Beishan are all Lian Chengyue's aliases. After all, he has already reached the Nascent Soul stage. Among them, the Master of Zhaoye Mountain is Lian Chengyue’s most important alias. Lian Chengyue was very satisfied with this. Because one of them is active in the demon world, one is active in the human and demon worlds, one is active in the ghost world, and he himself is active in the fairy world. This is quite diverse.

With the help of the three aliases, Lian Chengyue's cultivation progressed by leaps and bounds. His wealth has also grown very well.

But Lian Chengyue’s most important anchor point is still in Qingji Sect.

Lian Chengyue drove the vest of the master of Zhaoye Mountain and asked him to go to the secret room to rest. Then, the person who opened his eyes with full concentration again was Lian Chengyue from Qingji Sect.

Today is Lian Chengyue’s big day!

Today is the most important day for Lian Chengyue!

Facing the mirror, the young man Lian Chengyue combed his hair into a young man's style, put on a handsome Taoist robe, and carefully put the sword, tea, coffee, refined sugar, shopping card... that he was going to give to Ning Mingmei into his Qiankun bag.

These are the gifts he will present to Ning Mingmei.

Because from today on, he finally has a legitimate status!

From today on, he will step into the gate of Piaomiao Peak. From today on, he will be able to call himself "Piaomiao Student". From today on, he will use his new email address on all websites.

Register and abandon your past

, and it is definitely not for student discounts. From today on, he will go to Piaomiaofeng Education Store to shop and replace all the hoodies, hats, pajamas, socks, water cups, shopping bags... at home with education supermarket versions printed with the Piaomiaofeng emblem. He will wear the Taoist robe of Piao Miao Peak and walk around the city, letting everyone in the world know that he is a serious graduate student of Piao Miao Peak.

Even a direct PhD.

Direct PhD! Even those who cannot obtain a master's degree, once they give up on pursuing a doctorate, no matter how many years they have studied before, they will return with a bachelor's degree. Lian Chengyue was very surprised when she heard the admission decision. Does this mean that Ning Mingmei needs him as much as he is determined to become a disciple of Piaomiao Peak?

What kind of possessiveness is this! If I can't let you graduate from me with a doctorate, then I would rather destroy you!

After realizing his dream of many years, Lian Chengyue became very magnanimous. He even shared the news that he was going straight to Piaomiao Peak with the Lian family, which caused the Lian family to be amazed. In addition, the entire inner and outer sects also learned the news that Lian Chengyue was about to enter the doctoral program. They looked at this genius disciple who had reached the Golden Core stage in less than a hundred years - although his average cultivation speed was now three times faster than in the past, it was obvious that he might become a genius who broke extraordinary records.

Ada also knew the news that Lian Chengyue was going to graduate school. After countless times of sadness and loss, although she failed to pass the entrance exam to Piaomiao Peak's graduate school, she was finally able to study for a part-time MBA at Piaomiao Peak by spending money, and she will be enrolled this year. Although it is a part-time MBA and it is also an N+N joint education program with Sikongtang, Adai also feels that she finally has the opportunity to become an alumnus of Piaomiao Peak. She is very excited and smiles widely.

And it’s an N+N project after all! Not an exchange student. She calls herself an alumnus of Piao Miao Peak, but she is much more legitimate than those people who come here for an exchange year to attend a summer camp and then write their Piao Miao Peak experience on the first page of their resume. As the saying goes, one year at Piao Miao Peak brings about a lifetime of Piao Miao love. Those people would recall their one year experience at Piao Miao Peak every time they have a meal, and when they go on blind dates, they would always call themselves "Piao Miao Peak alumni." She, Adai, is not Piaomiao Peak Zihai College, not Piaomiao Peak Laoshan Branch, not Piaomiao Peak-Qingqiu, not Piaomiao Peak Bluebird, and not even the Piaomiao Peak Joint School. She is just an alumnus of Piaomiao Peak! A legitimate alumnus of Piaomiao Peak! Piaomiaofeng alumni eating in Piaomiaofeng cafeteria!

So both of them had a very brief mental state, and both believed that this was the result of their hard work.

"Ah! I got it!"

Lian Chengyue looked around and proudly looked at her dormitory - Xiaosonglin 101. Although it is on the first floor, although it is an old building, although it is a student dormitory, although he has his own house...but this is the student dormitory of Piaomiao Peak! As soon as Lian Chengyue received the admission notice, he immediately applied for a student dormitory!

If you want to experience it, you have to experience the whole set. Add to that the shabby student dormitories, and the smell becomes even more pronounced, doesn’t it?

Besides, this is 101! This is the student dormitory where Ning Mingmei’s eldest disciple Wen Siheng lived!

Looking at the dormitory in front of him, Lian Chengyue was intoxicated by the peeling layers of paint, the graffiti accumulated over the years, the ugly table stickers left by his senior sisters and brothers that could not be torn off, the faucet that always consumed fifty cents of the water card to give out hot water, and the traces of old posters on the wall... He was really jealous of Wen Siheng! It would be great if he was the first person to live in this dormitory!

Compared to this dormitory, what is Zhaoye Mountain? What is Wuyi Tower? What are those properties he bought in Qingji Sect? Speaking of which, he had been running around outside for years, and had killed many big demons to make money, but the money was never enough... All in all, he only had five houses in Qingji Sect, and they all owed a 300-year mortgage...

However, this is only three hundred years. I guess three hundred years later, he must have graduated and obtained a teaching position in the Qingji Sect! I wonder if his status as an orphan of the gods can give him extra points and allow him to complete the tenure track faster? With his current size, he can be considered a refugee from Lingshui Village!

Lian Chengyue pushed open the creaking old courtyard door and smiled at the senior sisters and brothers who lived in the same dormitory with her. Most of his senior sisters and brothers gave him lifeless eyes in response, only Bai Bugui who lived in 104 greeted him enthusiastically.

"Xiao Lian, you're enrolled! What's going on? How come you're living in the oldest room? I heard from Master that the room was originally planned to be renovated this year. How did you get to live in it?"

Lian Chengyue nodded modestly and said, "Brother, this is a trace of time, a trace of history, and a timeless thing that makes people miss it..."

Bai Bugui:?

Lian Chengyue: "Inheritance. Senior Brother Wen Siheng once lived here. Senior Brother Liang Pingzhou also lived here before he had money and went out to rent a house with his girlfriend. They were all the 'seniors' of the laboratory. I live here, which is a renaissance of the dormitory."

Bai Bugui: ...

Lian Chengyue: "Fourth Brother, what's wrong with you?"

Bai Bugui: "Nothing, I just think your mental state is beautiful."

Bai Bugui, a two-headed fox who has delayed graduation for many years, actually has the courage to say that his mental state is beautiful. Lian Chengyue smiled slightly and did not argue.

Today is Lian Chengyue’s big day. At ten o'clock in the morning, he will gather with other new disciples at Tianyu Peak to participate in his own apprenticeship ceremony. After Bai Ruoru secured the position of the head of the sect, she chose a mountain with magnificent scenery in the inner sect - Tianyu Peak, as the mountain to handle important affairs of the head and within the sect. Many large buildings that were once only found on Tiantai Peak have now been built in a more magnificent style on Tianyu Peak.

Of course, behind all the glory, there are always hidden attacks and jealous eyes. For example, on the way to Tianyu Peak, Lian Chengyue met many disciples who were going to Tianyu Peak to watch the apprenticeship ceremony. They looked at Lian Chengyue, either with envy or jealousy. One by one, sour air came out of their mouths.

"Lian Chengyue, you are so lucky to be able to enter Piaomiao Peak so early!"

"I heard that when you were choosing your major at Mingdao Academy, you accidentally chose the wrong major, Environmental Protection, and you couldn't change your major. For this reason, you even served in the army for five years, and only changed your major after you came back, hahahaha!"

Lian Chengyue said: "It seems that Brother Jin is not very satisfied with his major. If Brother Jin wants to join the army, it is also possible."

The disciple was just talking. Joining the army is a dangerous thing, how could he dare to do it? And everyone knows that Lian Chengyue did not go to the front line to get a diploma by relying on connections, but he made real contributions, severely injured a young general under Jiang Duo, and forged deep friendships with Wen Siheng, Duan Ying, Mu Hanshan and others.

Monk Jin felt disappointed and left on his own. Lian Chengyue still had a smile on her face, but she remembered the incident when she reported the wrong major during the professional division.

This incident was caused by a frame-up by one of Lian Chengyue's classmates at the time.

The classmate claimed that he was jealous of Lian Chengyue, so he secretly saw his password, logged into his account, and transferred him to an unpopular major at the last second before registration. By the time Lian Chengyue found out, the matter was already a done deal.

To this end, Lian Chengyue tried his best. He contacted the Lian family, his classmates at Mingdao Academy, and his teachers of various subjects. After repeated consideration, he contacted the person in his heart - Immortal Ning. However, he soon discovered that the matter was not that simple.

The people in the paradise seemed to have planned it all along. They turned the incident of Lian Chengyue being mistakenly diverted into a battlefield to confront Ning Mingmei. They watched with eager eyes and tried in various ways to prove that Ning Mingmei would bend the law for Lian Chengyue's sake.

Lian Chengyue quickly realized that the classmate's actions should also be related to the people in the blessed land. Lian Chengyue knew very well that it was impossible for that classmate to see her account password without her noticing. Compared to him, the people in Dongtianfudi seemed to have more technical means and various permissions, which enabled them to obtain Lian Chengyue's account password more easily, or to change Lian Chengyue's volunteer direction through other technical means.

And they also have reasons to treat Lian Chengyue like this - in the past few years, Dongtian Fudi has been trying to extend an olive branch to Lian Chengyue. Although Lian Chengyue is famous for his good dealings, in this matter, he showed rare determination and ruthlessness - in his heart, there is only Piaomiao Peak.

It seems that this is also the reason why Lian Chengyue was chosen as the cannon fodder in this confrontation. No wonder the saying goes "If you love him, you have to ignore him."

The Qingji Sect's admission system has always been famous for its fairness and justice, which is also the winning formula that Ning Mingmei and others, as the new generation of elders, rely on to resist the supreme elders. Therefore, in this conflict, if Ning Mingmei forcefully demands the restart of Lian Chengyue's admission process, he will inevitably be attacked fiercely. So, in full view of everyone, Lian Chengyue made the second choice without telling anyone.

——He chose to go north and join Wen Siheng and his army in exchange for a chance to surrender.

This is in accordance with procedures and is beyond reproach. At the same time, it is also a noble and honorable choice that will allow everyone who hears about it to hear of Lian Chengyue's good name.

But before leaving, Ning Mingmei actually took the initiative to find Lian Chengyue and went to the office. In the office, Ning Mingmei put his hands behind his back and asked Lian Chengyue, "What was your reason for choosing to go north?"

"For studying." Lian Chengyue said.

"Is it because you think that I will definitely choose to give up on you?"

Lian Chengyue's heart skipped a beat. He lowered his head and said, "No, Immortal Venerable, this is because this is the most rational and beneficial choice."

Actually, there is another reason. Lian Chengyue didn't want Ning Mingmei's good reputation to be ruined by such a despicable conspiracy. He felt angry and dirty. Even if Ning Mingmei's career was to be destroyed, it should be for a more noble reason, because of a battle with a stronger opponent, and not because of these petty intrigues.

However, over the years, facing these despicable tricks has always been the theme of Ning Mingmei's life.

But it doesn't matter. Lian Chengyue thought indifferently. Those people don’t know the value of Ning Mingmei.

Those people are ignorant, stupid, noisy and crowded. Ning Mingmei is clear-headed and spotless.

"Lian Chengyue, don't be too happy too soon." Before entering Tianyu Peak, Monk Jin said coldly beside him, "Do you think everything will be fine after entering Piaomiao Peak?"

Lian Chengyue said calmly: "Brother Jin, your defense is broken."

"I've heard that your Master Ning Feng is not a good mentor. I heard that he exploits his disciples and is not upright. He has unclear relationships with the previous and current masters. In addition, there are rumors about his own background..."

Before Brother Jin could finish his words, he was swept by extreme fear - it felt like he was being stared at by a flesh-eating devil. Lian Chengyue's cold eyes flashed across his eyes. At that moment, he didn't even dare to look directly at Lian Chengyue's face.

——Oh my God, is this still the Lian Chengyue who was famous for his good character in Mingdao Academy?

"Master Jin," the man said softly, his voice as cold as a snake, "You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want."

“…”

"I wonder who you heard these rumors from? Let's talk about it after the ceremony."

Lian Chengyue pressed his hand on Monk Jin's body. But the touch did not feel like being pressed by human hands, but rather like being licked by the cold tongue of a snake. Monk Jin’s entire body was stiff. He watched as Lian Chengyue's temperament changed after seeing the other disciples. She was even smiling: "Senior Sister Li, Senior Brother Wang."

"Junior Brother Lian, today is your big day. Why are you still waiting outside and not coming in?" Senior Sister Li said with a smile.

Lian Chengyue exchanged a few words with them and then entered the main hall. Only Monk Jin was still standing stiffly outside the hall.

This is how Lian Chengyue is seen by others. Lian Chengyue is polite, friendly, self-disciplined, studious and capable. He is an absolutely good disciple in Qingji Sect.

But only when he mentioned Ning Mingmei just now did he feel the monster-like nature of Lian Chengyue.

Today's ceremony is prepared for the new disciples. The eldest to the forty-fifth oldest under Ning Mingmei are all his disciples. Among them, only a few such as Wen Siheng and Lin Heting were promoted by Ning Mingmei to become his personal disciples.

But being able to become a disciple is also a great achievement. After all, compared with the numerous inner disciples, the inner disciples who are two levels higher than the inner disciples are rare!

This also means that they will be officially registered and become disciples under the name of a certain elder rather than under the name of a department.

But Lian Chengyue believed that he would definitely be recognized by Ning Mingmei, and would be promoted from an inner disciple to Ning Mingmei's personal disciple, or even a true disciple!

Although there are not many disciples who were conferred titles today, Piaomiao Peak is ranked at the back. Although Lian Chengyue knew that from today on, he and Immortal Ning would form a master-disciple relationship, he couldn't help feeling nervous. The other disciples in the backstage were as nervous as he was, so they couldn't help but chat to kill some time.

One of the disciples whispered, "It turns out that Tianyu Peak is so big, even bigger than the previous Tiantai Peak."

Another disciple said, "I heard that several peak masters did not want Sect Leader Qi's original peak to be disturbed, so they specially opened up Tianyu Peak."

"They have deep feelings for Master Qi! They hope that when Master Qi wakes up, he can still see Tiantai Peak as intact as it was in the past, and still look the same as before."

Lian Chengyue felt unhappy when she heard that Ning Mingmei and Qi Miancheng were in a good relationship. Just as he was about to close his ears, he heard someone say, "This is so touching. You know, Master Ning Feng wasn't in Qingji Sect from the beginning. The six of them have been brothers since childhood, but they still have such a good relationship."

"Not from childhood to adulthood? Why haven't I heard of this before? Wasn't Immortal Ning originally from the Qingji Sect?"

"No, I heard that it was Immortal Wukong who brought Immortal Ning back from another sect."

"Which sect is it that can raise a talent like Ning Xianzun?"

"have no idea."

"So mysterious..."

Lian Chengyue felt that their discussion was a little weird. Instinctively, he turned around and looked for the disciple who had first started talking about Ning Mingmei's life experience among the crowd. Although the other party subconsciously hid his figure in the crowd, Lian Chengyue still caught a glimpse of his face.

While his thoughts were flowing, Lian Chengyue had already heard someone else's voice: "Is the new disciple from Piao Miao Peak here?"

Lian Chengyue straightened his Taoist robe and stood up gracefully. He heard the disciple who brought the news smiled at him and said, "Junior Brother Lian, right? You are the only disciple admitted to Piao Miao Peak this year. You should go to the front quickly."

"So this is Lian Chengyue..."

"Oh my god, he's just as perfect as the rumors say..."

Lian Chengyue walked gracefully, not wanting to appear too anxious. He felt that he looked more worthy of Piaomiao Peak at this moment. The disciple took him to the right side of the auditorium and asked him to stand there. She said to Lian Chengyue, "You will go up along this road later."

In fact, she didn't need to remind him, Lian Chengyue had already memorized everything he was going to do today after several rehearsals.

But in the past, Lian Chengyue just rehearsed in front of the empty white jade stage. And now, there is one more person on the white jade stage.

An immortal.

Better to be clear and ignorant.

Ning Mingmei cut her hair short again. He was wearing glasses, which made his facial features look extremely delicate, and his upturned eyes looked a little cold. Perhaps because today was the disciple's initiation ceremony, he did not wear his usual black clothes, but wore white clothes in accordance with the requirements of Qingji Sect.

Silver plum blossoms were embroidered on the corners of the white shirt.

At this moment, Lian Chengyue was slowly walking towards Ning Mingmei under everyone's gaze. Ning Mingmei's cheek was against the light, Lian Chengyue couldn't see his expression, but he knew that Ning Mingmei would not look too happy.

But that's enough. Ning Mingmei had to maintain this expression.

Lian Chengyue lifted the corner of his robe and knelt down. At that moment, he felt that he should have knelt down and kowtowed earlier. After all, ever since he met Ning Mingmei at the age of five, he had been imagining this moment all the time. Or perhaps, he should have kneeled down to Ning Mingmei from the first moment he saw him.

“…”

The words of apprenticeship are long, but every word comes from Lian Chengyue's true heart. Finally, he placed his hands on his forehead and kowtowed three times to Ning Mingmei.

Ning Mingmei also placed his hand on top of his head.

"From today on, you are a disciple of Piaomiao Peak, and my Ning Mingmei's inner disciple. I hope you will follow your dreams, study hard, never forget your original intention, forge ahead, worry about the world before you worry about yourself, be happy after the world is happy about yourself, remember the source of water when you drink it, be virtuous, be knowledgeable and ask questions carefully, ask questions carefully, think deeply, seek truth and innovate." Ning Mingmei said lightly.

So many words, so many characters, what a blessing this is!

Lian Chengyue said: "Master, I will definitely do it. I will not forget my original intention, follow my dream, respect my teacher, and follow my master."

Ning Mingmei smiled slightly. He took out a silver bell from his sleeve and said, "This bell is carried by the disciples of Piao Miao Peak. It is also the symbol of the disciples of Piao Miao Peak. From now on, I will give it to you."

Lian Chengyue raised his hands: "Thank you, Master!"

"Stand up, I'll help you tie it." Ning Mingmei said.

Lian Chengyue stood up quickly. He lowered his eyes and suddenly found that he might be a head taller than Ning Mingmei. Now Ning Mingmei was standing on the white jade platform, and he was standing below it. Even so, he and Ning Mingmei are actually the same height.

——After everything is over, he must return to Tianyu Peak and measure the height of the White Jade Platform to find out the real height difference between himself and Ning Mingmei!

However, this thought only flashed through Lian Chengyue's mind for a moment. Soon, he held his breath, lowered his eyes and watched Ning Mingmei tie the bell for him.

Ning Mingmei actually had a cold fragrance on his body... like a mixture of the scent of plum blossoms and pine needles after the snow. At that moment, Lian Chengyue really wanted to smell it, but he felt that it was impolite to smell it in public. If he sniffed it when he and Ning Mingmei were alone, he would definitely be very polite.

In order to increase such occasions, he needs to do more academic work, go to Ning Mingmei's office more often, and ask him for individual guidance. For example, now, Lian Chengyue already has more than a dozen ideas about the latest research direction.

Or, he could make a few more small mistakes when writing the paper, so that Ning Mingmei would ask him to go to his office again and again and let him rework in front of him. No matter whether Lian Chengyue was working in the student union, playing basketball on the court, or dining at the Qingji Sect's restaurant, Ning Mingmei would interrupt him mercilessly and call him back to the Piaomiao Peak office to be criticized. In this way, Lian Chengyue could proudly say in front of everyone in Qingji Sect, "My mentor Ning Mingmei is looking for me," "No, he is very anxious, he wants me to show up now," and then pay for everyone and leave gracefully. In this way, everyone can know Ning Mingmei's possessiveness of him. In this way, everyone would know that Ning Mingmei could contact him anytime and anywhere, and that the master-disciple relationship between them was so close and firm.

Moreover, possession works both ways. While Ning Mingmei was occupying him, wasn't he also occupying Ning Mingmei's spare time? As long as he does enough experiments and writes enough papers, Ning Mingmei will spend more of his spare time with him. In this way, Ning Mingmei would not be called out by Fang Wuyu on the pretext of tasting tea and wine, and would not be forced to communicate with the other party.

However, doing so would lower Ning Mingmei's evaluation of himself and make Ning Mingmei feel that he is a disciple who is not worthy of reliance. Lian Chengyue thought about it carefully and felt that such behavior was extremely shameful, selfish, and did not take the overall situation into consideration. Therefore, he could only endure and hide such dark, twisted, sickly and possessive thoughts in his heart.

So at this moment, Lian Chengyue lowered his eyes again. He looked like such a handsome, polite and neat young man, and everyone was amazed at his excellence and bright future. He thought that no one in this world could understand his true nature, understand that he actually possessed such a dark, twisted, devilish personality.

And his master was so pure and aloof, even his daily schedule and every reply to email were so well organized.

Lian Chengyue thought that he should not let Ning Mingmei know his thoughts.

Since their relationship as master and apprentice is about to begin, there is still a long way to go.

For example, today is a very successful start.

Just when Fengling was about to be tied around Lianchengyue's waist, something strange happened!

"bump!"

The violent explosion resounded throughout Tianyu Peak. Even the main hall was shaken. The violent shaking caused several stones on the top of the main hall to fall down. Lian Chengyue subconsciously raised his sleeves to protect Ning Mingmei's head.

"Someone's attacking!"