Chapter 5 My Apprentice Will Not Lose
The young man had black hair casually draped over his shoulders. He was wearing a fairy-like white robe, but it hung loosely on his body, making him look unserious.
Among all the sect leaders and elders who were sitting upright, he was the only one who dared to move a recliner into the main hall of the peak.
If it were someone else who dared to be so disrespectful in front of the sect master, he would have been driven out of the hall and punished to crawl on the mountain to examine his conscience.
But at this moment, no one had the courage to come forward to accuse the other party. After all, the young man in front of them was the only living disciple of the supreme elder who had already ascended to heaven. Even the sect master had to respectfully call him junior uncle!
The elder who had been humiliated earlier curled his lips, somewhat unhappy but not daring to show it: "Young Master, are you planning to help your disciple save face?"
Just as Xie Mingzhu is Ye Chaoyun's disciple, Xie Liuyin is the disciple that the sect intends to give to this lazy junior master.
"What? You don't believe me?" Junior Master Uncle, Xianyue, saw the other party's dissatisfaction and asked deliberately.
The Sixth Elder Qin Tian who was being questioned hurriedly said, "What are you saying, Junior Master? How dare I, Junior Master?"
"I see that you are very confident in Xie Mingzhu. On the contrary, I think Xie Liuyin can go further than her. Why don't we make a bet?" Xianyue didn't care about Qin Tian's perfunctory apology, but instead made such a suggestion.
Several elders looked at each other, and Qin Tian subconsciously looked at the sect leader Kunshan.
Seeing Kunshan nodded, Qin Tian was relieved: "How do you want to bet, Junior Master?"
Xianyue stroked his chin and said, "How about this? Let's bet on which of the two sisters can climb more steps before being expelled by the formation. The loser will give half a year's salary to the winner. Do you dare to bet?"
Half a year’s salary?
The monthly salary of the elders is different from that of ordinary disciples. Half a year's salary is not a small amount.
Qin Tian and the others were a little worried for a while and did not dare to agree easily. What if Xie Mingzhu was only showing strong momentum now but was weak in the future?
But they lack confidence in Xie Mingzhu, but Ye Chaoyun is different.
Without waiting for the elders to speak, he immediately accepted the bet: "Since Master Uncle is interested in this, why don't I bet with him?"
The crescent-shaped peach blossom eyes looked over and met Ye Chaoyun's cold brows.
He nodded with a smile: "Okay, as long as you are not afraid of losing."
Ye Chaoyun pursed his lips, looking modest but speaking with full arrogance: "Don't worry, uncle-master. My disciple will not lose!"
As if to confirm Ye Chaoyun's words, the spiritual fruits in Xie Mingzhu's storage bag disappeared one by one, and the number of steps she climbed increased.
At the beginning, there were only more than ten steps between her and Xie Liuyin, but later it became dozens or even hundreds of steps!
Seeing that Xie Mingzhu only had the last two hundred steps left to complete the test of one thousand steps, Xie Liuyin was still struggling at more than five hundred steps, and it seemed that every step was extremely difficult.
Seeing this scene, the elders who didn't dare to make a bet at first also started to think about it.
Qin Tian asked, "Uncle Junior, is it too late for us to participate in the gambling game you mentioned?"
Xianyue's smile remained gentle: "It's still not too late. Who do you want to bet?"
"Hehe, we naturally can't compare with Junior Uncle's unique vision. He just wants to help Junior Brother Chaoyun to save face, so just bet on his disciple." Qin Tian spoke on behalf of the three elders who wanted to participate in the gambling.
Xianyue: "Okay, then it's settled. You bet on Xie Mingzhu and I'll bet on Xie Liuyin. Xiao Gufan, write this down quickly, or someone will deny it when the result comes out."
The third elder, who was called "Xiao Gu Fan", had white hair and beard, but he was not annoyed by being called that. He just sighed helplessly and took the initiative to help record the matter.
Qin Tian and his companions didn't care about this at all. After all, they had already seen the outcome from the projection screen.
If Xie Liuyin was only a few dozen steps behind, there might be a chance to catch up, but now he is hundreds of steps behind, and it is impossible for him to overtake Xie Mingzhu!
At this moment, she had no idea how the elders sentenced Xie Liuyin to death.
She just tried to regulate her breathing and stepped steadily on the bluestone steps.
After walking up the first few hundred steps, she clearly felt her body suddenly become heavier, and her steps were not as light as before.
Logically speaking, Xie Mingzhu has been weak since childhood, so even with the nourishment of spiritual fruits, she shouldn't be walking much faster than her.
But Xie Liuyin knew clearly that because Xie Mingzhu looked sickly and pitiful, all the benefits that the Xie couple had taken from the Qingxiao Sect over the years were exchanged for elixirs and spiritual food to nourish their little daughter.
On the contrary, Xie Liuyin had never eaten anything good since she was a child. She was always criticized by Mrs. Xie for various trivial matters and punished by not being allowed to eat.
So Xie Liuyin only looks healthier than Xie Mingzhu, but it is not certain who is stronger inside.
Xie Mingzhu was the first to cross the thousand stone steps. After reaching the first thousand steps, she felt happy at first, but then she felt the burden on her body getting heavier again.
Xie Mingzhu bit her lip. She had almost eaten all the spiritual fruits in her storage bag. Without Xie Liuyin's help, she would have already used up most of her energy to complete the assessment this time. She probably would not be able to achieve the good result of 2,000 levels in her previous life.
But Xie Mingzhu didn't want to give up just like that. She had been preparing for today's test for a long time, determined to be stronger and more eye-catching than in her previous life.
Xie Mingzhu was naturally unwilling to leave with a score of 1,000.
She looked at the last five spiritual fruits in her storage bag and decided to give it one more try.
So, Xie Mingzhu took out another spiritual fruit, took a bite, and slowly moved forward.
After walking up 1,100 steps, Xie Mingzhu began to breathe heavily.
After entering the 1,300th step, Xie Mingzhu began to sweat all over.
After climbing 1,500 steps, Xie Mingzhu felt that her feet were almost numb.
The ordinary clothes she was wearing were already soaked with sweat, and by the time she reached the 1,800th step, her whole body was beginning to stagger.
Seeing this, several elders outside the projection screen praised Xie Mingzhu for his perseverance, and also congratulated Ye Chaoyun, saying that he was lucky to have a good disciple.
Qin Tian even said to Xianyue rudely: "Uncle Junior Master, if you admit defeat now, maybe it's not too late."
"Why would I admit defeat? It's obvious that you guys are too happy too early." The smile on Xianyue's lips did not change at all. She even changed to a more comfortable posture and continued to watch the huge projection.
Qin Tian secretly laughed at Xian Yue's stubbornness, thinking that he had secured the junior master's monthly salary for the next six months!
At this time, Xie Mingzhu, who had climbed to the 1,900th step with great difficulty, finally couldn't hold on any longer and was teleported out directly by the formation.
The elders in the hall did not feel sorry when they saw this. Instead, they thought that it was quite good for such a young girl to have such good health and to have achieved such results.
Just as they were thinking about whether to take her into the main hall first and test her spiritual roots, someone suddenly pointed at the projection and exclaimed:
"Look, when did that little girl crawl over here?!"
Qin Tian and others immediately looked over and saw that Xie Liuyin, whom they didn't pay much attention to, had actually climbed to the 1,700th step slowly and unknowingly!
"She, when did she crawl here?" Qin Tian widened his eyes, wondering if he had seen it wrong.
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