You can't have your cake and eat it too. Although the sect's promise to new disciples is valid for life, Shen Qiqi always feels that this promise is too good to be true.
The more beautiful something appears on the surface, the bigger the hidden trap underneath.
This is the truth summed up by Shen Qiqi in her previous life.
However, the other disciples obviously did not think the same as her. When they heard that they could first practice in the sect for a while and then come to choose weapons, many of them immediately thought of "coming back next time".
The white-bearded old man swept his gaze over the faces of these people and said with a smile, "Should we go in and pick out a magic weapon now to make do with, or should we go back and practice diligently for a while to improve our cultivation, and then come back to choose a more powerful magic weapon? This is a very important matter, so you must think it through carefully."
After he finished speaking, he took out a stick of incense from his storage bag and lit it.
"I've been your age too, and I understand how you feel and how difficult it is for you. So, I'll give you a stick of time to think it over. After all, you only get one chance, so don't just use it up."
After the old man finished speaking, he inserted the incense stick in his hand into the incense burner, and then put the incense burner into the wide-open mouth of the stone Pixiu beside the gate of the ancient castle, and then looked at everyone with a smile.
That gentle and kind look on his face is exactly the same as that of the elders in the family who are wholeheartedly concerned about their descendants.
The new disciple, who had not yet made up his mind, could not help but waver in his thoughts after hearing what the white-bearded old man said.
As for those new disciples who had already had thoughts about it, they were now even more determined to come back next time and were ready to withdraw immediately.
But at this moment, someone suddenly said, "Wait a moment."
Shen Qiqi walked out of the crowd, stopped those people, and advised: "You can't have your cake and eat it too. I suggest that if you can get in, it's better to go in today. Don't wait until next time. The word 'next time' is too illusory."
In fact, what she wants to say is that you should not be too greedy. Take it now if you can. Most greedy people will get nothing in the end.
But these words are too straightforward. If you say them bluntly, not only will your kindness not be well received, but you will also be looked down upon.
That's why Shen Qiqi changed her approach to a more euphemistic one.
But even so, some people still didn't appreciate it. Qiu Changfeng sneered and said, "She sounds very nice, but I think she is clearly trying to use us. I didn't expect that Shen Qiqi is not only sharp-tongued, but also very hypocritical."
The voice was not loud, and sounded like a whisper - which it was.
The one who was speaking in a sarcastic tone was none other than Qiu Changfeng, who had just been scolded by Shen Qiqi in the main hall.
The person he was whispering to was his new junior sister, Shen Ning'er.
It can be said to be a whisper, but the sound is not ambiguous at all, and it is guaranteed to be heard by everyone around.
Shen Qiqi naturally heard it too.
If someone else had said this kind of ridicule, she might have endured it and let it go - when the sun is bright, some people will say it is warm, while others will say it is dazzling. Even the sun cannot make everyone like it, let alone her?
But it would be a different story if the person who said this was Qiu Changfeng or Shen Ning'er - she would care about it.
Still calculating it severely.
These two people had just been scolded by her in the hall. It hadn't been long since then, and they were already becoming restless again. They really didn't remember the punishment at all.
Since she doesn't remember being beaten, don't blame her for being rude.
Shen Qiqi narrowed her eyes and looked at Qiu Changfeng and Shen Ning'er, who were about fifty or sixty steps away from her.
——Even from such a long distance, she could clearly hear the whispers of the two senior brothers and sisters, which showed how sincere their whispers were, as if they were almost stuffing them directly into her ears.
Qiu Changfeng had meant to tell Shen Qiqi what was going on, but when he saw her looking at him, instead of saying anything bad about her behind her back, he ended up being caught in the act and raised his eyebrows at her provocatively.
"Chen Qiqi, why are you looking at me with such an unconvinced look? Isn't what I said the truth? You are hypocritical!"
"It takes only a mouth to spread rumors, but it takes a lot of effort to refute them. Master Qiu, you just open your mouth and call me hypocritical. Then please explain clearly, Master Qiu, so that I can die with understanding. May I ask: How am I hypocritical? Where is my hypocrisy? Is it because I advised everyone not to think 'I'll come back next time'?"
"That's right." Qiu Changfeng snorted coldly, "You can't have your cake and eat it too. That sounds nice, but you're just afraid that you'll be kicked out later because your cultivation isn't good enough. In order to avoid embarrassing yourself too conspicuously, you want to drag more people along to be embarrassed with you... You're clearly trying to take advantage of others, yet you're pretending to be doing them the best for them. Shen Qiqi, you're using your power for personal gain. If that's not hypocrisy, what is it? I was so blind before that I actually thought you were pretty good."
As Qiu Changfeng spoke, he kept shaking his head, looking as if he was extremely ashamed of his previous blind behavior.
Shen Qiqi was speechless, thinking that I should be the one saying this——
How blind must she have been before to not fall for someone like Qiu Changfeng, who is even more gossipy than a gossipy woman!
Shen Ning'er also gently persuaded her: "Qiqi, you also heard what the old man said just now. You only have one chance and you can't waste it. It's okay if you are anxious, but you can't drag everyone else to waste it with you."
"That's right, Shen Qiqi, I advise you not to be so selfish." Qiu Changfeng said.
Chen Ning'er said to everyone with an apologetic look on her face: "Qiqi is still young and naive, and her behavior is a bit willful. If she has done anything inappropriate, I, as her elder sister, would like to apologize to you all on her behalf. Please don't take her words to heart."
After she finished speaking, she bowed to everyone.
This calm, steady and polite look indeed seems much more reliable than Shen Qiqi.
Thinking about the reputation of the second lady of the Shen family as a useless person, someone who had been persuaded by Shen Qiqi immediately changed his mind after hearing the words, and clasped his fists towards Shen Ning'er and said, "Thank you, Miss Shen, for reminding me."
When he looked at Shen Qiqi, he was very rude. He didn't even bother to say a word to her. He just pushed her away with his shoulder and walked straight to the white-bearded old man.
"Old man, I want to go back and practice diligently with Master for a while. Please help me register."
Because Shen Qiqi suddenly jumped out to stop him, the white-bearded old man had originally looked extremely unhappy, his face stretched long. Only after hearing these words did he smile again. He stroked his beard and said cheerfully: "Okay, okay, come on, let's register first. What's your name, young man? Which immortal do you belong to?"
One moment he looked like someone had robbed him of hundreds of thousands of dollars, and the next moment he looked like he had picked up a treasure, smiling so hard that his eyes were visible.
The contrast between their attitudes before and after is like that of two different people.
Shen Qiqi became more and more certain that there was something wrong with this old man. Seeing that several new disciples had already gone to register, she hurriedly asked loudly: "Excuse me, old man, how often is our sect's weapons depot opened?"
The old man with white beard was happily registering, but when he heard this, the smile on his face disappeared and he glared at her unhappily.
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