"I'll go with you." Shen Qingmang took Gu Suihan's hand and said to the elder of the Discipline Hall, "Let's go."
"Master, let's go too!" Si Rong pulled Hao Xin's sleeve and ran over.
"Master has a more important mission for you." Shen Qingmang turned around and touched the top of Si Rong's head. "While Master is away, as the Second Senior Sister, you will be responsible for taking care of the other Junior Brothers and Sisters and ensuring they return safely to Wuya Peak, okay?"
"Okay!" Si Rong's eyes lit up, but he was a little hesitant. "Then what about my junior brother..."
"Axin will be your helper, escort them home together."
"Yes! Master and Senior Brother should also pay attention to safety!" Si Rong said with a smile.
Hao Xin muttered, "Come when called, go when dismissed. Ah Si, you are really making trouble. Don't drag me along next time."
"Let's go." Si Rong stretched out her hand and hooked it around his neck. "The two of us will escort our junior brothers and sisters home."
Shen Qingmang looked at their backs with their arms around each other's shoulders, and vaguely felt that something was wrong with the direction of their relationship.
"Junior Brother Qiongju, our Discipline Hall isn't a dangerous place. There's no need to be so defensive," the Discipline Hall elder said. "Besides, the current rotating Grand Elder is your Uncle Wujiu."
Shen Qingmang smiled politely. "The Discipline Hall has always enforced the law impartially. Qiongju has nothing to worry about. It's just that my disciple is still young and hasn't seen the world, so as a master, I can't help but be a little more concerned."
“Master, I…”
As soon as Gu Sui Han started to speak, Shen Qingmang pinched his arm and made him shut up.
There are six halls on Wendao Peak: the Zhiping Hall, which maintains public order; the Guangji Hall, which provides medical care; the Jielu Hall, which oversees rewards and punishments; the Wanshi Hall, which provides logistics; the Liyuan Hall, which manages finances; and the Jingzhen Hall, which oversees personnel. Each hall has a chief elder and two deputy elders, with the remaining staff consisting of outer disciples. The six hall elders do not remain in place permanently; instead, they rotate every ten years to prevent the formation of interest groups.
The great elder Wujiu Zhenren mentioned by the deputy elder of the Discipline Hall is An Yanxiang's master. Shen Qingmang only found out a while ago that the other party is also An Yanxiang's father and regards her as his future daughter-in-law.
After arriving at the Discipline Hall, she indeed saw Master Wujiu smiling and nodding at her. Shen Qingmang, who was burdened with a lot of personal relationships and lawsuits, was under great pressure and felt her hair felt heavy when she nodded.
Luckily, the head of the sect, her most important supporter, was there, waving at her with a smile. "Qing Mang has come in person? Don't be nervous. This must be Sui Han, right? I haven't had a close look at him since the disciple-recruiting conference. Come forward and let Master-shifu have a good look."
Shen Qingmang gently pushed Gu Suihan. "Go."
The Sect Leader knew at a glance that Gu Sui Han had a heart of his own. If his extraordinary performance was due to his excellent physique, then as long as the Sect Leader knew this, there would be no need for today's interrogation.
But Gu Suihan didn't seem to be planning to step forward. Instead, he knelt on the ground and bowed deeply. "Suihan greets Master."
"Gu Suihan, are you in the early stage of foundation building now?" asked Master Wujiu.
"yes."
"What was your cultivation level before you became my disciple?"
"Seventh level of Qi Refining."
"In just nine months, your cultivation has increased so rapidly. Have you taken any tonics?"
"Not yet." Gu Suihan looked up at Shen Qingmang. "Master has taught me well. Third Junior Brother has also established his foundation in a few months."
Shen Qingmang spoke at the right moment, "My dear uncles and aunts, please allow me to explain that cultivation depends not only on innate talent but also on acquired training. Qiongju, under the guidance of his master as a child, had no cultivation at all when he first entered the sect. Within a year, he had reached the middle stage of foundation building. This was the result of the right time, right place, and right people. Now that Qiongju has drawn on his childhood experience to train his disciples, it's no surprise that he has made such progress."
After hearing her words, several elders whispered to each other with unhappy expressions on their faces, while Shen Qingmang just smiled.
Don't ask. Asking any more would only bring shame. Why are we all so fast at cultivation? Because I'm the strongest cannon fodder, while my disciples are the protagonists and important supporting characters. Of course, they have the golden finger blessing. You passersby whose names don't even appear in the book can't envy them.
In the original novel, Hao Xin was also questioned about his rapid improvement in cultivation, and seemed to have been interrogated by the Discipline Hall. However, because it was an unexpected face-slapping chapter, she didn't read it carefully.
Now that I think about it, how did the eldest disciple take on the original story of the younger disciple?
She frowned slightly. Master Wu Jiu raised his hand slightly, suppressing the discussion, and said, "That can be explained, but there is one more thing. Realms can be rapidly improved, but the use of spiritual energy is a matter of practice makes perfect. Gu Suihan, why are you so proficient in the use of gold and water spiritual energy? And you even used the Wind-Speed Technique. Looking at the Taichu Sect, no one can use the Wind-Speed Technique without losing spiritual energy. How do you do it?"
"If it doesn't exist in the Taichu Sect today, does that mean it has never existed?" Gu Suihan straightened up and asked calmly.
Everyone looked at the sect leader. Yun Xuzhou pondered for a moment and said, "There is indeed a possibility. Wendao Immortal Lord is a person favored by destiny. Born close to all things, using spiritual energy is as easy for him as dressing and drinking water."
"But that is the Immortal Lord Wendao... the second-generation leader of the Taichu Sect." An elder whispered.
Shen Qingmang said, "Practice makes perfect." There are also people in the mortal world who delve deeply into cultivation. Otherwise, why do we always recruit disciples who are already in the Qi Refining Stage? Furthermore, Sui Han's father was once in the outer sect and taught him the techniques."
"Master..." Gu Sui Han turned around hastily and looked at her with some panic.
Shen Qingmang raised an eyebrow in confusion, only to hear Master Wu Jiu say, "That does explain it, but we need to verify it. Gu Suihan, which class of outer disciples was your father from? Is he still in the sect?"
His back hunched, his voice low. "The last... outer disciple of Wuwei Peak is no longer with us."
"Could you please ask Rucheng to retrieve the roster of outer disciples of Jingzhen Hall?"
Elder Rucheng replied, "Okay."
After he finished speaking, he closed his eyes and muttered a few words: "In the year 1200 of the Taichu era, I was an outer disciple of Wuwei Peak, and my surname was Gu."
After a while, a roll of bamboo slips appeared in his hand, two of which were shining.
"Gu Fangping, there is indeed such a person, but is he your father?"
"...Yes." Gu Suihan nodded.
"This person... sounds familiar." Master Wu Jiu tilted his head to look at another elder. "Junior brother, do you remember him?"
"Gu Fangping... Oh, Senior Brother, is he the madman who was expelled?"
Shen Qingmang was suddenly startled. He first looked at his eldest disciple who was crawling on the ground, and then looked at the elder who had just spoken.
"Uncle Master may be far from the secular world, but he should not forget all etiquette. As the saying goes, respect the respected. Even if this man is just a lowly outer sect member to you, he is still the father of my disciple. Please be careful with your words."
"Master Brother Qiongju, you were in seclusion at the time and knew nothing about what happened. However, some of you here have heard about this incident and should know that what I said is true."
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