Beast Taming·Chapter 24: Will you accept me as your disciple?

I went back to Huajian Sect, bought a beast-taming card, put the Peng bird inside, and then returned to the cabin.

Unexpectedly, Ye Yier had been waiting for Shi Yan in the hut. Xiao Xun felt a little restrained sitting on the stool, while Baoer frowned and shouted at Shi Yan: "Slave, you live here? The place my Xiaobai lives in is bigger than yours!"

"What is your Xiaobai?" Ye Yier asked curiously.

Baoer answered as a matter of course: "It's a pig."

Shi Yan was sweating profusely. He glared at Bao'er fiercely and pretended to rush over to snatch the Jubao Hunyuan Bag. He was so scared that he quickly hid behind Ye Yier.

Ye Yier blinked mischievously and said with a smile: "Don't bully the child, just go back to your business!"

"Business?" Shi Yan thought about it. There was nothing to do. In normal days, except for the flower picking activity once a month, the rest of the days were either fooling around or flirting with beautiful women. And this month's flower picking task was completed the day before yesterday, so now there was really nothing to do.

"Master said that when you come back, go to the headmaster immediately. They want to discuss something with you."

Shi Yan came to the highest peak of Huajian Sect in confusion, a mountain named after Canglan. On the mountain there was a mansion called Liusu Courtyard, which was where the leaders of all generations had lived.

Liusu Courtyard is not big, but it is very exquisite. The whole mansion is built on the waterfall, and it is crystal clear, like a glass vase. Standing on it, you can see the rushing water below the mansion.

Because the mansion was built at the source of the spiritual vein of the master of Huajian Valley, the spiritual energy is very abundant. The garden is full of exotic flowers and plants, full of vitality and fragrance.

The head of the sect had already been in the garden, boiling water and waiting for Shi Yan's arrival.

When he saw the sect leader, Shi Yan paused, his eyes filled with amazement.

She wore a light red long skirt, with white peonies embroidered on the cuffs, a few auspicious clouds drawn with silver thread, and a row of blue sea and cloud patterns on the hem. She wore a wide piece of light yellow brocade wrapped around her chest. She turned her body gently and the long skirt spread out. Her every move was as graceful as the wind blowing the willows. Her skin was white as snow, her black hair was tied into a high beauty bun, and her slender white neck was dazzling. The pearls on her head shone dazzlingly in the sun, and her bright red lips were slightly raised. What a beautiful woman.

Hua Ruo heard the footsteps, turned around, and happened to see Shi Yan's dazed look, and couldn't help laughing out loud.

Shi Yan blushed, feeling embarrassed and at a loss for words, so he could only bow and say, "I am Shi Yan, the guest from the outer sect, and I am here to see the Sect Master."

"You are finally here. Come, try the Flower Fairy I brewed." She slowly poured the tea into the cup with her slender hands and handed it to Shi Yan.

Although Shi Yan didn't know much about tea, he could tell that this tea was of the highest quality. The tea soup left a lingering fragrance on the cheeks, gurgling down the throat, and the fragrance penetrated into the heart, leaving an endless aftertaste.

"Did the master tell you?" Hua Ruo looked at Shi Yan and said with a smile.

"What did you say?" Shi Yan looked at Hua Ruo with confusion, not knowing what she meant.

Did she ask that scoundrel Canglan to pass a message to me?

Damn it, this bastard is really unreliable and didn’t say anything!

Hua Ruo looked at his depressed expression and immediately realized that Cang Lan had said nothing to Shi Yan. She smiled bitterly. Although this ancestor was at least nearly a thousand years old, he was still like a child and childish.

"Then let me tell you!" Hua Ruo said seriously: "I want to take you as my disciple, I wonder if you are willing or not."

Shi Yan choked on his tea and looked at Hua Ruo in disbelief. He saw that she looked calm and did not seem to be lying.

"You don't believe it?" Seeing his expression, Hua Ruo knew what he was thinking.

"Master, please forgive me. I am willing to do it, but..." Shi Yan hesitated for a moment and asked carefully, "But why did you choose me?"

Hua Ruo smiled slightly, "Because you are the most suitable!"

Shi Yan was puzzled and waited for Hua Ruo's explanation.

"In addition to the ability of its slime to bring back the dead, the Arctic Ice Silkworm also has a magical power, which is the ability to analyze the source of a person's spiritual power. Last night, I analyzed your spiritual power and found that you are the most suitable person to inherit my mantle!"

Shi Yan still couldn't believe it. After all, the news was too shocking and came too suddenly. And the most important point was that he was a man!

The Huajian School has a rule since ancient times that only female disciples can be accepted, but he is an ordinary man, so how can he become Hua Ruo's disciple?

"You don't have to worry about this. Rules are rules, and rules are set. Since they are set by people, they can naturally be changed by people!"

"But will anyone inside the sect agree?" Shi Yan expressed his concerns.

Although Hua Ruo is the head of the sect, he is still very young and has been in seclusion for many years, not concerned with worldly affairs. In recent years, the third uncle Tang Xi has been in charge of the Huajian sect and has promoted many of his own people. The second uncle only manages her Neizi Hall and does not ask about other matters. Therefore, in the Huajian sect, Tang Xi can be said to have absolute control.

I don’t know if Tang Xi will use this incident to attack him.

"No one can stop me, Hua Ruo, from making a decision!" Hua Ruo snorted coldly. Her voice was indifferent, but it revealed an aura that could not be disobeyed.

"You go back for now. The selection will start tomorrow. Although you are already the selected candidate, you still have to pretend to be one. Otherwise, it will be very troublesome!"

The master closed the cup, closed his eyes and said nothing.

It's an order to expel you.

Shi Yan closed the cup and bowed respectfully, "Disciple will take his leave first."

He slowly retreated, and on the way back, he kept thinking about what the master had said to him.

He still couldn't imagine that the head of the sect, Hua Ruo, would actually accept him as a disciple and even break the rules left by his ancestors.

Shi Yan was not excited, but felt extremely heavy in his heart.

He didn't believe the leader's reasons. Although he didn't know the leader's intentions, he could feel that she would not harm him.

"Forget it, forget it. When the time comes, everything will work out. Why bother? All of this will eventually come to light!"

At night, Shi Yan lay on the roof of the cabin, unable to sleep, looking at the vast night sky and counting the stars.

At this moment, there was a huge quarrel in the meeting hall.

The twelve chairs in the meeting hall are now almost full. Except for the headmaster Hua Ruo who is in his prime, the rest are all over fifty years old.

As Shi Yan expected, the Huajian sect is now divided into two factions, one led by Tang Xi, and the other, although not helping the tyrant, also watched coldly.

However, there are obviously many more people in Tang Xi's faction. This group of people follows Tang Xi's lead. They respond to whatever she says and become complete yes-men.

"It has been a precept since ancient times that the Huajian Sect only accepts female disciples. Are you ignoring the teachings of the ancestors by doing this?" An elder snorted coldly.

Hua Ruo didn't know this elder, at least she hadn't seen him before she went into seclusion. He was probably an elder who was promoted recently. Huajian Sect had a rule that if the head was not present, a new elder could be promoted if more than half of the elders agreed. It seemed that this person had taken advantage of this rule to get promoted. So, more than half of the elders in the elders' council were their people?

Hua Ruo was careless, but in fact, she had carefully observed everyone, no matter her small movements or expressions, she saw them all deeply. She closed her eyes and sighed slightly. It was just as she guessed, two-thirds of them were Tang Xi's people!

"Although you are the head of the sect and you have the final say on the size of the sect, we will never compromise on this matter today!" another elder said.

"That's right! If you do this, how will other sects view us?" An elder looked unhappy, as if he was very angry. He said, "In just one day, the outside world is already full of rumors. They say... some very unpleasant things!"

"What did you say?" someone asked. Seeing that she was hesitating and not speaking, he advised: "These words will reach our ears sooner or later. What difference does it make if it's sooner or later?"

The elder hesitated for a moment and said in a trembling voice, "There are rumors outside that the women in our Huajian Sect can no longer bear the loneliness and have started to bring men into the sect!"

"Bang!" Someone slammed the table hard and said angrily, "Which bastard said this? You're looking for death!"

"Are they trying to provoke our Huajian Sect? They deserve to be killed!"

"Whoever spread this rumor, I will tear him into pieces!"

For a moment, everyone in the meeting hall was talking at once, and it was as noisy as a market.

Hua Ruo watched coldly, drinking her tea with her head down, ignoring everyone, as if what had just been said had nothing to do with her.

Seeing that Hua Ruo didn't take this matter seriously, Tang Xi coughed and shouted, "What are you arguing about? Do you think this is the vegetable market?"

Everyone in the meeting hall finally quieted down, looking at Tang Xi and Hua Ruo, who had been silent.