Watching Ye Feng's departing figure, Bai Muxue was filled with joy and surprise, but also extremely puzzled.
In the second test, Elder Lin didn't use his aura to pressure me, allowing me to pass the second test easily.
Now, Wang Zhaolong, an inner disciple, is deliberately making things difficult, and Elder Lin has actually spoken up for him personally.
Why is that?
Could it be that Father had spoken to Elder Lin?
No, that's absolutely impossible.
If his father had spoken to Elder Lin beforehand, then his father certainly wouldn't have kept it from him.
Moreover, each of the eight elders of the Shenmu Sect possessed extraordinary status and distinguished position. Although his father was the head of the Bai family, he was completely incomparable to them.
How could my father possibly have the audacity to have the Third Elder of the Divine Wood Sect speak up for him?
Bai Muxue couldn't understand it no matter how hard she tried.
"Congratulations, cousin." Bai Muqing's smile was stiff, and her tone contained a hint of jealousy.
Bai Muxue took a deep breath to suppress her turbulent emotions, then cupped her hands and said, "Cousin, there's nothing to congratulate me on. I was just lucky."
“You are indeed very lucky. Can you tell me why Elder Lin took such good care of you?” Bai Muqing asked.
Everyone else looked at Bai Muxue, their faces filled with curiosity and confusion.
"I don't know either," Bai Muxue said, shaking her head.
"Now that things have come to this, what else is there that you can't say?" Bai Muqing asked incredulously.
"It's not that I'm unwilling to tell you, but that I really don't know," Bai Muxue said with a wry smile.
Bai Muqing could no longer maintain his composure. He snorted coldly and left with a flick of his sleeve.
What followed was extremely complicated.
Passing the three tests means you've officially become a disciple of the Divine Wood Sect.
However, Bai Muqing is currently only an outer disciple. He will only become an inner disciple after making sufficient contributions to the Shenmu Sect.
The way to accumulate contributions is to complete the tasks issued by the Shenmu Sect's Hall of Merit.
Bai Muxue, Xiong Shaochen, and others followed Zhao Changlong, Wang Zhaolong, and other inner disciples into the Shenmu Sect. After registering, they received the robes of Shenmu Sect disciples and were assigned a residence.
After changing into the robes of the Shenmu Sect in her residence, Bai Muxue quickly came out of her residence.
As Bai Muxue asked for directions, she happened to run into Xiong Shao Chen and Xiong Shao Gang, who had entered the Shenmu Sect with her, as well as Nan Xiao Sheng and Nan Xiao Feng.
"Miss Bai, where are you going?" Xiong Shao Chen asked with a smile.
Bai Muxue said calmly, "I was on my way to Elder Lin's cultivation cave. Fortunately, Elder Lin spoke on my behalf, which allowed me to enter the Divine Wood Sect. So I want to thank him in person."
"I see. Then let's go together. To be honest, we're very curious," Xiong Shao Chen said with a smile.
Xiong Shaogang then said, "Miss Bai, you are a year younger than me, so I will take the liberty of calling you Junior Sister Bai. From now on, we are all disciples of the same sect, fellow disciples, and we should take care of each other."
"Alright, then you can come with me."
Bai Muxue couldn't refuse, so she could only nod in agreement.
Half an hour later, Bai Muxue finally arrived at the entrance of Ye Feng's cave.
"Elder Lin, your disciple Bai Muxue requests an audience!"
Bai Muxue bowed respectfully and shouted loudly.
However, the cave was completely quiet, with no sound coming out.
Bai Muxue had no choice but to call out twice more.
The stone door to the cave finally opened, but the person who appeared was not Ye Feng, but Sun Muqing.
Bai Muxue was stunned to see Sun Muqing emerge from the cultivation cave with a smile on her face.
"You... how did you get here..." Bai Muxue asked incredulously.
“Why can’t I be here?” Sun Muqing retorted.
"Could you be a disciple of the Divine Wood Sect?" Bai Muxue asked again.
"yes."
Sun Muqing smiled and nodded.
"Then why didn't you tell me before?" Bai Muxue asked again.
“You didn’t ask me before,” Sun Muqing said with a half-smile.
"You and Mr. Ye left without saying goodbye that day, did you come to the Divine Wood Sect?" Bai Muxue pressed.
Sun Muqing nodded.
“Since you are a disciple of the Divine Wood Sect, then that Miss Jiang must also be a disciple of the Divine Wood Sect, right? And Mr. Ye, could it be that Mr. Ye is a personal disciple of the Third Elder Lin Bifeng?” Bai Muxue asked.
Bai Muxue felt that this must be the case.
It was precisely because Ye Feng was the personal disciple of the Third Elder Lin Bifeng that Ye Feng spoke well of himself in front of the Third Elder Lin Bifeng.
Then, during the selection process, Elder Lin spoke up for himself.
Yes, that must be it!
However, just as Bai Muxue thought of this, Sun Muqing gave her an answer that surprised her even more.
“Ye Feng is not a disciple of the Third Elder Lin Bifeng; he is Lin Bifeng himself,” Sun Muqing said earnestly.
Sun Muqing really wanted to burst into laughter right now.
Seeing Bai Muxue's stunned expression, Sun Muqing found it hilarious and amusing.
"This...this...is this real? But..." Bai Muxue was extremely shocked.
Sun Muqing explained, "Yefeng is actually the Third Elder, Lin Bifeng. Yefeng is just his alias. Elder Lin can't use his real identity when he goes down the mountain to travel, since his status is far too prestigious. If people were to tell them that he is the Third Elder of the Shenmu Sect, who would dare to disrespect him? Would that still have the effect of going down the mountain to travel?"
"That's why Elder Lin traveled around the mortal world under the guise of Ye Feng. Lingxuan and I were his personal disciples whom he took in during his travels."
Hearing Sun Muqing's words, Bai Muxue finally understood the cause and effect.
Xiong Shao Chen couldn't hold back any longer and asked, "Junior Sister Bai, who is this junior sister... ah, no, senior sister?"
Bai Muqing then said, "I met Mr. Ye Feng, Miss Sun Muqing, and Miss Jiang Lingxuan in the White Jade Forest. Since Mr. Ye Feng and the others were also coming to Qingling City, I invited them to travel with my caravan. However, at that time, I really did not expect that Mr. Ye was Lin Bifeng, the Third Elder of the Divine Wood Sect."
Xiong Shao Chen, Xiong Shao Gang, and the others finally understood why Lin Bifeng spoke up for Bai Muxue today, while Bai Muxue was still completely confused about why.
It turns out that Bai Muxue had already formed a good relationship with Lin Bifeng, the third elder of the Shenmu Sect.
However, because Elder Lin was using a false identity at the time, Bai Muxue did not know that her friend was actually Elder Lin!
Thinking of this, Xiong Shao Chen, Xiong Shao Gang, and the others all felt envious of Bai Mu Xue's good fortune.
Bai Muxue had calmed down by now.
Bai Muxue took a deep breath and then bowed to Sun Muqing: "Senior Sister Sun, Mr. Ye—no, Elder Lin—helped me a great deal today. I would like to thank him in person. Is that alright?"
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