The next day, Lin Xiaofei arrived at the mission location in Hongshan Shuiwan and rented a small courtyard in the manor there, intending to stay there temporarily while carrying out the mission.
After tidying up the room, Lin Xiaofei prepared to go find the other senior brothers who were doing the mission together.
Just as he closed the courtyard gate, he saw a familiar figure walking over.
"Junior Brother Lin, Senior Brother Song Qingyun asked me to call you over."
Ma Sandao walked over with a smile and said softly.
"I was just about to come looking for you."
Lin Xiaofei hesitated for a moment, then continued, "
"You said Senior Brother Song called me, is there something he needs?"
"There is indeed something going on."
Let me put it this way: we are a group of fellow disciples who came together to do this mission. However, when we do missions together, someone has to take charge. Currently, Senior Brother Song is in charge of the overall situation.
Senior Brother Song asked me to call you over to explain this matter.
Ma Sandao said.
"It's just a task, how does it involve overseeing the overall situation? I don't understand."
As Lin Xiaofei walked and listened, he suddenly stopped and asked in confusion.
"Brother Lin, as you can probably tell, among us, I'm just a gofer. I do whatever they tell me to do, while Senior Brother Song Qingyun is like our leader."
Senior Brother Song called you over to make you his underling, so you'll listen to him and behave like me.
After a pause, Ma Sandao continued, "
Of course, you can refuse to become his underling, but there's a prerequisite: you must defeat him. And this rule was set by Senior Brother Song Qingyun himself.
"I see. So, you all follow Senior Brother Song's orders, is that right?"
Nodding, Lin Xiaofei had a sudden realization and said.
“Yes,” Ma Sandao replied.
"Then I'll go with you to see Senior Brother Song. Either I'll obey his orders directly, or I'll challenge him and defeat him. Then I won't have to be his underling anymore?"
After thinking for a moment, Lin Xiaofei said.
"I think Brother Lin should listen to Senior Brother Song's orders and not challenge him. He has the strength of a peak ordinary cultivator. Senior Brother Song sent me to find you to tell you this."
Ma Sandao looked Lin Xiaofei up and down and said with a smile.
Seeing that Lin Xiaofei was very young, he could tell at a glance that Lin Xiaofei was three or four years younger than him. He estimated that Lin Xiaofei's strength was about the same as his, at the ordinary mid-stage level, and naturally he was no match for Song Qingyun.
Lin Xiaofei smiled and said,
Senior Brother Ma thinks I'm no match for Senior Brother Song, right?
He saw through Ma Sandao's thoughts at a glance. Although he looked very young, he was very strong and no ordinary peak martial artist could defeat him.
Ma Sandao nodded and said, "Let's go, come with me to see Senior Brother Song."
Soon, Lin Xiaofei met the so-called boss, Senior Brother Song Qingyun.
"Junior Brother Lin, I presume Junior Brother Ma has already told you my rules?"
Tell me your choice.
Seeing Ma Sandao leading Lin Xiaofei over, Song Qingyun spoke directly.
"Senior Brother Song, prepare to be attacked."
Lin Xiaofei said something and drew his longsword, his meaning was already very clear.
"Junior Brother Lin is like a newborn calf that is not afraid of tigers. Then let me show you my superior skills."
After glancing at Lin Xiaofei, Song Qingyun smiled and said.
Seeing that Lin Xiaofei was very young, he assumed that Lin Xiaofei was a competitive and impulsive young man, and only in this way would he dare to challenge him.
However, just as he was about to teach Lin Xiaofei a lesson, he found that Lin Xiaofei flashed by with lightning speed and came to his side. Before he could react, a long sword was already at his neck.
"Senior Brother Song, you've lost," Lin Xiaofei said with a smile.
"This..." Song Qingyun hesitated for a moment, unsure how to answer, finding it somewhat difficult to accept.
"What? Has Senior Brother Song forgotten the rules he set himself?"
Lin Xiaofei said.
Seeing Song Qingyun hesitate, he knew that his senior brother wanted to back out, so he immediately blocked Song Qingyun's chance to back out.
After Lin Xiaofei defeated Song Qingyun, he became the leader of the group.
In the following days, since Lin Xiaofei was their leader, they had to follow his instructions when hunting the Water Frost Fish together. Lin Xiaofei would give instructions from the side, and after giving instructions, he would hand over the hunting to them while he practiced martial arts on the side.
"Senior Brother Lin, it's already noon, and we haven't caught a single Water Frost Fish yet. If we don't hand over a single Water Frost Fish to Steward Li Fengyun when we get back tonight, my contribution points will actually be deducted."
What do you suggest we do?
Just then, Ma Sandao walked over, glanced at Lin Xiaofei who was practicing martial arts in the woods, hesitated for a moment, and then said loudly.
"Didn't we find a water fish in the pool three hours ago? Didn't you guys catch it?"
Stopping what he was doing, Lin Xiaofei turned to look at Ma Sandao and asked in confusion.
Seeing Ma Sandao nod, Lin Xiaofei spoke again:
"Come on, take me there, let's see what's going on."
Soon, led by Ma Sandao, they arrived at the edge of the pool.
At this moment, two henchmen, each holding a long knife, were observing the movements in the pool, as if searching for prey.
"Senior Brother Lin, we had already hit the tail of that Water Frost Fish with one slash and were about to get it when suddenly it struggled violently and jumped into the pool, heading towards the depths. We were a beat too slow and let it swim away."
"But because we made too much noise killing the cold-water fish near this deep pool, all the fish and animals in the area have swum away. What do you think we should do next?"
An inner disciple named Wang Wu walked over and said with a bitter face.
Soon, the other henchmen saw Lin Xiaofei arrive and walked over from the edge of the fishpond.
There are now six people present. Ma Sandao and Wang Wu stand on either side of Lin Xiaofei, while the other three stand on one side, recounting their experience of catching the Water Frost Fish.
Listening to their report, Lin Xiaofei nodded, understanding what was going on.
Although Lin Xiaofei was their leader, three of them looked down on him because of his young age and his demeanor. They were all inner disciples with considerable talent, and few of them could catch their eye.
However, Ma Sandao had only become an inner disciple a few months ago, making him the weakest in terms of strength and keeping a low profile. Wang Wu, on the other hand, although an inner disciple, had been in the gang for over ten years and had become indifferent to everything, and was more obedient to Lin Xiaofei.
Looking at the other three young disciples in front of him with a contemptuous attitude, Lin Xiaofei ignored them.
In the past few days, after he finished directing the tasks, he would practice martial arts in the nearby woods or review the cultivation records and insights he had obtained before. He didn't have time to take care of them, so he let them hunt the Water Frost Fish on their own.
Now, as several people gathered together, he could immediately tell that these three people had a defiant attitude towards him.
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