Chapter 288 Furnace Cauldron
Xu Qiuqian followed the Third Pavilion Master into the Third Pavilion Master's palace.
On the way, she learned that the Third Pavilion Master was the only one among all the Pavilion Masters who followed the Grand Pavilion Master from the Chitong Pavilion headquarters.
I originally wanted to ask where the headquarters was, but I was afraid that asking too many questions would arouse the suspicion of the Third Pavilion Master, so I simply didn't ask anything.
"Why do you want to serve the Grand Master? Are you seeking resources or something else?"
Xu Qiuqian was puzzled when he heard this: "Isn't it good to serve the Grand Master?"
The Third Pavilion Master glanced at her, seeming to be thinking about something.
"You probably don't know what serving the Grand Master means, right?"
“…Well, I really don’t know.”
"Then how did you know that the Grand Master was recruiting people?"
"I also heard about it from others. I just happened to know Qinglin, so I thought I'd come over to try my luck." Xu Qiuqian made up a random excuse to explain.
"Luck?" The Third Pavilion Master sneered, "If you really followed the Great Pavilion Master, don't even mention luck, it would be lucky if you didn't die!"
Xu Qiuqian suddenly became very curious.
"what is going on."
"To serve the Grand Pavilion Master is to be his cauldron. The contract period is at least ten years, and there is no upper limit. When the contract period is up, the Grand Pavilion Master will give you enough compensation. Some female cultivators who want to take a shortcut will choose this."
After all, in the eyes of some female cultivators, just by being a cauldron for a few years, they can obtain countless resources without having to face the dangers of secret realms or others. This is really a cost-effective deal.
There are people who cannot endure hardship or pain everywhere.
Xu Qiuqian was surprised.
She also didn't expect that serving the Grand Master meant being his cauldron.
No wonder the Third Pavilion Master and Qinglin were so surprised. It sounded like being the Grand Pavilion Master's cauldron was quite good, but who knew how the Grand Pavilion Master would let her be the cauldron after signing the contract?
This means that even the Grand Master cannot guarantee safety in the next few years.
If you die accidentally, it would be more than worth it.
"Do you still want to serve the Grand Master now?"
Xu Qiuqian quickly shook her head.
From the very beginning, she just followed the Third Pavilion Master's words.
When the Third Pavilion Master saw her refusal, his expression relaxed. Xu Qiuqian couldn't help but feel curious when she saw this.
"Why are you telling me this?"
And just now, when she said that she really had no other choice but to make this choice, the Third Pavilion Master was obviously stunned for a moment, and he looked like he was recalling something.
"Just thinking of an old friend."
"Old friend?" Xu Qiuqian thought for a moment, "Can you tell me about it?"
The Third Pavilion Master snorted and glanced at her, warning: "I advise you not to ask too much. The less you know about some things, the better."
As they talked, they walked to the inner courtyard of the palace.
Unlike the sparsely populated outer courtyard, the inner courtyard suddenly had more people, and they were all female cultivators who were practicing Qi Refining. Some were even in the Foundation Establishment stage. Xu Qiuqian couldn't help but smack his lips.
This behavior doesn't seem like that of a famous or upright sect or organization, but rather like that of evil cultivators.
Although she also didn't know what the evil cultivators looked like.
But this is definitely not the behavior of a righteous person from a respectable family.
These faces are either bright or pretty, and each of these female cultivators has an extremely outstanding appearance.
However, after looking at more than a dozen of them, Xu Qiuqian also discovered that some of them looked average, but their eyebrows and eyes were very familiar.
Some of these female nuns have very similar mouths, and some have very similar noses.
Looking at these female practitioners, she seemed to be thinking about something.
"What's wrong?"
Xu Qiuqian came back to his senses and shook his head: "Nothing, I was just wondering what would happen if I hadn't met the Third Pavilion Master and went directly to the First Pavilion Master."
The Third Pavilion Master sneered.
"Then I guess you will sign the contract without knowing it and become the Grand Master's cauldron. It will be useless even if you regret it. If you run away, you will be caught in the dungeon and tortured to death."
When he said this, the Third Pavilion Master looked a little depressed, as if he was thinking of some bad memories.
Xu Qiuqian's eyes lit up.
Dungeon!
Isn't that what she has always dreamed of? She quickly said, "I want to see the dungeon."
"no."
"Why?"
The Third Pavilion Master suddenly stared at her without saying a word, with a fierce look on his face. Xu Qiuqian was startled.
How could she forget that this is the Third Pavilion Master.
Not Qinglin who allowed herself to be fooled by her.
She pretended to be scared and explained in tears: "I, I was just curious for a moment. I wanted to see what the dungeon I would be locked in would look like if I signed the contract and ran away."
The reasoning was a bit lame, but the acting was good.
The Third Pavilion Master withdrew his scrutinizing gaze.
"The dungeon is currently holding important people, and no one except a few Pavilion Masters is allowed to enter."
Xu Qiuqian then timidly replied, "I understand."
Then she lowered her eyes.
If that's the case then it would be difficult for her to get in.
She could use props, but now she was being watched by the Third Pavilion Master, and any slight movement would arouse suspicion.
She had to find a way...
What can we do?
The images of the female cultivators she had seen before suddenly flashed through her mind. Her eyes flickered, and she immediately put on a disguise ring and picked out the overlapping similarities of those female cultivators. A vague appearance formed in her mind, and the disguise ring also disguised her into the appearance of another female cultivator.
In fact, the Third Pavilion Master has never given up his vigilance against Xu Qiuqian.
So when he saw Xu Qiuqian's appearance change and turned into the person he had been thinking about day and night, his eyes widened suddenly.
"you……"
Xu Qiuqian opened her eyes and smiled at the Third Pavilion Master.
The Third Pavilion Master was in a trance for a moment, and felt that he seemed to have seen that person. However, although the female cultivator in front of him looked more like her than those outside, she was not like her either.
Her nose should be more upturned, her lips thinner, and...
"How is it, Third Pavilion Master? Do I look like what I have transformed into?"
The third pavilion master came back to his senses and stared at Xu Qiuqian closely.
"How did you do that?"
"It's very simple, but what I'm asking you now is whether I look like it or not."
“Yes, and no.”
The answer was within Xu Qiuqian's expectations.
She smiled again and said, "How about this? Tell me your story with her. If I feel touched, I will disguise myself as her. Don't worry, she will be exactly the same as the one you remember. How about that?"
"Are you serious?"
"nature."
The Third Pavilion Master was still somewhat wary. He didn't understand what the female cultivator in front of him wanted to do, and why she wanted to know his story. Moreover, the female cultivator had previously told him that she had nowhere else to turn to, so she wanted to seek refuge with the First Pavilion Master, but now it didn't seem likely.
There are doubts everywhere.
However, Xu Qiuqian's proposal was too tempting! He thought about it and agreed.
It doesn't matter, he comforted himself, Xu Qiuqian was only at the initial stage of foundation building, and he was already at the middle stage of golden elixir, what tricks could Xu Qiuqian play in front of him? It should be said that he wanted to see what Xu Qiuqian was up to.
"good."
(End of this chapter)
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