14 Chapter 14
As soon as Ning Shu said this, the audience in the studio and outside the screen fell silent for a moment, and then the room was filled with a buzz of discussion.
"Did you hear that? The Sect Master will choose his own disciples from among these disciples!"
"This is such a great opportunity! Why didn't I encounter it before?"
In fact, in the past, at the disciple-recruiting ceremonies of the major sects, powerful elders or masters would select a few disciples to be their last disciples. However, on the one hand, such a good opportunity would not happen for many years, and on the other hand, even if disciples were selected, they would be chosen from those with extremely outstanding talents, and had nothing to do with the majority of ordinary people with mediocre qualifications.
As for things like a girl group debuting, no one cares because no one knows what it is.
All the cultivators, whether they were independent cultivators or disciples of sects, were amazed and whispered to each other about the new things happening in the Hehuan Sect.
"Is there going to be a singing and dancing talent show in the next round? The best performer could even be accepted as the headmaster's disciple? Is there such a good thing?"
"What on earth is the Hehuan Sect going to do? Is it going to turn into a singing and dancing place?"
"How can a mortal, whose aptitude is still unknown, become the master's disciple?"
“Who will be the lucky one?”
"Is there any need to ask? Of course it's Miss Pianpian with her amazing dance! She is the most beautiful girl in Yuanyang Pavilion, so of course she will take the first place in the next competition!" A cultivator who had a good impression of Liu Pianpian thought without hesitation.
"That's wrong. This talent isn't limited to dancing. I think Miss Shangguan's piano music is long and lingering, and it's heartbreaking to listen to. It far surpasses the other contestants' talents!"
"How can you say that? It's clearly Rong'er's singing..."
"That singer doesn't even have a sister named Tieying..."
"Stop arguing, I think that circus is more interesting..."
Ning Shu simply left a sentence "See you in a month" and turned off the video before running away. Only the monks sitting in the hall were left arguing in their seats.
The auditorium was located in a private room on the top floor. After disguising herself and wearing a veil, Ning Shu peeked out from the balcony and saw that all the monks in the hall and other private rooms were discussing the matter with great interest. Some of them were even arguing fiercely over who would win the championship. Only then did she finally put down the heavy stone in her heart.
"It's great that everyone genuinely enjoys our show. I was just wondering what we would do if these old monsters, who have lived for a long time, had no interest in this kind of competition at all."
The program in the Lingying Stone just now was a recording from a week ago. Today, she, Xiao Cui and Zixiao have been hiding here to observe the audience's reaction to the talent show.
Fortunately, the result was pretty good. You know, she had made a big promise when she applied to her mother to hold the disciple-recruiting ceremony. If she failed this time, she would really have to live the indescribable life of a normal female cultivator of the Hehuan Sect.
Xiao Cui, who had never appeared on camera before, had no pretense at all. She eagerly poked her head out to look around, "Really? Miss, everyone's discussing our show. Look, there's someone over there about to start a fight! Is that really okay?"
"It doesn't matter. There are restrictions in this building. We can't use magic to attack others. At most, they will just fight hand-to-hand, but no one will die." Ning Shu looked in the direction of Xiao Cui's finger with a good mood. Sure enough, several monks who had disliked each other just now were arguing fiercely for the contestants they supported. She smiled with her eyes curved:
"Let them argue. The more they argue, the more topics we'll have. Then, not only these people will be attracted, but also those who haven't paid attention to us before."
"So, it seems that this audition has achieved your desired goal? So, what's your next plan, Young Master, who intends to rescue all the prostitutes in the City That Never Sleeps?" Zi Xiao leaned against the railing with a teasing look on his face, his tone also hinting at curiosity and anticipation.
"Please take me with you no matter what you do. I haven't seen anything this interesting in hundreds of years."
"Well, it's a success!" Ning Shu's joy was beyond words. She walked back to the box, opened her arms, and happily announced to her two partners: "I declare that the trial run of Hehuanzong Entertainment Media Co., Ltd. was a great success! Now it's time to reap the profits!"
"Get a profit?" Xiao Cui tilted her head in confusion: "How do I do that specifically?"
"Let's go, let's go back and attend the disciples' apprenticeship ceremony!" Ning Shu couldn't wait to push Zi Xiao and Xiao Cui out, the anticipation in his tone was beyond words:
"The next step is to present our achievements to shareholders. Whether we can secure the next round of investment depends on this!"
You must give me some effort and contribute more love, you new fans who are still arguing over your idols!
The apprenticeship ceremony for these new disciples was scheduled for three days after the program was broadcast. In an open square at the entrance of the Hehuan Sect, forty freshly minted female disciples stood in four neat rows with reserved expressions. The island in the middle of the lake was quiet in the early morning, and only the white mist spreading from the lake shore made the whole square look fairy-like.
A baby-faced girl in emerald green clothes looked around nervously, and finally turned her gaze to the woman in a red gauze dress next to her: "Sister Pianpian, are we really going to cultivate immortality? Is this really true? Could it be..." a scam.
The speaker was the second contestant who successfully advanced after Liu Pianpian. Her name was Lu Wu. She was also a poor woman who was sold into a brothel at a young age. Fortunately, she had a sweet and lovely appearance and played the pipa to perfection, so she was able to reach the top in one step and become an immortal before she could receive any customers.
Having said that, it is still too absurd for a brothel girl to suddenly turn into a fairy. In addition, since they were chosen that day, they were arranged by the white-clothed fairy named Bai Xuan to stay on this isolated island, so most of the girls have been extremely panicked in the past seven days.
"Shh, don't talk nonsense." Liu Pianpian covered Lu Wu's mouth before she could say anything rude. She was the oldest, so she was much calmer than the other girls in such an unfamiliar environment.
"Today is the grand ceremony for us to officially join the Hehuan Sect. Many immortal elders will come to watch the ceremony. We must behave well and not be disrespectful!"
Perhaps she felt her words were too harsh, so she sighed and comforted Lu Wu: "Be patient for a moment. After the ceremony is over, we will be official disciples of the Hehuan Sect. Then we can practice immortality and achieve immortality. In any case, isn't it a thousand times better than your previous life?"
That's right, now that things have come to this, what life could be worse than being under the control of the madam? Lu Wu was easily persuaded, and her originally panicked heart calmed down.
At this moment, many ethereal figures of different colors flew over from the horizon. Someone whispered, "The immortals are coming!" Then the whispering sounds of discussion immediately disappeared. Everyone held their breath, and their eyes, with a bit of nervous anticipation, were fixed on those beautiful figures that were coming.
The first to arrive was Elder Bai Xuan, who had been taking care of them for the past few days. She was still wearing her snow-white flowing fairy dress. The spotless hem of her skirt and her veil fluttering in the wind gave her a sense of holiness. She smiled soothingly at these disciples who were about to enter the sect:
"Everyone, don't be shy. Today, you will become disciples of the Hehuan Sect. From now on, we will be sisters from the same sect. Later, other elders and the Sect Master will come to observe the ceremony. I will introduce you one by one."
As soon as she finished speaking, three figures followed behind her and landed quietly. The disciples all knew these people. They were Zixiao and Ning Shu who had chosen them at the disciple-recruiting ceremony that day.
The young master named Ning Shu was followed by a maid who looked very familiar to them. The maid was holding a glowing stone that they were very familiar with and was sweeping it towards them.
Ah, what a familiar smell. It seems like there was a thing like this at the disciple-taking ceremony that day, shooting at them all the time.
Wait, so this apprenticeship ceremony would also be recorded and watched by countless viewers? Thinking of this, some of the introverted girls suddenly turned pale.
"Young Sect Master, Sister Zixiao, you're here." Bai Xuan greeted them first, then couldn't help but ask, "We haven't rehearsed anything yet. Do we have to record this apprenticeship ceremony as well?"
"Hello everyone!" Ning Shu was still as energetic as she was a few days ago. She waved to everyone with a sunny smile, and then answered Bai Xuan's question: "Yes, we will also record the entire apprenticeship ceremony!"
As she spoke, she rushed to the disciples with Xiao Cui behind her, holding up the Spirit Shadow Stone to take pictures while directing the disciples to strike appropriate poses and expressions:
"Everyone, be sure to cheer up! Your performance at the ceremony will be shown directly to the audience as a preview of the talent show! Everyone, be sure to put on the most enthusiastic and excited expressions!"
As she spoke, she picked up the Spirit Shadow Stone and moved closer to Liu Pianpian, waving her hand for her to cooperate. "Come on, let's get some close-ups of some of the most popular contestants! Pianpian, wave at me, or maybe make a 'yeah' sign, like me!"
Even a courtesan like Liu Pianpian, who had experienced many things, really couldn't understand what Ning Shu was doing. However, considering that this girl was her future young master and was a benefactor to her, she chose to smile, imitated her, raised her hand, and raised her index and middle fingers to make the first "yeah" gesture in front of the camera.
The disciples behind were very understanding and imitated Liu Pianpian to make the "V" sign to the camera.
Ning Shu was very happy taking the photos. She even used her clumsy magic from her Qi training period to fly into the air and took several aerial shots. She also took Xiao Cui to take close-ups of several popular contestants. Only then did she turn around with a sense of unsatisfied satisfaction and look expectantly at the elders who had arrived one after another.
As soon as I arrived, I saw the young master leading the new disciples and the frantic elders: ...
Such an embarrassing scene of madness actually needs to be recorded with the Spirit Shadow Stone to warn future generations?
What warning? Could this scissor hand gesture be some long-lost magic formula?
Just as they were about to turn around and leave quietly, Zixiao took the lead and walked in front of the camera, made a scissors hand gesture to the Lingying Stone, and shouted loudly: "Yeah~!"
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Before they could recover from their shock, Bai Xuan followed closely behind. She stood beside Zi Xiao and raised two fingers and shook them: "Is this okay?"
Other elders: ...
Well, since everyone is doing this, then the young master must have her own special reasons, right?
They looked at each other, and finally walked forward hesitantly, and followed the others' example and raised two fingers towards the screen.
【Author’s words】
Elders: Although I don’t understand, I will follow your lead [dog head]
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