16 Chapter 16
Fangzhi Island, where the outer disciples live, is a large pastoral island dotted with courtyards and spiritual plants. Unless the new disciples of the Hehuan Sect are gifted, they are generally sent here to learn the basic methods of cultivating immortals and the sect's rules. After their cultivation improves, they will be assigned to different elders to continue their training based on their aptitude.
Of course, since they are outer disciples, there is no reason for them to share the sect's resources. Although the Hehuan Sect will provide these disciples with some basic methods of cultivation and spirit stones, in return, these disciples also undertake the most tedious and difficult work of the entire sect - taking care of the spiritual fields and spirit beasts that are spread all over the island.
At daybreak, when the sun had not yet peeked out from the lake, these hardworking disciples had already put on their coarse cloth shorts for farming and appeared in the vast fields with their magic hoes.
They have to loosen the soil and water these precious Zhiling grass while the weather is still warm. During the day, they will go to listen to their senior sisters explain the basic methods of cultivation.
Lu Wu squatted on the ground, digging the ground with a small hoe about the length of her arm. She dug until she felt dizzy and then she raised her head to rest for a while, gasping for breath. Liu Pianpian, who was on her left, had already loosened one and a half rows of the medicinal field, and now turned back and squatted next to her.
"Sister Pianpian, you're so amazing!" Lu Wu rubbed her eyes in disbelief, the black dirt leaving a few funny marks on her fair face. "Aren't you a dancer? Why are you so good at plowing?"
I can't even do the hard labor of you geniuses? Is there any hope for mortals like me?
"It's not that I'm good at tilling the land, but after I've absorbed the Qi into my body, my physical strength is stronger than that of ordinary people." Liu Pianpian's fair forehead was also soaked with sweat, and the hair on her temples stuck to her cheeks wetly. "Wait until you absorb the Qi into your body, and maybe these tasks won't be too hard for a cultivator."
When this question was brought up, Lv Wu's already bitter face became even more dejected. She slumped her shoulders dejectedly. "Ah, but drawing Qi into the body is also very difficult. I've been meditating for a long time but still can't learn it! It turns out that cultivators are not that good..."
Before she could finish her complaint, Liu Pianpian flicked her head with her finger: "Don't complain. After all, it's better here than in the brothel, right?"
That's true. After all, no matter how hard life is here, there's still hope. It's not like before, when the miserable life seemed to have no end in sight. Lu Wu puffed her lips and fell silent.
"And you are not the only one who is suffering. Look over there. She was a rich lady before, but now she does hard labor every day and never complains." Liu Pianpian took out a handkerchief to wipe the traces on Lu Wu's face, and quietly pointed to the position in front of the right with her finger.
That was the field in charge of Shangguan Huaijin, the second most popular contestant. She was now wearing gray coarse cloth clothes like everyone else. Her delicate wrists and ankles, which had never experienced such hardship, were rubbed red by the coarse linen. She lowered her head and worked silently, her lowered face showing no expression.
Unlike those who were forced to fight for their lives, Miss Shangguan was originally a daughter of a wealthy family. She had already reached the fifth level of Qi training before joining the sect. It was said that she ran to join the Hehuan Sect because she could not bear the oppression of her family. She is worthy of being called the most mysterious among all the contestants.
Seeing the red marks on Shangguan Huaijin's wrists, Lu Wu frowned slightly and spoke softly with a questioning tone, "Sister Pianpian, it seems that this young lady used to live a life of luxury. How did the Shangguan family mistreat her?
If it were me, I would be very satisfied as long as I could eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks every day and practice. I can't understand why she had to go to the Hehuan Sect to suffer hardships. "
Liu Pianpian couldn't figure this out, and since Miss Shangguan usually kept her words watertight, she could only shake her head and put this question behind her. She picked up the hoe and continued to loosen the soil for the spiritual plants. "She has her own reasons. Now that you've rested enough, get back to work. Any more time will delay your cultivation."
So Luwu also started to work with the hoe. Before she had dug twice, a familiar voice suddenly came from the sky.
"Good morning, everyone! You're all so hardworking and already out working at the crack of dawn!"
Lu Wu quickly put down the flower hoe in her hand and stood up to greet her. It was indeed the very lively and cheerful young master in the sky. These days, she would bring her maid Xiao Cui over from time to time and tap them with the spirit shadow stone. All the contestants had gotten used to it.
"Greetings, Young Sect Master!" Everyone brushed off the dirt on their bodies and bowed. The Young Sect Master landed on the muddy field without much concern. When Lu Wu stood up, she took a quick look and found that the Young Sect Master seemed different today than usual. She did not bring her maid Xiao Cui with her, and two unfamiliar female cultivators followed behind her.
One of them, Lu Wu, seemed to have seen her at the apprenticeship ceremony. She should be an elder, but she didn't recognize the other one at all. She might be an inner disciple or a senior sister with a higher status.
"Get up, get up, everyone, there's no need to be so polite!" Ning Shu smiled and called everyone to get up, then looked around and took a look at all the disciples:
"Well, I've been thinking about it. It's been about seven or eight days since the last competition. To maintain the popularity of our Xiuxian Dream Factory program and to gain some popularity for everyone's subsequent cultivation in the Way of Love, I'm planning to publish a character magazine for everyone. Is there anyone willing to cooperate with me?"
"Young Sect Master, I am willing to obey your orders." Shangguan Huaijin spoke up immediately to please him.
Although she didn't know what a magazine was, it was always a good idea to get closer to the young leader of the Hehuan Sect. Moreover, she had heard that the Hehuan Sect had a secret method that could transform the love of others into one's own cultivation. So, finding a way to win the love of more people would definitely provide a lot of help for her future cultivation.
I'm not here to mess around, I want to be better than everyone in the Shangguan family! Shangguan Huaijin was determined in his heart, and walked to Ning Shu with a gentle smile: "Just give me your orders."
The other disciples finally reacted at this time and followed Shangguan Huaijin's footsteps to express their wishes.
"Of course I am willing! I will listen to the Young Master!"
"I'll do whatever you say!"
Ning Shu was very satisfied to see everyone so motivated. She estimated the time and made a decision: "One magazine can't fit so many people. This time, let's select those who have entered the Qi training stage first! The rest of you should hurry up and practice, and strive to successfully draw Qi into your body before the next competition!"
After motivating the disciples, Ning Shu took away six popular contestants, including Liu Pianpian and Shangguan Huaijin. It was sunrise, and golden sunlight peeked out from the shimmering lake. They strolled aimlessly along the shore. Ning Shu looked expectantly at Yun Zhi, who was lost in thought: "How is it? Any ideas? Where should we go to paint?"
Yun Zhi kept looking at the six disciples with a scrutinizing gaze, until they broke out in a cold sweat. Then she looked away and looked at Ning Shu: "Which one do you want to draw first?"
"This one! Miss Liu Pianpian, the most beautiful girl in the city that never sleeps!" Ning Shu proudly introduced Yun Zhi. "She's the most popular seeded contestant, the favorite to win the championship, and she's grown up! Isn't she beautiful enough? Has she inspired you?"
Yun Zhi's cold gaze pierced through again, and Liu Pianpian felt as if everything about her was exposed under the elder's gaze. She uncomfortably put her muddy nails behind her back and spoke unsurely, "Young Sect Master, Elder, I... please allow me to go wash and change clothes..."
"No need, I'll decide all of this." Yun Zhi interrupted Liu Pianpian and walked up to her face to examine her carefully. "You have long and narrow eyebrows, thin cheeks, and a small and pointed chin. Your face looks more charming than heroic. Wearing bright red will make you look gaudy. It's better to wear something lighter."
Since she was a child, Liu Pianpian had been dressed in fancy clothes by her madam and had to dance on stage. No one had ever told her so seriously what clothes were suitable for her. She was a little at a loss for a moment: "Ah? But..."
How did you know I was wearing red? How could you remember what I was wearing when there were so many people in the square?
"Alright, alright, just listen to Sister Yunzhi for once!" Ning Shu pushed Liu Pianpian's shoulders and walked towards the docking direction of the boat without saying anything, while nagging and advising:
"Pianpian, just trust Sister Yunzhi's aesthetic sense. She has seen so many beauties, she can't be wrong. She can definitely dress you up beautifully!"
"Young Master, but I have never..."
"Oh, life is all about having the courage to try new things. Who knows, there might be unexpected results, Lanxi!" She snapped her fingers at Lanxi beside her, "Next comes the much-anticipated transformation!"
Lan Xi, who had been poisoned by Ning Shu's various whimsical ideas for many years, understood what she meant. She took out a large bag of bottles and jars from her storage ring, which were used for unknown purposes. There were even a few strange-looking brushes mixed in. The whole bag was filled with all kinds of things.
"Leave it to me, young master! In our Hehuan Sect, even an outer disciple must possess a perfect appearance that will astonish the world!"
At the risk of my reputation as the chief disciple of Xuanji Hall, today I will make sure that Master’s beauty painting astounds the entire City That Never Sleeps!
So in the following period of time, the five disciples including Liu Pianpian experienced an outrageous experience that they could never have imagined in their dreams.
They were packed up and sent directly to a palace they had never been to. As soon as they opened the door, they were dazzled by the rows of clothes of various colors and styles. Unlike ordinary ready-made clothing stores, the styles and quantities of clothes here were simply outrageous.
The endless palace was divided into countless spacious and bright rooms, and a whole transparent glass wall allowed the clothes in each compartment to be displayed at a glance.
Some rooms were filled with flowing fairy skirts with fluttering hems and shawls, some rooms were filled with mortal clothes in simple, elegant and refined colors, some rooms were filled with hunting clothes with tightened cuffs for easy movement, and many strange clothes that they had never heard of were hung in different rooms for people to choose from. From time to time, groups of three or two would walk in, pick up the clothes they liked, and go behind the door to change.
Liu Pianpian: ...
After a while, she came to her senses and muttered to herself: "You cultivators really know how to have fun."
Shangguan Huaijin was also deeply shocked: ...
No, we cultivators are generally not like this.
【Author’s words】
About how this CBD was formed:
Ning Shu, who had only traveled through time a few years and was still young, said: Mom, I think my sisters' clothes are so boring, and they have to spend money to have them custom-made. It's so inconvenient! I think bla bla...
Zong·Daughter Slave·Master: My daughter, what you said makes sense, let’s do it!
Ning Shu: Leave the design and construction to me! I will definitely satisfy you!
So that area was designed like a modern shopping mall, and even had all sorts of modern clothing and ethnic minority clothing designed by Ning Shu for sale. There were also other luxury goods areas, cosmetics areas, jewelry areas, etc. The only difference was that the place where Liu Pianpian and the others came in was the clothing area... If nothing unexpected happens, this area will appear again in the future [smirk]
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