The next day, the disciple-accepting ceremony was held in the small square within the sect.
Only Xiao Qingran and Luo Jiuyan can enter the inner gate.
Of course, the three brothers of the Xiao family are not included.
There are thirty-seven outer disciples.
The apprenticeship ceremony was simple. Xiao Qingran and Luo Jiuyan were to serve tea and perform a kneeling ceremony.
Serving tea is no problem.
But it is impossible to make both of them kneel down.
If Muchen was Luo Qianqiu, Luo Jiuyan's father, it would be natural for them to kneel down.
But the problem is that the current Muchen is not Luo Qianqiu at all.
It is absolutely impossible to ask two people to kneel down and worship a Sang person.
The Soul Devouring Sect, including the six elders and the newly recruited disciples, has a total of more than 300 people.
At this moment, everyone looked at Xiao Qingran and Luo Jiuyan in confusion as they served tea but did not kneel down.
Even Muchen's face darkened in public.
The originally lively and joyful atmosphere became solemn and serious because of the behavior of the two people.
Only the sect leader Xiao Rongchen knew what was going on.
But he didn't say anything.
Because of his inaction, Muchen was put in an embarrassing situation.
The three brothers of the Xiao family who were standing beside the deputy sect leader looked at Xiao Qingran and Luo Jiuyan with admiration.
"Grandpa, look, finally here come two people who are not afraid of Muchen. Humph, let's see if he dares to be arrogant again in the future."
Deputy Sect Leader Xiao Rongzhi is the elder brother of Sect Leader Xiao Rongchen.
Listening to his grandson's gloating words, he coughed lightly and whispered a reminder: "Don't get carried away!"
The three brothers of the Xiao family immediately looked around, glanced at Muchen with disapproval, curled their lips, and stopped talking.
Mu Chen's face looked very ugly. If it weren't for the fact that Luo Jiuyan was talented and looked similar to him, with his temper, he would have gotten angry long ago.
Just as he was about to ask the two why they didn't kneel to him, a figure suddenly came to him.
It was the old servant who always stayed by his side.
"Master, I checked the information and these two people are the ones sent from my hometown."
Mu Chen was slightly stunned, and a bad premonition emerged in his heart.
"Are they Master Mu and Miss Qingzi?"
The old servant nodded silently.
Mu Chen's expression changed again and again. Finally, he forced a smile and looked at Xiao Qingran and Luo Jiuyan.
"I know you come from secular society and despise the ritual of kneeling. So, I won't force you to do that."
Mu Chen took a deep breath, took the tea from the two of them, and took a sip from each cup.
"Now, you have officially become my disciples. This is the gift from your master."
Muchen said as he took out two purses.
Xiao Qingran and Luo Jiuyan each got one.
Although no one could see what was in the purse, they all thought it must be something very valuable.
Many disciples were envious.
Xiao Qingran and Luo Jiuyan looked at each other, then turned to the crowd, their gazes sweeping over all the disciples.
After more than ten seconds, Luo Jiuyan nodded imperceptibly to Xiao Rongchen who was sitting on the high seat.
That night, twenty-three disciples of the Soul-Devouring Sect were secretly arrested and imprisoned in a water dungeon.
When Muchen got the news this morning, he almost went berserk.
"Damn it, that damn old guy, it must be him. I knew that whenever he showed up, something bad would happen."
Mu Chen was so angry that his eyes were almost spitting fire.
"Master, calm down. This matter is full of strange things. We must learn from this."
A vicious glint flashed across the loyal old servant's face. "That old fellow seems to have handed everything over to you, Master. He seems to spend all day watering the flowers and weeds, not asking about anything. It's obvious that he's doing this on purpose to show us."
Muchen's eyes became even colder.
Even someone as smart as him could be deceived. It seems that the old man has been on guard against him for a long time.
"I just can't understand how he identified our people?"
The old servant shook his head. Even his master didn't know, so he had no idea what was going on.
"No matter what, Luo Jiuyan and Xiao Qingran must not be exposed."
Mu Chen's expression was solemn.
Two-thirds of the people that Sang State had stationed in the Soul-Devouring Sect were captured overnight, which made him feel increasingly cold in his heart.
"Go and find out where our people are being held."
Muchen ordered with some frustration.
Lao Pu responded with a yes, but did not leave. Instead, he looked at Muchen hesitantly as if he wanted to say something.
"If you have something to say, just say it. I'm in a bad mood right now."
Mu Chen put his hands behind his back, his face full of fatigue.
"Master, I'm worried that someone is watching our every move. If our people were to investigate at this time, they would definitely alert the enemy. What if they implicate us..."
The old servant stopped talking here. He believed that Muchen had understood what he was going to say.
"If we give up on them, all our efforts over the past 20 years will be in vain."
Mu Chen growled unwillingly, his eyes dark and terrifying.
"Even if we find out, what can we do? There are so many people? How can we save them? Master, we can only place our hopes on Master Mu and Miss Qingzi."
The old servant advised earnestly, "You've done very well. This incident happened too suddenly. I don't think the master will blame you."
Mu Chen let out a long breath with a cold look in his eyes and punched the wall.
On the other side, the brothers Xiao Rongchen and Xiao Rongzhi stood in front of the water prison, looking at the twenty-three Sang people who were half submerged in the water, beaten to death but refused to reveal anything, with a cold glint in their eyes.
"You're pretty tough."
Xiao Rongzhi snorted coldly, with a murderous look in his eyes.
"I never thought I could get anything out of them."
Xiao Rongchen sneered: "It doesn't matter whether you say it or not. I am telling you seriously that the Sang Kingdom has given up on you."
As soon as he said this, the twenty-three Sang people who were beaten so badly that they couldn't even lift their heads immediately raised their eyes with hatred and stared at the two brothers Xiao Rongchen and Xiao Rongzhi.
Even they knew that they were from Sang.
However, they didn't see Muchen here, which means they still have hope.
Just as they were rejoicing that Muchen hadn't been discovered, they heard Xiao Rongchen's devilish voice again: "Don't be complacent. Your master, Taichen, will end up here like you sooner or later. We kept him here because we want to play the long game and catch a bigger fish."
"puff……"
Twenty-three people all spat out blood at the same time.
A sense of shock inexplicably rose in the hearts of these people.
They even knew Muchen's identity clearly. What hope did they have?
Muchen is also in danger now, how can he save them?
Xiao Rongzhi looked at the twenty-three dying Sang people in front of him and couldn't help but give a thumbs up to his brothers in his heart.
Well done.
His brother is still his brother. This method really shocked him again.
No wonder my father wanted to give the position of clan leader to my younger brother.
Now it seems that my father's decision was so wise.
"Let's go! Let these Sang people fend for themselves here."
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