Chapter 129: A Gentleman Can Be Killed, Not Humiliated
"It's surprising that Daoist He Xu is here!"
Baili Shuang held up the golden rope and smiled as she walked past Lv Wenyuan, who was being held and pinched by Chao Yan, and walked towards a monk in luxurious clothes behind the two of them.
The monk wore a precious gold-thread brocade cloak with a stone-blue background, and a mountain crown with emerald and pearls on his head. Even the pair of red shoes with gold patterns on his feet were obviously a pair of rare magical weapons. He was indeed very wealthy.
"Daoyou Baili is here too? Who are these people?"
Jiao Xueling noticed the golden copper coin-shaped magic weapon on the other party's waist. When she thought of Baili Shuang's "Daoyou Hexu", she understood a little and said, "I am Jiao Xueling from Taiyi Ziwei Sect. These are my junior brothers and sisters. Are you the Wanshou Immortal from the Fulushou Chamber of Commerce?"
"I don't deserve to be an immortal. My brother has other important matters and cannot come here. I am Hexwanning, and I am honored to come here to watch the ceremony on my brother's behalf."
He Xu Wanning shook his head modestly and asked, "The Taiyi Ziwei Sect's post was delivered by our Fu Lu Shou, so it should have reached Daoist Bai Zhongqi. Why can't I see Daoist Bai?"
Lu Wenyuan, who was behind Jiao Xueling, was just awakened by Chao Yan's pinch, and then he heard what He Xu Wanning said. He was immediately frightened and his face turned pale.
Then, I heard my senior sister say calmly, "My senior brother Bai seemed to have something urgent to do this afternoon and has not returned yet. But before he left, he told me that if he couldn't make it in time, he would let me watch the ceremony on his behalf. I feel a little sorry for Brother Baili."
Fortunately, Hexwanning did not delve into it and just said in a daze, "So that's it!"
Baili Shuang, who was standing by, finally handed the golden rope that had made Lv Wenyuan and Chao Yan tremble with fear to He Xu Wan Ning, and said, "I haven't thanked Daoist He Xu for lending me the Ruyi Soul Binding Rope. It is indeed a top-grade earth-level magic weapon, and it is really useful. Now that I happen to meet Daoist He Xu, it should be returned to its original owner."
He Xu Wanning smiled and put away the Ruyi Soul Binding Rope, waving his hand and saying, "It's just a small matter, I'm glad I can help Daoist Baili!"
Lu Wenyuan stared and whispered in Zhao Yan's ear: "So that ghost thing is not hers..."
Although the people present were all cultivators, their seven senses and five senses were extremely sharp, so how could they not hear Lv Wenyuan's muttering? However, except for Jiao Xueling who turned her head and glared at him, He Xu Wanning and Baili Shuang pretended not to listen, deliberately exchanged a few words of greeting, and then said goodbye.
"Fellow Daoist Baili, what is that?"
A few people were walking to a strange-looking building that looked like a giant cube. Jiao Xueling pointed to a wooden board with a huge painting on it at the door and asked.
The wooden board was at least as tall as a person and about one meter wide. It was covered with various pieces of rice paper that looked like notices. The largest one had several seals printed on it. The seals were not in the usual square or special shapes, but in the extremely rare round shape. The words on them were even stranger, such as "Chang'an Research Institute Recruitment Committee", "Chang'an City Lord's Mansion", and "Chang'an Community Management Committee".
Baili Shuang took a closer look and said, "Oh, that's a job advertisement for the research institute.
"The Taiyin Sect was established not long ago, and there are many things to be done. They are eager to recruit talents. All major research institutes have urgent needs for various cultivators, and the benefits are very good. Just look at the old man from the Fu Lu Shou Chamber of Commerce we just met. He has invested nearly a million spirit stones in several research institutes of the Taiyin Sect!"
"Nearly, nearly a million!?"
Chao Yan was so shocked that she almost bit her tongue, and Jiao Xueling also showed an incredible expression.
Although spirit stones are widely used as currency in the cultivation world, mining and secondary processing are quite laborious. Even a large spirit vein can only produce a few hundred thousand per year. Even the Taiyi Ziwei Sect, one of the most famous sects in Central Continent, has a total annual output of only a few million from a dozen spirit veins, large and small, and still relies on other industries to survive.
Although the Fu Lu Shou Chamber of Commerce is the number one chamber of commerce in the Ten Continents and Three Islands, it is not an exaggeration for it to pay out a million spirit stones. However, it is very exaggerated for the Taiyin Sect, a newly established small sect with few disciples and unknown strength, to easily pay out a million spirit stones!
To put it bluntly, businessmen value profit. What right do you, a mere Taiyin Sect, have to do that?
I, a great Jindan Zhenren from the Taiyi Ziwei Sect, have never seen so much money!
Jiao Xueling, feeling sour as a lemon, hesitated for a long time, but still asked shamelessly: "My two junior brothers and sisters have decent qualifications and abilities. I wonder if they can catch the eye of your Taiyin Sect's 'Research Institute'?"
Chao Yan looked at Jiao Xueling in horror, her eyes full of accusations: "Senior Sister!?"
Lu Wenyuan spoke in grief and anger, his tone was up and down, and he gave himself a very full role: "Senior sister! I don't want to change my sect! I am a member of Taiyi Sect in life, and I want to die in Taiyi Sect as a dead person! A scholar can be killed but not humiliated! I will never betray for a mere cultivation matter!"
"You two are useless! Even if you want to change, they may not accept you! Can't you see that it says that working in the research institute will not affect the sect and the master's inheritance?"
Jiao Xueling pointed at the huge "advertisement" speechlessly. There was indeed a line of small words at the bottom: [The institute only signs labor employment contracts when recruiting employees, which are regulated by the laws of the city to which the institute belongs. It does not involve changes to the employees' sects, backgrounds, and inheritance of their teachers. Please be informed.]
"oh……"
Zhao Yan breathed a sigh of relief, but Lv Wenyuan still had a stubborn expression: "Then I don't want to go to this Laozi Research Institute. Who knows what kind of dragon and tiger school it will be? Maybe there will be monsters everywhere..."
Seeing that Lv Wenyuan's voice was getting smaller and smaller under her murderous gaze, Jiao Xueling threatened with a fake smile: "You're itching for trouble, aren't you?"
Lü Wenyuan: …(*)
After suppressing her junior brother, Jiao Xueling said, "Not just you two, I'll throw all of you who can't condense the golden elixir here. If you don't cultivate the golden elixir, don't come back to Taiyi Ziwei Sect!"
“Senior Sister!!!”
The unanimous cries of Chao Yan and Lv Wenyuan did not change Jiao Xueling's mind. Instead, she looked impatient and waved her hand, saying, "Get lost. Daoist Baili and I have something important to discuss. If you two dare to cause trouble for me, hmph!"
“Senior Sister…”
The two of them subconsciously shrank their necks. Lv Wenyuan wanted to say something, but he heard Jiao Xueling's voice suddenly rise: "Why don't you get out of here!?"
The two of them turned around in panic and ran faster than rabbits.
Baili Shuang looked at the two Taiyi Ziwei disciples who had regained their spirits and walked away, and said with emotion: "You really love them."
"If I hadn't protected him, he would have died a hundred or eighty times already!"
Jiao Xueling looked disdainful, but her tone was full of pride: "Apart from these two, the dozen or so junior brothers and sisters I brought with me are the ones in our sect who have the greatest hope of achieving immortality in this generation!"
No, not actually.
Fang Xianyu, wearing Baili Shuang's vest, sighed silently in his heart.
In the first week, Jiao Xueling's master died for unknown reasons, and her fellow brothers and sisters from the same school all scattered. Even Jiao Xueling herself fled and disappeared, becoming a defected disciple of the Taiyi Ziwei Sect.
but……
"Then I wish Brother Jiao all he wants."
Baili Shuang said with a smile.
Now she is restarting the second round specially. It is easy for her to educate and protect a bunch of little brats, right?
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