Huang Mukun regretted his words as soon as he finished speaking. He knew that wasn't what he meant, but he couldn't control his mouth. No wonder his master disliked him so much.
I know this is my flaw, but I can't seem to change it; my mouth always beats my brain.
Hua Xiangyun showed no interest in either the noodles outside or the porridge here.
But since it was their first time visiting the Xuan Department, and both master and apprentice were registered under the Xuan Department's name, they could only politely say, "I'm really sorry, but I had some things to take care of at home today. If Comrade Shouheng hadn't rushed me here, I might have already left."
The family is still waiting, so we'll have to get together another time.
"My master will be back in a few days, and I'll treat everyone then."
Hua Xiangyun had already put her words to this point, and considering that the other party had indeed helped a great deal, not only rescuing the person but also saving face for the entire Xuan tribe.
Although they had many questions to ask and were eager to get through to Hua Xiangyun to find out more about Master Wu and Hua Xiangyun, they had no choice but to obediently release the people because of their relationship with her.
The rescued people were quite polite. They escorted Hua Xiangyun to the back door and watched her drive away in Shouheng's car before turning back to their own courtyard.
"It seems we all underestimated these two, master and disciple." Cao Li was a little disappointed. Originally, only the master and disciple in the Xuan Department knew how to draw talismans. Even the jade talismans, the master could only produce a few a year, but Hua Xiangyun could make them by hand.
She didn't doubt that Hua Xiangyun would lie about this, after all, these kinds of things require real skill, and you can't fool someone forever if you can fool them once.
Furthermore, as practitioners of spiritual cultivation, they are most averse to making false statements, so she believed that what Hua Xiangyun said was true.
They were also more worried: if the apprentice was already so capable, what about the master?
Master Wu really knows how to hide her true abilities. Everyone thought she was good at setting up formations, but no one expected her to have such a big trick up her sleeve.
Hua Xiangyun was brought here by Shouheng by chance today. The master and disciple had not communicated beforehand, so this is probably why she was revealed.
Hua Xiangyun, “…” You’re really overthinking it… You’ve imagined it all…
This time, Shouheng didn't drive fast, but in just a short time, he had already glanced at himself several times.
"Can you please drive properly?" Hua Xiangyun said irritably.
"Comrade Hua, you're really amazing. Things that the other senior brothers can't do seem to be very easy for you." Shouheng just wanted to curry favor with this powerful figure, so he was being particularly sweet-talking.
Hua Xiangyun said, "If you cultivate diligently, you will become very powerful in the future."
Shouheng quickly shook his head, "Comrade Hua thinks too highly of me. I don't have the talent, and I don't have that much time."
His tone was somewhat bitter as he said this.
Who wouldn't want to become a direct disciple? But besides opportunity, talent is also required.
Just like Senior Brother Huang Mukun, whose talent is comparable to mine, but he has a good relative who became his direct disciple, and his cultivation resources are much better.
As the name suggests, outer disciples are responsible for handling miscellaneous matters within the outer sect. Initially, there weren't many tasks, but as the Xuan Department gradually became more standardized, the workload increased.
He rarely goes home now, and basically lives at his workplace.
The spiritual energy he could gather during his previous cultivation only made him physically stronger than an ordinary person.
When faced with a real crisis, someone with his mediocre skills would only be able to cower in a corner.
Hua Xiangyun glanced at him but didn't say anything more. The other party had already become a disciple of Grandmaster Jinshan, so these matters should be taken care of by Grandmaster Jinshan.
However, now that he is a minister, he has even less time to mentor younger generations. As for how things will turn out, he really has to rely on himself.
With Hua Xiangyun's reminder, Shouheng turned his attention back to the road ahead and smoothly delivered her to her doorstep.
Hua Xiangyun nodded to him, opened the door and left, leaving Shouheng behind, who seemed to want to say something but couldn't.
"You're back. Your grandma has kept the porridge warm in the pot. Go to the kitchen to eat and warm up." Hua Guangzong was sitting in the living room when he saw Hua Xiangyun push the door open and call out loudly.
Hua Xiangyun responded loudly and headed straight for the kitchen; after all that fuss, she was indeed quite hungry.
While enjoying a satisfying breakfast, Wu Chenxi was also working hard to overcome all obstacles.
"This senior really went to great lengths to create so many obstacles." Wu Chenxi narrowly avoided the hidden weapon before sitting down on the ground, panting heavily.
What kind of bad luck is this? There isn't a single thing related to formations inside this door. If it weren't for her disciple's talisman, she might have met her demise here today.
After sitting on the ground for a long time, I threw out a few more small yellow croakers to make sure there were no traps ahead. Then I carefully walked forward and slowly gathered the small yellow croakers back.
She didn't want to be so extravagant; this nouveau riche behavior was something she was forced into.
It's been cleaned very well, there's nothing but dust, let alone a few small pebbles.
Seeing the stone door blocking her way again, Wu Chenxi rolled her eyes rudely, cursed, took a deep breath, and pushed forward.
I thought it would be another bottomless tomb passage, but this time it turned out to be a tomb chamber, and it wasn't empty.
The tomb's occupant has finally become human again, well... even if he were alive now, he wouldn't really be considered human...
There was no coffin; instead, the place resembled a study. Wu Chenxi didn't rush to move but instead observed her surroundings. Apart from the door she had just come through, the surroundings were sealed off, with no other exits.
This seems like a personal reward; knowing she gets headaches when she reads, they still arranged this room for her. Could this be considered a tragic fate?
However, since an opportunity had been presented to her, she couldn't possibly refuse it. Even if she didn't like watching it herself, she still had a good disciple.
However, this senior really put a lot of thought into preserving these books.
They actually set up a formation here that could stop time.
Since we've come this far, we can be considered destined to own these books. The other party didn't make things difficult for us, and the key to the formation was right in front of us.
Wu Chenxi breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, this senior had foresight. Otherwise, she had only heard her grandfather mention this ancient formation occasionally, and as for how to set it up and how to break it, it had long been lost.
Hopefully, these books contain some records of it, so I can at least learn something from them.
After cautiously probing and confirming there were no other dangers, he went over to check the spoils of the trip.
The books were all good books, all kinds of ancient books, as well as various techniques and secret manuals from different schools.
It seems this predecessor went through a lot of trouble during his lifetime; I wonder what the other tomb passages yielded.
Take out an empty storage bag and pick and choose what to put inside. As for the rest, including the shelves and books, put them away separately.
Looking at the tomb that she had looted, Wu Chenxi felt that something was wrong...
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