Chapter 8: Gossip

Zhu Tianque just waved his sleeves and left without taking a single cloud with him.

All that was left were a group of errand disciples looking at each other in bewilderment.

And Nanwang, which seems like a big dream.

He held the carrier pigeon in his hand, his emotions as complicated as a pool of disturbed water.

...He just stayed like this?

And he joined the Sword Sect, which has the most resources, the strongest strength, and is beyond the reach of countless disciples?

But, but his cultivation level didn't even reach the minimum requirement for an outer sect disciple, so it was impossible for him to be accepted into the inner sect by the elders...

Did the senior brother want him to join the Sword Sect as a menial disciple... and continue sweeping the floor?

Forget it, just sweep the floor.

No matter what, it's always good to stay.

Lingzhi was still crying: "Damn it, Lingzhi is going to complain to Senior Sister! Senior Brother, come with me!"

Nan thought for a moment, took out a carrot cake from his pocket that he used to coax Rabbit, stuffed it into Lingzhi's hand, and said:

"Fifth Junior Sister, I was going to leave the mountain tomorrow, but I am able to stay here now, all thanks to the help from my eldest senior brother... Of course, I will remember your kindness, and I will go to the Weapon Sect to visit you when I am free in the future, is that ok? Of course, you can also come to the Sword Sect to visit me when you are free."

"Well, then... we have agreed that Senior Brother must come to find the spiritual branch."

Lingzhi held the carrot cake tightly, sniffed, and compromised.

She is a very easy-to-talk to little sister, unlike the eldest brother who is overbearing, disregards friendship among fellow disciples, and bullies others by taking advantage of his power!

This is too much, the senior brother is really too much. The more she thinks about it, the more she thinks it is too much. She wants to go to the senior sister to complain!

Since Senior Brother Nanwang won’t accompany her, she will go alone, and she will go now!

Lingzhi wiped his tears and said to Nanwang, "Brother, Lingzhi will leave first today. You must keep Lingzhi's messenger bird and don't let bad people snatch it away again. When you come to look for Lingzhi, send a message to Lingzhi first, and Lingzhi will come to the gate of Qi Sect to pick you up."

Nan Wang collected the lost and found carrier bird and promised: "Don't worry, Junior Sister, I will definitely protect your carrier bird this time and make sure that the bird is there as long as you are here!"

…

The next day, before dawn, Nan Wang was already waiting outside the house with his bag.

He didn't get up early, but he didn't sleep a wink all night.

What happened yesterday was so unreal that he was unable to recover until long after Fifth Junior Sister left reluctantly.

When he returned to the big shop for menial servants at night, he could not sleep at all, for he was afraid that the moment he closed his eyes or opened them again, he would find that everything he had experienced during the day was just a dream.

After waking up from the dream, he still had to go down the mountain with other disciples, and from then on he had no chance of becoming an immortal...

"Someone from the Sword Sect is coming! Someone from the Sword Sect is coming!"

Someone shouted, waking up the sleepy Nanwang.

In the distance, a pair of cranes flew towards us. At first they were just two small black dots in the sky, but in the blink of an eye they were right in front of us.

The fairy crane has a graceful figure, as light as a flying bird and as graceful as a swimming dragon. Hanging on its body is a black jade talisman that symbolizes the Sword Sect. Its style is simple yet extremely mysterious.

A disciple wearing a white inner sect robe got off one of the cranes and asked loudly, "Excuse me, everyone here, which one is Junior Brother Nanwang?"

"I am!"

Amid the envious, jealous and puzzled gazes of many miscellaneous disciples, Nan Wang walked out carrying his bag.

The man stepped forward and said, "Junior Brother Nanwang, nice to meet you. I am Gu Shanshi from the Sword Sect, and I have reached the second level of Qi Refining. My elder brother asked me to pick you up. From now on, you will be considered a disciple of our Sword Sect. However, your current level is still a little insufficient. You cannot rush for quick success on the road of cultivating immortals. If you want to enter the inner sect, you still have to start as an outer sect disciple and honestly climb the ladder to ascend to the dragon."

Nan Wang suppressed his excitement and said in a trembling voice: "Thank you for your advice, Senior Brother. Nan Wang will work hard to practice and will never bring shame to the Sword Sect!"

Gu Shanshi laughed and promised: "Don't worry, Junior Brother, you are already a disciple of my Sword Sect. Even if you are in the outer sect, you can still use the inner sect's resources for cultivation. The Sword Sect has always been helping each other. In the future, if you have any problems on the road of cultivation, Junior Brother, please come to me. I will definitely do it for you if I can! If I can't do it, I will ask my senior brothers and sisters to help you!"

"!"

Nanwang was so shocked that his voice was a little unclear when he replied:

"Thank you very much, Senior Brother. Nan, I will keep this in mind."

Even if he was just going to the Sword Sect to sweep the place, Nan Wang was willing to accept it.

However, the current treatment was beyond Nanwang's imagination and seemed so good that it seemed unreal.

The chores around him revealed envious expressions upon hearing this, and each of them wished they could take his place.

The sound of whispers continued to enter Nanwang's ears, extremely clear.

"Why does this senior brother like Nanwang? It would be great if he liked me."

"Big Brother is really getting more and more reckless. The elders of this sect haven't said anything. He is just a disciple, how can he accept someone into the sect..."

"Be careful with your words! Senior Brother's cultivation is higher than many elders, so it is understandable that he is stepping in to do things for us!"

"Alas, Nanwang is really clinging to someone powerful."

"I really can't understand why it has to be this Nanwang..."

Nan Wang could fully understand his colleagues' confusion.

Not to mention these outsiders, even he himself couldn't figure out what the senior brother saw in him no matter how hard he tried.

It can't be because he swept the floor so cleanly, right?

But, even if he really was the best sweeper among the chores, the eldest senior brother would have no way of knowing that.

Nan Wang thought about it over and over again, and the only interaction he could think of with his senior brother was that day when he helped him up in the hall.

The senior brother even praised him at that time, saying that his "great kindness and virtue will never be forgotten."

It seems that doing good deeds really pays off! He will definitely do more good deeds in the future!

"Junior brother, there is no time to lose, let's set off as soon as possible."

As Gu Shanshi spoke, he took out the fairy crane's reins and handed it to Nanwang.

Nan Wang nodded, and was about to get on the fairy crane with Gu Shanshi when a familiar shrill voice suddenly came to his ears.

"Brother, please stay!"

The errand steward had been missing until just now, but now that Nan Wang was about to leave, he seemed to have grown out of the ground, slithered up to the two of them, and said with a big smile on his face:

"Brother, brother, I am the manager here. I have watched Nanwang grow up under my care. We are so lucky to have cultivated such a talented person who was favored by the Sword Sect. The rest of us disciples will share the honor and disgrace with him!"

The errand boy was talking about Nanwang in his words, but his eyes were always fixed on Gu Shanshi and never left him for a moment.

Nan Wange was irritated by his hypocritical look.

Gu Shanshi smiled and replied, "Don't worry, Junior Brother. I understand your intentions. When I return, I will report my training achievements to Master. Today, time is tight, so I will leave first. Bye!"

Nan Wang frowned and was about to say something, but the fairy crane under him suddenly lowered its head and bent its waist, and suddenly pushed Nan Wang, who was not ready yet, onto its body, and flapped its wings and flew away.

“Wow—”

Nan Wang clutched the crane's feathers tightly. The strong feeling of weightlessness made him close his eyes in fear. It took him a long time before he dared to open his eyes a little.

The next moment, this tiny gap quickly widened until it could no longer be seen.

There was endless fog in front of my eyes, and the wind was howling in my ears. The errand disciple became smaller and smaller until he turned into a black dot and disappeared completely.

Looking down, the Dragon Ladder that Nan Wang had climbed countless times appeared before his eyes for the first time. The dragon's body was rugged and the dragon's head was majestic. They were all integrated and lifelike, as if they were coming to life.

The fairy crane flapped its tail in the air, and after briefly hovering in the air, it flew towards the middle of the mountain. The wind made his eyes hurt, but Nan Wang was reluctant to close his eyes. He had never seen such a scene before, and he didn't want to miss it for a moment.

Taniyama's hearty voice suddenly rang out, a little distorted but still audible:

"Junior brother, your cultivation will soon be far higher than theirs. There is no need to take these petty things to heart! I was also a menial disciple in the past. Look, now they have to please me instead!"

Nan Wang was deeply moved by these impassioned words and replied loudly: "Junior brother, I've remembered it! Thank you for your teachings, senior brother!"

"Hahaha, no problem, no problem!"

The fairy crane landed halfway up the mountain, stirring up a gust of wind when it landed, attracting the attention of many passing disciples.

Gu Shanshi took Nanwang to the outer disciple registration office and received his own disciple badge, a set of disciple uniforms, a jade slip of introductory techniques, and five low-grade spirit stones.

Five low-grade spirit stones were merely the monthly salary for an outer disciple, and Nan Wang had spent a full ten years as a menial disciple, and had only saved up three low-grade spirit stones in total.

Nan Wang was filled with emotion, as if he was a wild child who had grown up without a father or a mother and suddenly found his roots.

Unlike the menial disciples, the outer disciples did not live in a large dormitory with dozens of people. Instead, they had a small room for one person. Each room was located on the dragon-shaped ridge and was not large, only four or five square meters, with just enough space for a small futon and a small bed. But for Nanwang, who was used to living in a large dormitory, it was the best it could be.

Gu Shanshi personally accompanied Nanwang to complete the admission procedures, and also did a favor for the outer gate manager, so that he arranged a room with a wide view for Nanwang, which moved Nanwang deeply.

Nan Wang had been in Qingyun Sect for ten years, but he had never felt such a camaraderie among fellow disciples.

Forget about supporting each other, it would be good enough if the menial disciples didn't take advantage of others' misfortunes.

Now that he had met Gu Shan, Nan Wang finally felt like he had a real “fellow disciple”.

"Junior Brother Nanwang, I should have taken you to the inner sect today, but the Sword Sect has not been peaceful recently. I am worried that you might become a living target if you go there... Well, there is no rush. I will come to see you before the New Year. If Senior Brother comes to visit you during this period, you have to explain a few things for me."

Nan Wang nodded quickly and promised: "Don't worry, Senior Brother, I will do it!"

In fact, he didn't think that the senior brother would come to see him again. The favor of helping him out was enough for the senior brother to recruit him into the outer sect as an exception. This was a "reward" that Nan Wang could never have dreamed of.

Putting aside the matter of his eldest senior brother, upon hearing that the sect was not at peace, the plot radar in Nan Wang's heart, which had been silent for a long time, instantly began to stir.

In the original novel of "Dragon Lord", Bai Futu remained silent for a long time after joining the sect and did not dare to make any small moves for fear of exposing her identity. Therefore, Bai Futu would not make any moves for at least a year. Senior Brother Gu Shanshi said that the sect has been in unrest recently. It sounds like something that has been going on for a long time... What is it?

"By the way, Junior Brother, since it's still early, I'd like to ask you a gossip..."

Gu Shanshi suddenly came over and gave a chuckle. His image as an upright inner sect senior brother was instantly gone, and he actually looked a little wretched.

Nan Wang was stunned for a moment, and said, "Brother, please tell me what you have to say. I will tell you everything I know."

Gu Shanshi said, "Do you think our senior brother really doesn't know about sex? The Buddha Bone Spirit Body is just a top-grade root bone. Can it affect the things below him? Do you think it is possible that our senior brother already knew the true identity of the demon woman and just acted a trick to make the demon woman reveal herself?"

"……?"

Nanwang’s brain froze on the spot.

"Junior brother, stop pretending. I was also in the hall that day. I left late, and I heard what Senior Brother said to you. I..."

Gu Shan was talking excitedly when he suddenly stopped.

The next second, his face turned red and he held his neck with both hands, as if he was about to die at any moment.

"Brother!? Brother, what's wrong with you!?"

Nan Wang was frightened out of his wits. He didn't know any magic, so the first thing that came to his mind was the Heimlich maneuver he had learned in his previous life.

Just as he was about to get ready behind Gu Shanshi, Gu Shanshi slowed down, pushed Nanwang away, coughed a few times, and said weakly:

"I, I'm fine. This is a restriction imposed by our Sword Sect's Second Elder. We are not allowed to discuss our eldest senior brother in private. Ahem, some anecdotes. I thought they were just not allowed to be discussed in public, but it was okay to talk about them in secret. I didn't expect this restriction to be so powerful..."

Nan Wang was still apprehensive and said, "This is too scary, is it necessary to go this far?"

Gu Shanshi said helplessly: "This is the unique way of protecting one's shortcomings in our Sword Sect. No, it's the unique way of helping each other. Junior brother, you have seen this in advance, haha."

Nan Wang was silent for a moment, then asked, "May I ask, Senior Brother, what exactly happened in the hall that day? What happened to that demon girl Yingying in the end?"

After all, Nan Wang was afraid that these contents would also trigger the ban, so he quickly added: "Brother, please choose what you can say, and don't say what you can't say."

"Ah? What? You're asking me? Don't you know what happened in the hall that day?"

Gu Shan looked towards Nanwang in shock.

Nanwang explained, "I was there that day, but the elders were very powerful and their pressure was as heavy as a thousand pounds. We, the menial disciples, had low cultivation levels and were suppressed to the point where we couldn't hear or see. We had no idea what was going on... I'm really sorry to have embarrassed you, Senior Brother."

"This, this... this is really different from what I thought."

Gu Shanshi looked Nanwang up and down for a long time, as if to confirm that he was not lying.

When Nanwang looked straight at Gushan with an open mind, his eyes were full of sincerity.

After a while, Gu Shanshi stepped down and said, "Okay, I believe what you said, but since you don't know what happened in the hall that day, it's better not to know. It will not be good for you and your elder brother. As for the demon girl Yingying, don't worry. The head of the sect will take action to ensure that her soul will be shattered and there will be no possibility of her coming back."

"I see. Thank you for clearing up my confusion, Senior Brother."

Southern Delusion Road.

Although Gu Shanshi refused to elaborate, he had a rough guess from the few words he just said.

It seems that what happened in reality is quite different from the plot of the original work.

Perhaps Zhu Tianque let slip something and everyone heard that he was still a virgin, or perhaps the headmaster had a sharp eye and saw the evil aura in Yingying...

All in all, in short, Bai Futu's plan to use Yingying's identity to infiltrate Qingyun Sect should have completely failed.

However, to say that this witch's soul has been shattered and there is no possibility of her coming back again -

The heroine Bai Futu is a nine-tailed cat demon with nine lives. Who would have thought?