At the same time, after the announcement was released, Zi Sangyi received some news from the Fifth Elder. In order to get everyone to respond positively to this matter, a major concession was made: the subsequent reward distribution would be based on teams, and individual rewards would be difficult to obtain.
After the news spread, the Fifth Elder was heartbroken. He felt that Zi Sangyi was too cunning and had actually tricked his student like this: "If I were a disciple, I would definitely curse you behind your back. You heartless person."
As expected, once the news was released, many people who hadn't teamed up started to panic. Everyone still wanted the rewards, but they didn't want to have a few burdensome teammates dragging them down. Now, they had no choice.
Everyone was complaining, but when Xu Yuehuai heard the news, she remained unchanged. Shangguan Xi once again came to her door with great enthusiasm, wanting to invite Xu Yuehuai to join her team. "Senior Sister, look at the current rules. Aren't they inhumane? But we have no choice. So, why don't you join our team? I guarantee you won't hold us back!"
Shangguan Qi held up three fingers next to her face to show her determination. Xu Yuehuai's eyes were indifferent. "It's okay. Whether I have this or not doesn't really make any difference to me."
Shangguan Xi seemed to have suffered some kind of injury. They all relied on these supplies to survive, but for Xu Yuehuai, these supplies became dispensable.
Xu Yuehuai lay on the tree sunbathing, this was her planned rest time. In fact, she didn't want anyone to disturb her, but if it was Shangguan Xi, she could barely accept answering one or two questions from the girl.
Shangguan Xi didn't want to give up. She winked at the bushes, and Nangong Yu, who was hiding in the bushes, didn't want to come out. She gritted her teeth, feeling that this matter was still too embarrassing. But seeing the murderous look in Shangguan Xi's eyes, she finally made up her mind and walked up to Xu Yuehuai. "Senior Sister, please consider it. We can't even get everyone together right now. It's just Shangguan Xi and me. Please take pity on us, okay?"
Shangguan Xi listened to his words and felt that they made no sense and were even morally blackmailing him.
Xu Yuehuai opened one eye and saw another person approaching. A hint of helplessness flashed in her eyes. The two people and four eyes were staring straight at her. Xu Yuehuai couldn't stand it for a moment. "Alright, I agree, but I may not participate in all future operations."
Upon hearing Xu Yuehuai's agreement, Shangguan Xi jumped up on the spot with joy. She didn't care about the rest of the sentence; as long as Xu Yuehuai agreed, the first step was a success, and the rest was still uncertain.
Given Xu Yuehuai's soft-hearted nature, wouldn't she agree to go on each mission after a few words of persuasion?
Shangguan Xi felt that he was incredibly smart.
As a result of Shangguan Xi's persistence, Xu Yuehuai successfully joined the team, and the team grew from two people to three.
To allow Xu Yuehuai to rest, the two of them turned and left. Their next task was to continue searching for people who had not yet joined the team and were quite strong, to recruit into their group.
...
Xu Yuehuai looked at the sunlight on the horizon and felt that this moment was simply too pleasant. However, before she could enjoy herself for even two minutes, two more people arrived. Baili Xiuwen and Fu Ziyi appeared in a way that was almost like ghosts, as both of them were the type to appear silently.
Xu Yuehuai wasn't very vigilant while in the sect, and only noticed the two people approaching.
"Want to join our team?" Fu Ziyi asked without any preamble, leaving Xu Yuehuai slightly bewildered.
“I’ve already joined another team,” Xu Yuehuai replied.
And so, this encounter ended in just two short sentences.
After receiving the answer, Fu Ziyi turned and left.
...
"You also want to join our team?" Shangguan Xi looked at the man in front of her with uncertainty in her eyes. She couldn't believe that Fu Ziyi would take the initiative to say such a thing.
Fu Ziyi shook her head. Shangguan Xi breathed a sigh of relief. She knew it! How could that be? But the next second, the man said, "We are not the same person."
Shangguan Xi: "..." Well, now we've gained two more people without doing anything, which is good for saving time.
The team of seven is now missing two people. Shangguan Xi racked her brains but couldn't think of anyone else. She kept muttering about it as she walked down the street, and even got angry because she couldn't find anyone. She scolded Zi Sangyi, "Why does he have to do this kind of thing instead of doing something decent? If I have the chance, I'll definitely give him a good talking to in front of him!"
Nangong Yu stood to the side, seemingly distracted. Xuan Chi walked by, and Nangong Yu spotted this imposing figure at a glance. Excitedly, he grabbed Xuan Chi's hand, his eyes sparkling, and said, "Junior Brother Xuan Chi, I wonder if you've joined any team? How about joining our team?"
Xuan Chi looked at Nangong Yu, who had stopped him, and then at Shangguan Qi standing beside him. He opened his mouth to speak, but Nangong Yu continued, "Our team now has Senior Sister Xu Yuehuai and two other less important people. If you'd like to join our family, that would be wonderful!"
Xuan Chi hesitated for a moment before saying no, then suddenly changed his mind, "Okay, I'm willing to join."
Nangong Yu cheered himself on in his heart, waving his fan. He knew that with Xu Yuehuai around, there was no one he couldn't find!
On the last day before the team was formed, all the teams had to be accounted for. During the meal, Shi Mu was clearly in low spirits, which even Xu Yuehuai noticed. "Have you been too tired from cultivating lately? Do you want me to give you a few days off so you don't have to cook?"
It took Shi Mu a while to realize that she was being spoken to. She was stunned for a moment, then said, "Oh, no, Senior Sister, I'm fine. It's just that the Sect Master recently mentioned forming teams, but I don't know many people, so no one wants to play with me. They all think I'm not good enough."
As she spoke, Shi Mu put down her chopsticks with little interest, "But it's not a big deal. At most, there will be a little less resources later, but otherwise there won't be any problems."
He forced a smile to make himself look less bad, then stood up and said, "I'm full. Senior sisters, you can continue eating. I'll clean up later."
With that, Shi Mu left the dining table.
Xu Yuehuai seemed to be deep in thought.
In the afternoon, she left the sect, found Shangguan Xi, asked how many people were already in the group, and told him that she wanted to add one more person. Shangguan Xi agreed without hesitation.
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