As soon as the five-day deadline was up, Yu Huan left the secret realm and returned to Zizhu Peak with the herbs she had packed for Duan Siyuan.
It was only when Duan Siyuan's residence was empty that Yu Huan suddenly remembered, "Oh, right, he should be going to the Sect Master with the elders from the Elders' Council to prepare for the selection of disciples."
New disciple!
The gold-swallowing rat's eyes suddenly narrowed.
There are seven or eight factions under the Lingxiao Sect, including sword cultivators, medicine cultivators, talisman cultivators, weapon cultivators, formation cultivators, and Hehuan cultivators.
The Hehuan Sect is not favored by the orthodox sects and has not recruited any new disciples in recent years, and has gradually declined. However, a few years ago, during Duan Siyuan's generation, there were many talented people and the Hehuan Sect was also very popular.
Furthermore, Yu Huan had several senior sisters and uncles above him, all of whom were romantic and rare figures. Zizhu Peak was too small for them to stay in, so they traveled around the world and would come back occasionally.
Yu Huan felt that this kind of life seemed pretty good.
She walked around Zizhu Peak as if she was inspecting her territory. Not finding any changes, she returned to her room contentedly, eating some fruit and reading a storybook.
This time when I went back to the secret realm, I saved up a lot of fruits.
Just as he was relaxing, the system suddenly remembered something he had forgotten before and told Yu Huan: "There's something wrong with that gold-eating rat."
"What's wrong?" Yu Huan asked lazily.
"It's just..." The system didn't know what words to use to describe the scene at that time. It could only say, "It's very evil. Sometimes it shows a human-like expression."
"It's just too human-like." Yu Huan said casually, "Spiritual beasts are all like this."
The system thought what she said made sense. After thinking for a while, it suddenly said excitedly: "A spirit beast that understands human nature is worth more spirit stones, right?"
"Maybe, but I don't think anyone would buy it." Yu Huan said lazily, "Didn't you say it's useless? Its only special feature is that it eats some expensive exotic flowers and plants."
"That's right." The system lowered its head in frustration.
As he was talking, Yu Huan was suddenly startled, stood up and looked around, "Where did the gold-eating rat go?"
After I walked out of the master's room, I seemed to have never seen its figure again.
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"Elder Duan, Elder Duan, here, here."
"Elder Duan, I hope you are well."
"Yes, yes, Elder Duan, it's been a long time."
The elders greeted Duan Siyuan with unusual warmth. He sensed something was amiss, so Duan Siyuan didn't bother getting along with them. He smiled and said, "You elders, you're so forgetful! Didn't we just meet at the beginning of the year?"
What she was talking about was the cancellation of the engagement between Ye Mo and Yu Huan at the beginning of the year.
When Yu Huan was little, she was as cute as jade and everyone loved her. Zizhu Peak was deserted, and she had few playmates, so Duan Siyuan would often carry her to other peaks to play with other children.
Ye Mo is about the same age as her, and was already targeted by Duan Siyuan.
There were two little kids, only as tall as a bench. One was lively and cheerful, catching butterflies with his short legs, and the other was serious, gentle and polite, following behind Yu Huan.
No matter how you look at it, it is pleasing to the eye, making people want to snatch the two children away and raise them on their own mountain.
At that time, Ye Mo's parents had not yet gone on a long journey, and they were very happy to see each other, so they made a marriage contract with Duan Siyuan.
But we agreed at the time that there would be no pressure. If both children were willing, that would be great. If one of them was unwilling, then it would be irrelevant.
They don't want to be forced into anything. The children are still young, and it's hard to say what they will become when they grow up.
Therefore, at the beginning of the year, several elders came to Duan Siyuan to discuss the cancellation of the engagement. Duan Siyuan called Yu Huan and asked her a few questions. Seeing that she didn't care much, he agreed.
But as soon as she mentioned "the beginning of the year", several elders showed embarrassed expressions on their faces, as if she had touched their soft spot.
Duan Siyuan's expression turned cold.
The elders chuckled among themselves and said, "Speaking of the engagement, we were truly careless. The two children have known each other since childhood and have a deep bond. How can we just cancel it? We were inconsiderate."
"Yes, yes, Elder Duan, Ye Mo has now reached the late Jindan stage of cultivation. He is a leader among the young people. He is the only one in the sect who has such ability. We were afraid at the beginning..."
Duan Siyuan had already understood the implication of their words, and the smile on his face disappeared. He glanced at them lightly:
"Remove it if you want, restore it if you want. What do you think of my disciple Duan Siyuan? Ye Mo is extremely talented and gifted. You like to hold him in your hands like a treasure. Then hold him well. Why are you provoking me, Duan Siyuan, now?"
"You all have such a big face, you don't even know how to look in the mirror. You really think that the whole world of immortal cultivation revolves around you. Don't bother my apprentice for no reason."
"Let's not discuss this. If you're just here to talk about this, I'm sorry I won't keep you company."
After Duan Siyuan finished speaking, he turned and left without any pause.
Her Zizhu Peak had no plans to accept any more disciples, and the matter of recruiting disciples had nothing to do with her. If she stayed, she would just watch those people's faces change and make herself unhappy.
After hearing the rude sarcasm, the elders felt a little embarrassed, but they could not refute it because what the other party said made sense.
After staring at each other for a while, one of the elders said something out of the blue: "Duan Siyuan's temper hasn't changed at all. His scolding still goes straight to the heart."
Yes.
When she was young, Duan Siyuan was even more difficult to mess with. Anyone who made her unhappy would be scolded.
After having a child, she rarely went out, and her temper unconsciously became much calmer. When she scolded me today, I actually felt a bit like I was back to my old self.
All the members of the Elders' Council were present, ready to discuss the number of apprentices to be selected from each faction.
Ye Mo arrived a step late. The sword cultivator elders had already reached a similar conclusion and asked for his opinion: "How about twelve?"
Ye Mo seemed to be in deep thought for a moment before shaking his head and saying, "There are too many people. Most of my fellow disciples haven't even reached the Golden Core stage yet. With so many people, the elders probably won't be able to take care of them. It would be better to reduce the number of people and prioritize quality over quantity."
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