Chapter 10 Leadership Team Building
Piaomiao Peak is covered with snow all year round, and the courtyard in the Caixue Palace is bare all day long, with only a few sparse clusters of wintersweets left. Wen Siheng walked along the way, looking at the wintersweets along the way, and his mood became half dead.
The study room had an extra layer of warm golden gauze curtain compared to the last time he came. Wen Siheng lifted the curtain and smelled a faint warm fragrance as soon as he entered.
There was actually incense burning in Master’s study.
Ning Mingmei changed into a white coat and lay on the soft couch by the window, reading a book in his hands. The afternoon sun shone through the window screen onto the beautiful woman's face. Wen Siheng said nothing and could only wait carefully.
After a long time he heard the master say, "I said something to you this morning, and now you're angry?"
Still using a bland and lazy tone. But Wen Siheng inexplicably felt that even if he was really angry, his master wouldn't care.
"...No." Wen Siheng sniffed and said what was in his heart, "Master, I am... angry at myself. As the eldest senior brother, I cannot set an example for my junior brothers, and I feel uncomfortable."
Ning Mingmei said: "My ability to withstand pressure is still not enough."
He didn't say anything else and asked Wen Siheng to come over. Wen Siheng came over again trembling with fear. Ning Mingmei closed the book and tapped him on the head with the scroll lightly.
This slap made Wen Siheng's eyes red again. Somehow, it was like the big dog had found a master he could rely on. Ning Mingmei said indifferently: "Forget it, it's normal to be like this at the beginning. Pay more attention in the future and ask me if you don't understand."
Wen Siheng felt like crying again. Ning Mingmei said again: "That's enough, go back and change into better clothes and come back."
Wen Siheng: "What's the matter, Master?"
"People from Yanyun Tower will be here in the evening. I'll take you with them." Ning Mingmei said, "Okay, that's enough of the sad face. From now on, you, the eldest brother, will have to take care of the account of Piaomiao Peak. You, the eldest brother, have a heavy burden on your shoulders."
Wen Siheng covered his face and walked away. The system was incredulous: "You said you would assign him more work in the future. Not only does he not feel tired, he also looks very happy."
Ning Mingmei: "Because I am focusing on cultivating him, he feels it. Although Xiao Wen's ability to withstand pressure is a little weak, he is very ideologically conscious."
System: ...The electrodes are itchy.
A disciple reported that Lin Heting was still waiting outside the hall. Ning Mingmei thought for a while and asked his disciples to bring Lin Heting in.
When Lin Heting entered the room this time, he didn't dare to look east or west. The look in Wen Siheng's eyes when he looked at Ning Mingmei kept turning around in his mind... and he felt dizzy.
Ning Mingmei commented on this: "Xiao Lin seems to have no idea what he is thinking. It seems that he has more than pure academics in his heart."
System: "Your academic knowledge can hardly be called pure."
As usual, Ning Mingmei did not speak first and waited for Lin Heting to make his own request. Sure enough, Lin Heting had no choice but to make a new promise before making the request and reflect on his performance last week. Finally, he asked carefully: "Master, as the second senior brother, what else do you think I can do for the sect?"
Ning Mingmei then said, "Xiao Lin, what do you think of the cultivation atmosphere at Piao Miao Peak?"
Lin Heting looked confused. He thought for a long time, gritted his teeth, and said carefully: "Master, as your second senior brother, what else do you think I can do for you?"
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Ning Mingmei said: "Academics are the only thing on my mind. Don't ask me what you are going to do for me, but what you are going to contribute to academics."
Lin Heting understood.
...My heart is so dirty! In Master’s heart, there is nothing else except cultivation! Lin Heting despised himself. If Wen Siheng had any thoughts about his master, it must be Wen Siheng's problem!
As the second senior brother, he must protect the pure academic world of his master!
Ning Mingmei took a sip of tea and continued, "What do you think of your fourth and eighth junior brothers? Go back and change your clothes, and come with me to meet the exchange students from Yanyun Tower in the evening."
Although he didn't know what an exchange student was, Lin Heting left with a mixture of surprise and confusion. Looking at Lin Heting's back, the system was extremely surprised and said, "Why has Lin Heting become like this?"
I can't tell what has changed. But at this time last week, Lin Heting was still "smiling slightly" and looked very calm and elegant.
Ning Mingmei said: "Lin Heting's academic enthusiasm was successfully stimulated."
…The system simply cannot be trusted. Ning Mingmei called a few more disciples to investigate the matter of the Cloud Fruit. In the end, only the third disciple, Gui Taoran, who was related to the family, had some clues about it.
The third brother said, "Is there anything in the private vault of the Minghua Valley leader... maybe there is some clue... but the Cloud Fruit is very expensive... the leader..."
If it is an ordinary or slightly precious medicinal material, the third brother can help Ning Mingmei get it. But the Cloud Fruit is a priceless treasure after all.
But the third one is still pretty good. He said that if the master had it in his private treasury, the master should be able to get it by talking to the master and spending some money.
Ning Mingmei: "Now the purpose of recruiting this disciple has come into play."
The system seemed to be thinking. Now it finally understood from Ning Mingmei what the meeting was for.
It just costs money every time. Speaking of money...
Ning Mingmei went to the place he had been to last night under the candlestick. Hundreds of stairs to walk up. The view in front of me suddenly opened up, and there was a huge space——
Empty cave.
This is the warehouse of Piaomiao Peak.
The sword immortal is really an uncommon character in the setting. So there were only a few swords, a few boxes of expired medicinal materials, and a small pile of natural spirit stones in the warehouse, and that was all. In the world of immortal cultivation, spirit stones are divided into two types: natural spirit stones and standard spirit stones used for currency circulation. All the things in Piaomiao Peak's warehouse are natural spirit stones, so in order to exchange them for standard spirit stones that can be used to pay the disciples' salaries, a handling fee will be charged.
Ning Mingmei said: "The life span of a cultivator is so long..."
The money he had, which was enough to pay his disciples half a year's salary, was just a drop in the ocean.
A simple conversion: Jianxian’s deposit is 180,000 in total. 180,000 divided by 25,000 is enough for the disciples' salary for 7.2 months.
It is based on Ning Mingmei not eating, drinking or spending money. And he can’t decorate his dream office building.
A tenured professor who has worked for hundreds of years only has 180,000 yuan in savings. What kind of immortal is this sword immortal? He might as well just switch to coding and become a coding immortal.
Shameful.
Those swords cannot be sold either. The logos of Qingji Sect and Piaomiao Peak are also engraved on the sword. Ning Mingmei counted it again and found that there was nothing new in the warehouse. He could only go up again carrying the candlestick.
Additional property: An antique heater left by Yin Xisheng. Worth two hundred thousand.
Ning Mingmei: "When Yin Xisheng comes to visit again, bring the tea and my ergonomic chair that we agreed on."
The system once again brought tears to Ning Mingmei's eyes. I don’t know if these tears are because of pain or because of poverty.
The Yunzhongguo issue is a long and arduous task. Ning Mingmei stared at his land deed for a long while, and suddenly realized that the system had not spoken for most of the day.
This is the first time the system has not spoken in such a long time.
In the past, the system always asked questions about everything, and wanted to know what Ning Mingmei was doing. Ning Mingmei found it very interesting, so he diverted its attention and asked, "Why haven't you spoken for so long?"
The system said: "I have just completed the weekly report on the hero's progress this week."
The system not only learns the spirit of teamwork, but also sympathizes with the male protagonist.
Ning Mingmei stood up and poured tea: "Tell me, what did he do."
System: "Yesterday the male protagonist fell down the hillside and rolled to the bottom of the mountain..."
Ning Mingmei: "How miserable."
System: "It crashed into a ten-thousand-year-old cloud fruit deep in the valley. It is the only one in the world. It was hungry and ate the cloud fruit to fill its stomach."
Ning Mingmei: ...
The tea was poured out.
System: "The Cloud Fruit melts in the mouth. After he finished eating it, all the toxins in his body were cleared away..."
The teacup broke.
Ning Mingmei was silent for a long time. The system said: "The above is the male protagonist's work report last week. Does the host have anything to say?"
The familiar two options, one red and one blue, appeared in front of Ning Mingmei again.
Red: Kill him while he's ill. Find the injured male protagonist and eradicate the problem completely.
Blue: Find the injured male protagonist and take good care of him. I wave goodbye and leave, hiding my achievements and fame.
Ning Mingmei: "Can blood be used as medicine? Male protagonist, my Cloud Fruit sustained-release capsules?"
Tie up the male protagonist, and scratch his wrist every few days. When the blood spurts out, collect it in a bowl... Shit! pain!
...Ning Mingmei got up from the ground again after an incense stick of time. He said, "Why are you electrocuting me?"
System: "You are so evil."
Ning Mingmei: "I didn't kill him, so how is that evil?"
The system looked at him who was twitching continuously, and said coldly: "Host, please remember your sense of propriety as a cold master."
Ning Mingmei: "He was so ruthless. As a mentor, what's wrong with me sucking some of my apprentice's blood? I have reflected on it. I really didn't care enough about the male protagonist, my future apprentice. I will go see him after I finish dealing with Old Eight."
System: "You must be kidding."
So does Ning Mingmei really want to see the male lead?
"I'm not kidding." Ning Mingmei said calmly, "There's a tough battle to fight next."
tough battle?
Ning Mingmei: "First, get to know the remaining twelve elders of Qingji Sect. Get to know Yin Xisheng and you will get a heater. Get to know Sect Leader Qi and you will get a piece of land. After getting to know the remaining ten, I will be able to complete the decoration of Piaomiao Peak... It hurts!"
Ning Mingmei stood up expressionlessly after a long while: "Let's take advantage of the exchange of Yanyun Tower's disciples to find out what Yanyun Tower is like."
The system asked Ning Mingmei again, and said coldly: "What kind of tough battle is this."
Ning Mingmei: "It's terrible to talk to an uneducated system. As the saying goes, finding money and building good relationships with other bosses are the most important parts of scientific research."
...So what does this have to do with the culture of your world? The system is even more confused.
System: "Master Qing Leng doesn't want to eat, why does he need money?"
Ning Mingmei put on his glasses, tidied his clothes, and left the Caixue Palace. As soon as he went out, he saw Wen Siheng and Lin Heting waiting at the door. He took the two of them and flew towards Tiantai Peak. On the way, he said to Lin Heting: "Please introduce him to me."
Lin Heting was surprised and delighted to get the chance to perform in front of his master: "What are you introducing?"
Ning Mingmei said calmly: "I have been in seclusion for ten years, so I don't remember the personnel changes in the outside world very clearly."
The arrival of the Yanyun Tower disciples was a grand event. From a distance, Ning Mingmei could see the purple and red flags floating on the top of the peak. Under the neat rows of purple and red flags were rows of inner disciples of the Qingji Sect, with their heads bowed and expressions solemn, ready to welcome the newcomers.
Ning Mingmei glanced at the group of disciples and saw that everyone was wearing the newest Qingji Sect Taoist robes. The standard height for men is 180 cm, and the standard height for women is 170 cm.
Ning Mingmei: "The last time I came to Qingji Sect to ask for land from my senior brother, the heights of the inner disciples here were not so uniform."
The system looked sideways, this guy now calls "Senior Brother" so smoothly.
It seems that it is the same in ancient times and modern times. As the number one immortal sect in the world, the Qingji Sect always has to organize some ceremonial guard to show the other party the spirit and demeanor of being the number one immortal sect in the world when entertaining another number one immortal sect.
The three of them were in no hurry to go in. Ning Mingmei looked at the pile of flags, and Lin Heting immediately said, "Purple is the representative color of Qingji Sect. Red is the representative color of Yanyun Tower. Yanyun Tower chose red because it is the most 'orthodox' color. Qingji Sect chose purple because Yanyun Tower chose red first... ahem, purple is the color that best represents the supremacy of the world."
Ning Mingmei said to the system: "As expected, we are both the first immortal sects. Our choice of colors is also equally matched."
He used his spiritual sense to scan the room and found that except for him, the other elders were basically all present, except for one... someone actually arrived later than him. Lin Heting was still explaining: "In addition, Yinbing Pavilion is blue, Minghua Valley is yellow, Qiushi Gate is green..."
"Hello, Elder Sword-wielding." Someone said respectfully.
The elder who arrived later than him arrived.
The disciple who greeted him was tall, with handsome features, and looked very polite. He just pursed his lips and looked a little serious. Lin Heting and Wen Siheng also bowed to him: "Brother Mu."
"Brother Hanshan...where is Master Changfeng?"
The elders of Qingji Sect are divided into outer sect elders and inner sect elders. Among the inner sect elders, except for the supreme elder and the sect leader, the most supreme ones are the twelve elders who hold the position of peak masters. They are the external face of the Qingji Sect and attend every grand event.
For example, Ning Mingmei, and Brother Hanshan’s master, Master Chang Feng.
This man is called Mu Hanshan, and he is the first disciple of Master Chang Feng.
Mu Hanshan's well-behaved expression immediately became a little speechless. A lazy voice came from behind him: "Coming, coming."
As soon as Ning Mingmei raised his head, he met the eyes of "Master Chang Feng".
Master Chang Feng has extremely fair skin and long eyelashes, which he covers his eyes with, making him look listless. He stood behind Mu Hanshan, looking even shorter than his disciple, wearing a grey Taoist robe and yawning.
Mu Hanshan: "Master, I told you it was this afternoon——!"
Master Chang Feng said: "Why are you in such a hurry? The people from Yanyun Tower haven't arrived yet..."
After saying that, he yawned again and rubbed his eyes with his hands. Mu Hanshan said: "If I hadn't reminded you and dragged you out of the room--"
He quickly stopped talking, perhaps with the idea that his ugly face should not be aired in public. Master Chang Feng said in a dragging voice: "I know - I know -"
Ning Mingmei said to the system: "So this is Chang Feichang who stabbed my old friend to death at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet."
This procrastination is so different from the decisive sword-drawing look in my memory.
Mu Hanshan was still arguing with his master in a low voice, looking quite like an old woman. Master Chang Feng said, "Alright, alright, look, Elder Ning is not here either. And he hasn't been here for ten years."
Mu Hanshan was startled, and looked at Ning Mingmei with an expression of "That's not what I meant", as if he was afraid that his master would make enemies because of his outspokenness. Ning Mingmei found the interaction between the two of them quite interesting.
Master Chang Feng came to Ning Mingmei very naturally and said, "Elder Ning, let's go?"
Ning Mingmei: "Let's go."
The two masters walked away side by side, leaving the three disciples freaking out behind. Ning Mingmei said to the system: "This Chang is very interesting. He didn't even ask me what happened to my hair."
System: “So?”
Ning Mingmei: "Either he is a real loser, or he is a really smart person."
The system glanced at him, wondering what Ning Mingmei was thinking.
Chang Feichang really didn't say anything along the way. The two of them landed at Tiantai Peak Square together, and received the surprised looks of the inner disciples - Ning Mingmei's new look had not yet been widely spread throughout the sect. Ning Mingmei and Chang Feichang were very naturally led in by the disciples. As soon as they entered the hall, they heard someone say in a rough voice: "Finally, we are here."
Ning Mingmei looked up and saw a middle-aged male peak master sitting on his left. He had a long beard, which was meticulously groomed, and was dressed quite respectfully. The most noteworthy thing is that his two disciples were standing far behind him, which seemed to imply that "disciples are not allowed to sit at the table and eat with their mentor."
There was also a middle-aged female peak master sitting next to him. The female peak master pursed her lips, with a serious look on her face, her clothes were quite simple and straight, and her overall temperament was the stereotype of a "middle-aged female dean". She also looked a little dissatisfied.
The other peak masters were either smiling, or a little nervous because of the conflict, or absent-minded... Ning Mingmei just glanced at them briefly, and before he could recognize them all, he heard the head of the sect Qi Miancheng say, "Okay, since you are here, sit in your seats. Mingmei, you sit over here. Feichang, you sit over there."
This is my senior brother helping me out.
Ning Mingmei: "Thank you, Senior Brother."
He called me "senior brother" faster and sweeter than anyone else. Sect Leader Qi's frown relaxed a lot. The system said: "You..."
Ning Mingmei: "What do you mean by 'you'? It's rare to have the opportunity to show that you have connections in front of the sect's core power. You'll miss it if you're slow."
System: ...Damn it, I really want to electrocute someone.
Ning Mingmei went to his seat. As he went there, he saw Fang Wuyu opposite him looking at him with a rather arrogant expression. Sitting next to Fang Wu Yu was a very handsome man from Northeast China, wearing mink, who looked like Xiang Wuxing from F5 of the Qingji Sect. Ning Mingmei then raised his eyebrows expressionlessly at him.
What I mean is, you also want to hear me call you senior brother.
Fang Wu Yu looked away. Ning Mingmei achieved a temporary victory. He glanced around him...
beautiful.
Very beautiful.
She is a beauty.
The beauty was dressed in white and had white teeth. Her eyes and brows did not have the cold and ethereal air that the stereotype of a nun would have, but instead had a very special kind of heroic air. Rather than a cultivator of immortality, she is more like a female knight.
The female warrior said, "Long time no see, Junior Brother Ning...your hair?"
Very surprising.
System: “This is…”
Ning Mingmei: "Bai Ruoru."
Who else could it be other than Bai Ruoru, the only female swordsman among the direct lineage of F5.
Bai Ruoru is the only female disciple of Wuwei Zhenren. In the human world, she is the daughter of the King of Yunnan, and in the fairy world, she is a talented female cultivator. She is free and upright, bright and righteous. She doesn't often stay in the sect, but often travels outside and does justice. She is the goddess in the hearts of countless monks.
So there are also rumors that she will definitely be the fiancée of the leader Qi Miancheng. They are childhood sweethearts, a talented man and a talented woman, a match made in heaven, what a perfect match. But this is not what Ning Mingmei is most concerned about.
Bai Ruoru likes to travel around.
Bai Ruoru likes to be chivalrous and righteous.
Bai Ruoru...
It was Bai Ruoru who picked up the male protagonist and brought him back to the sect.
Yes, Bai Ruoru and her cold and aloof first disciple Ye Xuefei are the two most popular “female protagonists” in the original work… The reason why they are “female protagonists” rather than heroines is because the last pairing didn’t work out. While traveling, Bai Ruoru ran into the male protagonist who was being bullied in a small town. She couldn't bear it, and with great kindness, she brought the poor boy back to Qingji Sect...
She didn't know that the people in that town had changed their personalities because the hero was conducting an experiment here to introduce evil spirits into the human body.
Who would doubt a handsome, polite and pitiful boy?
After returning to the sect, Bai Ruoru placed the male protagonist in the outer sect as an outer disciple. She told him to practice well and then left the sect. The hero quickly became an apprentice disciple in the outer sect, and then was admitted to the inner sect to study Taoism. He then defeated other contestants to become a finalist in the annual disciple-recruiting ceremony. Because of some shady plots, he finally became a disciple of Ning Mingmei unwillingly... That's right, the hero disliked Ning Mingmei at the beginning.
He wanted to be worshipped under the name of someone else, for example.
Bai Ruoru.
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