In addition to Kong Laosan, whose pseudonym is Zhao Hengdao, there are also more than twenty young girls aged 12 or 13 in brilliant clothes. After these disciples completed the assessment tasks assigned by the sect, they were controlled by Li Xiuchen in the flying boat.
Sent here together.
When I got off the flying boat, I saw a patchwork of bamboo huts all around, stretching for miles, with almost no end in sight. Countless disciples in Tsing Yi were busy around, and some disciples like Kong Laosan who had not yet worshiped at the mountain gate were interspersed among them. These disciples
They are not old, but there are not many people like Kong Laosan who are only eight or nine years old. Most of them are around twelve or thirteen years old, and all of them are dressed in extraordinary clothes.
Due to the rules of Qingling Sect, family servants are not allowed to be brought here. Therefore, although these young ladies look rich and noble, there are not many pretentious people. They dress and eat by themselves, and they are obviously used to it.
The arrival of Kong Laosan and others did not cause much of a sensation. The families of the disciples who were able to come here had certain power in the secular world, and there were quite a few disciples who worshiped the mountain and were picked up by flying spirit soldiers.
Li Xiuchen put away the flying boat, looked around, and then sighed softly, seeming to feel some regrets, but then he said again, "Qingling Sect recruits disciples in addition to talent, and also has a certain identity, but you are different.
With your background, there will be no problem in becoming an outer disciple of the Qingling Sect. Now that you are here, you should find a place to live first, and you can choose any of the available bamboo huts."
As he spoke, Li Xiuchen glanced at Kong Laosan vaguely. Upon seeing this, Kong Laosan, who was about to disperse with the crowd, felt a slight movement in his heart, and immediately took back his steps, quietly.
Waiting in place.
When there were only two people left here, Li Xiuchen took another look at Kong Laosan and nodded with satisfaction, "Haha, you are quite smart. There are two main reasons why you stay. First, in Qingqing in the future,
You will act as Zhao Hengdao in the Lingmen, and remember not to make it public, otherwise no one will be able to save you if something happens; secondly, you'd better stay in the mountain honestly in the past few years, and wait until six years later.
During the inner disciple trial, I will arrange an "accident" for you so that the identity of "Zhao Hengdao" will disappear forever. Do you understand what I mean?"
"Everything depends on what Senior Brother Li said."
Hearing this, Kong Laosan's eyes moved and he nodded without thinking too much.
Seeing Kong Laosan's cooperation, Li Xiuchen, who had a slight frown on his face, seemed to be extremely satisfied. He looked at Kong Laosan carefully again, thought about it, and sighed softly, "That's it, you go with me to see a person first."
Man, with his care, your life in this outer gate will be much easier."
When the voice fell, he was already heading towards Tongtian Peak. Seeing this, Kong Laosan followed closely, his eyes constantly looking around. Even with Kong Laosan's calm temperament, he couldn't help it at this moment.
Somewhat excited.
The Miscellaneous Affairs Hall is where the Qingling Sect arranges chores for the outer disciples. It is located at the bottom of Tongtian Peak. It is not large in area and is made of blue stones about the size of half a person. It is usually managed by a steward named Shen in the sect.
Specially responsible for taking care of it, when Kong Laosan and his two men came here, the door was closed and it was obviously empty.
Seeing this, Li Xiuchen seemed to have expected it. He turned his palm and a piece of fiery red talisman fell into his hand. He muttered a few words softly. He raised his hand and the talisman turned into a ray of fire, moving towards the sky.
Galloping away halfway up the mountain.
In about the time of a cup of tea, a middle-aged man with a mustache, wide forehead and narrow cheeks, who looked to be in his forties, trotted slowly and hurriedly from the mountain. He was still far away, and he was already shouting in surprise. He said, "Brother Li? I just received the transmission message and I still can't believe it. I didn't expect it was really you. We haven't seen each other for seven or eight years, right? When we worshiped at the mountain gate together, it's rare that you still remember me."
The middle-aged man seemed a little excited. As he spoke, he came closer. But when he saw the middle-aged man's appearance, Li Xiuchen frowned secretly, but then he hid the expression on his face and said with a smile, "Junior Brother Shen, Senior brother came here this time to ask for something."
With a slightly distant "Junior Brother", the middle-aged man who was originally surprised and stunned for a moment, finally calmed down and hurriedly waved his hand, "Senior Brother Li, you are serious. If you have anything to do, just ask me. I am Shen Qian who can do things for Senior Brother Li." An honor.”
As he spoke, his eyes were already looking in the direction of Kong Laosan, obviously realizing something.
"It's nothing serious. This is a distant relative of mine, called Zhao Hengdao, who has joined our Qingling Sect to practice. I hope that Junior Brother Shen can take care of me. I will definitely thank you very much in the future."
Li Xiuchen spoke slowly, and when the words fell, Shen Qian showed no surprise on his face. He bowed respectfully and said, "Senior brother Li, don't worry. From now on, Zhao Xiaoyou will be Shen's nephew. If you have anything to do with this outer sect, just take care of it." Just come to me."
Shen Qian smiled kindly and spoke in an eager tone.
Hearing this, Li Xiuchen nodded, patted his waist, and with a flash of inspiration in his hand, a palm-sized wooden box fell into his hand and was gently thrown to the other party.
"Consider these spiritual stones as my thank you gift. If anything happens in the future, please send me a message."
After Li Xiuchen finished speaking, he refused to say any more. He stretched out his figure and turned into a stream of light, speeding towards the top of Tongtian Peak.
After Li Xiuchen could no longer be seen, Kong Laosan took two steps forward. Just as he was about to pay a visit to the outer door steward, he saw that the latter seemed to have completely forgotten his existence. With a flick of his finger, the wooden box Inside, there were more than a dozen milky-white spiritual stones the size of green jujubes filled with extremely rich spiritual energy. Shen Qian directly shook his eyes, with an undisguised expression of eager greed on his face, which was different from the righteous and generous look just now. They look completely different from each other.
Seeing this scene, Kong Laosan's mouth twitched fiercely, but he still stepped forward, "Disciple Zhao Hengdao, I have met Manager Shen!"
"Oh, hehe, no need to be polite."
Hearing Kong Laosan's voice, Shen Qian seemed to finally wake up. In a blink of an eye, he returned to the appearance of a senior expert. He put the wooden box in his arms, raised his eyes and looked at Kong Laosan up and down, and his eyes flashed slightly. Seemingly seeing that Kong Laosan was dressed in extraordinary clothes and behaved well, his original self-confidence in his identity collapsed. He smiled and continued, "For Brother Li's sake, if there is anything that can't be solved by the outer sect in the future, just come and see him." Of course, I only need to receive some nominal benefits, don’t worry, we are all our own people, Shen will give you a discount."
Kong Laosan was dumbfounded after hearing these words. Even in his two lifetimes, he had never seen someone so desperate for money. Today, it was an eye-opener. However, Kong Laosan’s city would not say anything embarrassing, so he simply Then he followed the other party and said, "Thank you Uncle Shen for taking care of me. Uncle Li told me the rules here on the way. It seems that every outer disciple has to receive some chores. If it is convenient for Uncle Shen, can you introduce them in detail first?"
It seemed that the sound of "Uncle Li" reminded Shen Qian. The Taoist who originally had no bottom line looked slightly stagnant, and his tone became a little more restrained. He chuckled and said, "This is natural. Since he is my nephew, it is natural for him to choose." Just some easy chores, don’t worry, there will be no charge for this first time help.”
After saying that, he turned around and entered the house. After a full quarter of an hour, he walked out of the miscellaneous hall. The originally clean Taoist robe was stained with a layer of dust. He held two square wooden boxes in his hands, thick Dark blue albums were piled inside. It seemed that they had not been turned over for a long time, and the albums were also covered with dust.
"All the chores for the outer disciples of Qingling Sect are here. You can take it back and take a look at it and return it to me in a few days."
As he said that, he ignored it and turned into a ray of green light, heading halfway up the mountain.
Looking at the two three-foot-square wooden boxes in front of him, and then at the departing figure, Kong Laosan seemed to have finally determined something, and without further words, he stacked the two wooden boxes together. Lifting up with all his strength, he walked towards the empty bamboo houses.
As the days passed, the bottom of Qingxia Mountain was covered with light. Many disciples who came to worship the mountain were filled with darkness. The bamboo house that could not be seen to the end was already occupied by these disciples. Fortunately, Kong Laosan came early. , otherwise you may not be able to find a place to live. Even so, many bamboo houses can still accommodate two or even three people.
Perhaps the location of the bamboo house he chose was too remote, so Kong Laosan lived alone from beginning to end.
In the blink of an eye, half a month passed quietly. On this day, with the sound of three simple and heavy bells, the six peaks of Qingling Gate were filled with glow, and more than sixty inner disciples wearing blue robes were standing in the gate. Under the leadership of the elders, they landed at the foot of the mountain, and the spiritual root test of the outer disciples officially began.
Some stewards in green clothes were constantly patrolling the surrounding area to maintain basic order.