Ch189 - The Four Helpers

Seeing that the Grandfather and Grandson had left, the Third Elder waved his hand and set up a barrier. He looked at Liu Mufeng who was standing beside him. “Mufeng, what happened?”

“Master!” With a soft call, Liu Mufeng bent down and knelt in front of his Master, and explained the matter in its entirety. However, Liu Mufeng did not mention the treasure compass.

“So that’s what happened.” Nodding, the Third Elder expressed his understanding.

“Sixth Junior Brother, the Ma family Elder is not easy to mess with. You were not seen when you killed them, right?” Looking at Liu Mufeng, Shen Xin asked worriedly.

“Elder Sister, don’t worry, I handled it cleanly without leaving any clues. When I left, I also checked, and there were no other cultivators in the purple bamboo forest.”

“Oh, that’s fine.” Nodding, Shen Xin felt a little more at ease.

“If you killed them, then they’re killed, it’s not a big deal. There is no rule in the sect that you can’t kill your fellow sect disciples, especially if you just defended yourself. However, the Ma family Elder and Grandson are very likely to come and trouble you in the days to come. Go back to Sword Peak and pack up first. Move in with me for a while, and leave when the matter cools down.” Looking at his apprentice, the Third Elder said worriedly.

Hearing this, Liu Mufeng looked at his Master gratefully. “Thank you Master!”

“Don’t say more, the date of the big competition is getting closer and closer, if you live here, I can teach you any time when you don’t understand something.” The Third Elder said so.

“Yes, this disciple understands.” Nodding, Liu Mufeng agreed.

After seeing Liu Mufeng leave, Shen Xin smiled. “This Sixth Junior Brother is really hard to mess with. Elder Ma is notorious for being deceitful. I didn’t expect him to fall into the hands of Sixth Junior Brother today. He was pitted by the Sixth Junior Brother with 100,000 spirit stones, not to mention that he also said good words afterwards.”

Looking at Shen Xin’s smiling face, the Third Elder nodded. “Mufeng has a lot of ghost ideas. I didn’t expect that purple bracelet to be a demon plant. However, Elder Ma and his Grandson got played by Mufeng so easily, I’m afraid they won’t give up easily.” The Third Elder said with some worry.

“Yes, the Sixth Junior Brother’s strength is still a little weaker. If there is not the protection of the Master, I am afraid that he will easily be sought revenge by the Grandson and Elder of the Ma family.” Shen Xin was also a little worried.

“This matter is indeed a little troublesome.” The Third Elder was also very uneasy at the turn of events.

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“Paying respect to the Third Elder.” Bowing their heads, the four immediately saluted.

“En, don’t be too polite. You should take good care of the sweet-scented osmanthus trees planted in the front yard of my Palace every day. In addition, there are four courtyards in the back of the Palace. The east courtyard is where I live, you are not allowed to enter without my permission. The yard next to me is Mufeng’s yard. The yard next to Mufeng and the west yard are all empty. You can choose any yard to live in. I don’t have much to do here. On usual days, you clean the main Palace and take care of the sweet-scented osmanthus trees. Remember to clean the alchemy room carefully every afternoon. In addition, when there is a need, you need to go out to run errands, that’s all. Do you understand?”

“Yes, the disciples understand!” Nodding, the four responded.

“I will supply you three hundred spirit stones every month. Now, you can go back to the backyard to rest, and from tomorrow you will be responsible for cleaning.” Looking at the four, the Third Elder said again.

“Yes, Third Elder!” In response, the four left respectfully.

Seeing that the four were gone, Liu Mufeng looked at his Master. “Master, why are they here?”

“Oh, each Peak Master has ten slots for servants. These are the four new servants I have chosen. In the future, you can let them do whatever you want them to do or ask them to buy things for you. The Five-Yearly Sect competition is fast approaching, you can’t do those things anymore. You have to concentrate for the competition. Okay, let’s practice your alchemy in the yard.” The Third Elder said.

Hearing this, Liu Mufeng bent over and knelt in front of his Master. “Thank you, Master.” Liu Mufeng knew that the reason why his Master did this was to protect his four Cousins, and secondly, to make it easier for him to live here. Some of the Cousins could also help him buy spiritual plants and sell pills. He didn’t need to leave Pill Peak, this way, he would be safer.

“Get up. Between Master and apprentice, you and I don’t need to talk about this. The Red Cloud Pill you made today was a good quality. You can do some other experiments when you go back.” The Third Elder laughed.

At that, Liu Mufeng nodded. “Yes, Master!”

When Liu Mufeng returned to the backyard, he saw that his four Cousins were already waiting for him at the gate.

“Four Cousins, let’s go in and talk.” Smiling, Liu Mufeng led the four into his yard.

Walking into the living room, Liu Mufeng made a pot of spiritual tea to greet the four Cousins.

“Mufeng, I thought I could only see you in the trading area, but I didn’t expect that we would be chosen by the Third Elder to be Pill Peaks’ helpers. In this case, we can meet every day in the future.” Speaking of this , Wang Jiang was very happy.

“Mufeng, did something happen? Didn’t you say you lived in a hut near Sword Peak? Why did you suddenly come to live in Pill Peak?” Looking at Liu Mufeng, Wang Kun asked suspiciously.

“Oh, it’s nothing, it’s just that the Five-Yearly Sect competition is just around the corner. Master was afraid that I wouldn’t work hard if I lived far from here, so he let me live in Pill Peak.” With a smile, Liu Mufeng said, he didn’t want the four of them to know about the Ma family.

“Oh, so that’s it. The Third Elder is really kind to you. I heard that the Third Elder has nine apprentices/disciples, and you are the only one who can live in Pill Peak. It seems that the Third Elder’s most promising disciple is our Cousin.” Fang Heng felt honored.

“Is it so that you can focus on refining that he let us come and do odd jobs around here?” Looking at his Cousin, Fang Qi asked with a smile. Regarding the selection of the four of them by the Third Elder, Fang Qi felt that it must have something to do with Mufeng.

“Ah, I didn’t expect Master to choose the four Cousins.” To be honest, Liu Mufeng didn’t expect that Master thought about himself so much that he actually asked his four Cousins to work as helpers in Pill Peak.

“No matter what, it’s a good thing for us Brothers to get together.” Speaking of this, Wang Jiang was happy.

“Mufeng, the Third Elder seems to have a cold disposition, don’t know how to get along with him,ah?” Wang Kun was a little worried about this.

“Third Brother, rest assured, my Master is cold-faced but warm-hearted. Other times he’s very easy-going and easy to get along with. In addition, there are not many guests in the Master’s Palace. The first two days of every month, the disciples will come over to listen to Master’s lectures. On ordinary days, other people will not come to the Palace without the Master’s permission. However, Senior Sister will come here often.”

“Senior Sister? Is that Senior Sister Shen? I heard that Senior Sister Shen is the righteous daughter of the Sect Master, and her status is very high.” Thinking of this, Wang Kun was very cautious.

“Yes, Senior Sister is not only Master’s most beloved disciple, but also the righteous daughter of the Sect Master. She has a very high status, so if you see her, don’t take her lightly. However, Senior Sister is also very easy-going and does not have the air of a sect Eldest Miss. She’s a very easy person to get along with.”

“Oh!” Nodding, the four expressed understanding.

“By the way, Mufeng, isXiaoXu coming back soon? Is he going to participate in this competition?” Looking at Liu Mufeng, Wang Jiang asked.

“En, he will leave the Sword Intent Pagoda before the competition, and he will also participate in the competition this time.” Nodding, Liu Mufeng affirmed.

“Mufeng, I, I want to sendXiaoXu a challenge letter, is it okay?” Looking at his cousin, Fang Heng asked.

Hearing this, Liu Mufeng smiled. “Of course no problem.”

“I heard that the First Elder accepted three new disciples this year, but one of them died of poisoning not long ago. Now there are onlyXiaoXu and that disciple named Zhou Xianglan. Therefore, many people in the outer door want to challengeXiaoXu and Zhou Xianglan.” Fang Qi said as he looked at Liu Mufeng.

“Actually, the Eleventh and Sixteenth Elders are also sword cultivators, so you don’t necessarily have to worship the First Elder.” Liu Mufeng frowned as he spoke about it.

“That’s true. But the strength of the Eleventh and Sixteenth Elders is not as strong as that of the First Elder, so many disciples still want to worship the First Elder.” Fang Qi sighed lightly when he said this.

“It is not easy to become a disciple of the First Elder.” The First Elder’s criteria for choosing a disciple was not low, so it was really difficult to enter Sword Peak.

“Yes, we also know that the First Elder is very demanding. Therefore, we plan to challenge ten people. We have also issued a letter of challenge to the new disciples of the Eleventh and Sixteenth Elders.” Each person was only allowed ten challenges. Therefore, Wang Kun and the four did not waste any of them, and sent out the challenge letters.

“En, I wish the four Cousins a successful challenge.” The Sect Challenge held every five years was the only opportunity for outer door disciples to leap into the inner door. But how easy is it to carp to leap the dragon gate and beat the inner disciples to grab someone’s seat?

“Participating this year is just a matter of feeling the way. In fact, the four of us know that our strength is not as good as that of the inner door disciples, and it is not easy to succeed in the challenge.” Speaking of this, Wang Kun smiled bitterly, although the four of them had cultivated and learned swordsmanship from childhood, however, their strength was only in the Spiritual Master Realm. How could they beat other cultivators in the Spiritual King Realm? Therefore, the challenge was just to feel the way and get familiar with this kind of sect competition.

“Yeah, how can it be so easy? I heard a Senior Brother in the outer door material area say that within three hundred years, there have been only three people who relied on the challenge to change from outer door disciples to inner door disciples. Moreover, those three individuals could challenge successfully because they had been promoted to the Spiritual King Realm in the outer door, so they succeeded in the challenge and became disciples of the inner door!” Speaking of this, Fang Qi sighed.

“Yes, this is not easy.” Nodding, Wang Jiang agreed.

“The four Cousins must have confidence in themselves. This kind of competition happens once every five years. If this time you’re not successful, it is not a big deal. Just wait another five years, it will be good by then.” Liu Mufeng said with a smile.

“En, that’s true, there are still quite a few opportunities.” Nodding, the four agreed.