Chapter 457: Nomination for the Golden List, Teaching on Behalf of the Master
Chapter 457: Nomination for the Golden List, Teaching on Behalf of the Master
In the main hall of the Gu family, Aunt Chen, the former matchmaker, sat in the main seat with her magnificent figure.
Gu Chang and his mother sat beside them, looking like guests.
"I have to be frank with you. The incident with Miss Sun is not over yet!" Aunt Chen glanced at Gu Chang and said in a slightly sharp voice, "For your son, I have offended the Sun family!"
"Yes! Yes!" Before Gu Chang could say anything, his mother smiled and said, "He was ignorant last time. This time, I have to trouble Aunt Chen to worry about it!"
Aunt Chen glanced at Gu Chang and said with a half-smile: "You were not sensible last time, but you are sensible this time?"
"Sensible! Definitely sensible!" Gu's mother said repeatedly, and stretched out a hand to tug at Gu Chang's sleeve.
Gu Chang raised his eyes and glanced at Aunt Chen, feeling depressed.
But looking at his mother's anxious and pleading eyes, he suddenly softened his heart, lowered his eyebrows, and whispered: "I offended my aunt before, I won't do it again."
Mother Gu said happily: "Aunt, I said he has grown up! This time, I still want you to find him a good one, with better qualifications, and most importantly, a good personality, who can take care of others."
Gu Chang breathed a sigh of relief.
If he really wants to find a wife, there is no shortage of candidates on Paradise Island:
After all, he is also a disciple of Jiushan Sect. It is not difficult for him to find a woman of ordinary background who cannot join Jiushan Sect. There are still many choices.
But his mother always wanted to find him a better one. He said that qualifications and family background were not important, but his mother didn't want that. She thought that getting married was a big deal and she just wanted the woman to have all the qualities and be acceptable.
That's why I had to ask Aunt Chen for help again.
Aunt Chen has a nephew who is now also in Jiushan Sect. He has good talent and seems to have already established a foundation.
Therefore, she also had some dealings with some immortal cultivation families, and her matchmaking business was high-end, so many people came to her for help.
Looking at Aunt Chen's condescending attitude and his mother's flattering smile, he naturally felt a little angry.
But he saw that his mother had a few more white hairs on her head, and her face looked even older than in previous years.
For a moment, he felt as if the pride and backbone in his body had been drained away.
Gu Chang knew that the reason why he looked old was because he had devoted his life to research in recent years, which made his mother worried.
Every time he spat out blood, his mother would have another sleepless night.
I have not been able to fulfill my filial duties in the past, and I don’t know how much time I have left in the future…
Compared to this, what does integrity or pride mean?
Just go along with her.
……
"It's not that I didn't do my best." Aunt Chen's face was full of excuses, and she was still making fun of him. "Last time he rejected Miss Sun's marriage, and this is no secret. Now there are people outside saying that your Gu Chang is too picky and not a good match."
"Does the Sun family still hold a grudge?"
"Holding a grudge? You think too much! They can't even remember Gu Chang's name!" Aunt Chen sneered, "How big is Keleti Island? Who doesn't know who?"
Hearing this, Mother Gu's tone became even more humble: "Then I'll have to trouble Aunt Chen to take care of it."
"I am just soft-hearted, for the sake of our old neighborhood..." Aunt Chen looked at Gu Chang and asked, "So, how many good deeds have you accumulated?"
"without……"
"No?" Aunt Chen raised her voice again, "Not at all?"
Mother Gu quickly explained: "My son is devoted to cultivation and research, so the cost is higher."
"Research? Him?" Aunt Chen pointed at Gu Chang and started to laugh at him even more. "His cultivation? His aptitude? Research?"
Gu Chang suddenly raised his eyes and glanced at Aunt Chen.
Aunt Chen's neck shrank, as if she was frightened by his eyes, then she straightened her chest and said coldly:
"What? You still want to beat me? This is the Nine Mountains Realm! And I didn't come here on my own initiative. Your mother invited me here!"
"Although I don't have any cultivation, I know a lot of Nine Mountain disciples! I've heard about research as well! Who would do research at your level? Why don't you look in the mirror!"
"It's not that I look down on anyone, but your reputation as a dreamer has spread throughout the neighborhood. Once people with a little sense ask around, who would dare to marry their good daughter to your family?"
Gu Chang pursed his lips and said nothing. Mother Gu continued, "He is not wishful thinking. He has passed the inner sect examination and participated in the interview for the head sect leader."
"You may be able to fool others with this, but not me." Aunt Chen said coldly, "My nephew has been building his foundation for two years, but he also feels that the competition for the interview is too fierce and he cannot enter the inner sect."
"Today is the day when the inner sect exam results are announced. He stayed at home and didn't even go to see it. Don't you know if your son's name is on the list?"
These words left Gu's mother speechless. She lowered her head, not knowing how to speak well of her son.
……
The admission results for the inner disciples have indeed come out.
On University Island, a light curtain three meters high and five meters wide appeared in front of the Nine Chapters Calculation Array.
"There's some movement!"
Thousands of disciples stood shoulder to shoulder, crowded together, in front of the light curtain.
Mu Qingyan did not step forward. The senior sister who came from Qingmu Sect beside her smiled and said, "Qingyan, are you not in a hurry?"
“You can see it here, too.”
Mu Qingyan said calmly.
"You are sure of it, right?"
Mu Qingyan smiled, her expression full of confidence.
In terms of talent, hard work, and learning, she doesn't think she is inferior to others.
Her cultivation level was not as good as some of her competitors, not because she was lazy, but because she was involved in too many projects within the sect, which delayed her time for cultivation.
But those projects were by no means a burden. On the contrary, she knew that in the eyes of the headmaster, they were all plus points.
Not to mention the various experiences she has accumulated and the valuable knowledge she has learned.
She could even see clearly that when the headmaster asked her questions, he was more academic-oriented and did not seem to value her cultivation.
During the interview, the master looked at her with satisfaction in his eyes.
Before the interview, she had little experience and was a little nervous.
After the interview, she seemed to feel reassured.
Seeing her like this, the senior sister became even more curious and whispered, "You... have inside information?"
Mu Qingyan shook her head and said firmly: "Senior Sister, I just have confidence in my efforts over the past few years."
"Qingyan, you are so amazing!"
Seeing her so confident, the senior sister was even happier than her. She playfully put her arm around Mu Qingyan, swaying her back and forth, and said, "Senior sister, I'll rely on you from now on!"
"Out!"
The names on the light screen are divided into ten rows from top to bottom.
The first row of each column contains the tutor's name.
Below are the names of the disciples admitted this time.
Some instructors have more than ten or twenty inner disciples.
Some disciples have few...
"Qingyan! I saw your name!"
The senior sister beside her jumped and shouted, but Mu Qingyan did not move, just staring blankly at the light curtain.
"Huh? Who is this Gu Chang? Why is his name above yours?"
The senior sister wondered.
Mu Qingyan didn't say anything, and just looked at the two words "Gu Chang" on the screen.
"Didn't the master say that he only wanted to accept one disciple this time? How come there are two? Is this an exception?" The elder sister was still scratching her head in confusion, "Is this Gu Chang very powerful? Why haven't I heard of his reputation?"
"Not very impressive..." Mu Qingyan finally came back to her senses, "Not very impressive at all."
……
No one in Gu Chang's family knew that he was on the list.
Mother Gu was still apologetically smiling, Gu Chang was still silent, and only Aunt Chen was controlling her attitude.
"Gu Chang!"
Suddenly there was a loud shout at the door. Gu Chang looked up and saw that it was one of his colleagues, also a disciple of Jiushan, who was now a teacher with him on Paradise Island.
Although he is also a monk, this colleague seems to be out of breath from running, with a flushed face, and it is unclear whether he is tired or excited.
"Why are you still here?"
"what?"
Gu Chang stood up, confused and bewildered.
Mrs. Gu and Aunt Chen in the room also stopped talking and looked at the disciple at the door.
"The results are out! Don't you know the results are out today?"
"I know."
"So you're home?"
"..."
“…You’re accepted!”
There was silence in the main room for a while.
"Admitted? What admission?"
"Master disciple! You!"
Gu Chang stared straight into the void, seeming to be dumbfounded and also as if he didn't believe it.
The colleague seemed anxious, grabbed Gu Chang's arm and rushed out the door: "I'll take you to see it!"
Looking at the two people's backs, he rushed out the door.
Mother Gu and Aunt Chen were still in a daze. It took a long time before they both reacted.
"I...I will definitely find a good wife for your son Qilin!"
"..."
"I will definitely try my best."
"My son Gu Chang is not daydreaming!" Mother Gu stood up suddenly and stared at Aunt Chen, "No!"
……
Gu Chang was dragged by someone, and he was distracted, stumbling, and almost crawling all the way before he arrived at the University Island.
His name really appeared on the light curtain!
Gu Chang stood in front of the light curtain, looked up, and tears fell unconsciously.
"My junior brother, I didn't pass the exam either. It doesn't matter if we come back next time."
A disciple standing by saw him crying so miserably and couldn't bear it, so he tried to comfort him.
"Who said he didn't go?" His colleague retorted, pointing at the screen and shouting, "Did you see it? Gu Chang! Gu Chang is him!"
The disciple was stunned. He looked up and carefully looked at the light curtain, then looked at Gu Chang and fell into deep thought - if the master's disciples are crying like this, shouldn't I go and seek death?
"Gu Chang?"
Colleague Gu Chang's words were also heard by others.
There were cries of surprise from the crowd, and then a group of people rushed over. There were about ten people in this group, young and old, running side by side in front of Gu Chang, looking at him fiercely.
Gu Chang opened his eyes with tears in his eyes and was frightened for a moment.
"Mr. Gu!" said a middle-aged man in the front, "Are you married?"
Gu Chang shook his head blankly.
The man immediately laughed: "I have a little girl at home, she is talented, virtuous, and has three spiritual roots, she is a good match!"
Gu Chang was confused.
"Three spiritual roots? My daughter has two spiritual roots!"
"Your daughter fails the talisman exam every year. She is a fool!"
"Your daughter is still ugly!"
A group of people split into two groups in front of Gu Chang and started quarreling.
Gu Chang became even more frightened and tried to leave, but he was surrounded by these people and had no way out.
While cursing, the two groups started to... fight over Gu Chang.
“It’s going to be torn apart!”
Pulling his pants, Gu Changhua had a face, and when he thought about becoming the first naked disciple of the head sect...his eyes became even redder.
A gust of wind swept around him and carried him through the crowds of people.
Gu Chang finally escaped when the wind lifted him to the ground. In a blink of an eye, he saw Mu Qingyan standing beside him.
"Senior sister?" Gu Chang was pleasantly surprised to see an acquaintance, and said with a bow, "Thank you for your help, senior sister."
Mu Qingyan looked at Gu Chang with strange eyes, and spoke after a long while:
"You should call me Junior Sister."
"what?"
"My name is below yours."
Gu Chang understood. There was a line of explanation on the light screen that the list of disciples announced this time was based on the order of admission.
……
The next time Gu Chang saw this junior sister was in the master's courtyard.
He stood beside Mu Qingyan, somewhat hesitant and uncomfortable. It was obvious that he had not yet accepted his identity as the head disciple, and did not have the confidence to do so.
"Never been here?"
Gu Chang shook his head and whispered, "Master... have you been here?"
"Yeah, come often."
Hearing this, Gu Chang's expression immediately became somewhat envious.
But when he thought about the other party's qualifications and cultivation, he understood.
But I really don’t dare to call Mu Qingyan Junior Sister…
"coming?"
Zheng hurriedly walked in from the entrance of the court, looked at the two people, nodded, and without any nonsense, pointed at the stone bench next to them and said, "Sit down!"
The two of them sat down. Mu Qingyan was very natural and graceful, while Gu Chang slightly hunched his shoulders.
"To make a long story short, are you two willing to become my disciples?"
"willing!"
There was only Mu Qingyan's voice.
Gu Chang didn't say anything.
"Gu Chang?"
Zheng Fa and Mu Qingyan both turned to look at him.
"Master... why did you accept me?" Gu Chang whispered, "With my current aptitude, it is difficult for me to even practice. I have long lost the opportunity to build a foundation."
After hearing this, Mu Qingyan's eyes became more and more surprised, but Zheng Fa's expression was just a sigh.
Gu Chang’s human experiments are simple yet complicated.
For example, he has four spiritual roots, gold, wood, water and earth, so he would deliberately destroy a part of the wood spiritual roots… Because the wood spiritual root decreased and the proportion of the other three spiritual roots increased, he became a three spiritual root.
Finally, by observing the speed and proportion of his absorption of spiritual energy, he can get a relatively rough experimental result.
The problem is that spiritual roots only convert a certain proportion of spiritual energy, and Gu Chang's approach greatly reduces the total amount of spiritual energy he absorbs.
Although there are magical drugs to treat it, the growth of nerves, especially the regrowth of specific structures, is not that simple.
After several experiments, Gu Chang's ability to absorb spiritual energy is now minimal - it can be said that he is a waste Taoist body, the only one without spiritual roots.
Also, because nerves are extremely delicate and affect the entire body, Gu Chang's body is now full of holes and has many hidden dangers.
This is also the reason why Senior Sister Zhang said that he was useless and might not live long.
He also wrote about this in his paper, which is why he was puzzled.
"you are not willing?"
"If I can practice, I will be willing to do it a thousand times, ten thousand times." Gu Chang's face was no longer as excited as before, as if he had been thinking for a long time, "But I have no way forward now... Let's not waste the resources of the sect."
"You're thinking about the sect like this?"
"Not really." Gu Chang smiled shyly and lowered his head, "Master, you accepted me because my thesis must be valuable. I only ask for one thing..."
"Ok?"
"Finish the paper later."
"That's it?"
Hearing Zheng Fa's gentle voice, Gu Chang boldly made another request:
"Also...and if this paper earns good deeds, can you leave it to my family when I'm gone?"
Zheng Fa didn't speak for a long time, and Gu Chang's expression became more and more uneasy.
Just as he was getting more and more panicked, Zheng Fa spoke up:
"So... I thought you wanted to finish the paper yourself."
Gu Chang widened his eyes and looked at Zheng Fa.
"Your paper only describes what spiritual roots are, but not how to transform them..." Zheng Fa looked at Gu Chang and asked, "Don't you want to continue your research?"
"miss you!"
"Now that your nerves are damaged, isn't it a good opportunity for you to find a way out yourself?"
Gu Chang stayed where he was, looking at Zheng Fa with bright eyes.
"Gu Chang."
Zheng Fa suddenly called out his name.
"exist."
"When I first gave you The Immortal Way, I told you that knowledge can change your destiny. Do you remember?"
"I have always kept this in mind."
"Now that you have the knowledge, why do you succumb to fate?"
Gu Chang's lips trembled, he lowered his head, and whispered: "But having a disciple like me will make you lose face in the future."
"You are not afraid of death, so why should I be afraid of accepting a disciple?"
Gu Chang was speechless.
Zheng Fa continued, "The master chooses the disciple, and the disciple also chooses the master... Gu Chang, are you unwilling to become my disciple?"
"Of course I am willing! I am just worried about failing to live up to your cultivation, Master."
Gu Chang shouted hurriedly.
"The matter of spiritual roots affects every Xuanwei cultivator, so why should I be stingy with some spiritual materials and elixirs?" Seeing that Gu Chang still looked unconfident, Zheng Fa said, "Moreover, when studying this matter, how can we judge heroes by victory or defeat?"
"I am glad you succeeded."
"You are not good enough. If I had a disciple like you, it would be an honor for me."
Gu Chang slammed his knees heavily on the ground and choked:
“…Master!”
"Alright, get up. Kneeling is not allowed in the Jiushan Sect."
After helping Gu Chang up, Zheng Fa turned his gaze to Mu Qingyan, who had been silent.
"Qingyan, why don't you become my disciple?"
Mu Qingyan bowed briskly and smiled at Zheng Fa, "Master!"
Compared with Gu Chang, she is much more familiar with Zheng Fa and much more confident.
She even had the guts to complain: "Master...can I be the senior sister?"
Gu Chang's expression froze for a moment, and he said weakly, "I'm willing to be your junior brother."
Zheng Fa looked at Mu Qingyan and wanted to laugh.
Regardless of what he practiced, Gu Chang was indeed not as old as Mu Qingyan when he entered the Tao.
If one adds to her experience in her previous life, it is normal for her to feel awkward having a young boy as her senior fellow disciple.
"...Qingyan, I want to give you a task."
"what?"
"I'm a little busy. Your senior brother has a lot to learn. I want you to teach him."
Mu Qingyan opened her mouth and looked at Zheng Fa: "Me, a junior sister, a senior teacher?"
Given her personality, she now feels as if Zheng Fa is talking nonsense.
"You know, I only plan to take one apprentice, but your brother's situation is special."
"..."
"Well, you're the second one. If it weren't for your senior brother... you would have made it in five years."
Mu Qingyan looked at Zheng Fa, then at Gu Chang, whose expression was awkward, and couldn't help but look dazed.
"You still have to thank your senior brother, can you teach me well?"
"Yes!"
Zheng Fa was satisfied when she agreed:
Since he is a busy mentor, then he can find someone else to manage the company...
Mu Qingyan, a cultivator who is essentially at the Nascent Soul stage, isn’t she an excellent little mentor?
……
nursing home.
"What are you..."
Looking at the piles of documents in Zheng Fa's hands, the old man asked in surprise.
“Half a paper, one case.”
(End of this chapter)