Chapter 9: The Jade Star Gate
- Jade Star Gate
A thin teenager walked expressionlessly on the way to Tianxing Hall (the place where the Jade Star Gate received the mission). He hung his arms weakly, and his steps were very heavy.
As soon as I came back, I was ordered by Elder Leng to mine. Can't you let me rest a little? The young man exhaled in frustration, thinking that he had only come back from training yesterday, and his body was so tired that he could dig mines? However, he had only walked a few steps when there was a burst of discussion in his ears.
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"Hahaha...... That's him! That's him! Have you heard?"
"He's the stupid guy who caught a poultry as a pet! It's funny that he can't even tell the difference between a poultry and a monster. ”
"Yes, yes. But a fool has a fool's luck, if he hadn't caught this fire ostrich, it is estimated that he would have died under the claws of the blazing bird. Why didn't he die, it was the senior brothers!
"If it were me, I wouldn't have the face to come back!"
"Why are you so loud? I'm not afraid he'll hear it? His sister is the only disciple in charge. ”
"What do you hear! Can this miscellaneous spirit root waste turn the sky upside down......?"
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This kind of discussion has begun to spread since Qiao Qing returned to the sect and resumed his life. And the content is getting more and more bizarre and ugly. He didn't know who had spread the rumor, but it was clear that someone was deliberately playing tricks. However, even if this matter was spread like this, he did not stand up to explain, but chose to walk away silently.
It's not that he's timid, but he doesn't think about the senseless conflict, at least before he doesn't have enough strength, he doesn't want to, let alone cause trouble for Qiao Qingyu anymore. It's a pity that he is too weak, and even if he wants to hide, others will not necessarily fulfill him.
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-- Inside the Hall of Celestial Stars
Qiao Qingcai stepped into the Heavenly Star Hall and saw a middle-aged man in a gray robe. This middle-aged man has a scummy beard on his face, and he looks a little sloppy, and his most striking thing is a pair of big eyes like copper bells, which can scare those low-level cultivators who come to receive the task so much that they dare not say a word. His own cultivation was only in the early stages of building the foundation.
"Uncle Dai, I'll take the task!" Qiao Qing walked up to him respectfully, bent down very politely, and arched his hand.
Generally speaking, when someone salutes you, you will respond politely. Even if you say "get up" coldly, it's a formality. But at this moment, Qiao Qing bent down and waited for a long time, but still didn't wait for any response.
He couldn't help but glance up with his peripheral eyes, but he didn't expect to see the surnamed Uncle Dai with his eyebrows raised and his extremely contemptuous expression.
Qiao Qing was surprised. It's weird...... Could it be that I offended Uncle Dai somewhere? I didn't see him like this when I came to receive the mission before! Could it be because of rumors?
That's the only reason he can think of right now. As a result, he suddenly had a feeling of unease.
After half a ring, Uncle Dai threw a wooden card into his hand in a very bad tone and said, "Get out of here." ”
"Yes. Taking the wooden sign, he turned and walked towards the place where he had received his tools. But when he saw the words written on the wooden sign, he couldn't move his feet away.
How is it possible to dig 1,000 catties of Yanshi every day? Isn't it true that the outer disciples only need to dig 100 catties of Yanshi every day? How can it become 1,000 catties? Is it a mistake?
Puzzled, he hurriedly turned around to ask for an understanding.
"Uncle Dai, did you give this wooden card by mistake? The outer disciple should be one hundred catties of Yanshi. ”
"Hmph, did you set the task? Let me tell you, your task is 1,000 catties a day. How good a thousand gold is, you can exchange more merits. Uncle Shi, I'm thinking about you, and I can't ask for it if anyone else asks for it!" he shook the sleeve of his robe vigorously, showing obvious impatience.
But now Qiao Qing has figured it out. This Uncle Dai is deliberately trying to embarrass him. No, it would be correct to collude with Elder Leng. Although, at present, he doesn't know why these two people collude together, but the little shoes they wear for themselves, he can be regarded as a teacher today.
He knew that his tragically dead senior brother was Elder Leng's chief disciple. Although Senior Brother's death had nothing to do with him at all, he had undoubtedly become the target of Elder Leng's anger, after all, Qingfeng was the elite disciple of the head of the sect, and it was impossible for him to vent his anger on her. Who doesn't like to pinch soft persimmons, but he knows that the test that Elder Leng gave him was that if he couldn't complete the task, he would be demoted from an outer disciple to a registered disciple.
What is a registered disciple? Isn't he just a miscellaneous servant of a sect? As an outer disciple, although he cannot learn the core exercises of the sect, he can at least learn the basic exercises of the sect. But the registered disciples are different. A registered disciple can only study on his own! His qualifications are already poor enough, and if he is still allowed to study on his own, isn't that no different from sentencing him to death?
No!
So, he raised his head suddenly, and wanted to open his mouth to argue with Uncle Dai again, but the surnamed Dai had already proudly brushed up his scum beard, and he was holding back his mouth and smiling unusually happily!
Damn it!
He was so angry that he almost spurted blood.
Knowing that if he continued to argue, he would only continue to be ridiculed by the sneer of the surname Dai, he gritted his teeth angrily and strode towards the side door of the Heavenly Star Hall (the place where he received the tools). As soon as he reached the side door, he saw a young man dressed in white standing by the door. The young man in white has a slender body and a very handsome appearance.
This person is none other than Long Xiaochuan, who is in charge of the distribution of tools today and started on the same day as him.
He didn't know what means Long Xiaochuan used, obviously he and himself were both outer disciples when they entered the door, but less than half a month after entering the door, Long Xiaochuan suddenly turned into an inner disciple.
Not only that, the Long family and the Qiao family where Long Xiaochuan is located are also in Qingshui City in Jin Yuanguo. The Long family and the Qiao family have been competing with each other for a long time, either for business, or for a few monks in the family. And since Qiao Qingyu became the only personal disciple of the head of the Jade Star Sect, the competition between the two families has become more and more intense.
So when Qiao Qing saw that it was Long Xiaochuan who was sending tools, he was ready to touch his nose.
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"Senior Brother Long, I want to get the tools. Although he felt awkward, he still handed the wooden sign to Long Xiaochuan to see.
"Oh, here you go. After Long Xiaochuan read it, he directly handed over a storage bag without saying a word, "There is a shovel in the storage bag, and it must be returned before tomorrow." ”
"Yes, brother. Qiao Qing, who thought that he would be troubled, was a little strange, but when he thought that it was impossible for him to complete the task of a thousand gold, and Long Xiaochuan had known about it a long time ago, it would be understandable that he would no longer make things difficult for him.
It's really disgusting!Qiao Qing scolded secretly, lowered his head and quickly left the Heavenly Star Hall.
Qiao Qing walked on the front foot, and Long Xiaochuan on the back foot "poofed" and the surnamed Dai blossomed together.
And Yin Zixuan, who was hungry in Qiao Qing's beast bag at the moment, had no idea what her "master" was facing. She was just wondering when the boy who called her Ugly Bird would be able to release her and feed her.
"Coo-goo-goo...... "I'm so hungry."