Outside the small courtyard, the atmosphere was awkward, and the five outer disciples were at a loss one by one, looking away to avoid making eye contact with others.

This bureau is very delicate.

The subtlety lies in the fact that although the five of them discussed together, they wrote their names on the bamboo sticks in the hut alone, and then handed them to Pharmacist Li Kui. When we deliberate, we work together, but when we hand in the bamboo sticks, others can't see the results, which leads to countless possibilities.

Woo and ally several people, crowd out and confront another. Good in the mouth, but a knife in the back?

In this way, there are too many possibilities to calculate, and the brain is not enough.

Even if Zhang Tieniu's martial arts talent in the dantian is extremely strong, and Yang Caizhi is shrewd, he is extremely cautious at this time, and he does not dare to offend people indiscriminately.

Because whoever dares to offend others, as long as others write his name in anger, then that person will be immediately doomed and eliminated.

It may even be possible who is the strongest and most threatening to expose. Others, worried, may join forces to vote for him and take out the strongest opponent as soon as possible.

No one can figure out the minds of others at this moment, and they are worried that they will be stabbed in the back by others at this critical time.

The only way to break the game is for someone to take the initiative to quit and everyone vote for him together, which is the only way for the five people not to openly tear their faces.

But that possibility doesn't exist.

The five outer disciples are all from poor backgrounds, and joining the Medicine King Gang is to have a good future. No one is willing to self-destruct their future, and take the initiative to eliminate and go to the miscellaneous service hall.

Among the five halls of the Medicine King Gang, the status of the Miscellaneous Service Hall is the lowest, and the future is also the bleakest. The disciples of the Miscellaneous Service Hall could no longer be taught by the master, and they had to earn money to support themselves, and to earn money to buy martial arts secrets and medicine books.

A miscellaneous disciple who makes a living by doing chores, busy making a living, has no hope of becoming a majestic high-roller in the second half of his life, and realizes his dream of smiling and proud of the rivers and lakes.

With such serious consequences, naturally no one will be willing to be eliminated first.

...

Su Chen was silent, his brows suddenly jumped, and he pricked up his ears as if he was listening to the conversation between the master and Wang Fugui in the small courtyard.

The outside of the courtyard was about ten zhang away from the stone table in the courtyard, and with his extraordinary perception in the current Grandmaster Realm, and his hearing was excellent, the conversation between Pharmacist Li Kui and Wang Fugui was naturally heard clearly by him.

Su Chen was shocked, and his body was cold.

He never knew that in his heart, Pharmacist Li Kui originally only regarded the five outer disciples as coolie tools, and only Wang Fugui, an inner disciple, was regarded as a personal disciple.

Even if Yang Caizhi and Zhang Tieniu tried their best to please Li Kui every day, Zhang Tieniu was reluctant to eat those bacon and used them to honor his master, but Li Kui still regarded them as nothing.

This made Su Chen feel extremely angry and sad, but helpless.

Yang Caizhi's mind turned quickly, and he quickly thought of a more stable plan, and immediately looked at the other four brothers pitifully, suddenly his eyes were red, and he sat on the ground, crying sadly.

I was originally a rich kid with a face in Gusu County, but my father failed to pass the examination for 20 years in a row, and he used up the money accumulated by the family for several generations.

My father sent me to the Medicine King Gang, all hoping that I could get ahead and revive my Yang family's family! If I am eliminated today, what face do I have to go back to see my father, I might as well throw myself into the river and die!"

Yang Caizhi rolled on the ground covered in mud, a handful of snot and tears, crying so well that he was not sad and pitiful.

All the brothers and sisters were stunned, and when they saw Yang Caizhi so miserable, he wanted to die or live, and they couldn't help but feel compassion.

But they were not stupid, and they all woke up soon, Yang Caizhi was crying and rolling in a clear way of sympathy, hoping that others would not write his name on the bamboo stick.

At this time, the more weak he is, the more pitiful he becomes, and it is more difficult to be eliminated among the five.

Zhang Tieniu hurriedly pretended to be pitiful, and told the other brothers and sisters to forgive, saying that he was born as a lowly butcher, and his father had killed pigs for more than ten years, and finally sent him to the Medicine King Gang, hoping to have a head, hoping that all the brothers and sisters would show mercy and not vote for him.

Qin Huihui was a little restrained and couldn't let go, she was embarrassed to ask for help, but her eyes were begging at others.

Kong Xinqiao didn't speak, and just cried pitifully.

In the end, the four of them seemed to find that only Su Chen was left silent, and they couldn't help but look at Su Chen expectantly, hoping that a miracle would appear.

Su Chen couldn't help but stare back. Why did the four of them look at themselves together, did they all think that he would take the initiative to quit?

The four of them all looked very miserable from their families, could they be more miserable than him, who was born with a disease that died young, was almost sold into slavery, and was forced to run away from home, and almost became a fisherman's child on the streets of the county town?

Su Chen crossed his arms, and his stomach was funny and angry.

Yang Caizhi and the four of them were suddenly a little disappointed, it seemed that none of the five were willing to take the initiative to withdraw, and the only way left was to try to win over the "allies" and attack each other.

Su Chen couldn't help but sigh when he saw that they were all desperately trying their brains, thinking about how to win over and persuade several other senior brothers.

Everyone is in the same door, and they have lived together under the same roof for half a year, so how to say that there is also the affection of brothers and sisters. How could you let Pharmacist Li Kui and Wang Fugui watch a lively scene where the brothers turned against each other.

Su Chen pondered for a while, and couldn't help but put forward an idea: "The five of us are also brothers and sisters, no matter who votes for whom's bamboo stick, this will turn against each other, and the eliminated people will definitely hate others for a lifetime, and there will be no brothers to do in the future." So we can't write this bamboo stick, so let's hand in the blank sticks! Let Master pick one of us out and eliminate it!"

Zhang Tieniu was shocked, scratched his head in embarrassment, waved his hand, and said, "No, no! Master said that a name must be written on the bamboo stick, and it must not be handed over in a blank sign." If we do this, we will disobey the Master's orders, and we will definitely anger the Master. ”

"That's right! Master usually hates us for disobeying orders, he tells us what he orders, but we don't do it, he will get angry, maybe all five of us will be punished together, and we will all be demoted to the miscellaneous service hall, and everyone will be even more unlucky at that time!"

Yang Caizhi wiped away his tears and quickly shook his head.

Let him disobey Master Li Kui's orders, and give him ten dares. It's too risky to do so, so it's better to pick one out of the five and eliminate it.

Qin Huihui and Kong Xinqiao are also opposed, they have followed the master for half a year, and they all know Master Li Kui's temper, he values his own majesty the most, and he has always said one thing and no two, and does not allow his disciples to say half a word. Otherwise, it will be a severe reprimand and heavy punishment.

This kind of idea of disobeying the teacher's orders was only Su Chen dared to think about.

Su Chen saw that they didn't dare, and in desperation, he quickly came up with another idea and said, "That's why not like this, each of us will write our own names on the bamboo sticks, and then return the bamboo sticks to the master." Each of the five sticks has a name written on it, which neither disobeys the Master's orders nor hurts the affection between our brothers and sisters. In the end, it was up to Master to appoint one of us to be eliminated. When the time comes, whoever is chosen, everyone has no complaints in their hearts, and they will still be good brothers and sisters in the future!"

"This..."

"Is that okay?"

The apprentices couldn't help but be stunned.

The idea is quite fresh, but isn't the result still the same!

just changed his method, neither causing the brothers to fight against each other, nor explicitly disobeying the teacher's orders. But the ultimate goal is to let Master make the decision to eliminate... It's just that this method is more tactful, and it is a little suspicious of yin and yang.

Yang Caizhi, Zhang Tieniu, Qin Huihui, Kong Xinqiao and the other four were all a little weak-minded, afraid that Master Li Kui would see through this, so they discussed in a low voice for a while to see if there was any other way.

However, no one could come up with a better idea, and in the end, they could only agree with the idea put forward by Su Chen, and they all wrote their names on bamboo sticks.

...

After discussing, the five of them returned to the small courtyard, entered the house one after another, took a bamboo stick, wrote a name on the bamboo stick, and then handed the bamboo stick to the hand of Li Kui, a pharmacist sitting on the stone pier next to the stone table.

Su Chen was a little regretful, although his sense of hearing was extremely strong, after all, he was far away, and he could only hear the sound of writing in the house, and he couldn't tell whose name everyone wrote on the bamboo stick.

Su Chen couldn't hear it, so he didn't think about it anymore and waited patiently for the result.

After the five outer disciples finished doing it, they stood in front of Pharmacist Li Kui with their hands bowed respectfully, just waiting for Master Li Kui to make the final decision to eliminate them.

Li Kui looked indifferently at the five bamboo sticks in his hand.

Each stick has a person's name written on it.

But the name on it was very different from what he had expected.

It can even be said that he did not expect such a result in advance.

Pharmacist Li Kui raised his head, and his gloomy gaze swept over the five people indifferently, as if he was thinking about something, but his cold face did not show the slightest abnormal color.

Xiao Banzhu Xiang Kung Fu, he didn't speak.

All the outer disciples were extremely worried and puzzled in their hearts, Master Li Kui did not show the slightest expression of anger, could it be that he did not see through the intentions of the five of them?

Su Chen stayed, and had a few words to explain for the teacher. Everyone else is gone!"

Li Kui was silent for a long time, and finally said calmly.

"Me?"

Su Chen's brows jumped sharply.

Pharmacist Li Kui had no warning, no reason, and only left him alone to speak, which means.... He was the first apprentice to be eliminated by the master.

Wang Fugui and Li Jiao, the two inner disciples, were very surprised.

Su Chen was the first to be eliminated?

Although they couldn't predict which outer disciple would be eliminated first by Master Li Kui, Su Chen had always kept a low profile, and the chance of being eliminated was actually not high.

Among the five disciples of this outer sect, how many of them voted for Su Chen, so that the master would directly eliminate him without saying a word?

But Master Li Kui didn't say anything, only let Su Chen stay.

Yang Caizhi, Zhang Tieniu, Qin Huihui, Kong Xinqiao and other four outer disciples also showed a stunned expression, not understanding why Master Li Kui eliminated Su Chen without saying a word, but they didn't dare to question it.

According to the instructions of Pharmacist Li Kui, the disciples of the inner and outer doors did not dare to stay, and left the small courtyard one after another.

Only Su Chen was left in the small courtyard, facing Master Li Kui alone.

Pharmacist Li Kui rummaged through the five bamboo sticks in his hand, his eyes were indifferent, but with a strange look, he looked at Su Chen.

In the small courtyard, the atmosphere is weird.

Su Chen bowed his back slightly, feeling a little cold on his body, and his heart became more and more uneasy.

"Su Chen, among the five outer disciples who are taught by the teacher, you have always been the most stable and calm one, and your scheming is still above Yang Caizhi. Guess how many of the five bamboo sticks written by these brothers and sisters are written with your name?"

Li Kui said slowly.

Su Chen's heart suddenly chuckled, and he secretly said that it was not good.

When Master asked, it means... He has more than one name on the bamboo stick?