In the early morning of the next day, the Shenxiao faction.

The golden light of the rising sun shines through the mist in the mountains, reflecting a faint shadow on the sundial, like an old man smiling kindly.

In the courtyard on the east side, the lights were lit up, and dozens of figures flashed out in a moment, in groups of three or five, rushing towards the square. There were already several people in front of the Tianxiang Pavilion in the southwest of the square, and in the blue twilight, I saw them dressing up and bunching their hair, stretching their arms and rubbing their eyes, and they were queuing up to eat. A seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy yawned and said to a burly man next to him, "Senior brother, have you heard? Yesterday, the head of the sect brought back a person, saying that he wanted to join our Shenxiao Sect. ”

The young man who spoke was named Nie Yun, and the burly man beside him was named Shangwu, both of whom were low-level disciples who had not yet apprenticed.

"Hmm...... I've also heard that that person seems to be the young owner of Shenjian Villa. I heard that dozens of people from Shenjian Villa were killed by the killer in Chong'an, and he was the only one who survived, tsk......" Shang Wu replied with tiredness, shaking his head and sighing.

"Killer?!...... How did I hear that it was nine dragons, seven black and two white, that suddenly burst out of the canyon...... That scene, that is called a tragic ......," said a disciple with a sharp beak and monkey cheeks.

"Where did you hear about it?!" Shang Wu snorted, obviously disdainful of this absurd rumor, and then turned his head and asked, "Do you know the 'Lotus Mirror' of Southern Shaolin?"

The man was silent and did not answer. Nie Yun looked stupid, obviously in a reverie, and completely forgot about cooking. It wasn't until Shang Wu pushed him that he came to his senses and ran to get the bowl.

Nie Yun and Shang Wu cooked a meal, sat down at the same table with the other two disciples, and continued the conversation just now.

"Dozens of people up and down the Divine Sword Villa were targeted by the killer just to escort this 'Lotus Mirror'...... I don't know where that killer is, even the world's first sword Xiang Chengtian is folded in their hands, it is indeed shocking to the martial arts!"

"I heard that the whereabouts of the 'Lotus Mirror' are still unknown?" another disciple interjected.

Shang Wu's thick eyebrows frowned: "Hey, now that the head of the sect has brought the orphan of the Divine Sword Villa back to the faction, I wonder if it will cause us trouble?"

Nie Yun listened intently, his round apricot eyes were full of surprise, but he couldn't help but feel pity for Xiang *Ying in his heart.

Everyone smacked their tongues, and the decision of the head of the house, how dare they criticize.

"I wonder who of the elders will accept him?" asked a disciple at the same table.

In charge of the Shenxiao Sect, in addition to the head Bai Xiao, there are also four elders. Bai Xiao was in charge of the major affairs in the sect, and due to his busy schedule, he had only accepted seven apprentices over the years. The other disciples in the sect were either placed under the care of a few elders or taught by seven beloved disciples.

"How did I hear that the head of the sect wants to take him as an apprentice?" Nie Yun said leisurely.

"How is that possible!" the sharp-beaked monkey-cheeked disciple at the next table almost exclaimed, "You know, the head of the sect has not accepted apprentices for five years, how much talent does it take to become the apprentice of the head of the sect?!"

"What are you doing clamoring, what is the system!" a majestic and powerful voice sounded.

Everyone came back to their senses, immediately straightened their faces, and respectfully called, "Second Senior Brother." ”

The person who came was Han Zheng, as the second apprentice of the head of the sect, he often assisted in the affairs of the sect, and in the eyes of the disciples, he had considerable prestige.

Han Zheng's gaze swept slightly, and he ordered: "The head of the sect has an order, all the disciples have finished breakfast and gathered in the main hall." ”

"Yes. The crowd responded in unison.

Seeing Han Zheng's figure go away, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, he was also the apprentice of the head of the sect, the senior brother Yunya was easy-going and could get along with them, while the second senior brother Han Zheng gave people a sense of oppression, not angry and arrogant. Everyone no longer talked about the topic of the head of the sect accepting apprentices, and instead muttered about why the senior brother didn't come back.

After breakfast, the disciples came to the main hall to gather, only to see a handsome young man of eighteen or nineteen years old standing in front of the crowd, who was none other than Xiang *Ying, the orphan of the new Shenjian Villa yesterday.

"Xiang *Ying, are you willing to join my Shenxiao Sect and worship under my Bai Xiao Sect?"

Xiang *ying was immediately stunned, several elders on the seat frowned, and among the crowd below, there was also a slight surge, but they were swept away by Bai Xiao's eyes, and they fell silent.

Xiang *Ying originally thought that Bai Xiao would bring him back to the Shenxiao Sect, at most to a certain elder, but he didn't expect to personally accept him as an apprentice. Bai Xiao is a first-class hero in the martial arts, and his martial arts attainments are comparable to his father Xiang Chengtian. If you get his careful teaching, you will have more hope for avenging the murder of your father in the future.

"The apprentice is willing!" Xiang *ying said firmly, "Master is above, please accept the apprentice's three bows!" said and kowtowed three times.

Xiang *Ying worshiped the patriarch's tablet, and Bai Xiaofu called again: "Ling'er." ”

"The disciple is here. Bai Ling came out of the queue.

"In the future, Xiang *Ying will follow you to cultivate. Bai Xiao commanded.

Bai Lingxin reluctantly let out an "oh", and said in his heart: This *heroic is a little better-looking, but he is just a pampered vase young master, and it is strange to practice with him, so it is strange not to hold me back!

Xiang *ying was overjoyed when he heard this, and then immediately felt several cold lights shooting from the crowd. Bai Xiao accepted him as an apprentice, and the disciples were already quite criticized, a young master with a vase who would be tired on horseback had to be accepted as an apprentice by the master, how could he not make them envious, jealous and hateful?

Disliked by the senior brothers, Xiang *ying felt a little lost in his heart, but listening to the first seat, Bai Xiao continued to call: "Juyi." ”

"The disciple is here, what do you have to say?" a man said.

"Xiang *Ying has just joined my Shenxiao faction, you take him down to make arrangements, and if there is anything, come and report to me. After Bai Xiao finished instructing, he turned to Xiang *ying and said, "You first familiarize yourself with the environment with Senior Brother Juyi, from today onwards, you will be a disciple of my Shenxiao Sect, go down." ”

"Yes. ”

After everyone dispersed, the Great Elder came to Bai Xiao's side, and said with a worried face: "Senior brother, what do you mean by this? Shenjian Mountain Villa was destroyed, and the thief is by no means an idle person, now that Xiang *ying has come to the Shenxiao Sect, you still want to accept him as an apprentice, this is obviously to go against the thief of unknown origin." Moreover, I heard that the whereabouts of the 'Lotus Mirror' that caused the scramble are still unknown, not to mention those thieves, I am afraid that even the people in the rivers and lakes and even the current saints will speculate whether it is in the hands of Xiang *Ying...... Hey, I'm just afraid that the Shenxiao Sect will have a lot of trouble in the future...... Besides, junior brother, you are not in good health, you need to retreat and heal all year round, why do you have to take him in person in vain?" Bai Xiao is really not in good health, he was injured by his younger brother Bai Ao who went mad five years ago, and he broke his heart, and he has always needed to retreat to heal.

Bai Xiao was silent for a long time before he sighed and said, "Senior brother, I can understand your worries, but the word justice is something we must keep in mind. Shenjian Villa is a model of justice in the martial arts, and now it has been tragically destroyed, and only the blood of Xiang *Ying remains, we must preserve it well. I think my Shenxiao faction is the largest faction in the rivers and lakes, and those thieves don't dare to come to the door to make trouble. As for my body, senior brother doesn't have to worry, over the years, with his own mental cultivation, the injuries he suffered back then have improved a lot. ”