Tang Xiaoyu grabbed the old man's collar fiercely and said viciously: "Old bastard, you're just messing with me! Do you believe I'll break your legs right now?"
The old man gently pushed Tang Xiaoyu's hand away.
"I'm telling the truth, I'm not deceiving you."
Seeing that Old Zhou casually pushed his hand away: [He's got some skills, could he really be one of those hidden masters from novels! Very likely.]
Tang Xiaoyu immediately put on a smiling face again, pulling the old man's arm and saying: "Who's not letting me join the sect, I'll be anxious with them. Master, where is the sect, let's hurry back, you see it's about to rain."
Zhou Ruiqing looked at the blue sky, unsure if his decision was the right one.
"This teacher still needs to buy some daily necessities."
Tang Xiaoyu patted his chest and said: "Master, don't stand on ceremony, that's what disciples are for, to be used."
"Tell me what you need Master, and I'll buy it."
Zhou Ruiqing's eyes lit up: [Not bad, a money tree, ah cough, a good disciple of this teacher.]
"Let's go together!"
First they went to the rice shop, Tang Xiaoyu slapped the counter and said: "Boss, buying rice."
Then he turned around and asked with a smile: "Master, how much to buy?"
"Let's buy 100 catties first!"
Zhou Ruiqing saw Tang Xiaoyu didn't look wealthy, so he bought less.
Tang Xiaoyu turned around: "Boss, give me 1,000 catties of rice."
"Alright!"
"Hurry up, you're wasting my master's time!"
"Coming right up."
"Give me the newest rice, money is no issue."
"Don't worry!"
Soon, five sacks of rice were placed in front of the old man.
After Tang Xiaoyu paid, he said: "Master, put away the rice!"
"Okay." Zhou Ruiqing then stored the rice in his storage bracelet.
Seeing this, Tang Xiaoyu became even more certain of his guess.
It took over half a day, spent over 2,000 taels of silver, before everything was bought.
Whatever Zhou Ruiqing said to buy one, Tang Xiaoyu would buy ten. After all, he would be eating and living at the sect later, what's the point of keeping so much money?
When leaving, he also grabbed a candy apple vendor.
"Old man, I want all your candy apples." Saying so, he grabbed them and put them over his shoulder.
"Young master, that's one or two silvers."
Tang Xiaoyu was furious: "Looking down on me?" Then he threw ten silvers to the old man.
"Be more clear-eyed in the future, or I'll break your legs."
The old man thanked him profusely: "Thank you Young Master, thank you Young Master."
After walking for over two hours, Tang Xiaoyu and the old man finally arrived at the sect.
Looking at the sect that was so much smaller than Yinsheng Sect, Tang Xiaoyu was speechless.
"Master, what an impressive gate, especially the characters for Sanqing Sect, so bold and vigorous, extraordinary aura!"
"Oh, Little Yu also knows calligraphy?"
Tang Xiaoyu didn't know the meaning of humility at all: "I know a little."
Zhou Ruiqing nodded satisfingly: "Not bad."
Tang Xiaoyu complained inwardly: [I don't know jack, I almost read Sanqing Sect as Sanshui Sect. And isn't this an insult to the Three Sages? If the Three Sages knew you developed the sect named after them into this, they'd surely strike you dead with a thunderbolt. No Limit Tianzun, forgive me, the three sage Lords, I have no part in this. After entering the sect, I will definitely make statues of you to pray and burn incense to every day in my room.]
Unaware of Tang Xiaoyu's little schemes, Zhou Ruiqing led him further inside.
Past the gate was a square, about the size of two basketball courts.
Facing the square was the Grand Hall, behind it were some houses, probably where the disciples lived.
On each side of the square was a pavilion tower, one was the Pill Pavilion, the other the Scripture Storing Pavilion.
There weren't too many houses, but they looked majestic and beautiful.
Just as they reached the Grand Hall entrance, a little girl around 11 or 12 ran over: "Master, you're back! Where's the treats you bought for me?"
"My little Ling'er, Master forgot."
"Humph! Master is a big liar." Little Ling'er said angrily.
Suddenly a candy apple appeared in Zhou Ruiqing's hand: "Master forgot, but your junior brother bought you some."
Little Ling'er grabbed the candy apple happily: "Junior brother is the best!"
Tang Xiaoyu's face darkened: "Old geezer, I want to be senior brother, I don't want to be junior brother."
"You brat, how can you break the rules like this?"
Tang Xiaoyu didn't care, he insisted on being senior brother: "Little girl, call me senior brother from now on. Senior brother will buy you tasty food and fun toys."
"No, I want to be senior sister."
"With my hot temper, old man, take out the candy apples I bought."
How could Zhou Ruiqing not hand them over? Tang Xiaoyu had grabbed his hand already.
"Let go, I'll take them out."
Tang Xiaoyu held up dozens of candy apples in front of the little girl's face.
"Will you call me senior brother?"
The little girl seemed to make some big decision.
"Senior brother, senior brother, senior brother..." She called him that over a dozen times before stopping.
Satisfied, Tang Xiaoyu gave her over a dozen candy apples.
Holding the candy apples, the little girl said: "Thank you senior brother." Then she turned and ran off.
Tang Xiaoyu took one and handed it to his master: "Master, it's pretty tasty."
"An old guy like me eating kids stuff, how's that proper?"
Tang Xiaoyu directly brought it to his mouth: "Says who? If it's tasty you should eat it."
Zhou Ruiqing took a bite: "Not bad, sour and sweet, pretty tasty."
Afterwards, the two of them ate one after another.
Zhou Ruiqing said he was at the Golden Core Initial Stage, and had founded Sanqing Sect over 100 years ago. Due to a poor location choice initially, the sect declined from its peak of 300-400 people down to less than 30 now, plus Tang Xiaoyu making just over 30.
Half of them were picked up, half tricked into joining, and most were just brats under 20.
Unknowingly, they finished over half the candy apples. Tang Xiaoyu burped loudly.
"Master, what should we do next?"
"What do you mean what to do next?"
"Stop pretending. A sect leader going out to recruit people means the sect must be in bad shape. If it's no good then hand over the sect leader position to me, you can be the Grand Elder."
"With my abilities, within five years we can catch up to Yinsheng Sect. The second five years, we can reach second-rate sect strength. The third five years, we can compete with first-rate sects."
"I'll call it the Three Five-Year Plans."
After thinking for a bit, Zhou Ruiqing slapped Tang Xiaoyu's shoulder and said: "My disciple, after this teacher's nurturing, you're capable of taking over the sect. I've decided to pass the sect leader position to you."
Tang Xiaoyu was just joking around, he didn't expect the other party to take it seriously.
"No wait, hear me out, I was just joking with you, don't take it seriously!"
Zhou Ruiqing's gaze told him he was serious.
"Aiya old geezer, I haven't even taken you as Master yet, I'm not even part of Sanqing Sect, you can't do this."
"Then take me as Master immediately." Saying so, he pulled Tang Xiaoyu towards the Grand Hall.
"Let me go, I want to go home, wuwu I want to go home." No matter how Tang Xiaoyu struggled and begged, it was useless.
After bowing to heaven and earth, and Zhou Ruiqing himself drinking the apprenticeship tea, Tang Xiaoyu officially became a Sanqing Sect disciple.
"Since I founded this sect, there are no ancestral masters to bow to, so I have the final say."
"Oh right, wait a moment!"
Zhou Ruiqing went out and soon came back with nearly 30 people.
Sitting in the main seat, he announced: "I have something to declare today."
"Starting today, the sect leader position will be passed on to my direct disciple, Tang Xiaoyu. I will support him from the shadows."
"Yes, Master."
Tang Xiaoyu knelt up: "We're all your disciples, yet I alone am direct disciple. I think we're all direct disciples!"
"Sect Leader Tang, don't fuss over such minor things. Come, feel what it's like to sit here." He moved over to let Tang Xiaoyu sit.
Tang Xiaoyu was also angry now: "Want me to be sect leader? Fine, whoever's afraid, I'll do it."
Zhou Ruiqing sighed in relief: [Now I don't need to worry about external debts anymore, let this money tree Tang Xiaoyu resolve it.]
Resolve] Gu Yang was once a true disciple of the Falling Cloud Sect, but after failing to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, his cultivation regressed, his foundation was damaged, his lifespan was nearing its end, and he was about to be demoted to a menial servant. At his moment of despair, he awakened the [Daily Intelligence System]. By refreshing it daily, he could learn about countless hidden opportunities and secrets within the cultivation world! [Today's intelligence has been refreshed] [White Intelligence: One month ago, the Foundation Establishment spiritual item "Profound Ice Spirit Marrow" used by the host to attempt his breakthrough contained a trace of the poison "Bone-Corrobing Spirit-Dissolving Powder".] [Purple Intelligence: Tonight during the Yin hour (3-5 AM), a wisp of "Golden Crow Primordial Flame" will overflow... If this flame is devoured, it can recast the shattered cultivation foundation, fully restore cultivation, and awaken the one-in-ten-thousand—Primordial Supreme Yang Body. [Click to view coordinates]] [Golden Intelligence: Shen Qingyue, a Golden Core elder of the Falling Cloud Sect who possesses the Nine Yin Body, suffers from backlash of cold energy every full moon night, causing her strength to plummet and excruciating pain. Grand Elder Zhao Wuji has secretly bribed Shen Qingyue's personal maid, Hongxiu, and learned the rear gate array node of the protective formation "Clouds and Mist Veiling the Sun Array". Tomorrow late at night, he intends to take advantage of Shen Qingyue's flare-up of the cold poison, when she is weak and unable to resist, to use a secret technique to refine her into a cauldron and force her into a Daoist partnership. [Click to view coordinates]] The cultivation world is a jungle where the strong prey on the weak, and human hearts are as treacherous as ghosts? Sorry, but I can read the script! From then on, relying on his informational advantage, Gu Yang proceeded step by step with careful planning. Seizing opportunities, plundering fortunes. Selling intelligence. Playing rivals against each other. Step by step, he ultimately became the Immortal Emperor!
esick Sect? Well, at least it's considered a respectable orthodox sect. Wait a minute— What kind of vibe are you all giving off? Shouldn’t this be a love-struck, romance-obsessed sect? Why does everyone here sound more like demonic cultivators? "Master, today he’s getting married. This disciple wishes to descend the mountain and crash the wedding, then toy with him to death right in front of his wife..." "Elder, I only got into your sect through connections, so why won’t you teach me anything?" "Because I also became an elder through connections." Thankfully, Su Ji was just an outer sect labor disciple. Surely, nothing too crazy would— "Junior Brother, you’ve broken through to Qi Refining. Once you sever your useless spiritual root, you can officially become an outer sect disciple." "The Great Dao is merciless. Don’t let a worthless spiritual root waste your essence and spirit, hindering your cultivation." Is this really the Lovesick Sect? ... Three years later, Su Ji sat in the seat of the Lovesick Sect’s sect master, sighing with emotion. His rise to this position all started when his junior sister adamantly insisted on preserving his "spiritual root." "Mmm... Senior Brother, what’s our relationship now?" "Stop talking. Keep going." "By the way, that newly promoted top-tier sect—didn’t they come to buy our Love Beans?" "One top-grade spirit stone per Love Bean—is that really so expensive?" "I suspect they’ve eaten too many Love Beans." "Now they’re lovesick." Well, this really is the Lovesick Sect after all.
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
close your eyes and open them again, only to find yourself transmigrated into the role of a villainous male supporting character. Readers familiar with urban wish-fulfillment novels know that it is only through the relentless antics of the villainous male supporting character that the plot between the male and female leads can progress. As the villainous male supporting character, Long Aotian not only has to bully the female lead, harass the second female lead, and flirt with the third female lead, but he also has to go all out to antagonize the male lead. In the end, when his body is discovered, he is still clutching half a moldy fried dough stick in his hand. Fully aware of the plot, Long Aotian is determined to change his fate, starting with the female lead! In the beginning, the female lead lacks confidence: "Big brother, I hope I didn't scare you?" In the middle, the female lead treads carefully: "Brother Long, please don't hit me, okay?" Later on, the female lead becomes coquettishly clingy: "Aotian, it's time to pay the 'public grain' tonight." Long Aotian's legs go weak, and he feels like crying: "I taught you to be thick-skinned, not shameless!"
