The night was endless, and the guards slumped on the stone steps, looking up at Yun Zhongyue, feeling depressed in their hearts.
The leader of the guard was a rough man, in his early twenties, with a strong accent. The outer disciples who had fallen in love were all desperate people. He didn't want to push everyone too hard, but he still had to obey the orders from above.
"Since the higher ups have called us back, it's an emergency and we can't slow down at this pace." Although the team leader said this, his steps did slow down because he was too tired. Everyone saw this and slowed down a little. The condition is much better.
Without the illumination of the moonlight, it was indeed a lot darker before the eyes, but the fluorite lighting on both sides of the stone steps was shining brightly. Although it was not bright, it was enough to see the stone steps clearly and not fall down.
There were only three stone steps to go up and down. The guard team of more than 20 people was divided into less than ten rows. The sudden appearance of two more rows was very eye-catching. No matter how hard Wang Yuanting and his team of six were hidden, it would not help.
Wang Yuanting was afraid of being discovered after a long time, so he left the two of them behind after walking for a while, and then slowly met him up.
He and his personal guards followed the guards to the top of the cliff. After climbing the last step, the brightly lit palace was in front of them. The members of the guard team were exhausted and panting heavily. Most of them were monks in the foundation-building stage. They could no longer bear the toil every day.
Wang Yuanting saw that they were all panting from exhaustion, and the corners of his mouth turned up unconsciously. The outer disciples of Huanqing Valley were so useless, it seemed that he didn't need to worry anymore.
"Damn it! I went down and lost my whistle!" The team leader noticed that the whistle on his chest was missing and started cursing again. Not caring about his appearance, he opened his outer shirt and hurriedly searched to see if he had dropped it inside his inner shirt. He looked so embarrassed.
The guards didn't dare to say anything. Only a short, fat man in his thirties pushed aside the crowd and panted. He walked over to help with a look of helplessness, but still couldn't find the whistle.
The short and fat man was hopeless. His anxious eyes were mixed with sadness and helplessness. While helping the leader take off his coat, he muttered: "Master, you can't throw away that whistle! The whistle from the Valley of Fantasy, It indicates that the Feng family recognizes you, and only those with deacon or above are the outer disciples.
The young master spent two years in the valley and gave away nearly one hundred taels of gold elixir before he managed to become the leader of a small outer sect. If the whistle is really not found, you and my master and servant will die..."
When the upset leader saw the pudgy man making such a noise, he immediately got angry. He didn't care about the messy clothes and threw the coat in his hand to the ground with a "snap" and cursed angrily: "Li Ergou, what are you doing?" Shut up! You don’t have to tell me, just find it for me!”
"I..." Li Ergou craned his neck and looked at the stone steps behind him in pain. If he went back and forth again, wouldn't it kill him?
Li Ergou glanced at the guards again. There were so many people but he couldn't find a decent one. Just when he was resigned to his fate, his eyes suddenly lit up and he said loudly: "You... you go find him."
Everyone subconsciously shrank their necks and took half a step back to the side. Wang Yuanting and his personal guards standing at the end were immediately revealed.
"Let's talk about you, the person standing at the back!" Li Ergouzi ordered someone again, and this time he specifically named the designated position.
Wang Yuanting and his bodyguard happened to be standing in the last row. When Wang Yuanting saw that he couldn't escape, he immediately elbowed the bodyguard beside him and signaled him to take the order and go down the cliff.
The personal guard was worried about Wang Yuanting's safety, so he hesitated a little, but now that he was being targeted, he had no choice but to accept the order and go down the stairs to look for the whistle.
The leader of the guard team was still scolding his subordinates for being useless. He did not see a tall and thin monk in his forties coming out of the front hall behind him. He was so angry that he came straight towards the leader.
The tall and thin monk's face was full of anger, but the slack corners of his mouth gave him away. Wang Yuanting knew at a glance that he was deliberately showing such anger, but he didn't know what the purpose was.
However, with the rude look on his face, the tall and thin monk seemed to be in a higher position than the guard leader. Judging from the energy in his body, he might have just entered the golden elixir cultivation level, and his position was not too high.
The tall and thin monk immediately walked towards this side, opened his mouth and cursed angrily: "Li Changqiu! As the guard leader, is this how you do things? This matter has not been resolved yet, why are you coming back in such a hurry? Do you want to be punished?"
After he finished speaking, he walked up to the guard leader. Regardless of whether his men were still there, he raised his hand to slap Li Changqiu.
When the team leader named Li Changqiu saw the man, he immediately greeted him with a smile and said flatteringly: "Isn't this Deacon Tian! Why do you go there in person? Are you satisfied with the things you sent last time?"
As the saying goes, reach out and don’t hit the smiling face. Seeing Li Changqiu being so flattering, Deacon Tian put down his raised hand, pretended to be angry, and continued in a very embarrassed tone: "Why am I here? Tell me what is going on over at Lingquan? Why is there This fishy smell?”
Li Changqiu seemed to have always given the elder a favor. He took out a brocade box from the storage ring with his left hand, handed it over skillfully, and said aggrievedly: "You can't blame us for this! You also know that the spiritual spring is originally Outside the barrier, who would have thought that someone would risk his life and go to the spring to cause trouble, and even drop that smelly thing!"
Deacon Tian originally collected the things and planned to let Li Changqiu go, but now after hearing what he said, he changed his mind. Immediately, he sneered and continued Li Changqiu's words: "You still have the nerve to say, if you really poison us, wouldn't it be all over?"
Li Changqiu finally understood the seriousness of the matter and knew that he had caused a big disaster. He covered his neck, his face was ashen, his body was weak, and he almost collapsed to the ground on the spot.
Li Ergou quickly supported Li Changqiu, with a mournful face, and begged to Deacon Tian: "Deacon Tian, please calm down! What do you think we should do? Please save my young master!"
When Deacon Tian saw that the master and servant were so afraid of death, he stopped scaring them and told them the result directly: "Don't worry, Deacon Li, the grown-up veteran Ji Yan has set up a barrier in the back hall, and the smell can't enter." Going to the back hall. As for whether the head of the family can be blamed, there is no guarantee. You have to know that this is more than just dealing with the above. "
As he spoke, Deacon Tian rubbed the brocade box in his hand, indicating that the little thing Li Changqiu had just given him might not be enough, so he had to be thoughtful.
Li Changqiu understood immediately, pushed his men away and stood still, took out a brocade box from the storage ring, and said with a charming smile: "Yes, yes, thank you for taking care of me, thank you for your hard work!"
Deacon Tian secretly rejoiced: Growing up, he was a "loyal dog" who would do anything for the Feng family. It was really hard for him to put up a barrier to block the odor, but it was just a casual thing.
I really got this big bargain today. I didn’t expect that this fool would believe this lie after just a few tricks. It was so funny that I was so scared that I was reduced to a puddle. Now that I have obtained two pills, I really made a profit!
"You're welcome, Leader Li. Today's work is over and you can go and take over." Deacon Tian was not polite at all. He put away the anger on his face, took the brocade box in his hand, put it all into the storage ring with a wave of his arm, and walked away with a wave of his sleeves. go.
When Li Changqiu saw Deacon Tian walking away, his weak legs immediately straightened up. He softly "poofed" in his mouth, his legs spread apart, and his bent right leg began to shake. He returned to his fearless gangster appearance, without the flattering look he had just now.
Of course, Li Changqiu didn't know what Deacon Tian was thinking about Xiao Jiujiu, but he knew that a grown-up man would not accept gifts. It was obvious that Deacon Tian was deceiving him in order to get more benefits. Today he finally saw clearly that Elder Tian was just a villain who was greedy for money and unjust. No matter how he managed his affairs on weekdays, he would still push him hard when something happened.
Through the conversation between the two, Wang Yuanting analyzed the general identities of the two. There is no doubt about Li Changqiu's identity as an outer disciple, and the team of guards he leads are obviously all outer disciples.
Deacon Tian is old but not very accomplished, so he is probably an outer disciple. But Li Changqiu called him a deacon, and he should be a deacon disciple who was responsible for the outer disciples.
In fact, it is very comfortable to be in his position. No matter how hard you practice, you will be qualified to become an inner disciple. But this Deacon Tian seems to be very satisfied with his situation.
According to reports, there are actually not many outer sect disciples in the Valley of Fantasy, and there is no assessment required to enter the outer sect. However, it is almost impossible to become an inner sect disciple, unless you have excellent foundation.
The guard team led by Li Changqiu consisted of twenty people including the leader, which meant that there was a group of outer disciples who changed shifts with them every day, plus some kitchen and other chores that required outer disciples to do, so the total amount would not be enough. to more than fifty people.
For a serious cultivation family, this is somewhat too cold and sour, but it is also reasonable. If you have a good foundation, you will naturally go to a big sect like the Cangxu Sect. Who would come to this Fantasy Valley to suffer.
Now it seems that the treatment of the outer disciples in the Valley of Fantasy is really not very good, so it’s no wonder that they can’t recruit disciples. Looking at Li Changqiu's situation, he not only has to do so many things on weekdays, but as a team leader, he also has to take care of the deacons and elders. I don't know what he wants?
Compared to the outer disciples, the inner disciples are much more comfortable. They only need to concentrate on practicing the Feng family's skills. If they have nothing to do, they can try it out in the valley and kill some elixirs or monsters.
However, the entry requirements for inner sect disciples are not low. Most of the disciples who can enter the inner sect are foundation-building monks, and they must bring their own resources to get started, and must also hand over part of the resources to the Feng family.
Most of the inner disciples come from disciples of aristocratic families. Some are the richest man in a certain place, who just want their descendants to live forever. Some are from declining cultivation families, who want to learn the Feng family's skills. Of course, there are also many who are interested in the female members of the Feng family.
After counting, there are actually a hundred people, and they are all foundation-building monks. There are conservatively estimated to be more than a dozen golden elixir stage monks. They are considered elite monks of the Feng family. There is no way they can get it done in a head-on confrontation. This is what Wang Yuanting is most worried about after entering the Feng family. thing.
Of course, the most comfortable ones are the children of the Feng family. The techniques were taught by Feng Yuetang, so the training resources are naturally the best, not to mention the food and clothing expenses.
