Jingshiyuan.
After Tang Ping left that day, Qian Chao went to see Li Jian and told him about the appointment to gather at Jingshiyuan, and Li Jian readily agreed.
On the appointed day, Qian Chao, Li Jian and Lu Pingchuan came to Jingshiyuan early to wait for the arrival of Tang Ping and Yan Xuan.
The Jingshi Courtyard of the Wuling Sect is not far from Jiuxuan. Since it is called a courtyard, it naturally has a courtyard wall. It is a large square courtyard with a circle of pink and white walls. The gate faces Tianshui Lake. The three people did not go in. Through the tall courtyard wall, they could see a tall and regular building inside. The main entrance of the courtyard was wide open, and there was a plaque above the door with the three characters "Jingshiyuan" on it.
Qian Chao looked at the plaque and secretly thought that the three big characters on it were written quite squarely.
There were people coming and going at the gate, which must be due to the large number of people in Jiuxuan. Among the crowds, Qian saw a few senior brothers he knew and knew by name, and there were others who even if he couldn't name them, he could see them. The face is familiar.
The three of them waited for a while, and then heard someone talking behind them.
"You three arrived so early!"
It was Tang Ping who spoke. She came with Yanxuan, but there was another woman with them.
"Brother Li, Brother Lu, Boy Qian, this is Senior Sister Min from Qixia Mountain, the Senior Sister who taught Sister Yan alchemy. I met Sister Yan when we were about to go out. Senior Sister Min knew that it was our first time to go out. , I was worried, so I came over to tell us a few things about receiving assignments at Jingshiyuan and other things outside the sect."
This was naturally a good thing. Upon hearing this, Qian Chao and others immediately bowed and thanked Min'e in a polite manner.
Min'e has always been close to Yanxuan. During the chat, she had already known that Junior Sister Min had several good friends when they were in Youming Valley. They totaled exactly five people and they would arrange to go to the sect to do honorary work together in the future. The mission of the hospital.
Min'e looked at the three young men in front of her. Among the few friends of Junior Sister Yan, she had only met Tang Ping, but she had heard of Qian Chao. She had seen Junior Sister Yan's pill furnace, and now that she had seen it, she couldn't help but secretly think: Qian Chao is indeed just as Junior Sister Yan said, he is an extremely smart person. In addition, one of Li Jian and Lu Pingchuan is a sword cultivator, steady and silent; the other is a physical cultivator, honest and powerful. Coupled with the extremely clever Tang Ping, Min'e secretly thought that if Junior Sister Yan goes out, she doesn't seem to have anything to worry about.
"After all, I'm still a little worried. It's the first time for Junior Sister Yan to go out. I originally wanted to take Junior Sister Yan out once, but since there are so many of you, you don't have to worry about any danger when you go out. There are just some things that you are not sure about. I wanted to talk to you, so I came here." Senior Sister Min said.
"Thank you very much, Senior Sister Min. We couldn't ask for more." Qian Chao replied.
In fact, Qian Chao also went to see his senior brother Cheng yesterday and asked him to tell him in detail what he should pay attention to when going out. Cheng Qiantang also said that he would come out with them, but Qian Chao wanted to Since Senior Brother Cheng had a lot to do, he just thanked him and said that if he encountered any difficulties, he would come to him for help.
"Let's go in first." Min'e said and walked into the Jingshiyuan with a few people.
The courtyard is very wide and flat, and the tall building in the middle is where the disciples of the sect receive their orders.
This building does not seem to be any different from other buildings in the sect. However, in Qian Chao's view, the plaque above the main entrance is different from the others. The four black plaques above The large gilt characters read: "Respect the work with sincerity". The writing is strict and the atmosphere is good.
There are buildings or pavilions elsewhere in the sect. No matter where the inscriptions on the plaques are elegant, wild, uninhibited, or simple, Qian Chao has never seen any plaques such as "Respect to the The four words "Shi" are usually written in such a respectful, rigorous, majestic and solemn way, and there is no inscription on the plaque. I don't know which senior wrote it. Probably these four words are written like this to let the disciples who come here have some thoughts in their hearts. Be in awe, do things within your ability, and don't neglect them.
In the courtyard, against the wall, there is a circle of wooden signs that look like posters. They are also covered with papers of various colors and densely written with words.
Seeing several people looking curiously at the paper on the wooden sign, Min'e said: "Those are also used by people to do things."
"Doing something? What to do?" Yanxuan asked, looking at the wooden signs.
"Well, for example, if I want to refine an elixir, but I am missing some spiritual herbs, and the sect cannot find them, I will put up a notice here, stating what spiritual herbs I need, what year, and how many plants I need. How long is the deadline, etc. If anyone intends to do this, take off the notice and find me, and then we can discuss the reward together."
"Is that so? Isn't this similar to being on duty at the Kyoshiyuan?"
"It's different. Well, taking what I just said as an example, I can also ask the senior brothers in the Jingshiyuan to help me make a mission and publish the spiritual herbs I need, and let the junior brothers and sisters outside the sect help me find them. , but then I have to give an extra spiritual stone to Keishiin, many people are unwilling to give this spiritual stone, so they just put up notices here to find someone to help them."
"Oh, then the Jingshiyuan will earn less spiritual stones. Are the senior brothers there willing to do it?"
"The senior brothers from Keishiyuan won't care about it. Even these wooden signs were erected by Keishiyuan. Things have to be looked at separately. The advantage of posting notices here and asking for help is that it is more convenient for both parties. All parties can meet and discuss, whether it is remuneration, time limit, or the year of the spiritual grass, which is more flexible. The inconvenience is that if the person doing the work cannot be found, This is the only way to get the necessary spiritual herbs. I'll put up another notice and find someone to continue helping. Unlike in the Kyoshiyuan, if you can't complete the mission within the time limit, you will have to deduct spiritual stones. . Although you don’t need to deposit the spiritual stone at Jingshiyuan when you accept the mission, if you really can’t complete it, it will be deducted from the sect’s monthly donation. Therefore, you must do your best when accepting the mission from Jingshiyuan. To do it.”
Several people nodded after hearing this.
"Also, most of the things that appear on those wooden signs are troublesome and dangerous. They are usually done by senior brothers in Qi Refining. Not to mention you, I will take the responsibility and maybe post a notice. The one who doesn’t believe that I can do it, therefore, you guys should not take the idea of those notices, it is more serious to start with the mission of the Keishiyuan."
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Below the plaque that reads "Respect the work" is the main entrance of the building. Several people followed Senior Sister Min and followed the flow of people in and out.
After bypassing a large landscape screen that blocked the view, a few people entered the first floor of the Jingshiyuan.
"You five can't go up to the second floor yet. The second floor is only open to intermediate and high-level Qi refining disciples. Qi refining disciples can't go up to the third floor."
The pavilions of Wuling Sect are almost like this. They are similar to Jiuxuan's library. From the outside, the building looks quite big. After entering, you find that it is even bigger inside. The same is true for the first floor of Jingshiyuan. Five people came in After that, I looked inside and saw that the people nearby were bustling and the people in the distance were crowded. The hall on the first floor of Jingshiyuan was wide and extended all the way in. Not to mention that the faces of the people in the innermost part could not be clearly seen. Standing at the door, I could only see Only the outline of a person's figure can be vaguely distinguished.
"Good boy! It's so big inside!" Lu Pingchuan didn't expect there to be so many people here.
Even though Qian Chao had inquired in advance, he was still quite surprised when he entered the Jingshiyuan. How should he go about getting orders among this crowd? Fortunately, Senior Sister Min followed him, otherwise he would have been at a loss.
"That's natural. The largest number of Qi refining disciples in the sect are the Qi refining disciples. About 70% of the Qi refining disciples have not passed Xiaowu Pass, so this floor is of course big. Come on, let's go and see the Jingshiyuan. Send out.”
There are many large wooden signs on the first floor, and rows of walls extend inward. People look at the wooden signs. However, unlike the wooden signs with notices posted outside, the wooden signs inside are much more regular and are divided into small grids. A square piece of paper is pasted in the grid, and the content of the mission is written on it. Each small grid There is a small nail inside, and a small wooden sign the size of a jade pendant is hung on the nail.
"This," Senior Sister Min pointed at the paper on a large wooden sign, said, "What is written on it is a mission. Look, it says thirty wood ginger seeds for making alchemy. The quality must be at least low-grade to mid-grade, and the year must be in Those who are over forty years old, if you are sure that you can find these thirty wood ginger seeds outside, you can take down this small sign, and then go over there..."
Senior Sister Min pointed at the position against the wall. They saw that there were many desks against the wall. There were monks writing and drawing behind them. There were many people waiting beside the desks.
"Take your master's jade pendant and find any senior brother from the Jingshiyuan to write it down for you. This mission will be accepted, but it says it must be completed within twenty days. If the deadline is exceeded, it will be counted as twenty-one If you turn in this mujiangzi on a daily basis, you will be considered as having not completed the mission. At the least, the remuneration for the mission will be deducted, and at the worst, the monthly support will be deducted. However, if it is completed, there will be a reward of eight spiritual stones."
Li Jian nodded after hearing this. In his opinion, eight spiritual stones were already a lot.
"Eight spiritual stones, Senior Sister Min, does it mean that the more you send people inside, the more spiritual stones you will be given?"
The person asking the question was Tang Ping. She had elders and teachers, so naturally she didn't take the eight spiritual stones seriously.
"I'm afraid you think so, Junior Sister Tang, this is the first time for the five of you to go out. Even if you go out more times in the future, don't be greedy for spiritual stone rewards to do some errands that are beyond your ability. Thirty ginger seeds seem to It's simple, but the Zongwai is so big, it's not easy to find them all, and the quality and age must meet the requirements. When you come to hand over the mujiangzi, the senior brothers here are very strict in checking, and there are some tricks in it. , it’s not convenient to go into details here. If you go out to search in the wrong direction, or if other disciples go out to pick them first, you may not be able to find even one wood ginger seed when you go out. This is also true. "
Tang Ping smiled, stuck out her tongue, and nodded.
"Not to mention the first time you go out, even if you go out several times in the future, it is best for the five of you to take on some simple tasks first. It is not difficult to complete them first. Secondly, you can wander around outside more and become familiar with the various places outside the sect. There are various products everywhere, and what kind of troubles each of you will encounter, but don't go to dangerous places. Even if the mission is completed, you may encounter a lot of things outside that you can bring back or use for yourself. Or it would be good to pass it on to others.”
"I do know where several low-level spiritual grasses grow in abundance outside the sect, and there aren't any powerful monsters there. How about you guys start there first?"
Seeing a few people nodding, Senior Sister Min led them to carefully search for the missions on the wooden signs. After walking a short distance in, they picked up five small wooden signs. Those missions required spiritual herbs that Yanxuan knew. , Senior Sister Min told the five people one by one where to go after leaving the sect, and emphatically said where not to go, and then asked the five people to go to the senior brother in Jingshiyuan to record it.
The five small wooden signs were recorded under the names of each of the five of them. The senior brother from Jingshiyuan inspected their sect jade pendants and wrote them down in a thick book.
"Let's do these first when we go out for the first time. I'll give you twenty days to complete them. I estimate that ten days will be enough. Remember not to take risks. Well, it's best not to have any disputes with others. We have been dispatched now. If you go out now, I will give you a ride. Alas, there are always some people who are restless after leaving the sect."
Disciples of the Wuling Sect have rules when leaving the sect to do work for the Jingshi Yuan. They cannot always fly outward in one direction. You must know that it is disrespectful to fly over the caves of the alchemy seniors of various sects in the sect, so it is unusual. Even if the disciples travel within the sect, they still know where to fly, where to avoid, and have certain routes. For a long time, there were only a few places where disciples could leave the sect. However, if there were too many people coming in and out of those places, there would always be people with malicious intentions waiting there.
They bullied the weak and relied on the strength of their numbers to force the small tokens they had received from the Jingshiyuan to the junior fellow students who were passing by. They were asked to do the job, and then they had to take the things they brought back with the small tokens. After sending it back, you can go to Jingshiyuan to collect your reward. If what you bring back cannot complete the mission or if the juniors are unwilling to do things for them, then they will have to follow them in groups and bully others outside.
Senior Sister Min said she wanted to send them out to prevent the five of them from being bullied. After all, even if those bullying Qi Refining disciples didn't know Senior Sister Min, the name of Qixia Mountain plus the double gourd jade buttons on Senior Sister Min's waist would probably No one wants to be embarrassed.
In fact, Qian Chao has a small sign in the inner hall of Chengqi Hall, and even Yanxuan has a small jade gourd hanging on the teacher's jade pendant. The senior sister who is not allergic is still worried that there are too many people who don't open their eyes, so she still sends the five of them over. .
Sure enough, some people gathered there where they left the sect. But this time, they only received a few glances and no one bothered them.
