"Dad, it doesn't matter if she is a stupid girl. Her appearance is too similar to that of the one in the temple. She was raised to such a big age by the old lady who worked as a miscellaneous worker. If she keeps it, I'm afraid she will be... It will become a disaster."
Beitang Li Le has been out for a few years. If back then he was just using his father's status as an elder to be arrogant and domineering, now that he has come back, he is much more mature and knows how to manipulate people's hearts.
It's just that his attitude towards the silly girl in the woodshed changed from being a nasty tease when he was a child, to a vicious one that wants people to die.
Even the Beitang elder who had his own agenda was surprised by his daughter's sudden change: "I wanted to kill her when she was picked up. You were unwilling when you were a child, so why are you willing now?"
"In those days, if the old woman brought in someone from outside Shuiyue Palace, even if they were eliminated together, no one would be qualified to comment." In the eyes of the Beitang elders, the good times of those years have passed, and now in the Whatever you do, it just seems too deliberate.
And it is not difficult to see from these words that there must have been some unspeakable story between the elder Beitang and the old woman in the woodshed, so that it is no longer possible for the elder Beitang to be with the latter now. Despite the threat, he still has no intention of letting it go.
"But if I continue to use this as an excuse to find fault with them, I'm afraid I will lose my prestige in the eyes of everyone in the palace..."
Beitang Lile didn't know what kind of stimulation she got when she went out this time. She no longer behaved as stupidly as before. Without the elder Beitang saying anything, she sat down on a chair aside and said with a smile: "Isn't this easy? "
Seeing his precious daughter's behavior that was not considered polite, the Beitang elder was just stunned, but he allowed it. Then he heard Beitang Li Le say again: "It's time to accept the outer disciples. At that time, the whole palace gathered together."
"Whether you come or not, isn't it the same as your fault?"
If Beitang Lile's scheming was applied to ordinary people, people who would be called parents would definitely be frightened. But when it came to Elder Beitang, it naturally turned out to be a good thing, and it only made the latter feel that their daughter had grown up. , finally inheriting his own mantle.
The father and daughter had a plan, and immediately gathered those disciples who had signed up to come to Shuiyue Palace to become outer disciples, and moved the ceremony forward.
"It's almost half a month away, why is it suddenly so early?"
Many people who came to apply to join the outer sect in advance were panicked. This was a major event in life. Although it would not have any big effect sooner or later, it still caught everyone off guard.
"That's all, that's all, die early and be reborn early. Success or failure has already been a given. Even if it's a few days early, it won't change anything!"
There are those who are upset, and there are those who are open-minded. After all, everyone has different purposes for coming to Shuiyue Palace, and their moods at this time are bound to be different, so they gather in one place noisily.
The ones who are troubled are not only the group who want to enter the outer gate of Shuiyue Palace, but also the two people in the woodshed. Although Li Lan couldn't help but feel worried, her face looked as calm as if she didn't know anything. On the other hand, the grandma was already spinning around like ants on a hot pot.
"It's a good thing that you are hiding here. If there is any problem, I will be kicked out with you, old lady, and you will always have a way out." I have to say that grandma is really kind-hearted. In order to consider Li Lan, she has already thought of What should I do if I am kicked out?
"I'll go with grandma!"
Seeing the silly girl she had raised for more than ten years tugging at her sleeves and refusing to let go, grandma felt helpless and sad: "Please be a good boy. Normally you listen to what I say, old lady. What happened today!"
"My child, don't you want to live anymore?"
Li Lan wanted to say something back at this time, that he just wanted to survive so he went with them - according to what the grandmother said, the Beitang elders and their family had some plans, and now they have advanced the ceremony of accepting disciples. If it were said Without purpose, that would be a miracle!
"Grandma, take me there!" Since he chose to pretend to be stupid, he had no choice but to continue pretending. Li Lan didn't care about his own image, and asked grandma to take him with him, "Silly girl now. I can already draw Qi into my body!”
Li Lan knew that if she didn't go, grandma might not be able to cope with it. If you go, you can give it a try, maybe you can find a turning point in things.
Since she had issues with the Beitang elder, grandma still chose to stay in Shuiyue Palace, which meant that there must be people in Shuiyue Palace who were capable of competing with the Beitang elder.
"Grandma, take silly girl with you!"
Grandma understands that even if she doesn’t take Shaya with her, she may not be able to save the lives of the two of them from the Beitang elder who will definitely take revenge. Since Shaya insists on going, she is afraid that she will call someone if she doesn’t take him with her. Running away secretly is the real danger.
"Okay, okay, grandma will take Shaya..."
Everyone gathered and stood still, and the elder of Beitang spoke: "The recruitment ceremony for the outer disciples of Shuiyue Palace is held today in advance. It is also to see your character. The road of cultivation is long and difficult. If even this little change cannot happen, If we deal with it, there will be no great achievements in the future.”
These high-sounding nonsense, the Beitang elder said it perfectly. As for whether everyone listened to it or not, no one dared to show it.
"Everyone, come up one by one. As long as you can make my Shuiyue Palace sword move, you can enter the outer gate of my Shuiyue Palace."
On the plate above, it was clear that they were the same five items that were used to ask Yueying to prove her identity that day, but naturally no manipulation had been done to them. Looking at it from a distance, Li Lan was curious about how this thing worked.
"Wait!" Originally, the ceremony was still going on in an orderly manner. Li Lan could see the secret behind it. Unexpectedly, Beitang Li Le suddenly stopped and said, "You!"
Everyone followed Beitang Li Le's gaze and when they saw Li Lan and Na Po, they saw Beitang Li Le walking down from the stage before they had time to start a discussion.
Seeing Beitang Li Le's menacing appearance, the people who didn't know the truth made way for a clear path leading to the two of them. Zhijiu taught the former to walk in front of the two of them as if he was being held in high esteem by the stars.
"Are you from Shuiyue Palace? Why haven't I seen you?" Beitang Li Le's words were obviously aimed at Li Lan, but they made the grandmother standing beside her worried.
"Has anyone seen her on weekdays? If not...how did you get into Shuiyue Palace?"
With his father's identity, Beitang Lile's status in Shuiyue Palace is also not low. Even though many people are dissatisfied with him, they have to deal with it in order to survive in Shuiyue Palace.
Before grandma could even think of how to explain to Li Lan, Beitang Li Le followed closely and said, "Come up with me!"
"Since none of you know you, it would be fine if you passed this verification. If not..."
"I know her!" Grandma blurted out before she could continue thinking about how to save the two of her, "This silly girl has been living with me!"
"Oh? Do you know her?" Beitang Li Le knew that there was a dispute between the old woman in front of her and her father. Although she had to restrain herself in front of everyone, she had already planned how to solve it together.
"You have to know that the elders can find out whether this person is registered in Shuiyue Palace." Knowing that threats are of no value to the idiot in front of him, Beitang Lile said this for everyone present, " If you protect this outsider..."
"At that time, if they are just outsiders, it will be fine. They will just be expelled together. But if there are spies coming to Shuiyue Palace, according to the palace rules, neither of you will survive!"
The rules of Shuiyue Palace are to prevent immortals who take evil paths and are possessed by demons from coming to Shuiyue Palace to harm people. However, now they are used by the Beitang family to do such things which are tantamount to using public affairs for personal gain, causing people to suffer. It sounds really ridiculous.
When he had finished what he wanted to tell everyone, Beitang Lile turned around and said to Li Lan: "Please stop!"
Nowadays, Li Lan still wants to maintain his "silly" persona, so he naturally plays coy and pretends that he doesn't understand anything, grabbing his sleeve and twisting it around on his fingertips.
"Sister, what do you mean?" Li Lan looked around blankly with her big eyes, "What do you want me to do?"
"Please? Big sister, do you want to treat me to something delicious? Or do you want me to treat big sister?"
"No, no, I...I don't have any money."
Li Lan made such a fuss, and everyone around him was anxiously waiting to go up for the test. Those who entered the outer gate of Shuiyue Palace were naturally anxious and chattering non-stop.
This time, Beitang Lile, who was already so angry that she wanted to pull Li Lan secretly, woke up. She quickly relaxed her grip, but she didn't expect that Li Lan sat down on the ground and started crying.
"Wow... big sister scratched me!"
During this chaotic moment, someone suddenly emerged from the clouds and flew down, regardless of the surrounding restrictions.
"Who is this person?"
"Look at those clothes, I guess you're not waiting for someone else!"
The Beitang elder on the stage was really angry. The group of newcomers to Shuiyue Palace in the audience really didn't take him seriously and were talking under his nose!
"Yan..." The elder of Beitang on the stage tried to speak, but the person below the stage ignored him, causing the person above him to make a fuss.
Taking advantage of this moment, Li Lan got a big deal. Renerren, who was still crying just now, saw the face of the person clearly and subconsciously murmured: "Master."
I don’t know whether it’s because we were destined to be destined for each other, or because there was a lot of commotion at Li Lan’s side. The man who just arrived also looked at Li Lan and said, “I see that this girl is destined to me, take her away.” Become an apprentice."
The person who came here said that he was going to help Li Lan, who was already covered in dust on the ground. Seeing that there was no response, Beitang Lile stepped aside and blocked the caller's hand, which was quite embarrassing.
Seeing this, the Beitang elder did not blame his daughter. Instead, he echoed the latter's actions: "She is a stupid girl. How about replacing her with another one, Senior Brother Yan Ning?"
"After all, Senior Brother Yan Ning is now the most senior person in my Shuiyue Palace. If I accept such a silly girl and spread the word, I am afraid that I will also lose the face of Shuiyue Palace, right?"
Elder Beitang was sure that Li Qingning would give up accepting Li Lan as his apprentice out of consideration for Shuiyue Palace. In the latter's eyes, this elder Beitang was just anxious...
He is anxious, he is anxious, he is indeed anxious! Li Lan complained in her heart: Since so many students had just been tested before, they must have had no time to do anything. It was just a test. I guess it was no different from those who tested spiritual roots in the past, so she had nothing to be afraid of...
"I have been in seclusion all these years, but I wonder when Shuiyue Palace changed its surname to Beitang?" The two have been dealing with each other for so many years. The elder Beitang is familiar with Li Qingning, and it is impossible for Li Qingning not to know the purpose of the former.
Elder Li is kind, not stupid! Everyone has made their own agenda obvious. Is it useful to think back on my tolerance back then? Since it was useless, Elder Li simply refused to save face for the Beitang family.
"What does Elder Li mean by this? The palace owner's whereabouts are still unknown, and he has left no heirs. Now we are just in charge of Shuiyue Palace." Elder Beitang thought that Shuiyue Palace's surname was Beitang, but he didn't solve it. Elder Li and the others in front of him are just like idiots talking in their dreams.
The more guilty a person is, the better they are at doing things that the evildoer will complain about first, thinking that they can seize the opportunity and gain the advantage of preempting others: "If Elder Li said this, wouldn't it trap my Beitang family?" righteous?"
"Since Shuiyue Palace is not named Beitang, you are not qualified to stop me from recruiting disciples?" Elder Li is indifferent to worldly affairs, but he is not stupid. He is very clear about Elder Beitang's ambitions, so the latter said After saying this, he also fell into Elder Li's hands.
"Elder Li, father and I didn't mean this. It's you who are overthinking." I have to say that Beitang Lile went out to find some master to cultivate the art of speaking. , he put the responsibility on Elder Li in just a few words.
"But, even if Elder Li plans to accept a disciple, please ask this silly girl to pass the external examination of Shuiyue Palace before making any plans... Otherwise, even if outsiders don't know, I'm afraid everyone present will have to target this silly girl in the future. Already..."
Beitang Lile's move of retreating into advancement is indeed quite capable. It's a pity that Elder Li has a skill that can't be obtained only by word of mouth and not by relying on exercises books. He can see what kind of spiritual energy is in other people's bodies without any magic weapon.
In other words, the only person present who can see through Li Lan's pretense is Elder Li.
"Okay." Elder Li took it easy, but Beitang Li Le thought that the former didn't know about this silly girl's situation.
On the other hand, the Beitang elder on the stage couldn't help but feel troubled when he thought of Li Qingning's technique that he had been thinking about for a long time but had not learned from his master.
"Stick? Wood!" Li Lan, who was brought to the stage, didn't waste any time and obediently put his hand on the tray. It's just that the result seems a little unsatisfactory...
"She is indeed a spy sent by other sects."
The Beitang elder was about to question Li Qingning in the audience, but saw the latter's old god was there, and everyone present saw the same flaming red knife flying out of the tray.
Then, only the sword symbolizing the Water Moon Palace remained on the tray. Regardless of the rules set by the Beitang elders in advance, the gossip in the audience completely ceased.
(End of chapter)
