Chapter Twenty-Five Entanglement
The previous one has been exploded, from tenth to ninth! Thank you brothers and sisters, there will be another chapter tonight, brothers and sisters give me more strength!
Xu Ziyuan knew the weight of these four people in the outer hall, and she didn't know what it meant for them to come together. She couldn't help but feel apprehensive. However, she had to face whatever was coming her way, and the worst-case scenario was that they would want all thirty or so of them to participate in the war against the demonic beast. Since she was going anyway, she didn't have any fear in her heart. She bowed her hands towards the four people who were approaching slowly and said:
"Little sister has met four senior brothers and sisters."
At this time, Xu Gan and others had already walked to the front, and the new disciples who were surrounding the gate of Xu Ziyuan stepped aside, leaving a path in the middle. Xu Gan and his three companions walked straight to the front of Xu Ziyuan, slightly cupped their hands and said:
"Zi Yan sister, this time we came because of a family order."
"As expected, you've come for this matter." Xǔ Zǐyān's heart was at ease, and she smiled as she looked at the four people in front of her.
Xu Ziyuan's expression didn't change in the slightest, with only a deep calmness, an extremely deep calmness. However, those new disciples were completely different, each and every one of them looking at Xu Gan and the others with fearful and resentful eyes. Xu Gan and the others also saw the expressions of those new disciples, slightly curling their lips in disdain. But when they saw Xu Ziyuan's calmness, they couldn't help but feel a bit of admiration in their hearts, thinking to themselves:
"I had heard it from subordinates before, but I still had some doubts in my heart. Now that I've seen it with my own eyes, indeed there is some grandeur to it."
Then the expressions and tones of the four people became much more respectful, Xu Dongxue "heh heh" laughed and stepped forward with a majestic demeanor, saying with a spring breeze on her face:
"Zi Yan sister, the family has given an order that we need to send out 500 disciples from our outer halls. Tomorrow, we will go with the family to Tongyu Valley outside the city to block the demonic beasts. We four people discussed it and decided that each of our sects would send out 120 people, so there would be a total of 480 disciples. The remaining 20 disciples can be made up by your new junior disciples. What do you think?"
As soon as Xu Dongxue's words fell, the new disciples' faces changed greatly. There were only thirty or so of them in total, and now twenty people would be leaving at once, which was more than half. Moreover, these new disciples had low cultivation levels, all being at the fifth or sixth level of later heaven. The one with the highest cultivation level was Xu Ziyuan alone, who was currently at the seventh level of later heaven.
What's more important is that they had already fallen out with these old disciples as soon as they entered the outer hall, so if they followed the army to go on an expedition, those old disciples would definitely not take care of them. On a battlefield filled with demonic beasts, wouldn't they only have a dead end? Therefore, they all looked at Xu Ziyuan with fearful and pitiful eyes, hoping that she could take charge for themselves.
Xu Ziyanyan also saw their expressions, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart. Being so afraid of death is just living to be a hundred years old, what progress would that bring? It's still just a clothes rack, a feces-making machine!
Suddenly, Xu Ziyuan's eyes lit up, and she saw Xu Qingshuang. In the midst of a terrified expression, Xu Qingshuang's calmness was particularly eye-catching. She was not only calm but also very cold! Very quiet!
Xu Ziyuan knew in her heart that she couldn't refuse Xu Dongxue's request, or else she would lose the great righteousness and be abandoned by her family. The current Xu Ziyuan was no longer the same as when she first arrived here; she had gained a lot of understanding about this world. She knew how important it was for a cultivator to have a strong family backing them up. Without the support of her family, it would be very difficult to stand out and make a name for herself.
However, Xu Ziyuan couldn't make decisions for those new disciples either. She hadn't established a sect and those new disciples weren't her subordinates; she didn't have the right to make decisions on their behalf, in other words, she also didn't have that obligation. Thus, Xu Ziyuan slightly bowed towards Xu Dongxue and said:
"Winter Snow Shifu, I'm different from you all. I don't have a gang and they're not my underlings. I have no right to make decisions for them. All I can guarantee is that I'll go to battle with the family."
"Oh?"
Xu Dongxue unexpectedly glanced at Xu Ziyuan, and then burst out laughing. Then his face changed, and he turned to the new disciples, saying with a serious expression:
"Did you all hear what Sister Ziyanyan said?"
As soon as the words fell, Xu Dongxue's gaze swept over the crowd with majesty, and those new disciples felt a wave of despair in their hearts. At the same time, they were afraid, but also harbored some resentment towards Xu Ziyuan.
Xu Ziyuan couldn't help but sigh inwardly as she saw the expressions of the crowd. She knew that from now on, these new disciples would harbor resentment towards her in their hearts and would never be close to her like they were before. Xu Ziyuan wasn't afraid of this, though - the people in front of her were destined to be fleeting guests in her life, and she believed that it wouldn't take long for them to have no connection with her whatsoever. However, since they had been close to her once, Xu Ziyuan thought to herself that if she could help them a little, then she would do so.
Xu Ziyuan's intention was not to plead for them, but to encourage them, hoping they could overcome their inner fears and head to the demon beast battlefield. Through battle, they would temper themselves and seek a breakthrough. If these new disciples were intimidated this time, then their hearts were no longer suitable for cultivation. What is cultivating immortality? It's contending with Heaven! Without great courage and grandeur, how could one successfully cultivate?
Moreover, Xu Dongxue's words were clearly provocative, and once these people were provoked by Xu Dongxue to harbor resentment towards themselves, they would definitely be used as cannon fodder if they joined their camp. This had nothing to do with Xu Ziyuan originally, and Xu Ziyuan didn't care about it either. However, Xu Ziyuan was unwilling to be used as a gun or tool by others.
Then, Xu Ziyuan stepped forward, attracting the attention of the new disciples, and said calmly:
"Fellow brothers and sisters of the same sect, our strength is inferior, and we are also at the bottom in the outer hall. We are far behind the four leaders including Winter Snow Shifu, but I want to say that if the gap between us and Winter Snow Shifu is like heaven and earth, then I'd like to ask, how do they compare to the disciples of the inner hall?"
Many new disciples let out a soft "ah" and thought to themselves, "Yes, compared to the Four Greats, we are nothing. But they too, when compared to the inner sect disciples, probably aren't anything either!"
Xu Dongxue was interrupted by Xu Ziyuan, and she felt a bit displeased in her heart, but it didn't show on her face. She thought to herself:
"No matter what you say, you'll have to make up the number of twenty people with nineteen others when leaving the city. In the outer hall, you received special training from your family, but once you reach Tongyu Valley, a big battle will erupt and it will be chaotic. At that time, they'll send you to the most dangerous place, let's see if you can make it back alive!"
New and old friends, if you feel that this book is still short of words, then just keep it for now. You can go take a look at my previous book "Phoenix Chirps in Song", the link is below.
