fairy family

Chapter 90: Become a disciple of Zhu Li, and take up a real position in Yihe Territory (4k words)
Five figures of varying heights and statures sat on the second-floor altar, also sizing up the 150 freshmen in the field.

Yu Que did not hesitate for too long while looking around, and his eyes soon fell on one of them who had a particularly strong and tall figure.

The man's arms were extremely thick, and he exuded a fierce aura, but his features were somewhat delicate, and he did not look like a man.

This person was none other than Zhu Jiaoyu, whom Yu Que had visited several times but failed.

When Yu Que looked at this person, Teacher Zhu's eyes happened to fall on him with a smile on his face.

As the two looked at each other, Yu Que quickly bowed in greeting.

At this time, several other teachers' eyes fell on Yu Que, and a voice rang out on the altar:

"The top spot on the list is missing. I am Xu Mingfeng. I practice the Kitchen God's lineage and am particularly good at wind and fire techniques. I heard that you are already a cultivator. Would you like to practice with me?"

"My name is Lan Chu. I follow the lineage of the Medicine King. We are all from the same family in refining medicine. Do you want to practice with me?"

"I am the Mountain Ghost of Meng, you can call me Old Ghost Meng. I naturally practice the Dharma of the King of Hell. You can also practice with me. What do you think? Do you like me?"

At that moment, three of the five teachers took the initiative to invite Yu Que to become their student.

When the freshmen around heard this, even though they all knew that Yu Que was the top of the list and that it was only natural that this should be the case, they all looked sideways in surprise and envy for a moment.

However, Yu Que knew that not only three teachers were interested in him, but four.

Although Teacher Zhu did not say anything on the surface and just smiled, his spiritual consciousness had already spread to Yu Que's ears and he said, "Please take me as your master."

As for the five teachers, the only one who did not recruit for the remaining vacancies was one of the examiners during the county examination, Madam Red Snake.

This person had once had friction with Yu Que in the examination room. She probably thought that even if she tried to recruit him, Yu Que would not choose her as a teacher, so she was too lazy to speak up.

And somehow, Yu Que found that the way this woman looked at him was even more scrutinizing and cold than when the exam was over, and she didn't like him very much.

Several thoughts were swirling in Yu Que's mind. Without any hesitation, he stood up from the altar and bowed to the three teachers who had spoken out to recruit him.
"My student's qualifications are limited. Thank you three teachers for your kindness."

Then he bowed to the burly Teacher Zhu and said respectfully:
"I have a student shortage and would like to ask Master Zhu to be my master. I wonder if Master Zhu is willing to accept me as a student?"

When he said this, especially when he called out the three words "Teacher Zhu", the teachers who had spoken just now were all stunned, and then there was a look of surprise or understanding in their eyes.

As a result, Zhu Jiaoyu heard it himself, and spoke in a humming voice, saying reservedly: "My name is Zhu Li, and I practice the Dharma of Lord Ma. Do you really want to take me as your master?"

Since this person cares about face, I will give him enough face.

He bowed again and said sincerely:

"If it weren't for the teacher's kindness, how could I have the opportunity to get involved in the immortal path. Although I have only been here for a few days, I have been practicing under the teacher's guidance and my mind has been opened. I have already made up my mind that once I enter the county school, I must take Mr. Zhu as my teacher!"

"Hahaha!" Upon hearing this, Teacher Zhu showed a look of satisfaction on his face and immediately slapped his thigh heavily.

She stood up suddenly, pointed at Yu Que, and shouted: "In this case, I will accept you as my student!"

Afterwards, Instructor Zhu bowed to his colleagues on both sides and said, "Thank you for letting me go. It was my student who was rude just now. Please raise your hands."

The guy who called himself "Meng Laogui" snorted when he heard this:

"That boy is not rude. I think you are the one who is rude. Since you have had a relationship with this boy for a long time, just speak out."

Teacher Xu Mingfeng sighed:
"This boy is already a cultivator at such a young age. To be honest, any one of us four present is more suitable than you to teach him. You are a builder at the Mawang Temple, and you are wasting such a talented person."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Jiaoyu laughed again and said nonchalantly:
"It's just the ninth stage of cultivation. It doesn't mean that you have to follow the same lineage. I'm just his master, and I can teach him magic and how to temper his muscles and bones. Who in the county school can surpass me in teaching?"

She waved her hand and said, "Besides, this boy's ancestral temple has not yet been opened. Who knows, the ancestral temple that is opened may just happen to be related to my Mawang Temple."

What Teacher Zhu said is true.

In fact, Yu Que had consulted Huang Guishan long ago and asked about his choice of master after entering the county school.

Huang Guishan's original statement was almost the same as what Zhu Jiaoyu said. They both said that in the ninth level, the only means that the immortals could use was "divine attack", mainly by asking the household gods to possess the body and show their spirits.

At this stage, the focus is on the physical body.

Even though Yu Que possessed spiritual consciousness, Huang Guishan did not recommend that Yu Que pursue spells such as water and fire in advance. Instead, he suggested that he at least complete five physical body spells, that is, to raise five household gods related to the physical body. Only in this way can he consolidate his physical body and lay the foundation for future practice.

As for which five subjects to practice specifically and what their respective functions are, I will find out after I enter the county school and ask the teacher in detail.

After all, Huang Guishan himself is only a ninth-rank immortal, and it is rare for him to have a rough understanding of some general principles.

There were many other things that the other party was not sure about and did not dare to say for fear of misleading Yu Que.

Therefore, Huang Guishan’s only suggestion was to let Yu Que choose someone he liked as his teacher, and choose the instructor with whom he had a good relationship!
On the altar.

Upon hearing this, the other teachers looked helpless, sighed softly, and said nothing more.

On the contrary, Madam Red Snake, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly smiled charmingly and said, "It turns out that Sister Zhu and this year's number one have a predestined relationship. No wonder Sister Zhu single-handedly brought this boy to the top."

She said to Yu Que: "Yu family boy, you must remember Sister Zhu's kindness."

This woman was clearly trying to please Teacher Zhu with her words, reminding Yu Que to remember to be grateful.

But somehow, Yu Que felt something strange when he heard these words.

He also keenly noticed that among the other students in the front row, someone could not help but turn his head to look at him again with a gloomy look after hearing what he said.

Yu Que hesitated for a moment. He just noted the man's position and did not say anything to respond to Hongshe. He continued to stand there quietly.

At the side, Teacher Zhu heard the words, and her smiling face suddenly lost a lot of joy.

Teacher Zhu didn't even look at Madam Red Snake, but just said indifferently:

"The Red Snake Instructor is exaggerating. The top spot on the list is decided by the entire Academy of Degrees and the Academic Director. How can I, Zhu, be so worthy as to raise my hand?"

After replying, Zhu immediately waved towards Yu Que:

"Yuque, since you have accepted me as your mage and you are at the top of the list, you are naturally the leader of Zhu's class. Come here, today the apprenticeship affairs of this sect will be handled by you."

Although the county school teacher is not as important as the "master", he is also an extremely important person.

Yu Que naturally did not dare to delay, and hurriedly walked out, stood under Teacher Zhu, and took the documents and writing materials from him.

Next.

After Yu Que had completed his apprenticeship, the teachers began to speak up and recruit other new students present.

Among them, the female teacher named Lanchu spoke up:

"Xie Qingjie, come here too and help with the registration."

"Yes, I thank you, teacher." One after another, figures stood up from the altar and fell under the command of the Five Directions Instructor. There was nothing unusual.

The only thing that made Yu Que's eyes waver was that he discovered that the student who looked at him more when he was ordained and became his disciple was actually the same person.

Moreover, this boy happened to be serving under Madam Red Snake, becoming what the other party called the "squad leader".

The other party bowed and said, "Student Ji Yiqiu, greetings to Teacher Hongshe."

Yu Que silently memorized the three words "Ji Yi Qiu" in his heart.

After the teachers had accepted the students they liked, the other new students on the altar could no longer hold back.

Everyone was whispering to each other, and one after another students bravely stood up and walked quickly towards a certain instructor.

Facing the remaining people, the five teachers did not express much. They accepted one person after another and did not expel any of them.

Because of the remaining space, many students rushed to Teacher Zhu to become his disciples, such as the eight people who had performed brilliantly in the ghost test with him before.

So the number of students on Teacher Zhu's side was the first to reach thirty.

At this time, Zhu Jiaoyu rejected the remaining people and said:
"You all have no destiny with me, so go and become my disciple from other teachers."

This made the freshmen realize that each instructor would only accept thirty students, and the candidates who were still hesitating in the field immediately stood up and became disciples.

A moment later, the 150 freshmen on the field each found their place.

The five teachers bowed to each other and led the students to the corresponding classrooms.

Next, there was another busy period of chores.

The freshmen familiarized themselves with the county school, chatted with each other, and the masters explained the teaching syllabus one by one... and so on.

It was late at night when Instructor Zhu saw that the weather was just right, so he led Yu Que and others to the back mountain of the county school, to a cemetery.

At this time, there were other teachers leading their students to the cemetery, wandering among the graves, as if they were sweeping the graves, but more like digging and robbing graves.

"This is the C-type tomb complex in the county school. You can each pick one and use it as a place to stay."

Teacher Zhu pointed at the grave and shouted:
"From now on, this will be your meditation room. If you dislike this place, you can move out on your own.

In addition to this place, there are also tombs with the number of Yi and the number of Jia in the county school, which correspond to the second and third year students respectively. If you earn merit in the future, you can also pay to move in in advance.

Correspondingly, if you fail the exams in the future, even if you are a sophomore, you may still have to continue living here with the freshmen."

These words immediately opened the eyes of the freshmen.

They had never imagined that such a famous county student was actually living in such a desolate mountain and cemetery, competing with the dead for a house.

But soon, the freshmen came forward and discovered the wonders of the tomb.

"Hey, the Yin energy here is even stronger than my family's century-old ancestral tomb!"

Some people were brave enough to push open an empty tomb and walked in. A buzzing voice came from the tomb: "Everyone, this is quite spacious. There is a sarcophagus... Teacher, there is someone in the coffin!"

The other party jumped out again with a nervous look on his face.

Upon hearing this, Zhu frowned and glanced into the tomb, then he relaxed his brows and laughed:

"That's not a human! It's a corpse puppet that your senior left for you to keep you company.

You've got a good deal, kid. Living with this tombmate will make the Yin energy in this tomb at least 10% stronger. By the way, remember not to move around casually, otherwise once the corpse moves, the formation will become ineffective, and you'll have to find someone to set it up again."

The freshmen immediately started talking about it.

Yu Que mixed in the crowd and took a few more glances.

But his expression was calm.

He simply used the grave as his house and the coffin as his bed. He had already lived like this under the Fuji family ancestral hall for more than half a month and had long been accustomed to it.

Yu Que only muttered in his heart: "No wonder the secret room under the Fu Family Ancestral Hall is also like a tomb. It seems that the old ghost is probably imitating the county school dormitory."

Just as Yu Que was looking around and planning to find a grave for himself, Teacher Zhu suddenly pointed at him and said:

"Yuque, you follow me. The rest of you can choose your own tomb. After you choose, please inform the gravekeeper and register it."

Yu Que was slightly stunned, and quickly responded: "Yes."

He had some guesses in his mind, suspecting that Instructor Zhu was going to give him special treatment.

The other freshmen were the same and looked at Yu Que with even more envy.

After Yu Que's back disappeared, they all came to their senses and rushed around in the tomb, trying to find a tomb that contained the relics of their predecessors.

the other side.

Just when Yu Que thought that Teacher Zhu would lead him to the so-called "Tomb Chamber A and B" or the other party's mansion and let him live together, Teacher Zhu suddenly ran with him through the back mountain of the county school for a full quarter of an hour and came to an unknown river.

All I saw was a clear, cold white water river, shimmering in the night. It meandered out from the mountains, with strange rocks and cliffs on both sides, and no human habitation.

Teacher Zhu stood by the river with his hands behind his back and sighed:
"You are lucky, kid. You got a real job right after entering the school. Thirty miles ahead of here and thirty steps to the left and right of the river bank are all within your patrol range."

"Ok??"

When Yu Que heard this, his eyelids twitched.

He took a deep breath, suppressed his emotions, and said in a deep voice:

"Sir, are you saying that this is the area where the students' duties are located, and that the students' duties are not just empty titles, but real ones?!"

The so-called "empty position" refers to a position with a location, responsibilities and an official title, but it is just a nice-sounding and empty name, and there is no corresponding power or authority. The person can only receive a corresponding salary.

The so-called "real position" refers to the corresponding jurisdiction area or place of the official position. In addition to receiving incense and salary, the official position can also govern a place, a street, a temple, etc., that is, it has a "territory."

Teacher Zhu nodded:
"That's right. For the next three years. No, for the rest of your life, as long as you can pass the assessment every five years and don't cause the wrath of heaven and people, this stretch of the river will always be your territory."

The other party looked at Yu Que with a smile and said, "But I don't think you will spend your whole life in this ditch, being a loach river god."

Once the immortals take charge of the mountains and water, they become like mountain and river gods to the world.

But Yu Que was so overjoyed at this moment that he did not even hear the encouraging words that Teacher Zhu said afterwards. He stared at the small Baishui River under the night sky with his eyes wide open, his heart filled with excitement.

“Haha!” Yu Que couldn’t help but laugh in his heart: “I thought the top spot was just an empty title, I didn’t expect such a good thing to happen.”

(End of this chapter)