Hidden moth

Chapter 171 Gifts for Guests

Over the years, many people have tried to become Lin Qingshuang's apprentice, and many of them were introduced by senior masters in the sect. It is hard to say what their intentions were, as Lin Qingshuang confiscated them all.

It was not until she met He Kao in Qiyuan last year that Lin Qingshuang decided to accept him as her disciple. However, he was unexpectedly snatched away by some shameless elders of the Zongfa Hall, which made Lin Qingshuang very depressed.

People are so strange. They either don't want to accept disciples because they always feel uneasy. But once they have the idea, they always think about it and feel that they really need a successor.

So He Kao brought Meng Ya to her, and the method he used was very thoughtful. He first told Lin Qingshuang the story of Meng Ya, which made Lin Qingshuang very interested.

Then He Kao asked Meng Ya to teach Xiao Pang how to practice the art of observing the body, and said that if Xiao Pang could get started, he would give the two of them a chance and introduce them to a real senior of the Guan Shen school.

These words were said in front of Lin Qingshuang, because Lin Qingshuang was listening next door, but He Kao didn't know that Ye Fenghuang was also present.

He Kao guessed that Lin Qingshuang would not be able to suppress her curiosity and would secretly observe the two of them, and he guessed right!

As long as Lin Qingshuang was observing secretly, she would lose control after a while. Asking Meng Ya, a novice, to teach Xiao Pang the art of observing his body would definitely lead to many inaccuracies, and Lin Qingshuang couldn't help but show up in person to teach him.

As long as Lin Qingshuang takes the initiative to show up, the next thing will be a natural process, and Xiaopang will just have to officially join.

The villa has no walls and is integrated with the surrounding mountains and fields. The garden-style design, combined with the natural mountains, rivers, forests, springs, waterfalls and strange rocks, makes it a place for spiritual practice away from the hustle and bustle.

Unfortunately, Lin Qingshuang rarely stays here on weekdays and spends most of her time seeing patients in the pharmacy. She is a third-level healer of the Guanshen Sect, and the most important practice for her is not to live in seclusion in the mountains.

However, today's disciple-accepting ceremony was held in this "Qihuang Lingyuan", which was to show the master's strength to the two disciples and to facilitate the reception of guests who came to watch the ceremony.

Lin Qingshuang did not spread the news widely. Only some people who knew the situation came to inquire about it, but there were still quite a few people who came.

Qian Guran and Yao Shaolan came of course, and He Kao's newly recognized second uncle Xiao Guangnian also came.

It happened that Xiao Guangnian had finished his business in Acheng, so he actually learned to drive like the young people and went on a self-driving tour. He drove for more than half a month, enjoying the mountains and rivers, and finally arrived at Qiyuan.

According to the old man, he came to return the car to He Kao, because He Kao had left the car in Acheng last time, and the second uncle drove it back for him... He happened to hear about Lin Qingshuang accepting a disciple.

Regarding Acheng's affairs, Ye Hui owed a favor to Xiao Guangnian. When he heard that the old man had come to Jiangnan, Ye Hui also rushed to pay his respects and receive him. So he also heard that... he brought all his disciples and Wu Yanjun to watch the ceremony and congratulate.

Including his daughter Ye Yuxuan, Ye Hui has a total of five disciples who have already started practicing, which is considered quite a lot in the sect. Together with his nephew Xiao Wu, there are seven of them and a minibus.

Gong Xiaodong, the deacon of Guanshen Sect, and Wei Luo, the deacon of Lingxi Sect, were also here. They were the two guests with the highest cultivation level at the scene.

Some time ago, the Shumen sent three deacons to investigate the case of Ren Zhongqing killing Jin Lubo, and the clan law hall issued a Jianghu order to hunt down Ren Zhongqing. As a result, Ren Zhongqing was dealt with by Qian Guran in Qiyuan.

The three deacons came to Qiyuan one after another to verify the situation, and gave money to the reward offered by the Shumen, and happened to hear the news.

Yu Shangzheng, the deacon of Xinpan Sect, had only verbally asked Gong Xiaodong to convey his congratulations and hadn't sent any gifts. This was normal, as their relationship wasn't that close. It was also said that Yu Shangzheng had recently accepted a disciple, but he hadn't invited Lin Qingshuang and the others to attend the ceremony.

But Gong Xiaodong will definitely come. The eldest sister of the sect has finally agreed to accept a disciple, so of course he wants to join in the fun. This is also a good opportunity to get closer.

Gong Xiaodong had been to Qihuang Lingyuan a long time ago and had led his disciples to collect spiritual herbs there many times, so he went there directly in advance.

As for Deacon Wei, she was driven by He Kao and came with the second uncle. Xiao Guangnian was her uncle from the same sect.

A high-ranking sorcerer from the Guanshen Sect had also arrived: Jin Luyuan, the victim in the Ren Zhongqing case. He had come to Qiyuan specifically to express his gratitude to Qian Guran, and upon hearing about this, they had both rushed to Hengzhou.

Did you notice a problem? There's a strange guy among these people, He Kao.

He Kao was not an open disciple of the Shu Sect, or rather, he was just a visitor, but everyone knew this tacitly and no one mentioned it to his face.

In fact, he can also be regarded as a junior who came out with the second uncle to see the world. Didn’t Ye Hui bring six juniors with him?

Although Lin Qingshuang has paid little attention to the affairs of the Shu Sect in recent years, her potential influence is not small, especially in the Guanshen Sect. If she is willing to publicize it, the villa will probably not be able to accommodate all the guests who come to congratulate her.

The characteristics of the body-viewing technique are that even if one cannot get started with the foundation-building chapter, it can still help to strengthen the body. After getting started, the various advanced rituals designed by the ancestors are mostly related to guiding disciples in their cultivation.

Therefore, the Guan Shen Sect had the largest number of disciples among the seven major sects, accounting for almost one-third of the total. Many people, upon hearing the news, would send a gift, regardless of whether they had dealt with it before, and take the opportunity to come and recognize the sect and make themselves known.

Lin Qingshuang could certainly foresee this, so she did not publicize it. All the guests who were able to attend today were destined to be here.

Although Lin Qingshuang did not notify others, she informed her senior brother. If she still had any dissatisfaction in her heart today, it was because she blamed Ye Fenghuang for not coming in person. She only asked Deacon Gong Xiaodong to deliver a gift.

The so-called ceremony was mainly to witness the event, but it also meant giving gifts. The gifts were not for Lin Qingshuang, but for the two disciples Huang Si and Meng Ya.

But who knows them? Everyone is here because of Master Lin Qingshuang.

There are also upper limits on gifts. The unspoken rule is that you cannot directly give magical instruments as a gift, because that would steal the master's limelight... Of course, usually no one would be that generous.

He Kao didn't know what was going on. Seeing Gong Xiaodong take the lead in taking out four gifts, two for Elder Ye and two for himself, and gave them to Xiaopang and Mengya respectively, he suddenly realized that he seemed to have come empty-handed.

Of all the people present, he was the most familiar with these two new disciples and had the closest relationship with them. They were so close that he forgot to give them gifts. He quickly asked Wei Luo privately, "I forgot to bring a gift. Can I come back and make it up?"

Xiao Guangnian heard this from behind and laughed, "You and Xiao Luo don't need to do that. You are considered my juniors. I just need to give each of you a gift."

He Kao then realized that only the elders present were required to bring gifts. Looking at Ye Hui, the younger disciples, like Ye Yuxuan and Wu Yanjun, had indeed not given any gifts. Only Ye Hui had each given a gift. Gifts, regardless of value, usually had to be related to cultivation and something these two disciples could use.

Ye Hui gave a pair of incense burners, which were of course very exquisite.

Jinluyuan sent two bottles of Yangyuan Pills, which seemed to be a bit of a coincidence. How could Lin Qingshuang's disciples be short of Yangyuan Pills?
But Jin Luyuan specifically explained that this was made by him personally, and everyone suddenly realized that this was the hope to establish a cooperative relationship with Qihuang Lingyuan in the future.

Yangyuan Pill is the special elixir of Danding Sect. Jinluyuan can actually refine it now, which shows that he is very talented in this area!
Gong Xiaodong presented two gourds of precious spirit wine, nominally a gift for the two children, but actually intended for everyone to drink at the banquet. As a deacon of the Guanshen Sect, he was also considered a host.

Wild Phoenix was the most straightforward, directly giving each person a magic weapon embryo, which was considered the best. Lin Qingshuang had been somewhat resentful of her senior brother for not coming in person, but seeing the gift somewhat calmed her down.

Among all the people watching the ceremony, Qian Guran had the most complicated inner thoughts.

You can't compare people. Some people have more than they need. He is a senior executive of a large company, but compared to Lin Qingshuang, he is so poor that he can only afford to buy his pants.

This is not nonsense. He still hasn't paid off the installments for the pair of gold paperweights.

Xiaopang and Mengya were lucky. As soon as they became his disciples, they were given rough pieces of magic weapons and gained so many good things... It was not only because of Lin Qingshuang's reputation, but also because of He Kao's thick thigh.

Thick thighs mean a deep blessing. If it weren't for He Kao, how could they be where they are today? Thinking about it carefully, many of the good things that happened to him also started from getting to know He Kao.

Lao Qian was the only person present who knew the "truth". He knew that Xiaopang was Yin Moth.

I've heard that hidden moths are spiritual and won't choose to possess disciples of magic sects, but after becoming a hidden moth, can one actually practice magic? I've never heard of this before. Old Qian has really learned a lot today!

Has Xiaopang's identity been cleared? He Kao's methods are really high! Or perhaps the elder behind He Kao is really high-handed!
But Lao Qian didn't dare to say a word about this matter, not even to Yao Shaolan, and vowed to keep it to himself... At the ceremony, he was watching his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose, and behaved as steady as an old dog.

The most interesting gift was given by Xiao Guangnian.

The gift he gave Huang Si was a three-piece set: a herb-picking rope, a herb-picking hoe, and a hunting knife. All of them were specially crafted and refined with magical powers. The boy should like them very much.

What he gave Mengya was a pearl, which was placed in a small box. The diameter was only about six millimeters. If an ordinary person had poor eyesight, he would not be able to see it if he stood far away.

That’s it? Mengya was also a little confused.

Lin Qingshuang suddenly reached out and took it and said, "Mr. Xiao, this is too expensive. A child can't afford it!"

Xiao Guangnian and Lin Qingshuang are of the same generation, and should have called him senior brother, but he is much older than him, so Lin Qingshuang respectfully calls him "Old Xiao".

Xiao Guangnian laughed and said, "Big sister, this is a specialty of our area, don't be disgusted by it.

I see that your new disciple has great talent, but he doesn't have any family background in martial arts. If he wants to pay tribute to you as a master, he'd also like to have something to express his gratitude."

What does this mean? The gift is indeed for Meng Ya, but it is for Meng Ya to take it back to Lin Qingshuang as a gift. Lin Qingshuang may not want other things, but she will definitely like this one.

Meng Ya didn't dare to speak, but Xiao Pang was not so restrained. He came over and said, "Master, what treasure did the Second Master give you that you don't even dare to let me accept it?"

Fatty was a very outgoing person, and when he saw He Kao calling Xiao Laoer "Uncle," he followed suit. There was also that idiot Wu Yanjun over there, who had actually joined in the call, just like he was joining in the fun.

Lin Qingshuang: "This is not an ordinary pearl, it is called Xue Guang Han..."

Some people present were seeing Xue Guanghan for the first time, while others were hearing about him for the first time, and they were all amazed. Lin Qingshuang listened to Xiao Guangnian's words, and after a few attempts at demurring, she finally let Meng Ya accept it.

This scene made He Kao realize that the Xue Guang Han coin with a diameter of more than one centimeter that he had obtained by chance was probably more precious than he had originally estimated.

The second uncle is really generous. He gave me such a precious wild ginseng when we met last time. This time he gave me a Xue Guang Han ginseng, which must have been picked by him.

This item was actually given to Lin Qingshuang. As long as the old ginseng dealer from Northeast China and the big medicine dealer from Jiangnan can get in touch, there will definitely be many areas for cooperation.

In order to liven up the atmosphere, Ye Hui told another story about Xue Guanghan. He had seen a Xue Guanghan in the museum in Pingjing, but the emperor had strung beads on it and inlaid it on his hat, destroying its spirituality.

Everyone burst into laughter...

The apprenticeship ceremony was simple. First, the ancestors of the sect were worshipped. Then, the master of ceremonies read out the Guanshen Sect's rules and regulations, as well as the clan's laws and regulations. Jin Luyuan was the guest master of ceremonies today.

The two disciples kowtowed to their master, offered him tea, and then thanked the elders who had witnessed the ceremony. After the ceremony, a banquet was held at the villa, and spiritual wine was served to entertain the guests.

Although Lin Qingshuang had not accepted any apprentices before, there was no shortage of staff in the business under her name. The main responsible personnel were all Zhiyuanke, and they were all called in to entertain guests during meals.

This is mainly to make yourself familiar with the person so that you don’t have to recognize him when dealing with him in the future.

Just on the day when Lin Qingshuang held the disciple-accepting ceremony, the clan law hall issued two announcements, one of which was the case of Zeng Hongye and Fu Xiaoci framing Wu Yanjun, and the other was the details of the case of Ren Zhongqing violating the communist execution order.

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PS: I recommend a new book written by an old classmate of Luyuan on Qidian: Arctic Tiger's "God-level Corpse King: I am the Doomsday Disaster".

　I would like to recommend a new book written by an old classmate of Luyuan on Qidian: "God-level Corpse King: I am the Doomsday Disaster".

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