After the cannon fodder sect accepted me as a disciple, all members ascended

Chapter 25 Where’s the Money? !
"She did everything from start to finish in just a moment."

"What moment?"

"The moment you were distracted."

Zhao Tian's tone faltered, and he frowned as he thought for a moment, "So she asked Wei Yi to set the fire, and asked Jiaojiao and Zhiming to cause trouble in front, weren't they to defeat me? She just wanted to distract me?"

Ge Changming nodded with appreciation in his eyes.

"Defeat you? A few young boys against a cultivator in the Spiritual Transformation Stage? How is that possible?"

"The one with the highest cultivation level among them is Mingchen. But have you ever seen that child Mingchen from beginning to end?"

Zhao Tian shook his head. "Mingchen is a sound cultivator, and he's the best at controlling people's minds. If I were to meet him, I'd definitely perk up."

"Yes, so in order to prevent you from seeing Mingchen's moves, he has been hiding in the dense forest." Ge Changming paused and continued:

"You were annoyed by them, but your mental strength remained focused. At this moment, Si Nian suddenly told you about drinking my wine..."

At this point, Zhao Tian's eyes lit up and he suddenly understood.

So he continued with Ge Changming's words, "The first time she said it, it was just a test. Moreover, she didn't say it directly, but took it step by step!"

"She never said anything, so I was worried. My mental energy was naturally dispersed!"

"They were waiting for this moment! Mingchen's flute sounded at this moment!"

"When I was off guard and distracted, his flute music trapped me, Si Nian's vines held me in place, and finally Jiaojiao used the whip to bring me out!"

When Zhao Tian finished speaking, there was a hint of surprise and disbelief in his eyes.

"That kid Si Nian... actually calculated every moment and everyone's reaction... This..."

Before Zhao Tian could finish speaking, Wan Quan stood up with a flushed face.

"This is the formation."

Seeing the two people's shocked expressions, Wan Quan continued, "Formations are best at deceiving the five senses and confusing people's minds. In the formation, even a single misstep can lead to the abyss."

Zhao Tian frowned: "You taught me privately? You didn't even tell me so I could prepare."

Wan Quan clapped his hands, "I didn't. I've been busy making money from slates lately! I just gave her a complete collection of formations when I left!"

"That…"

"I guess it's the trick she glimpsed last time in my Enlightenment Formation. But she doesn't know how to set up a formation in depth, so she just copied it and came up with a half-finished product."

"Look, I just learned the Five Elements Bagua Formation, and after only creating a few branches, I exhausted my spiritual power and even got a nosebleed."

Although Wan Quan said it was a semi-finished product, he could not hide the pride in his eyes.

Zhao Tian opened and closed his mouth. He always felt that the sect leader’s current appearance... with his arms folded, speaking modestly, but with a smug look in his eyes, was really infuriating!
But he couldn't say anything.

Finally, Wan Quan patted his shoulder earnestly and said, "Alright, Elder Zhao, after all, you were finally immobilized by the talisman I taught you. It's not shameful to think so."

Zhao Tian: ...Please shut up.

I don't know if this is a consolation or a show-off.
*
I finally managed to sleep until I woke up naturally.

Si Nian felt that she had never slept so well in her life!
After getting up, he felt refreshed, hummed a little tune, and walked leisurely to the inner hall to collect his monthly salary.

When Si Nian thought about getting paid today, he felt that today was a really good day.

The sky is blue and the wind is gentle.

Even today's sun is so strong and shining so brightly!

Thinking about Mingchen’s jade flute that looked very expensive, and Lu Zhiming’s belt was sewn with gold thread!

And then there's Yu Jiaojiao's lavish spending, and Wei Yi's room full of priceless alchemy furnaces! !

How good must the treatment be for being a direct disciple!

By the way, even the old man had said before that he would help me become successful!

At least you need a top-grade spirit stone, right?

Si Nianxiang felt happy and her steps became lighter.

Until…she walked into Deacon Hall.

... "Are you sure... this is mine?" Si Nian held ten medium-grade spirit stones in both hands, his voice full of disbelief.

"Sure." Elder Huang from the Deacon Hall narrowed his eyes, checked carefully, and said affirmatively.

"Elder Huang, my...my name is Si Nian, and I'm your direct disciple!" Si Nian refused to give up.

Elder Huang shook his head repeatedly: "Even if you are the direct disciple of the Heavenly King, this is all you can do."

Si Nian felt as if his chest was hit by a club, and his lips began to tremble.

Just as I was about to ask a few more questions, I suddenly saw a red figure hunched over out of the corner of my eye.

Her rage instantly found its direction.

He shouted at the figure: "Second Senior Sister!!"

The red figure paused for a moment, and wanted to pretend not to hear, but Ming Chen who came next spoke:

"Jiaojiao, are you looking for something?"

After hearing Mingchen's words, Yu Jiaojiao gave up completely.

She stood up stiffly and waved at Si Nian, whose face was full of grief and anger.

When she grinned, she revealed two small dimples and a row of white teeth.

"What a coincidence, Junior Sister! I didn't see you just now. You...you are here to collect your monthly salary too."

Si Nian took two steps instead of three and walked in front of Yu Jiaojiao.

He breathed heavily through his nose, narrowed his eyes, and asked interrogatively, "Second Senior Sister, how much is your monthly silver?"

"This... I don't know yet..."

"Hey, Jiaojiao is here. Come on, take your moon silver quickly. It's fifty high-grade spirit stones in total."

With every word Elder Huang spoke, Si Nian's mouth opened wider.

By the time he finished speaking, Si Nian had his mouth wide open, too shocked to utter a single word.

"You and I…"

"What's wrong with you? Standing here." Mingchen walked up to the two of them, confused.

"Senior Brother, how much is your monthly silver?" Si Nian asked with a trembling voice.

"It's okay, it's just fifty-five top-grade spirit stones." Ming Chen put the spirit stones back into his mustard seed bag and said calmly.

"Second Senior Sister... didn't you say... that all the Moon Silvers passed down by your family are about the same? Why?! I only have ten mid-grade spirit stones!"

"this…"

Before Yu Jiaojiao could speak, Elder Huang behind her said warmly, "Girl, don't think too much."

"What I give you is our sect's fixed monthly salary. Your senior brothers and sisters receive their own money from their own sects. I'm not being partial. I've been in the Deacon Hall for fifty years, and I've been the fairest."

So that’s how it is… So that’s how it is!!
"Junior Sister... what you asked me at that time... wasn't it other direct disciples? They... weren't in the same situation as me, so..."

Yu Jiaojiao chuckled, "Oh, just tell me, are they the same or different?"

"Indeed... the same..." Si Nian's voice was hoarse.

At this moment, she finally understood the feeling described in the melodramatic romance novels she used to read: the feeling of having one's heart tightly grasped by a pair of cold hands...

pain.

It hurts too much.

This is not the heart being grasped...

This is an empty heart.

So, among all the direct descendants of the entire sect, she is the only one who is penniless?!

　Si Nian: Old man, just talk, talk!
　　Wan Quan: What you said is not right. To be precise, they are the only ones in the entire sect who are not paupers.

　　Si Nian:......

　　(End of this chapter)