Am I the old man who's always by my apprentices' side?

Chapter 287: Choosing a "Grand-Disciple"

"This technique isn't difficult, and I've deliberately omitted the steps that originally required drawing qi into the body... In short, there are people who can learn this technique in just one day."

As Murong Ruyan spoke, she handed Ye Shuyun a list.

Ye Shuyun quickly declined, saying, "Senior Sister, you can choose first."

Murong Ruyan replied, "I've circled all the ones I like. You can choose one yourself!"

Ye Shuyun then took the list and began to look at it.

Although there were many new disciples, Ye Shuyun remembered them all very clearly.

Because while in the "Trial Array," he and Murong Ruyan always took turns keeping an eye on that group of people, so that they could determine who passed the trials and distribute the "pass keys" according to the various "trial tasks" left by their master.

This power seems vast and lacks oversight, but in reality, it's mostly fixed and leaves little room for maneuver.

At most, he would be like Jiang Wanli, who should have been allowed to pass only after paying off his debts. However, Murong Ruyan was eager to bring the first person to pass through, so she discussed it with Ye Shuyun and decided to treat his huge debt as a joint debt between him and the other two people...

In short, it opened the door to convenience.

However, the two stopped offering this service afterward. Besides ensuring fairness, it was also because as more and more people passed the test, the novelty of "giving 'pass keys' to those who passed" wore off.

There weren't many names on the list, only fourteen.

Compared to the total of over two hundred, fourteen seems a bit few?

But if we're talking about qualifications...

Of these fourteen, six are purple cards!

This is certainly not because purple cards have become commonplace and are everywhere. The reasons are somewhat complicated. Purple cards are still precious. After all, there aren't many purple cards among the more than two hundred disciples in this batch. Unexpectedly, the proportion of purple cards among the outer disciples selected by Murong Ruyan using her own methods is so high!

On the list, Murong Ruyan circled Zhu Ye, Lu Mao'er, Yu Shang, Shi Liu'er, and Che Lin.

Apart from Shi Liuer, who only has a blue card, everyone else has a purple card. I don't know if she just stumbled upon the right thing, but her eye for choosing people is really good.

Moreover, Ye Shuyun remembered all of these people.

Zhu Ye was an old acquaintance. At the last Immortal Fate Conference, he almost became a fellow disciple with Zhu Ye. He never expected that this time they would become "nephews and nieces". It's true that life is unpredictable.

As Ye Shuyun pondered, she sighed inwardly.

However, it seems that Murong Ruyan had other considerations in choosing Zhu Ye's name...

No matter what, Zhu Ye was the most knowledgeable person in the world, with close ties to the Beggars' Sect and the Canal Gang, and was extremely capable of controlling all affairs of the world. His former residence, Red Maple Manor, was so secluded that rumors circulated in the martial arts world that "finding Red Maple Manor will get Zhu Ye to grant you one request"...

The rumor wasn't initially widely accepted, but after two Venerable Ones achieved their goal through "violent means," the rumor became increasingly outrageous, forcing Zhu Ye to leave her Red Maple Manor and wander around aimlessly...

As for Zhu Ye, he could tolerate those venerable figures asking him for favors rather impolitely; after all, they were venerable figures. But for an ordinary martial arts figure to try and boss people around like that was a bit too much...

In short, given Zhu Ye's unique identity, it's hard for Ye Shuyun not to overthink things.

However, Lu Mao'er is courageous and insightful, compassionate and willing to take responsibility, making her an extraordinary person. It is only natural that her second senior sister chose her.

As for Yu Shang, Shi Liuer, and Che Lin... Ye Shuyun stared at the names of these three people and couldn't help but frown.

If most of these disciples "passed" and obtained the "pass keys" by completing the various trials prepared by their master, then these three simply guessed the content of the trials and deliberately followed the "tasks" to obtain the "pass keys."

To be more precise, it was actually the rather famous "genius martial artist" Che Lin who guessed it and persuaded Yu Shang and Shi Liuer to adopt his method.

Although it turned out that Che Lin's method was indeed effective, in Ye Shuyun's mind, such behavior was somewhat mercenary and not the right way.

Why did the second senior sister choose them?
Could it be...

Ye Shuyun suddenly thought of the "background" of these three people.

Needless to say, Che Lin was originally an inner disciple of an elder of the Jade Void Sect, whose status was equivalent to that of Chang Ping'an, the senior disciple of the White Stone Immortal Sect. He might even be a candidate for the next leader of the Jade Void Sect.

The Jade Void Sect holds a very high position, ranking among the top in the Northern Xiao Kingdom. It is one of the few sects in the world that can be mentioned.

So, perhaps there was another purpose behind joining the White Stone Immortal Sect, but Che Lin's identity and status in the martial arts world are still intriguing.

As for Yu Shang and Shi Liu'er...

The reputation of the Longtan Sect in Huining Prefecture is far inferior to that of the Yuxu Sect, but it is comparable to that of the Sword Casting Manor. Moreover, Yu Shang is the only daughter of the Longtan Sect's leader...

If he remembered correctly, Huining Prefecture was right next to his second senior sister's fiefdom...

Second Senior Sister's ambition to dominate hasn't died down...

Thinking of this, Ye Shuyun silently pointed to one of the names that left a deep impression on him: "Let's choose him, Jiang Wanli."

Jiang Wanli must be somewhat special to have made Ye Shuyun make an exception and agree to let Murong Ruyan help him pass the level ahead of schedule.

Besides their admiration for his character, it was also because Zhang Chengdao had specifically praised him.

"He's a promising talent, and he's likely to achieve great things in the future. It's just a pity that he's not meant to be with me."

Ok……

Zhang Chengdao's original intention was probably something like, "Although it looks very practical, it should be quite powerful if you practice it well. It's just a pity that it's a purple card, so I won't waste the card pool slot."

However, Murong Ruyan and Ye Shuyun clearly misunderstood the situation, leading them to believe that Jiang Wanli was something extraordinary, and they were too embarrassed to speak up.

Not long after the two made their selections, the list was submitted to Zhang Chengdao's desk.

He looked at the list and carefully searched through the character section of his cheat system for a while, discovering that six of the fourteen people were actually purple cards!

This ratio is truly astonishing!

Even among the disciples that Murong Ruyan reported, who were about to become her personal grand-disciples, four had purple cards!

Since his apprentices had achieved such a respectable result through their own abilities, Zhang Chengdao was completely relieved. He glanced at the results and nodded.

Thus, Zhang Chengdao's first batch of "grand-disciples" officially appeared, looking so fresh and vibrant.

(End of this chapter)