The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, Becomes a Disciple of Yue Buqun

This is the seventh one recorded by Lin Pingzhi.

After the initial noise, the scene finally stabilized. Those who wanted to join the Huashan Sect lined up to have their physiques checked by Huashan disciples. If they were considered suitable, their names would be recorded and after asking a few simple questions, they would be allowed to go back. Only after the Huashan Sect had investigated their family backgrounds and confirmed that there were no abnormalities would they be truly accepted as disciples.

So far, nearly one hundred people have registered, but only seven have met the requirements. The others are either too old or have bad character.

It was already dark at this time, so Lin Pingzhi put away the pen on the table and prepared to call it a day, planning to continue tomorrow.

"Hey, why are you leaving?"

A young man in the crowd saw Lin Pingzhi's actions and shouted immediately, rushing out of the crowd and pressing the table with both hands.

"I haven't registered yet."

Lin Pingzhi said patiently: "It's late today, let's continue tomorrow."

"That won't work."

The boy was anxious: "I have been waiting in line for a long time, why is it that it is almost my turn and I can't wait?"

When Lin Pingzhi heard this, he frowned slightly and looked at the young man in front of him.

At this time, the young man was wearing silk clothes and had a jade pendant hanging around his waist, which was obviously worth a fortune.

This is the young master of a prominent family.

Lin Pingzhi said nothing and turned to look at Jiang Ning.

"Senior brother, look..."

Jiang Ning sat calmly aside. After hearing Lin Pingzhi's words, he looked at the young man, then stood up and brushed off the dust on his body.

There were so many people before that even he was drowned in the crowd and was covered in dust. He didn't know which little brat secretly pressed a slap mark on his clothes, which were covered in mud.

Jiang Ning came in front of the young man. He didn't say anything and looked calm, but the young man instantly quieted down as if a mouse met a cat.

"You want to join my Huashan Sect?"

Hearing Jiang Ning's words, the young boy nodded like a chick pecking at rice: "Yes, I dream about it."

Jiang Ning looked at him and asked, "Why do you want to join our Huashan Sect?"

The young man became excited when he heard this: "I heard that the people of Huashan Sect are very good at martial arts and can fly around. I want to learn!"

Jiang Ning didn't say anything, but asked another question.

"So what do you want to do after you finish your studies?"

The young man answered without thinking: "Of course I can do whatever I want. After I learn martial arts, I can do whatever I want and no one will dare to say anything to me!"

Jiang Ning's expression did not change, and he asked again: "If a young girl was kidnapped by a rich official's son in front of you, what would you do?"

The young man said without thinking: "Do nothing. I don't learn martial arts to save people."

The next second the boy seemed to realize something and quickly added: "Of course, if those people go too far, I will still save them."

Jiang Ning has already turned and left.

"You are not suitable to join my Huashan Sect."

Chapter 121: Disciple

It took a whole day to record the names of seven people. Later, we will investigate their family backgrounds. If they are not from good families, they will be eliminated. At this rate, we will probably have to stay in Pingliang Prefecture for a while.

A few more days passed.

Lin Pingzhi and his companions had originally thought that the number of people who signed up would decrease day by day, but they did not expect that there would be more and more people in the next few days, and the one hundred on the first day were the least.

Lin Pingzhi's hands are numb from copying these days.

"Brother, this is the list that has been sorted out. There are thirty in total."

Lin Pingzhi handed a thick stack of papers to Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning casually flipped through it, and then said to Lin Pingzhi and Liang Fa, "Thank you for your hard work, Junior Brother, and all the senior brothers."

Lin Pingzhi and others waved their hands to indicate that it was nothing.

Jiang Ning divided the thirty names on the list among them, leaving five for himself.

"Then let's set off."

The quota has been exceeded, and what remains is further field visits to see what kind of families these children are like.

In fact, this kind of thing can be handed over to other people, but Jiang Ning thinks it is better for them to go there in person.

The first person on the list lived in the city. Jiang Ning walked around several streets and alleys and met the person on the list in a remote abandoned house.

A dirty boy was feeding a white flour bun to his younger brother who was only two or three years old.

"eat fast."

The boy carefully tore the steamed bun he bought with the copper coins he earned from begging in the morning into pieces and fed them to his younger brother.

"Don't worry, even if my parents leave, I won't leave."

Although my brother's clothes were also dirty, his face and hands were very clean.

"elder brother……"

My younger brother doesn't seem to be able to speak very well, and he can only shout these two words.

"Ye Ying?"

A voice rang out, startling the boy. The boy turned around and found someone standing next to him.

"You...you are from Huashan Sect?"

The boy was a little scared at first, but after seeing Jiang Ning's appearance clearly, he remembered that he had tried his luck and signed up to join the Huashan Sect two days ago, and he had met Jiang Ning before.

Jiang Ning nodded: "Pack your things and follow me back to Huashan."

The boy was stunned at first, and then he couldn't believe it the next second.

"Can I join the Huashan Sect?"

The boy was very excited.

Last year, his parents were killed by bandits roaming in Pingliang and Fengxiang prefectures. His family was broken up and he had to beg in the city with his two-year-old brother. Later, he heard that the gang of bandits was wiped out by the Huashan Sect. The boy became very interested in the Huashan Sect. After hearing that the Huashan Sect was coming to Pingliang Prefecture to recruit disciples, he tried his luck, but he didn't expect that his dream would come true.

But after the initial joy, the boy became a little hesitant.

"Can I bring my brother?"

Jiang Ning looked at the child holding the boy's finger and nodded: "Okay."

The boy's eyes were filled with joy.

After bringing the boy and his brother back to the inn where the Huashan Sect lived, Jiang Ning went to the next destination.

The location was in a village ten miles outside the city, but Jiang Ning did not bring anyone back this time.

The family he visited was indeed a common people, but after getting to know and observing them when he went there, he found that the people in this family did not have good character.

After telling them that his child did not meet the Huashan Sect's admission requirements, Jiang Ning left.

Another day has passed.

After a field visit in Jiangning, there were only two people on the list in his hand who met the requirements. One was the begging boy, and the other was a child from a civilian family, a good family.

Lin Pingzhi and his team had almost finished their investigation. Each of them had a few children with them. Together with Jiang Ning's team, there were a total of fourteen people, including the two-year-old boy.

"what?"

Lin Pingzhi and his companions were also very surprised when they saw the little boy. Such a young child was not within their recruitment range.

"This is his younger brother, who is not included in the Huashan Sect's recruitment quota."

Jiang Ning explained.

The others suddenly realized.

“I thought we could recruit enough students this time.”

Lin Pingzhi smiled helplessly.

There were thirty places, but after field investigation, only thirteen actually met the requirements, which eliminated more than half.

This is mainly because the standards set by Jiang Ning are too strict, and very few people can achieve all of them. If they are slightly relaxed, let alone thirteen, even a hundred would be more than enough.

It’s just that Jiang Ning attaches great importance to the Huashan Sect’s first large-scale recruitment of disciples. It is better to have no disciples than to have unqualified ones. These disciples are the future of the Huashan Sect, and their conduct and character must be up to standard, including their family.

If the family they come from is one that bullies the people in the village, even though they are taken to the mountains and strictly disciplined, they themselves may be able to abide by the rules of the family, but their parents may become a burden to them.

The conditions for recruiting disciples may be relaxed later, but it is better to be strict for the first time.

"I'm sorry to bother you all these days, brothers and sisters."

Jiang Ning smiled at Lin Pingzhi, Liang Fa and others.

They have been really hard-working these days, busy with registration and investigation, and spending a lot of energy.

Lin Pingzhi and others shook their heads to indicate that it didn't matter.

"Since we have recruited almost all the disciples, let's go back to Huashan."

Although the goal was not achieved, Jiang Ning did not plan to stay any longer. Thirteen were enough, but Linghu Chong and Feng Buping might have more.

Moreover, Jiang Ning plans to visit the Qingcheng and Emei sects in Sichuan after returning to Huashan this time.

Lin Pingzhi and his companions had no objection. Although they were not afraid of being tired, it was indeed very tiring.

They planned to invite the Huashan disciples who did not come this time if the Huashan Sect wanted to recruit disciples next time.

Having decided to set off, Jiang Ning began his journey early the next morning.

These children were relatively young, so Jiang Ning specially hired a carriage for them, and it took about seven days to return to Huashan.

When Jiang Ning and his group returned to Huashan, Linghu Chong, Feng Buping and his team had already returned.

"Master, these are the children that I have recruited in Pingliang Prefecture who are eligible to join the Huashan Sect. There are thirteen of them in total."

Righteous Hall.

Jiang Ning said to Yue Buqun.

Yue Buqun nodded slightly and looked at the children in the hall. He was stunned when he saw a two-year-old baby among them.