Upon hearing this, Lu Chenxing started slapping his forehead. What kind of friend would intentionally joke about your identity in front of outsiders?
It was already clear. Nufeng Guild was using Yan Pingsha's appearance and identity to recruit people for the guild! And it seemed this had been going on for quite some time!
They were continuously recruiting people, and they had even tried to get him to join before. Could this guild really support so many people?
"Sister Pingsha, have you seen the people you recruited afterward? What are they doing?" Lu Chenxing couldn't help but ask.
"Huh?" Yan Pingsha recalled for a moment, then shook her head slightly, frowning. "It seems... I haven't seen them since they joined..."
At this point, she also noticed something was amiss.
"Then let me rephrase the question. When was the last time you recruited people? I mean large-scale recruitment!" Lu Chenxing asked again.
"Last year, I think. I also joined the guild last year, when I had just advanced to Tier 3." Yan Pingsha remembered this very clearly.
"Did you recruit many people?"
"Not many, I guess. Less than a hundred were recruited, and then they stopped recruiting."
Lu Chenxing thought for a moment before asking, "Then, how many people did you recruit through one-on-one invitations afterward?"
"That... I can't remember clearly, but it should be quite a few!" Yan Pingsha couldn't recall everything, but she still spoke from memory.
At this point, the two had reached the bottom of the teaching building, and Lu Chenxing's expression grew increasingly serious. "Have you looked for students from our school?"
"No, I haven't. Oh, except for you, Nufeng Guild doesn't seem to like students who haven't left school yet." Yan Pingsha was very sure about this question.
She remembered this very clearly. At the time, she had specifically asked if they should look for junior students from the Super Martial Arts Academy, but the guild's President and Vice President had refused, with only Lu Chenxing being specifically invited.
When the guild was recruiting new members, they only invited social martial artists and specifically said no students. However, people with good talent were almost all in schools and the military. Why didn't they want students?
Those who could be martial artists in society were not necessarily untalented, but most of them were not very talented! Countless such people died in the secret realms every year, and their lives and deaths were basically unnoticed by anyone except their relatives.
What could such people do after being recruited into the guild?
Combining Lu Chenxing's memories and experience from his previous life, the whereabouts of these people after joining the guild were very problematic!
And why did they say they didn't want students, yet specifically came to invite him?
"Sister Pingsha, when you invited others to join the guild, some must have refused, right? Why did they refuse?" Lu Chenxing looked at the increasingly close Principal's office and finally asked.
This time, Yan Pingsha was silent for a long time. Finally, she slowed her pace, lowered her head, and slowly said, "Indeed, some people refused, and more than one. In fact, I haven't invited outsiders to join the guild for quite a while."
"Because as time went on, fewer and fewer people were willing to join our guild, and many even looked disgusted. Although I don't know the reason, the revulsion in their eyes was undisguised."
Hearing this, Lu Chenxing sighed deeply and helplessly. Well, it seemed that Yan Pingsha's reputation as a closed-door disciple was completely ruined among the freelancers.
As for why they wanted to invite him to Nufeng Guild, Lu Chenxing also had a rough guess.
That was when he had resolved the beast tide in the Tier 2 secret realm and saved many freelancers.
They most likely wanted Yan Pingsha to invite him, and then have him replace her, so they could continue to attract these freelancers from society using his reputation.
Now that Yan Pingsha's reputation was ruined, she had no more use, and it was time to replace her, which was why her "friends" in the guild had started to distance themselves from her.
As for why they dared to do this and weren't worried about Bai Yuntian causing trouble, it was, of course, because they had never harmed Yan Pingsha in any way; at most, it could only be considered using her.
Now the question remained, what exactly did they want to do by recruiting so many people?
Lu Chenxing kept guessing in his mind, sometimes frowning tightly, sometimes sighing.
Looking at Lu Chenxing, whose expression kept changing but who said nothing, Yan Pingsha couldn't help but feel anxious. "Boss Lu, have you guessed something?"
"Mm, I have some guesses. After all, in such matters, the one involved is confused, while the bystander sees clearly." Lu Chenxing shook his head slightly. "Let's talk about this after we come out. Let's go see Principal Bai first."
Looking at the principal's office door, which was close at hand, Yan Pingsha could only swallow her doubts and anxiety, and obediently knocked on the office door.
"Teacher, we're here."
The door to the principal's office opened, and sure enough, as Lu Chenxing expected, Zhan Wushuang, Long Qifeng, Dan Qiuchan, Song Lijie, and others were inside. Seeing Lu Chenxing enter, and feeling the fluctuations of his Tier 2 peak cultivation, the smiles on their faces grew even wider.
"Come in quickly," Bai Yuntian also said with a smile.
The two walked in as instructed. Before Lu Chenxing could even sit down, Dan Qiuchan asked with sparkling eyes, "Little Lu, quickly tell us, what is your advancement mission! If there's anything we can help with, tell us right away!"
The others didn't speak, but it was clear they felt the same way.
Lu Chenxing had long guessed they would have this attitude, and he didn't plan to be polite. So he briefly explained his advancement mission, "I need to single-handedly kill two early-stage Tier 3 dark attribute exotic beasts."
He didn't say that he actually needed to kill five, as the difficulty of the mission could reveal one's talent level. Stating two kills was clearly more suitable for his S-rank talent level.
As for the spoils of war, he couldn't mention that either, because he hadn't yet discovered anyone who needed such things when advancing, so he could only find them himself.
"That's simple! We'll just bring two over for you, and you can just kill them!" Dan Qiuchan quickly said. Beneath her petite figure and beautiful face was her never-hidden rough soul.
Upon hearing this, Zhan Wushuang couldn't help but roll his eyes. "Didn't you hear? It's single-handedly! If you bring them over, it's not single-handedly! He has to find them in the secret realm himself, and then kill them himself. That's what single-handedly means! And you're a Tier 6 cultivator!"
Dan Qiuchan, who was reprimanded by Zhan Wushuang, wasn't annoyed. She just scratched her head awkwardly. "I was too excited, I didn't hear clearly!"
Lu Chenxing, standing by, showed a slightly awkward but polite smile. Dan Qiuchan's answer was clearly somewhat unexpected.
At this moment, Song Lijie spoke at the opportune time, smiling gracefully, "The nearest Tier 3 dark attribute secret realm should be Tianyuan City. It seems you'll have to complete this mission by yourself. However, to ensure nothing goes wrong, we will escort you there together and then wait for you outside the secret realm."
As the person in charge of this matter, Song Lijie understood very well that at such a critical moment, one must be extra careful. He didn't want to celebrate prematurely only for something to go wrong at the very end!
"Ah, this..." Lu Chenxing was a bit dumbfounded. This was something he hadn't expected. His advancement mission would actually have four Tier 6 big shots directly escorting him. He had thought it would be enough for them to quickly send him over, but he hadn't expected such a grand display!
"Alright, don't hesitate. Let's depart now!" Dan Qiuchan was an impatient person. She directly stood up, took Lu Chenxing's hand, greeted Bai Yuntian, and then ran out.
"Oh..." Yan Pingsha subconsciously made a sound, wanting to keep him, but then swallowed her words back.
A moment later, Zhan Wushuang and the others also left with smiles and greetings.
Bai Yuntian looked at his young apprentice, whose face was full of worries, and slowly said, "Tell me, what happened?"