Chapter 44 Gu Feng's CriticismThe courtyard on the west side of Tiangang City. It was already late at night, but Elder Shangxuan still called Ji Sheng over. Ji Sheng had a bitter and annoyed look on his face. "Great Elder, can't we have some peace and quiet in the middle of the night? You've been busy at the competition for so long during the day, shouldn't you have some time to rest at night?" Hearing these words, Master Shangxuan walked up and knocked on his head. "I have been watching you for so long, why haven't I seen you busy with anything? Are those disciples under your command trying to scare others and make them give in again, so that you can save yourself trouble?" "There was no point for them to go up and compete in the first place. They were too far behind and would lose in the end." Ji Sheng waved his hand. Even in front of the Great Elder, he was still so casual. Hearing this, Master Shangxuan shook his head helplessly. "I won't argue with you about these old men. I called you here tonight because I want to talk to you about Su Chen.
Over the years in Tiangang City, the champions of each new disciple competition have been included as personal disciples. But Su Chen was once a disciple of the Yunyang Sect and had a bad reputation. Taking him as a personal disciple would easily lead to all kinds of gossip. I've thought about it and hope you can come and take care of him. You used to look down on other disciples' talents, but now Su Chen has won the championship in the competition. Isn't this talent enough?" Hearing this, Ji Sheng smiled and then waved his hands repeatedly. “We all saw Su Chen’s competition today. He did win, but he won because his opponent lacked experience and was too impatient. His real strength is obviously weaker than Hou Chenfei's. If Hou Chenfei had not failed to see through his deception, he would have surely lost the contest. There is no point in training such disciples. His ceiling is there.” Hearing these words, Elder Shangxuan seemed to be angry. “Every time I ask you to take on a disciple, you always refuse, saying that the disciple’s talent and potential are not enough. What kind of disciple would please you?" Hearing this, Ji Sheng hesitated for a moment. "His talent and potential should be at least at the level of Fu Jianyun and Gu Feng. I don’t want to waste my energy on some mediocre people.” Master Shangxuan felt annoyed after hearing these words.
“If disciples like Fu Jianyun and Gu Feng were so easy to find, Tiangang City would have long been the number one sect in the Great Zhou. Would it still be in the same position as it is now?” Not to mention Tiangang City, even the number one sect, Yunyang Sect, did not dare to hope for such a disciple. "If you don't want to take me, forget it. I think Su Chen is not an ordinary disciple. He has a tenacity that many disciples today do not have. Other people who are in his current situation would have lost interest in practicing and would be depressed every day. By overcoming one obstacle after another, Su Chen will go further than many disciples. Don’t regret it then.” After Master Shangxuan finished speaking, Ji Sheng still had a smile on his face. "Great Elder, please stop trying to provoke me. I really don't want to take on a disciple with this kind of talent. In my opinion, the disciple who wants me to teach him must have better qualifications than me. What's the point of training a disciple who can't surpass his teacher?" Master Shangxuan waved his hand and didn't want to talk to Ji Sheng anymore. “In your words, Su Chen has become useless. But others just won the championship in the martial arts competition today. Forget it, you should go back soon. Every time I talk to you, it only makes me angry. If you refuse to take care of him, I will protect him!" Hearing this, Ji Sheng really didn't plan to stay any longer and stood up to leave. But before leaving, he turned back and added one more sentence. “In fact, Su Chen is not completely useless. He is a little clever, and he is stubborn and tough enough. Although everyone knew that he was greedy for credit, he never admitted it in public. He is a thick-skinned man, and he seems to be indifferent even when others criticize him. Such a disciple should have a good life in the future. But his talent is indeed a little lacking.” It's just dawn. A small courtyard on the south side of Tiangang City. A male disciple hurriedly pushed open the gate. "Brother, I heard that Su Chen is the champion of the new disciples' competition."
Seeing Gu Yu's startled expression, Gu Feng, as the elder brother, frowned unconsciously. "Don't be anxious when encountering things. Talk slowly. First, tell me who this Su Chen is." "Su Chen is the disciple who said at the initiation ceremony that he wanted to challenge Liu Xingwan. My brother also told him not to bother Liu Xingwan and asked him to challenge you first. He is now the champion of the competition." Gu Yu seemed a little worried about this. When Gu Feng heard this, his brows furrowed even more. “Why, do you think he has a chance of defeating me? There is a competition for new disciples every year, and every year there are people who win. Is that rare? What's the point of a clown jumping up and down being so nervous? His current strength can only block one of my attacks at most." Today, Gu Feng is the number one among the younger generation in Tiangang City. His strength has reached the sixth-grade mountain furnace realm, and he is worried about the champion of the new disciple competition. "Gu Yu, you are my Gu Feng's younger brother. What you lack now is not talent or potential, but a strong heart. That Su Chen, even if we give him time to catch up, the distance between us and him will only get farther and farther, until we can no longer see him. What do you pay attention to him doing? Look at your second sister, will she pay attention to these things? Her eyes will fall on me, her brother, on Liu Xingwan, and on Fu Jianyun. Would you go to see a strange person? " After being scolded, Gu Yu nodded repeatedly to indicate that he understood. “In the middle of the year, the sect should have an assessment competition, you can go and take a look then. Look how stupid you are to pay attention to him." The weather is getting warmer. The plants near Tiangang City have already sprouted new buds and grown new leaves. The end of the martial arts competition for new disciples also heralded the end of this winter. The people of Da Zhou are about to start their work this year, hoping for a good harvest. Everyone in Tiangang City also has to start heading to the front lines and the surrounding cities. Deal with any potential troubles that may arise. How much you have learned and grown during the winter will be tested on the battlefield. The Yunyang Sect has been busy throughout the winter. But after all the busy work, I didn't get the desired results. The front-line defenses failed one after another, and even near the Yunyang Sect’s gate, monsters had appeared. This winter, the Yunyang Sect is looking for the cause from top to bottom.
From the hall master to the leading disciple, and then to the team disciple. After more than two months, the core problem has not been found. The result obtained was that some disciples were lax in carrying out their tasks, did not perform their tasks seriously, and did not listen to instructions. As to whether these reasons have an impact, the answer is definitely yes. However, the reconnaissance disciples on the front line had already been replaced by a new batch. Even if there are some problems, there should not be a large amount of message distortion. The inaccurate information has become a long-standing problem in the Yunyang Sect. Now, the problem has not been found out, but winter has passed. In the side courtyard of Yunyang Sect, today's conversation involved only a few of their elders. The leader of Yunyang Sect, Taiwu Zhenren, also came. In the past two years, Master Taiwu has not been very involved in the sect's internal affairs. Almost all power was delegated to the elders. But recently, he should have known something and knew that the Yunyang Sect was in trouble on the front line. “Fifth Elder, more than two months have passed since the beginning of winter, and it seems that the goal we set initially has not yet been achieved. The sect's scout disciples were sought out one by one to question. The Yunyang Sect’s clearing operation at the end of last summer went so smoothly. The current situation must be that something went wrong in some key link. If it is the key, it shouldn’t be that hard to find.” The great elder sitting on the left spoke, his words full of accountability. Fifth Elder Sun Xuerong frowned. Before coming here, she had expected to be questioned. In the past, she would find some reasons, but this time, she was really powerless. "Master, elders, in the past few months, we have investigated all the issues that need to be investigated. The frontline disciples were also called in for questioning one by one. However, the reasons they gave were all minor issues and would not lead to widespread information distortion. My intelligence is limited, so I beg the elders and clan leaders to help me." At this moment, Sun Xuerong has begun to show weakness. Taking on more tasks would only result in more scolding. Please vote and collect~ Thank you everyone
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