Chapter 3: Just a System Task

Chapter 3: Just a System Task...

Long before this, Lu Changsheng had already known Ye Qiubai’s location.

He had even detected that someone wanted to kill him.

The system had finally issued a task; how could he let these little bastards ruin it?

Hearing this, Ye Qiubai immediately cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your trouble, Senior!"

Lu Changsheng nodded and looked at the man in black. Under the man’s terrified gaze, he placed his palm on the man’s crown.

Immediately, to Ye Qiubai’s horror, a transparent spirit body was pulled out from the man’s crown!

"This... the Soul-Searching Technique?"

Lu Changsheng nodded slightly, his palm turning over, and streams of information flowed into his mind.

At the same time, the spirit body showed a look of agony.

Before long, Lu Changsheng stopped the soul-searching.

The man in black was already soul-destroyed.

He looked at Ye Qiubai and said softly, "Do you want to know now?"

Ye Qiubai was stunned, then nodded, his eyes filled with determination.

Seeing this, Lu Changsheng did not intend to hide it and revealed the truth: "Jiang Chan."

Boom!

Hearing this answer, Ye Qiubai felt as if he had been struck by lightning, standing frozen in place.

He stood there for a full incense stick’s time before slowly reacting, letting out a bitter laugh with sorrow in his eyes.

He had racked his brains wondering who wanted to get rid of him so quickly.

But he never imagined that this person would be his childhood sweetheart, the Jiang Chan who had been inseparable from him since they were young.

"Do you need me to help you deal with it?"

Ye Qiubai raised his eyebrows, then shook his head. "I won't trouble you, Senior. I will handle this matter myself."

Hearing this, Lu Changsheng’s eyes showed appreciation.

When a person is down on their luck, they do not retreat.

Only by forging ahead can one grow rapidly.

Ye Qiubai cupped his hands and asked, "Senior’s great kindness, Qiubai will surely repay it one day. May I ask for your name..."

Lu Changsheng looked at Ye Qiubai and smiled lightly, "My name is Lu Changsheng. I intend to take you as my disciple, which is why I appeared here."

Ye Qiubai was stunned, then gave a bitter laugh: "Senior, please don't joke. Now that my cultivation is lost and my talent is gone, what qualifications do I have to be your disciple?"

Looking at this transcendent temperament and the killing method from just moments ago, he knew Lu Changsheng was no ordinary person. Why would such a figure take an interest in him now?

Lu Changsheng didn't speak; he tapped his finger on Ye Qiubai’s forehead to check his physical condition.

[The meridians are filled with sword qi, the foundation is damaged. With the right cultivation technique and medicinal pills, one can break and then stand.]

Hmm?

The system has this function too?

"Then what cultivation technique and pills should I use?"

[Will be gifted after taking Ye Qiubai as a disciple.]

"Senior?"

Lu Changsheng came back to his senses and smiled: "If I said I could help you return to your peak, and even push your talent to the extreme, surpassing what you were before, would you come with me?"

Hearing this, a spark of light instantly appeared in Ye Qiubai’s eyes.

Returning to his peak, far surpassing the past—wasn't this exactly what he wanted?

And seeing the Senior so confident, he figured he wouldn't be lied to; he didn't have anything precious on him anyway.

Why not?

Immediately, Ye Qiubai knelt on both knees and performed a grand kowtow to Lu Changsheng.

"Disciple Ye Qiubai, greets Master!"

Lu Changsheng smiled and said, "It’s just an apprenticeship, why perform such a grand gesture?"

Ye Qiubai’s expression was serious: "A teacher for a day is a father for life; naturally, I must perform the grand gesture."

Hearing this, Lu Changsheng couldn't help but nod in satisfaction.

Good talent, good character.

Taking such a disciple is not bad at all.

[Apprenticeship task completed, received Apprenticeship Gift Pack.]

[Top-grade Saint Artifact — Qingyun Sword]

[Taichu Sword Manual]

[Creation Pill]

[At the same time, the Disciple Cultivation Task will be unlocked.]

Hearing the system’s voice, Lu Changsheng nodded secretly and looked at Ye Qiubai: "Alright, since that’s the case, let’s go."

...

On the sword, Ye Qiubai asked, "Master, where are we going now?"

Lu Changsheng said, "Cangdao Academy."

Cangdao Academy?!

Ye Qiubai was shocked.

Although this Cangdao Academy was not in the Tianyuan Dynasty.

However, in the Southern Region, who didn't know of Cangdao Academy?

This was the recognized place of preaching in the Southern Region!

"Is Master an elder of Cangdao Academy?"

Lu Changsheng shook his head and said, "Our faction can be said to belong to the academy, but it is not under the academy's jurisdiction. It is called the Grass Cottage. I don't know if you've heard of it."

Ye Qiubai shook his head.

This was normal, as the Grass Cottage hadn't done anything earth-shattering, and ever since Lu Changsheng took over, he hadn't taken in any disciples.

Ye Qiubai actually wanted to ask about his Master’s cultivation realm, but thinking it wasn't good to ask too much, he suppressed his curiosity.

...

At Cangdao Academy, the elders were still selecting disciples.

However, most had already been picked.

The rest would go directly to the outer courtyard to study.

But...

In front of the elders, a girl in red stood stubbornly.

"I want to join the Grass Cottage."

This was the only sentence she had said so far.

After that, she stood in place with a frosty expression.

Moreover, whether in terms of status, talent, or strength, she was the most outstanding student of this batch—no, of the last few years.

This left the elders feeling helpless.

After all, if she didn't want to join their sects, they couldn't force her!

At this moment, two figures arrived on a flying sword.

"Oh? Is the recruitment not over yet?"

The elders looked at the man on the sword with complex expressions.

Lu Changsheng was stunned and asked, "Is there... something on my face?"

One of the elders pointed to the girl in the open space and said helplessly, "Lu Changsheng, she wants to join the Grass Cottage."

Her?

Lu Changsheng looked at the girl in red at the entrance.

He heard the girl say, "I want to join the Grass Cottage."

Lu Changsheng refused, smiling: "Join one of the elders' sects. I don't take disciples."

After saying that, he took Ye Qiubai and walked into the academy.

"Why?"

The girl was unwilling.

In her family, they had told her to join the Grass Cottage and had even told her about the Grass Cottage’s past deeds.

That was what brought her to Cangdao Academy.

Lu Changsheng thought for a moment and said, "I'm lazy and like peace and quiet, so I’d rather not mislead a student."

The elder on the side noticed Ye Qiubai and asked, "Changsheng, who is this?"

"My disciple."

After saying that, Lu Changsheng took Ye Qiubai into the academy.

"..."

Didn't you say you were lazy, liked peace and quiet, and were afraid of misleading students?

Didn't you say you don't take disciples?

The elders looked at each other, smiling bitterly, and had no choice but to look at the girl: "Xin Hongyi, why not choose another elder?"

Xin Hongyi shook her head, cupped her hands, and said, "If I cannot enter the Grass Cottage, then I will cultivate on my own."

Although it sounded arrogant, given her family background, she truly didn't need an elder's guidance.

Xin Hongyi looked in the direction Lu Changsheng had left and whispered, "I will prove myself."

Clearly, Xin Hongyi thought Lu Changsheng didn't take her because he looked down on her talent and strength.

Who knew that Lu Changsheng was just genuinely lazy!

As for taking Ye Qiubai?

It was just a system task.

(End of chapter)