Chapter 158 An unexpected gain
Chapter 158 An unexpected gain
Chapter 158 Unexpected Gain
The two people whose names were called couldn't help but look up at Bai Ke standing in front of them. Yu Lei looked at the man and was overjoyed.
Today's inner disciple competition saw Ling Feng emerge victorious, followed by a female disciple named Su Ziyuan in second place, while he, after giving it his all, barely managed to break into the top three.
Now, he has been chosen by Bai Ke to go to the small world with the most outstanding disciples of the sect to comprehend the laws. How could he not be excited?
Although he was supposed to be chosen by the elders as a true disciple, this opportunity to comprehend the laws of the small world is not something everyone can easily obtain. When he returns, will he still have a chance to stand out from the crowd?
So, shortly after Bai Ke asked that question, Yu Lei replied, "This disciple is willing!"
The female disciple beside him hesitated, seemingly unsure of what to do. Seeing her silence, Bai Ke asked again, "What? You're unwilling?"
For some reason, Su Ziyuan couldn't make up her mind after hearing Bai Ke's plan to recruit them. When Bai Ke asked her again, she hesitated for a moment before replying, "This disciple is willing!"
Bai Ke nodded in satisfaction upon hearing their replies. Just as he was about to say something more, he suddenly heard a "ding" sound.
"Congratulations, host! You have successfully intercepted the protagonist's opportunity, meeting the criteria for a villain. You are hereby rewarded with 5000000 evil points. We hope you will continue your efforts. The Villain System of All Realms is at your service!"
Bai Ke's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this, and he secretly pondered the possibility of an opportunity. "I just successfully selected two disciples, and the system gave me a notification. Could it be that the opportunity the system mentioned is these two people in front of me? What is their connection to Ling Feng?"
"Heh, what a lucky accident!" Bai Ke said with a smug look on his face.
Among the top three, Bai Ke actually chose the second and third place winners, which puts the first place winner in a rather awkward position.
Ling Feng knelt before the Hall of Ascension. Although his posture was still upright, his flushed cheeks and clenched fists had already betrayed him.
Bai Ke didn't notice. At this moment, a voice came, "Hahaha, today is the Inner Sect Disciple Competition. I've also come to see the promising young disciples."
Bai Ke looked in the direction of the sound and saw that it was that old fellow Fang Shiqing. He saw him stroking his mustache as he strolled leisurely through the main hall.
When he reached Ling Feng, Fang Shiqing stopped. He said to Ling Feng, "Would you be willing to come with me?"
Ling Feng looked up and saw that it was the Second Elder of the Wanbao Hall who was willing to give him a way out, so there was no reason for him not to accept. He couldn't help but feel grateful and said, "Disciple greets Master!" After saying that, he kowtowed to Fang Shiqing to formally become his disciple.
Fang Shiqing burst into laughter again, bent down and gave Ling Feng's arm a light support, glancing at Bai Ke's direction out of the corner of his eye, and said:
"Ling Feng, my disciple, you are the champion of this competition! Your master is very pleased. Now that you have joined my Wanbao Hall, you should cultivate even more diligently, so as not to let down your master's painstaking efforts!"
"Now that you've joined my Wanbaotang and become my disciple, you'll be even less likely to be bullied. Anyone who wants to mess with you will have to think twice before they embarrass us!" Although these words were spoken to Ling Feng, Fang Shiqing was looking in Bai Ke's direction when he said them.
"Does Junior Nephew Bai have any opinions?" Fang Shiqing asked.
Bai Ke couldn't help but find it amusing. "What objection could I possibly have? I congratulate the abbot on accepting a new disciple."
It seems that Fang Shiqing would be happy to do anything to annoy or disgust Bai Ke, as long as it makes him uncomfortable.
In fact, even if these two were together, and even if Wanbaotang was behind him, Bai Ke still wouldn't take them seriously.
Just like someone who spends all day thinking about how to overthrow the entire sky, they wouldn't bother arguing with a fly that's always annoying.
If Fang Shiqing knew that Bai Ke didn't take him seriously at all and even compared him to a fly, he would probably be furious.
"Ding! Congratulations, host, for successfully intercepting the protagonist's opportunity to become an apprentice. You meet the criteria for a villain. You are hereby rewarded with 10000000 evil points. We hope you will continue your efforts. The Villain System of All Realms is at your service!"
Bai Ke was bewildered. What was going on? He looked around and suddenly saw a figure flash by in the crowd.
"This person... So it turns out I ruined this kid's opportunity. No wonder, today is truly a double celebration."
Judging from the system's rewards, the master the protagonist was originally supposed to apprentice under is probably quite powerful!
"It really is a case of 'a happy accident'!" Bai Ke was in a great mood and didn't want to deal with those people anymore.
So he stepped forward and bowed to the elders, saying, "Elders, senior uncles, I have now chosen the disciples who will accompany me this time, so I will not disturb you any longer. I will take my leave now."
"You may step down now!" said the leading elder.
"Yes!" Bai Ke bowed and left with A-Can and the others.
Upon seeing this, Fang Shiqing assumed that Bai Ke had been angered by him earlier and had left hastily to avoid further upsetting him, which made him even happier.
After Bai Ke led his men away, he gave instructions to Yu Lei and Su Ziyuan:
"You should go back and rest today. Starting tomorrow, come and practice with Ah-Can to prepare for going to the small world. I'll be quite busy these next few days and won't be able to look after you."
"So if you need anything, just ask Ah-chan. And in the small world, you should also follow his orders."
If you have any complaints now, you can tell me. But if I find out later that anyone messed up or made a mistake during the mission, I won't let you off easily! Understand?
Upon hearing this, the two men, intimidated by Bai Ke's imposing presence, replied in unison, "We will obey your orders, Senior Brother, and will certainly not disappoint you!"
"Okay! You can go down first. I have something to tell Ah-Can."
"Yes!"
Seeing the two leave, Bai Ke said to A-Can with satisfaction, "Take them back and settle them in. Make proper preparations. Also... come closer to me."
Ah-Can quickly put his ear close to Bai Ke's lips, and heard Bai Ke say, "Keep an eye on these two people for me these next few days, and see if they do anything strange."
"Also, have someone investigate the backgrounds of these two people, why they came to Tian Ce Palace, and what kind of people they usually associate with. Be sure to report back to me in detail later."
"Give me an answer before you leave. Remember to be careful and don't let them find out, do you understand?"
"Young Master, you suspect them..."
"It's always good to be cautious. Better safe than sorry. I feel like something's off today," Bai Ke said, recalling the events that had transpired at the Heavenly Ascension Hall earlier that day.
"Yes, young master! Ah-Can understands!"
"Okay, you go down too!"
"Yes, Ah-Can takes his leave!"
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