Ma Xiujun, who was walking in front, suddenly paused.
I realized I had said the wrong thing. Ma Xiujun stopped, turned his head and said kindly: "I am 117 years old this year, I am afraid I am older than your grandfather, so don't call me big brother."
117 years old! !
Are you kidding! He clearly looks like a young man in his mid-twenties! My mouth was so open that the chin hook actually fell off! I quickly fixed the hook. Seeing my shocked look, Ma Xiujun smiled kindly and said, "There's nothing surprising. I'm still relatively young. Let me tell you about Huanyu Pavilion. In fact, there are many people here. There are only 275, counting you, there are 276. There are eight leaders here, and their code names are Huang, Wang, Gong, Hou, Qing, Chen, Ling and Min. And I am the 'King', my real name is Ma Jun."
Emperor, king, duke, hou, qing, minister, order, people! I had heard about this from the head of the Xu family, but I didn't expect it, Ma Xiujun. . . Ma Jun turned out to be one of the eight leaders. No wonder he is so powerful. My luck was a bit too good. I met a leader of Huanyu Pavilion casually, and he seemed to be a nice person. This is unscientific. This leader is Akaya Ming!
I said respectfully: "Then I will call you 'Wang' just like the two people just now."
"Yeah." Ma Jun nodded and continued to walk forward, asking as he walked: "Who did you learn your fire control ability from?"
I answered truthfully: "Follow my master. His name is Niu Jintao, and he is also a Taoist priest. I learned my fire control ability from my master."
"Niu Jintao... I have never heard of such a number one figure. Where is your master?"
"My master passed away within a year."
Ma Jun said with a little pity: "Since you already have a disciple, you can't change to my disciple, so you can't be an inner disciple, but you have to enter the outer disciple. In terms of status, the inner disciple and the outer disciple There is a gap between the outer disciples. To give the simplest example, the inner disciples do not have to guard the teleportation array and have a certain degree of freedom, while the outer disciples have to do a lot of things and their freedom is restricted."
"Freedom is restricted?!" I frowned slightly.
"Huanyu Pavilion is a secret organization. If all disciples were allowed to go out freely, Huanyu Pavilion would no longer be a secret."
I took out my phone and looked at it, and found that there was no signal! I thought my fortune had turned around, but I didn't expect that even though I joined Huanyu Pavilion, I was put under house arrest in disguise! I haven't had time to inform my parents and Sister Xiaoling, because it was very late last night and they had already gone to bed, and it was too early to set off this morning and they hadn't woken up yet, so I didn't disturb them. I wanted to wait on the train. I had notified them at the station or airport, but I didn't expect that it was too late to inform them now.
Ma Xiujun didn't seem to know my little move, and still said as he walked: "Although the freedom of the outer sect disciples is restricted, Huanyu Pavilion is not a prison. There is freedom, but you have to fight for it by yourself. The outer sect has a competition every six months. Before The three of them can go out for a month. Of course, they cannot reveal the secrets of Huanyu Pavilion while they are away, otherwise they will be captured and taken back to Huanyu Pavilion and will not be able to leave even half a step for the rest of their lives. The competition time is June 1st and December 1st every year , disciples who have never been able to win can take half a month off every three years. This is done firstly to avoid the leakage of news about Huanyu Pavilion, and secondly to speed up the cultivation of outer disciples. I am very optimistic about you and want to be free. If you have a quota, you have to fight for it yourself, there will be no pie in the sky."
This sentence is right, nothing will fall from the sky. Everything has an advantage and a disadvantage. Although freedom is restricted, it can make people practice crazily just for the three free places. There are a total of 276 people in Huanyu Pavilion. After excluding the eight leaders, there are still 268 people. So how many disciples are there in the outer sect? So I asked: "Excuse me, Lord King, how many disciples are there in the outer gate of Huanyu Pavilion?"
"There are a total of 26 disciples in the inner sect."
268 minus 26, that is to say, there are 242 people in the outer gate competing for 3 places. . . Judging from the strength of the two people just now, I am probably at the bottom of the outer sect. In this case, the hope of grabbing a spot is slim. But if you can't grab a spot, you will have to wait at least three years before you can go out. During this period, you can't compete with me. Outside contact, my parents are not worried about me anymore!
Exit Huanyu Pavilion?
I have joined now. According to the system of Huanyu Pavilion, it is not easy to withdraw. Moreover, if you withdraw, the Xu family will have no way to explain.
Only now do I know why Patriarch Xu's attitude towards me suddenly changed last time. He must have regarded me as an inner disciple of Huanyu Pavilion! Because only inner disciples have freedom, and I used to stay in Qiling City almost all year round. Yes, he must know the system of Huanyu Pavilion!
I have no choice now, so I might as well take it as it comes. Instead of wasting time regretting it, I might as well think about how to get those three places.
Ma Jun said: "If you are good enough, I will promote you. Work hard, and I will take you to the outer door to report first." As he said that, Ma Jun grabbed my arm, and I felt like I was being The force lifted up, and then the surrounding scenery quickly receded, and everything became blurred. Moving so fast, the wind blew me so hard that I couldn't open my eyes. It lasted for dozens of seconds, and we finally stopped. My hair had been The blow stood up straight.
I didn't have time to fix my hair, but looked at the surrounding scenery. There was a large courtyard in front of us, and a plaque hung above the courtyard door: Outer Gate.
We walked into the courtyard. There were twenty or thirty people in the courtyard. When they saw us coming in, they all knelt down on one knee and saluted respectfully: "Greetings to the 'King'."
Ma Jun said kindly: "Everyone, get up."
A fat middle-aged man hurriedly walked out and said respectfully: "The 'King' has arrived, please forgive me for not being far away to greet him."
"It's okay. I brought a child and asked him to join the outer sect. You can go through the relevant procedures for him and explain to him the precautions. Don't give him special treatment just because I brought him here." Then, Ma Jun patted me on the shoulder: "Work hard and I hope you can get a spot in four months. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
I'm not here to raise an uncle, so I don't need special treatment! I cupped my hands and said, "Wang Zun, walk slowly."
Ma Jun walked out, and everyone said in unison again: "Wang Zun, go slowly."
Unexpectedly, the interior of Huanyu Pavilion is also very complicated. I thought Ma Jun would protect me, but now it seems that everything has to be done by myself.
After Ma Jun left, many people in the yard glanced at me. Their eyes were very sharp and made me feel uncomfortable. The fat middle-aged man said: "Little brother, Wang Zun attaches great importance to you. Follow me." Come in, let me register you, and tell you what to pay attention to."
The architectural style here is very similar to that in ancient times. The doors and windows are all made of wood and covered with window paper, which is the kind of thing in the movie that breaks when poked. However, the ancient window paper was impregnated with oil and was waterproof and rainproof.
I walked into the main hall with him, and he asked me to sit down, and then said: "My name is Sun Yongfu. I am the manager of the outer sect. I manage the disciples of the outer sect. What is your name, little brother? Where do you live? How old are you? Are you married? Yes. What ability? Tell me in detail, the information of each outer disciple must be recorded in detail."
I answered these questions truthfully, and Sun Yongfu said: "Okay, this is for you." As he said that, a document bag appeared out of thin air in Sun Yongfu's hand. The document bag contained several photos and a book. Sun Yongfu He said: "Here are the photos of the eight leaders of Huanyu Pavilion. When you see them in the future, you must salute. That book is the precautions and map of Huanyu Pavilion. It marks which places can be visited and which places are not allowed. Go. In addition, we must gather here once on the first of every month, and the rest of the time can be free."
"Well, where will I live?" I asked politely.
Sun Yongfu said: "The outer sect does not provide accommodation. It is marked on the map. The twelve nearby mountains are the activities of the outer sect disciples. You can build a house, dig a hole in the ground or dig a cave at will. Of course, if you feel that you If you are strong enough, you can rob other people's houses, but there is a prerequisite: you can fight, but you can't kill people, and you can't maim the other person."
it turns out. . . If you don't provide a place to live, you can still rob other people's houses. What a strange rule.
Sun Yongfu said: "Other precautions are all in that book. You will understand after reading them yourself. But I want to emphasize three of them. First, you cannot leave the outer disciples' activity range. Second, you cannot kill anyone. , you can't cripple others. Third, report here at five o'clock in the morning on the first of every month. Okay, this is what you need to pay attention to. As a newcomer, you can make a request, and I will try my best to satisfy it."
I thought for a while and asked, "Can I write a letter and ask someone to send it for me?"
"This won't work." Sun Yongfu shook his head.
I said with a slight disappointment: "Then give me some thin clothes. I wear too much and it's very hot."
Sun Yongfu smiled: "Your requirements are not high." A cardboard box appeared out of thin air in his hand and handed it to me. I opened it and saw that there were many black and white Go pieces inside. He said: "Go to the 'Hidden Clothes Pavilion' to get it yourself, and just give the black chess piece to the person in charge there. Each black chess piece can get a set of clothes. A set of clothes refers to a top, a pair of trousers, and a pair of clothes." Shoes, a pair of underwear, a pair of socks."
"Then, what's the use of the white chess pieces?" I asked while counting the chess pieces.
"Read the book by yourself. The answer is in the book, but I want to remind you that you must keep these chess pieces! I will give you three hours to read here, and then you must leave. I have something else to do, so I will leave first." , Sun Yongfu stood up, moved his fat body and walked out. . .