At the beginning of July, the Lingyun Sect's training team had been down the mountain for nearly ten days. Perhaps the elder leading the team wanted to give the disciples who practiced diligently on weekdays some fresh air, so they would definitely stay for a while when passing by beautiful places along the way.
There are no large towns near Lingyun Sect, which is located in the eastern part of the continent. There are mostly small villages and towns.
Thanks to this, the journey was peaceful and no one heard of any evildoers doing evil.
The places we pass through are all small, and there are countless trivial matters such as daily necessities and rural neighborhood affairs.
Thirty-six people moving together would inevitably be somewhat conspicuous, and the wild goblins and monsters around them all stayed away, fearing that they would run into these plague gods.
After everyone arrived at a designated post station for training, the leading elder explained the specific mission of this descent and divided the thirty-six people into six groups.
Among them, Ye Xinhe and Ye Xinxi were not sure whether it was by luck or design, but the brother and sister were actually assigned to the same group.
The disciples in the same group were happy, but the disciples in different groups felt that it was unfair to group the two together.
These two people are simply not on the same level as others.
Ye Xinhe, who was at the prime of his life at the age of sixteen, was a pervert. Ye Xinxi, who was clearly over sixteen and had complicated meridians in his body, managed to reach the same level as his younger brother through double the effort, comprehension, and luck.
They were both practicing the same discipline, but they were able to catch up with their peers who had practiced for more than ten years in just over four months. Anyone would have cursed the unfairness of fate.
However, with great ability comes great responsibility, and when the tasks for each group were announced, the other team members all showed a hint of joy, feeling fortunate that they were not assigned to the same group as the siblings.
Based on age, 20-year-old Ye Xinxi, as the oldest person in the team, served as the team leader. His task was to go to the north of Xiafeng Town to assist Brother Wu Feng, who was waiting in the town in advance, to eliminate the ghost in the jar.
The brother and sister, who had just started practicing Taoism, had no idea what a ghost in a jar was. At first they thought it was as easy to catch as a turtle in a jar. After asking their teammates, they learned that it was an evil ghost that was sealed in a jar but broke the seal and lived in the jar.
But this is not enough to scare everyone. What is even more terrifying is that this evil ghost can transfer from the jar to the human body and live in it. If you are not careful and get possessed, the evil ghost will eat your flesh, drink your blood, and suck your soul, and finally you will become an empty shell.
At this time, the evil ghost can take over and manipulate the empty-skinned man, who is only left with skin, to find the next target.
Ye Xinxi shuddered after hearing the introduction, but Ye Xinhe didn't care about that. He was young and full of vigor and talent, so he was worried about having no place to display his strength. The Ghost in the Jar was really a good thing for him to practice.
"Don't leave so quickly, Ye Xinxi, your team doesn't just have this one mission."
Seeing that other teams had received their tasks and chose to leave first, Ye Xinxi planned to lead the team to Xiafeng Town as well. However, before he could give any orders, he was stopped by the elder in charge.
"Mr. Zhang, are you holding a grudge against me for sleeping in your class and deliberately making fun of us? Why do other groups only have one task while we have an extra one?" Ye Xinhe's disrespectful attitude towards the teacher is very similar to someone else.
Of course, Ye Xinhe said this based on the good relationship between the two. Elder Zhang laughed and explained, "This is a task assigned to you by the sect master himself. I, Old Zhang, dare not abuse my power for personal gain, hahahaha."
"Master must have high hopes for us to be able to group Senior Brother Lu Zongquan who ranks first, Senior Sister Lan Ziyun who ranks fourth, Tongtong and I who ranked sixth and seventh, as well as Senior Brother Yu Shaoyang and Senior Sister Zhuang Chuxin who often go down the mountain to participate in expeditions." Ye Xinxi said.
Ye Xinhe tugged at her sister's sleeve and complained in a low voice: "Sister, please don't call me by my nickname in front of everyone. It's so embarrassing."
"I know." Ye Xinxi said with a smile.
Elder Zhang nodded, "You are indeed the sect master's last disciple. The sect master specifically asked me to keep you for the last mission."
"Elder Zhang, please speak. We are all listening."
Seeing that everyone was in high spirits again, Elder Zhang told them the remaining tasks.
In addition to defeating the ghost in the jar, Ye Xinxi's team has to complete the following tasks:
1. Defeat the ghost in the jar;
Second, together with the Azure Moon Palace and the Wan Gu Cave, they will investigate the new evil cult that has suddenly emerged and expanded wildly;
3. Escort a distinguished guest from afar to the Alchemist Conference safely;
Fourth, assist the Five Absolute Immortal Alliance in maintaining the safety of the examination for the Alchemist Conference at the end of July. There are rumors that disciples of the Demon Sect may infiltrate;
5. After the Alchemist Conference, we escorted the distinguished guests to the Five Absolutes Immortal Alliance to attend Huang Changrong's birthday banquet;
"Ah, it really is 'high hopes'." Upon hearing that there are five tasks in total, Yu Shaoyang in the group sighed heavily.
"Great! This is more challenging! Mr. Zhang, please thank the sect leader for me!" Unlike Yu Shaoyang who was not motivated, Ye Xinhe's eyes were shining and he couldn't wait to show his skills.
After all, there were four people in the team who were going down the mountain for training for the first time, so Elder Zhang gave them a few more instructions before letting them leave.
In this way, the six people said goodbye to Elder Zhang and headed towards their first destination, "Xiafeng".
The enthusiastic Ye Xinhe was also the youngest in the team. He took the lead and walked in front of the team, jumping around and looking particularly happy.
Unfortunately, the weather was not good. It turned gloomy just seven or eight kilometers out of the town.
The summer rain was so heavy that several people sped up and tried to find a place to shelter from the rain on the wide official road, but it was too late. Several thunders exploded in the air and raindrops as big as beans poured down.
"Umbrella, umbrella!" Ye Xinhe and Ye Xinxi then remembered the oil-paper umbrellas in their backpacks, and immediately frantically rummaged through their bags to find the umbrellas.
Fortunately, there were three umbrellas in their bags, which could be divided equally among the other four people.
"Brother Lu, you can take mine." Ye Xinhe handed the umbrella to Lu Zongquan.
"Thank you, Junior Brother Xinhe... Junior Sister Ziyun..." Lu Zongquan, holding an umbrella, looked at Lan Ziyun, only to find that Lan Ziyun was already sharing an umbrella with Ye Xinxi.
So Lu Zongquan looked at Zhuang Chuxin again. Zhuang Chuxin had not yet decided who she wanted to go with. When he was about to invite her, the empty seat under the umbrella was taken by Yu Shaoyang, who was complaining about the changeable weather.
"Senior Sister Zhuang, I'm here!" Seeing that Zhuang Chuxin was the only one left, Ye Xinhe immediately ran over to help hold up the umbrella.
Zhuang Chuxin came from a prominent family and her family had taught her those complicated etiquette since she was a child. She certainly could not tolerate being so close to the opposite sex and immediately took a few steps back.
Thinking that Zhuang Chuxin wanted to change her position, Ye Xinhe also took a few steps back.
One of the two people stepped back and the other followed closely, and before they knew it, they were getting farther and farther away from the rest of the group.
"Ah? Why are you here? Senior Sister Zhuang, where are you going? It's raining so hard and the road is so slippery. What if you fall down?" Ye Xinhe said anxiously.
"I..."
It was just that short. Seeing Ye Xinhe approaching her again and talking loudly, Zhuang Chuxin was so scared that she tried to escape in a hurry. As a result, she stepped into the mud that had become soft after being washed by the heavy rain.
"ah!"
Zhuang Chuxin screamed as she felt her feet slip. Her body quickly fell forward and her face was about to come into close contact with the mud. Ye Xinhe turned around quickly and put his arm around her slender waist with the hand that was not holding the umbrella.
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