"The Pavilion Master has spoken, you will take my place," said the guard disciple. "From now on, you are to guard the main gate."
"What?" Gao Fei's eyes widened. "Have guard the gate?!"
"Yes," the guard disciple nodded. "That is exactly what the Pavilion Master said."
"And what if I am unwilling?"
"Unwilling?" The guard disciple sneered coldly. "This is the Pavilion Master's command, you dare not comply? Do you rember what I just told you? There was once a disciple who made a mistake, was beaten to death alive, and then his body was thrown off the cliff to feed the wild dogs.
Do you know what mistake that disciple made?" Without waiting for Gao Fei to reply, the guard disciple continued, "That disciple disobeyed the Pavilion Master's orders, contradicted the Pavilion Master in front of everyone, and was then ordered by the Pavilion Master to be beaten to death. His death was miserable, pitiful, and no one sought justice for him! No one collected his body!
Here, the Pavilion Master is the sky, and all disciples must obey the Pavilion Master's words."
Gao Fei's brows furrowed tightly, his expression sowhat gloomy.
"I'll ask you one last ti, the Pavilion Master asked you to guard the gate, do you accept or not!" the guard disciple asked arrogantly.
"Since it's the Pavilion Master's command, of course, I have to accept." A man must bow his head under soone else's roof. Gao Fei ultimately agreed, a temporary step back was to pay it back tenfold or a hundredfold later; he was not soone to be trifled with.
"I thought you wouldn't dare refuse." The guard disciple held his head high, hands behind his back, and swaggered off. From today on, he was finally free from gatekeeping duties, his excitent was overwhelming, he almost felt like bursting into song.
He had finally made it through!
The guard disciple was elated, but Gao Fei was depressed.
As an ordinary disciple, I was assigned to clean the storeroom. After advancing to an Inner Sect Disciple, I was assigned to guard the gate of the Artifact Refining Pavilion! Damn it, is this so kind of tornt!?
If the storeroom people knew about this, they would die laughing.
From morning until afternoon, and from afternoon until evening, disciples took turns at gatekeeping shifts—Gao Fei was on the day shift now, which would switch to the night shift in a few days.
Feeling aggrieved internally, what could he do?
In the end, it was because his cultivation was too low; that's why others dared to bully him!
I must practice diligently, regain my cultivation as soon as possible! Make everyone who had bullied pay the price!
After his shift ended, Gao Fei returned to his residence, a shared room with three other people. Gao Fei's bed was right next to the window.
"Hey! New guy, fetch us so water to wash our feet." A rugged-looking disciple shouted.
Gao Fei kept his head down and did not speak.
"Hey! I'm talking to you! Didn't you hear ?" The rugged-looking disciple shouted angrily. "Are you deaf?!"
Gao Fei still remained silent.
"Bang!"
The rugged-looking disciple suddenly stood up, walked over to Gao Fei in a few steps, and reached out to grab Gao Fei's neck. "I'm talking to you! You actually ignore ! You must be sick of living!!!"
"Scram!"
With a casual swing of his hand, Gao Fei struck the rugged-looking disciple's face, making a crisp sound.
"Ah!"
The rugged-looking disciple scread, then stumbled back several steps. He covered his swollen face with his hand, glaring at Gao Fei. "You dare hit ! You actually dared to hit !!!"
"I did hit you!" Gao Fei humd. "If you don't want to die, then piss off! Provoke again, and I'll break your legs!"
"I'm going to kill you!" The rugged-looking disciple swung his fists, charging towards Gao Fei. "A newcor dares to fight with , you really don't know how to live!"
"Thump!"
The rugged-looking disciple had just reached Gao Fei when he was kicked away by Gao Fei.
"Ah!"
After spinning in the air, the rugged-looking disciple heavily crashed to the ground, hitting his forehead on the floor with a dull thud.
"Everybody attack together!" Seeing their friend get beaten, the others imdiately stood up and charged at Gao Fei. They realized that Gao Fei was strong, and no one could fight him one-on-one, so they had to gang up on him, using their numbers to bully the few.
Do numbers make a difference?
The answer, of course, is negative!
"Bang bang bang!"
"Clang clang clang!"
"Dong dong dong!"
In the blink of an eye, they were all lying on the ground, with bruised noses and swollen faces, looking extrely wretched.
"You bunch of trash dare to act tough and stupid with !" Gao Fei scolded. "Do you still expect to fetch you water for washing your feet!"
"No... we wouldn't dare to trouble you... we'll fetch our own water for washing our feet..." After being severely beaten by Gao Fei, the group quickly lost their nerve, not daring to act tough any longer.
"All of you, listen up!" Gao Fei spoke loudly. "From now on, I am the boss of this room, and all of you have to listen to ."
The other disciples looked at each other, saying nothing.
"Smack!"
Gao Fei slapped the table. "Didn't you hear what I said? Do I need to pull your ears and repeat myself?!"
"We... we heard... we heard..." They quickly responded.
" being the boss here, do you have any objections?" Gao Fei asked, looking at them sideways.
"No, no objections, your strength surpasses ours, you should rightfully be the boss."
"Good that you know your place," Gao Fei smacked his lips. "I feel like washing my feet now, go fetch water for it."
"Yes, yes, we'll get it now." The few of them scrambled up from the ground and hurried out.
"Hmph!"
Gao Fei snorted lightly. "Still too green to compete with !"
...
Outside.
The four who were thoroughly beaten by Gao Fei huddled together for a low-voiced discussion.
"Where did that fierce guy co from? He's so strong! The four of us joined forces, but we couldn't even beat him!"
"I don't get it!"
"What's there not to get?"
"We're all at the Qi Gathering Stage First Layer of cultivation, why is there such a huge gap in strength?"
"Who knows."
"Alright, drop it, let's hurry up and get the footwashing water. Since we lost, we have to admit defeat, and when our cultivation improves, we can take care of him later."
...
The four brought the footwashing water to Gao Fei, then obediently retreated to one side.
"Actually, I'm pretty easy to talk to," Gao Fei said indifferently while washing his feet. "As long as you don't provoke , I certainly won't bully you."
"After a lesson from you, we definitely won't dare to provoke you in the future," the four said awkwardly.
"Living under the sa roof, we should help each other. Even if we can't beco friends, we shouldn't beco enemies. Don't you agree?"
"Right, you are correct."
"It's getting late, let's all go to sleep. We've got work to do tomorrow."
"Good night."
The four climbed into bed in unison, closed their eyes, covered themselves with blankets, and forcibly entered a state of sleep. After much effort, none of them managed to fall asleep, and they sighed inwardly. Looks like insomnia was on the cards for tonight...
Gao Fei's mouth slowly curved into a smile. Dare to ss with ? You must be blind! Stay in line from now on, and maybe I won't be so hard on you. And if you want to play tricks again, I'll make sure you regret it for life.
...
Daybreak ca.
Gao Fei greeted his four roommates and then swaggered off... to guard the gate.
"Finally, that scourge is gone."
"He'll be back tonight."
"With this scourge around, our days ahead definitely won't be easy."
"Just avoid him as much as possible, don't provoke him."
The four roommates sat on their beds, sighing.
...
The Sun was shining brightly, it was a good day.
Gao Fei stood at the entrance of the Artifact Refining Pavilion, basking in the sun in boredom and mumbling so words that others couldn't hear.
"Gao Fei!" A shout ca from ahead.
Gao Fei looked up: "Zhu Xiaoliang? What brings you here?"
"I ca to see how you're doing," Zhu Xiaoliang approached quickly. "How is it? Since becoming an Inner Sect Disciple, do you feel grand and comfortable? A hundred tis better than an ordinary disciple, right?"
"You want the truth or a lie?"
"What's the truth and what's the lie?"
"The truth is I'm feeling very stifled. The lie is I'm so comfortable it's almost unbearable."
"Stifled? But you're an Inner Sect Disciple now, how can you be stifled?"
"Sigh..." Gao Fei sighed. "Inner Sect Disciples aren't much better off than ordinary disciples."
Zhu Xiaoliang blinked, "Why would you say that?"
"Look at what I'm doing..."
"You aren't doing anything!"
"Look more closely!"
"You... just spit it out, stop beating around the bush."
"I'm guarding the gate," Gao Fei shrugged.
"Ah?" Zhu Xiaoliang was taken aback: "Guarding the gate? What do you an guarding the gate?"
"After becoming an Inner Sect Disciple, I was assigned to guard the gate of the Artifact Refining Pavilion," Gao Fei explained.
Zhu Xiaoliang's eyes widened, his tongue twisted, his throat itched, and finally, he blurted out a word: "Damn! You're guarding the gate? You're actually guarding the gate? How could this be? How could this happen! You're an Inner Sect Disciple!
An Inner Sect Disciple shouldn't be guarding the gate!"
"We got it wrong," Gao Fei said. "We thought being an Inner Sect Disciple ant no more work, just peacefully cultivating every day... In fact, Inner Sect Disciples aren't much better than ordinary ones, they still have daily chores. The living conditions do improve slightly; ordinary disciples share a room with six, Inner Sect Disciples share with five, one less person."
"..." Zhu Xiaoliang was suddenly speechless.
"Maybe after becoming an Elite Disciple, you might get the Sect's attention, no more chores, given a private cave dwelling, and the peace of mind to cultivate every day," Gao Fei added.
"Gao Fei, I suddenly feel a little disheartened," Zhu Xiaoliang said with a bitter smile.
"Why?"
"With my talent, I probably won't ever beco an Elite Disciple in this lifeti, and if I can't beco an Elite Disciple, I'll have to do nial work forever..."
"Don't talk nonsense, you can definitely beco an Elite Disciple. I spoke incorrectly, you won't just beco an Elite Disciple, you'll beco an Elder, or even the Sect Leader."
"Don't console . I know my own capabilities better than anyone. If it weren't for your secret help during the assessnt, I wouldn't have passed at all."
"Zhu Xiaoliang, have you ever heard the saying, 'One percent of talent plus ninety-nine percent effort makes for success'?"
"I haven't..."
"...Well, now you have! Rember, diligence compensates for lack of genius. As long as you work hard and don't give up, you will succeed. Believe in yourself! You can do it!"
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