Protect Our Clan Leader

Chapter 479: Chapter 10: Fourth Brother! I can only “do my best”_2

By this time, even she, who had peculiar confidence in Shouye, could not maintain her confidence.

While speaking, the closed doors of the Danfang were suddenly pushed open from the inside, and a figure leisurely walked out.

In an instant, the bustling Danfang fell silent.

Everyone knew that Master Danding was resting inside the Danfang. The person who could come out at this time must be a trusted person of Master Danding.

Everyone looked closely and saw that the figure was a woman.

She wore a light blue gauze skirt, moved with graceful steps, her body was slender, and she appeared fresh and beautiful like a lotus, emanating an elegant and tranquil atmosphere that comforted everyone.

Especially those pair of eyes, clearer and purer than autumn waters, they made people forget their worldly troubles.

“Gu Hanyu! It’s Gu Hanyu, the Pill Doctor Par Excellence!”

Someone recognized her and cried out in surprise.

The crowd immediately erupted in astonishment.

No one had thought that the renowned Pill Doctor Par Excellence of recent years had any connection with Master Danding.

Could it be possible that she was Master Danding’s disciple since she appeared on behalf of him at this moment?

The crowd was filled with confusion and buzzing with whispers.

“Everyone, be quiet.”

Gu Hanyu’s cultivation base had already reached the advanced stage of the Spirit Platform Realm. As soon as she spoke, her voice thundered and all the noises around her were instantly suppressed.

She calmly said, “I am Gu Hanyu, a disciple of Master Danding, I will preside over this discipleship examination on behalf of him. Now I will announce the first rule…”

Wang Shouye was also extremely surprised, he couldn’t help but mutter in a low voice, “I didn’t expect Sister Hanyu to be a disciple of Master Danding, no wonder she is so powerful.”

As it turns out, Gu Hanyu was also well-known in Changning, and had connections with the Wang family. Even Wang Shouzhe had paid some price and asked Gu Hanyu to teach him some alchemy experience.

However, Gu Hanyu had left Changning to travel around the world for the past two years. Unexpectedly, they would meet here.

“Eh? Brother Wang, you actually know this beautiful senior sister? When you have time, tell me more about her.” Qian Xuefu looked straight ahead, whispering with a smirk, “I didn’t expect there was already a secret disciple of Master, and she is such a beautiful senior sister. Qian Xuefu, your spring is coming.”

“Brother Qian, be careful with your words. Sister Hanyu is very powerful.” Wang Shouye hurriedly whispered a warning.

“Of course, the more powerful the senior sister is, the better… Ah~” Before Qian Xuefu could finish his words, several silver flashes flashed and landed on his body.

Immediately, Qian Xuefu fell to the ground and began to scream in pain.

In his chest was several shiny silver needles, obviously the work of Gu Hanyu.

“Whoever makes noise again will end up like him.” Gu Hanyu said coldly, “If anyone dares to break the rules again, they will be expelled directly.”

Her eyes swept across the field, where everyone was as quiet as a cicada in winter.

When her gaze swept over Wang Shouye, she paused for a moment, revealing a bit of goodwill. Her inherent temperament was not domineering, it was only for the smooth running of the Master’s disciple selection meeting that she had to suppress everyone.

As expected.

Under Gu Hanyu’s strong suppression, the order at the scene improved a lot. All the applicants were arranged into the backyard of Tian Yuan Danfang for a unified exam.

It was said that Master Danding was observing the examination with his spiritual sense, so naturally no one dared to cheat. Wang Shouye was also arranged at a test site and began to focus and study earnestly.

…

Meanwhile.

In the VIP room in Tian Yuan Danfang, representatives of various prominent families had gathered. The discipleship meeting of Master Danding was extremely important to many families.

If a child of a family is taken as a disciple by Master Danding, it not only establishes a high-quality network, but also cultivates an excellent alchemist for their family. Especially for the 7th-rank Aristocratic Family, this opportunity was even more precious.

As a representative of the Wang family, Wang Shou Zhe had been waiting in the VIP room for a long time, casually chatting with some familiar family heads.

Time passed little by little.

After several hours, the lengthy examination finally ended.

Gu Hanyu arranged for all the exam papers to be collected and had everyone sent out to wait. Then, carrying the exam papers, she returned to the depths of the Danfang to have them marked.

It took a half-hour more before all the papers were finally corrected.

Then she took the exam papers that had passed the preliminary round to a tightly closed room deep within the Tianyuan Danfang.

On entering the room, it was laden with a simple, unadorned decor.

A old man sat in a meditation pose on a Luohantai against the wall.

The old man was dressed in plain grey robes. He had an ordinary appearance and a restrained aura. He emitted a rustic flavour from head to toe.

At first glance, he seemed no different from an old farmer selling vegetables on the street. Only his deep and concealed eyes, like a profound pool, involuntarily commanded respect and awe.

This elder was none other than the renowned Master Danding.

Gu Hanyu held a stack of exam papers and said to master Danding, “Master, there were thirteen young alchemists who passed our test. Here are their names and papers.”

“Among them, Dongfang Yuxi scored first, Wang Shouye from the Ping’an Wang family came second, Independent Cultivator Si Xinghai, who Master is fond of, got eleventh, and Qian Xuefu from the Qian family was thirteenth.”

Master Danding took the papers and casually flip through them. However, instead of looking at them in detail, he quickly put them down.

“Hanyu, you know, I didn’t really want to take any disciples at first, but now I’m reluctantly holding a public examination. Do you know why I’m doing this?” he asked, gazed serenely at Gu Hanyu as if testing her.

Gu Hanyu blinked her autumnal-clear eyes. “Master, you’re well-renowned as an independent cultivator. The powerful forces in the Longzuo County have jointly ‘encouraged’ you, hoping that you will pass on your alchemy skills.”

“Exactly. Although I’m a cultivator in the Purple Abode Realm, I’m still an ordinary independent cultivator. I can’t avoid interacting with the prominent families.” Master Danding sighed. “In order to cope with the incessant chatter of those families and the City Guard Mansion, I have to accept a few disciples to share some of the ‘cake’. Therefore, the selection of disciples cannot solely depend on the quality of performance.”

“So, Master, what you mean is…” Gu Hanyu’s eyes quivered, showing signs of worry.

“Firstly, as an independent cultivator, I should take care of independent cultivators. Regardless of how much the prominent families oppose, I am determined to accept Si Xinghai.” said Master Danding in a firm voice. “That boy Si Xinghai has excellent aptitude and comprehension. If his background was not so low and had not received systematic learning, he would be definitely ranked higher than eleventh.”

Gu Hanyu nodded and circled Si Xinghai’s name. “Master, who’s the second one to be chosen?”

“Among the remaining examinees, the best-born is Qian Xuefu.” Master Danding contemplated for a bit. “Although he only ranked thirteenth, who could deny his Purple Abode Family background? Old Qian has personally made a greeting, I guess I can’t ignore his face.”

The one referred to as Old Qian by Master Danding naturally was Qian family’s old ancestor in the Purple Abode Realm.

Pretty brows of Gu Hanyu wrinkled slightly.

Although she didn’t have a good impression of Qian Xuefu, just like Master had said, who had the gall to ignore Old Qian’s prestige? If he hadn’t passed the test that’d be one thing, but now…

Her brows furrowed, she reluctantly and unwillingly circled the name Qian Xuefu.

There was only one spot left now.

Gu Hanyu was getting increasingly worried in her heart.

Wang Shouye was practically her half-disciple. For him to score second would not be an easy feat. Forget it, forget it. She’d rather put in a good word for him and see if she could bump Dongfang Yuxi off.

She knew that on normal days, Master had a pretty good assessment of Dongfang Yuxi, and if nothing went wrong, he was most likely to choose him.

Just as she was about to speak, suddenly…

Master Danding sighed, “Dongfang Yuxi is naturally the first one owing to his solid basic skills. It’s just such a shame, such a pity that he doesn’t share a fate with Dan Ding. He is not meant to be.”

“Ah?” Gu Hanyu was shocked.

“As for the second-ranked Wang Shouye…” Master Danding’s brows slightly furrowed, “The Changning Wang Family is indeed a small family, but their clan leader unexpectedly is a disciple of Master Changchun. Hmph! Never mind, never mind, it’s just that the mediation he brought was too compelling.”

After a pause, he sighed. “The last person should be Wang Shouye. After all, his basic skills are not bad, and I definitely can’t deny the face of the Commandery Prince.”

Wang Shouye?

The Commandery Prince?

Gu Hanyu swallowed the words on the tips of her lips, and her pretty eyes welled with disbelief.

When did Wang Shouye get connected with the Commandery Prince?

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