Dashing Student

Chapter 1440 - 1438: What Is His Background? (Part 2)

He was wearing a long gown, looking at Yun Ying with a doting smile, and said, "Where have you been causing trouble again?"Yun Ying pointed to Chen Nan and excitedly said, "Master, I’m not causing trouble. Look, I’ve brought a disciple for Moon River Valley."

"Master, let me tell you, this new junior brother is not only a medical cultivator but also an alchemist, so you must accept him."

She shook the arm of the white-haired man, incessantly acting playful.

The white-haired man smiled helplessly and indulgently, "Since you called him junior brother, how can I refuse? Let him start as an outer disciple, and if he performs well, he can be promoted."

"Are you willing?"

He asked this last question while looking at Chen Nan.

Chen Nan nodded repeatedly, "Of course I am. I’m Chen Nan, originally a loose cultivator, almost died outside, and being accepted by Moon River Valley is more than fortunate."

"Disciple greets Sect Leader."

The white-haired man nodded in satisfaction, "Good, you may go. If there’s anything you don’t understand, you can ask Yun Ying."

"That’s great!"

Yun Ying was extremely delighted, turning back to blink at Chen Nan, seeming very proud that she actually had Chen Nan join Moon River Valley.

"Master, I’ll take junior brother down. I’ll come back to greet you later."

After saying this, she couldn’t wait to pull Chen Nan and ran out.

Until their figures could no longer be seen, the smile on the Sect Leader’s face slowly disappeared.

"Go find out, what’s the background of this boy?"

"Little junior brother, let me hear you call me senior sister."

On the stone steps, Yun Ying walked ahead, trying hard to look like a steady senior sister, but couldn’t suppress the corners of her mouth.

Chen Nan found it amusing in his heart. This little girl was so much fun. With the intention of teasing her, he said, "Don’t you like me calling you Female Knight? Should I call you Female Knight or Senior Sister?"

This question immediately stumped Yun Ying. She paused, contemplated for a long time, with a struggling expression on her face, as if this choice was very difficult for her.

"Female Knight... Senior Sister... Forget it, you should call me Female Knight in the future!"

"Alright, Female Knight." Chen Nan followed behind, suddenly feeling something, turned his head to look a short distance away, and saw a disciple who hurriedly pretended to be doing nothing after noticing him looking over.

But the act was too clumsy. Chen Nan instantly recognized that it seemed the disciple was watching them.

"Is he watching me or Yun Ying?" A subtle feeling of suspicion arose in his heart, but he didn’t dwell on it since he was, after all, someone of unknown origin to Moon River Valley, so of course they should investigate.

Yun Ying soon led Chen Nan to a tower-like building on the mountainside, with a plaque above the tower door that read "Affairs Hall" in three large characters.

Under a willow tree outside the tower door, an old man was meditating.

"Uncle Qiao!"

Yun Ying’s shout made the meditating old man slowly open his eyes, and at that instant, the inadvertently revealed evil qi shocked Chen Nan who was following behind.

Such intense evil qi was in no way weaker than his. But he absorbed Yin Sha Qi because he practiced the "Taotie Technique," which he couldn’t help.

Moreover, he had heard from the Divine Calculator that the Demon Ancestor might have come to the Inner Sea, and he had a reason to come to the Inner Sea to see if he could find the Demon Ancestor and learn how to control the "Taotie Technique."

After all, Huang Boyang had mentioned that the "Heaven-Slaying Art" might be related to the Dusk Organization. He didn’t want to continue cultivating but had to do so to suppress the Blood Evil Qi absorbed by the "Taotie Technique."

And this old man in front, looking kindly and amiable, but that instant flash of Blood Evil Qi, Chen Nan absolutely wouldn’t mistake it, no one knew Blood Evil Qi better than he did, that was something only achieved by killing many people.

However, soon, the old man’s evil qi disappeared without a trace, making him seem like a benevolent elder again.

"Little Yun Ying, why are you here again? Are you slacking off again?"

Yun Ying hastily shook her head, "No way, I’m cultivating diligently because you all promised that once I reach the fifth layer of the Golden Core Realm, I can go out to act heroically!"

"Haha, your master and the others mean well for you, after all, you’re still too weak now. But I think you should soon meet your master’s requirements." The old man said with a jovial smile.

Then he raised his head to look at Chen Nan, with a bit of puzzlement in his eyes.

"Uncle Qiao, this is a disciple newly recruited by the sect, I brought him. From now on, he’s my junior brother, please register him," Yun Ying hurriedly pulled Chen Nan to her side.

Chen Nan also showed great respect, cupping his hands in salute: "Greetings Elder, junior Chen Nan."

"Hrm, hrm." The old man carried himself with great authority before Chen Nan, "I’m Qiao Que. Since you’ve joined my Moon River Valley, you must cultivate well from now on."

"Yes, junior will remember."

Qiao Que quickly helped Chen Nan with the registration, combining his hair and blood to make two waist cards, one given to Chen Nan and the other kept in the sect.

Also, he took out a hundred low-grade Spirit Stones, five ninth-grade elixir pills, and a set of outer disciple’s attire from Moon River Valley, saying, "I see you have a cultivation Heart Sutra Technique, so I won’t force you to cultivate the sect’s methods."

"If you want to switch techniques, you can also get them from the Scripture Pavilion."

"Yes, disciple understands." Chen Nan accepted all the items.

Qiao Que was very satisfied with Chen Nan’s attitude and asked, "By the way, what’s your main cultivation?"

Chen Nan thought for a moment, knowing that whether he was a medical cultivator or an alchemist, the treatment within the sect would likely differ, and he had no interest in starting from the bottom.

So he replied in a deep voice, "Disciple is a medical cultivator and has some experience with alchemy."

"Oh?" Qiao Que’s expression did change slightly, "I didn’t expect Little Yun Ying to bring back a treasure this time. In that case, you should go to the Medical Hall under the command of Master Mei Gui from now on."

"Yes." Chen Nan, although he didn’t know who Mei Gui was, naturally understood the Medical Hall, which was for treating wounds and such for the sect disciples, something not difficult for him.

"You may go." Qiao Que waved his sleeve, put his hands behind his back, and looked at Yun Ying with a different smile, "Little Yun Ying, do you have any more business?"

"No more, thank you, Uncle." Yun Ying flashed a smile, then left the Affairs Hall with Chen Nan.

"Rest assured, Master Mei Gui is very kind, you won’t be bullied. During this time, I can’t often come to find you, but you must remember that I’ll always be your senior sister." Yun Ying couldn’t stop talking along the way, "I must train diligently to reach the fifth level of the Golden Core Realm soon and leave the mountain sooner."

Chen Nan found it amusing in his heart, how much she wanted to be a senior sister, but she looked just like a little kid. He suddenly had a thought and asked, "May I ask how old the Female Knight is?"

Yun Ying covered her mouth and laughed, "Don’t even think about it. I’m surely not older than you. I’m only a hundred and fourteen."

Chen Nan was momentarily stunned, over a hundred years old, that’s enough to be his great-grandmother. Asking about her age was courting humiliation. Anyone in the cultivation world was older than him.

However, cultivators all have methods for preserving their appearance, so Yun Ying indeed appeared much younger, like a little girl.

"By the way, does the Female Knight have any plans during this period?" Chen Nan quickly changed the subject.

Yun Ying sighed, "Master said I can only leave the mountain to venture once I reach the fifth level of the Golden Core Realm, so I must train well during this time to leave as soon as possible."

"Don’t worry, I’ll bring you along when the time comes."

"Thank you, Female Knight." Chen Nan pouted. Until he got what he wanted, he didn’t want to leave.

"By the way, junior brother, what’s the outside world like? Can you really wield a sword and go on journeys?" Yun Ying suddenly asked, her tone full of longing.

Chen Nan was taken aback, instinctively asked back, "Hasn’t the Female Knight ever been down the mountain?"

"No," Yun Ying shook her head, "Since I was little, Master brought me up here, saying I was picked up and never allowed me to leave the range of Moon River Valley."

"But I’ll soon reach the fifth level of the Golden Core Realm and then I can go out."

Chen Nan sighed, from the second layer to the fifth layer of the Golden Core Realm, even he took quite some time. Even for a talent, it takes years, and for ordinary cultivators, the time needed increases exponentially.

How can it be so simple? This young girl is dreaming.