novelraw Chapter 35 – What are you all doing?
Chapter 35 – What are you all doing?
The Martial House was centrally located among the three great cities of Anqing City, Dingping City, and Linwu City. The support from these cities made the Martial House increasingly prosperous, so much so that it was a renowned institution throughout the entire empire!
After traveling day and night, everyone finally arrived at the Martial House on the second day.
On the way, Su Mu and his companions encountered no dangers. In this territory, aside from bandits, no one dared to cause trouble in front of the Martial House!
Bandits wouldn't be interested in a group of new students, nor was there any need for it.
The Martial House spanned nearly 50,000 acres, comparable to a small city!
With such a vast area, the facilities were all-encompassing, including teaching areas, cultivation zones, canteens, and more...
The group went straight to the Martial House's recruitment hall, where all new students had to complete the registration process to officially become students.
The recruitment hall was a grand and imposing building, especially tall in height, designed to instill a sense of awe in the new students.
As Su Mu and his friends entered the recruitment hall and saw how grand even the registration area was, a sense of reverence naturally arose.
The vast hall was divided into five areas, each corresponding to one of the five divisions.
"Who is Su Mu? Who is Su Mu?"
Just as Su Mu and his companions entered the recruitment hall, before they had a chance to take in their surroundings, an old man rushed over, looking at them excitedly.
Su Mu and his friends twitched at the sight, wondering who this disheveled old man was.
Tian Yuyue watched the old man with a vein popping on his forehead. He usually didn't care about things, but now he was excited? Couldn't he have dressed up a bit before coming out?
"This is our House Master," Tian Yuyue explained helplessly to Su Mu and the others. To be safe, she had sent a message to the House Master in advance, leading to this scene. However, this was still better than if she hadn't sent the message—otherwise, the House Master might have just sat there sleeping today.
"House Master?" Su Mu and his companions looked at the fifth division's House Master, almost questioning their life choices. This was nothing like the image of a powerful figure they had in mind.
"Which one of you is Su Mu?" The fifth division's House Master didn't care about their reactions and continued to search among them.
"F-Fifth division House Master, that would be me," Su Mu said, stepping forward awkwardly. The House Master's eyes lit up as he rushed over to Su Mu, grasping his hand with a look of admiration.
"You're truly talented for your age. I heard from Yueyue that you've already comprehended Sword Intent at such a young age? And you've brought so many students to our fifth division, you're practically a hero for us!"
Hearing this, Su Mu smiled awkwardly and exchanged glances with Huang Yiyun and the others. It felt like the fifth division was in dire straits, didn't it?
"Don't worry, although our fifth division isn't the best, we have fewer people, which means more resources per person than the first four divisions. You needn't worry about your future cultivation," the House Master quickly assured, sensing Su Mu's concern.
Su Mu nodded, it seemed to make sense.
"Welcome to the fifth division!" The House Master said, his old face beaming with excitement as he looked up at the people behind Su Mu and announced loudly.
"Yueyue, explain the details of the recruitment process," the House Master, still unable to contain his excitement, turned and asked Tian Yuyue. He was really curious about what had happened.
Tian Yuyue then recounted the entire process to the House Master.
"A Twin Fate Palace? A forcibly achieved Twin Fate Palace?" The House Master pondered after listening, then shook his head with a frown and said to Tian Yuyue, "Yueyue, you did well. We shouldn't recruit someone like Su Yilong into the fifth division."
Tian Yuyue's mouth twitched. Those words were easier said than done. If Su Yilong were alive, he wouldn't have even considered the fifth division.
"House Master, what do you mean by that?" Yet she still looked at the House Master with confusion.
"There's no Heart Method in this world that can truly create a Twin Fate Palace after birth, only crooked and evil paths!" The House Master's eyes narrowed, shedding his playful old man demeanor and finally resembling a powerful figure.
"Su Yilong may seem to have achieved a Twin Fate Palace, but in reality, it's hardly useful and certainly no benefit."
"Most importantly, why would we recruit someone like Su Yilong, a disloyal scum, into the Martial House? It would only tarnish our reputation!"
"Uh..." Tian Yuyue's mouth twitched again, the explanation wasn't clear, but the last point made sense.
"The first four divisions went too far, even meddling in life-and-death battles!" The House Master spoke angrily, his mouth curling into a cold smile.
"Aren't they getting their just deserts?"
"Su Mu, we still have to thank you. Without you, how could our fifth division have recruited so many people!" The House Master sighed. Since the establishment of the Martial House, recruitment had dwindled over time, and by his tenure, it had completely flatlined. He hadn't expected Su Mu to bring such a pleasant surprise.
"Then, House Master, is there any reward?" Su Mu suddenly asked with a sly grin, winking at the House Master.
Reward???
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The House Master's expression immediately tightened, and he stepped back several paces, his face changing faster than flipping a book.
"None!"
Su Mu gaped at the House Master, thinking to himself, you old thing...
"Bang!"
"What are you all doing? You only recruited three people!"
"Useless, just two!"
"Only five? When has my division ever been so embarrassed!"
Suddenly, the sound of slamming and loud cursing erupted, startling Su Mu and the others to turn their heads. They saw the recruitment areas of the first four divisions, where the four House Masters were slamming and cursing, their faces twisted with anger at the sight of the sparse new students.
The first four divisions, due to recruiting too few new students, had deliberately arrived late to avoid being scolded, but they ended up being scolded anyway, and the instructors of the first four divisions were berated mercilessly!
"Ha ha... Good scolding, good scolding!" The fifth division's House Master clapped his hands in delight, "Finally, there's a good show from the first four divisions. The fifth division can now hold its head high, how satisfying!"
Su Mu and his companions had a vein pop on their foreheads, and Tian Yuyue facepalmed again. House Master, please keep your inner thoughts to yourself.
The House Masters of the first four divisions glared coldly at the fifth division's House Master, knowing his temperament, they could only watch him gloat.
"House Master, it's really not that we didn't do our job well. We could have recruited a Twin Fate Palace genius." The four instructors kept complaining, and upon hearing this, all four House Masters were shocked.
"A Twin Fate Palace genius! What happened?"
Seeing that the House Masters' attention was finally diverted, the four instructors breathed a sigh of relief, pointing the finger directly at Su Mu!
"It's all because of him. We could have recruited that Twin Fate Palace genius, but he killed him!"
The four only mentioned the outcome, not the process.
"How could you let this happen!" The four House Masters were furious. A Twin Fate Palace genius was a rarity that only appeared every few years!
"House Master, it wasn't our fault. That kid was too despicable, pretending to be weak and then using the life-and-death battle to kill the genius!"
"Such a vile and despicable person has actually been recruited into the Martial House!" The four House Masters were enraged, turning their heads to look at Su Mu and his friends.
"Does the fifth division not want to survive?"
"Who is the scum?"
"It's him, Su Mu!" The four instructors pointed at Su Mu, their mouths curling into a sinister smile. They couldn't handle him, but could the House Master not?
Aside from the House Master and the Deputy House Master, the division House Masters held the greatest power!
All the frustrations of the journey could finally be repaid!
"Su Mu?" The four House Masters looked at Su Mu in unison, their faces hardening.
"The Martial House never recruits those with poor conduct. How could such a person join the Martial House!"
"How is my brother of poor conduct? Why can't he join the Martial House!" Huang Yiyun stood up angrily to confront the four House Masters, those four instructors were like tumors, constantly slandering Su Mu without mentioning any of the process!
"The ones with poor conduct should be them, all House Masters, yet so blind to right and wrong!"
The four instructors' faces changed at her words, their faces filling with malice.
"You brat, how dare you speak to a House Master like that!" The four House Masters were even angrier. They were of high status, and yet she dared to speak to them like this!
"Four old things, why are you bulging your eyes out like that!" Just as a chill began to rise in Su Mu's eyes, the fifth division's House Master spoke indifferently, stepping forward to shield Huang Yiyun and Su Mu behind him.
"Not taking care of your own people, but meddling with my fifth division? If your bones are itching, I'll help you loosen them up today!" The House Master stood tall, brazenly defiant.
Disagree? Then let's fight!
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