novelraw Chapter 1139 - 1133: He Must Be a Damn Pretty Boy
Chapter 1139 - 1133: He Must Be a Damn Pretty Boy
"What are you, do you think it’s your turn to speak here?"
The Cang Lan Sword Sect disciple assumed himself to be a Core Disciple, adopting an air of arrogance. In his mind, he was a High-Grade person, while those waiting for evaluation were Low-level. What they said was truth.
Someone who hasn’t even joined the Sect yet dared to openly challenge him here, which was an absolutely intolerable matter for him.
The most critical thing was, this young man was once the senior brother who set a record from the past few decades, completing the first assessment in less than a day and a half. But Zhang Menglong and Kong Lan were ten times faster than him, and still seemed so relaxed.
For his scores back then, he didn’t know how much effort he put into cultivating this flight martial art, he didn’t even rest for a moment during the day and a half. It was an endurance start, requiring immense willpower to persevere.
However, these two didn’t seem to put in any effort at all. To him, this looked like cheating; it was the greatest blasphemy against his hard work.
"And what are you?" Zhang Menglong retorted unceremoniously, "Your Elder hasn’t even spoken yet, when did it become your turn to just fart here? Are you trying to overstep your role and act over your Elder’s head?"
As soon as Zhang Menglong finished speaking, Yun Senhai’s expression did indeed change slightly.
"Teacher, I didn’t mean it," seeing the change in Yun Senhai’s expression, the Cang Lan Sword Sect disciple became somewhat flustered, "Please don’t listen to him trying to sabotage the relationship between us, master and disciple."
"How did I sabotage the relationship between you and your teacher? It’s because I admire the Cang Lan Sword Sect and respect Elder Yun, that I came to participate in this evaluation. For the first test, we also didn’t violate any rules set by Elder Yun, are you trying to make decisions in place of Elder Yun?"
"You..."
"Enough! Step back!" Yun Senhai sternly rebuked his disciple, "You have no tolerance for others. I’m very disappointed in you. Don’t think I don’t know what you’re thinking, failure is not scary, being surpassed is not scary; what’s scary is you not understanding progress and not accepting failure!"
"Facing someone stronger than you, standing up courageously without cringing is praiseworthy," Yun Elder of the Cang Lan Sword Sect surprisingly had quite a favorable impression of Zhang Menglong, "What’s your name?"
"Elder Yun, my name is Zhang Menglong."
"Do you know me?"
"Of course I know," Zhang Menglong continued with the flattery, "Among the second-generation Elders, Elder Yun is the most outstanding. I’ve long been admiring you. This time, hearing that Elder Yun was organizing this evaluation, I spared no expense to buy an evaluation slot. If you don’t believe me, you can inquire."
"Very good, I’ll remember you," Yun Elder nodded. Although Zhang Menglong’s actions just looked very risky to Kong Lan, potentially even angering the Cang Lan Sword Sect people, he managed an extreme operation, and even complimented Yun Senhai along the way.
"Though your first test involved some opportunistic actions, that’s also your own skill, so this first stage will count as passed!"
Hearing Yun Senhai’s words, Kong Lan immediately grinned foolishly. Zhang Menglong, even though seemingly unreliable, truly was his lucky star!
"But the upcoming second test cannot be passed through opportunism alone, so you better prepare well. If you truly excel, I might consider taking you as my Direct Disciple."
Upon hearing this, the disciples who came with Yun Senhai showed gazes of envy. They had been able to apprentice under Yun Senhai not merely because they were decent, but had also put in a significant amount of hard work. But now this cheeky kid just had to butter up and got such a promise, how could they be psychologically balanced?
However, in front of Yun Senhai, no one dared to say a word. They just made a secret resolution in their hearts that if Zhang Menglong really passed the evaluation and joined the Cang Lan Sword Sect, they would surely not make his life easy in the future.
With an Elder present, Zhang Menglong naturally wouldn’t miss the opportunity to gather information. He deliberately opened a pack of instant noodles, and as that intense aroma started spreading, everyone’s eyes from the Cang Lan Sword Sect were drawn over.
"Smells so good, I’ve never smelled anything so fragrant before."
"How great it would be if I could taste just a bite." Those disciples suddenly found that their dry food didn’t smell good anymore.
"Elder Yun, this is a specialty from my hometown, you haven’t eaten yet, have you? Want to give it a try?" Zhang Menglong brought a bowl of instant noodles before him.
Yun Senhai’s mouth had long been watering, but due to his status and pride, he was embarrassed to speak. However, with the food delivered right to him, he certainly would not refuse.
"Menglong, do you have something you wish to ask of me?" Yun Senhai chuckled, "But our Cang Lan Sword Sect has its rules. I can’t tell you the contents of the second test."
"Hahaha, Elder Yun, do I seem like someone so shameless?" Zhang Menglong said without any embarrassment, "I merely want to ask you about some things regarding the Cang Lan Sword Sect, as my ability is limited, I couldn’t find out much."
"Mm! Delicious!" Yun Senhai happily slurped the instant noodles. As an Elder of the Cang Lan Sword Sect, what in the entire Iron Sword Dynasty hadn’t he eaten? Yet, he was tasting something so delicious for the first time, "Go ahead, as long as it doesn’t involve secrets, I can divulge some things to you. Understanding more about the Sect in advance isn’t a bad thing."
In his words, Yun Senhai had even started regarding Zhang Menglong as part of his own people.
"This Yun Senhai is someone to befriend, ask whatever and he indeed tells you!" Zhang Menglong didn’t hold back, "Elder Yun, where exactly is the Cang Lan Sword Sect located? I’ve heard that only Cang Lan Sword Sect people can find its location."
"Hahaha, you aren’t aware of this, are you? Back in ancient times, our Iron Sword Dynasty had a super empire, but unfortunately, the empire declined and broke apart later, leaving behind many things like independent little spaces left by ancient mighty ones."
"So Cang Lan Sword Sect is hidden in that space?"
"Yes!" Yun Senhai answered, "The space crack is extremely secret and can only be found with tokens of our Cang Lan Sword Sect disciples. To forcibly open this space, unless it’s a God-breaking peak Martial Artist, it cannot be done. Hence, Cang Lan Sword Sect is even safer compared to many Ninth-Grade dynasties and Sects."
"My goodness, then there’s really no way to go hard," Zhang Menglong thought about utilizing a God-breaking Realm peak teacher’s power would consume quite a bit of number avoidance; what if he finished the task without earning back? Better to expand sources and reduce costs."
"By the way, I also heard that a Sect Elder was injured recently?"
"How do you know about this matter?" Yun Senhai immediately became alert as matters concerning the injury of a Sect Elder were considered confidential, "Hmph, it must be those Sect disciples who love banding together talking that leaked it out. I surely need to deal with them when I return."
"Elder Hong Wei encountered some mishaps not long ago, mainly a mental injury, but after treatment, he is alright now. You don’t need to worry too much!"
"Damn, he’s almost recovered?" Zhang Menglong murmured regretfully, "Seems like I went too easy."
But Zhang Menglong had already memorized this person’s name; in time, the debt would have its owner.
"What did you say?" Yun Senhai didn’t catch Zhang Menglong’s words.
"Oh, I said the one who hurt him must be a dead handsome lad."
"What does ’dead handsome lad’ mean?" Yun Senhai was puzzled.
"Oh, it means despicable and shameless."
"You’re right, that person must have ambushed Hong Wei. Otherwise, with his strength, how could he be harmed by someone from a low-level world?" Yun Senhai said, "That scoundrel is definitely a dead handsome lad!"