Building a sect from scratch.

Chapter 173 Your Apprentice and My Apprentice

Hearing the bickering from not far away, Zhen Junzi and Jia Xiaoren exchanged glances and couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Because the game "Ten Continents Chronicles" is so free, players often have different ideas about certain tasks or storylines. And because of this, even the closest friends and family members often argue and bicker.

But these bickerings are just playful banter between friends. Just like how everyone in a boys' dormitory inexplicably strives to be the "father of the room," in the game, everyone inexplicably bickers over trivial matters, and then their relationship gets better the more they argue.

Zhen Junzi was the first to speak up: "How about we go and join in?"

Jia Xiaoren and Bai Chenxue both nodded in agreement.

"I think it's a good idea; there's strength in numbers!"

"It sounds like they're almost done digging! We might as well take advantage of this opportunity!"

Shen Yun, having been brought in by Bai Chenxue, never offered his own opinions. Seeing that all three agreed, he had no objections whatsoever.

As for Bian Yuanzhi...

Although Bian Yuanzhi's personality has become more lively thanks to the group of silly players during this time, he is still a little follower who does whatever his master says, and he will never object.

After walking for a few minutes, the group spotted two players arguing, a man and a woman. The female player was sitting on the ground with her legs spread apart in a very unladylike manner, facing a large pit. She was holding onto a sapling with one hand, and her expression was strange, as if she were constipated.

The male player stood in the pit, covered in dirt, and tried to dig out of it with a shovel. Several small mounds of earth had already been piled up around the pit, indicating that he had been digging for a while.

Social terrorist Bai Chenxue was the first to greet everyone: "Hello! Are you also working on that underground water mission?"

The female player, who had been sitting rather unkempt, instinctively put her legs together the moment she saw Bai Chenxue. As she spoke, she awkwardly adjusted her skirt, trying to cover up her embarrassment: "Yes! Hello! Are you doing this too?"

Bai Chenxue nodded and said, "That's right! We were thinking the same thing! We were also planning to see if we could dig a well or something!"

The female player waved her hand and said very generously, "Then you don't need to bother! I'll be done soon, you can just use it directly! It'll save you the trouble!"

Bai Chenxue was taken aback: "So fast! That's amazing!"

"Hey, the main thing is that I'm a wood spirit root, and I also drew the [Staff of Restoration] skill, which allows me to exchange perceptions with a selected target, so it's perfect for stimulating plant roots to detect the depth of underground water!"

The player explained with a smile, "I've looked all around! This place is the shallowest! We'll blast it once, and the water will come out right away!"

Bai Chenxue exclaimed in surprise, "So that's how it is! What an amazing skill! Let's help out too!"

While Bai Chenxue was negotiating with the female player, Zhen Junzi and Jia Xiaoren also exchanged a few polite words with the male player.

However, because the pit was too small to hold many people, Shen Yun and Jia Xiaoren went down to help dig it, while Zhen Junzi and Bai Chenxue discussed tomorrow's preparations with Bian Yuanzhi.

"It's too late today, this place is several kilometers away from your home! And it'll be too late to get good results! How about this, we'll go to your house first thing tomorrow morning, and you can stay here for a week, just like on summer vacation!"

Bai Chenxue couldn't help but complain: "What the hell is summer vacation?! Your family only has a week of summer vacation? Are you Huang Shiren reincarnated?" Zhen Junzi shrugged: "Once he reaches Foundation Establishment, he can go home whenever he wants!"

Bai Chenxue retorted, "Why don't you wait until he ascends? Foundation Establishment! You yourself only recently reached Foundation Establishment! How dare you say that!"

Zhen Junzi retorted, "It's not like I wanted to meet this standard! The main problem is that without Foundation Establishment, he can't fly for very long. Let alone encountering danger and not being able to escape, even traveling from Taiyin Sect to Taiping Town and back would take him most of the day. How can he cultivate then? Don't you understand the saying 'the early bird catches the worm'? I myself have five spiritual roots, how could I not know how difficult it is to cultivate immortality with five spiritual roots?"

Bai Chenxue snorted: "Then why don't you take him home once a week?"

"Going home once a week takes up a whole day! I'd rather use that time to cultivate! Once I reach Foundation Establishment, everything will be much easier!"

"actually……"

Bian Yuanzhi tried to interject quietly, but Bai Chenxue and Zhen Junzi were so engrossed in their argument that they didn't pay any attention.

Bai Chenxue said again, "Why are you so ambitious! So what if you haven't reached the Foundation Establishment stage! Do you think this is the college entrance exam?"

"What do you mean by utilitarianism! Aren't I doing this for my disciple's own good? This is my own disciple! He hasn't even reached the Foundation Establishment stage and can't even protect himself! It's fine when I'm online, but what if I'm not? What if some sect besieges Bright Peak—oops! No, I mean, besieges Taiyin Palace? What if Guixu Pass floods? Would you be responsible if something happened to my disciple?"

"Are you dreaming? The odds of this happening are lower than winning 30 billion in the lottery!"

Bian Yuanzhi tried to speak again: "Master..."

"Don't call me! I don't even buy lottery tickets! Where does the probability come from? Besides, how can you guarantee it definitely won't happen?"

"Yeah, just like your chances of winning the lottery if you don't buy tickets, it's zero!"

"Master!"

This time, Bian Yuanzhi raised his voice, finally interrupting Zhen Junzi and Bai Chenxue's argument. Seeing that both of them had turned to look at him, he swallowed hard and said cautiously, "Actually, I'd like to move my family to Chang'an City, I wonder if that's possible..."

"Okay! Why not!"

Zhen Junzi's eyes lit up, and he said, "This is a good thing! Remember to make sure your family members all go to school! Even if it's night school! At least they need to be literate! Then see if they have any spiritual roots or anything. You have spiritual roots, so maybe your parents, brothers, and sisters do too! Maybe they can even cultivate immortality!"

"Don't put pressure on your apprentice! Listen to me! Your senior sister will help you with a house! I just got a land deed from a mission recently, which can be exchanged for a house. I'll transfer it to you then. You can't count on your master anymore. And I remember you said your family are farmers! You can continue farming in Chang'an! All kinds of fruits and vegetables are in high demand right now! I can have your family set up a farm or something. Just those restaurants they run will be enough to support them!"

"That's great!" Zhen Junzi said without any politeness, and said to Jia Xiaoren, who was huffing and puffing in the pit, "Hey Lao Jia! My apprentice is moving to Chang'an City, and your apprentice has already been given an apartment. Aren't you going to do something for him? You can't be stingier than your apprentice, can you?"

"You're not bullying my apprentice now? You want my apprentice for you? How can you accept that!"

Jia Xiaoren propped the shovel aside, leaned against it, and said sarcastically, "Weren't you just arguing with my apprentice over yours?"

(End of this chapter)