If the sect doesn't accept geniuses, they will become giants once they leave?

Chapter 2 It's not easy to fool children
Seeing Li Yanmo's expression of picking up a bargain, Lily Jiang shook her head.

There are all kinds of wonders in the world. Those supreme holy bodies did not disappear with the end of the wilderness. Only the cultivation methods of the corresponding holy bodies disappeared.

Countless people and countless sects thought they could raise those supreme holy bodies, and countless people and countless sects thought they could find the cultivation techniques lost in the wilderness, but the result they got was the word "waste of body".

Looking at Li Yanmo's expression, Jiang Baili knew that Li Yanmo had something on his mind.

Lily Jiang didn’t intend to persuade her, but kindly reminded her, “If you leave it alone, she will soon die of physical weakness.”

"Ah? How long can she live?" Li Yanmo's heart tightened.

"five."

"Five months?!"

"Four."

"That's not funny."

Li Yanmo, who knew Lily Jiang's character well, complained, rubbed his face, and asked with a shameless face.

"Can I issue an IOU?"

"Okay, two hundred taels."

After signing the IOU, Li Yanmo felt a toothache.

The previous emperor died before he could complete his career, so he started with a debt of 200 taels.

However, Lily Jiang was also quite reliable. After receiving the IOU, she picked up the little beggar. Within a quarter of an hour, Lily Jiang had changed her clothes and came out holding a quilt rolled up like a spring roll. She stuffed it into Li Yanmo's arms and turned around to get the medicine.

Li Yanmo looked down and immediately held his breath, understanding what it meant to stay clean and untainted by the mud.

The little beggar was wrapped in a blanket, the dirt washed clean, and his face, white as silk, now had a healthy blush. Because of his young age, the beggar's features were still very immature, but he already had the appearance of a disaster for the country and the people.

"I changed her clothes. She's very weak now. If you don't want to kill anyone, you'd better improve her food. Here's what I'm going to give you—"

Lily Jiang tied the medicine bag to the neck of a slaughtered rooster, hung it on Li Yanmo's neck, and then sat back, puffing out smoke from her pipe, "Remember to come to me tomorrow to get more medicine."

Li Yanmo was a little stunned.

"What? Do you think I'll cheat you out of two hundred taels? Go away—don't interfere with my business."

Lily Jiang closed her right eye and waved her hand impatiently.

Li Yanmo thanked him and left the clinic carrying the little beggar.

The rain had subsided a lot at this time, but there was still drizzle. In order to prevent the little beggar from catching a cold, Li Yanmo took off his coat and half-covered the little beggar's head with it to keep it ventilated and block the rain.

Jogging all the way, Li Yanmo left Luoyang Town and arrived at his residence.

It was a small wooden house surrounded by a fence.

The cabin was once a temporary resting place for hunters. The entire space was visible upon opening the door. Because no one had lived there for a long time, Li Yanmo had picked it up.

Li Yanmo spent a lot of effort to clean the hut. Fortunately, the hut was sturdy and had no problems with leaks. After some modifications, he made it look presentable. However, due to space constraints, the kitchen and other facilities were built outside the hut.

The little beggar was still asleep, so Li Yanmo put her on the bed.

He turned around and fiddled with the medicine bag given by Lily Jiang, and at the same time began to think about how to trick this little beggar into becoming his disciple.

Becoming a disciple must be voluntary. It is not difficult to fool a child of eleven or twelve years old, but it is different to fool a homeless child.

Li Yanmo, who was multitasking, did not notice that the beggar who was curled up in the quilt had opened his eyes. Under his eyelashes that were as white as snow due to vitiligo, his crimson eyes were reflecting Li Yanmo's back.

The glimmer in his eyes flickered, sometimes confused, sometimes wary, sometimes hesitant, but these were ultimately suppressed by the cold light honed by pain. If Li Yanmo had turned back at this moment, he would have been frightened by the beggar's eyes. That wasn't the look a child of eleven or twelve should have, not even the look a human should have. The beggar's eyes now were like an unsheathed sword, stripped of all emotion.

The kitchen knife hanging on the wall trembled with a cold light in the beggar's eyes and pointed at Li Yanmo.

But when he saw the rain marks on Li Yanmo's shoulders, the cold light gradually lost its sharpness and finally turned into a light hum, reminding Li Yanmo that he had woken up. But Li Yanmo was too immersed in it and didn't notice the movement. The beggar hummed twice more before stopping Li Yanmo's movements.

Li Yanmo frantically wiped the medicine residue from his hands with a rag and carried a stool to the bedside. To save space, and given the small size of the cabin, he had placed his handmade bed against the wall, with the head and foot of the bed against the wall, leaving only one side open for bunk beds. This made it easy for anyone to huddle and shiver in the corner, while also allowing Li Yanmo to block their escape route.

"Oh, little girl, you're awake—"

Li Yanmo leaned over and sat down, crossing his fingers, trying hard to create the image of a hermit, completely unaware of the amusement that flashed in the beggar's eyes.

"who are you?"

The beggar's voice was a little hoarse and childish, a natural little clip.

"Me? My name is Li Yanmo, and I'm a... cultivator. Little girl, I have a connection with you. Would you like to become my disciple?"

Li Yanmo originally wanted to come to me to see your amazing skills.

But the little beggar was born with a weak constitution and suffers from a white disease, so he might be from a wealthy family. What if the little beggar knew that he was born with a weak constitution and claimed to have an amazing body, wouldn't that prove that he was a liar?

"Monk?"

The beggar murmured, his face full of confusion.

Seeing this reaction, Li Yanmo felt a lot more at ease.

Obviously, the beggar in front of him had never come into contact with anything in the world of immortal cultivation, otherwise he wouldn't be so confused.

"Yes, monk, come, look at this card——"

Li Yanmo's confidence gradually grew, and he took out a card from his arms.

This is a very common type of playing cards in the streets and alleys. It has different patterns and numbers. Both the old and the young like to play with it.

The beggar became interested, and his scarlet eyes stared at the cards in Li Yanmo's hand.

Li Yanmo snapped his fingers, and the card instantly changed into another completely different card.

The beggar was stunned and stared blankly at the cards in Li Yanmo's hand, while Li Yanmo shook his head proudly.

Before traveling through time, he had studied a magic master's video for a long time. Not only children, but even some adults had been fooled by him.

Of course, for those monks, this trick relying on hand speed is just like that of a fool.

"How about it, do you want to learn?"

The beggar stared at the cards in Li Yanmo's hand for a long time, which made Li Yanmo feel guilty. When his fingers were about to be unable to hold the second hidden card, the beggar's crimson eyes slowly raised, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

"think."

"Okay, then from today on you are my disciple, Li Yanmo. What's your name?"

"Jian Xin."

The rain clouds were reluctant to disperse after squeezing out a few drops of rain. Golden sunlight streamed through the window, building an illusory bridge between Jian Xin and Li Yanmo.

Number of Apprentices: 1

【Sect Management System Officially Opened】

[Sect Master Li Yanmo, Cultivation Level: Mortal]

[Clan Name: Tentative, Prestige Level 0 (0/100)]

[Sect area: 50 square meters]

【Disciples recruited: 1】

[Resources distributed this month: 5000 low-grade spirit stones, three marrow-nourishing pills, and a yellow-level Qi training technique.]

[Sect Leader Salary: 50 Low-Grade Spirit Stones, Yellow-Grade Qi Training Technique]

(End of this chapter)