The Daily Task of Preventing My Disciple from Turning to the Dark Side

Chapter 22: Do You Want To Bathe Together?

Translated by Ellen

Hearing that many people were searching for him, Mu Chen looked at Jing Ting with suspicions, who was it?

Jing Ting concisely and comprehensively said, "Sending gifts."

"Hm?"

"Disciple acceptance gift."

Mu Chen tilted his head, what is it?

"It's to congratulate you for accepting a disciple, giving you and the Little Master a congratulatory gift," an astute maid on the side explained in place of Jing Ting who did not want to speak, feeling anxious on the struggling communication between the two.

Mu Chen suddenly remembered that in his last life, it didn't seem to have happened this way. "Since it was sent, let's just give it all to Yun'er."

"Oh," Jing Ting agreed with a small sound, eyebrows creasing at the thought of dealing with the giftee. Because his family's Palace Master showed off his glorious power yesterday, this group saw the wind and set the helm to send a gift to bootlick right away, leading Jing Ting to feel utterly disgusted.

TL note: 见风使舵 – saw the wind and set the helm – to be flexible and take advantage of the situation

Seeing Jing Ting's impatient attitude, Mu Chen suddenly felt that his palace notably lacked a capable housekeeper. Jing Ting didn't like to speak, besides having a particular imposing manner whenever he saw visitors out, he was especially impatient when managing the various chores. Moreover, in a few years, Mu Chen wanted Jing Ting to go out to learn through experience. They will nevertheless return to the Demon Realm and growing up in a comfortable place was not really good for him.

So Mu Chen summoned Jing Ming so he and Gu Yunjue could go to the outer sect to pick out an attentive follower to bring back to manage the miscellaneous tasks inside the palace. When the two returned at noon, they brought back an old man with a grizzled beard. The old man's name was Guan Shan and also took care of small tasks in the outer sect.

Mu Chen kneaded his forehead with a headache coming up. It was his mistake. He shouldn't have let two people with the IQs of a 5-year-old child to go pick out people. The person had kind brows and pleasant eyes, something young children will like.

Most outer disciples are cultivators with at least three spiritual roots. After going through refinement, they were divided into two basic cultivation methods based on their performance. The lucky ones will bed assigned to each of the palaces as a dao child. If they were given a bit of guidance, their path of becoming an immortal can turn for the better. Those without a kind fate can only do miscellaneous tasks in the outer sect, and most live to over 200 years old. If they fail to reach the foundation establishment stage, they have reached the end of their lifespan.

Of course, outer sect disciples can associate with those of the inner sect, but to be able to stand out among one's peers and enter the inner sect is rare as Phoenix feathers and unicorn horns. Unless they suddenly have the great luck to come across an opportunity that will transform their destiny.

The old man in front of him, his hair was already grayed out, and by telling fortune from his appearance, he's already at the end. Allowing these kinds of people to come into Yanyang Palace, is it to support the elderly?

Seeing Mu Chen's disappointment, Gu Yunjue beamed at him. Sitting directly on Mu Chen's lap and patting Mu Chen's chest, he softly persuaded him, "Master, he seems to be quite reliable. He is rather pitiful being driven out, let's keep him."

Mu Chen raised an eyebrow. He seldom sees his little disciple this virtuous. The Gu Yunjue from his previous life killed everything that was useless, extremely ruthless. His teachings have sure enough taught him well. Mu Chen was delighted. Gu Yunjue's respectful persuasion made him utterly delighted.