Chapter 387: Seizing the Opportunity to Be Han Fairy’s Errand Boy (Voting for Monthly Tickets at the Start of the Month)

Chapter 387: Seizing the Opportunity to Be Han Fairy’s Errand Boy (Voting for Monthly Tickets at the Start of the Month)

Lin Nuo found it utterly ridiculous at his first hearing.

Goodness, are you asking me, Lin, to lead three others?

Isn’t that the mentor’s job? Why is it being dumped on me?

And you really think highly of me, I’m just a third-tier rookie, the weakest disciple under Han Fairy, barely able to care for myself, and you want me to guide your three female disciples?

Is that something a carbon-based life form would come up with?

Lin Nuo quickly declined:

“Just punish me instead.”

“What’s the matter, is their wisdom not to your liking?”

“They’re all stronger than me.”

“Strength is merely superficial; it doesn’t represent all there is to it. In terms of achievements, you are indeed the best among them, and your judgment and decision-making surpass theirs, that’s beyond question.”

“Just punish me, I don’t have that ability,” Lin Nuo insisted.

“Well, since you’re so adamant, I won’t force you.”

Han Fairy replied, then pointed to a stack of weighty scriptures, saying sternly,

“Then you’ll copy those scriptures tonight, stay in the office and copy them, and bring them to me by dawn. There will be further punishments, I’ll tell you after you finish the copying.”

Lin Nuo glanced at the scriptures, which loomed high like a mountain—are you sure you’re not joking?

There’s no way I could copy all of this before dawn.

If Ruo’er were here, he would promise her:

If you finish all the scriptures, I’ll sleep with you.

Too bad Ruo’er was still at Zifeng Valley.

And with further penalties to follow, who knows if Han Fairy is hiding something else, waiting for him to finish only to pile on more work.

In Han Fairy’s style, she’d definitely dig a deep pit for him, and then the punishments would only escalate, turning into ridiculous errands for a grade schooler.

Copying my backside! I’ll blow up the spring myself; no water? I’ll blow it up anyway, and take down your lousy office!

But thinking it over, her demands weren’t actually that hard.

After all, these three have outstanding talents and have been dedicated in their training; if they aimed to break through or achieve great merits in the past six months, they could certainly manage without my guidance.

So, he could just lend his name to the effort.

Han Fairy is something else; among the three disciples, Liu Shuqin and Qin Shili have hit a cultivation bottleneck. After all, they’re still young and among their peers, their cultivation is already top-notch, so advancing further is still tough.

As for great merits, the standards vary. What defines a great merit can differ from person to person.

What kind of achievement would be considered great for Liu Shuqin and Qin Shili? There’s no consistent standard.

As for Su Kexin, she has no bottlenecks; she could have a breakthrough any moment, plus her advancement speed is also commendable.

Now it’s a buy one, get one free, and Su Kexin is included.

According to Lin Nuo’s understanding, it’s Han Fairy’s teaching method that was causing Liu Shuqin and Qin Shili to stagnate; she’s already taught them many methods, but they still can’t break through, remaining stagnant.

So, she wants to use him to try something different.

Lin Nuo asked:

“With the previous arrangements to guide the three of them, what if it doesn’t work?”

“Nothing will happen. Regardless of your success, your punishment will be canceled. This isn’t an easy task; you just have to give it your best shot. If you succeed, there will be rich rewards. I could pass on the important secret methods of Xuanyun Sect, including the Xuanyun Spirit Artifacts, I can give those to you. This isn’t just you guiding them; I’ll assist you. In other words, you’ll become a pillar of Xuanyun Sect in the future, and this is a training for you.”

“Okay, I think it’s worth a try.”

Lin Nuo changed his attitude and said,

“However, if I am to guide them, I need to know what they’ve been through in their training, and my understanding of Xuanyun Sect is still too limited. I need to broaden my horizons; perhaps there would be good ideas. There are some small secret realms for training, array formation sites, and Spirit Beast Halls within Tianling Mountain, and I need mentor-level permissions.”

At this point, Han Fairy hesitated.

After all, there are certain places in Tianling Mountain that require permissions to enter; you can’t just waltz in.

These special locations are set up for particular disciples’ training.

For example, there’s a small secret realm named Cold Seal Domain, suitable for Qin Shili and the like.

The array formation site is where unique formation methods are set up. Some elders have gone there and not returned for a long time; it’s rumored to teleport to other places.

Where exactly it teleports, he’s not sure.

He wishes to go there precisely because he’s unsure.

As for the Spirit Beast Hall, it’s where Xuanyun Sect imprisons monsters and demons; ordinary disciples are barred from entering, only a select few are allowed.

The monsters and demons trapped there are incredibly stubborn; they require prolonged purification, otherwise, what’s the point of imprisoning them if you can just slay them with a sword? That would be just a waste of time!

Han Fairy has all those permissions.

Lin Nuo thought, since he needs to guide them, why not take the opportunity to ask for some permissions?

The power of an errand boy is limitless; with permissions, he could access all the restricted areas in Xuanyun Sect, and who knows what unexpected gains he might find.

Han Fairy pondered before saying:

“I can’t grant you all the permissions right away; we’ll go step by step. You can enter the secret realm where Shili trained previously; I’ll discuss it with the sect leader and the elders later to see what they say.”

“Alright, I’ll do my best to guide them.”

Lin Nuo accepted; it seems like a fair deal.

Han Fairy is probably just painting a pretty picture for him, so he’ll return the favor and draw her a big pie to feast on.

In any case, he isn’t really going to guide them; he’ll let things flow naturally, and they’ll grow and achieve merits on their own—that’s none of his concern.

He’ll try to squeeze out as many benefits as possible from Han Fairy, let’s see who can whitewash better.

Tonight’s spring explosion didn’t turn into a bath; Lin Nuo still needs to return to the men’s bathing area. Although he wasn’t punished for the spring incident, he took on the task of guiding the three of them to advance or achieve merits.

As for Liu Shuqin and the others, he figures they’ll be up all night copying scriptures.

He finds it amusing; let them mess around the male spirit spring, now they’ll suffer, huh?

In the following days, he’d watch them endure the torturous cultivation, all under the guise of guidance.

He thinks he might as well bring some Meat Floss Cake and chilled water, like taking drinks and watermelon to a military training session.

After finishing his shower, Lin Nuo returned to his room and opened his calendar.

His gaze locked onto a date a week later.

“It seems it’s almost time for the memorial.”

Lin Nuo muttered to himself; it’s a special day when he’s supposed to go with his mother, Xia Hanmo, to a place called Ru Yu Village, which is Xia Hanmo’s hometown and where she grew up.

Lin Nuo’s grandmother had passed away a long time ago; that day marks her death anniversary, and Lin Nuo will return with Xia Hanmo to pay his respects.

Lin Nuo had spent some time in Ru Yu Village as a child and loved that village, especially the nearby sea.

It felt like a homecoming harbor, and even after he turned to darkness, he still yearned to return to that familiar shore.

It wasn’t that he loved the sea; it was the sea at Ru Yu Village that he adored.

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It’s the beginning of the month, seeking monthly tickets!