I cursed inwardly. This was extortion in disguise! Xue Qingcheng had also figured out what was going on and said, "Looks like they're indirectly accepting bribes under the pretext of disciple housing."
The other disciples also inferred the problem. The female disciple had made it perfectly clear: if they did not stay here, they would be showing a lack of unity with the other disciples. Since everyone was a candidate for sect master, how could they become sect master if they were this divided?
And once the two elders got hold of this leverage, the consequences could be either minor or major.
"Ah, look at me and my memory. My master also said that if you stay in the disciple residence, you'll have to pay for food, drinks, and everything else you use. It's the same as Senior Brother Liu's lodging fee—you pay whatever you think is appropriate. More or less is fine. Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters, just pay whatever you think is appropriate. Hehe." Another male disciple who had come along with her spoke with a grin.
After the two disciples extorted them in turn, all eighteen disciples wore different expressions. Some looked deeply depressed, some were furious, and some remained expressionless. But when it came to this matter, they were all obviously opposed to it.
Everyone was dead set on becoming sect master, so how could they not take a subject as important as the written test seriously? Even with a beauty like Xue Qingcheng around, everyone had endured fourteen days without coming over to strike up a conversation! They had even planned to wait until these three days of rest before approaching her, so most of them had definitely scored full marks on the written exam!
But that was precisely where the problem lay. Everyone had