After all, he had to put on a convincing act.
Seeing Jiang Chen agree, the other seven had no way to complain. At first, they had held onto a sliver of hope, thinking Jiang Chen was only joking, but they had never expected him to be serious.
However, how could they have known that they had already fallen into Jiang Chen's trap?
"Senior Disciple Brother, I'm the same. Could I make it up to you later?"
As the only remaining male, Zhao Gongming also spoke awkwardly.
Now that's more like it!
Jiang Chen found it amusing inside and could not help giving him another look. Only after Zhao Gongming's face flushed with embarrassment did he nod in agreement.
Next, he turned his gaze toward the remaining six junior sisters.
Why had he done all this in the first place? Wasn't it for these six chatterbox junior sisters? If he did not establish the authority of a Senior Disciple Brother, and they decided he was easy to bully, wouldn't they pester him to death?
As Jiang Chen's gaze fell upon them, the six junior sisters clearly grew awkward. Taking a loss in silence was not their style, but for a moment, they could neither refuse nor agree.
"Senior Disciple Brother~"
"We've only just transformed into humanoid forms. Other than ourselves, we have nothing at all. How about you just forget about the meeting gifts?"
Of the Sanxiao, Bi Xiao was the liveliest. Seeing that it would be difficult to refuse, she rolled her beautiful eyes and ran to Jiang Chen's side. She clasped his arm between both hands and swayed it back and forth while whining sweetly.
Her tone was so sweet it was almost cloying.
"Senior Disciple Brother, please take pity on us!"
"That's right, that's right! We're so miserable. We only have this one outfit on us. How about we give it to you?"
The Sanxiao were connected at heart. Seeing Bi Xiao act this way, Yun Xiao and Qiong Xiao's beautiful eyes lit up as well, and they came to Jiang Chen's side, making the same move as Bi Xiao.
The young Qiong Xiao hugged Jiang Chen's arm together with Bi Xiao while gazing at him pitifully.
Yun Xiao, the mature beauty, was no less effective. She occupied Jiang Chen's entire other arm and even said that this one piece of clothing was all she owned, her words carrying an invisible allure.
"Senior Disciple Brother!"
Seeing the Sanxiao act like this, Jin Ling, Gui Ling, and Wudang were unwilling to fall behind either, and they ran to Jiang Chen's side.
In an instant, Jiang Chen was surrounded by his six junior sisters.
The scene was filled with singing voices and graceful figures. His eyes were dazzled, sweet words poured into his ears, and fragrant scents assailed his nose.
At this moment, Jiang Chen was stunned as well. He had never expected these six junior sisters to be such natural actresses.
However, he had to admit that divine spirits nurtured by Heaven and Earth truly were extraordinary. Every one of them was breathtakingly beautiful. The Sanxiao in particular, with their distinct appearances, seemed to embody the three stages of a woman's life with every gesture. Even Jiang Chen was momentarily dazed.
Fortunately, Jiang Chen's temperament was fairly steady, and he quickly came back to himself.
What was so fun about women compared to cultivation? How could this mere beauty trap possibly disturb his Dao Heart?
"Heh."
No matter how pitifully they acted or how much they tried to tempt him, Jiang Chen remained unmoved.
Crack, crack!
Hearing Jiang Chen's cold laugh, the six women immediately ground their teeth in anger. They also understood that their Senior Disciple Brother was impervious to entreaties. If they had been in the later generations, they would definitely have known what kind of person their Senior Disciple Brother was. Even all six of them together could do nothing to him. Clearly, this was an iron-willed straight man reincarnated!!!
"Fine, we'll give them to you too!"
Suddenly, the Sanxiao released Jiang Chen's arms and glared at him through gritted teeth.
There was no helping it. Jiang Chen was impervious to entreaties, and even acting cute did not work. What else could they do besides agree?
More importantly, all three of the Sanxiao had joined forces, yet he was still acting this way. The three of them were furious.
Jin Ling, Gui Ling, and Wudang could only helplessly agree as well.
For a time, the eight of them no longer looked lively and noisy as before. They were all as listless as wilted eggplants, utterly dispirited.
Seeing them like this, Jiang Chen suppressed his laughter and muttered softly, "I was only saying it casually. I never expected these junior brothers and sisters to agree. They must be the most foolish junior brothers and sisters in history. What kind of disciples has Master taken..."
Although Jiang Chen's voice was soft, everyone present was at the Grand Unity Profound Immortal realm, and they were right beside him. Naturally, they heard every word without missing a single one.
And once they heard him, the eight of them were dumbfounded again!
He was only saying it casually?
The most foolish junior brothers and sisters in history?!
Pfft!
Hearing this, the eight of them nearly vomited blood. The faces of the Sanxiao in particular turned livid with anger!
After pleading bitterly to no avail, the three sisters had even joined forces, only to get the same result. Just as they had resigned themselves to their fate, they heard Jiang Chen say that all of this had merely been a joke?
In other words, after joining a Saint's sect, they had somehow ended up owing their Senior Disciple Brother a meeting gift?
And that was not all. Their Senior Disciple Brother had then mocked them as the most foolish junior brothers and sisters in history!
This was outrageous!!
At this moment, their moods were like riding a roller coaster, plunging up and down!
"All right, the meeting gifts were just a joke. I was only teasing you!"
This time, Jiang Chen finally failed to hold back. The corners of his mouth curled upward as he smiled faintly.
He had to admit, these junior brothers and sisters were truly innocent. They were so easy to fool.
However, while Jiang Chen could laugh, Duobao and the others did not even dare to smile. Their faces stiffened again.
"Only teasing us?"
What did that mean?
Having been toyed with by Jiang Chen several times, everyone now felt that they could not trust anything their Senior Disciple Brother said. Their impression of Jiang Chen had also grown much deeper.
Yet this time seemed different. Seeing the sincere joy on Jiang Chen's face, Bi Xiao wrinkled her delicate nose and asked in disbelief, "Senior Disciple Brother, you were only teasing us before? In other words, we don't have to give you meeting gifts?"
Hearing this, the other seven also looked at Jiang Chen, their eyes carrying a trace of hope.
"Of course. As your Senior Disciple Brother, would I really cheat you? Or do you truly want to give me meeting gifts?"
Seeing that they still did not believe him, Jiang Chen frowned and glanced at them.
Once he brought out this killing move, how could they dare question him again? The Sanxiao shook their heads like pounding garlic, with Bi Xiao wearing the most bitter expression of all.
All in all, everyone's feelings were indescribably complicated.
There was nothing they could do. They simply could not figure out what their Senior Disciple Brother was like!
"All right, I won't tease you anymore. Tell me about Master."
After having his fun and scaring them enough, Jiang Chen waved his hand with a faint smile and stopped playing with them.
Phew!
Only after the topic shifted to Tongtian did everyone let out a long breath of relief. Duobao seemed afraid that Jiang Chen would say something else and hurriedly replied, "Reporting to Senior Disciple Brother, after Master took us as disciples, he only told us to wait here for you. He also said that he would lecture on the Dao at Golden Ao Island a year from now. All living beings may come, and they will also be able to join my Interception Sect."
Master was going to lecture on the Dao!
Jiang Chen was somewhat surprised, but it also made sense.
After all, Golden Ao Island was the Interception Sect's Daoist grounds. Now that Golden Ao Island had been found, the Interception Sect's rise should be at hand.
"It seems I'll have even more junior brothers and sisters in the future. I just wonder whether any of them will have something that can move me."
Jiang Chen thought this to himself, but then he seemed to think of something and suddenly looked at the eight people before him.
Come to think of it, he had been busy teasing these junior brothers and sisters and had forgotten to check what they possessed!
"Check the panels of these eight people!"
With that thought, Jiang Chen immediately opened their panels.
Whoosh!
Name: Duobao
Cultivation: Late Grand Unity Profound Immortal
Cultivation Method: Shangqing Dao Method
Constitution: Intermediate Innate God
Talent: Top-Tier Artifact Refining Talent
Divine Abilities: None
Spiritual Treasures: None
Name: Yun Xiao
Soon, the attributes of Duobao and the others appeared clearly before Jiang Chen's eyes. However, most of them were three-nothing panels.
It was normal. At this point, these eight personal disciples of Tongtian were not in the later generations. They had merely just been enlightened by Tongtian, and the only thing on their bodies worth mentioning was their cultivation.
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