Picking Up Your Younger Sister

Since Lin Xiao and his group planned to let the new disciples build this place themselves, they thought about it and decided to give them the naming rights as well.

Since Liu Yunan had already brought this up, he naturally told them about their need to build their own future residence.

"As I mentioned before, the current thatched huts are temporary. However, our Lingxian Sect has a tradition that everyone must build their own accommodations! So starting tomorrow, after finishing your classes and resting for an hour each day in the Cultivation Hall, everyone will have to work together to build the houses where you will live in the future."

Although their residence, Returning to the Garden Mountain Dwelling, was built by Brother Xiao, they also contributed to the building materials and other construction work! So, essentially, building a residence is a tradition! No problem!

Upon hearing this, the hundred or so people below were somewhat bewildered.

Especially those who are young and come from decent family backgrounds.

They looked at each other in bewilderment.

So, you have to build your own house to join a sect?

Liang Zhonghuai, Yuan Jinsheng, and Feng Xuanqie from the Shangyang Sect all wanted to explain to the other people who had never seen other sects: that other sects are not like this.

At least none of them had ever seen it.

But they didn't dare say it.

Didn't you hear Elder Liu say anything? Is this a tradition?

What does tradition signify? It signifies that everyone in the sect has come through this process.

It's just doing some work, isn't it?

There are about a hundred of them, so it's not difficult for them to do some work.

A bolder new disciple below then spoke up and asked:

"Elder Liu, are there any regulations regarding the size and style of those houses?"

Liu Yunan shook his head:

"No, that's not necessary. You can do whatever you like. However, there's one requirement: everyone's accommodations must be similar. Of course, you can decorate them however you like, but the houses themselves must be of basically the same quality."

Having explained this matter, Liu Yunan's plan for today only had one last thing to mention:

"Also, you can spend more time exploring different parts of the sect this month. I've already told you about how you can earn contribution points by working in different departments of the sect, so please remember those details."

"But besides working, there's also the option of becoming an apprentice."

As he spoke, he took out a stack of white papers from his Storage Bag.

"Here is a list of the elders who have accepted disciples, which also specifies what each elder teaches. I'm distributing it to you now."

With a wave of his hand, Liu Yunan used his Object Control Technique to distribute sheets of white paper to everyone.

"Let me make this clear in advance: don't bite off more than you can chew. Each person can only apply for one skill to learn from a master for now. Once you've decided, circle the name of the master you want to learn from and give it to Bai Zhu. The formal apprenticeship ceremony will begin in a month."

"Of course, once you've achieved a certain level of mastery in your cultivation, you'll be able to learn as much as you like, so there's no need to worry about that."

Thus, the sect life of the new disciples for the foreseeable future was temporarily arranged.

After explaining what needed to be told to everyone that day, Liu Yunan left only a pile of writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones on a shelf to the side, and let them make their own arrangements.

These people are newcomers, and his role as their guide has come to an end. Let's give them more space to explore and familiarize themselves with the place.

Not long after Liu Yunan left the Cultivation Hall, many of the new disciples who had been sitting quietly in their seats spontaneously grabbed their pens and paper and left to gather around Bai Zhu.

"Hey young man, your name is Bai Zhu, right?"

"You're actually the first person here to walk the Path of Heart-Questioning Road! That's amazing!"

"Bai Zhu, I just thought of a name that I think is perfect for the mountain we're staying on! Wait a minute, I'll write it down right now!"

"I also have a good name here, everyone please take a look and tell me what you think?"

Surrounded by people in the very center, Bai Zhu's ears turned bright red, and her heart felt as if it were filled with something.

He quietly took a deep breath and exhaled, then looked up at everyone with his biggest smile and took over each of their topics.

After the new disciples had made some noise in the Cultivation Hall for a while, one of them greeted the other disciples and went for a stroll halfway up the mountain.

Elder Liu wanted them to explore the sect more and get to know it better.

Starting tomorrow, I'll have classes in the morning and be busy building houses in the afternoon. After that, I'll also need to learn skills or take on sect missions to earn contribution points.

I probably won't have much time to wander around for a long time afterward.

Meanwhile, Yang Jinshu, who had been anxiously watching the sun outside from the Law Enforcement Hall ever since the new disciples left, finally went to the General Affairs Hall just as the sun was about to set.

Seeing that Liu Yunan was already busy inside, she knew that the arrangements for the new disciples for the day should be finished.

So Yang Jinshu walked over and grabbed Liu Yunan, who was writing something endlessly.

"Come on, let's go pick up your sister!"

Without waiting for Liu Yunan to be completely bewildered, she dragged him and rushed to the Spirit Cuisine Hall, bringing Liu Shengsheng, who was assisting Jiang Youfu, along with her.

Then, pulling the two of them along, they rushed towards the new disciples' accommodation area.

Her energetic and lively demeanor was a stark contrast to her usual dignified motherly image.

This left Liu Yunan and Liu Shengsheng, the siblings, somewhat bewildered. The two stood behind Yang Jinshu, exchanging glances and communicating with each other.

'What's wrong with Mother?'

'I was just pulled out myself, how would I know?'

'So what do we do now?'

'Could it be that Mother has taken a liking to one of the new disciples and wants to adopt him as a godson?'

'Why can't it be a goddaughter?'

This doubt persisted until they reached the corner behind the new disciples' thatched hut.

Then, after watching their mother say "Be good and wait here," she used Concealment Technique to enter the newlyweds' thatched hut.

Then, a very long time passed, until the moon was almost directly overhead, before they saw their mother supporting an old woman with gray hair walking towards them from the grove on the other side of the thatched hut.

Moreover, their mother's eyes looked red and swollen, as if she had been crying.

At the same time, the two siblings, with their keen ears, also heard their mother speaking to the old woman in an extremely gentle and soft voice:

"Mother, you've worked so hard all these years... These are my two children, my son is called Yunan, and my daughter is called Shengsheng."

Yang Jinshu then turned to Liu Yunan and Liu Shengsheng and said briskly:

"Quickly call her Grandmother."

They were utterly astonished to see the kind old woman smiling gently at them as she approached them!

Its mouth was so wide open it could fit an egg.

"Grandmother?!"