Chapter 141: Inner Disciple Comes to Chop Wood?

Early the next morning, the Third Elder specifically ordered someone to check, and after confirming that the Jade Maiden Peak disciples were no longer guarding outside, he then cautiously had people open the Mission Hall's main gate.

Remember, once the Jade Maiden Peak disciples come, close the gate immediately.

Yes.

After repeatedly instructing his subordinate steward, the Mission Hall was then considered reopened for business.

Meanwhile, in the rear courtyard, the Third Elder, after everyone had left, couldn't help but sigh.

We're both peak masters, so why is the gap so huge? No wonder people say everyone is different.

The Hundred Flowers Junior Sister I just went to see yesterday; today no Jade Maiden Peak disciples came to the door, and the Third Elder's heart was full of gratitude.

All the way until noon, not a single Jade Maiden Peak disciple came, and the Third Elder finally let out a long breath.

Rarely relaxing, he brewed a pot of tea in the rear courtyard, unconsciously showing a faint smile at the corner of his mouth, took a sip, and nodded satisfactorily.

Hmm, the taste is not bad; I'll send some to the Hundred Flowers Junior Sister tomorrow.

No wonder the master used to dote on the Hundred Flowers Junior Sister and hated that old drunkard; now it seems the master's insight was indeed sharp, having early on seen Hong Zun's nature—a wayward disciple.

Shaking his head and swaying his body, he enjoyed the afternoon sunlight.

However, while the Third Elder's side was quiet, the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall was bustling today.

Compared to the Mission Hall, places like the Skill Hall, the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall is indeed much quieter, after all, under normal circumstances disciples wouldn't come here.

Wanting to earn sect points, they would go straight to the Mission Hall.

Having opened the gate early in the morning, the steward of the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall had grown accustomed to such a leisurely life, but when he opened the gate today, he was completely dumbfounded.

All that could be seen was that, early in the morning, many Jade Maiden Peak disciples had gathered outside the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall, a crowd never seen before coming here, and moreover, today it didn't seem to be a place for distributing cultivation resources.

What are you doing............?

Looking at these Jade Maiden Peak disciples with a doubtful expression, he asked; upon hearing this, the leader, Zhong Ling, stepped forward, performed a salute, and said with a smile.

We are all here to take on work.

Take on work?

Having sized up Zhong Ling from head to toe, this must be an inner disciple, right? An inner disciple, right?

An inner disciple coming to the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall to take on work? Are you sure you're not joking with me?

Given the work of our Miscellaneous Affairs Hall, even menial disciples look down on it, and you, an inner disciple, are just messing around.

Um, this disciple, if you want to take on a mission, you might have gone the wrong way; this isn't the Mission Hall.

Clearing his throat, the steward said.

The disciple certainly knows this isn't the Mission Hall; we are here to take on work at the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall.

Huh???

You didn't take a wrong turn?

Then he looked at the people behind Zhong Ling—goodness, inner door disciples, outer door disciples, menial disciples, and they really all came.

He couldn't figure out what madness had possessed these people, but since they had come to take on work, he couldn't turn them away, so he could only invite everyone into the main hall.

Compared to the Mission Hall's main hall, the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall's main hall appeared extremely shabby, and there were only two or three stewards.

Suddenly so many disciples surged in, for a moment they really weren't used to it; when had their Miscellaneous Affairs Hall ever been this lively?

Come on, just register what you want to do.

Unlike the Mission Hall, you don't need to take on any mission; just a simple registration, then you can leave, and when the work is finished, naturally a steward from the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall will come to inspect and accept it.

The disciple chooses to chop wood.

Okay, chopping wood one, Jade Maiden Peak inner disciple Zhong Ling, right?

Having been in the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall for over a thousand years, this is still the first time seeing an inner disciple come to chop wood; it's truly rare.

The disciple also chooses to chop wood.

Okay, chopping wood another one, Jade Maiden Peak inner door disciple...

The disciple chooses to deliver messages.

Okay, delivering messages one, Jade Maiden Peak outer door disciple...

The disciple chooses to run errands.

Okay, running errands one, Jade Maiden Peak menial disciple...

After being busy the whole morning, they finally finished registering all the Jade Maiden Peak disciples; after the crowd left, the several stewards inside the hall exchanged bewildered glances.

What do you say, what's gotten into them?

Who knows, anyway as long as they're registered; I doubt many will actually go do it, inner disciples chopping wood—what a joke.

I think so too.

Alright, stop talking about this and that; a batch of outer disciple uniforms arrived yesterday, check the inventory— the Hundred Herbs Peak side urgently needs them.

Okay.

They didn't take it seriously at all, yet several stewards never imagined that Zhong Ling and her group weren't joking.

After registration, Zhong Ling led a batch of disciples to the back mountain of Dao Yi Sect.

The back mountain has a vast expanse of black iron wood forest; all constructions of Dao Yi Sect use black iron wood as raw material, then carve formations onto it according to requirements.

Each tall black iron wood stands high, feeling as hard as steel to the touch.

Don't let the fact that there is an entire black iron wood forest here fool you; once placed in the outside world, the price of black iron wood is extremely high.

Especially among the mundane, those who can afford black iron wood are without exception wealthy and powerful clans; even some impoverished royal families may not necessarily afford it.

Therefore, black iron wood is not uncommon in Dao Yi Sect; it's not because it's worthless, but because Dao Yi Sect lacks nothing, being the number one sect of Dongzhou— you'd think it's a joke.

Entering the black iron wood forest, Zhong Ling said.

Let's begin, junior sisters.

Okay.

Immediately, the women drew their long swords, and with a single slash, those with higher cultivation cut the black iron wood in one blow; those with weaker cultivation needed several blows, but their speed was still far greater than that of the menial disciples.

"One sword per tree; I can make ten strikes in ten breaths—I've struck it rich!"

Only after they got the hang of it did the women realize that this truly was a bright path to wealth and prosperity.

Ten breaths equal one point—doesn't that mean we can just take off directly?

For a while, the black iron wood forest kept echoing with loud booms—the sound of the black iron wood being felled.

But this frequency is a bit too fast—it's one tree down per breath.

In less than an hour, a large expanse of black wood forest was cleared completely bare.

On the other side, at the mountain base horse ranch, another group of Jade Maiden Peak disciples had registered for the task of delivering letters.

The main task was to deliver some letters to various places in Dongzhou, belonging to the secular industries of the Dao Yi Sect.

Or, if there were any matters to report from those secular industries that weren't urgent, they could also be handed over to people to bring back, sent to the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall; after the hall sorted them, they would be categorized into the other halls or peaks.

In short, it's just an errand job with no danger—no need to slay demons or race against time; as long as you safely deliver the letters and bring them back, that's enough.

As for why not use a sound-transmitting talisman—do they cost nothing? Using a sound-transmitting talisman for such trivial little matters, wouldn't that be wasteful?

Originally, these tasks were usually done by menial disciples, but this time they were basically carried out by the Outer Door Disciples of Jade Maiden Peak.

Earlier, when they went to fetch the letters, they had already messed things up for the steward of the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall.