In the spacious tent space, the four disciples of Second Elder Qi Changhai stood in a line, quietly sizing up the Yun Xiao in front of them. In the depths of their eyes, there was a hint of unconcealable amusement.
"Cough cough, junior Yun Xiao pays respects to all senior brothers and sisters."
Being stared at so intently by these four people, Yun Xiao inevitably felt a bit uncomfortable. After a light cough, he took the lead to bow slightly to the four people, breaking the stagnant atmosphere inside the tent.
"Humph, you are Yun Xiao, the newly accepted personal disciple of Elder Yan? It seems that the rumors outside are indeed true. Elder Yan has really accepted a waste as a personal disciple."
As soon as Yun Xiao finished speaking, among the four people opposite, a burly young man raised the corner of his mouth and said with a face full of mockery.
"Uh..."
As the other party spoke, Yun Xiao's expression froze slightly. He didn't expect that the other party would be so unkind as soon as he opened his mouth.
"Hehe, to be honest, I have shallow cultivation and mediocre aptitude. Being accepted as a personal disciple by Elder Yan is indeed all due to luck. I've made this senior brother laugh."
With a raised corner of his mouth, Yun Xiao didn't get angry. Instead, he smiled very modestly at the burly man.
"Tsk tsk, you are quite self-aware. It's really rare." Hearing Yun Xiao's words, another young man couldn't help but speak sarcastically.
This young man was slightly thinner and his face was full of shrewdness. In the depths of his eyes, there seemed to be a hint of ruthlessness. It could be seen that he was definitely a ruthless person.
"Thank you, senior brother, for your compliment. I am truly ashamed." With a raised eyebrow, Yun Xiao was too lazy to argue with the other party. He simply took the other party's words as praise for himself.
He knew clearly in his heart that these people in front of him were all truly talented disciples of Leiyun Academy. When speaking, it was inevitable that they would be a bit arrogant. Regarding this, he didn't need to pay too much attention.
In any case, for the trip to Jinshi Mountain next, he still had to team up with these people. It was not good to make the relationship too tense. As for being mocked, it seemed that everyone in the entire Leiyun Academy had never stopped mocking him!
"Junior Brother Yu, Junior Brother Wei, don't make trouble anymore."
Just then, the last young man among the four suddenly stood up, waved his hand at the previous two people, and stopped the two from further taunting Yun Xiao.
"Junior Brother Yun Xiao, I am He Bi. These two are Yu Meng and Wei Suo. This is Master's newly accepted junior disciple Lei Qingqing. Welcome to join our team."
He Bi had a friendly smile on his face. As he spoke, he introduced the identities of the four of them to Yun Xiao and even expressed his welcome. That appearance was in stark contrast to the previous two.
"I had heard from Master earlier that the third disciple He Bi, the fourth disciple Yu Meng, and the fifth disciple Wei Suo under Second Elder are all rare talents in Leiyun Academy. I am truly honored to be able to be with the three senior brothers today. It is truly a blessing in three lifetimes."
Finally, someone spoke to him in a normal tone. Yun Xiao's mood improved a bit. He quickly replied with a smile on his face. While speaking, he couldn't help but take a new look at the few people in front of him. He already had a plan in his heart.
He Bi, Yu Meng, and Wei Suo are all people on the Heavenly Destiny Ranking. He Bi ranks seventh, Yu Meng ranks tenth, and Wei Suo ranks twelfth. They are all very powerful existences in Leiyun Academy.
There are fifty talents on the Heavenly Destiny Ranking. He had already learned all the names from Elder Yan on the way here. With his memory, it was extremely easy to remember the names of these fifty people.
Among the disciples of Second Elder, eleven people are on the Heavenly Destiny Ranking. But only these three are within the top twenty. As for the others, their rankings are relatively lower.
"Hey hey hey, why are you only flattering the three senior brothers? Could it be that if the three senior brothers are talents, I, Lei Qingqing, am not a talent?"
As soon as Yun Xiao finished speaking, the only woman among the four people opposite obviously became unhappy. She took a step forward and questioned him all at once.
"Hehe, the rare genius girl of Leiyun Prefecture and the apple of the palm of the prefectural lord of Leiyun Prefecture. If Senior Sister Lei is not a talent, then there probably won't be any talents in the entire Leiyun Prefecture. I have long heard of Senior Sister Lei's name. At first sight today, Senior Sister Lei is not only extremely talented but also so charming. The title of a child of heaven is undoubtedly Senior Sister Lei's."
Looking at Lei Qingqing opposite, Yun Xiao cupped his hands faintly and did not stint on his praise words. He gave Lei, the young lady of the Lei family, a lot of praise.
He had naturally noticed Lei Qingqing, the young lady of the Lei family, a long time ago. Just now, when he heard He Bi's introduction, he had already guessed her identity. At this time, seeing her hot-tempered personality, he could be completely sure that this must be the apple of the palm of the prefectural lord of Leiyun Prefecture.
"Hmm, you are quite good at talking. No wonder you can become an elder's personal disciple."
After being praised so much by Yun Xiao, even though Lei Qingqing had a hot temper, she couldn't help blushing a little. However, having said that, she was quite pleased with these words of praise from Yun Xiao.
"Since you are so good at talking, in the next grand competition, I and the three senior brothers will definitely protect your safety."
Lei Qingqing seemed to be a bit carried away at this moment. Obviously, she was the kind of person who couldn't resist praise. However, having said that, her personality is like this. She laughs when happy and cries when sad. This can also be considered one of her charms.
"Hehe, thank you, senior sister. My life and property are all in the hands of senior sister." Hearing Lei Qingqing's words, Yun Xiao took advantage of the situation and continued to shorten the distance between himself and the other party.
Compared to the three men, Lei Qingqing is undoubtedly easier to get close to. Moreover, he understands even more that in terms of the weight of Lei Qingqing among these four people, it cannot be measured by age.
"Hehe, no problem."
With a pat on her chest, Lei Qingqing was quite confident. That kind of big sister's aura was quite impressive.
"Tsk tsk, I didn't expect you to be so good at making girls happy. With just a few words, you have coaxed Junior Sister Lei. Impressive, impressive."
Seeing that Yun Xiao had gotten so close to Lei Qingqing so quickly, Wei Suo couldn't help narrowing his eyes and still said sarcastically.
Lei Qingqing had entered the sect for a while. But even he hadn't been able to make her laugh a few times. Now, Yun Xiao had made her so happy with just a few words. Naturally, he was very unhappy in his heart.
"Why does Senior Brother Wei say that? What I said is from the bottom of my heart. There is absolutely no intention of flattery. Could it be that Senior Brother Wei thinks what I said is wrong?"
Seeing Wei Suo picking on him again, Yun Xiao raised his eyebrow and said with a pained expression.
"Uh, this..."
Being said so by Yun Xiao, Wei Suo was immediately at a loss for words. He quickly stole a glance at Lei Qingqing beside him and found that she was looking at him coldly at this moment.
"Senior Brother Wei, what do you mean?" Yun Xiao's praise for her had turned into coaxing in Wei Suo's mouth. Regarding this, she felt something was wrong no matter how she heard it.
"Junior Sister Lei, don't misunderstand. I didn't mean that. I..."
"Okay, Senior Brother Wei doesn't need to explain. I can only understand words of being coaxed. As for other things, I can't understand anything at all." Waving her hand, Lei Qingqing didn't even give the other party a chance to explain. It seemed that she was really angry.
Having said that, although there was some flattery in Yun Xiao's praise for her, she could see that when Yun Xiao said these words, he was still relatively sincere.
"Junior Sister... Alas!"
Seeing Lei Qingqing's reaction, Wei Suo was immediately anxious and annoyed. However, he already understood Lei Qingqing's personality. He knew that at this time, the more he explained, the darker it would get. So he could only sigh and simply stop explaining.
At this time, his gaze couldn't help but look at Yun Xiao beside him, his eyes full of resentment. He knew that he had been tricked by Yun Xiao this time. This account, he would definitely settle with the other party sooner or later.
"Hehe, Junior Sister Lei, don't be angry. Junior Brother Wei is just joking."
At this time, He Bi stood up again. On the one hand, he helped Wei Suo out of the predicament. On the other hand, he also eased the awkward atmosphere. He didn't want their own people to start fighting before the grand competition even began.
Although Lei Qingqing is the youngest disciple of Second Elder, everyone knows in their hearts that as the daughter of the prefectural lord of Leiyun Prefecture, Lei Qingqing is definitely not comparable to ordinary talents. Even if one offends anyone, one must definitely not offend this little princess. Because offending her is equivalent to offending the prefectural lord of Leiyun Prefecture.
Just ask, after offending the prefectural lord of Leiyun Prefecture, how could one possibly get along on this territory of Leiyun Prefecture?
"Since Third Senior Brother has spoken, I will give Third Senior Brother face." Seeing He Bi stand up to mediate, Lei Qingqing's expression eased a bit, but obviously she hadn't completely calmed down.
"Junior Sister Lei is indeed sensible." With a smile, He Bi didn't say more about this matter. Instead, he turned his gaze to Yun Xiao. "Junior Brother Yun Xiao, since everyone is already familiar with each other, let's end here for today. Tomorrow when the grand competition begins, the five of us will enter the mountain together and win honor for our respective masters. What do you think?"
"Everything is up to Senior Brother He. In that case, I will take my leave first."
Yun Xiao certainly had no problem. He had his own plans in mind. Entering the mountain with these people was nothing more than following his master's orders. But if he really got into the mountain, he might not always stay by these people's side. After all, for some of his methods, he didn't want to show them in front of others.
After a simple farewell, Yun Xiao walked out of the tent and returned to his own tent.
"Senior Brother, why are you so kind to this kid? In my opinion, we should directly embarrass him and make him back off. Otherwise, during the grand competition, he will definitely hold us back."
After Yun Xiao left, Yu Meng, who hadn't said much all along, couldn't help but curl his lips and said with a face full of displeasure.
"That's right. Senior Brother, this time we are supposed to help Junior Sister Lei get a good ranking. With this burden, how can we fully display our strength?"
Wei Suo also quickly added fuel to the fire and even flattered Lei Qingqing in his words, making up for his mistake just now.
"What the two junior brothers said is very true. However, since Master has agreed to Elder Yan to take care of this person, we, as disciples, can only follow orders. Junior Sister Lei, don't you think so?"
Looking at Lei Qingqing beside him, he directly threw the question to the other party. Because in this grand competition, their most direct purpose is to help Lei Qingqing get more token relics. As for themselves, whether they get a ranking or not is actually not very useful.
"Third Senior Brother is right. Since Master has entrusted this person to our care, it is also a sign of trust in us. As for how many token relics we can find, the three senior brothers just do your best."
"With Junior Sister Lei's words, we can rest assured." Hearing Lei Qingqing's answer, He Bi nodded. "Okay, tomorrow is the day of the grand competition. Everyone should hurry up and rest."
This grand competition is extremely fierce. It is definitely not so easy for their Second Elder's lineage to come out on top. Before that, the most important thing for them is to adjust their own states first so that they can perform outstandingly during the grand competition.