Locking away my heart and love! Going back to 2000 to be a top student again.

Xu Su stared blankly. In this ominous place, besides the few people from Qingxuan Sect, only she was left.

The world chat channel has exploded; soon, a large number of players will rush over to see what's going on.

Just as Xu Su was feeling a bit regretful that he probably wouldn't be able to find the Sunset Flower today, Si Xuan, who had finished looting the loot box, led the four elders of the Qingxuan Sect to fly over. With a flick of his sleeve, the golden shield on Xu Su's body shattered.

Without the protection of a shield, the oppressive aura of several high-level cultivators made the female sword immortal at the first level of Qi Refining tremble like a pitiful little thing.

"..." Xu Su silently watched the timid and hesitant figure representing her, feeling extremely distressed.

Si Xuan didn't say a word from beginning to end. After removing the protective shield, he led a group of people to leave.

Xu Su finally realized what was happening. She controlled the female swordswoman to quickly catch up and poke Si Xuan, typing a line on the keyboard: "Boss, do you take on apprentices? Cute and cuddly, the kind that can hit anything you want."

Includes a cute, apprentice-seeking emoji pack that comes with the game.

This game has a master-disciple relationship; the player who assigned her the quest has a master who is at the Golden Core stage.

Xu Su also wanted to fly and disappear into the earth, and she also wanted to slay demons and monsters. She really didn't want to be splashed by seawater and die again. She was trembling with fear even though the high-level cultivators who were also players hadn't done anything and were just passing by.

This was so frustrating, that in a moment of impulsiveness, he stopped the big shot and tried to become his apprentice...

Si Xuan stared at the computer screen. A female swordswoman in red stood in front of him, and a line of text floated above her head. He remained silent.

Because they weren't friends, everyone behind Si Xuan could clearly see what Xu Su said.

A loud male voice rang out in the headset, "Holy crap! This newbie's pretty brave. The boss occasionally showed some kindness and saved her, and now she's clinging to him? Doesn't she know the boss never takes on apprentices?"

In the task group, a microphone icon was flashing above Master Beiyue's avatar.

"This newbie's name looks familiar. Isn't he the one the boss saved the day before yesterday? The one who died ten times in the refresher mission?" This time it was Master Nanyang speaking.

Wheat, the Taoist of the Mountain, was also flashing. "That's right, it's her. What a coincidence. Boss saved her twice in three days. Why don't you take her as a disciple? It's quite a coincidence."

The voices of the group were all teasing, and Si Xuan clicked on the name of the female sword immortal.

It really is the same person, except last time he was wearing drab, primitive clothing, but this time he's wearing the newbie reward outfit dropped by the Frost Beast.

He looked at the trembling female sword immortal before him, a mere cultivator at the first level of Qi Refining, and suddenly spoke, "Nanyang, you should take her in."

As soon as Si Xuan spoke, the team chat exploded, and even Fairy Liuyun, who hadn't spoken until now, asked in confusion.

Nanyang, who had been singled out, flipped through the female swordswoman's information over and over, his voice filled with confusion, "Why? Boss, she's just an ordinary newbie player. Shouldn't my top disciple be an extraordinary genius?"

"Her stupidity is quite unusual."

"..." The task group was silent for two seconds, then someone burst out laughing.

After Xu Su extended the invitation to become an apprentice, he realized that he had been too abrupt. But since he had already said it, he had to wait for an answer.

She stood there awkwardly, waiting for the powerful figure to refuse. Unexpectedly, before Si Xuan could reply, a man dressed in black approached him, nudged her, and a message appeared above his head: "Our sect leader is very busy and never accepts disciples. Little Su Su, how about I take you as my disciple?"

Oh, Xu Su's game name is: A Little Su Su.

Before Xu Su could reply, a system notification popped up: 'Master Nanyang intends to take you as his disciple. Accept/Decline?'

The selection time is fifteen seconds, and the countdown is starting.

"..." Xu Su silently opened the information of the man in black, her eyes lit up, and her fingers trembled with excitement. With five seconds left in the countdown, she chose to accept.

System notification: Your master, Master Nanyang, invites you to join the 'Monster Slaying Task Group'. Accept/decline?

Xu Su quickly clicked "accept".

As soon as she entered the group, a few noisy electrical sounds came from the computer speakers, mixed with a few short conversations. Xu Su couldn't hear what they were talking about before the conversation stopped, probably because they saw her enter the group.

Seeing that the people inside were all big names, Xu Su was the first to greet them: "Hi, can you hear me?"

Zhou Mochen frequently needs to hold video conferences, so his study computer is fully equipped, and voice communication is not a problem at all.

After Xu Su finished speaking, the group fell silent.

Just as she was wondering if she hadn't turned on her microphone and turned the volume up to the maximum, a clear male voice suddenly rang out.

"Holy crap! SuSu, your voice is so beautiful! Is this what they mean by 'making your ears pregnant'?"

The male voice broke the silence in the group chat. Except for Si Xuan at the top, the microphone icons on the profile pictures of all the other members were flashing.

"It really is a girl. Her voice is so sweet it's making my bones melt. I knew not many guys would play the female swordswoman character! Who said it was some burly guy cross-dressing just now?"

"Judging from that voice, she must be a stunning beauty. Nanyang has hit the jackpot this time!"

"Hey, hey, hey! Watch your words, or you'll ruin the reputation of Qingxuan Sect!" It was a clear female voice. Xu Su looked at the group members and guessed that it was the voice of Fairy Liuyun.

"Junior nephew, when are you going to send some photos for your senior uncles to see? Our Qingxuan Sect is good at everything, but we can't beat them in the beauty contests every time."

Over the past two days, Xu Su has become familiar with the forums and knows about this matter.

Many sects in the world of Xianxia (fantasy martial arts) have quotas for recruiting beautiful female disciples. It doesn't matter if you lack talent, skills, or level. Just post a photo, and as long as you are pretty enough to catch the eye of the reviewer, you can still enter a major sect and be the center of attention.

After all, beautiful women are a resource, and the more beautiful women a sect has, the more disciples will be willing to join.

Among the major sects, only Qingxuan Sect has a rule for accepting disciples that only considers talent and strength, and has never given female players a special pass.

Therefore, in every server-wide beauty contest, none of the top ten beauties come from the Qingxuan Sect...

Xu Su was taken aback by the question. The group chat had been so quiet just now that she thought they were going to give her a hard time because she had eagerly asked to become their apprentice. She hadn't expected the big shots to be so approachable.

"You come here asking for photos of girls right away? Don't tarnish the reputation of our Qingxuan Sect, okay?" The first male voice spoke up. "Little Su Su, I am your master. What are you doing in the Netherworld Sea, a mere Qi Refining Level 1 cultivator?"

Xu Su looked at the man in black in front of him. He was a poison cultivator, so he didn't hold any weapons in his hands. He stood with his hands behind his back and did look quite dignified, but his voice sounded very young.