The whole family went mad, but the junior sister turned the tables and her luck soared.

Ning Tinglan's kind offer was not refused.

She took the communication talisman from Ning Tinglan and carefully put it into her storage bag, saying to Ning Tinglan, "Thank you for your kindness, Senior Brother."

Seeing that she had accepted the communication talisman, Ning Tinglan instructed her, "If you don't have evidence of what happened just now, don't spread it around for the time being."

"Even if you take it to the Enforcement Hall, they certainly won't admit it easily. If they turn around and accuse you, it will be difficult to handle."

Yun Yici nodded in agreement. She had a premonition that the two people would come looking for trouble again if they failed to achieve their goal, and she needed to find a way to put an end to this matter completely.

However, Ning Tinglan's words gave her a new understanding of her junior brother's cold exterior but warm heart.

Seeing Yun Yici's plain face and obedient nod, Ning Tinglan felt a surge of affection for this fellow disciple compared to the two abnormal senior brothers she had met earlier.

System: "Ning Tinglan's favorability +5. Currently, Ning Tinglan's favorability is 50, and her total luck value is 16. You can now participate in the lottery!!"

Yun Yici looked at Ning Tinglan, who remained calm and composed, completely bewildered, having no idea what she had done to upset him.

So Ning Tinglan likes the type who is obedient and well-behaved and can be taken care of by him?

This fits the prerequisite for a sadomasochistic relationship between a master and disciple.

Yun Yici had no time to think deeply before Ning Tinglan was about to fly away on her sword.

She hurriedly asked, "Where are you planning to go, Senior Brother?"

Ning Tinglan: "I'm off today, so I plan to go to the Clan Affairs Pavilion."

Yun Yici: "Where is the Zongwu Pavilion? May I go there?"

Ning Tinglan then remembered that Yun Yici had only been a disciple for two days and was not yet familiar with the various affairs of the sect.

"If you're free, junior sister, please come along."

Yun Yici had originally planned to wander around the Nanhua Sect, and since she happened to run into a tour guide, she figured she might as well join him.

The two, floating on their swords, flew towards the Zongwu Pavilion that Ning Tinglan had mentioned. Along the way, Ning Tinglan answered all of Fan Yunyi's questions.

It turns out that the disciples of the Nanhua Sect are also divided into levels, based on their aptitude, namely outer disciples, inner disciples, and personal disciples.

There are many outer disciples. Their cultivation focuses on Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment, and they also have to shoulder many external affairs and miscellaneous tasks.

Those two Yun family members were outer disciples; Yun Yici didn't even know their names.

The direct disciples are under the nine peak masters, while the inner disciples are under the other elders.

Even the sect's grand lecture a few days later was only open to these direct disciples and inner disciples.

Fortunately, the Nanhua Sect believes in "the capable rise to the top" and holds an outer disciple trial every year, with outstanding candidates being promoted to inner disciples.

The position of personal disciple is even more special, as it is a challenge system. The winner can replace the loser, with the only restriction being that the highest level is equal to the loser's or that the challenge is against someone of a higher level.

One should not bully the weak, nor should one use force to oppress the weak. For example, if a sword cultivator challenges a pill cultivator, it is impossible to judge the difference in their abilities, unless the sword cultivator knows how to refine pills and challenges the other party with the Dao of Pills.

Yun Yici thought for a moment and said, "Yesterday when I went out, I happened to run into a fellow disciple who entered the sect with me. I saw his cousin, Xie Qianjue. Was he the one who lost the challenge?"

Ning Tinglan looked surprised and asked, "You actually know him?"

"Xie Qianjue entered the sect a little earlier than me. He has a forthright personality. I have fought with him before. His swordsmanship is very strong, but a few months ago, I don't know why he lost to an outer disciple."

"I was very curious about Xie Qianjue because of his crushing defeat, but I never had the chance to spar with him."

A few months ago, he accidentally stumbled upon Rong Xuan's secret hidden in his residence. After a fight with Rong Xuan, he was severely injured and naturally had no energy left to challenge others.

Yun Yici said, "So that's how it is."

Ning Tinglan comforted her, "Junior sister, don't worry. It's only once every hundred years or so that a direct disciple is replaced."

"Once you move out of Wangchen Peak and live alone, it means you are independent and no longer need your master's protection. In the beginning, some people will come to challenge and test your strength."

"After you've fought a dozen or twenty matches to establish your authority within the sect, no one will dare to bother you anymore."

Ning Tinglan was an experienced person; in fact, he only stayed at Wen Fuyue's place for three days before moving out.

If he loses to someone of equal skill, he can only blame himself for being less skilled and has no one else to blame.

Yun Yici felt a chill run down her spine. Only she knew that her current skill level was that of a complete novice who had only practiced swordsmanship for two days.

If she were truly capable, why would she have wasted so much time and energy exchanging pleasantries with those two members of the Yun family?

As they talked, the two rode their swords, the mountain mists swirling in the air. From time to time, fellow disciples who were also riding swords or cranes passed by, and they all smiled and nodded in greeting.

Although Ning Tinglan nodded, her expression remained indifferent to outsiders. This stark contrast in demeanor made Yun Yici realize that Ning Tinglan's attitude towards her was already quite good.

Along the way, what Ning Tinglan said and told her almost completely overturned her preconceived notions about that aloof master.

That makes sense, Ning Tinglan is only in her early twenties now, about the same age as her, and is definitely different from the aloof immortal two hundred years later.

After flying for a while, Yun Yici saw a vermilion building with a golden glow nestled among the mountains, towering high and unreachable.

The building is surrounded by misty clouds, and even the towering peaks are only fit to be looked down upon by it.

As Yun Yici drew closer, she saw disciples coming and going through the open gate.

Ning Tinglan explained, "You can accept missions to travel down the mountain here, and you can also issue challenge letters here."

Ning Tinglan led her through the door and said, "The first floor is where you receive your monthly salary. You come here at the beginning of each month to collect your salary. You've just entered the gate, so your salary won't be paid until the following month."

"This is also where you can exchange sect contribution points. After completing sect contribution tasks, you can also win competitions between disciples to obtain corresponding contribution points."

Yun Yici looked around and saw that this floor was very busy, with disciples coming and going gathering in twos and threes in front of the disciples on duty and talking about something.

Ning Tinglan had come to collect her monthly salary, but seeing that one of the disciples handling the affairs was empty, she took Yun Yici and went over.

Yun Yici saw him hand the disciple's life token and a white storage bag embroidered with auspicious clouds to the disciple in charge. After the disciple checked the items, he took out an identical storage bag and handed it to him.

Yun Yici then realized that Ning Tinglan had come to collect her monthly salary. She looked closely at the disciples next to her and noticed that the storage bags that different people received were different colors.

There are three colors in total. Ning Tinglan received the white one, and there are also blue and yellow ones.

Yun Yici didn't need to ask any more questions to guess that it must be the distinction between inner disciples and outer disciples.

Ning Tinglan took the storage bag but did not put it away. Instead, she handed it to Yun Yici and said, "You've only been a few days since you entered the sect. You need to spend spirit stones to put away many things. You can take this and play with it. Return the storage bag to me next time."

He also noticed Yun Yici's awkwardness during their first meeting.

He didn't live off the sect's monthly stipend, so he didn't mind using it to express his goodwill towards the new fellow disciple.