[天命为凰]

Untitled Part 32

032- Newbie

After breakfast, everyone packed their bags and left the heavy baggage behind. Besides their weapons, they all traveled lightly, carrying no more than ten pounds each.

Under the elders' orders and the four Hall Heads command, they lined up in their respective groups.

Lu Mingshu saw Zhou Yinru as well as Fu Mingtang.

One shouldn't judge Zhou Yinru by her spoilt lady appearance, as she was actually a Harmonization Realm Practitioner. Lu Mingshu had previously heard Gao Xiang gossip about Zhou Yinru having a pretty good aptitude. With her father being a sect leader and now even having a sect leader brother-in-law, she had always been placed on a high pedestal by others and was even called the number one female disciple in the sect. This 'number one female disciple' title was often ridiculed by Gao Xiang as even though Zhou Yinru could be considered one of the top disciples in the fifteenth generation, she was still a far cry from disciples such as Liu Jizhen and Yu Wen shi. These female disciples – who were considered as top talents – were in no way inferior, just that they did not want to fight her.

Fu Mingtang was brought under Zhou Yinru's care for the spring hunt. He looked very similar to Fu Shangqing. As he took medicine baths from a young age, he was taller than ordinary children and had also displayed a calm and collected demeanor throughout the whole journey.

Lu Mingshu only took a brief glance at them before moving her gaze away.

They wouldn't meet anyway since they had different routes.

Once everyone was lined up, the hunting groups started to form small teams and moved out.

The people in the front each grabbed one of the thick vines hanging down the cliff and directly jumped down.

Le Xiaoyi let out a low shriek and grasped Lu Mingshu's sleeves. This mountain cliff looks to be at least a hundred metres high! She felt light-headed after a single stolen glance.

Wei Peng turned around and looked at her before saying, "The veterans go down first. The newbies can climb down slowly, don't be nervous."

Compared to other team leaders, Wei Peng's temperament was milder so it was considered one of the better ones.

Once it was their turn, the veteran Harmonization Realm teammates went down the cliff first. Then it was Shao Zhengyang's turn. He tied a vine around his body and held onto another, before lowering himself down slowly.

"Do you see that? Follow his example. The three of you do not have enough strength so don't pursue speed and place safety first," Wei Peng explained to the three newbies on the left.

Then, he let each of the three pick a sturdy vine, and checked that they are properly secured before letting them slide down.

Lu Mingshu held onto the vine and slid down easily.

As someone with acrophobia, Le Xiaoyi's face grew pale with fear just by standing on the edge of the cliff, so sliding down the cliff was out of question. She froze in mid air, trembling in fear and started weeping. She held onto the vine and refused to move no matter how Wei Peng tried to appease her. Wei Peng was angry yet could do nothing about it.

There would always be a few newbies every year. It was all good if they were older, however if they were young, guiding them would turn into a chore. This time my luck is terrible, to think that I had three young newbies assigned to my team! Lu Mingshu and Gao Xiang were only eleven while Le Xiaoyi was only thirteen. For them to reach Inner Breath Realm at such a young age meant their birth status wasn't normal and they also had a good future. If they were to ever suffer any mishap, he as a team leader would have to assume responsibility. Even if I were to say that I don't care who their masters are, can I really ignore that? With how tangled and complicated the relationships in the sect are, a teacher who doesn't have many connections like me would not benefit from offending anyone.