Supreme Emptiness

Chapter 68: Chapter 68: The Different Treatment of the Two Sisters

A few days ago.

Liu Qingxian received a summons and hurriedly returned to the Green Cloud Sect.

The first thing she did was not to report to the Sect Master but to find him.

Li Qingfeng remembered it clearly; Liu Qingxian was excited and said that the Xu Family in Lonely Boat City had an extremely important woman who must be taken into the Green Cloud Sect.

The Sect Master’s daughter had personally issued the order, so how could Li Qingfeng refuse?

Thus, he changed his schedule and arrived at the Xu Family ahead of time.

Under Xu Zhengyan’s enthusiastic invitation, he sat down in the hall.

After a round of pleasantries, he couldn’t help but ask with a smile, “Yining, introduce these clan members of yours.”

Xu Yining was thrilled, and the Xu Family members all stood tall with quiet excitement.

Undoubtedly, Li Qingfeng also wanted to investigate the Xu Family’s other members in passing.

If there were any who caught his eye, he would take them back to the Green Cloud Sect as well.

Xu Zhengyan was secretly excited and quickly said, “Yining, hurry and introduce them to Elder Li.”

Xu Yining nodded, “Elder Li, these are my parents.”

“This is the elder of my family.”

“This is my cousin, Xu Xiangyang.”

“This is my younger cousin, Xu Wenqing.”

“This is…”

She introduced them one by one.

Li Qingfeng patiently listened to all the introductions.

He couldn’t help but be surprised, “Are all Xu Family members here?”

Where was Xu Youran?

Could it be that there was another Xu Family in Lonely Boat City?

Had he come to the wrong place?

Xu Yining hesitated and glanced at Zhong Qizhen, saying, “Reporting to Elder Li, I have an older sister named Xu Youran.”

The stone in Li Qingfeng’s heart fell away, and he asked, “Is she not in the family?”

The hall suddenly quieted down.

Everyone turned to look at Zhong Qizhen.

Zhong Qizhen was stunned.

No one had expected that the master would care so much about Xu Youran.

Under many gazes, Zhong Qizhen dared not lie and had to answer, “Reporting to Elder, I had her avoid the meeting.”

What?

Li Qingfeng abruptly stood up.

He had never seen Liu Qingxian care so much about a person in his life.

Moreover, Liu Qingxian had said something that shocked him immensely: If he could recruit Xu Youran as a disciple, the Green Cloud Sect would become the number one sect among the Nine-Sect in the future.

Such an important disciple, and his foolish apprentice had made her avoid the meeting?

If Liu Qingxian found out, she would be thunderously furious, right?

He couldn’t help but be angry and slapped him across the face, harshly scolding, “Who gave you permission to send her away?”

“You fool! Get out of my sight!”

Zhong Qizhen trembled in fear.

In all the years under his master’s tutelage, he had never seen his master this angry.

He dared not delay and bent over, hastily retreating from the hall and leaving the Xu Family.

The people in the hall didn’t even dare breathe loudly.

Xu Zhengyan swallowed nervously and whispered, “Yining, quickly go fetch your sister for Elder Li to meet.”

Soon after, Xu Youran returned, looking bewildered.

Jiang Fan accompanied her by her side.

From what Xu Yining said, Jiang Fan was also puzzled, “It seems that Elder Li specifically came to find Xu Youran.”

“But she has never been in the Green Cloud Sect’s sight, so how does Elder Li know about her existence?”

“Moreover, her previous strength was quite ordinary, so it should be hard for anyone to notice her.”

Jiang Fan scratched his head in confusion, then suddenly thought, “Could it be someone was attracted to her beauty?”

Upon reflection, that seemed most likely.

“No, I also need to find a way to enter the Green Cloud Sect,” Jiang Fan murmured worriedly.

As Xu Youran arrived.

Li Qingfeng’s smile grew even warmer and he became exceedingly kind.

“Are you Xu Youran?”

This attitude made Xu Yining feel a bit downcast.

Even Li Qingfeng hadn’t been this kind to her.

Why did he seem to care so much about her sister?

She was the officially designated Inner Sect Disciple, wasn’t she?

Xu Youran was so nervous that she didn’t know where to put her hands, stammering, “Yes, I am Xu Youran.”

Li Qingfeng, with a curious look, gently said, “Don’t be nervous.”

“I came to accept you as my disciple. Are you willing to join my sect?”

What?

Everyone in the hall, without exception, was utterly surprised!

Just seeing her face and asking her name.

No testing of her Spirit Root, no probing of her cultivation, and yet he directly accepted her as a disciple?

Xu Zhengyan was initially stunned, then became overjoyed and hurriedly said, “Youran, quickly bow to your master!”

Having two daughters join the Green Cloud Sect, how glorious was that?

Xu Yining felt unbalanced within.

Why?

She was a pride of the heavens, having gone through numerous evaluations to finally gain approval.

But her sister, just by showing her face, was directly accepted as a disciple?

The obvious disparity made her feel uncomfortable inside.

While Xu Youran was at a loss, Jiang Fan patted her shoulder, giving her an encouraging look.

He had always worried that Xu Youran wouldn’t make it into the Green Cloud Sect.

Unexpectedly, Elder Li accepted her directly.

Xu Youran hurriedly knelt down to perform the apprenticeship ceremony.

Li Qingfeng, smiling, helped her up gently, saying, “No need for such formalities.”

“Sincerity is what counts in acknowledging a master; you don’t need all these elaborate rituals.”

Xu Youran respectfully said, “Li… Master.”

Li Qingfeng laughed heartily, stroking his beard, and took out a bracelet from his chest, imbued with a faint Spirit Light.

It was a Magic Artifact!

“A gift for our first meeting; take it.”

Xu Youran, delighted, accepted it, “Thank you, Master! Thank you, Master!”

This scene made Xu Yining feel even more bitter.

Xu Zhengyan noticed and said, “Elder Li, shouldn’t my younger daughter also formally recognize you as her master?”

Previously, she was only designated as a disciple.

Because it wasn’t yet the day the Green Cloud Sect recruited disciples, she hadn’t officially been accepted yet.

Now, it was time.

Li Qingfeng seemed to have just remembered Xu Youran and nodded slightly, “Yining, you should also acknowledge me as your master.”

Xu Yining, joyous, bowed to pay her respects, imitating her sister.

Unexpectedly, Li Qingfeng frowned slightly.

Noticing this, Xu Zhengyan’s face changed slightly, and he quickly poured a cup of tea to give to Xu Yining, reproaching, “Elder Li’s status is highly noble; quickly kneel down with the tea for the ceremony.”

But when her sister acknowledged the master, it wasn’t like this!

Why was it different for her…?

She bit her red lips lightly, took the tea, and knelt respectfully on the ground, bowing deeply and offering the tea, “Please, Master, have some tea.”

Li Qingfeng nodded, took the tea lightly, and said, “From today onwards, you will be my disciple.”

“Rise.”

Xu Yining stood up and moved aside, but waited for a long time.

She still didn’t receive a gift like her sister did.

She felt immensely wronged.

Why was this?

Li Qingfeng wasn’t specifically here to accept her as a disciple?

Why did it seem like he came for her sister, and she was just incidental?

Li Qingfeng’s gaze flickered between the two sisters and then said, “My disciples are divided into True Disciples and Inner Sect Disciples.”

“As the name suggests, True Disciples receive more personal guidance from me.”

“Inner Sect Disciples will be granted enough resources, but their cultivation will depend more on themselves.”

“Each year, I can only accept one True Disciple.”

This made Xu Yining feel somewhat better.

After all, she had been designated as a True Disciple from the start.

“Therefore…” Li Qingfeng paused, “This year, I will accept Xu Youran as a True Disciple.”

“Xu Yining, endure it for now, and next year I will make you a True Disciple.”