“Speak quickly,”
Tuoba Beier said unpleasantly.
“Hehe!”
Wei Min chuckled. Seeing this, Xiao Cui couldn't help but look at the master and niece with confusion. In fact, she wasn't very familiar with Wei Min, after all, Wei Min had only returned for half a month.
“Aunt-Master, don't you think they are pitiful?” Wei Min looked at the young boys and girls in the courtyard who were toughening their bodies.
Tuoba Beier also followed her gaze. She had to admit that she did feel pity for these children.
These children didn't even reach the Awakening Realm, the threshold for cultivation. Being born with defects, cultivation was even more difficult for them than for ordinary mortals. Perhaps their ultimate achievement in this life would only be to step into the threshold of the Awakening Realm.
“These children were abandoned by their parents in their infancy because they were born with defects. Most of them died in the mouths of wild beasts. Those who were lucky were encountered by me, and I brought them back, taught them to read and write, and taught them to cultivate.”
“At first, it was very hard for me to take care of them alone, but fortunately, with the help of Sister A Lan and Zhong Shu, I managed to get through it. However, I can't do anything about their defective bodies.”
Xiao Cui's tone was full of emotion. Her own body also had defects. Even with her small achievements in cultivation, she couldn't restore her body to normal, let alone help these children.
“My mother often goes into the mountains to find spiritual herbs these years. At first, I thought she was doing it to earn Source Crystals, but later when she brought me here, I realized that my mother was doing it to help these children cultivate.”
Wei Min also said.
Tuoba Beier suddenly understood. When she went to find Wei Min before, she noticed that a large number of low-level spiritual herbs were drying in the yard. Now she knew the purpose of these spiritual herbs.
These children were born with defects, and their bodies couldn't withstand the powerful effects of high-level spiritual herbs. They could only use some low-level spiritual herbs for the simplest medicinal baths to replenish the essence they consumed when toughening their bodies.
“Uncle Sun is responsible for imparting his Sword Dao to them,” Wei Min added.
“Sword Dao?”
Upon hearing this, Tuoba Beier looked at Wei Min with a strange gaze. Back then, Wei Min used Li Beifei's Soul Severing Swordplay to compete with Mu Yunxi in Demon Suppression City, and she lost miserably.
This could be considered the first defeat of the Chaotic Body.
Wei Min also remembered that scene, her face slightly red, and muttered, “Uncle Sun's Sword Dao is not weak, even my master praised him.”
“Is there such a thing?”
This made Tuoba Beier curious. That guy Li Beifei would actually praise someone?
“Otherwise, how could Uncle Sun have won over Sister Xiao Cui?” Wei Min said.
“Min'er!”
Xiao Cui glared at Wei Min playfully.
“Huh?”
Tuoba Beier's eyes lit up. Her favorite thing was collecting all kinds of love stories, and Wei Min's words directly struck her heart.
“Ahem, back to the topic.” Wei Min quickly changed the subject. She said, “Aunt-Master, since our Holy Emperor Palace is going to set up a branch here, we have to cultivate our own team, right? What do you think of them?”
Upon hearing this, Tuoba Beier's expression became extremely serious. She said, “Do you want me to tell you the truth or a lie?”
“Of course, the truth,” Wei Min said.
Tuoba Beier nodded, then looked at Xiao Cui and said, “Fellow Daoist Xiao Cui, please forgive me if I say something inappropriate later.”
Xiao Cui's expression turned serious, she already knew what Tuoba Beier was going to say. She nodded and said, “Fellow Daoist Tuoba, feel free to speak your mind, I am not afraid to face the truth.”
After hearing this, Tuoba Beier said directly, “Forgive me for speaking frankly, but if I were to build my own team, I would have very little expectation for these children. Min'er, don't blame Aunt-Master for being heartless, the branch affairs are of utmost importance, you should understand.”
“Of course, I know,” Wei Min said with a chuckle, but she changed her tone and asked, “Aunt-Master, if I can give you a sufficient reason, would you choose them?”
“Tell me about it,”
Tuoba Beier asked with interest.
“Loyalty!”
Wei Min opened her mouth and uttered these two words.
These two words sounded very cold, because when talking about loyalty, people would think of the relationship between superiors and subordinates.
Xiao Cui's heart clenched after hearing this. However, she had heard from Sun Zhongshu that Wei Min's sect was extremely powerful. If these children could join Wei Min's sect, it would be the greatest immortal opportunity for them.
But these children were not only born with defects, but also had extremely ordinary talents. No one would pay attention to them even if they were thrown on the street. What could they rely on to join Wei Min's sect?
Besides loyalty, she couldn't think of any other advantages.
“Loyalty?” Tuoba Beier's eyes narrowed.
“That's right, Aunt-Master, these children have been raised by Aunt Xiao Cui since they were in their infancy. Aunt Xiao Cui is like their reborn parents. As long as we let Aunt Xiao Cui join our Holy Emperor Palace, they will definitely be extremely loyal to the Holy Emperor Palace, and all we have to pay is resources.”
Wei Min spoke eloquently.
“Did this little girl have this idea long ago?” Tuoba Beier looked at Wei Min with a smile. This didn't seem like a temporary idea.
“Hehe, Aunt-Master knows me best.”
Wei Min chuckled. In fact, she had this idea when she learned about these children. Now that Tuoba Beier came to her and asked her to help manage the branch affairs, it was exactly what she wanted, so she took the opportunity to bring Tuoba Beier over.
“What you said makes sense, but I have to discuss it with another person on how to settle them.”
Tuoba Beier said.
“Aunt-Master, does this mean you agree?” Wei Min asked in surprise.
Xiao Cui on the side also looked at Tuoba Beier nervously. She naturally hoped that these children would have a bright future.
“Yes!”
Tuoba Beier nodded lightly, then she took out a jade slip and contacted Ling Wu, who was stationed in Yanmo City.
“Your Highness Holy Maiden, what is it?” Ling Wu asked.
“Ling Wu, I have a group of children here…”
Tuoba Beier explained the detailed situation here, and then asked, “What do you think?”
“Very good!”
Ling Wu replied.
“Oh?” Tuoba Beier was a little surprised.
“Your Highness Holy Maiden, the Holy Emperor Palace teaches all living beings, and they are also included among all living beings. Moreover, the most important thing for the initial establishment of a branch is loyalty. As for the talent problem, I am willing to help them cleanse their meridians and reshape their bodies.”
After hearing Ling Wu's words, Xiao Cui was extremely excited. She tried her best to suppress her excitement and listened carefully.
“Very good!” Tuoba Beier was overjoyed. She didn't lack resources, and naturally had pills to cleanse meridians and reshape bodies for others, but these pills were not immortal pills. No matter how strong they were, they couldn't compare to a True Immortal personally cleansing their meridians for these children.
“How about this, Your Highness Holy Maiden, I will come over now,” Ling Wu said.
“Okay!”
Tuoba Beier knew that Ling Wu was a decisive person of action, and also a person who combined knowledge and action, so she was not surprised that Ling Wu would come over immediately.
But Xiao Cui on the side was a little at a loss. Things were developing too fast, and she couldn't keep up with the pace.
“Your Highness Holy Maiden!”
At this time, a figure appeared in the sky.
Yanmo City and Banrong City were adjacent to each other, and Ling Wu could arrive in an instant.
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