C145 Senior Sister's Hope
Nie Zhen didn't know why Soong Dong'er was looking for him. It was just that Soong Dong'er belonged to his branch, First Senior Sister, and was very considerate to her fellow sect members. Nie Zhen also had a good point of view towards her, so he agreed, "Please."
The two of them, one in front and one behind, flew westward after exiting the Yuqing Hall.
"This scenery is quite beautiful." Nie Zhen looked around at the peach forest. The peach trees were like umbrellas, and the branches were blooming with peach blossoms filled with spirit energy.
Soong Dong'er smiled slowly, "This Peach Blossom Forest was personally planted by the previous generation sect master. The qualifications of these peach trees are much older than us."
Nie Zhen looked at Soong Dong'er and said, "I wonder why First Senior Sister specifically summoned me here? If you have orders, feel free to speak. "
If Soong Dong'er came to find him to admire the flowers, then Soong Dong'er would be too bored. Nie Zhen knew that Soong Dong'er definitely had something to tell him.
Soong Dong'er smiled sweetly and said to Liu Tie, "Junior Brother Nie, we do not need to be so distant from each other. Back then, when you confronted Great Sect Master's disciples, it was much more relaxed than now. Our Second Sect Leader's bloodline has always been like one another, so there is no need to be so polite."
Towards Soong Dong'er's words, Nie Zhen could only smile wryly in his heart, the disciple that confronted Great Sect Master's faction back then? At that time, he was already on the verge of losing all decorum, and killing someone at any time was also a possibility. Naturally, he would be unbridled when he spoke!
Soong Dong'er didn't know what Nie Zhen was thinking. She continued, "Junior Brother Nie, the reason why I invited you here today is to tell you something."
Nie Zhen smiled and said, "Senior Sister, please speak."
Soong Dong'er sighed softly, "Junior Brother Nie, you can see that Master is really happy today. The other fourteen direct disciples have served Master all these years, but they have never made Master this happy. Just this point alone is enough for you to be above us."
"Actually, everyone can see that Master has high hopes on you. Actually, Master has high ambitions, but our fourteen disciples are really not up to par. Although we have been working hard over the years, we have still not been able to solve Master's problem."
Nie Zhen comforted her, "Senior Sister, don't worry, we are still young when it comes to being disciples. There will be plenty of opportunities for us to serve our teachers in the future."
Suddenly, Soong Dong'er looked at Nie Zhen and said, "Young? "Junior Brother Nie, do you know how old I am now?"
Nie Zhen was surprised for a moment. If there was a big difference in age, it could be seen from the aspect of bone structure and other aspects, but they were both young people with similar bone structure, so it was not very obvious. Everyone was of the same generation, and all of them looked very young, so Nie Zhen had always thought that Soong Dong'er and the others were only a few years older than him.
Soong Dong'er seemed to have seen through Nie Zhen's suspicions, so she couldn't blame him for that. After all, he had only been in the sect for a short time, so he didn't know a lot of things. She then replied faintly, "Your senior sister, I, entered the sect at the age of twelve.
"26 years old?!" Nie Zhen was surprised. He had always thought that Soong Dong'er was at most twenty, but he didn't expect her to have grown so much. He said in a daze, "I thought junior would be no older than eighteen or nineteen. I didn't think that …"
"Perhaps because you are older, junior brother, that's why you think we are similar in age. Actually, the other junior brothers are actually a few years older than me. Speaking of which, you are much younger than us."
Nie Zhen was now fifteen years old, but he had lived two lifetimes, so his expression was much more mature than his peers. He was born from the depths of his heart, making others feel that Nie Zhen was more mature than Soong Dong'er.
"Eh …. Senior Sister, you just said that you want to tell me … " Nie Zhen felt that the topic was a bit off. Soong Dong'er definitely wasn't here to discuss age with him.
"Um... "Junior Brother Nie, what I want to say is, in Master's bloodline, you don't have to suppress yourself, you can develop your talent to your heart's content. Don't worry, the disciples of our faction are like brothers and sisters, the more you can show them, the more you can encourage everyone to work hard in cultivating, and no one will ever be jealous, nor will anyone be jealous of your talent."
As a disciple of Master's bloodline, First Senior Sister had always felt pressured, as if she was walking on thin ice. Even though she knew that she had done her best to cultivate, she was afraid that she would disappoint her Master's hopes, and had failed to live up to the title of First Senior Sister, it would be great if she could have come here with you today. With your strength, you naturally inherited my Master's legacy, so I sincerely hope that one day, you will be able to reach a height that our other disciples cannot, so you can be assured that the disciples of my Master's bloodline, including me, will definitely not be jealous of you.
Soong Dong'er's words were sincere without a trace of hypocrisy. At this moment, she looked straight at Nie Zhen, as if she was looking forward to Nie Zhen's response.
Nie Zhen said in a deep voice, "First Senior Sister, as a disciple of my master, it is only natural for me to be of service to the sect. If my master needs me, I will take responsibility for it, but if you want to inherit my master's legacy and lead my fellow sect members, I cannot bear it with my personality, and I am not my director either. On the contrary, I will disappoint my master and my fellow sect members."
Soong Dong'er smiled and shook her head, "No one is born with the ability to lead others in the same sect. But as long as you increase your training, you can always succeed. Junior Brother Nie, your personality is calm yet not lacking in dominance, you are tactful when it's time to be tactful, but you should stand firm when it comes to principles, and not retreat a single step, that's very good, not to mention Junior Brother Nie, your Pill Tao Talent is unrivalled, and with you commanding the Yuqing Hall branch, your rallying strength should be at the top of the entire clan, I'm afraid no one amongst the disciples of Master is more suitable than you. "
It wasn't that Soong Dong'er was trying to shirk her responsibilities, but as the disciple of the Second Sect Master, Duan Rong, she understood her Master's thoughts better than the other disciples.
In fact, Duan Rong had always been troubled by the issue of the heir. Although Soong Dong'er's talent was not bad, she did not have any obvious advantages over the other disciples. Furthermore, she was slightly worse than Great Sect Master's disciple, Qin Wuyan.
Although Duan Rong didn't say anything, nor did he ask for more from his disciples, Soong Dong'er knew in her heart that she had not met the requirements in her master's heart.
It was precisely because of this that when Duan Rong first found out that there were good seedlings in the Subordinate Country, he did not hesitate to go with the identity of Sect Master, rushing to that place in Subordinate Country to take in Nie Zhen as his disciple.
Furthermore, Soong Dong'er knew her own family's business, so it was good to have her train hard. In terms of talent, she knew that although she wasn't at the top, she wasn't bad. But in terms of a major event like commanding her family, she knew that her character wasn't that bad.
Of course, this did not exclude the fact that in the world of cultivation, there were indeed some female cultivators who were not as numerous as the male cultivators, but there were also some who were not as imposing as the female cultivators and wanted to forcefully take control of a region, which in the end led to the decline of the sect. There were still people who were not too numerous.1
Soong Dong'er knew very well that she did not have the ability. When she knew that the person who was not afraid of power in the arena was her new junior brother, she knew that she could take the burden off her shoulders. Nie Zhen would definitely be able to receive the guidance of Duan Rong with all his heart and mind.
It was also because of this that Soong Dong'er invited Nie Zhen out to have a heart-to-heart talk. It was mainly to express her opinion and hope that Nie Zhen would bear the burden of her faction.
However, Soong Dong'er was not clear about Nie Zhen's temperament. He yearned for martial arts and did not want to be restrained. The burden of being a teacher was precisely the Dragon Binding Ropes that locked him up.
However, Nie Zhen knew in his heart that this senior sister of his did not have any malicious intent, she simply loved him too much, and honestly speaking, looking at the position of the Duobao Sect disciples, you have the chance to inherit the position of sect master.
Nie Zhen muttered to himself for a moment, then said to Soong Dong'er, "First Senior Sister, I can't promise you anything now. When I entered the sect, Master promised me that he would let me have my freedom, and this is also the prerequisite for my martial arts cultivation. But since I've become a disciple of Master, the matter of Master is my own business.
Soong Dong'er let out a long sigh, "Eh... It seems like Master really understands you. I also have something wrong with this matter, but I was too hasty. "
"First Senior Sister, you don't have to say that. First Senior Sister has a huge burden on her. It's exactly because you're on top of her that we, as junior martial brothers, can cultivate properly." Nie Zhen laughed.
These words were from Nie Zhen's heart. From Soong Dong'er's earlier expression of fatigue, Nie Zhen could tell how much pressure she had to bear in the past.
If it were not for the fact that First Senior Sister had been carrying him all this time, the disciples of the Second Sect Master would probably not be as relaxed as they were now.
Soong Dong'er's talent could be considered peerless. Ordinary cultivators would have to withstand such a huge pressure, and they would also have to take care of their own martial arts training. She might have already broken down to the point of Qi deviation, but Soong Dong'er was only a little tired.
Even though Soong Dong'er was the Second Sect Master's disciple First Senior Sister, she was still a girl. Furthermore, she was only twenty-something years old.
After chatting with Soong Dong'er for a while, Nie Zhen had a good impression of all his fellow disciples in the Second Sect Master's bloodline. Very few of them were able to completely avoid jealousy, but Duan Rong's disciples were able to do it.
For example, Elder Devil Shi Ji and his eldest disciple Cai Saangzi were a bad example. However, Duan Rong clearly treated his disciples even worse, but no one made any mistakes. This was a huge factor in the charm of Duan Rong and Lili, apart from the strict rules of the Duobao Sect and the Duan Rong Sect.
Unknowingly, Nie Zhen's sense of identity towards the Second Sect Master grew stronger and stronger.
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