ood up and walked back and forth in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows in the study before finally speaking:"If this batch of special goods entered Southeast Asia, wouldn't it also alert the police...Sù Nǚ Gōng spent ten days to complete the screening of the first batch of disciples. After accepting these fifty disciples, they suspended recruitment and explained to those who had come hoping to join that they would only open for enrollment again on the same day five years later.

"Why is that If we wait another five years, won't that delay things"

Someone immediately asked unwillingly.

"I apologize, but the Su Nu Palace is a small sect with limited resources and can only train a limited number of disciples. If we take in too many people, resources will be unevenly distributed, and martial arts training will not be thorough. What's the point of taking on disciples and passing down our skills if that happens"

Five years is enough time for entry-level disciples to lay a solid foundation and make some progress in their skills. We can send a batch of disciples down the mountain to gain experience, and then recruit new disciples when the time is right. This is also our responsibility to you."

Su Yun was dressed in a white robe, elegant and charming. His words were also very persuasive.

Everyone looked at each other and could only give up. They couldn't force the master to accept them as disciples, and besides, the attitude of Su Nü Palace showed that they valued every disciple very much. Unlike some sects who only knew how to take in disciples but didn't know how to teach them. Anyone with a clear head would know which choice was better.

As for those who were unsuccessful, Suyun also did some soothing:

"Don't be discouraged, everyone. Not being chosen isn't your fault. It's simply because you aren't suited for the cultivation techniques of Xumenu Palace. Our techniques emphasize softness, flexibility, and finesse. Your physiques are better suited for a more forceful approach. Practicing the techniques of Xumenu Palace would lead to slow progress compared to learning under a different master who aligns with your strengths."

Su Yun, with her silver tongue, managed to disperse the crowd gathered at the foot of the mountain. She then returned to the mountain gate.

With fifty new grandchildren, she was also quite interested to take a look. After all, she was Su Minyi's closed-door disciple, senior in terms of seniority but the youngest in age.

On this day, Lian'ri was lying on the locust tree in her master's courtyard reading when she suddenly noticed a sneaky female disciple creeping into the courtyard. She looked around furtively but did not enter the house.

"Are you here to find the master"

Liàn Yī suddenly asked.

The female disciple was startled and suddenly looked up. She saw a young girl sitting on the branches of a locust tree. The killing intent in her eyes flashed away, and then she said sheepishly:

"I'm a new disciple, unfamiliar with this place. I just got separated from my fellow disciples and accidentally wandered here. Could you please tell me where the disciples' hall is"

"Oh! So you're a new disciple, that's why you got lost. All the houses here look pretty similar."

Ripple tilted her head and smiled, even giving the other party a reason.

"Yes! This isn't the first time I've gotten lost. I'm too embarrassed to ask for help, afraid of disturbing everyone. Could you little sister please point me in the right direction"

"Turn left when you exit this courtyard and walk about a mile forward. There is a flowerbed and a small pavilion, and the disciple's hall is under the pavilion."

Ripple pointed the way seriously.

"Thank you, little junior sister. I'll be going now. Please don't tell anyone that I got lost."

The female disciple smiled mischievously after finishing her words, then left the courtyard.

After everyone left, the Palace Master of Su opened the door and spoke to the ripples in the tree:

"You shouldn't speak up, what if she has bad intentions"

"Master, I can handle it, it's just that the smell of blood on her is too strong. I wonder how many people she's killed. How did my senior brothers and sisters choose her"

The ripples looked like a little adult, shaking their head and sighing.

"It's not their fault. Some people are good at deception and can pull it off flawlessly. But even the most cunning fox can't escape the hunter's eyes."

Su Min lightly said.

"I knew Master would definitely see through her disguise. I'll go take a walk somewhere else."

The ripples lightly leaped under the locust tree, bouncing and hopping out of the yard.

She wants to talk to Senior Brother Suyun and Senior Sister Sulin about this.

The next day, the female disciple disappeared from the new disciples' ranks. It was said that she had joined a rival sect within the monastery to steal their techniques.

For so long a peaceful half-month had passed, but one moonless and windy night, a group of masked men attacked the Sù Nǚ Palace. The disciples at the mountain gate sounded the alarm before they breathed their last.

Lian Yi was originally meditating. Upon hearing the bell, she immediately leaped out of the room and raised her hand to strike a piece of Ling Sui against a pillar outside the door. In a short while, white mist rose throughout the entire Su Nu Men, and it was still spreading down the mountain.

The appearance of the white mist hindered the masked man's advance. They couldn't even see the figures of their companions in the mist, making them increasingly wary. They slowly drew closer together.

Sumin's figure had already stepped out of the door. Seeing the white mist outside the courtyard, her brow furrowed. The mist seemed to intentionally bypass her courtyard.

"Master, you just stay in the courtyard, and I'll leave the rest to me and a few senior sisters."

The ripples spoke loudly outside the courtyard.

"Ripples, did you do this"

Susu was still uneasy and couldn't help but pull open the gate of the courtyard to ask.

"Yes, Master. I saw a type of mist formation in a book. It uses white mist as cover, to disorient the enemy's vision and conceal the figures of those setting up the formation, making it easier to kill them."

You are too young to see blood. Just command your several senior brothers and sisters.

"Yes, disciple takes your orders, Master. Please go back and rest first. No need to trouble yourself with this."

Ripple smiled and invited the Palace Mistress back into the courtyard before turning to look for Su Lin.

As soon as Su Lin heard the alarm, she immediately gathered with Su Yun, Su Lan, and Wang Zhenzhen. Two commands had already been issued, resulting in white mist rising outside the courtyard, momentarily obscuring their vision.

What's going on

"No need to rush, let's wait and see first. Let's make sure it's them causing trouble, or..."

"Brother, I did it. I've trapped those masked men in the white mist now."

Ripples walked slowly from the depths of the white mist and explained to several people.

"Little sister, what kind of formation is this"

Wang Zhenzhen understood her niece; she was smart and quick-witted, almost demonic in her intelligence. If not for her physical condition, she could have gone down the mountain to hone her skills long ago.

"Fog formation, you listen to my command, and you'll run into that group of masked people."

Use telepathy. Don't alarm those masked people.

Su Lin had already grasped the sword in her hand.

Yes, senior sister!

Ripples landed on her tiptoes, leaped onto the roof of the main courtyard, and then began to transmit sounds to the disciples of Su Nu Palace, launching a siege against the masked man.

The masked man was Xiang Yi's secret guard. Their fighting style focused on lethal moves with no fancy tricks, aiming for a one-hit kill.

Ripples observed for a while, and then discovered that these people's moves were somewhat familiar. In her twelve years, she had only descended the mountain a handful of times, so these people definitely weren't those she had met after she was born.

"So it's them!"

Liàn Yī finally remembered where she had seen these men before. They were the shadows that appeared at Yíngzé Mountain Villa, where her parents were killed. Why did they come to Sù Nǚ Palace Could it be because her identity was exposed

"Sister, leave one alive and ask them their purpose in attacking the Suxian Palace."

"I know, you wouldn't have told me otherwise, and I was going to ask anyway. The Su Nu Palace doesn't make enemies in the Jianghu."The ripples immediately put forward their own requests."Alright, let me see what kind of skills you picked up at that foreign military academy."Duan Zongqing smiled and replied."Heavy weaponry is a bi...