My Five Bigshot Seniors: I am The Most Coddled Junior!-Chapter 336 - 16: Schemes from All Sides [Second Update]

In order to be in the best condition for the Langya Immortal Sect’s disciple recruitment test, Gu Qingqing and her group went to bed early the night before, and even Jun Wu refrained from bothering Gu Qingqing.

The next morning, Gu Qingqing and the others all felt refreshed and looked energetic.

The Langya Immortal Sect’s disciple recruitment test is a significant event for Purple Sunset City. A day earlier, the elders and disciples from Langya Immortal Sect had already arrived in Purple Sunset City for the recruitment, and the location of the first test was set in the central square of Purple Sunset City.

This event was a grand occasion for Purple Sunset City as well. By the time Gu Qingqing and her group arrived, the square was already crowded with people.

"I never thought I’d make it in time for the Langya Immortal Sect’s once-every-three-years disciple recruitment test. My luck is just too good. I wonder what kind of extraordinary talents will appear this time?"

"I heard that during the last Langya Immortal Sect recruitment, someone tested as having heavenly-grade aptitude and their disposition was quite good too. They became an Inner Sect Disciple as soon as they entered. I wonder if there will be someone like that this year."

"And at the recruitment before last, someone even had a sudden epiphany on the spot and was taken as a Direct Disciple by an elder of Langya Immortal Sect, which brought them immense prestige!"

"That’s right, I remember that incident was talked about in the Immortal Realm for quite a while."

"Hearing all this makes me quite eager to see this year’s recruitment test. I wonder what kind of surprises will appear."

"..."

The people around were abuzz with discussion, all yearning to become disciples of Langya Immortal Sect, one of the four great Immortal Sects. However, the threshold for recruitment was so high that most couldn’t reach it. Those who did become disciples of Langya Immortal Sect were few and far between. Of course, once someone becomes a disciple, their status soars, and it can even benefit their family.

There was still some time before the test began. After Gu Qingqing and her group arrived, they first found a place to stand and waited for the Ye Family members.

However, they didn’t have to wait long before the Ye Family appeared in the square as well.

Prior to this, the Ye Family had publicly claimed that Ye Tingwen was gravely injured and likely couldn’t recover. They had never stopped searching for the Floating Moon Flower, which led many to believe that Ye Tingwen would miss this recruitment test and that the Ye Family would be suppressed by the joint forces of the Bai Family and the Sheng Family.

At the very least, that’s what the Bai Family and the Sheng Family always thought. So, when they saw Ye Tingwen appear completely unharmed, the people from the Bai Family and Sheng Family were quite shocked.

"What’s going on? Wasn’t it said that Ye Tingwen was gravely injured? When did he recover?" Bai Qi, Bai Wei’s brother from the Bai Family, also wanted to participate in the Langya Immortal Sect’s recruitment test, so he had been waiting early in the square. Upon suddenly seeing Ye Tingwen, he was very surprised.

"We’ve all been tricked by the Ye Family!" The Bai Family Master’s face darkened immediately, and he looked at Ye Tingwen with a very unfriendly gaze.

Ye Tingwen’s injury was actually caused by the Bai Family, aiming to create chaos within the Ye Family, distracting them from their businesses, providing an opportunity for the Bai and Sheng families to suppress them. Apart from the Ye Family, only the Bai Family Master knew the real condition of Ye Tingwen’s injuries.

He had always assumed that Ye Tingwen would not recover, and by that time, the Ye Family would be at their mercy. Little did he know that the Ye Family had kept a hand hidden and tightly concealed the news of Ye Tingwen’s recovery. Even though he had spies in the Ye Family, he had received no intel at all, with daily reports still claiming Ye Tingwen was seriously injured and not recovering.

He’s not a fool; after a little thought, he realized that the Ye Family must have noticed and deliberately released false information to confuse them and to prevent them from making another attempt on Ye Tingwen.

"The Ye Family is really despicable, actually deceiving us!" Bai Wei also couldn’t stand the Ye Family. She disliked Ye Wanwan and naturally hoped for the Ye Family’s downfall. Without their backing, Ye Wanwan would be easy to bully, so she was quite upset at this moment.

"Ye Tingwen has been exceptionally talented from a young age. With him recovered, becoming a disciple of Langya Immortal Sect is almost a certainty. Our calculations with the Sheng Family were all wrong this time," the Bai Family remarked with a gloomy face.

Hearing this, Bai Qi and Bai Wei exchanged a glance, looking toward the Ye Family with very unfriendly gazes.

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The situation was the same over at the Sheng Family. They also had disciples who wanted to participate in the recruitment test. When they saw Ye Tingwen appearing completely unharmed, Sheng Family Master and his son were quite taken aback.

The only one possibly pleased by this was Sheng Ruyan, the daughter of the Sheng Family Master. She had fallen hopelessly in love with Ye Tingwen after seeing him just once. Despite knowing their families were at odds, she often showed goodwill towards Ye Tingwen. When Ye Tingwen was injured and in need of Floating Moon Flower for alchemy, she was running everywhere to find it, hoping to heal Ye Tingwen, much to her father’s anger.

Sheng Ruyan’s eyes lit up; she instinctively wanted to go find Ye Tingwen. But after taking just one step forward, she remembered that her father was right there, and Ye Tingwen had always been cold towards her. With so many people around, if she rushed over, it could be quite embarrassing. She knew her father would never let her off then. With these thoughts, she retracted her steps, glanced regretfully at Ye Tingwen, and decided to wait until there were fewer people around to approach him, suppressing the excitement in her heart.

"Ye Tingwen is completely unharmed. The Ye Family played this move beautifully, concealing it from everyone," Sheng Family Master remarked with a displeased look, glancing over towards where the Ye Family stood.

"It seems Ye Tingwen had recovered a long time ago. The Ye Family concealed this to stop us from troubling Ye Tingwen further. Now, with the disciple recruitment test about to start, it’s too late for them to do anything to Ye Tingwen.

With Ye Tingwen’s aptitude, he’ll most likely become a disciple of Langya Immortal Sect, and by then, the tables will turn in favor of the Ye Family!"

The Ye Family Master also understood this point. He pressed his lips together, looking at the direction of the Ye Family without saying anything.

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"Third Brother, did you see the expressions on the Bai and Sheng family’s faces? Haha, they look so funny, they definitely didn’t expect that you would appear here, now it’s too late for them to plot against us," Ye Wanwan, who didn’t like the Bai and Sheng family either, said cheerfully. Given the close proximity of the three families, Ye Wanwan easily saw the expressions on the Bai and Sheng family members’ faces, which made her very happy.

"You," Ye Tingwen extended his hand and tapped Ye Wanwan’s nose, "What are you fussing over with those people for? It won’t be long before they become nothing." Ye Tingwen’s eyes were cold, clearly revealing his killing intent towards the Bai and Sheng families.

"Third Brother, stay strong. Once you become a disciple of the Langya Immortal Sect, neither the Bai Family nor the Sheng Family will pose any threat to our Ye Family anymore." Ye Wanwan said, patting Ye Tingwen’s arm.