Female Novel
chapter 2131-2135
Chapter 2131 Noel also felt that the atmosphere was too stagnant, and both Jackie and Wesley were on the brink of afight. He glanced at Jackie with a slightly worried look in his eyes before he sneakily stretched out hishand a tan area, unseen by the others, to pull Jackie’s clothes, all in an attempt to remind Jackie not gettoo agitated from Wesley’s provocation
The corners of Jackie’s mouth curled upward. He knew what Noel meant by pulling on his clothes…buthe ignored it. Wesley was trembling with anger as he stared at Jackie resentfully. Compared to Wesley’sfurious expression, Jackie was extremely calm. Although he was arguing with Wesley when he saidthose words, his expression remained stoic.
Wesley gritted his teeth as he spoke, “My brother will never let you off the hook; he’ll kill you!”
“What else can you do besides making threats?” responded Jackie calmly.
These words were like a big rock stuffed into Wesley’s throat, and Wesley felt that his interaction withJackie would only make his blood boil. His sensible nerves were at the brink of disappearing, too. Hiseyes had reddened like red-colored glass beads, and they almost popped out of his sockets. At thismoment, their surroundings suddenly quieted down.
Everybody looked forward subconsciously and saw a dozen or so men in their fifties or sixties, in darkblue robes, walking steadily toward the big round platform behind them. Such a scene caused everybodyto instantly hold their breath. Jackie immediately saw his old acquaintance. Elder Godfrey was at the lastposition, but Jackie felt that he had the most overpowering aura.
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However, he had a slightly cold expression on his face and did not look like he was the one getting a lastdisciple today. These people were naturally the formal elders of the Dual Sovereign Pavilion. Although
they had different appearances, they had similar auras. They had the demeanor as men without losingtheir majestic temperament as elders.
After all 11 of them went on top of the last platform, they sat down from east to west according to theorder of their strengths. At this moment, Wesley did not dare act so irate, even though his anger flaredstill.
With that, he turned around and glared at Jackie fiercely. Wesley lowered his voice and hissed, “You justwait and see!”
Wesley then walked a couple of steps forward to keep some distance between himself and Jackie.Jackie sighed lightly, finally no longer having to be interacting with this disgusting fly. Noel and Brook letout a long sigh of relief when they saw how Wesley turned around to leave. Brook slowly spoke as heplaced his hands on his chest and a tangled expression appeared on his face, “You both were talking sosharply at one another that I thought you’d break out into another fight.”
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Noel also chimed in, “You two met squarely in the argument, and it felt like you’ve reached the pointwhere only death would stop the argument.”
Jackie raised his brows and said disapprovingly,” Naturally, the argument will only end when one of usdies. People like Wesley will never stop once somebody offends him. He’ll only cease to do anythingwhen I manage to trample him under my feet.”
Brook sighed helplessly. “Actually, I wish to persuade you now as it’s better to take a step back.However, I feel that masters like you have your own persistence and arrogance. It’ll be useless no matterwhat I say.”
Jackie raised his brows. “This has nothing to do with my inner persistence and arrogance. I’m not theone who caused him trouble. My principle has always been that I won’t offend anybody if they leave mealone. Why should I spoil him?”
Chapter 2132 Jackie’s tone was extremely calm when he said this. It sounded like he was simply telling Brook what hewanted to eat and drink. However, every word he said showed his temperament. Brook could not helpbut look at Jackie deeply, not knowing how to respond.
Jackie was in no mood to think of their opinion toward him at this moment. Instead, he placed all hisattention at the platform behind.
All 11 elders had been seated, and Jackie silently observed the core power of the Dual SovereignPavilion. No matter how many disciples there were in the sect, the people who truly supported the DualSovereign Pavilion were still these people, who were the strongest among all.
The person seated at the first position was, of course, the First Elder. He looked at the disciples belowthe platform with a kind look in his eyes and a smile on his young-looking face. Compared to the FirstElder, the Second Elder had a strict expression on his face as there was a calculative look in his eyes.He looked at the disciples under the platform indifferently.
All the other elders had their own specialties, but all of them seemed to have an overbearingtemperament. In the end, Jackie focused his line of sight at the Eleventh Elder, Elder Godfrey. He lookedthe same, but his eyes lacked anger and suspicions. Only indifference and calmness remained in hiseyes as he seemed to be uninterested in anything.
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At this moment, almost all the disciples were observing the formal elders on the platform, like whatJackie did. Although other disciples knew more about the formal disciples compared to Jackie, they stillcould not help but observe the elders as if they wanted to observe something from these people.
Jackie raised his brows and asked in a low voice, “Why is the sect master nowhere to be seen?”
Although the elders were the core power of the Dual Sovereign Pavilion, the sect master was the personin power and the decision-maker who issued the orders. Why did the sect master not show himself whenall eleven elders were gathered here?
Noel slightly shook his head. “We have no idea about this. In fact, the process of getting a disciple todaymeans nothing much to the sect master. After all, the Eleventh Elder is in the eleventh place, and hehasn’t grown strong. The sect master may not pay much attention to this. On top of that, our sect masterhas always been extremely mysterious. I’ve only seen him once after joining the sect for such a longperiod.”
To this, Jackie no longer questioned it. Nonetheless, his curiosity toward the Dual Sovereign PavilionMaster grew.
The First Elder stood up as he felt that the timing was correct when he saw that the disciples had quieteddown. Although the First and Second Elders kept fighting among themselves, the First Elder was still inthe first position. He was the leader of all the elders, and he was the one to make any announcements atsuch moments.
He stood up straight and walked three steps forward at a steady pace. He still had a gentle look in hiseyes, but the expression on his face had turned into a dignified one. He slightly cleared his throat beforehe spoke, “Originally, there’s no need to alert so many people when an elder is just taking disciples.However, there’s something else we need to announce to all you disciples, so we gathered everybodyhere.”
The First Elder’s words puzzled everyone. The disciples only thought that they were gathered for onereason, and that was to witness who would be the Eleventh Elder’s last disciple. Unexpectedly, therewas something else they wished to announce.
Jackie also raised his brows. When Noel informed him of this matter, Jackie was surprised about thereason to involve so many people when it was just the acceptance of a last disciple. It looked like he hadbeen making silly assumptions about the elders’ thoughts as they had their own plans.
The First Elder waved his hands to stop the disciples from their discussion, and the disciples continuedto listen to the Elder’s announcement.
Chapter 2133 The Elder spoke loudly, “Several days ago, the elder of the Thousand Leaves Pavilionvisited us and told us something extremely important. I’m sure everybody knows that our West CerceiState only has two fourth -grade sects. One of us is located in the North while the other is in the South,and we do not interfere with one another. Recently, the upper management of the Thousand LeavesPavilion received news that the Corpse Pavilion in the South had secretly transported a large number ofdisciples over to the North. We’re sure that this isn’t good news. Hence, everybody needs to getthemselves ready during this period.”
The news was like a stone that caused a thousand ripples. This was the first time everybody heard aboutthis, and their eyes were widened. Originally, no one dared to discuss anything as the elders werepresent. However, none of them could suppress themselves when they heard the news, and chatterserupted in the area.
“What? The Corpse Pavilion is coming to the North to cause us trouble again? We’ve been in a peacefulstate all these years. What do they wish to do here?”
“They must’ve gone crazy. Although the Corpse Pavilion is also a fourth-grade sect, the ThousandLeaves Pavilion at our northern side is also a fourth-grade sect. Both sects have equal strengths, and
we’re separated by the Mount Beasts. Isn’t it good for us to continue developing without interfering withone another?”
“Do they have other plans in mind?”
“No matter what, this news must be true as the First Elder announced it in front of so many of us here.We might go to war next. I’ve been too optimistic to think that we won’t be going to war soon after thematters regarding the Muddled Origin Clan have been placed aside.”
Some of the slightly smarter people immediately recalled the unexplainable actions by the sect. Some ofthem slapped their thighs and said, “No wonder our sect still recruited a new batch of informal disciplesafter the Thousand Leaves Pavilion stopped the war. This is the reason, it seems
All sorts of discussion noises hummed continuously by their ears like a hundred flies. Among all thedisciples, Jackie was the only one who had the most information about the matter. After all, he hadpersonally traveled to Mount Beasts, and he also knew what the Corpse Pavilion’s disciples wanted todo. On top of that, he also had information about the Dual Sovereign Pavilion and Thousand LeavesPavilion’s plans as he heard Elder Godfrey’s speculations.
The sounds of discussion under the stage grew louder, but the First Elder had no intention of stoppingthe disciples. He only looked at the disciples with a kind look in his eyes and a smile on his face.
Jackie slightly raised his brows. The more the First Elder acted in such a way, the more Jackie felt thatthis old man was a cunning character with unknown plans. After a little while later, the First Elderinterrupted the crowd’s discussion by speaking again, “I know that everyone will come up with their ownplans after receiving this news. However, I will remind everybody now that it doesn’t matter what yourplans are, as the most important thing is what the sect wants you to do. The situation isn’t so bad yet,and everybody can continue to carry out your tasks in peace. I’ll immediately notify everybody if there areany arrangements.”
Such words did not comfort everyone. Instead, it only agitated them more. Nonetheless, nobody daredstep forward to say anything. After all, they had to step forward and service the sect after enjoying somany years of grooming by the Dual Sovereign Pavilion as the sect’s disciples.
The First Elder glanced at the Eleventh Elder, who was seated at the fat west corner. He mentally scoffedwhen he saw how calm and unwavering the Eleventh Elder was. However, nothing was seen on his face.
“Alright! The discussion about this shall end here as there’s something else that we need to announcetonight.”
Chapter 2134 The First Elder slightly moved his body to the side after he said this and looked towardElder Godfrey.
Elder Godfrey, of course, could feel the First Elder’s line of gaze that seemed kind. There still was notmuch of an expression on his face as he stood up stiffly from his seat and walked toward the central part.He did not stand in front of the First Elder when he arrived behind the First Elder. Instead, he stoppedabout three steps away from the First Elder.
He then signaled for the First Elder to continue speaking of this matter. Everybody knew that the mainagenda had started when they saw the Eleventh Elder stepping forward. Although the previous newscaused everybody to be uneasy, no one forgot about the reason they had gathered on this spot.
The First Elder slightly nodded. “I’m sure everyone knows that the Eleventh Elder wishes to recruit a lastdisciple, and today is the day he’ll announce his choice. However, I’ve also communicated with theEleventh Elder before this, and the Eleventh Elder doesn’t know much about our outstanding disciples ashe’s so focused on training during normal days. Hence, we’ve gathered all the disciples here today withhopes of choosing the most excellent disciple among you as the last disciple.”
The First Elder spoke of how they would choose the most excellent disciples among them, but in truth,he only meant the formal disciples. The informal disciples were there just to make up the number.
After the First Elder finished speaking, he looked toward where the formal disciples were at, focusing onlooking at Oliver and Calvert. He was about to continue speaking when the Second Elder, who had beensilently sitting on the second chair, suddenly stood up, much to everyone’s surprise.
The First Elder’s expression stiffened as he looked at the Second Elder with a slightly unhappy look inhis eyes. However, he did not say a word because of his manners. In fact, the First Elder had anticipatedthat the Second Elder would step forward at this moment.
The Second Elder also took two steps forward, and rather expressionless at that. However, he did notstand three steps behind the First Elder like what the Eleventh Elder did. Instead, he stepped forwardand stood by the First Elder’s side.
He did not look at the First Elder’s expression and instead turned his gaze toward the disciples present.Everybody thought that the Second Elder would say something as he stood forward at this moment.However, the Second Elder remained silent. He acted as if his sudden movement was just a random act.novelbin
The First Elder secretly rolled his eyes. The others might not understand what the Second Elder meant,but he understood what the Second Elder wanted. His eyes landed on Gresham unwillingly and exhaleddeeply. “Although the Eleventh Elder has no idea how many excellent disciples there are, we’ve beenpaying attention to the outstanding disciples in the sect while we’re training. Right now, we happen tohave three outstanding disciples.”
He looked toward the direction of the formal disciples before he continued to speak. “Oliver Sayer,Calvert Atkins, and Gresham Potter, please come forward.”
After that, three people among the formal disciples came walking out of their teams. The three of themwere tall, handsome, and were definitely people of outstanding talent.
The first person walking in front of everybody else looked slightly similar to Wesley, and there was nodoubt that he was Wesley’s elder brother, Oliver. However, Oliver seemed to have better manners than
Wesley.
The three of them strode forward and stood in front of everyone, and everyone stared at the three.
Even though thousands of pairs of eyes stared at them, however, the three of them kept theircomposure, and nothing else happened.
The man with a mustache standing in front of Jackie could not help but scoff coldly. “Just like what yousaid, they’ve already predetermined their choices. If so, why did they make it sound like all the disciplesof our sect are given the choice when they initially mentioned the matter? I’m sure that many people hadbeen looking forward to this for a couple of days, and none of them realized that the group of people hadbeen predetermined. This is really…”
The long-faced man standing beside him chimed aloofly, “Although they’ve already predetermined theirchoices, they still have to go through the process.”
Chapter 2135 The informal disciples surrounding Jackie had unnatural expressions when they heard this. They mustbe thinking of how hypocritical these formal elders were. Jackie was not surprised by this as no matterhow he interpreted these three people, they were the most suitable choice.
The First Elder looked at those three under the platform with an extremely genial look in his eyes as ifthese were his grandsons.
The First Elder spoke in a gentle tone, “The three of you are extremely talented and are extremelysuitable to be the Eleventh Elder’s last disciples, seeing as none of you are elder disciples of otherelders. However, it doesn’t matter how suitable the three of you are, as there’s only one availability. Thisis why you three need to completely show your talents and strength today to catch the Eleventh Elder’sattention.”
What the First Elder had said immediately caused the disciples gathered under the platform to haveanother heated discussion.
Noel said softly, “Regardless, they still have to go through a fight in the end, and the results will bedecided with their strength.”
Just like what the First Elder said, the three of them were suitable in every aspect, but there was onlyone position. Hence, they still had to battle to fight for the position, and the most excellent disciple wouldbecome the Eleventh Elder’s last disciple.
The Eleventh Elder raised his brows after he heard this, and it looked like he wanted to say something,but the First Elder paid no mind to the Eleventh Elder. At this moment, his attention was focused onthose three formal disciples standing under the platform.
He still had a gentle expression on his face as he said, “The battle platform in front will be where youthree shall show your talents and strength. The three of you shall take turns in joining the battle, andthose with the most wins will be the most talented disciple.”
The disciples gathered below started getting excited after the First Elder finished speaking. It was ameaningful thing for the disciples to witness a great battle. They would be able to learn battle techniqueson top of increasing their experience just by witnessing a battle between disciples with great talents.
However, Gresham, who had been extremely quiet, suddenly knelt on one knee. “First Elder! I think thatit’s unfair if only the three of us are fighting in a single battle!”
Gresham had spoken clearly and loudly, thus everyone could hear him. His words had effectivelystunned them, and they stared at Gresham with widened eyes. They secretly admired Gresham for beingso daring as what he said was equal to refuting the First Elder’s face on the spot. He was saying that theFirst Elder was unfair for arranging these battles.
Of course, the First Elder’s expression darkened, and he looked at Gresham sharply. “Unfair? How is thisunfair?”
Gresham had been kneeling on the floor with his head down all the time. However, there was not muchrespect in the tone as he spoke, “Although Oliver is also a formal disciple, he’s much stronger than thetwo of us. On top of that, he’s already in the final stage of the innate level while myself and Calvert areonly in the intermediate stage of the innate level. It’s unfair that we have to fight him from a lower realm.”
What Gresham had said darkened the First Elder’s expression. He was about to reprimand Greshamwhen the Second Elder, who had been standing aside without saying a word, suddenly spoke up,”Gresham is right. It’s unfair for them to fight like this.”
There was instantly a tit-for-tat momentum at the gathering spot.
Although Brook had joined the Dual Sovereign Pavilion for several years, he had always been a runnerdisciple and had never seen such big scenes. At this moment, however, he was amazed by what he sawas the First Elder and Second Elder seemed to be getting into a fight in front of all the disciples. Helooked toward Gresham and could not help but lamented, “Gresham is so daring. How could he saysomething like this? Isn’t he afraid that the First Elder will cause him trouble later on?”
Noel smiled when he heard what Brook said. “I would’ve said the same thing if I’m Gresham.”
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