Female Novel
chapter 2136-2140
Chapter 2136 What Noel said immediately attracted the attention of those around him. Jackie looked at Noel with acurious look on his face. Noel’s face started blushing when he felt the gazes of others. He coughed softlyand tried to calm himself down. “Why are you guys looking at me? Don’t you know the relationshipbetween them?”
A hint of confusion appeared in the eyes of many people when he said this. Obviously, they had no ideaof the relationship between these people, and they had only heard of the ranking of these formaldisciples from the long-faced man. What Noel said was obviously hinting that the predetermineddisciples had complicated relationships with the elders.
Jackie glanced at Noel. “Why don’t you stop dropping hints and just get to the point. I really want to knowwhere Gresham gets his courage to go against the First Elder.” Jackie had already made guesses in hisheart when he said this and he was just waiting for Noel to personally confirm his assumption.
Noel nodded and said seriously, “In fact, Gresham is going against two people by himself.”
The people around him were even more surprised when they heard what Noel said. Noel did nottantalize everyone on purpose and continued explaining, “I’m sure everybody knows about therelationship between Oliver and Elder Sayer. Elder Sayer is an unwavering supporter of the First Elder.On the other hand, Calvert has a great relationship with Oliver and I heard from others that Calvert has aclose relationship with the Sixth Elder. Calvert’s mother is from the family that supported the Sixth Elder.In the beginning, I thought that the Sixth Elder would accept Calvert as his elder disciple.”
Everybody immediately understood what was going on after they heard Noel’s explanation. Noelcontinued to speak and did not care if the people around him understood what he said. “The SeventhElder recognizes Gresham’s talents. There was once when Gresham returned from his training outsidewith an injury and the Seventh Elder personally gave him pills to cure his wounds.”
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Noel stopped speaking at this point. On the other hand, Jackie continued, “The Sixth Elder and ElderSayer support the First Elder while the Seventh Elder supports the Second Elder. This is why youmentioned previously that Gresham is going against two people by himself.”
He heard from Noel previously that half of the formal elders supported the First Elder while the other halfsupported the Second Elder. That was why Gresham spoke insolently as he was fighting for the bestchance for himself. Although Jackie disliked Oliver, he had to admit that Oliver’s strength was undeniablystrong as he was capable of being in the eighth place among the formal disciples.
Although Gresham might be as talented as Oliver, there was a difference between their realms. Greshamwas in the 63rd position and he definitely would not be the opponent of somebody in the 8th position.The two of them had a great difference between them
Noel’s words successfully helped Brook in understanding the complicated relationship between thesepeople. He mumbled as he widened his eyes, “In this case, it doesn’t matter if Oliver or Calvert becomesthe Eleventh Elder’s last disciple as they would represent that the First Elder had won. On the otherhand, the Second Elder would only win if Gresham becomes the Eleventh Elder’s last disciple.”
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Chapter 2137 Noel looked at Brook in a satisfied manner before he stretched out his hand to pat Brook on his shoulderto instigate that Brook had answered correctly. What Brook said had completely broken the doubts in thehearts of those people around them.
Special thoughts flashed through the eyes of almost everybody present. This battle for the position of thelast disciple looked like it was just a matter of the Eleventh Elder getting his one and only last disciple.
However, it actually involves the battle between two elders, and the position of the sect master is atstake. That was why all the elders were mobilized and all the disciples were so excited.novelbin
At this moment, Jackie finally understood what Noel meant by saying he would have said the same thingIf he was Gresham. Gresham did this with hopes to get rid of Oliver. After all, the chances of him beingthe last disciple would be 30% less with Oliver’s present here.
On top of that, Oliver was slightly stronger than him and he did not have such a good relationship withOliver. Oliver might kill Gresham after they go onto the battle platform, but he would stop at the correctmoment when it came to facing Calvert. After all, the two of them were on the same team. No matter whobecame the Eleventh Elder’s last disciple, it would be a win for the First Elder.
The First Elder stood on the large round platform and looked at Gresham, who was standing under theplatform. The First Elder was not a dummy. The reason the Second Elder stood next to him was tosupport Gresham. The Second Elder naturally did not wish for the First Elder’s choice to be the lastdisciple. The First Elder sneered as he would not give the Second Elder what he wanted. “GreshamPotter! Do you know what you are doing is treacherous to your elders!”
Everybody was surprised when they heard what the First Elder said. None of the disciples couldwithstand such a terrible accusation. The lethality of being accused as treacherous to his elders was sopowerful that Gresham’s face turned slightly pale. However, he still knelt down with his body. “First Elder,these are such heavy words. I just feel that this is slightly unfair as I’m the one fighting with two seniorbrothers.”
Gresham said this to tell the crowd that he was not refuting the First Elder and was just fighting for hisrights. On top of that, he was also mocking the First Elder as he should not be accused of treacherousbecause of this. The First Elder sneered. “As the First Elder of the Dual Sovereign Pavilion, I work hardto preside over the sect’s matters. As a mere formal disciple, have you honored me by questioning thefairness the moment you open your mouth? If this isn’t a treacherous act, what is?”
There were finally some changes in the Second Elder’s cold expression. He curled his mouth and smiledmockingly. He did not turn to look at the First Elder but instead looked straight ahead at the disciplesgathered underneath. “First Elder, don’t you feel that you’ve spoken too seriously? He was just fightingfor some fairness for himself, how can his actions be considered treacherous?”
The First Elder humphed coldly and suddenly raised his head. He wanted to have a debate with theSecond Elder for 300 rounds but the Second Elder did not wish to continue exchanging nonsense withhim. The Second Elder continued, “Oliver has already broken through into the final stage of innate leveland the value of grooming him isn’t high no matter from which aspect of things.”
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Oliver’s face darkened as he heard this. Standing among the informal disciples, Wesley’s heart beatfiercely and he was unable to close his mouth in panic. He was afraid that his brother’s predeterminedquota would be canceled by them with just a few words. If his brother successfully becomes the EleventhElder’s last disciple, his status would also rise accordingly. By then, not only would Elder Sayer be hissupport, the Eleventh Elder would become his support too. In that case, he would be able to act as hewished in the Dual Sovereign Pavilion in the future.
The First Elder narrowed his eyes and glanced at the Second Elder angrily when he heard this. “What doyou mean by the value of grooming him is low? There are so many disciples in the final stage of innatelevel in our sect. Do you mean that all disciples in the final stage of innate level aren’t worthy of beinggroomed by us?”
Chapter 2138 The First Elder’s misdirection of blame did not cause the Second Elder to panic.
“I don’t mean that. You are taking my words out of context. Who in the room hasn’t gone through the finalstage of innate level. If I meant that, wouldn’t I be talking about myself too?” said the Second Elder
evenly. If the Eleventh Elder must accept the last disciple then he must be excellent in all aspects. Thecultivation value is also a point that must be considered. The adaptability of the final stage of innate levelis not as high as that of the intermediate stage of innate level. You should know about this.”
The higher the cultivation level is, the lower the chance of new talents to be tapped. This is somethingeveryone knows.
The First Elder waved his long sleeves and said dismissively, “Oliver is at the innate level and his talentis very high. It shouldn’t take long before he is in the running for the position of the chosen disciple. Withthese facts in place, do you think his cultivation value is low?”
They did not see eye-to-eye in this matter, and they would quarrel endlessly because of this problem.The Second Elder was unwilling to continue on like this, but the First Elder was adamant to get his way.
At this time, there was no need for Gresham to say anything. The firepower of the war was concentratedon the Elders, but the three people in the audience waited quietly. The only way anyone could tell whatthey were feeling was by the emotions in their eyes.
The First Elder wanted Oliver to fight. Whether the Eleventh Elder will choose Oliver or not, he wouldplay a big role in this last disciple dispute, just as Gresham was worried about before. The First Elderwanted the three of them to let Oliver attack Gresham with improper means. At least let Gresham bebed-bound for a month or two so that the quota would fall smoothly to Calvert. The person backingCalvert was the Sixth Elder. Both he and Elder Sayer were Calvert’s unwavering supporters.
The Second Elder resolutely refused to let Oliver participate in the dispute of the last disciples. He wasnot a fool so naturally, he knew what the First Elder was planning. If he succeeds, Gresham would havea miserable end. The two people continued to quarrel for another fifteen minutes or so while all the otherdisciples stared at each other with wide eyes. They did not expect to see two Elders quarreling soferociously today.
“I’m telling you! By doing this, you are depriving the disciples of the opportunity. As the Second Elder,you should consider every disciple and be impartial, but look at what you are doing now, taking away theopportunities for the other formal disciples…”
The Second Elder sneered and rolled his eyes. “I’m doing this for the sake of my disciples. It’s unfair forOliver to participate in the competition of the last disciple. Everyone knows that he’s ranked eighthamongst the formal disciples! Calvert stands no chance against him at all..”
“Alright! That’s enough!” said Elder Godfrey, tired of their bickering. He let out a long sigh. The argumentbetween the First Elder and the Second Elder was about to make his eardrums explode.
If it was before, he would not accept any last disciples at all. It was all because of the recent events thatmade him change his mind. He scoffed, and cast a cold glance at the First Elder and the Second Elder.Why are they getting so heated up when it was him who was the one recruiting the last disciple? He ofcourse knew the answer to this question.
He turned to face the disciples in the audience. “I am grateful for your input, but at the end of the day, it isme who gets to decide who becomes my last disciple.
Chapter 2139 The First Elder and the Second Elder shut up in an instant. Elder Godfrey was right. Theycould quarrel with each other until their mouths ran dry and still had no say in who the last disciple wouldbe.
Elder Godfrey’s eyes remained facing the audience.” As to who my last disciple will be, I already havesomeone in mind. I have said before that my last disciple has to be excellent in all the ways I findimportant.”
Jackie arched his brow. Noel had analyzed and explained this sentence to him before. He thought thatElder Godfrey meant to say that his closed disciples must be excellent in all aspects. With this in mind,
his gaze fell on Oliver and the other two, who were handsome, talented, and came from prominentbackgrounds. Faultless, in every way.
Just as he was thinking about it, Elder Godfrey’s voice rang loudly in everyone’s ears. “There’s no needfor the three of them to battle each other. I already have a candidate in mind.”
Everyone’s body stiffened. One by one, they turned their scorching gaze on Elder Godfrey. The mostanxious people there were the First Elder and the Second Elder because both of them knew very well intheir hearts that whichever disciple he chose, the power behind that disciple would break the delicatebalance between them.
The First Elder’s lips were pulled into a thin line, and his eyes were fixed firmly on the Elder Godfrey.Even the Second Elder, who had been calm and relaxed, looked at the Elder Godfrey with a solemnexpression.
Elder Godfrey exhaled deeply, and said, “I choose…” These two words made everyone hold their breathand perked up their ears. “Jackie as my last disciple!”
As soon as the words came out, everyone fell silent; only the sounds of heavy breathing and heartbeatscould be heard. Everyone started to wonder if there was a problem with their hearing.
“What did the Eleventh Elder say? Who did he say he has chosen as his last disciple? Jackie? Who isthat?”
“I must have heard it wrong. Is there a Jackie amongst those three up there?”
Jackie was well-known among the informal disciples, but most of the formal disciples, let alone thechosen disciples, did not know who he was. Everyone was looking at each other skeptically. Did theyhave auditory hallucinations?
Elder Godfrey thought that he was being clear enough, so he repeated it again in a loud voice, “I chooseJackie as my last disciple!”
This time, there was an explosion of uproar, as if the ice was poured into boiling oil. Everyone was at aloss for words. Even Jackie himself found his mouth to be slightly ajar. He had to clean out his ears tomake sure he did not hear wrong.
Chapter 2140 He even wondered if there was also a Jackie amongst the formal disciples, but he dismissed this thoughtas soon as it popped into his mind. After all, he knew Elder Godfrey’s secret. Even so, he did not expectthat he would be put in the spotlight when he had come as a spectator.
Noel and Brook were struck dumb. The two stood on the spot in a daze and there was disbelief writtenall over their faces as if they had just been told that they had won the lottery.
Noel turned his head and saw Jackie with the same expression as he did. “The Eleventh Elder just choseyou as the last disciple…”
Noel’s voice was a little hoarse, while Brook was so shocked that he could not utter a single word at all.
Wesley started glitching. He thought that it was all a mistake when the Eleventh Elder announcedJackie’s name the first time but when he repeated it the second time, emphasizing on Jackie’s name noless, Wesley’s mind started to experience a tidal wave of emotions.
“No, it can’t be him! What gives him the right to be the Eleventh Elder’s last disciple? He didn’t evencome here by formal means in the first place. He is not qualified to be the last disciple of the EleventhElder!”
Wesley insisted on sticking to the narrative he knows well about Jackie. If it was before, everyone mighthave believed him. After all, the informal disciples were all rubbish, but Jackie had proven himself to be a
cut above the rest when he defeated Wesley.
“It’s definitely not him. He is just an informal disciple. Which elder in his right mind would choose aninformal disciple to be his last disciple. He doesn’t have the qualifications, nor the network to know theEleventh Elder at all!” said the man with the triangular eyes firmly.
Wesley was greatly relieved to hear those words and could not agree more with the man with thetriangular eyes. There must be a person with the exact same name as Jackie amongst the formaldisciples. There was no way in a billion years that it was the Jackie he knew.
However, Elder Godfrey suddenly took a step forward and fixed his gaze on the group of informaldisciples. His eyes were full of calmness. He pointed at Jackie and said, “What are you still standingthere for?!”
Now there was no way Jackie could deceive himself or others because Elder Godfrey had pointeddirectly at him. The corners of his mouth twitched, and his complexion turned pale whereas both Wesleyand the man with the triangular eyes’ turned dark.
It was really the Jackie that they despise so much!
Wesley immediately felt that he could not breathe, and his eyes turned bloodshot; he gritted his teethangrily, wishing to die on the spot. He would accept anyone but him! He still remembered that he hadbragged to anyone within earshot that his brother would be Elder Godfrey’s last disciple. Then hisbrother would go further than anyone under the elder’s grooming
What happened was totally out of his expectation. It was like a slap to his face that Jackie was chosen tobe Elder Godfrey’s last disciple.
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