Chapter 29 – The Locked Door
Without waiting for the person to finish speaking, someone beside him said angrily, “Zhao Xiao Er, back then, you were the one who was the one who was taunting him the most. Brother Wang, don’t listen to him.”
Zhao Xiao Er’s expression changed. She said angrily, “Zhao Xiao San, I’m your older brother, you treacherous bastard. Go back to your room and see how I’ll beat you up.”
“I am loyal, Brother Wang. You are a good person, please give me an easier job.”
“Brother Wang, don’t listen to those two brothers. They’re notorious for their actions. Who knows how many honorary disciples they’ve tricked? Apprentice-brother, I’m the one who never said anything bad about you.”
A very beautiful female honorary disciple said gently, “Brother Wang, this apprentice has always had a weak body and can’t do heavy work. How about I come and massage you every night? Is that okay?”
Among the Heng Yue Sect’s honorary disciples, there aren’t many female disciples. Only about ten percent are female. However, in the test of perseverance, males have a better chance.
Some female honor students, of course, are well-received by everyone. Based on their appearance, some are even favored by the inner circle.
Then, another female honorary disciple looked at Wang Lin with a seductive gaze and said coquettishly, “Apprentice-brother, Brother Liu never gives me any hard work, I just come to serve him at night. I know a few other apprentice-sisters. I’ll bring them to see you tonight, okay?”
Everyone tried hard to convince Wang Lin that they had never said anything bad about him. After listening for a long time, Wang Lin ran out of patience and shouted, “All of you, shut up. This is a mess.”
After he finished speaking, he pointed to someone and said, “You, 20 barrels of water. If you’re not satisfied, go to the elders.”
The man’s body trembled. He opened his mouth to speak, but saw the impatience in Wang Lin’s eyes. He immediately smiled and nodded his head.
“You, wash 500 kg of clothes every day. Remember, if you’re not satisfied, go find the elders.” The appointed person swallowed hard and nearly fainted. He muttered, “500 kg, that’s like all the clothes in the sect added up…”
“You, wipe out the entire sect! It’s the same, if you’re not satisfied, go find the elders!”
“You, clean the toilet. If I see anyone flying there, you can stay there.”
“You, go collect 500 pounds of herbs a day. If you mix weeds in there to deceive me, I’ll kick you out of the sect! Listen up, all of you! If you’re not satisfied, go find the elders!” For some, although the workload was heavy, it was still bearable. However, for the last few people he appointed, their legs went soft and they immediately fell to the ground.
All the honorary disciples showed pitiful expressions. The entire Heng Yue Sect probably didn’t even have 500 kg of medicinal herbs in the mountains.
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Based on Wang Lin’s memories of the people who mocked him, he appointed them one by one and carefully considered what tasks to assign them. He wasn’t tired at all and finally finished all the work. He lazed around for a while, thinking that the tasks he’d assigned were impossible to complete. What could an honorary disciple do but complain to the elders? However, if the elders decided not to do anything, it would be better to make this a bigger mess, to let them know that it was a huge mistake to put me, Wang Lin, in charge of the chore house.
While thinking, he pointed to someone he didn’t know and said, “You’re in luck. Your job is to keep track of everything. Make a list of all the gifts I’ve been given. Write down the names and times they were given. If you try to be greedy, I’ll kick you out of the sect!”
The man was so shocked that he immediately fell to the ground and bowed to Wang Lin. He repeatedly said that he would remember to do it right and not make any mistakes.
All the honorary disciples were stunned. Previously, disciple Liu had kept it a secret, but this Wang Lin had the audacity to ask for a bribe.
A moment later, an honor student stepped forward and took out three amulets used for visiting homes. He gave them to Wang Lin and said, “Brother Wang, it is I who pay my respects to you.”
Wang Lin answered in a voice. He put away the amulets and asked, “What was your previous duty?”
“Collect 20 barrels of water a day!” the person replied nervously.
Wang Lin said softly, “Then just make 5 barrels a day.”
The person was surprised and immediately said thank you.
Following the person’s lead, everyone stood up and was about to step forward when Wang Lin slowly stood up and said, “You all leave. You must all follow the proper reward process. Write down your current occupation and the occupation you desire on a piece of paper, then send it to the person I’ve appointed to manage this. You can only do this once every 10 days.”
After finishing, he returned to his room and closed the door.
The people in the courtyard sighed. Some even showed anger in their eyes. Their stomachs were full of curses aimed at Wang Lin, but no one said them out loud. They all dispersed with gloomy faces.
After they left, Wang Lin left the room and explored the entire task house. He found a secluded door leading to a storage room.
The storage room wasn’t large. After Wang Lin tidied it up, he was disappointed, as it was the most secluded place here. He tidied it up to make some space, then locked the door and entered the dream space.
Time passed so quickly. Wang Lin had been in charge of the chores house for two months. In those two months, aside from assigning work to the honorary disciples for the first few days, the rest of the time he had focused on his cultivation. As for the honorary disciples’ duties, he didn’t care at all. If they didn’t do their job, all he had to do was snort coldly and they would reward him.
Wang Lin was extremely frustrated during those two months. His cultivation was constantly disturbed by the honorary disciples. He had no idea what the inner disciples and the other elders were thinking. He had messed up so much, but they still hadn’t sent a replacement.