Shuqi, having figured out her seniority in the sect, suddenly felt at ease.
Hearing that they were direct disciples, the surrounding scrutinizing gazes instantly vanished. No one was going to joke around with direct disciples—they were simply not in the same league as inner and outer sect disciples, let alone being the direct disciples of both the Valley Master and the Fifth Elder. Everyone in Medicine King Valley knew that these two were the absolute last people you wanted to cross. Especially the Fifth Elder, famed throughout the valley for her lethal healing touch, which hurt like hell in a fight. No sane cultivator would ever dream of offending her.
Thus, Shuqi and Tao Xiaotao truly experienced what royal treatment felt like. Upon learning that Shuqi and Tao Xiaotao were the direct disciples of two supreme figures, the admissions office processed their paperwork with maximum efficiency, even handing over two months' worth of sect resources in advance. Then, the smiling manager respectfully escorted them out.
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