Chapter 38: Surprise Jail Time
Seeing the expression on his disciple's face, the old man knew she wasn't buying his words.
"Ehem~ Okay, that one might be a typo, but the rest are not," the old man said, coughing awkwardly.
"They're not? Are you sure, Master?" Xu Qing asked, still feeling doubtful.
"That's just part of the requirements set forth by the elders. All disciples have to visit at least two towns as part of this time's joint recruitment," the elder replied before noticing the look on his disciple's face. "And no, you can't skip out on it. Remember, you have to get a stamp of approval from the city and town authorities first to confirm that you were there." He reminded her, knowing full well that his disciple might try to skimp out on her duties.
"Fine," Xu Qing said with a pout.
Her master gave her a few more instructions before he was finally done and left.
"Phew~ I thought he'd never stop nagging me," Xu Qing muttered to herself. "Though, why did it have to be this mission... Sigh~ I shouldn't have skipped it so many times."
If she hadn't skipped it even once, she could have avoided the mission this time. But due to her laziness in going out for it, she had chosen to stay within the sect instead. Now, it was coming back to bite her—and it was even part of her yearly evaluation.
That was the part Xu Qing was most worried about.
Almost all sects required their disciples to complete various missions and tasks. By doing so, they could earn merit points, which could then be exchanged for valuable resources, techniques, skills, or even guidance from the elders.
In Xu Qing's case, she was after a pill that she needed for herself. It was rather expensive and couldn't be bought outside, so her only option was to acquire it through the sect's merit system.