37 Sudden Side and Chain Quest

"I can ... I can't ... I can't become your disciple..."

Huan answered while bowing his head down in an apologetic manner.

"Why is that so?"

Surprisingly, Rong Yuan accepted his answer in a calm manner and asked the reason.

"Well... It's because... It's because... Even if I wanted to become your disciple I can't. Because I can't control my spirit power anymore... That's why..."

"Ha, that is the reason. So what?"

Rong Yuan asked Huan as if that was nothing.

"So what if you can't control your spirit power? It's not forever, is it?"

"I don't know?"

Huan was perplexed by Rong Yuan's attitude. He was happy when he heard he was selected as his disciple but the next moment after thinking about his condition he became sad and regretful.

He was sure Rong Yuan would leave when he knew about his condition and search for another one, however, he never expected this from Rong Yuan.

Hearing Yuan's words some glimmer of hope appeared in Huan's heart.

"Don't worry disciple, I know about your condition and know that you are poisoned. Here, take this."

Rong Yuan gave Huan a pill. Huan took the pill from his hands and stared at it bewilderedly.

"Is that what I think it is?"

"Yes, is that a high-ranking pill?"

"It's a fourth-grade pill, WOW!"

"So, the boy was poisoned?!"

At this moment the silent crowd started to talk again after seeing the interaction between Yuan and Huan.

There was some space between the crowd and them but their voice was hearable to the ear of a cultivator.

And someone screamed in a high voice - "That is... That is a "Spirit Cleaning Pill" and a high grade at that!".

The pill Yuan gave to Huan was a 4th level high-grade pill, the "Spirit Cleaning Pill".

He never knew about how Huan's real condition until he met the Healer.

Even after that, he didn't hear about the pill so how did he know about it?

Of course, it was the system. When Yuan wanted to search for Huan after meeting the Healer, the system notified him that there were quests for him, two at that.

One of them was a side quest and the other one was a chain quest.

The thing Yuan liked about them was that they weren't like "Death Quests", he could reject or accept them.

Quests are given below:

[Chain Quest #0]

[Chain Quest #0 - Part 1]

[Quest Name: Find the culprit]

[Time: Unlimited]

[Description: After investigation, you found out about your potential future disciple's condition. He is poisoned but there is a question: 'Who did it?'. Find the culprit who fed Huan the poison. And why did the culprit do it?]

[Reward: Opening of the second part of the quest, 4th level high grade "Spirit Cleaning Pill"]

[Penalty: As this is a chain quest, if you fail the first part you will be unable to continue further.]

Chain Quest was somewhat suspicious, why the system would give a quest for someone who isn't his disciple yet? But he had already decided, so he accepted it and went to investigate again.

Of course, the first and only person he could ask was the Healer.

He asked her who may have been the one to give Huan the poison.

Surprisingly, after hearing her answer he was shocked because the quest was completed.

It seemed easy, Huan's sister was the one who gave him the poison pill with the purpose of healing. But she never knew it was poison.

He thought there may be more to this than he originally thought.

And after he accepted the rewards he remembered the second quest and read it too. He decided to leave the second part of the quest for later. After meeting with Huan and his sister.

[Side Quest #0]

[Quest Name: Be Hope or Give Hope or Both]

[Time: 1 day]

[Description: Your future disciple lost all his hope after failing the exam. Be his hope or give him hope. Or you can do both.]

[Reward: Huan's loyalty rise to 80%, Spirit Foundation Pill, 3rd level high-grade]

After reading it he accepted it without a moment of thought. Because it was easy and useful to him.

And all of this led to the current situation.

"I... I..."

Huan struggled to answer and didn't know what to do.

Then after hearing about the pill from the crowd, and seeing Rong Yuan's expression, hope in his heart grew bigger and then he calmed himself down.

"I thank Master for choosing me as his disciple. I will always be loyal to you and to the Sect!"

He spoke with all his heart while clutching the pill gently near his heart with his right palm, kneeling with his left knee.

"Good! From today onward, you are my disciple. Let's go! We should treat you!"

With this Rong Yuan left while Xu Luli followed behind them. Guards tried to stop her but one word from Yuan allowed her to easily follow them.

There was another reason why Rong Yuan was eager to leave this place, he never liked the big crowd and his duty has been fulfilled. And he already completed two quests by the time Huan became his disciple.

After they left there was a big commotion. Many were dissatisfied with Huan becoming Yuan's disciple.

But it was not interesting for them.

But one particular person was glaring hatefully at Huan all the time.

He couldn't look at Yuan because he knew about the consequences.

And that one person was Lin Tian.

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[Ding!]

[Host has completed the [Main Quest #0 - Part 2], 'First Step to become the Best Master' ...]

[Rewards are being generated...]

['Disciple Loyalty Detector' placed in the host's inventory...]

[Ding!]

[Host has completed the [Side Quest #0], 'Be Hope or Give Hope or Both'...]

[Rewards are being generated...]

['Spirit Foundation Pill' placed in the host's inventory...]

[Host's disciple Huan's loyalty has risen to 90% with the reward...]

[Ding!]

[As the host accepted his first disciple, the 'First Disciple Bonus Package' has been rewarded to the Host!]

[You can open it later as it has been placed on the inventory.]

{Oooh, finally things have ended, 'Death Quest' has ended too... What a relief...}

Rong Yuan thought after arriving in his former room.

[Yes, it ended host!]

The system also replied, agreeing with Rong Yuan.

Beside him were Huan and Xu Luli. Seeing his happy expression, they were confused but didn't say anything, or couldn't say it.

"Well, first let's heal you from poison and I have some things to ask from both of you!"

Rong Yuan said after ignoring the system's notification before his eyes.