Zhang Pingan was unaware of Nangong Qingyu's situation, but he did not wish to abandon such a promising talent, so he had to use a contract to bind her.
In fact, the moment he first saw her, Zhang Pingan's sixth sense told him that this young girl was not simple, which was why he had the Pingjiang City Lord test her aptitude.
He hadn't expected her potential to exceed his imagination.
The contract was all about restricting Nangong Qingyu.
First, she was forbidden from revealing to anyone that she was an outer disciple of the Village Chief.
Second, after becoming an outer disciple of the Village Chief, she would receive abundant cultivation resources, but she was forbidden from sharing them with others. (The term "others" referred to those Zhang Pingan did not approve of.)
Third, she was to follow the Seven Stars City Lord in her cultivation and obey all her arrangements, without telling anyone else.
Fourth, the Village Chief's commands were paramount, and she had to obey all his arrangements.
If she disagreed with any of the above four points, she could forfeit the hidden profession.
Should the signed contract violate any of the above four points, she would be stripped of everything she possessed.
The above four points completely shackled Nangong Qingyu.
Zhang Pingan had initially expected Nangong Qingyu to hesitate somewhat, but he didn't expect the young girl to immediately sign with a drop of her blood.
Zhang Pingan had prepared some arguments, but they turned out to be unnecessary.
"Uh, are you sure there's no problem?"
"No, no, my presence in the family has always been very low, perhaps due to my father's influence. As for why Grandpa chose me, I, I don't know."
"Alright, if there's no problem, from today onwards you are my second outer disciple. Nangong Qingyu of the Seven Stars City group is now yours!"
The Seven Stars City Lord looked grateful.
"Master, please rest assured, I will definitely train her to your satisfaction, she will definitely not be worse than the Pingjiang City Lord!"
"Heh, save it. Given Chang Sheng's current growth rate, this young girl won't be able to catch up!"
"Hmph, we'll see! Master, then I'll take Qingyu and leave!"
"Mm, go!"
Zhang Pingan hadn't expected that he had intended to give the Nangong family a small benefit, but instead, they had sent him another disciple!
"Chang Sheng, you need to work harder. Don't let your junior sister catch up to you!"
"Master, please don't worry. My body has basically recovered now, and I will go all out to level up next!"
"Mm, work hard. Master will not treat you unfairly!"
"Master is my savior. Chang Sheng is already extremely grateful and only wishes to help Master. How can I dare to ask Master for anything!"
"Alright, if you have any requests, you can tell me or tell the Pingjiang City Lord. Although you are only my outer disciple, it doesn't mean you won't become my true disciple!"
"Yes, Master!"
As soon as Zhang Pingan returned to his small courtyard, before he could even sit on the lounge chair, there was an urgent knock at the courtyard gate.
"Who is it!"
Zhang Pingan opened the door, only to see the Hai Bin City Lord with a mournful face appear before him.
"Master, you can't be biased! Pingjiang and Seven Stars each have an outer disciple of yours, but I have nothing. Does Master no longer fancy me!"
Zhang Pingan was utterly bewildered. Can one be jealous of being able to eat? Others are happy to have leisure, but you, on the other hand, want to find trouble.
"Isn't it good for you to manage Hai Bin City properly?"
"What's so good about it? Those two are now superior to me. If I don't get one, I won't be satisfied!"
"Uh, I can't find one for you in such a short time. How about you find one for me? The aptitude can't be too poor, like Chang Sheng, whom the Pingjiang City Lord is guiding, or Nangong Qingyu, who just left with the Seven Stars City Lord. They all have their own characteristics. It's not that easy to become my outer disciple!"
"Master, wait, I'll go find one for you right now. I'll definitely find one that satisfies you!"
With that, he hurried out of the courtyard, leaving a bewildered Zhang Pingan in the wind.
It's one thing for people to be jealous, but have you ever seen an NPC being jealous and competitive?
Now he had witnessed it.
Zhang Pingan shook his head. It would be best if he could find one, but it didn't matter if he couldn't. It wouldn't cause any loss to Zhang Pingan.
On the other side, after the Seven Stars City Lord made arrangements, Nangong Qingyu also went offline to report to Nangong Hongliu.
"Haha, you got it? You really got it?"
"Yes, Grandpa, but I haven't used it yet! I'm waiting for your command!"
"Mm, since it was given to you, then use it. Did the Village Chief say anything?"
"No, no, he just told me to work hard!"
"Yes, after getting a hidden profession, of course, you have to work hard. You can't be like your useless father. If you were like him, what's the difference between you and a pig calling itself a pig?"
"Grandpa, I understand. I will work hard!"
"Mm, you must work harder. Grandpa has already made many people unhappy by unfairly favoring you with this hidden profession. Your father is useless and doesn't work hard, but you cannot be like that. This is the last chance I'm giving your family, you must seize it well!"
"Thank you, Grandpa. I will work hard!"
"Mm, go!"
Soon, Nangong Qingyu returned to the game again. This time, she directly used the hidden profession scroll.
[Ding! System prompt: Congratulations to player Nangong Qingyu for successfully transferring to the Profound Heaven Medicine Venerable, becoming the 4th player to transfer to a hidden profession. Let us congratulate her!]
The announcement immediately triggered discussions among many players.
"What's going on? Another person from the Nangong family? The previous one was called Chang Sheng, and I heard he's also from the Nangong family!"
"That's right. I was at the scene when he was recruited. That Chang Sheng is indeed from the Nangong family!"
"The Nangong family is about to take off. Two hidden professions! There are only 69 hidden professions in the entire game, and only 4 have appeared so far. The Nangong family has directly taken two. Terrifying!"
The major families in the capital were instantly a bit uneasy. They had been coveting hidden professions for a long time.
However, no matter the cost, they had no news about hidden professions. Unexpectedly, the Nangong family appeared again.
"What kind of rotten luck did the Nangong family have? First, they became a disciple of the Village Chief and obtained the hidden profession Azure Lotus Sword Immortal, and now there's this Nangong Qingyu. Don't we have any news at all?"
"This..."
"Useless, all of you are useless! For such an important matter, you don't even have any news. What are you good for? What's the use of raising you bunch of gluttons?"
The Ouyang family was already dealing with Ouyang Tiantian's matters.
When they received this news, they were in a meeting.
"What's going on? A hidden profession appeared suddenly, and it's the Nangong family again?"
"How is this possible? Even if someone were selling hidden professions, they should have at least asked us for a price. Could it be that they really obtained it by chance?"
"Patriarch, hidden professions are not important right now. The important thing is the Village Chief!"
"How can my dignified Ouyang family be controlled by an NPC in a game? An NPC dares to be so arrogant? Then let him know what a great family is!"
"That's right, I agree with the Patriarch's view. A game data dares to be so presumptuous, so let's start with the Dou family. It's been too peaceful for too long, and people seem to have forgotten how formidable our Ouyang family is!"
"Mm, prepare to act. We will eliminate the Dou family within three days. Threatening my Ouyang family, they really don't know their place!"