Chapter 233 - The Life Of A Fringe Disciple (1/2)
It turned out, one division of the Hei Dian Sect was just as large as the outer sect of the Yun Zou Sect. There were at least fifty different buildings that housed a subdivision or at least part of it. And then there were all the administrative buildings like the one where Yue Lin worked and those the disciples and elders lived in.
Most of the buildings had more complicated names than what Niu Hai had told Jing Yi on the way to registering yesterday.
”This is the subdivision of the water of the yellow springs”, Yue Lin explained just now while pointing at the building that Niu Hai had called deadly poisons.
Jing Yi wrinkled his brow. He could see where the name was coming from. It wasn't strange that the disciples would call it something like that. Looking at the many buildings in front of him Jing Yi was glad that they wouldn't have to leave in a few days already. This was only one division and there were several in the whole Hei Dian Sect. It would be impossible to find two disciples in such a large sect just by looking for them. He really was lucky to have heard news of Hong Ai by coincidence yesterday.
”Alright, we're here.” Yue Lin halted in front of a two-story building in the back half of the estate. ”This is where we are keeping all the Stuff the disciples need on a regular basis like the robes or our cauldrons. The herbs and other materials are kept in a different building near the gardens. I'll show that to you later.”
Jing Yi nodded and took another glance around. He had seen these buildings already when he had a look around with Qiu Ling yesterday. It seemed like the front half of the estate was used for the different subdivisions while the back half was used for everything that pertained to the whole alchemy division.
He followed Yue Lin inside. There was a big entrance hall but nobody could be seen inside. Yue Lin waved Jing Yi with him and went down one of the silent corridors. Finally, he halted in front of a door to a small storage room.
”This is where we are storing our robes.” He led him inside and went over to a stack on the right. Then, he took three of them down and handed them to Jing Yi.
They were dark like all the robes Jing Yi had seen in the Hei Dian Sect so far but upon a closer look, there seemed to be something different about them. Jing Yi frowned. The robes in his hands weren't black like he had thought but instead of a dark red. There was some embroidery on the lapels as well as on the shoulders.
Looking over at the other two stacks it seemed like they were a little different. The stack in the middle held robes that were of the same dark red color but in addition to the embroidery, the hem of the sleeves was set off in a lighter color. The robes on the left stack were so dark that they seemed black in the dim lighting of the storage room. The only thing noticeable about them was that the embroidery was done with silver threads that seemed to glow in the dark.
Jing Yi looked up at Yue Lin. There was no doubt that these different robes corresponded to the three types of disciples. This was probably the best opportunity he'd get to ask what differences were between them. ”Senior Martial Brother Yue, there is one thing I haven't completely understood yet. Senior Martial Brother Niu told me that there are three types of disciples. The fringe disciple's like me, the official disciples and the direct disciples. But I don't know … What is the difference between them?”
Yue Lin folded his hands behind his back and straightened his shoulders. He was content with having a junior who asked the right questions. It wasn't a problem not to know about some things but it was a problem to not know and pretend to know. He'd much rather have such a Junior Martial Brother like Jing He who would admit to not knowing. Thus, he'd naturally explain to him.
”It's good that you're asking. Actually, it's quite simple. Depending on what type of disciple you are, you'll have different rights and benefits.” He waved Jing Yi with him and continued to explain on the way.