Everyone in the Discipline Hall looked at Chu Danfeng, looking at this young disciple with suspicion.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Chu Danfeng calmly reached into the mustard seed bag, and then... took out a stick of soapwood as thick as his arm.
“… … ”
“… … ”
Chu Danfeng coughed awkwardly, "Sorry, there are a lot of things, it's not easy to find them."
Then, all the teachers, including Elder Kong and Uncle Qiu, watched as Chu Danfeng took out branches of the soapwood tree that could be piled up into a hill from his mustard bag.
The branches of the soapwood tree are black and smooth, full of spiritual energy and emitting a faint fragrance. They are definitely not ordinary items. Several knowledgeable teachers recognized them at a glance. These soapwood trees are at least a thousand years old.
Elder Kong is an old man with white hair and a youthful face. He is older than the head of the sect and is knowledgeable. Because he has been in charge of the Discipline Hall for many years and has a blank expression on his face all year round, his disciples secretly nicknamed him "The Iron-Faced Man".
Even the "iron-faced man" failed today. Elder Kong's eyes widened, and even his long frosty eyebrows trembled: "Where did you get so many soapwoods?"
"It was the demon fox that caused chaos in Taohua Village that led the disciples to find it... Oh, I finally found it!" Chu Danfeng took out a demon fox with sweat all over his head, thinking: After exchanging these soapwood branches for spiritual stones, the first thing he will do is to exchange them for a high-level mustard seed bag! It's really embarrassing to take things out one by one! After taking out the corpse of the demon fox, he had to put the soapwood branches back one by one, which was even more embarrassing!
"Why, why is this fox demon like this?" Tang Yingdong cried out.
Her master Qiu Cangyun also stood up, walked down from the high platform, frowned and said: "It is demonic energy."
"…How could that be?" Liu Yanbai followed closely behind.
But the evidence was too obvious, and no matter how hard he tried to believe it, he had no way to refute it—the fox's corpse was charred black from the neck to the chest and abdomen, and the demonic energy was so thick that he didn't even need to use his spiritual sense to investigate.
Chu Danfeng noticed Liu Yanbai's gaze and subconsciously explained, "I was on a mission to fulfill my master's mission. Now that the evil fox is dead, I have to bring it back for my mission."
But as soon as he finished speaking, Chu Danfeng regretted it. What was the point of explaining? He had never intended to "slander" Li Ban!
Liu Yanbai's expression softened all of a sudden, and he said regretfully, "Danfeng, I wronged you."
"Who are you? Did you call me Danfeng?" A clear child's voice sounded.
The little dumpling stood in front of Chu Danfeng. Although his height was only up to an adult's waist, he still looked majestic and imposing.
Just... He is worthy of being the male lead!
Normally, if a child talks back at others like this, most parents should step out and half-seriously scold him for being "impolite" to be considered polite. However, Chu Danfeng did not want to do that. He just took out his folding fan and tapped his palm with it from time to time, as if he had a strong interest in the fan and did not notice that the child was talking back at all.
Seeing this, Liu Yanbai smiled helplessly and said to Hua Tingxuan, "Are you the new disciple of Master Meng? You just came here and don't know that your fifth brother and I used to have a very good relationship. Since you are handed over to Danfeng for training, you are also my junior brother. You can come to Zhenyu Peak to find me at any time in the future. If you want anything delicious or fun, just ask."
However, the little girl didn't buy it at all. "I don't see how you have a good relationship with my senior brother. You slandered him as soon as you came in. Now you have the nerve to try to make friends with him. You are so shameless!"
The little girl's baby voice was full of energy, echoing throughout the entire Discipline Hall and reaching everyone's ears clearly, causing Liu Yanbai's face to turn red and white.
Chu Danfeng thought: Good scolding! So satisfying! Don't stop!
At the same time, he folded his fan and said insincerely, "Senior Brother Liu, Xuan'er is young and speaks without restraint. Please don't be offended."
What's strange is that you are so stingy that you bother with a child!
Hua Tingxuan raised his chubby little face and said crisply, "Brother, I am not wrong! This person believes that you slandered others without asking anything. I know Li Ban is the bad guy who caused your golden elixir to shatter. It was not Liu Yanbai who shattered the golden elixir. What right does he have to ask you to forgive him?"
Good rebuttal!
As an adult, some of the things Chu Danfeng said seemed petty, and even suspected of throwing dirty water on the deceased, but children speak without restraint, so he can say whatever he wants!
Chu Danfeng burst into tears. This kid was so sharp-tongued at the critical moment! He was only five years old! He was indeed the male protagonist!
Having said that, Sixth Junior Brother was really cute when he was little, but unfortunately when he grew up... Well, it’s also his fault for coveting other people’s women. He, as a senior brother, is not a very kind person.
Hua Tingxuan tugged at Chu Danfeng's sleeve with her little hand, "Brother, Xuan'er is tired and wants to go back to Lixu Peak."
Chu Danfeng rubbed his junior fellow apprentice's head, briefly recounted what he had seen and heard in Huanyi Mountain, and then said to the teachers, "If there is nothing else, may Danfeng take his leave?"
Qiu Cangyun shook off the dust and said, "Leave the body of the demon fox here, you can go now."
Chu Danfeng bowed to Qiu Cangyun and Kong Qingfeng respectively, collected the remaining branches of the Euphorbia pulcherrima, and without even looking at Liu Yanbai, he left with his junior brother.
Chu Danfeng actually didn't really believe that Li Ban was possessed by a demon, but he was too lazy to care. After handing over the corpse of the fox demon, the remaining mess had nothing to do with him. He didn't even want to hear how Li Ban was convicted.
Now the mustard bag is filled with priceless soapwood, which is a real overnight fortune! For those who only want to provide for their old age, isn’t the most important thing to cash in these things
Chu Danfeng returned to the back hall where he received the mission and exchanged all the wood for spirit stones. With a bag full of high-quality spirit stones, Chu Danfeng was excited and asked Hua Tingxuan in a dignified manner: "What do you want to eat? Senior Brother will buy it for you!"
Unfortunately, the child was very ignorant. He asked for the cheap and affordable rouge goose breast and asked Chu Danfeng to cook it himself.
However, Chu Danfeng was in a good mood and agreed immediately: "Then go to the kitchen in the dining hall and buy two fat geese. When we return to Lixu Peak, Senior Brother will cook for you."
After being on a mission for so long and eating farm meals every day, Chu Danfeng began to crave his own cooking skills. He hadn't been home for half a month, and he missed his bamboo house. Although it was too quiet, he could look at the flowers and play with the birds, and his retirement life was infinitely good.
But unexpectedly, when I returned to Lixu Peak, the quiet atmosphere was gone forever. It turned out that the second senior sister Ye Bailu had returned from her travels, and the eldest senior brother Zhou Yuanshan and the third senior brother Huang Changtian came back to welcome her.
Lixu Peak has always had a tradition of "the elder leading the younger". Zhou Yuanshan and Ye Bailu entered the sect almost at the same time. They are older than their fellow disciples. Chu Danfeng was raised by Ye Bailu.
Ye Bailu was a tall, heroic female cultivator who had already reached the late stage of the Golden Core. The appearance of a cultivator was not easily eroded by time. She looked only in her twenties, but she had a strong aura and was bold. Even the eldest and third brothers usually gave her some respect. But as soon as she saw Chu Danfeng, Ye Bailu smiled with her eyebrows bent, and became amiable. She waved repeatedly: "Xiaowu, come here, let me see you!"
Chu Danfeng's eyebrows jumped, and at the same time he clearly felt the little hand holding his sleeve tighten.
"It's okay. This is our second senior sister." Chu Danfeng explained quietly to Hua Tingxuan before reluctantly stepping forward.
Ye Bailu pinched Chu Danfeng's face and rubbed his head, rubbing him thoroughly, and commented unsatisfactorily: "You've lost weight."
"Big Brother, Third Brother, how do you take care of your junior brother?"
"..." Chu Danfeng said awkwardly, "I'm already old enough and don't need anyone to take care of me. Senior sister, please don't always treat me like a child."
"You will always be a child in my eyes," Ye Bailu glared, "I even washed your diapers!"
Chu Danfeng: “…”
Chu Danfeng had been in this body since he was a baby in his previous life. Even if his soul was mature, there were some things that a child's body could not control... It happened that his senior sister loved to mention the embarrassing things that happened in his childhood, but no matter how embarrassed Chu Danfeng was, he could not get angry with her. He knew that in the entire Lixu Peak, Ye Bailu was probably the only one who did not hate him.
After she died according to the plot in her previous life, she was probably the only one who would be sad and cry for herself.
Needless to say, Fourth Senior Brother Fang Qingya was his mortal enemy. Sixth Junior Brother Hua Tingxuan and Seventh Junior Sister, who had not yet joined the sect, should have happily married off immediately after his death. Eldest Senior Brother Zhou Yuanshan and Third Senior Brother Huang Changtian also looked down on him as a gloomy and servile good-for-nothing. Even the master often reprimanded him.
Chu Danfeng felt a little sad when thinking about this. Although ninety-nine percent of it was the system's fault, his life in his previous life was too much of a failure.
Chu Danfeng was still distracted, and Ye Bailu had already shifted her attention to Xiao Hua Tingxuan. This youngest junior brother was as delicate as a piece of jade, and was really lovable. The second senior sister couldn't let go of him and rubbed him lovingly.
It can be seen that senior sister really likes babies.
Seeing that Ye Bailu's attention was diverted, Zhou Yuanshan and Huang Changtian also breathed a sigh of relief - they no longer had to be blamed for "why they didn't take good care of their junior brother".
Chu Danfeng knew that these two senior brothers did not like him, so he stood quietly in the distance and kept a certain distance from them.
At this moment, a familiar pressure came from afar. It was Master who returned!
The master should be healing Fang Qingya's injuries, and he came out of seclusion at this time probably to welcome Ye Bailu.
Chu Danfeng just happened to have something to report to his master. Although the Yaolang Fujin Grass could just heal his damaged golden elixir, it was also an opportunity for Hua Tingxuan. He didn't want to take advantage of the child, so the best way was to report to his master and have him keep it temporarily, and return it to him when his junior brother grew up. He would decide how to deal with it then.
However, before Chu Danfeng could speak, Meng Cangyu mentioned another thing: "Bai Lu, you came back just in time. You have seen Xuan'er. My teacher is busy with work and cannot raise him personally. I have temporarily left him to Xiaowu's care these days, but Xiaowu..."
Meng Cangyu paused, and changed the statement "Chu Danfeng doesn't like this child" into a euphemism: "Boys are not as careful as you. Are you willing to take care of the little junior brother for the master?"