Even though Sect Leader Lin repeatedly told Chu Danfeng to "keep himself clean", he couldn't stop Li Xufeng from having a third senior brother who was neither good at literature nor martial arts, who was full of food, drink and fun, and was eagerly waiting for his junior brother to return.
Ever since Huang Changtian learned that Chu Danfeng had finally returned, he had been excitedly arranging a welcome party for him and celebrating his return.
It turned out that Chu Danfeng had been at Qianlian Peak for a year, and Lin Cangfeng explained to the public that he was in "seclusion" because the head of the sect was personally teaching him.
Back then, Chu Danfeng split the barrier of Wanjian Peak with one fan, and became the talk of the town. Even though he was a low-key person, he was already known as a "genius" by word of mouth among the disciples of Shuangji Sect. Now that he was being taught by the Sect Master himself, no one was surprised at all.
But it is also inevitable to be envied.
It is said that the disciples of Zhenyu Peak, led by Liu Yanbai, have been jealous for a whole year. Coincidentally, even the fourth senior brother Fang Qingya of the sect was weird when he saw Chu Danfeng.
"Where are you going?" Fang Qingya had just finished practicing sword and happened to meet Chu Danfeng and Huang Changtian.
This person loves to tell tales to the master, so how dare they tell the truth? They answered at the same time—
Chu Danfeng: "Go find Senior Sister."
Huang Changtian: "Let's go down the mountain and take a look."
"… "
"… "
Fang Qingya sneered: "The Lixu Peak Temple is too small to accommodate a large Buddha. Fifth Junior Brother, you are a noble man stepping into this humble place. You really can't sit here for long and have to leave?"
"…" Chu Danfeng, "What are you talking about, Fourth Senior Brother? You are an inner sect disciple of Lixu Peak. Am I not the direct disciple of our master?"
Huang Changtian leaned over to Chu Danfeng's ear and whispered in a low voice: "Don't pay attention to him, he is jealous of you and is being awkward again."
Fang Qingya flicked his sleeves and left angrily.
Chu Danfeng looked at his back and rubbed his forehead: "... How did I offend him?"
"He is just like that. However, when you were in seclusion, those bastards from Zhenyu Peak slandered you, and he had a conflict with them. Anyway, he felt awkward, but he could still tell the difference between inside and outside, and he is not a bad person." Huang Changtian put his arm around Chu Danfeng's shoulders like a brother.
Summer clothes are thin, and Huang Changtian is fat, so he came closer and made Chu Danfeng feel uncomfortable. He pushed him away and said, "Stop pulling and tugging."
Huang Changtian immediately showed a hurt expression, covered his heart with his fat hands, pinched his throat and shrilly said: "Xiao Wu, you are tired of me!"
"…", Chu Danfeng was amused, "Third Senior Brother, please put away your magical powers and stop acting."
"I don't know what's wrong with me lately. I feel uncomfortable when I'm too close to people." He tugged at his collar and couldn't help but recall the feeling of Hua Tingxuan touching his shoulder outside Qingshanju that day.
Huang Changtian: "It's okay. It must be because you have been in seclusion for too long and haven't seen anyone. Come on, let Third Senior Brother take you to a good place to meet more beauties. First, it will be a welcome party, and second, it will help you get used to the crowd."
"Let's go!" Chu Danfeng opened his folding fan, looking forward to it.
To be honest, after being cooped up in Qianlian Peak for a whole year, apart from the head master, he just stared at Hua Tingxuan. He really wanted to go out to a lively place. Even if he didn't see any "beauties", it would be fine to meet "ugly people", as long as they were human beings.
What's more, Huang Changtian praised the destination of this time, "Jinxiu Tower", to the skies. Not only were there many beauties and beautiful music, but it was also said that a new thing called "Beauty in the Painting" had been introduced. Even the young masters and young masters of the nearby cultivation families came here to visit.
However, in order to avoid the embarrassment of being caught by the children again, Chu Danfeng sent Hua Tingxuan out for a walk with the Bifang bird early in the morning. Now they could walk out of the mountain gate in a swagger.
Unfortunately, before they left Xufeng, they were stopped by Junior Sister.
Lin Shu'er is ten years old this year. She has grown taller and the baby fat on her cheeks has faded. Although her hair is still tied into two buns like a child, it can be seen that she is a beauty.
"Brother Sansi! Brother Wusi! Wait!"
It’s a pity that the beautiful girl is in the process of changing her teeth and her speech is lisp.
Chu Danfeng asked, "What's wrong? Shu'er, is it Second Senior Sister who wants to see me for something?"
Lin Shu'er panted and said, "Fifth Senior Brother, run! Second Senior Sister is going to beat you up."
"???" Chu Danfeng, "Ah?"
Lin Shuer: "Second Senior Sister was in a bad mood today. She was yelling that she wanted to pick up her sword and kill someone early in the morning. As a result, she happened to meet Fourth Senior Brother who came to complain."
Huang Changtian cursed and asked, "What did Fang Qingya say? I just praised him for being kind-hearted. Bah! Why is he so mean?"
Lin Shuer glared at him angrily: "It's all because of you! Brother Si Si said that you and Brother Wu were going to have a drink. My sister always said, 'No man is good, except for Brother Wu, who she raised.' Now you have corrupted Brother Chu Si too. Sister said she will beat you up!"
Chu Danfeng was afraid of Ye Bailu from the bottom of his heart. He swallowed his saliva after hearing what she said and immediately backed out: "Yes or no, I won't go."
Huang Changtian was relatively calm: "Let's go! The more dangerous the place, the safer it is. No one would have thought that we still have the courage to go now."
Chu Danfeng: "… Not good."
Lin Shuer took the opportunity to say: "Sister Si is right, it is you who led Brother Wu Si astray!"
Huang Changtian: "Hey, girl! Speak first before you speak. Anyway, Xiaowu, let's hide outside for a few days and come back when Second Senior Sister's anger has subsided. Otherwise, do you dare to go directly to see Senior Sister?"
"..." Chu Danfeng shook his head timidly.
Huang Changtian: "That's it, let's go!"
Lin Shu'er jumped up and down and reminded him from behind: "Fifth Senior Brother, take the small road! Huang Changtian, why don't you go to the main road to distract Senior Sister?"
Huang Changtian: “…”
Huang Changtian pulled Chu Danfeng and ran away until they were safely away from Lixu Peak. He then wiped his sweat and complained, "Shu'er is such a naughty kid. She didn't even call me Senior Brother... Xiaowu, why do you think Second Senior Sister likes kids so much? They are so noisy and naughty."
This is indeed an unsolved mystery, Chu Danfeng thought.
Even if he raised Hua Tingxuan in his previous life, it was only for the mission at the beginning. He and Xiao Tuanzi spent every day together, and slowly developed feelings for each other over time.
Ye Bailu likes children from the bottom of her heart, as long as they are small, and she is willing to work hard and enjoy taking care of them. Chu Danfeng knows how difficult it is to raise a baby, including washing diapers, coaxing them to sleep, and making three meals a day, and it requires amazing patience - if the little dumpling recognizes you, it will stick to you twelve hours a day. During the little thing's 'cub stage', there is almost nothing you can do except taking care of the child.
Ye Bailu was not annoyed at all and accepted all the little dumplings that his master collected.
"Maybe it's the natural maternal instinct of female cultivators." Chu Danfeng thought about it and felt that this was the only answer.
Huang Changtian: "She has to be a mother first to be a mother, and Senior Sister doesn't have a Taoist partner. Isn't it strange? She doesn't practice the 'ruthless way', but as for a Taoist partner, I have only heard some groundless rumors over the years... But then again, Second Senior Sister has too much temper. Didn't Seventh Junior Sister say that she was going to pick up a sword and chop people this morning? Which man can stand her?"
Chu Danfeng used his fan to hit Huang Changtian on the back heavily: "Don't talk nonsense! Senior Sister is beautiful and has a straightforward personality, what's wrong with her? If you ask me, it's the male cultivators who are not worthy of her."
That was not an ordinary fan, but the life-saving magic weapon of a Jindan cultivator. Even without using spiritual power, Huang Changtian, who was in the foundation-building stage, was knocked so hard that his teeth grimaced. He hurriedly shut up and admitted his defeat: "Yes, yes, Second Senior Sister is the best in the world."
His junior brother Chu also entered the sect when he was five or six years old and was brought up by Ye Bailu. The relationship between the two was not just that of ordinary senior sisters and brothers, but was almost like family. How could he allow others to slander him? Huang Changtian knew that he had said something out of turn and did not dare to mention any more gossip about his second senior sister. He kept making jokes and changed the subject.
There was no conversation along the way, and the two of them successfully left the Shuangji Sect's mountain gate. This time, Chu Danfeng had experience, so in order to avoid being mistaken for a "brothel practitioner" again, he changed into a simple yet noble outfit as soon as he got off the mountain.
He was wearing a long robe made of plain silk with a dark bamboo pattern and a jade pendant with a bat pattern tied around his waist. A faint spiritual aura could be seen from it. It turned out to be an exquisite defensive magic weapon.
Low-key and luxurious, he looks like a wealthy nobleman or the eldest son of an aristocratic family, absolutely foolproof.
Chu Danfeng waved his folding fan confidently, and just as he raised his lips in joy, the smile froze on his face - a large bird with aqua-blue feathers circled in the sky; a few steps away on the ground, there stood a young boy with long eyebrows and phoenix eyes, standing with his hands behind his back, looking at him coldly.
Chu Danfeng: “…”
I really didn't check the almanac before going out today. I was caught by the second senior sister before going up the mountain, and by the sixth junior brother after coming down the mountain.
Wait, that's not right. It's only natural for Senior Sister to teach him a lesson, but Hua Tingxuan is the child she raised, why should she be afraid of him? !
Thinking of this, Chu Danfeng cheered up again, cleared his throat, and was about to speak, but he saw that Junior Brother Hua's face changed first. The cold anger on his face disappeared, his mouth flattened, and he pulled Chu Danfeng's collar, saying aggrievedly: "Junior Brother, didn't you promise Xuan'er not to go to that kind of place?"
Chu Danfeng: “… …” My god, you failed in a second. What’s the point of suddenly acting like a spoiled child
But now that he's already out, he can't just go back like this - Second Senior Sister is in a bad mood and is about to chop someone down, and he doesn't dare go back and run into a gun.
Chu Danfeng coughed lightly and said, "Xiao Liu, be obedient and ride the bird back. It's an adult matter and it's not convenient to take care of a child."
Hua Tingxuan thought to himself, "It's not suitable for children, so I'm going to go." So he pulled even tighter, and even grabbed Chu Danfeng's wrist, and continued to act like a spoiled child: "The birds have all gone back. Senior brother said he would give Bifang a name, but he hasn't yet, and he doesn't even take Xuan'er with him when he goes out."
“… …” Chu Danfeng did not answer. His attention was all on his wrist that was held by Hua Tingxuan. That strange feeling came again.
At this time, Huang Changtian also changed into his clothes and came out. He probably heard the conversation between the two brothers and laughed, "Xiao Liu is not a child anymore. Since he is here, he should see the world. Tingxuan, are you coming?"
Hua Tingxuan then let go of Chu Danfeng's hand and nodded obediently: "Okay, thank you, Third Senior Brother."
"… …" Chu Danfeng was overwhelmed and could not hold his forehead. "He is only twelve years old. Why is he hanging around with women? Forget it, let's not listen to the music. Let's go to a restaurant."
Huang Changtian: "Xiao Wu, you are too narrow-minded. Who said that 'Jinxiu Tower' is a place full of women? Do we have to listen to obscene music? Can't we listen to some highbrow music? Isn't it your requirement to be 'more elegant'? Besides, aren't we going to see 'The Man in the Painting'? I heard that it is a treasure from Taiyou Realm, lifelike, just like a living person, more realistic than the 'Puppetry' in Dongqingdao. How can we miss it?"
He patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Senior Brother can still coax you?"
Huang Changtian was talking nonsense to Chu Danfeng. When Chu Danfeng occasionally retorted, Huang Changtian would give new examples and even suggested that children should see the world early, so as not to be dazzled by the world in the future. This really shook Chu Danfeng.
Hua Tingxuan, a kid who needed to see the world, was surprisingly quiet. His eyes were fixed on Chu Danfeng's wrist. He thought: Since he became a 'cauldron body', my brother's flesh has become more and more tender. I just grabbed it, and there is still a red mark.
It’s really beautiful.
Chu Danfeng finally failed to win over Huang Changtian. He comforted himself that he would just go and see the new technique called "Man in the Painting", drink some tea, listen to music, and it would be a day.
It was not until he was welcomed into Jinxiu Tower by Mr. Gui that Chu Danfeng realized that Huang Changtian was really reliable this time - there really was no "pile of cosmetics" in Jinxiu Tower.
only…
What's up with all these petty officials in this room? !