Chapter 97: Junior Sister's Coming of Age
Chapter 97: Junior Sister's Coming of Age (Updated Overnight)
A half crescent moon hangs on the Yunu Peak.
Under the distant and clear light, the originally rugged and steep mountains also appear soft and warm in such a quiet night.
Unlike the other four sects which are somewhat dirty internally, the Huashan Sect has a small number of members, but they usually get along well with each other. They are not only fellow disciples, but also like family members.
Yue Buqun is a strict father, Ning Zhong is a kind mother, and his disciples are like brothers and sisters.
There is a meadow on the west slope of Mount Hua, with many lantern grasses growing. Two black shadows are moving among the grass. Wherever they pass, white fluff is flying in the sky, mixed with little glowing lights, rising up and flying forward, trying to escape the evil hands that are constantly reaching out.
"Master, you are too fast!"
"We need to catch a thousand fireflies. If we don't hurry up, the ones we caught yesterday will die."
The man who spoke was in his early twenties, with a square face, sword-like eyebrows and thin lips, and was handsome and elegant. He kept his eyes and ears open, and when the time came, he quickly stretched out two fingers, gently pinched a firefly, and put it into the cloth bag on his waist.
"You are so kind to my junior sister."
"Sixth Junior Brother, have you found out anything?"
"No, I forgot."
The man walking behind had a long face and thin cheeks. He smiled when he opened his mouth, and his eyes were full of cleverness. When he saw that the senior brother was angry, he dodged a weak punch and begged for mercy with a smile.
"Big Brother, everyone says I'm the Sixth Monkey, but I think you're the monkey. When it comes to things related to Junior Sister, you get so impatient. You don't have the demeanor of our Huashan's chief disciple at all."
"You are such a good monkey, you dare to frame my senior brother, you deserve to be beaten."
Liu Hou'er asked quickly, "Do you still want to know why Junior Sister is unhappy?"
Linghu Chong changed his fist into a palm, put his arm around his neck, and said with a smile: "Did you find out clearly? Why is Junior Sister unhappy?"
After the battle of Damaoling in Hengshan last year, my junior sister became depressed for a long time after returning to the mountain, as if she had changed her personality.
Originally, he went up and down the mountains, traveled everywhere, and treated practicing martial arts as a homework that he had to deal with.
After that, she practiced sword skills on the Jade Maiden Peak every day, and smiled less often. However, her martial arts improved rapidly, and she was second only to Linghu Chong among all his disciples. She received praise from Yue Buqun several times, and he called on all his disciples, especially the Six Monkeys, to emulate his junior sister.
Others just thought that the junior sister had come to her senses, but Linghu Chong cared about her the most. He saw that she often frowned, as if she was worried about something.
He tried various ways to please her, and recently, he began to smile again.
Lu Dayou patted his chest and said, "How can I, Liu Hou'er, not take the matter that Senior Brother has instructed me to do seriously? I have already asked Junior Sister."
Linghu Chong asked quickly: "What did she say? Was she bullied? Or was she wronged?"
Lu Dayou smiled and said, "She didn't say anything... Oh, Senior Brother, you are so impatient again. Think about it, if Junior Sister is willing to say anything, you are the first one to enter the sect, you grew up with her, and you two are the best friends, so she must have told you."
Linghu Chong lowered his raised hand and nodded slightly, a little disappointed: "You are right."
Lu Dayou smiled mysteriously: "Junior sister, you won't tell me, but I already know the reason!"
Linghu Chong said helplessly: "Sixth Junior Brother, please stop keeping us in suspense."
"Big Brother, you must have forgotten what time it is this year?"
"Ten years of Holy Blessing."
Lu Dayou shook his head and said, "When was Junior Sister born? How old is she this year?"
Linghu Chong was stunned for a moment, and said, "You mean... this year is the age of marriage for Junior Sister? But so what? Is she unhappy because she is one year older? Women are afraid of getting old, but there is nothing we can do about it."
Lu Dayou laughed and said, "I haven't even finished talking yet, but you're already making wild guesses." "Why don't you just tell me now?"
"The day before yesterday, I went to bring tea to Master, and Master's wife was there too. I heard a few words. Master's wife said, 'The seventh day of the seventh month is Shan'er's fifteenth birthday. Many Jianghu leaders who are friendly with Guanzhong have sent letters saying that they want to come to celebrate his birthday.' Master was unhappy at the time. He said, 'Shan'er is just a junior. How can he let those elders who are his family friends celebrate his birthday? This is not in accordance with etiquette!' Master's wife smiled and said, 'They are not here just to celebrate his birthday. They said in the letter that they would bring a child with them.' Master said, 'Junior sister, are you saying that they all intend to establish a Qin-Jin friendship with Huashan?'"
"Where's the back?"
"Afterwards, I put the tea down and left the study."
Linghu Chong sighed and said, "How could you leave the study? You should listen again..."
"No need to listen anymore, isn't this obvious?"
Lu Dayou sighed, "Girls can get married after they reach the age of 15. Think about it, my junior sister grew up in Huashan. She knows she will marry someone else, leave Huashan, leave me, Lu Houer, and of course, your senior brother. She will be sad. Girls are shy, so it's hard for her to say such things out loud."
"It turns out that Junior Sister is also unwilling to marry someone else."
Linghu Chong's brows relaxed and he said with a smile, "Since Junior Sister doesn't want to, no one can force her! She will stay in Huashan forever and keep us brothers company."
Lu Dayou asked, "What should we do if the various sects in Guanzhong come to ask for marriage?"
Linghu Chong thought for a moment and came up with a brilliant idea. He said, "When the time comes, I will challenge them in the name of a duel. I will show my junior sister that those people are just good-for-nothings and the real heroes of Guanzhong are in Huashan!"
"Yes, the real hero of Guanzhong is Huashan's disciple, the hero Linghu Chong."
Lu Dayou smiled and said that he was not worried at all that Linghu Chong could not defeat those handsome men from Guanzhong.
After all, there are probably only a handful of people in the world who can achieve the Qi Hai realm power level in their early twenties.
Master has said more than once that the eldest brother's talent is the best among all Huashan disciples in the past fifty years.
Lu Dayou chuckled and said, "I risked my life to get this news. I almost lost my life because of you. Big Brother, you are relieved. Shouldn't you thank me?"
Linghu Chong laughed and said, "Good Monkey Lu, I'll invite you down the mountain to drink. But tonight, you still have to accompany me to catch a thousand fireflies."
The burden in his chest suddenly disappeared and he felt relaxed. He ran through the grass holding the cloth bag glowing with fireflies. He stretched out his fingers quickly, and the fireflies flying around were unable to escape his clutches.
Lu Houer wiped his eyes and watched for a long time. Then he understood that his senior brother was using his hand as a sword to perform the Huashan sword technique, which was extremely exquisite.
No wonder the master said that the eldest brother was practicing martial arts while eating and sleeping.
He admired Linghu Chong even more and hurriedly chased after him.
"Okay, but I won't drink the twenty-cent half-pound village wine. Last time, it almost made my teeth sour. It has to be at least the good wine from the restaurant in Huayin County, and it has to be paired with a table of good food. Second Senior Brother is in charge of the kitchen, and the food has become unpalatable again."
"No problem, Senior Brother will invite you to the best restaurant in the city and drink the strongest wine."
The people of Huashan have always lived a simple life. They only provide their disciples with food, clothing and weapons, but do not pay them any monthly salary.
But every time there was a festival, the master's wife would give the disciples some change so that they could go down the mountain and improve their lives.
Linghu Chong also had the responsibility of teaching martial arts to his fellow disciples on behalf of the sect leader. According to the old Huashan rules, he should have been given fifty taels of silver every month. However, throughout the generations, those who had held this position were all uncles and uncles of the same generation as the sect leader, and Linghu Chong was only the chief disciple. After discussion, the two decided to reduce the salary to three taels of silver per month.
Even so, Linghu Chong is one of the richest disciples among Huashan disciples.
But he was generous and would never refuse anyone who came to him in urgent need. He usually drank and socialized, and his expenses were high. He could never save any money, and he would spend it all every month.
A book friend complained that he hadn't seen the little junior sister yet, so the author updated a chapter overnight. That's very considerate. Please give me a vote.
(End of this chapter)