Chapter 172: Junior sister beats Ahting violently
The sun and the moon rotate, and seven days fleetingly pass by. Today marked the beginning of autumn, and the Hundred Lotus Sect had turned golden all over the mountain overnight. Many disciples had added a thicker layer of autumn clothes to their sect uniforms, making them look fuller.
At that moment, with the sun overhead, Ye Anping sat in the pavilion on the edge of the martial arts training ground, enjoying tea and the cool breeze. He took the opportunity to become acquainted with the new junior brothers and sisters. Just as he lift his teacup, a pair of senior brothers and sisters approach from the east side of the mountain path,
“Senior brother, who is that handsome young man in the pavilion? Why is he wearing our Hundred Lotus Sect’s clothes? I never noticed such a handsome junior brother in the sect before.”
“Brother, that is Young Master Ye of the Hundred Lotus Sect.”
“Oh, so he’s the young master.”
“Junior sister, stop looking. Some senior brothers say that the young master has a bad temper. When he was a child, he used to bully the junior sisters in the sect, beating them until their noses were bruised and their faces were swollen…”
…
Upon hearing this, Ye Anping paused momentarily, a hint of frustration appearing on his face. However, he didn’t say anything and lifted his teacup to acknowledge the two, scaring them into bowing and quickly running away.
A gentle breeze passed, and he put down the teacup somewhat awkwardly, sighing, “Ah—how did my reputation end up like this?”
Ye Anping vaguely remembered that when he and his junior sister started cultivating, most of the senior brothers and sisters in the sect spread rumors like, “The young master not only likes to harm himself but also enjoys bullying Junior Sister Pei!”
Soon after, it turned into, “Young Master likes to bully Junior Sister Pei!”
And now, it has directly become, “Young Master likes to bully Junior Sister!”
It’s the same incident, but why has the meaning changed after going through so many mouths?
Ye Anping couldn’t help but marvel at the richness and depth of Chinese culture. One less word in a sentence could make a world of difference in meaning.
“Ah—whatever. It’s better to be fierce so I won’t be bothered every ten steps.”
Filling his teacup, he turned to look at the two practicing on the martial arts training ground, and the frustration he just sighed out suddenly returned.
“Ah—”
“Help!! My aunt is going to kill someone!!”
On the training ground, Ahting, wearing the Hundred Lotus Sect uniform and now sporting a bruised face, happily played around with other disciples practicing sword and boxing.
This time, it was not about King Qin circling the pillars, it was Senior Brother Ahting circling.
Pei Lianxue, holding a blunt sword without an edge, was chasing after her from behind,
“Ahting, don’t be afraid. If your aunt breaks your bones, she’ll help you fix them later. Don’t be scared!”
“Wow—I don’t want it!! I don’t want it!!”
…
In these seven days, Pei Lianxue had also taken care of Liang Ahting’s training besides her cultivation.
Like drawing a tiger based on a cat, she applied the methods Ye Anping used on her to Liang Ahting. However, Ye Anping omitted more targeted actions, such as soaking in ice water or feeding her intense cold venom.
Ye Anping had anticipated that Liang Ahting’s temperament differed from the younger Pei Lianxue. As a child, Pei Lianxue was entirely non-resistant, crying and begging for mercy, but still doing everything he asked. However, Liang Ahting…
For the past seven days, she and Pei Lianxue were engaged in daily strategic maneuvering, evading each other. There was even a time when she ran into the lotus pond and stayed underwater with a reed for an hour. It took Pei Lianxue a long time to find her. That girl had a lot of clever ideas, and her agility was quite impressive.
While Junior sister had good agility and speed, in the training field, Liang Ahting could still rely on other Hundred Lotus Sect disciples as pillars to avoid being caught.
This was enough to explain…
—”Ah!! Aunt! Waaah—I was wrong!! Ah—!”
Well, she got caught.
Ye Anping sighed faintly, not paying much attention to that side. After all, it wasn’t a bad thing. Letting Junior sister accumulate some experience with children might come in handy in the future.
He glanced at the mountains in the distance from the pavilion and continued contemplating the issue of his choice. At that moment, a person dressed as an inner disciple of the Hundred Lotus Sect entered the pavilion.
Liang Zhu had just finished dealing with Elder Qian’s matters, sat down, placed one hand on the left side, and glanced at Liang Ahting on the battlefield, who was in tears.
“Hmm?”
“Uh-huh!”
“Tsk… You are my sixth brother. Don’t you see Ahting as your daughter at all?”
Ye Anping smiled slightly, looked towards the commotion, and said, “Of course, I don’t see Ahting as my daughter.”
“… even more ruthless?”
“Those who know me, Brother Liang, do.” Ye Anping gestured with his hands, took a new teacup from his storage bag, poured tea for Liang Zhu, and explained, “Well, the bones in a cultivator’s body are different from those of ordinary people. The more they’re struck, the more resilient they become. It’s like forging iron to make a sword. Breaking bones purifies them.”
“Um, so… Are the rumors true?”
“What rumors?”
“Did you make your junior sister eat poisonous insects, soak in cold ponds, break her knee bones, and mess with her acupoints when you were a child?”
“…”
“Why didn’t your junior sister stab you in the chest dozens of times while you were sleeping at night?”
Ye Anping’s eyes twitched, hearing the teasing tone in Liang Zhu’s words, and replied with a smile, “My junior sister loves me, and I love my junior sister.”
“…”
Liang Zhu’s eyes twitched, unsure of how to respond. Regardless of his comeback, his sixth brother could always counter with love.
“One force could defeat ten societies, one companion could defeat all things,” and besides, this guy had more than one mate.
“Heh, be careful of being bitten by a woman.”
“Thank you, Brother Liang, for the warning.”
Liang Zhu gave him a disdainful look and then stood up to take Ahting to dinner.
As he was leaving, Ye Anping, pondering the issue of the candidate, decided to test the waters. He couldn’t find a more suitable candidate than Liang Zhu.
“Brother Liang, how have you been in the Hundred Lotus Sect these days?”
“…”
Hearing this, Liang Zhu paused and turned to look back. This guy took the initiative to care about him?
There was trouble. After contemplating for a while, Liang Zhu sat back down, stared into Ye Anping’s eyes, and said, “Old rules.”
Talked about things first, then set the price.
Ye Anping flattened his mouth, was silent, and asked, “Brother Liang, we are brothers. It’s almost the anniversary of our sworn vows. Why don’t you show any affection at all?”
Liang Zhu had no expression and immediately answered, “Yes, the death anniversary of your second brother, third brother, fourth brother, and fifth brother is coming soon…”
Good footwork… Ye Anping was inexplicably impressed. He wanted to talk to Liang Zhu about it, but Liang Zhu kicked him back with just one sentence.
He handed over his hands to admit defeat and shook his head with a smile, “Brother Liang, you are good at breaking up people’s topics. The sixth brother admires you… Let’s meet up some other day to burn incense and burn something for the second brother and the others.”
Liang Zhu smiled and then re-examined Ye Anping’s question just now.
He felt that Ye Anping was encountering some difficulty, and the difficulty was probably because he needed hands. He needed a hand that could stand in the joint position.
Thinking of this, Liang Zhu added, “Lao Liu, I can’t do what you are doing now.”
“Huh?” Ye Anping pretended to be surprised, “Have you guessed what it is?”
“I can’t guess.” Liang Zhu shrugged slightly and said sincerely, “But I can tell from your words just now that you need someone… similar to a confidant or a loyal soldier.”
“Yes, not bad.”
“Haha… licking blood with the tip of a knife is my daily routine. I have long passed the stage of chivalry and courage. Liang is now a guest of your Ye family. You give me money, and I do the work. This kind of relationship is beneficial to both of us. We each get what we need.”
“There is no doubt about this.”
Ye Anping closed his eyes and nodded, then raised his teacup, “It’s rare for Brother Liang to have a heart-to-heart talk with me. I’d like to propose a toast to you.”
Liang Zhu gave a rare smile and raised his glass in return. They both raised their heads at the same time.
As the tea entered their mouths.
Bitter–
Then, back to sweetness.
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