Chapter 188

Afterward, Song Daren took Zhuang Buran to the back mountain, followed by a little tail.

In the back mountain of Dazhu Peak, there were bamboo forests everywhere, thick and thin, growing extremely lushly. Looking out, I only felt that a rich and colorful stroke of green had been drawn between heaven and earth.

"Little Junior Brother, see that? One of the six sceneries of Qingyun, the Bamboo Waves, is right before our eyes."

Song Daren said slowly:

"The rule of our Dazhu Peak is that disciples who have just entered the sect must come here to cut bamboo every day."

"You are still young, so for the first three months, just cut one tree a day. The thickness and size depend on your own strength."

Tian Ling'er smiled and said:

"Eldest Senior Brother, if it were me, I would just cut one tree a day for the first month, and then I could slowly increase it."

Zhuang Buran looked at the bamboo that was black at the joints and pretended to be curious:

"Little Senior Sister, I heard you say just now that you still have to cut bamboo for a year. If during this period, I cannot finish my homework every day on time, will you stay to accompany me, or will you have no responsibility as a senior sister and abandon me, this junior brother?"

"This..."

Tian Ling'er immediately realized that she had just lifted a rock to hit her own feet.

Seeing such a scene, Song Daren felt that the little junior sister who had always been pampered on the mountain seemed to have met her match, and a look of being unable to hold back laughter appeared on his face.

"Hmph, then one tree it is."

Tian Ling'er snorted coldly, and suddenly thought that she could see the good show of this guy who was bad in his heart tomorrow, and her mood suddenly became much brighter, and she immediately said with a brilliant face:

"Little Junior Brother, from now on, there is no need to trouble the eldest senior brother to take you back and forth to the back mountain bamboo forest. I, your senior sister, will call you to get up every day to finish your homework."

"That's not necessary. Today, just let the eldest senior brother show me the way," the boy refused very politely.

Tian Ling'er said repeatedly:

"It's necessary, it's necessary. I am the senior sister, and you are the junior brother. This is what should be done."

"Alright, since Little Senior Sister is begging so hard, I, as the junior brother, really can't bear to refuse," Zhuang Buran shook his head and sighed.

Tian Ling'er's brilliant smile froze, and she endured the grievance in her heart, saying:

"Junior Brother, has anyone ever said that your temperament is a bit asking for a beating?"

"It seems no one has said it, they usually use actions to prove it," the boy said slightly innocently:

"The playmates in the village liked to surround me, but I ran fast, and they just couldn't catch me."

Tian Ling'er: "..."

Seeing that the boy was no longer silent and seemed to have returned to his cheerful appearance, Song Daren couldn't help but smile with relief.

That night, Shoujing Hall, dining hall.

The disciples of Dazhu Peak gathered, and the boy also saw the sixth senior brother, Du Bishu, who had a thin and pointed face and large triangular eyes.

At the long table, the seven people sat down in order, and Du Bishu said to the boy beside him:

"Little Junior Brother, since we are idle anyway, let's make a bet. Let's bet on who, Master, Mistress, or Little Junior Sister, will enter the door first."

"Old Six, your gambling addiction is acting up again?"

"Is it because you haven't won for too long that you are now trying to trick a child?"

The fifth and fourth senior brothers, Lv Daxin and He Dazhi, spoke one after another.

"My luck has always been very good, so let's not bet," the boy shook his head gently.

"Good luck?" Du Bishu looked suspicious.

Everyone laughed, because Du Bishu always lost when he gambled, and he was really a bit sensitive to the word "luck."

"For example, if I guess that Master will arrive first, he might really be the first one to walk in," the boy said unhurriedly.

"How could..."

Before Du Bishu finished speaking, he and the others were stunned in their seats, and they saw Tian Buyi appear at the door.

Afterward, seeing the boy stand up first, they reacted and hurriedly stood up to welcome him.

After Tian Buyi sat down, he noticed that the atmosphere was a bit strange, and the eyes of everyone present couldn't help but drift toward the newly accepted junior disciple, so he said:

"Daren, have you told Seventh about the sect rules and commandments?"

"The twelve sect rules such as respecting teachers and the Dao, and the twenty commandments such as not bullying teachers and destroying ancestors have all been told. I plan to teach the basic Daoist techniques tomorrow."

Tian Buyi nodded:

"Seventh, remember to learn diligently from your eldest senior brother. You must know that the sea of learning is boundless, and diligence is the boat. Even if your aptitude is poor, as long as you are persevering and hardworking, it is not impossible to learn. Do you understand?"

"Yes."

The boy stood up and responded.

"Eat."

Seeing that his little apprentice was very polite and didn't have the slow reactions he had before, Tian Buyi felt even more gratified, guessing that perhaps he had suddenly suffered a great disaster and was young, which made him appear dull and stupid.

At this time, Du Bishu really couldn't help it and asked:

"Master, where are Mistress and Little Junior Sister?"

"Your mistress took your little junior sister back to her maiden home," Tian Buyi said lightly.

Du Bishu immediately asked in a low voice:

"Little Junior Brother, did you know this long ago, or was it purely luck?"

The others couldn't help but prick up their ears to listen.

"If I say I knew it long ago, will Sixth Senior Brother feel better?" The boy paused and said:

"I think it should be that I knew it long ago."

Everyone laughed, all feeling that the newly entered little junior brother was very interesting.

"Little Junior Brother, you are really a wonderful person, not as boring as them."

Du Bishu began to share the interesting things about the Qingyun Sect with the little junior brother who looked very pleasing to the eye:

"Let me tell you, because Mistress came from the Xiaozhu Peak lineage, she was a fellow disciple with Master Shuiyue, the head of Xiaozhu Peak. However, Mistress married Master, which made many senior uncles and aunts of the same sect..."

"Ouch!"

Du Bishu suddenly screamed, his forehead red, but he was hit by a chopstick, and Tian Buyi had an angry face, and he happened to be missing one chopstick in his hand.

Du Bishu immediately lowered his head to shovel rice desperately, and the others held back their laughter, lowering their heads and eating silently.

Immediately, Song Daren quietly smoothed things over, asking why his mistress and little junior sister wanted to return to Xiaozhu Peak.

Evening.

On the courtyard corridor, Song Daren walked with Zhuang Buran to the small courtyard on the far left.

"Little Junior Brother, this is where we senior brothers live, and all the junior brothers live in order."

Song Daren pushed open the courtyard gate, and the boy saw that there were both green pines and a few bamboo trees in the courtyard.

"I have already cleaned this place today. Mountain life is bitter, and you are still young..."

Zhuang Buran smiled and said:

"Eldest Senior Brother, no need to say more. As a person who cultivates immortality and asks for the Dao, one must endure various hardships."

Seeing Song Daren open the door, he immediately lit the lamp and looked around the room:

"Eldest Senior Brother is so careful and thoughtful. If I were a woman, I would definitely want to marry you."

"Look at how clean you have cleaned this place inside and out, and the bedding and beds are the same. I think there must be many senior sisters in the sect who view Eldest Senior Brother as their ideal husband."

Song Daren didn't know what he was thinking, his old face turned red, and he scolded with a smile:

"You are young but have a ghost of a mind. Looking at you, you shouldn't feel afraid living alone. I will go first. Rest early, you still have homework to do tomorrow morning."

Late at night.

Zhuang Buran lay on the bed, playing with a dark purple, dull bead in his hand, his eyes slightly deep:

"Interesting, having attained the Heavenly Ear Ability, Heavenly Eye Ability, Divine Foot Power, Other-Heart Penetration, and Sudming Tong, yet in this life, there is no manifestation of the Exhaustion of Defilements Power."

He glanced and thought:

"Blood-Eater Bead, the most evil thing in the world, can absorb human essence and blood to nourish itself. It has now been sealed by the Buddhist Demon-Subduing Secret Method of the Puzhi Divine Monk of Tianyin Temple."

"A good evil object, but it is a chicken rib. Absorbing human essence and blood to nourish oneself, I don't feel the speed is too slow. How can there be a way to treat heaven and earth as a hotbed to be fast."

Zhuang Buran casually pulled off the red rope on his neck, passed it through the small hole on the Blood-Eater Bead, and whispered:

"Don't worry, it's not impossible to make waste useful."

(End of this chapter)