Chapter 773: The Obedient Disciple Comes into the Embrace 07

The next morning.

Perhaps it was because he hadn't slept this deeply in a long time.

Fei Mian was woken by Jin Chen at chen hour; he opened his eyes blearily, and when he glanced outside, he suddenly startled awake.

It was already quarter past chen!

"Master..."

Fei Mian feared being scolded; normally by this time he would have already finished his morning practice.

He actually needed Master to call him before he could get up.

It was simply unacceptable!

He hurriedly crawled out of bed, knelt at the bedside, and carefully tugged at Jin Chen's sleeve to beg for forgiveness.

"Master, don't scold me; I'll go practice morning exercises right away."

"Morning lessons should be practiced at mao hour; since you missed it, have breakfast first."

Jin Chen wasn't angry either; he placed the clothes by the bed and left.

He left Fei Mian sitting on the bed, dazed.

But if he overslept, why didn't Master wake him at mao hour?

With his hands propping up his flushed little face, Fei Mian pondered over it, unable to figure it out.

He concluded that perhaps he had slept too deeply, so even Master hadn't woke him.

He squinted his eyes, yawned, and wiped away tears.

Suddenly he sensed something was off.

He lifted his inner garment and saw that the scar on his belly had also disappeared!

Could it be that Master discovered it last night?

He hurriedly jumped out of bed, put on his clothes, and rushed after him.

Besides the inner courtyard, Fei Mian poked his head around looking for Master; he wasn't yet familiar with the place and didn't know which way to go.

After checking several places and still not seeing Master, a sudden idea struck him, and he ran toward the crabapple tree.

Sure enough, Master sat under the crabapple tree drinking tea, with various exquisite pastries on the jade stone table, and steaming hot porridge!

"Master!"

Fei Mian called out crisply and ran toward where Jin Chen was seated.

He accurately caught him, tousled his messy hair, Jin Chen lowered his head to look at him and asked, "Have you had enough sleep?"

His tone still carried a hint of teasing.

His face instantly turned red; Fei Mian lowered his head and nuzzled into Jin Chen's embrace, then nodded.

"Tomorrow… tomorrow I will definitely get up at mao hour to practice, and also…"

He lifted his head, his eyes sparkling, "Thank you, Master."

As for what he was thanking him for, master and disciple understood each other without words.

Jin Chen picked him up to comb his hair, urging him to finish his breakfast quickly.

"Um… Master, are you going out?"

After a day of getting along, Fei Mian's reliance on Jin Chen had become very deep; with a pastry still in his mouth, he also hurried to ask.

"Yesterday I said I would go fetch some things to nurture you; Yunquan Institute doesn't have them."

"I want to go with Master."

Fei Mian suddenly remembered that he still had some things left in the disciple dormitory that he hadn't retrieved.

"My luggage is still in the disciple dormitory; inside are the things my mother left me."

"Alright, I'll take you."

While speaking, his hair was already tied up; he shed the gray robes of an outer disciple, and the fine white clothing made him look even more exquisitely carved like jade and porcelain.

Fei Mian happily patted his clothes; breakfast was also finished, and he felt very satisfied.

He turned and flung himself into Jin Chen's embrace, hugging his waist softly.

"Master, you smell so nice!"

Fei Mian, who had never smelled agarwood before, couldn't help inhaling again and again, feeling quite intoxicated.

Jin Chen's mouth twitched as he pulled the little one's head away.

"Let's go, to the Heavenly Spirit Main Peak."

He still held him, and didn't mind the fatigue.

He was willing to hold him, and Fei Mian naturally wanted even more to cling to Master, obediently embracing his shoulders while looking around.

From now on, this place will be home,

Fei Mian thought, I need to quickly familiarize myself with the places around home!

——

"Don't run around; after you finish tidying up, wait here, and I will come to fetch you."

He put the little one down at the gate of the disciple courtyard, Jin Chen rubbed his head and gave instructions.

"Okay, Master, I've remembered."

Fei Mian noticed the change in Master's self-reference, indicating their relationship had become more intimate; he smiled happily, eyes crinkling.

He again embraced Master's waist, lifted his head in a coquettish manner, "Master, please come pick me up soon."

He would also make requests.

A smile flickered in his eyes; Jin Chen pinched the soft cheek, "As your teacher, I will keep it in mind."

Hey there, the little one is really adorable.

Jin Chen finally understood the joy of raising a child.

Having received the promise, Fei Mian finally put their mind at ease, watched Master depart, and hurried back to their own room to tidy up.

The disciple quarters were huge; normally outer sect disciples lived there, and when Fei Mian first arrived, they often mistook rooms.

After all, every door looked pretty much the same.

"Hey, Fei Mian? How come you're back?"

As soon as they ran into the courtyard, they heard someone shout; Fei Mian recognized the voice but didn't want to engage, and took off running.

Taoyan Gui, they're surely just going to scold him again.

"Fei Mian! You've gotten bold, huh!"

Sure enough, the annoying voice behind them suddenly grew louder, even following them.

Fei Mian didn't care about them, ran back to their room, and started packing their bundle.

His belongings were few; a single bundle was enough to pack. While packing, he thought, It would be nice if he could still sleep alongside Master in the future.

At night, he wouldn't have to have nightmares anymore; he could rest easy.

There's always someone who spoils the mood.

The door was pushed open, and Taoyan Gui swaggered in, about to speak mockingly, but saw that Fei Mian was actually coming back to pack his things.

Yesterday, the news that Fei Mian had been taken as a disciple by the Spirit Sequence Elder had spread among all the new disciples.

Indignant all night, upon seeing someone return today, they thought that person had been driven away, but it turned out not to be!

That kid was so angry their eyes turned red.

This Fei Mian is utterly hateful!

How come, as an Outer Sect disciple, only he has such good fortune? He's clearly… clearly a waste at the Second stage of Qi Refining, and clearly just a Variant Dark Spirit Root!

"Taoyan Gui, get out."

Fei Mian now had Master's backing, giving him confidence, and he no longer feared offending others.

"Hmph! You little brat! I'll beat you to death!"

Whoever wants to fight Taoyan Gui, Master said, don't get entangled with someone weaker than yourself, or you'll waste time.

Fei Mian held his bundle, shoved Taoyan Gui's shoulder aside, and took off running, running very fast.

Outer Court disciples passing by saw this; some thought Fei Mian had come back to fetch his things, while others felt that this person had surely been driven down Dusk Cloud Peak by an elder and was now pitiful.

Well, they didn't heed Master's words, nor did they obediently wait in the disciple quarters for him.

Fei Mian walked aimlessly down the corridor with his bundle on his back, sighing from time to time, hoping that Master would hear his reasons and not get angry.

He had never seen Master angry; yesterday he dirtied Master's clothes, and today he woke up late, yet Master still didn't get angry.

This is nothing like the outside rumors; Master is clearly so gentle and good.

Meanwhile, Origin Heart Dwelling.

Jin Chen, who was called so gentle, struck back and knocked the old Dean to the ground.

He cried out in pain, "Ow! Ow!"

"You person, you person…! Not changed at all!"

"You're still just as talkative."

Jin Chen stood with his hands behind his back, lowering his gaze to look at the old man on the ground.

The head of Origin Heart Dwelling, possessing Nascent Soul strength, responsible for the distribution and management of all living supplies of the Xuanzong Sect, with a lifespan approaching a thousand years, yet growing stronger with age.