Volume Two: The Wind Rises and Spiritual Clouds Chapter 164 Contest
Lin Dongjiu returned to his residence and saw Ying Changsheng and Jiang Yunli sitting in the yard drinking, while He Qing didn't know where he went.
"Squeak"
The door was pushed open, and He Qing tiptoed out. He closed the door gently, but saw Jiang Yunli with a smirk on his face, and Lin Dongjiu staring at him with a grin on his face. He was so frightened that his legs weakened.
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"Brother...Brother, this is unfair! I really didn't know that Senior Sister Ruxue was sleeping in there."
He Qing was about to cry but had no tears: "Brother, I didn't see anything. It was... Senior Brother Jiang said there was good wine in the house, so I went in! He spoiled me!"
"Hey, I didn't hurt you. This is called just and fair revenge."
Jiang Yunli showed a smirk on his face, raised his eyebrows and said:
"Who in our sect doesn't know that Junior Sister Ruxue has moved to Xianyun Peak? Besides, Junior Brother Lin told us to keep our voices down. You don't understand what you mean by blaming me?"
He Qing muttered: "Of course I know, but I don't think about asking Senior Sister Ruxue to come out and have a gathering together. Who knows she is sleeping. And Senior Brother, you are the same. It's not like helping outsiders to bully me."
Please remind me if you know..."
"Okay, okay, come here quickly! As long as you don't wake her up."
Lin Dongjiu waved helplessly, and at the same time he was wondering in his heart how he came to know these bad friends...
However, it is interesting.
He Qing walked over cautiously, fearing that Lin Dongjiu would suddenly beat him.
Lin Dongjiu smiled and scolded: "Come here quickly! I will deal with you well next time."
He Qing cried sadly: "Brother, please don't scare me like this. It will make my sword weak. I won't dare to fencing with you next time!"
"Um?"
Ying Changsheng immediately put down his wine glass and said with a smile: "Junior brother, you have agreed that if you don't come, I will come. I can take your place and have a few fights with Junior Brother Lin."
"No, no, no...I'll do it, I'll do it!" He Qing glared at Ying Changsheng and immediately changed his tune.
Lin Dongjiu smiled and said: "Okay, next time you both come, why not just the three of us fencing together? I welcome you at any time."
"This is my good big brother!" He Qing approached Lin Dongjiu and said with a playful smile.
The four of them sat together, enjoying the evening breeze and drinking some wine, which was quite relaxing for the moment.
"Junior brother Lin, your friend named Ye Tian is gone. I probably don't know you are still alive now."
Jiang Yunli drank a drink by himself and said to Lin Dongjiu:
"Also, Junior Brother Lin, don't listen to He Qing's nonsense. I haven't confessed my love to Mu Ling'er at all. You are in the secret realm and your life or death is uncertain. If I take this opportunity to confess to her, then I am not a human being!
"
Jiang Yunli was a little drunk, and his eye circles were a little red:
"I just said goodbye to Mu Ling'er before she left, and told her that I would definitely rescue your junior brother... I cannot absolve myself of the blame for you not coming out of the secret realm!
If I had escorted you out first and stayed behind, how could Mu Linger not have seen you even for the last time..."
Lin Dongjiu was moved. He patted Jiang Yunli on the shoulder and said comfortingly:
"Senior Brother Jiang, I understand what you are thinking, why do we brothers have to talk about this?
And Brother Jiang, you don’t have to blame yourself. As the saying goes, misfortune lies where blessings depend, and blessings lie where misfortune lies. Things in the world are very unpredictable.
Although I am trapped in a secret realm, I have also received great opportunities. It is a blessing in disguise that I am able to cultivate as much as I am today.
Besides, even though Ling'er left the Luoxia Sect, it's not like I can't bring her back, don't you think so?"
He Qing quickly echoed: "Yes, yes! I believe in brother!
Oops, we brothers are almost not born to the same mother. Senior Brother Jiang, you are definitely destroying the relationship between us brothers by saying this, why don't you punish yourself with a drink!"
He Qing glanced at Jiang Yunli and said in surprise: "Hey, what I said is so touching. Brother Jiang, why are you crying? Don't let me laugh at you!"
"Go away! Who said I cried? I just got sand in my eyes..."
Jiang Yunli rubbed his eyes, but anyone could tell that his voice was filled with sobs.
"Hahaha!"
Lin Dongjiu and others looked at each other and smiled. Ying Changsheng raised his glass and said, "Then, let's drink to the brotherhood between us!"
"cheers!"
He Qing stood up excitedly, but then he shrank his neck, carefully glanced at the room, and whispered: "Cheers~"
Everyone couldn't help laughing again, and the atmosphere at the wine table reached a climax.
Several people were changing cups and cups, enjoying themselves. At this moment, a figure flew down from the top of the mountain.
Lin Dongjiu glanced over and saw that it was Elder Lan Qiong.
"Oh, I smell so drunk!"
Lan Qiong flew down, her hair slightly messy due to the wind, and she covered her mouth and smiled softly, which stunned the senior men who had just drank some wine.
He Qing and the others quickly turned away and coughed to cover up their embarrassment.
Lin Dongjiu stood up and went up to him, asking, "Elder Lan, why did you come down?"
Elder Lan Qiong said seriously: "If I don't come down, those old guys on the top of the mountain will start fighting!"
After saying that, she took Lin Dongjiu's hand and wanted to take him to the top of the mountain: "Come on, you can come with me and have a look."
Jiang Yunli and others saw this and stood up to say goodbye: "It's getting late, so let's go first."
He Qing winked and said: "Brother, my senior brother and I will come to fencing with you tomorrow. You must go to bed early tonight! Don't get up!"
"You bastard, let's see how I deal with you tomorrow!"
Lin Dongjiu couldn't understand the meaning of He Qing's words. He smiled and said harsh words, and then let Lan Qiong fly to the top of the mountain with him.
Before the two of them landed, they heard a chaotic quarrel buzzing in their ears:
"Lin Dongjiu is definitely an alchemy wizard, and I think he is very likely to be the chosen alchemist. Tomorrow he must go back to Chiqing Peak with me to learn alchemy, otherwise none of you will be able to shoulder this responsibility if you delay this good talent!
"
"I say Elder Fang, just be content with accepting that girl Ruxue as your disciple! She was promoted to Alchemy King at a young age. This achievement cannot be found anywhere else in Lingyun Kingdom or even in the entire Southern Spiritual Domain. So.
You'd better cultivate Su Ruxue with peace of mind and leave Lin Dongjiu to us!"
"That's right, that brat He Qing brought all the rare and famous flowers I planted to Xianyun Peak. We can't just let it go! As compensation, Lin Dongjiu will come to my Tianhua Peak tomorrow to learn swordsmanship.
I promise to train him to become a master of swordsmanship."
"Elder Kui, you have so many disciples in Tianhua Peak, can you teach them? Let Lin Dongjiu go to my place. I will teach him how to carve talismans, and talismans can save lives at critical moments!"
"Save your life? Saving your life is not as good as killing someone invisible! As I say, let Lin Dongjiu go to my place to study toxicology. Who dares to bully him when you see him?"
"Bullying? It's good if he doesn't bully others! Let me tell you, Lin Dongjiu and I are most destined to each other. I have given all my ancestral formations to him. Are you embarrassed to try to steal them from me again?"
"Everyone, please be quiet for a moment. Speaking of fate, monk, I think Lin Dongjiu is quite destined to be a Buddhist monk. I don't think any of you should argue. Now I will get him ordained as a monk!"
Elders: "..."
Taking advantage of the scene becoming quiet, Lin Dongjiu walked over quickly.
Sect Master Su Bei, who had been closing his eyes to rest his mind, finally opened his eyes. He looked around at everyone and said calmly:
"You all should stop arguing. You can't make any independent decisions on this matter. You should listen to his own opinion first."
"Dong Jiu, these elders are very passionate about talents and want to take you over from your master and accept you as their disciple. What do you want to do?"
Lin Dongjiu frowned slightly and bowed:
"Back to the sect master, I already have a master. I will not become a disciple of other elders. Please forgive me, elders."
Old God Hong Yun was sitting on the ground and said proudly:
"I told you a long time ago that no one can take away my precious disciple, why don't you believe it?"
"but!"
Lin Dongjiu laughed and said:
"The so-called limit of learning is my teacher. The master is the master, and the teacher is the teacher. If the elders don't despise the kid's stupidity and are willing to preach and solve my doubts, I will be very grateful. I still hope to go to the elders to seek some knowledge."
"So good!"
Subei was the first to speak, stroking his beard and said: "How about this, elders, I will now appoint Lin Dongjiu as the chief disciple of the Luoxia Sect, and you will take turns tutoring me. What do you think?"
“Great idea!”
"no problem!"
...
All the elders nodded in agreement.
"Old Hongtou, we have already expressed what we should express, but as Lin Dongjiu's master, you have not taught him any of your skills until now. Isn't it a little unjustifiable?"
Fang Lei stared at Hong Yun with a somewhat unkind tone.
As soon as Fang Lei opened his mouth, all the elders' eyes were fixed on Hong Yun, with different expressions.
Lan Qiong advised: "Yes, Brother Hong, we all know that you have a grudge, but Dong Jiu is not only your direct disciple, but now also the chief disciple of the sect, representing the future of the sect. Who else can inherit the sect besides him?"
Your mantle? You can’t take your medical skills to the grave, can you?”
"well!"
Hong Yun put down his wine glass heavily and sighed: "You also know that it's not that I don't want to teach, but that I vowed never to enter medicine, practice medicine, or teach medicine. You are forcing me to do this!"
Lin Dongjiu glanced at his master's desolate appearance and couldn't help but be surprised: "My master turned out to be a doctor?"
"Yes, your master has great medical skills and is famous throughout the country as a miracle doctor with ghost hands!"
Lan Qiong raised her eyebrows and said quietly: "It's just a pity that doctors can't heal themselves. Your master because of..."
"Sister Qiong, stop talking!"
Hong Yun waved his hand and interrupted Lan Qiong's words. His eyes were bloodshot and his hands were shaking with excitement:
"I have saved countless people in my life, but the person I want to save can only watch her die. What's the use? What's the use of studying medicine!"
Everyone fell silent, obviously knowing what Hong Yun meant.
Lin Dongjiu also knew very well that the reason why the master was so decadent must have some kind of knot in his heart, and the knot in his heart was probably closely related to the fact that he no longer practiced medicine.
Of course, Hong Yun was so excited that he could not continue to ask questions in front of so many people. He could only wait to find out more in private.
Elder Xiao Quan's eyes lit up, he stood up and said:
"Brother Hong, what do you think of this? You can give Lin Dongjiu your treasured medical classics. As for how much he can understand, it all depends on his understanding."
In this way, you don't break your oath and can pass on the mantle, isn't it the best of both worlds?"
Fang Lei clapped his hands and exclaimed: "If you ask me to say that people with hairless heads are smart, why didn't I think of this method?"
"Allow me to think about it again..." Hong Yun rubbed his gray hair and said hesitantly.
Several elders gave some more words of advice and then left one after another.
In the end, only Su Bei Sect Master was left. He called Lin Dongjiu to his side and said earnestly:
"My child, I have heard your master tell you about your life experience. Do you want to stay in the Luoxia Sect or return to the Yin family?
If you want to return to the Yin family, our Luoxia Sect can be your backing and help you... seize power!"
Lin Dongjiu understood what Su Bei did, because no matter he chose to stay in the Luoxia Sect or return to the Yin family, the Luoxia Sect would be the beneficiary.
However, since Subei directly decided to make him the chief disciple, it means that Subei still hopes that he will stay in the Luoxia Sect.
After all, the strength he displayed in the secret realm was too shocking, and which sect leader wouldn't want his sect to have such a precious disciple.
"Of course I will stay in Luoxia Sect!"
Lin Dongjiu smiled and said: "For me, the Luoxia Sect is my home. Here are my family, friends, and... my lover! How can I be willing to leave!"
Su Bei was stunned for a moment, but he nodded with satisfaction: "Go to my place when you have time. I have something to explain to you."
Before leaving, Su Bei took a deep look at him, feeling a little depressed. Finally, he sighed like an old father and said, "Take good care of Ruxue for me..."
"Definitely, definitely..."
Lin Dongjiu smiled awkwardly and personally sent his "father-in-law" away.
When Lin Dongjiu came back, he saw Hong Yun sitting on the mat in a daze, his expression changing.
Lin Dongjiu never thought of complaining to Hong Yun. If he wanted to learn medical skills, he could just buy the skills from the system and use his proficiency points to get it quickly.
Therefore, it didn't matter whether Hong Yun taught him medical skills or not, and it was even more impossible for him to hurt the relationship between master and disciple because of such a trivial matter.
Everyone has a past that they cannot look back on. If you do something that will bring back memories of the past, it will only make the wound deeper and deeper, and it may never be healed no matter how long it takes.
After simply helping him clean up the scattered wine jars on the ground, Lin Dongjiu said goodbye and returned to his residence.
He looked at the lanterns all over the courtyard and lit one at random.
The weak flames swayed in the lanterns, reflecting colorful light through the colored paper.
Even though this light seems so small in the vast darkness, this light seems to be able to travel through the long river of time and illuminate the future shrouded in dense fog.
Lin Dongjiu entered the house and found Su Ruxue still sleeping soundly.
The pale face became a little more rosy, and the sweet smile still did not disappear.
Lin Dongjiu sat by the bed and looked at Su Ruxue quietly for a while. Seeing that it was getting late, he planned to leave.
His bed was occupied by Su Ruxue, and he thought about spending the night in Ling'er's room.
"Xiao Lin... don't go..."
When Lin Dongjiu got up, he thought Su Ruxue was talking in her sleep. When he looked back, he saw her with her eyes open and looking at him pitifully.
"You're awake..."
"Um..."
Su Ruxue gave a light sigh, her cheeks were flushed and her eyes were blurry as she said: