Chapter 70 - Hi, Senior Brother Li
Near the peak of the Green Peak Mountain laid a small path; at the end of this road was a pond with goldfishes swimming inside.
Besides, the pond was a cave dwelling; it was the only abode in the entire area, thus, the surroundings was peaceful and quiet. The Spiritual Qi in this area was also much thicker compared to the living quarters of outer sect disciples.
At this moment, a young man was seated beside the pond, wearing the robes of an outer sect disciple. The young man had a handsome face with well-defined features, and black hair that gently cascaded down onto his shoulders, looking exceptionally striking and attractive.
His skin was so white and smooth that even female disciples would feel inadequate; his eyes were sharp and slit like a phoenix, and brilliant glint would flash across his gaze from time to time, causing him to exude a vibe of extraordinariness.
His hand held a few little fishes which he occasionally threw into the pond, causing those golden fishes inside to thrash around in the water as they fought with each other to tear those little fishes into pieces and swallow them.
At this moment, the middle-aged man who was slapped by Bai Xiaochun arrived as he rushed along the small path with a livid expression. When he arrived, he could not help but to delay his footsteps. There was a respectful look on his face as he greeted the young man.
“Greetings, Young Master.”
“Young Master, that Bai Xiaochun does not know what’s good for him. I have already told him very clearly to come and pay his respects, but he refused and acted all arrogant and domineering, as if he’s everything with that status of his.” The middle-aged man gritted his teeth and said.
“Then forget it, it’s just a small fry, making him come pay his respects was just something on a whim.” The young man lifted his head and said blandly, not paying any more attention to the matter.
“Young Master’s words are wise, he is simply a small fry. The title of an Honoured Disciple is for dead people. As for being a Junior Brother of the Sect Head, that status is even more of a joke; to actually hail a dead person as his teacher.” The middle-aged man nodded and laughed coldly, when he suddenly felt his heart shiver - the young man before him had lifted his head and was staring coldly at him.
“Young...Young Master…” The middle-aged man felt a chill run down his spine.
“He is only a small fry, there’s no need to bother with him. But Sect Head’s teacher, our sect’s previous patriarch, is not someone you can address so casually. Go to the Ice Lake and punish yourself for three months.” The young man retracted his gaze as he continued feeding the golden fishes.
The middle-aged man’s heart trembled as he rapidly nodded his head and withdrew.
After settling Qian Dajin’s matter, Bai Xiaochun returned to the Scented Cloud Mountain. As for the Heaven’s Chosen, Bai Xiaochun did not worry about it even one bit. Bai Xiaochun was someone who had done a great service for the sect, hence, unless he was to betray the sect, his life would not be threatened at all.
Although he was regarded as a Senior Uncle now, he could feel the uplifting feeling of being respected slowly fading away day by day; he could only lament as he watched the people purposely avoid him while walking. However, this feeling only lasted till the day where he unconsciously walked past the Scripture Lecture Hall and suddenly felt a wave of excitement course through him.
He discovered that so long as he was present, he would immediately be granted a seat together with the elders lecturing about the scriptures; allowing him to be in a position where he could watch over countless of disciples.
After experiencing such a situation once, Bai Xiaochun immediately fell in love with it. Henceforth, his figure could be seen within the Scripture Lecture Halls of the various mountains.
Sometimes, even as he sat there, he would give an occasional smile and nod as he looked down towards the disciples, giving them a gaze full of encouragement and consolation similar to the Foundation Establishment elders sitting beside him.
Seeing this scene, the Foundation Establishment elders beside him did not know whether to laugh or cry; while the disciples of the various peaks on the ground could only let their depression well up in their heart as they looked at Bai Xiaochun with growing hatred incapable of doing anything about it.
At the same time, Bai Xiaochun had found a new way to flaunt his new status as the Junior Brother of the Sect Head - he started appearing frequently around the sect beside the Foundation Establishment cultivators to enjoy the same treatment as them.
As soon as he noticed any of those Foundation Establishment cultivators, he would immediately go up and greet them as ‘Senior Brother’ or ‘Senior Sister’ while putting on an obedient look, making them unable to say anything after they laid eyes on him. However, after this had happened numerous times, their expressions couldn’t help but turn weird. As for the disciples around the Foundation Establishment cultivators, they could only continuously address Senior Uncle Bai in exasperation.
This situation lasted for a quite some time, until once when Bai Xiaochun saw Li Qinghou, he was unable to control his urge and eventually called out in a friendly tone.
“Hi, Senior Brother Li.”
Li Qinghou’s had a haggard expression on his face; it was not until this day that he had finally completed the refinement of the Nine Absolutes Pill. He was just about to go out of the sect when he suddenly heard his name. He was stunned for a moment as he stopped in his tracks and looked around him. When he saw Bai Xiaochun, his face twitched a little. During this period of time, although he had been refining the pill, he too had heard the stories of Bai Xiaochun which had given him quite a headache. And now, seeing Bai Xiaochun addressing him like that, he threw a cold glare at him.
As soon as Bai Xiaochun shouted those words, regret washed over him. Now, as he saw Li Qinghou glaring at him, he instantly sucked in a deep breath; in this sect, the person he was most afraid of was undoubtedly Li Qinghou.
“Uncle Li….I...I was in the wrong.” Bai Xiaochun tearfully stammered.
Li Qinghou looked at Bai Xiaochun as exasperation rose in his heart. After giving him another fierce glare, Li Qinghou lectured Bai Xiaochun about his behaviour during this period of time.
“I will be making a trip out of the sect, it will probably take a few months to a year. Don’t be so mischievous during the time I am away, working hard and cultivating is the right way.” Li Qinghou left some advice for Bai Xiaochun before he turned around and left.
Bai Xiaochun let out a long sigh of relief as he looked at Li Qinghou’s fading figure. Although there was a hint of fear in his eyes, his gaze was still mostly filled with deep respect for all the elders. According to what he had heard from Du Lingfei, after he had gone missing, Li Qinghou had searched for him alone for a full two months. And when Li Qinghou came backing holding shreds of his clothes, he even started blaming himself.
Such warmth was something Bai Xiaochun had rarely felt in his entire life ever since his parents had passed away. And unknowingly, he had already began treating Li Qinghou as his relative deep in his heart.
After Li Qinghou’s scolding, Bai Xiaochun quieted down for half a month; he stopped coughing whenever he saw people, but he still stopped by Zhou Xinqi’s cave dwelling from time to time. When he thought about it, of all the people he was familiar with throughout the entire sect, Zhou Xinqi was the only one who hadn’t called him ‘Senior Uncle Bai’ yet.
Not until a few days later did he see Zhou Xinqi again, stepping onto her blue damask and leaving in a hurry. As Bai Xiaochun could not fly, he could only watch helplessly as the other party flew off into the distance with a depressed heart.
“Only a few people in the entire sect have such magical treasures that can let Qi Condensation disciples fly in the air. Unless one trained in a special technique like Chen Heng did, they could only rely on magical treasure for flight.”
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