Great Love for All Heavens Begins with Huang Yaoshi

Chapter 188 The newly recruited junior brother is quite interesting.

Afterwards, Song Daren led Zhuang Buran to the back mountain, with a little tail following behind them.

Behind Dazhu Peak, the view is filled with bamboo of all shapes and sizes, growing in lush groves. As far as the eye can see, it feels as if a rich, vibrant green has been painted across the landscape.

"Junior brother, do you see it? Bamboo Waves, one of the Six Scenic Spots of Qingyun, is right in front of us."

Song Daren said slowly:

"Our lineage of Dazhu Peak has a rule that newly initiated disciples must come here every day to cut bamboo."

"You are still young. For the first three months, cut down one tree every day. The size and thickness depend on your strength."

Tian Ling'er smiled sweetly and spoke:
"Senior brother, if you ask me, you should just cut down one tree every day for the first month, and then you can gradually increase the number."

Zhuang Buran looked at the bamboo, whose joints were all black, and feigned curiosity:
"Junior Sister, you just said you'll be cutting bamboo for another year. If I can't finish my homework on time during this period, will you stay with me, or will you abandon your junior brother and show no responsibility as a senior sister?"

"This"

Tian Ling'er immediately realized that she had just shot herself in the foot.

Upon seeing this, Song Daren felt that his junior sister, who was always pampered on the mountain, seemed to have met her nemesis, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Hmph, one will do then."

Tian Ling'er snorted coldly, but suddenly thinking about the good show she would see for this cunning little devil tomorrow, her mood brightened considerably, and she immediately said with a radiant smile:
“Junior brother, from now on you won’t need to trouble your senior brother to take you back and forth to the bamboo forest behind the mountain. I, as your senior sister, will wake you up every day to complete your homework.”

"No need for that. My senior brother can show me the way today," the young man politely declined.

Tian Ling'er said repeatedly:
"Yes, yes, I'm the senior sister and you're the junior brother, it's only right."

"Alright, since Senior Sister is pleading so earnestly, I, as her junior brother, really can't bear to refuse." Zhuang Buran shook his head and sighed.

Tian Ling'er's bright smile froze. Suppressing her inner turmoil, she said:
"Junior brother, has anyone ever said that you have a bit of a temper that makes you want to get hit?"

"It doesn't seem to be said explicitly; usually, actions speak louder than words," the boy said, sounding somewhat innocent.

“My playmates in the village liked to gang up on me, but I was 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 usual cheerful self, Song Daren couldn't help but smile with relief.

That evening, at Shoujing Hall, in the dining hall.

All the disciples of Dazhu Peak gathered together, and the young man also saw his sixth senior brother, Du Bishu, who had a thin and pointed face and large triangular eyes.

The seven people sat down at the long table, and Du Bishu then said to the young man beside him:
“Junior brother, since we’re just killing time anyway, let’s make a bet on who will enter the sect first: Master, Mistress, or Junior Sister.”

"Sixth Brother, your gambling addiction has flared up again?"

"Haven't won in so long, are they trying to fool kids now?"

The fifth and fourth sons, Lü Daxin and He Dazhi, spoke one after the other.

"I've always been lucky, so I'd better not gamble," the boy said, shaking his head slightly.

"Good luck?" Du Bishu looked suspicious.

Everyone burst into laughter, because Du Bishu had always lost at gambling and was quite sensitive to the word "luck".

“For example, if I guess Master will arrive first, he might actually be the first to walk in,” the boy said unhurriedly.

"How can that be?"

Before Du Bishu could finish speaking, he and the others were stunned in their seats when Tian Buyi appeared at the door.

Then, upon seeing the boy stand up first, he realized what was happening and quickly stood up to greet him as well.

After Tian Buyi sat down, he noticed the awkward atmosphere and that everyone's gaze was drawn to his newly accepted junior disciple. He then said:

"Da Ren, have you told Lao Qi about the sect rules and regulations?"

"The twelve rules of the sect, such as respecting teachers and valuing the Way, and the twenty precepts, such as not deceiving teachers and ancestors, have been explained to you. The basic Taoist teachings will be formally taught tomorrow."

Tian Buyi nodded:
"Seventh brother, remember to study diligently with your eldest brother. You must know that the sea is boundless and diligence is the only way to sail. Even if you are not as talented, as long as you persevere and work hard, you may still succeed. Do you understand?" "Yes."

The boy stood up and responded.

"Have a meal."

Seeing that his young apprentice was very polite and did not have the previous slow reactions, Tian Buyi was even more gratified. He guessed that he must have suddenly suffered a terrible disaster at the beginning, and coupled with his young age, this was why he seemed stupid and dull.

At this moment, Du Bishu could no longer hold back and asked:
"Master, where are my mistress and junior sister?"

"Your master's wife took her junior sister back to her parents' home," Tian Buyi replied calmly.

Du Bishu immediately asked in a low voice:
"Junior brother, did you know this all along, or was it just pure luck?"

The others unconsciously pricked up their ears to listen.

"If I said I knew all along, would Sixth Senior Brother feel any better?" The young man paused and said:

"I think it's possible that they knew all along."

Everyone burst into laughter, finding the newly initiated junior disciple quite amusing.

"Junior brother, you are truly a remarkable person, unlike those boring fellows."

Du Bishu began sharing interesting stories about the Qingyun Sect with his junior brother, whom he found quite agreeable:

"Let me tell you, because my master's wife was from the Xiaozhu Peak lineage, she was a fellow disciple of Master Shuiyue, the head of Xiaozhu Peak. However, when my master's wife married my master, many of her fellow disciples from various lineages were affected."

"Ouch!"

Du Bishu suddenly screamed, his forehead turning red from being hit by a chopstick, while Tian Buyi, with an angry expression, was missing a chopstick in his hand.

Du Bishu immediately lowered his head and pretended to frantically shovel rice into his mouth, while the others suppressed their laughter and ate in silence.

Immediately, Song Daren subtly smoothed things over by asking his master's wife and junior sister why they wanted to return to Xiaozhu Peak.

evening.

Above the courtyard corridor, Song Daren led Zhuang Buran to the leftmost small courtyard on the right.

"Junior brother, these are the living quarters for all of us, junior brothers. Please take your seats in order."

Song Daren pushed open the courtyard gate, and the boy saw that there were pine trees and several bamboo trees in the courtyard.

"I've cleaned this place today. Life in the mountains is simple, and you're still young."

Zhuang Bu Ran said with a smile:

"Senior brother, there's no need to say more. As someone who cultivates immortality, one must endure all kinds of trials."

Seeing Song Daren open the door, he immediately turned on the light and looked around the room:
"If I were a woman, I would definitely want to marry you, Senior Brother, because you are so thoughtful and considerate."

"Look how clean this place is, inside and out, even the bedding and beds. I imagine there must be many senior sisters in the sect who consider our senior brother their ideal husband."

Song Daren, for some unknown reason, blushed and chuckled as he scolded:
"You're young but shrewd. Judging from your appearance, you probably won't be afraid living alone. I'll be going now. Get some rest. You have homework to do early tomorrow morning."

late at night.

Zhuang Buran lay on the bed, toying with a dull, dark purple bead in his hand, his eyes slightly darkening.

"Interestingly, he possesses all the powers of divine hearing, divine sight, divine speed, telepathy, and knowledge of past lives, yet in this lifetime, he has not manifested the power of the extinction of all defilements."

He glanced at it and thought to himself:

"The Blood-Devouring Bead is the most malevolent object in the world. It can absorb human essence and blood to nourish itself. It has now been sealed by the Buddhist monk Puzhi of Tianyin Temple using Buddhist demon-subduing secret methods."

"What an evil thing! But it's useless. It sucks people's blood and essence to nourish itself, which is too slow. How can it be as effective as using the world as a warm bed?"

Zhuang Buran casually tore off the red rope around her neck, threaded it through the tiny hole in the Bloodthirsty Bead, and whispered:
"No rush, it's not like we can't make use of waste."

(End of this chapter)