Wan Jian returns to his clan!

Chapter 88 Spring Breeze Caresses Silk Robes (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
He was filled with worry and deep thought as he descended the mountain.

However, I walked briskly up the mountain, feeling relaxed both physically and mentally.

Lu Wubing trod on the grass, his figure moving like an arrow released from a bow, sometimes like a carp leaping in the waves, twisting and turning as he passed around the trees.

He felt increasingly exhilarated as he ran, and his movements and footwork gradually became part of his instincts.

With every gesture and step, one can achieve agility and speed.

The cat followed behind him, skipping along, occasionally yawning and meowing softly...

Lu Wubing guessed that the little guy was probably cursing.

[Is your human just bored and looking for trouble? Can't you walk properly? I can't even take a nap! Ugh, I'm exhausted.]

Okay, kittens can't express anything too complicated.

You're definitely not in a good mood.

Lu Wubing looked back and saw the cat panting and chasing after him, its whiskers bristling. He couldn't help but laugh and stop, picking up the little guy who had caught up and scratching its chin more than ten times before calming it down.

"You just eat and sleep all day long. If this keeps up, you won't be able to run anymore. Let alone help your master track down the enemy..."

The cat rolled its eyes and ignored him.

Lu Wubing didn't seem to mind, casually placing the kitten on his shoulder and continuing to run and leap, hurrying along the way.

We need to get back up the mountain before dark to avoid traveling in the dark.

The more important reason is that I want to improve the [Goldfish Leaping Waves] skill to the proficiency level as soon as possible.

The goal can be achieved by running it a thousand times.

It actually happens very quickly.

In fact, he had already completed this stage of his cultivation simply by running to the foot of the mountain.

With a "whoosh," his figure created a slight gust of air...

He tapped on an old tree, then leaped three zhang (approximately 10 meters) into the air. He twisted and changed direction three times in quick succession, landing with a long afterimage.

"This is reaching a level of proficiency, what martial arts practitioners often refer to as the 'entering the inner chambers' stage. Without the pressure of life and death, practicing martial arts and movement techniques becomes a true enjoyment."

Feeling his own gradual progress and experiencing the dual transformation of body and mind, he gently stroked the kitten's spine and let out a contented sigh.

Regardless of whether the Tianxing Sect will be secretly plotted against, or whether it will face a surprise attack from the Northern Zhou Demonic Sect, or even other enemies.

At least, with experts stationed on the mountain and a large number of people, they were able to buy themselves a longer period of time to develop.

Once you get past the early childhood stage, everything will be very different.

……

Lu Wubing moved swiftly, crossing several mountain ridges, and soon saw a row of houses on a flat, open mountaintop.

Several figures stood beneath the archway at the intersection.

The silvery laughter had already reached my ears.

"Senior Brother, Sixth Brother, did you and Junior Brother agree to return to the mountain together? You arrived back almost at the same time."

Xiao Lan's voice was filled with surprise.

They looked over from afar, their eyes filled with excitement...

Standing beside her was a burly woman dressed in light blue tight-fitting clothes and carrying a sword, none other than her seventh senior sister, Lin Wenjing, who also looked somewhat surprised.

Opposite them, with their backs to them, one was tall and slender, standing loosely; the other was thin and wiry, with a sharp face, and a large, sleek yellow dog following behind.

"What a coincidence! I was worried that it might not be safe for Junior Brother Lu to stay in the city. If I had known he was right behind me, I would have waited."

Yue Lingfeng laughed heartily, and when he saw Lu Wubing, his eyes lit up slightly. He smiled and waved.

He was thinking to himself, "I saw him leave the city early, but he's only returning to the mountain now. Could he have been delayed on the way?"

That's not a good question to ask.

He wasn't interested in asking any more questions, so he simply greeted her, turned to look at Ouyang Lan, and said with a smile, "What's even more coincidental is that Junior Sister is here to greet Senior Brother at this time. Did she time my return to the mountain... knowing that I always bring some candy when I come back?"

"Not at all."

Ouyang Lan looked slightly embarrassed.

Can you really talk about embarrassing things from your childhood in front of so many people?

The eldest brother is drunk again.

Lin Wenjing, who was listening nearby, burst out laughing. She was tall and strong, but her laughter was gentle and refined. She covered her mouth with her thick, radish-like fingers and teased, "Junior Sister not only calculated the time when you returned to the mountain, she calculated it every day... She came to Yuxian Pavilion to wait every evening. It's already the fourth day."

"Seventh Senior Sister." Ouyang Lan laughed heartily, hiding her embarrassment, and tickled her Seventh Senior Sister. The two of them laughed and wrestled together.

Lu Wubing approached and took a look, then quickly turned his head away, not wanting to look any longer.

The sight of women tearing at each other was truly an eyesore.

"Alright, alright, stop fooling around. Let's see what gift our senior brother brought." Lin Wenjing was clearly giving way to Ouyang Lan and didn't dare to stop her too forcefully. Being tickled by her junior sister almost made her collapse to the ground.

She dared not provoke her eighth junior sister any further and quickly changed the subject.

The tone was tinged with bitterness, yet it deeply moved the listener.

Every time the eldest brother went down the mountain and returned with gifts, he would mostly give them to his junior sister, Xiao Lan. She seemed to be making fun of him, but in reality, she was extremely envious.

Lu Wubing was perceptive and had already noticed things that others had not.

He even sensed some hidden affection in the words of his seventh senior sister, Lin Wenjing.

Tsk tsk.

Feeling unacceptable, going deeper.

Looking closely, one could see Lin Wenjing with her eyes lowered...

His slender eyebrows, so incongruous with his robust physique, and long eyelashes trembled rapidly, revealing his inner turmoil, though he did not show it.

Yue Lingfeng clearly hadn't noticed this. He stared intently at Ouyang Lan, his tone gentle yet somewhat cloying: "There's no candy, but there is a jade hairpin. Junior Sister, look what this is?"

"Wow! So beautiful."

"It's translucent inside and out, with a clear, bright green sheen. Is that a cicada at the end of the hairpin? The craftsmanship is truly exquisite; it must be the work of a master. Senior Brother, what is this hairpin called?"

Lin Wenjing only glanced at it, but her face flushed red, and she was full of praise.

“I know this one. It’s called the Jade Hairpin. It also has a poetic name: ‘Jade hairpin, beautifully adorned, spring breeze caresses silk robes.’ I heard it was made by Master Gu of Gumingxuan in Jiangnan.”

Yuan Fei chimed in, "Try it on! Only a masterpiece crafted by such skilled artisans is worthy of your junior sister."

The eldest brother went to great lengths for this hairpin, almost getting himself caught up in other people's feuds and unable to extricate himself.

"This is far too valuable."

Ouyang Lan quickly shook her head and inadvertently took a step back, "No, no, I can't accept it."

Her eyes were blank as she looked through the gap between Yue Lingfeng and Yuan Fei towards the smiling young man in blue behind her.

"Junior Sister, you're being too formal. When we were little, you used to run up to me and ask for a gift." Yue Lingfeng's expression froze slightly, his smile became a little stiff, and he said self-deprecatingly, "If the gift doesn't suit Junior Sister's taste, then it's fine without it."

As he spoke, his clothes moved without wind, and his palm surged with energy, about to shatter the hairpin.

"stop."

Ouyang Lan said angrily, "Senior Brother, what are you doing? This thing is very valuable, how can you damage it? Fine, I'll accept it. You may not care about the hairpin, but I do."

She took the jade hairpin and held it in her hands. Looking at it closely, she saw that the cicada's thin wings were translucent and smooth, truly a rare and fine item.

"It must be worth a lot of silver, right?"

"How can it be measured by silver..." Lin Wenjing sighed, her towering figure slumping slightly. She looked utterly weak and said, "Junior Sister, you only care about the price, but you don't know that there's something far more precious than silver..."

"Seventh Senior Sister, if you want it, I'll give it to you."

"Don't joke around, junior sister. Such exquisite jewelry is not suitable for me to wear."

Lin Wenjing smiled wryly.

“Who says it’s not suitable? I also got a hairpin by chance down the mountain. Perfect timing. Thanks to Seventh Senior Sister for taking care of me the other day.”

Lu Wubing reached into his robes.

She also took out a hairpin.

The hairpin, entirely lake blue, shimmered in the setting sun, reflecting off a shimmering expanse of water in front of her...

The phoenix with its hairpin-shaped tail raises its head, poised to take flight.

Lu Wubing remembered that he had just gone up the mountain to Lanxiang Courtyard some time ago...

Seventh Senior Sister Lin Wenjing first swept the courtyard, then prepared supplies, running up and down, busy all the time, which shows that she took good care of herself.

Seeing that she was so sad that she was about to cry, giving her a hairpin didn't seem too much to ask.

……

Asking for a monthly ticket.

(End of this chapter)