Chapter 510 Not Rare

"Sixth Junior Brother, you're still so outspoken. Master has known about her for a long time, and he agreed to take her as his disciple. From now on, she's the Eleventh Junior Brother, and you can call her Junior Sister."

The Taoist priest said in a deep voice, "Her name is Song Chunxue. Besides, what does it matter if she is a farmer? As a cultivator, how can you look down on people by dividing them into different classes based on their background? Haven't you been cultivating in vain all these years?"

"Senior brother, you..." The woman's face darkened, and her sharp gaze turned to Song Chunxue, "Fine, since senior brother is protecting you so much, I'd like to know what makes you so special?"

Song Chunxue glanced at her senior brother and thought that it would be best not to travel with him for the next few days, lest they be targeted.

She also has a temper, and her tone was somewhat perfunctory, "I don't have any special skills, does being able to eat count?"

"..." The Taoist priest, who had just been expecting her to make a brilliant comeback, smiled helplessly and lowered his head to concentrate on eating his rice.

The woman in front of him looked disgusted. "You really grew up in the countryside, so vulgar."

Just as the Taoist priest was about to say something, Song Chunxue scoffed.

"We all eat grains. You grew up in the city, so don't you poop? What makes you so superior to me? What a waste of your extraordinary attire. I thought you were an amazing female cultivator just now, but now it seems you're just so-so."

Song Chunxue quickly finished her meal, then stood up while holding Xiaobai.

"You all continue catching up, I'm going back to rest." Perhaps she overestimated the cultivation of those who could practice here. She should go back and meditate peacefully, waiting for her senior brother's master to return.

Suddenly she realized that it didn't matter whether the other party was willing to take her as a disciple or not, since she wouldn't be staying here for long anyway.

Her wish is to travel the world like her senior brother, and live a life of contentment wherever she goes.

"Stop right there! Leave Xiaobai here!" The woman stood up and blocked her way.

Song Chunxue smiled and asked, "Xiaobai, would you like to play with her?"

Little White climbed onto her shoulder, hugged her neck tightly, and didn't even glance at the woman.

"you……"

"Sixth Junior Brother, stop fooling around. You're almost thirty, not a child anymore. Why are you acting like a child?" the Taoist priest advised. "Didn't you have something to say? Sit down."

Unexpectedly, these words directly offended the sixth junior brother.

She pointed angrily at Song Chunxue, "Third Senior Brother, she looks older than me, why do you always talk about me?"

“…” Song Chunxue frowned. Who had she offended?

She was furious and spoke arrogantly and lazily, "I'm eighty years old this year. Since you're young, why can't you respect your age? Wasn't your senior brother wrong to say that you look thirty? You're not even as good as a seven or eight-year-old child. I'd be ashamed to be your junior brother."

After saying that, Song Chunxue strode out.

She heard angry curses behind her, stroked Little White's fur, and went back to the room where she had slept.

She read for a while at the table, and after it got dark, she sat on the bed and meditated, with Xiaobai keeping her company.

That night, she focused on meditation and felt the air on the mountain was especially comfortable.

*

"Knock knock knock".

The Taoist priest knocked on the door, carrying a bowl of white porridge and steamed buns.

Song Chunxue had already eaten.

She ate breakfast with the flatbread and dried meat she had in her storage bag, along with some tea, which was much more comfortable than going to the vegetarian restaurant.

The Taoist priest noticed her displeasure and said gently, "I'm sorry you were wronged last night. Your sixth junior brother has been spoiled since childhood. After his parents died, he stayed by his grandfather's side and became extremely arrogant. He is very talented in medicine, and even your master can't control him. Don't take it to heart."

“I can see that. She’s been living a life of luxury since she was a child and looks down on poor people like us. I didn’t bother with her. I just suddenly wanted to go back. Becoming an apprentice is meaningless. I’m not looking to make a name for myself, so whether I belong to a sect or not is not that important.”

The Taoist priest handed her a boiled egg. "I know."

He sat down at the table and looked around. "Where's Xiaobai?"

“He just left, probably went to the outhouse. He's been here all night.” Song Chunxue said seriously, “Senior brother, I’m not angry, but I have a feeling that everyone is not very welcoming to me, a half-baked person. Please don’t make things difficult for Master.”

The Taoist priest shook his head slightly, "It's not difficult. My senior brother said he wants to take you as his disciple, and he will be back this afternoon."

Song Chunxue felt that her senior brother was hiding something from her.

She tapped the egg on the table, slowly peeled the chicken shell, and casually asked, "Did you bring me here to become your disciple because you're going to leave on your own to go somewhere else later?"

The Taoist priest looked at her with a complicated expression, somewhat surprised.

Song Chunxue smiled, "Senior brother, I'm not a child. We can discuss everything. If you have your plans, you can tell me. It's okay if we can't keep our promise next spring. I'll stay with Sanwa and Mulan for two years. Once my skills improve, I can go to Jiangnan on my own."

"Actually, I understand that if I join the sect, it will be a layer of protection for me when I go out in the future. Others will be more wary of me because of the name of the Void Sect."

"But I also understand that life and death are preordained, and wealth and honor are determined by fate, so I'm not as good as these empty titles."

These words were insightful and practical, and the Taoist priest couldn't help but sigh with admiration.

He took a sip of tea and chuckled to himself.

"I didn't expect you to guess it so early, junior brother. I did have this plan."

The smell of boiled eggs filled the room; it was a bit pungent, but Song Chunxue loved it.

She pushed the bowl of congee towards her senior brother, asking, "Have you eaten, senior brother?"

The Taoist priest picked up a steamed bun and said, "You can have the porridge."

Song Chunxue stopped refusing, drank two mouthfuls of white porridge, and stared blankly at the beautiful porcelain bowl.

"It's not hard to guess. In Jincheng, after you met with Tang Yuxiu, you suddenly asked me to come with you to fulfill your wish. You must have had other plans, but you couldn't say them because of our agreement."

"Senior brother, thanks to you all these years, I've made rapid progress, haven't I?" she said confidently with a smile. "If I practice diligently for a few more years, I'll be able to graduate, right?"

The Taoist priest shook his head and chuckled, "Don't be too confident, it's still early."

Seeing her senior brother's melancholy and troubled expression, Song Chunxue tentatively asked, "Should I still become his disciple?"

The Taoist priest looked at Song Chunxue without saying a word.

“I’m not stupid. You’ve been away from the mountain gate for many years, and now you’re bringing along an old Taoist nun who has only studied for three years, insisting that Master take her as a disciple. Even if Master is different from them, your fellow disciples and nephews will definitely have different opinions and not agree. Why don’t we go back tomorrow? If the heavy snow blocks the roads in a few days, I won’t be able to go back for the New Year.”

"Oh, by the way, where are you planning to go next year, senior brother? If you don't want to go back to Zhuanglang County, I can go back by myself..."

“Then let’s go down the mountain today.” The senior brother made his decision and said decisively, “When you achieve something in the future, they will be begging you to join the sect and you will still hesitate.”

"That's right, I don't care."

It was just her speculation before, but her senior's reaction confirmed her guess, and the truth was probably worse than she imagined.

Song Chunxue didn't want her senior brother to suffer humiliation and listen to others' ridicule because of her.

Without further ado, they went back to their rooms to pack their belongings.

Fifteen minutes later, they came down the mountain to the gate and led the chestnut horse, which was grazing, out of the stable.

"Uncle-Master, wait!"