The news that Fang Chaozhou and Xue Danrong were kneeling outside the mountain gate spread like wildfire. Almost immediately, the elder of Yizhi Peak, Cheng Hongyi, appeared outside the mountain gate. He saw the two disciples kneeling outside, and especially when he saw Fang Chaozhou, he couldn't hide the shock and surprise in his eyes.

"Chaozhou, you're back." Cheng Hongyi stretched out his hand to help Fang Chaozhou up.

But Fang Chaozhou did not follow the other party's hand to get up. He just looked up and smiled, "Master, Junior Brother has gotten up, I will get up next."

When Xue Danrong was mentioned, Cheng Hongyi's face darkened. He glanced at Xue Danrong next to him and said, "Why is he standing up? Just kneel down."

This sentence made Fang Chaozhou feel much more at ease. Although Cheng Hongyi scolded him on the surface, he actually still recognized Xue Danrong as his disciple.

"Senior Brother, you don't have to accompany me." Xue Danrong next to him suddenly spoke.

Fang Chaozhou looked at him, "Have you forgotten what we said before?" At the same time, he secretly sent a message to Xue Danrong, "If you don't let me accompany you, I won't accompany you in the future."

Xue Danrong pursed his lips, slowly lowered his eyes, and used his long eyelashes to hide the complex emotions in his eyes.

Seeing that Fang Chaozhou was unwilling to get up, Cheng Hongyi sighed. He raised his head and looked towards the top of Tianshui Sect. After a moment, he looked down at the two disciples who were still kneeling, then turned and left.

Although he left, he also ordered that the sect's disciples were not allowed to go to the mountain gate to watch the excitement, so the only people who watched Fang Chaozhou and Xue Danrong kneel were the disciples who had been guarding outside the mountain gate before.

I knelt until the sunset disappeared. Although I wore knee pads, my knees still hurt. Fang Chaozhou moved his body and secretly rubbed his knees. After just two rubs, a hand reached out from the side.

Xue Danrong's kneading force was just right, but Fang Chaozhou felt a little embarrassed. He raised his eyes to glance at the disciples guarding the mountain gate, but those people were not looking over here. They all turned sideways and faced another direction.

Fang Chaozhou breathed a sigh of relief when he found that no one could see him. He no longer refused Xue Danrong's service and even secretly moved closer to Xue Danrong and leaned his head on his shoulder.

But he only leaned for a moment and then moved away.

Fang Chaozhou was prepared to kneel for several days and nights, but he didn't expect that they only knelt until dawn the next day.

Cheng Hongyi appeared again, looking much better than the day before. He asked Fang Chaozhou to stand up first. Fang Chaozhou noticed the change in Cheng Hongyi's attitude, so he did not refuse again.

After Fang Chaozhou stood up, Cheng Hongyi cast his gaze on Xue Danrong and spoke in a much fiercer tone, "Why don't you get up? You have such a strong demonic energy, and you are still kneeling here. Do you want to lead other disciples astray?"

Xue Danrong lowered his head and said, "Disciple has violated Master's wishes and dare not stand up."

"If you kneel again, do you want to lose all my face? Get up!" Cheng Hongyi said.

It was the first time that Fang Chaozhou saw Cheng Hongyi speaking to Xue Danrong so harshly, and he couldn't help but laugh. At this laugh, both the master and the disciple looked over.

"Chao Zhou, what are you laughing at?" Cheng Hongyi asked puzzledly.

Although Xue Danrong didn't say anything, his eyes were asking Fang Chaozhou why he was laughing.

Fang Chaozhou uttered an "ah" and said nonchalantly, "Did I laugh? No, it might be that my knee hurts a little, so the sound of my inhaling sounds a bit like laughing."

He did not go to help Xue Danrong. Kneeling outside the mountain gate was itself a self-torture tactic. Since it was a self-torture tactic, he had to make their master feel distressed. Only in this way could Xue Danrong be forgiven.

Sure enough, Xue Danrong was unwilling to get up. Cheng Hongyi finally relented and reached out to help him up. He also cast a spell to heal their knees, and then flew back to Yizhi Peak on his sword.

The golden-winged bird had reached the outside of the mountain gate and flew back to Huali Mountain. As for the brown pheasant, it entered Xue Danrong's monster-catching bag and rested inside. Because Fang Chaozhou didn't know how long he would have to kneel, he let the brown pheasant in.

As soon as they returned to Yizhi Peak, a group of people surrounded them, and the one rushing in the front was the fifth junior brother Du Yunxi. When he saw Fang Chaozhou, his eyes turned red. Without saying a word, he rushed over and hugged Fang Chaozhou, "Second Brother!"

Fang Chaozhou hadn't seen Du Yunxi for five years, and he couldn't help feeling a little sentimental, but this sentiment was quickly dispelled by the cold air next to him.

Fang Chaozhou paused, silently pushed Du Yunxi away, and changed his hug to patting his shoulder, "I haven't seen you for five years, Fifth Junior Brother, you have grown taller."

Du Yunxi was stunned. He had already been an adult for many years, so there was no question of growing taller. But before he could ask, he saw Fang Chaozhou's attention had turned to other people. Du Yunxi looked at Fang Chaozhou chatting and laughing in the crowd, and then he truly realized that the second senior brother was really back. The original Fang Chaozhou was also like this, and was very popular among his fellow junior brothers and sisters.

Although Junior Brother Xue Danrong is the most handsome man in the world, Second Senior Brother Fang Chaozhou is really good at talking and anyone who stays with him can be amused by him. Not talking about anything else, it’s most comfortable to get along with my second senior brother Fang Chaozhou.

Du Yunxi couldn't help but smile and squeezed into the crowd.

Cheng Hongyi saw that his second disciple had made Yizhi Peak so lively as soon as he came back, and the corners of his lips curled up, then looked at the little disciple next to him who was breathing coldly, "Follow me."

Xue Danrong did not move, still frowning as he watched Fang Chaozhou, who was as happy as a fish in a pond. But soon, he was hit on the head. Cheng Hongyi's voice became much fiercer, "Still looking! Even if you look now, he won't notice you. Go!"

Cheng Hongyi took Xue Danrong away. Fang Chaozhou glanced over there and continued to make up a story with his fellow disciples about how he fought the vine spirit.

After chatting for a while, Fang Chaozhou suddenly asked, "By the way, my mouth is dry from talking so much, why haven't I seen Senior Brother yet?"

As soon as this sentence came out, the fellow apprentices beside him fell silent. Finally, the sixth apprentice said with a pale face, hesitatingly: "Second apprentice brother, the eldest apprentice brother...he is still in seclusion."

"Retreat? Doesn't Senior Brother know that I'm back? He is still in retreat. That's too unfair. I'm going to settle the score with him!" After saying that, Fang Chaozhou turned around and went to Senior Brother's residence.

Half an hour ago, Huali Mountain, in front of the water mirror.

The man in white took in all the movements outside the mountain gate. After a while, he smashed the water mirror with a palm and stood there dejectedly. The white cat at his feet was curled up in a green robe, making a low whimpering sound from its throat.

The light outside turned from dark to bright, and the man in white finally turned around and walked out of the room. Cheng Hongyi was standing outside the room. When Cheng Hongyi heard the noise, he immediately raised his head, but before he could say anything, he heard the voice of the man in white.

"Let them get up."

Cheng Hongyi was overjoyed and wanted to say thank you to his master, but the man in white had already disappeared.

The next moment, the man in white appeared at the highest point of Huali Mountain. The cold wind blew up his sleeves, making them rustle. He looked coldly at the mist in the distance. The red headband tied on his wrist loosened automatically, drifting away with the wind, swirling in the mist, and finally disappearing.