Chapter 3: Prohibition of Adultery

The next day at noon.

Xie Buyou had a severe headache when he woke up. His memory of what happened last night was a little fuzzy. He only remembered that he drank a lot of wine and then fell asleep. He also didn't remember when he returned to bed.

"Brother, are you awake?" Xie Nan, who had just stepped into the room from outside, saw Xie Buyu sitting on the bed and looking around blankly. He quickened his pace and walked towards him, holding a bowl of soup in his hand.

"Does your head hurt? I just made some hangover soup, drink it now."

Although Xie Buyu had a headache, his mind was clear. After hearing what Xie Nan said, he drank the sobering soup from the other's hand.

Not long after Xie Buyou finished drinking the sobering soup, the other disciples woke up one after another. They also had severe headaches and kept complaining about them.

Xie Nan left the room upon seeing this, and a few moments later brought back a large bowl of sobering soup for them to drink.

"Thank you, Junior Brother."

"Thank you..."

"Thank you... um..."

After feeling much better, everyone expressed their gratitude to Xie Nan. Xie Nan just said "hmm" lightly and didn't say much.

"Oh no! Today is the Fifth Elder's class! We are late! It's over!" One of the disciples suddenly screamed and jumped up on the spot, hurriedly got up and ran out without even having time to tidy up his clothes.

"Hey! Wait for us!"

After the other disciples reacted, they also had painful expressions on their faces, but they still caught up with the people in front and left in a hurry.

"Fifth Elder?" Xie Buyou stroked his chin and thought carefully. He seemed to be the one with the most violent temper among the elders.

"It seems that today is indeed her class. I took such a long break that I almost forgot that I have to go to class."

At the beginning, I was seriously injured and bedridden. I rested for several days in a row. In addition, I was always trying to avoid the original work, which led to me neglecting a lot of daily life, such as the course.

Now that I think about it, his injury is almost healed, and it's time for him to go back to school.

It seems that I have never seen Xie Nan in class in my memory, but Xie Buyou's eyes unconsciously glanced at Xie Nan.

Under his careful care over the past few days, Xie Nan has changed into a disciple's uniform with a white background and gold edges. Although he is thin, he is also a lovely and handsome young man with a handsome face.

"What's wrong, brother?" Seeing Xie Buyu staring at him, Xie Nan turned his head away embarrassedly.

He was very grateful to his brother for taking care of him these days. Not only did he wear clothes made of very comfortable fabrics that he had never worn before, but he also ate a lot of delicious food that he had never eaten before.

Ever since his brother woke up from his injury, everything seemed different, but he really liked his brother now and was especially nice to him, as if he had treated him as a family member.

"Xiao Nan, do you want to go to class?" Xie Buyu asked him with a smile.

"Class?" Xie Nan was stunned, with a trace of disbelief in his eyes, "Brother, are you going to take me to class?"

"Yes." Xie Buyu nodded, "Although I have been teaching you to practice these days, there has been no effect. After all, the elders know more, maybe it would be better for them to teach you."

Although Xie Nan really hopes that his brother can continue to teach him, he still has to make progress in the end. He doesn't want to stay where he is. He doesn't have any innate talent. If he wants to keep up with his brother's pace, he can only work harder and harder.

"Okay! I will listen carefully!"

Xie Nan clenched his fists and spoke in a firm tone, silently cheering himself up in his heart.

Xie Buyou is very satisfied. No matter how poor the protagonist is, he can't be like the dodder in the original novel who can only rely on others to survive.

He will also try his best to stop Xie Nan from meeting the protagonist. After all, Xie Nan's truly miserable life only officially began after he met the protagonist.

With the tacit approval of his brother Xie Buyou, Xie Nan was bullied by his fellow disciples, bullied by the elders, and ignored by his adoptive father and clan leader. Not only was he driven out of Xie Buyou's mountain, but his food and clothing became extremely poor, and sometimes he could not even have enough food and was often hungry.

This protagonist might be Ke Xie Nan, right?

Xie Buyou sighed inwardly and summoned Zhaoyun to take Xie Nanyujian to the Disciple Hall.

Zhaoyun was a sword made for him by the sect leader himself. It was much more useful than the common iron swords distributed by the sect.

The sword is gorgeous and can cut iron like mud. But it is not a spiritual sword. According to the words of the sect leader Mo Wanli, when you meet your own natal sword, you will no longer need this ordinary sword. Xie Buyou in the original novel never had his own natal sword, so it is very likely that he does not have one either.

Forget about the natal sword, it's hard enough to just save your own life.

While the sword was flying, Xie Nan held Xie Buyu's waist tightly. He seemed very nervous. Even his body was shaking. He buried his face in his back, wishing he could stick to him forever.

Perhaps it was due to the blessing of memory that Xie Buyou did not feel any discomfort during the sword-control process, but instead felt very comfortable with it.

He comforted Xie Nan, who seemed to be flying on a sword for the first time, "Don't be afraid, I won't let you fall."

Hearing this, Xie Nan finally showed his face, said "hmm" softly, and looked at his brother who had his back to him.

In the cold wind, his clothes rustled and his long black hair danced behind him. The young man had an upright posture, delicate eyebrows and eyes, and his index and middle fingers were joined and placed upright in front of his chest. He stood proudly on the sword and looked into the distance.

Xie Nan was dazzled by the scenery in front of him for a moment. He stared at Xie Buyu's delicate profile without blinking and didn't realize when he arrived.

It was not until Xie Buyu coughed to remind him that he came to his senses and quickly jumped off the sword.

"Why do you look so absent-minded? Are you too nervous?"

It's not that Xie Buyu didn't notice that Xie Nan had been looking at him. He just thought that Xie Nan was too afraid of heights and didn't dare to look anywhere else, so she was staring at him.

"A little bit..."

Xie Nan was a little uncomfortable at first, but with Xie Buyou, he quickly got over it. He is now nervous because of the upcoming classes, and this is his first time in the Disciple Hall.

When following Xie Buyou into the Disciple Hall, Xie Nan acted very awkward. One hand tightly grasped Xie Buyou's sleeve, most of his body was hidden behind Xie Buyou, with only one nervous eye showing.

At this time, the fifth elder was angrily reprimanding four disciples who were late. Those four disciples were the four who got drunk with Xie Buyou last night and forgot their classes today.

"What's wrong with you?! What are you trying to do by running into the disciple hall in dishevel?! Have you forgotten the sect rules?! Recite them for me now--!"

One of the disciples recited: "The 340th rule of the sect - you cannot be late without permission; you cannot be late without a mission; you cannot be late at will or intentionally late under the premise of an urgent important event, otherwise you will have to clean the disciple hall for a month."

Another disciple continued, "Article 610 of the sect's rules - whether disciples or elders are outside or inside, they must pay attention to their personal image. Personal image affects the sect's image. If you have an indecent image outside, you must inform the other party that you are a disciple or elder from the other two major sects."

The next disciple continued, "Article 713 of the sect's rules - It is forbidden to drink excessively, fight in groups, destroy flowers, trees, pluck the feathers of fairy cranes, or steal the second elder's roast chicken. Otherwise, you will bear the consequences yourself and be confined for three days. If you steal the second elder's roast chicken, you will be deducted extra spirit stones to buy the roast chicken as compensation."

The last disciple saw that the other three disciples had confessed all the crimes they were currently charged with. He did not know what to say, but the fifth elder kept staring at him, so he could only say:

"Article 121 of the sect's rules - adultery is prohibited."

Fifth Elder: “…”

The other three disciples: “…………”

Other disciples: “………………”

Xie Buyou, who was standing at the door, said: "..."

Xie Nan looked confused: "?"

The beautiful fifth elder swung the whip on the ground. The crisp and fierce sound made the four disciples have no doubt that if the whip hit them, their skin would be torn into pieces. The four disciples trembled in unison.

"You are still having an affair?" The fifth elder narrowed her beautiful eyes, put her hands on her chest, and her aura was so overwhelming that the four disciples' heads almost shrunk into their collars.

She asked word by word: "Who did you have an affair with? And there were four of you, and you were having quite a lot of fun?"

The other three disciples glared fiercely at the disciple who accused of adultery. The disciple didn't understand what was going on and looked back at them innocently.

Can he be blamed for this? There are so many sect rules, but this one is the simplest and easiest to remember. He is also a new disciple who has just joined the sect not long ago. It would be strange if he could remember all the sect rules!

The four disciples were speechless because they didn't know who they had private contact with. If they had to ask about what happened last night...then it would only be Senior Brother Xie and Junior Brother Xie...