Chapter 65 Let's Be Taoist Companions Again
The boss just came to check on the situation, and left without bothering us any further.
Wen Baizhou practiced sword skills in the sword field for a whole day. From day to night, the quiet courtyard was filled with the noisy sounds of swords.
Thick fog rose at night and became heavier in the early morning light.
The first rays of light in the morning leapt out from the distant mountains and fell on a corner of the wooden table in the quiet room. The mist of clear tea slowly rose up, followed the movements of the neatly dressed person, and drifted to one side before dissipating in mid-air.
The lamp on the table went out. Wen Baizhou took the sword on the table and walked out of the room.
There were scattered lights in the yard, but most of them were hidden in the darkness. There was a slight chill in the wind. As he walked through the yard with his clothes slightly wet, he pushed open the gate and stepped over the threshold.
There was thick fog in the mountains, and the other peaks were hidden behind the clouds and could not be seen clearly. He turned his head to look at the distant mountains, then retracted his gaze after a long time. He reached out and touched the long sword at his waist.
Lin Zhusheng was dug out of bed by the old man early in the morning to practice swordplay.
Before he even opened his eyes, the sword started moving, relying entirely on conditioned reflex. After he finished practicing a set of sword techniques, his dormant brain finally woke up.
During the intermission after finishing a set of exercises, he did an eating activity that everyone loves. He sat on the grass and nibbled on the snacks he had developed last night. He thought they tasted pretty good.
Strictly speaking, the kitten is no longer an ordinary kitten. It will not grow up or get old, can eat anything, and will also nibble on snacks nearby.
After finishing his snacks and drinking a sip of tea, he looked up at the rolling mist in the mountains. Lin Zhusheng suddenly said, "Big Brother, you are leaving the sect today, right?"
The kitten was concentrating on munching on a snack and only responded perfunctorily.
After he finished speaking perfunctorily, the person next to him fell silent. Thinking that his perfunctory attitude had been noticed, the kitten stopped chewing the snack and turned his head, only to find that the person was not looking at him at all. He was holding a teacup with his eyes downcast as if thinking.
"I……"
"It's decided."
Just as the kitten finished speaking, the man holding a teacup, who was thinking about something, put it down, pointed at a few snacks on a tray next to him, and said, "I'm leaving for a while. When the great elder comes, tell him that the breakfast here is his. I'll be back soon."
The kitten, still holding the snack in his hands, didn't react yet. He just watched as the man took out a big sword. The hem of his clothes fluttered in the air and disappeared into the thick clouds when the wind blew past.
The fog was so thick that it was difficult to tell the direction, but Lin Zhusheng was familiar with the road from Jingsi Peak to Zongzhu Peak. Even if he couldn't see clearly in the fog, he could still find the right direction with his eyes closed.
Shadows of trees appeared in the field of vision, and we were very close to the mountain. A vague blue figure was seen behind the clouds. Without any fear, he jumped directly off the sword when he was still some distance from the ground.
The sound of wind blew past his ears on both sides, and he met the surprised eyes of someone who was just about to leave, then he ran into a familiar embrace and was held firmly.
"I really wanted to tell you earlier."
Because of inertia, he was held in the same place and turned half a circle. He put his hands on the person's shoulders and said clearly and crisply, "Okay, let's be Taoist companions again."
The courage you muster will disappear if you don't use it anymore. The long white hair was messed up by the wind, covering half of his eyebrows. He put one hand around her neck, and with all his courage, he brushed his lips against the slightly cool corner of her mouth and said, "And I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long."
The clouds were billowing and the light from the sky penetrated the thick fog and fell into the dark pupils that trembled suddenly.
Wen Baizhou ran his fingers through the white hair, and looked at the light-colored pupils that were so close to him. The soft feeling that came from the corner of the mouth was clearly transmitted to his mind, and the hand that was holding the person's waist moved unconsciously.
The morning wind kept blowing from the side of the mountain, but it couldn't blow away the sound close to my ears. He heard every word clearly.
Clearly stated, not a single word was missed.
He held the man with one hand and lifted the corners of his drooping eyes. He buried his other hand in the soft white hair, grasped the back of the man's head and led him to lower his head. The distance was so close that I could already smell the slightly sweet and fresh scent of the snacks.
It was obvious what he wanted to do.
It turned out that simply touching the corner of the mouth just now was not enough. Zhu, who had already used up all his courage, temporarily became a useless bamboo. He lowered his head until the slightly cool nose tip touched the side of his face. His brain finally started working again. He recalled the experience of being unable to get up for a long time in the study the day before yesterday. His body shook and he stretched out his hand urgently.
“…”
Wen Baizhou finally kissed the slightly cool back of Lengbai's hand, and raised his eyes when he realized something was wrong.
“No, no,” he jumped off the man like a carp, noticing the confusion in the man’s eyes, Lin Zhusheng fell back to the ground and said, “I have to go back and practice swordplay with the Great Elder right away.”
The half-time break was not long, so he was sneaking away. If he came back late, he would be scolded.
"This is a new snack I developed. It's delicious. You can take it with you on the way. If you have any left, remember to share them with others when you get back."
After giving out a bunch of snacks, he took out his big sword again and sat on it, waving his hand and saying, "I'll go back first. Be careful on the road, big brother."
He remained as impetuous as ever, and left as soon as he finished speaking, his figure disappearing into the mist.
Standing there with a bunch of snacks in his arms, Wen Baizhou watched the figure leave. After a long while, he withdrew his gaze and lowered his head to touch the corner of his lips that had been lightly brushed.
The sky was bright, the grass and trees were lush, and he held up the corners of his mouth and smiled.
As expected, when Lin Zhusheng returned home, he was criticized for sneaking away.
But fortunately, today’s snacks were very much to the old man’s liking. After criticizing them for a few words, he continued to eat the snacks critically without saying anything else.
After watching the old man finish his snack and making sure he had completely swallowed it, he squatted on the ground and spoke naturally as if he was chatting normally:
"My eldest brother and I have agreed to become Taoist companions in the future."
"……?"
The great elder who was walking towards the sword training ground was caught off guard and stumbled, and the kitten next to him turned back sharply.
The white-haired creature who spoke shockingly seemed to be completely unaware of what he had just said. He squatted in a ball on the grass, still stuffing dumplings into his mouth. He looked weak and helpless, but he was still able to eat.
His eyebrows twitched, and in case he was hallucinating, the Great Elder asked someone to repeat it.
Baimao repeated exactly what he had just said.
The Great Elder: “When did it happen?”
Lin Zhusheng replied truthfully: "Just now."
Just leave for a moment. Holding the sword firmly in his hand, the elder turned around and walked towards the mountain, asking: "Where is he now?"
After swallowing the dumpling in his mouth, Lin Zhusheng said that he had already set out for the clan and should be some distance away from the sect now.
The great elder then pulled his beard and turned back.
For some unknown reason, starting from one day, everyone noticed that the Great Elder's face looked even uglier than usual during the following period of time. No one knows the reason, all we know is that we should try not to make mistakes. If we make a mistake, we will have to face a face that is twice as stinky as usual when we enter the Jingsi Hall.
The sect leader was also shot. It shouldn't be an illusion. He always felt that when facing him, the Great Elder's face became noticeably uglier, as if he was silently saying some dirty words.
Later he finally understood why people have sour faces, and when he found out he smiled so hard that his face was broken.
His chief disciple went back to handle clan affairs. After returning, he did not return to his main peak, but went straight to Jingsi Peak.
Then the fighting started, and it was so fierce that they could notice the noise from across the hill.
When he was hesitating whether to go and check out the situation, his eldest disciple came back with bruises on his body, but he was smiling, wiped the dirt off his face, and said he had something important to discuss with him.
He was originally wondering how he could smile even though he was injured, but later he found out.
The great elder's beloved disciple was not obtained by him at the outer sect disciples' promotion ceremony, but was obtained by his eldest disciple.
——No wonder the Great Elder had such a stinky face before.
I don’t know how that fight went, but after it was over the Great Elder relaxed a little, and changed from refusing to let go to waiting for observation.
The first time he knew that his disciple was so proactive, after gaining the opportunity to remain for observation, he decided to form a Taoist partner with him first. This was the important matter he wanted to discuss with him.
This person was serious about the matter of becoming a Taoist couple. It was not just a private agreement, but he also informed both parties' relatives and teachers to make it official.
The speed was so fast that it seemed as if they were afraid that if they were a step slower, other accidents would occur.
Whether one has strong ability to take action is particularly evident at times like this. In less than a few days, the time for exchanging the Gengshu was set.
In the folk society, the exchange of Gengshu is regarded as engagement, and the same applies to Taoist couples.
Wen Baizhou is the designated next patriarch of the Jianmen family. The matter of Taoist companionship is of great importance. On the day of exchanging the engagement letters, the current patriarch of the Jianmen family traveled thousands of miles to Tianzong. The other party was the elder's chief disciple and his only disciple, whose talent was the most outstanding in recent years and who was destined to be a pillar of the sect in the future. The sect master and the elders were also present.
The other disciples in the sect didn’t know what had happened, they just felt that there were all kinds of people coming and going in recent days, making the sect extremely busy and lively.
On Jingsi Peak, people were standing on both sides of the huge hall, talking constantly.
Sitting near the center, Lin, whose hair had finally turned from white to normal color, watched the people in the room speaking complicated words that were too complicated to understand. After watching for a long time and realizing that he really couldn't understand, he looked away and quietly went to see the pile of things brought by the people who came, casually flipping through the gift list in his hand.
It’s my first time to form a Taoist partner and I have no experience - well, it’s not the first time, I’ve already formed a Taoist partner once in the game. But at that time, he was in the mindset of playing a game. He skipped the covenant ceremony as if it were an ordinary plot, and quickly skipped it by typing on the keyboard frantically. He didn't expect it to be so formal.
It hasn't even been the actual covenant ceremony yet, but the room is almost filled with gifts sent from somewhere. The gift list in my hand is almost as thick as a book. Flipping through it, every item in it is extraordinary.
The old man was helping to discuss things, so he had nothing to do here. He flipped through the gift list twice, touched the kitten under the table, and felt that there was nothing to do. He turned around and found that there was a snack in front of the great elder sitting next to him, so he quietly reached out his hand.
The Great Elder was talking to the person opposite him, and without blinking, he simply raised his hand and slapped away the hand that was reaching out to him.
OK.
He retracted his hand, and as he did so he noticed that the senior brother sitting opposite him was looking at him, so he raised his hand, clenched it into a fist and lightly pressed it against the corner of his mouth.
very good. As soon as the great elder slapped him away, the eldest senior brother laughed at him.
Fortunately, this period of idleness did not last too long. After the negotiations, the two sides reached an agreement and exchanged Gengshu with each other.
After the Gengshu was exchanged, the Taoist companionship was formally established, and no one else could interfere.
Wen Baizhou, who was the one who made the whole thing happen, lowered his eyes and looked at the red exchanged certificate. He still had a calm temperament, but the corners of his lips were raised, and his humble smile was full of determination and determination not to compromise.
The matter was finally over, and the eldest brother looked very happy. Zhu, whose legs were numb from sitting, was finally able to relax, and was also happy with his eyes curved.
It is not advisable for people outside the sect to stay on the Elder Peak for a long time. The head of the family and his entourage were invited by the sect master to go to the Sect Master Peak for further exchanges.
Before leaving, the head of the family spoke a few words privately to Lin, who was patting him on the back like the old man, and before anyone else noticed, he gave him something, saying it was a gift.
This was given out of personal will, it was not on the gift list, and it doesn't look ordinary.
Unable to refuse this kind of gift, Lin Zhusheng accepted it without opening it in front of him, and just said thank you with a smile.
The patriarch also smiled, and left with the clan leader and a group of elders. He looked back twice before leaving.
It was easy to see that he liked someone. Although the other person was not his disciple, he was still a disciple of the sect. The sect master said as they walked, "You think the young friend is very good, right?"
The head of the family did not refute and said, "He is a good and upright child."
He looked cheerful and not afraid of the stage, and he also showed the diligence in practicing sword skills and the courage to cross the Hantian Cliff.
Zhou Zheng, a good boy, exchanged the Gengshu in the morning, and went out to the tavern with his friends to drink in the evening.
The other party followed the request of the Great Elder and did not make a big announcement about the matter of choosing a Taoist partner. Lin Zhusheng also did not tell everyone about his hobby, but he felt that he should tell his friends.
Going to the tavern to drink meant that his friends drank while he drank fruit tea, and he was strictly prohibited from drinking.
It’s okay not to drink it, fruit tea is actually quite delicious. After drinking half a cup of tea, he briefly summarized the results of the morning into a few short sentences and talked about deciding on a Taoist partner.
Throw a bomb lightly.
"……cough!"
The friends were shocked. Zhang Jing was choked, Gao Yu spat out a mouthful of wine, Song Ming's glass fell on the table, and the others had their own shapes.
Lin Zhusheng rescued the side dishes that were almost hit by the sprayed wine at the first moment.
Surprisingly, Zhang Jing was the calmest among the friends. After being choked, he wiped his mouth very decently, which was in stark contrast to Gao Yu who was still coughing violently, Song Ming who was wiping the table with his head down, and the others.
Gao Yu coughed so hard that his throat became twice as rough as usual. After he finished coughing, he looked at Zhang Jing in disbelief and said, "Aren't you surprised?"
Zhang Jing was a little surprised, but not much.
He wasn't called a neighbor for nothing. He had already sensed something was wrong when he was outside the door. The windows were facing each other. He had seen Ling Xujun, who shouldn't have been in that place, rush into the next room several times without intending to.
Whether he was tying someone's hair or helping to plant flowers in the yard early in the morning, that look in his eyes could not be described as the look that an ordinary senior brother would give to a junior brother.
He knew that it was only a matter of time before this man and Ling Xujun became Taoist partners, but he didn't expect that the other party would act so quickly, and was a little surprised.
He knew so many things but kept them secret. Gao Yu and others condemned his evil deeds. After condemning the incident, he continued, "Why didn't the Great Elder allow us to make it public?"
Although it was a pity that his good friend and face of the group had found a Taoist partner at such a young age, they objectively felt that Ling Xujun had quite good conditions and was a very suitable candidate for a Taoist partner for this person, and did not seem to be something he was not good enough for.
Zhang Jing could probably guess what was going on and said, "They probably thought that if something changes during the process, it can be canceled."
Not many people know that if their apprentice regrets it midway, there is still a chance to cancel.
Glancing at the man who lowered his head to wipe the table and never raised it again, he added, "But given Ling Xujun's personality, it should not be canceled, and there is no chance for others to intervene."
He said: "It's better for others to give up as soon as possible."
The other friends felt deeply in sympathy with his last words, and they all felt sorry that the little buds of love had not yet sprouted, as the land for them to grow had already been contracted by other fellow disciples.
Song Ming lowered his head, holding the wine glass in his hand, but was hesitant to take a sip.
When he came out of the tavern, he smelled the aroma of wine and felt the atmosphere of the tavern. There was a little old man at home. Lin Zhusheng ate too much snacks and was driven back by others.
The only person who couldn't drink much left, and the rest ordered a lot of drinks.
Putting the bottle in front of Song Ming, Zhang Jing said, "Drink if you want while we are here."
He said, "It's better to drink now than to drink alone at his covenant ceremony in a few years."
Gao Yu and the others, who were similar to the now departed man, didn't understand what he meant until they saw Song Mingzhen start drinking, one glass after another without stopping. They finally realized something, their eyes slowly widened, and several hands waved helplessly, "...Ah?"
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