Chapter 5 Is it right to accept a disciple?
A quarter of an hour later, Qi Qing stood at the gate of Lingxiao Mountain.
There is a flying ban on the main peak. Looking at the endless jade steps in front of him, he climbed a few steps painfully and finally decided to take out the jade pendant to cheat.
After all, it was a pass given by the headmaster, and it was an emergency summons in the middle of the night, so it wouldn't be a big deal if he took a few steps less.
His mind was so sleepy that he couldn't think straight. Qi Qing just yawned and slowly flew to the hall on the top of the mountain.
Although Tiandu Sect is not a famous sect, the main peak is still quite majestic. The main hall is simple and restrained, with dark green tiles covering the roof, eaves like flying, lotus rain chains hanging under the eaves, swaying gently with the night wind, red painted hanging flower columns carved with auspicious clouds and dragons and phoenixes, and the door of the hall half-open, revealing a little warm candlelight from inside.
Qi Qing stood in front of the palace door, not knowing whether to greet or knock first. While hesitating, the person inside seemed to notice the movement and said, "Qi Qing, come in."
The young man followed instructions and stepped into the hall, looking around secretly.
It was a wrong decision. I should have started a live broadcast in advance. The decoration here is so much better than his shabby little house. I really want to buy some ornaments and decorate it up a bit.
Qi Qing walked around a thin silk screen embroidered with green bamboo, but saw no one. A light cough was heard from the room on the left.
"This way."
Two figures were reflected on the wall. The tall figure lowered his head slightly, without wearing a crown, and his lips moved from the side of his face, as if he was instructing the figure next to him.
The other figure was quite short, and looked to be a child, and the silhouette looked vaguely familiar.
Qi Qing was puzzled and called out tentatively: "Master... Master?"
“You’re here.”
An old man in a silver-white robe suddenly appeared in front of him: "Come, I will entrust someone to you."
The old man had an ordinary face, but his aura was very peaceful and approachable. Qi Qing did not feel any resistance when he met him for the first time, and subconsciously followed him in.
Inside was a tea room. The child kneeling on the low couch turned around and met his eyes.
For a moment, both of them were stunned.
Qi Qing's heart skipped a beat, as if he had been struck by thunder, leaving him burnt on the outside and tender on the inside.
He never expected that the person the sect leader wanted to introduce to him was actually the male protagonist Yue Ji!
——He avoided this person as much as possible, fearing that if he provoked him, he would become the villain's "Son of Destiny".
He coaxed himself for a long time in the evening and finally accepted his shabby life, but now he was completely disheartened.
If he had known this would happen, Qi Qing would rather pretend that he didn't hear the master's call and would never set foot on Lingxiao Mountain.
No matter what, they cannot escape the fate of becoming brothers. Is this what is called plot killing?
The child on the couch quickly regained his composure after being stunned for a moment, lowered his eyes and bowed: "Disciple Yue Ji, greetings to the Master."
“…Ah, you’re welcome.”
Qi Qing reluctantly responded and went to help him, but stopped halfway.
He was stunned for a moment and asked, "Wait, what did you call me just now?"
Master?
Not senior brother?
Or did he hear it wrong?
"Master." Yue Ji said respectfully.
Qi Qing was stunned and tried to ask the old master for confirmation: "Master, this... this is not right?"
The old head of the sect replied with a kind smile: "Haha."
“…”
After a few moments of silence, Qi Qing withdrew his hand, stood up straight, and without caring about etiquette, half-pulled and half-pushed the old head of the sect to the side, lowered his voice and gritted his teeth and said, "What on earth is going on?"
"My disciple, please calm down and don't mess up my whisk."
The headmaster brushed his hand away and twirled his beard: "Didn't you guess it? I will take charge and accept a disciple for you."
"That's not what I'm asking." Qi Qing was a little anxious, but considering Yue Ji's presence, he lowered his voice again and again: "Didn't he become a disciple of Venerable Qian Yuan?"
Did the senior brother say something to the headmaster? Otherwise, why would the headmaster snatch someone away from him? It's a life-threatening thing.
"No." The head of the sect shook his head and said, "Venerable Qianyuan sent his disciples to tell me that this person has no affinity with him, but has some affinity with you. In addition, he has gained some insights recently and will be in seclusion soon. He has no time to teach his disciples, so he sent him to you."
Qi Qing opened his eyes wide, thinking it was ridiculous: "Me? What fate do I have with him?"
It's almost an injustice.
The headmaster looked at him and smiled, with a somewhat unfathomable look in his eyes: "Disciple, your character still needs to be tempered. Accepting a disciple this time may be a turning point."
"I don't want a disciple." Qi Qing said hastily: "I don't want a junior brother either, I..."
Before he could finish his words, a strong wind suddenly blew in front of him, clouds swirled, and bamboo leaves rustled, as if he had suddenly fallen into a bamboo forest.
When the clouds and mist dispersed and the wind in the forest died down, Qi Qing looked up again and found that he was already outside the palace.
"Go," the headmaster's voice reached his ears from the hall, and he drove them away without allowing any arguments, "The master is tired."
The two who were driven out, big and small, looked at each other. The atmosphere was extremely strange and subtle.
After a long while, Qi Qing finally broke the silence resignedly: "Let's go, let's... I'll take you back first."
He lowered his head like a defeated dog, and walked down the mountain in a somewhat distracted manner.
Brothers become master and apprentice, is this right?
Which link went wrong?
The night wind was chilly. Qi Qing was floating like a wandering soul halfway up the 999 Jade Steps of Lingxiao Mountain when he heard a small sneeze from behind.
He paused, stopped and looked back.
The child behind him was small and took small steps. For every one Qi Qing took, he had to take two or three steps to catch up.
Even so, this little thing called "male protagonist" kept following behind him like this, silently, so quietly that Qi Qing almost forgot the existence of this little thing.
Seeing Qi Qing stop, Yue Ji also stopped and looked up at him.
A trace of helplessness flashed across that young face. It seemed that he was unprepared for the sudden pause and didn't know how he had angered this "master".
The young man hesitated for a moment, but finally bent down slowly and stretched out his hand to him: "Come."
Yue Ji was slightly stunned, with a hint of hesitation in his eyes.
He pursed his lips and took a cautious step towards Qi Qing, looking cautious, like a little animal exploring the jungle.
Qi Qing was not a very patient person, so he reached out and grabbed the person into his arms.
"Okay, I won't hurt you, get off the mountain."
The little thing was thin and his clothes were thin, as light as a piece of paper. Qi Qing easily brought him back to the shabby courtyard.
After returning to his own territory, Qi Qing felt sleepy immediately. He put the person down and yawned, "The conditions are poor, so just make do with it."
He was just about to point out a bed to Yue Ji when he suddenly discovered a problem.
——As poor as he was, he only had one bed in the house.
The child stood in the impoverished and dilapidated house and looked at him silently, and he also looked back silently.
Then came sadness.
Qi Qing was a little overwhelmed.
Forget about traveling through time, living in a dangerous house, having no money, and having to get up in the middle of the night to work overtime. He could endure all of these, but he never expected that he would also be responsible for raising the children!
Traveling through time and space, he became a poor man living in a dilapidated house and had to get up in the middle of the night to raise his children. The collision of the five elements made the situation even worse.
Qi Qing covered his face and took a few deep breaths, repeatedly telling himself to keep calm.
He sniffed, and when he let go of her, he had calmed down. He said in a nonchalant voice, "You sleep here tonight."
He patted the bed, and Yue Ji understood, took off his shoes and socks, climbed up, sat beside the bed and looked at him obediently.
The bed was very narrow, only enough for one adult to lie down, with no more space.
Qi Qing was really exhausted. After thinking for a while, he awkwardly hugged the child in his arms.
The child in her arms suddenly stiffened, perhaps because she was restrained or because she was too unfamiliar with the feeling of warmth.
Qi Qing patted his back and extinguished the candle with a snap of his fingers.
He closed his eyes and whispered in a daze, "Be good and go to sleep."
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