Canghe
"Second Brother, why are you here?"
At that time, Hua Fangyi was just a little girl in her early 100s. She was standing under the tree, looking at Canghe who was dozing on the tree with confusion.
Cang He spat out the grass roots in his mouth, jumped off the branch and patted the dirt off his body: "What's wrong?"
"My father was looking for you just now, and the eldest brother has already gone there."
The father she mentioned is the head of Xuanxiao Sect, Canghe is her second senior brother, and above them, there is a eldest senior brother, Wan Wuji.
Cang He stretched and waved his hand: "Okay, I understand, let's go now."
The main hall was quiet, with the sound of flipping books coming from time to time.
Cang He walked in: "Master, Senior Brother."
The headmaster raised his head and glared at him unhappily: "What have you been up to now? You can't be found all day long."
Cang He didn't respond, but stood aside, looking at the files on the table. He frowned, thinking of an excuse to escape.
"Ahe, those are yours." Wan Wuji pointed to the pile of books beside him. That was the task assigned to him by the headmaster.
Seeing that he was not very willing, the headmaster spoke again: "Wuji, Ah He."
The two turned to look at him.
"The young master of Xuanxiao Sect is always chosen from among the master's disciples and elder disciples."
"Your uncles and uncles have very few disciples. Chu Xiao is obsessed with alchemy and is a soft-hearted child. He is not suitable to be the young master."
"Jingqi is too honest and only cares about refining weapons. The position of the headmaster cannot be given to him."
"Only the two of you are the most suitable candidates. Learning to handle the files is the responsibility of the young master. In the future, if one of you is able to take on the responsibility, the other one can also share some of the burden with him."
Cang He: ...
He knew he shouldn't have come.
Wan Wuji was already sitting there, flipping through the files, so Canghe had no choice but to sit down resignedly.
The headmaster was still babbling, "Alas, you are all so big now."
"I remember when I first brought Ah He back, Wu Ji was only about ten years old, not to mention Ah He, who was not even ten years old yet."
"But in the blink of an eye, hundreds of years have passed, and I am now ready to hand over the task to you."
"Don't get complacent after becoming the Young Sect Leader. The next step is to start a family. You don't have to get married. After you start a family, live happily with your Taoist partner and support each other..."
Cang He couldn't help but say, "Master, let me call Fang Yi to help."
The headmaster immediately shut up. The young headmaster said that such a tiring task should not burden his daughter.
Wan Wuji laughed and shook his head.
When it was getting dark, Cang He stretched his stiff neck and was about to speak when he saw the headmaster leaning back in his chair, sleeping soundly.
Cang He: ...
Wan Wuji was speechless. He patted the headmaster and said, "Master, Master, wake up."
The headmaster was startled awake at this point, wiping the corner of his mouth in an attempt to hide his mistake. "Huh? What's wrong?"
"...We have finished processing today's files. We will go back first."
"Ah, okay, you guys go back and have some rest. Remember to come back tomorrow."
On the way back, Cang He folded his arms and rested his head on his head: "Brother, why don't you become the young master?"
In terms of seniority, Wan Wuji should go, and in terms of ability, Wan Wuji should also go. Well, he can just be an idle elder.
How could Wan Wuji not know what he was thinking? He didn't want to be the young master, busy all day long. Besides, Cang He would definitely not help him.
"Hey, Ah He, listen to my analysis." Wan Wuji cleared his throat and thought about how to deceive Cang He.
"Look at what Master, the head of the sect, does. He only handles important matters all day long and leaves the rest to others."
"As the head of the sect, you can do whatever you want." He paused and wanted to say that he could enjoy himself freely, but then he remembered that Canghe's favorite thing was practicing martial arts.
"You can also use practicing as an excuse to legitimately put aside your affairs anytime, anywhere."
"At worst, take in a disciple and train him well, so he can inherit your legacy sooner rather than later."
"Besides, if you become the Sect Leader, won't the entire sect obey your orders?"
Wan Wuji's cleverness at this time was not as good as it would be a few hundred years later. He racked his brains to trick Canghe into becoming the young leader.
Cang He was a simple-minded man. After hearing what his senior brother said, he actually felt that it made a lot of sense.
If he really became the young master, before he succeeded to the throne, the master would definitely let his fellow disciples manage the sect together.
When he really inherits the position of headmaster, wouldn't it be better for him to just go into seclusion?
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that what Wan Wuji said made sense. He never expected that since being the head of the sect was so good, why didn't Wan Wuji go himself?
Hua Fangyi was sitting not far from them, listening to Wan Wuji coaxing Canghe, but Canghe nodded seriously, holding his forehead in silence.
Her second senior brother was indeed a reckless man who only knew how to fight.
Wan Wuji returned to his room, tidied up, and lay down on the couch feeling refreshed, without any sense of guilt about plotting against his junior brother.
When I woke up the next day, I received bad news from the Immortal Alliance.
It is not the first or second time that big monsters have appeared among the people. If we do not kill them all and send people to suppress them every time, the people will probably be uneasy.
After the leader and the elders discussed it, they decided to capture the monsters that were unable to kill them, lock them up in a tower, and assign people to guard it.
The Immortal Realm was in trouble, and the Sect Master, as one of the Immortal Alliance's elders, naturally wouldn't turn a blind eye. He left the affairs of the sect to the elders and disciples, and went to the Immortal Alliance to help.
The headmaster had been away for over a month, and the three brothers and sisters were becoming increasingly uneasy.
One day, Cang He and Wan Wuji were handling matters in the main hall when a young disciple stumbled in: "Senior Brother Wan! Senior Brother Cang! The Sect Master is back!"
The young disciple's face showed no surprise, but sheer panic. Wan Wuji's heart skipped a beat, and he stood up and walked out.
Hua Fangyi exclaimed from outside: "Dad!"
Sect Leader Hua was covered in blood, leaning against a tree, still forcing a smile as he looked at his daughter: "Fang Yi... cough, Dad is fine."
There was a very deep and long wound on his waist and abdomen, how could he be okay?
The leader of the alliance standing aside couldn't bear it, so he turned his back and happened to meet Canghe's eyes.
The leader felt sad and helpless. His master was fine, but he had been away with him for over a month and had returned seriously injured. It was a blessing that Wan Wuji and Cang He hadn't kicked him out.
Canghe remained silent, stepped forward to support Sect Leader Hua, and walked into the house without saying a word.
Wan Wuji stood there in silence for a long moment before he bowed to the Alliance Leader and said, "Thank you for sending our Master back. I'm sure the Immortal Alliance still has a lot of work to do, so I respectfully send you off."
He turned back to the main hall and failed to behave properly for the first time.
The leader felt that he was in the wrong, but was afraid that staying here would make the three people even more unhappy. After hesitating for a few times, he finally left.
Shen Ruji's sister quickly came to Xuanxiaomen to treat Sect Leader Hua, but he had so many injuries that Sister Shen felt powerless to save him.
After a few days of hard work, Sister Shen was sure that it would be difficult for Sect Leader Hua to recover.
She didn't know how to tell these half-grown children. After a long silence, Cang He finally spoke.
This was the first time Sect Leader Hua spoke since he came back.
"Master Shen, thank you very much. You have worked hard. Please go back."
Hua Fangyi couldn't hold it in any longer and burst into tears beside Sect Leader Hua's couch. Wan Wuji also turned his back to her, his eyes red.
There was no expression on Cang He's face, he was just silent.
Three days later, Sect Leader Hua passed away.
Several elders quickly arranged his funeral affairs and, in accordance with the sect's regulations, entered the sect's secret area to guard him.
Wan Wuji, Jing Qi, Chu Xiao, and Hua Fangyi became the new elders, and Cang He succeeded as the head.
On the fifth day after taking office, Cang He was reviewing files when he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.
Blood splattered on the table. Canghe stared at it blankly. Suddenly, he dropped his pen, covered his face with his hands, and sobbed.
After his master left, he suddenly realized clearly that there was no one to clean up his mess anymore.
My eyes, which had been dry for a month, finally shed tears.
Chu Xiao happened to be looking for Cang He for something, and was startled when he entered the room: "Senior Brother Cang!"
Cang He was so depressed that he fainted.
Wan Wuji sat beside his couch, feeling very uncomfortable.
He was older and still had trouble accepting his master's departure. Cang He, still a child himself, urged him to forget his master while also asking him to grow up quickly.
This is too harsh on him.
Canghe woke up and stared blankly at the roof.
"Awake? Are you okay?" The voice of the senior brother came from the side, not the master.
Seeing that he still didn't speak, Wan Wuji sighed: "A Xiao said that you are depressed and it's not easy to work hard. Ah He, take a rest. I'm here to take care of the sect."
Cang He finally turned his head slowly and looked at him: "...Brother, how about you be the headmaster?"
He shouldn't have been the head of the sect in the first place; it was Wan Wuji who didn't want it.
Wan Wuji was stunned and shook his head to refuse him.
Cang He is not good at dealing with people and the ways of the world. Only when he becomes the leader will no one care about his recklessness.
After all, Xuanxiao Sect’s external interactions have always been handled by the elders.
Cang He closed his eyes again and lay on the couch. Wan Wuji sat with him for a while, then stood up and walked out.
Just before he took a step forward, Cang He called out to him, "Brother, I want to go into seclusion for a while."
"……good."
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Ten years had passed since Cang He came out of seclusion. Under Wan Wuji's leadership, Xuan Xiao Sect had returned to normalcy.
Cang He left his retreat quietly, without informing anyone. He sat in front of his master's tomb for a long time before finally standing up, dusting himself off, and walking towards the main hall.
After not seeing him for ten years, Wan Wuji has lost his former unruly youthfulness and has become much more stable.
Seeing Cang He appear, Wan Wuji was stunned: "...A He?"
He stood up suddenly and asked, "You've come out of seclusion? Why didn't you tell me?" He took two steps forward and asked in surprise, "You've advanced again?"
Cang He accepted the departure of his master, and his state of mind changed. His cultivation naturally reached a higher level. Now he is half a step away from tribulation and is about to become the youngest person in the world of cultivation to cross the tribulation period.
Wan Wuji has rarely been so happy in recent years. After his master left, his junior sister was devastated and his junior brother was in seclusion, so he was the only one who could take on the responsibility.
After a few days out of seclusion, Cang He began to feel that life as the Sect Master was quite pleasant. After all, with Wan Wuji managing the sect, he only needed to focus on cultivation. How could it not be pleasant?
Wan Wuji naturally noticed Canghe's laziness. He was very angry, but there was nothing he could do. What was even more hateful was that he could no longer beat Canghe.
Just want to take it easy without caring about the sect? Wan Wuji wouldn't be so kind. He used all the wisdom he had developed in the past ten years on his junior brother.
"How come I didn't know that my sect had such a rule?!" Canghe frowned in disbelief.
Wan Wuji waved his fan leisurely and said, "You've been in seclusion for so long, so naturally you don't know."
"Alright, the new leader will recruit disciples at the first disciple election after taking over. This is the rule. You should prepare yourself."
Regardless of the sect, just train a disciple to do the work for him.
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There was still a year before the disciple election. Cang He knew that Wan Wuji was the one who had the final say, so he did not dare to disobey. He simply called Rong Si and went to the mountain of swords and the forest of knives.
Rong Si has become the young leader of the Immortal Alliance. He finally sneaked out to find Cang He, but was dumbfounded when he stood in front of the sword forest.
"No, this is the way you said you wouldn't accept a disciple?"
Cang He said seriously, "Find a proud sword. Whoever it recognizes as its master will be my disciple."
But how could such a proud sword voluntarily acknowledge its master? Only when defeated would it willingly submit.
Most of the disciples selected are from the common people, without any foundation, so how could a sword take the initiative to recognize its master?
Rong Si was reluctant to go in and was about to slip away when Cang He grabbed his collar and asked, "Why are you running?"
“…”
If he could defeat this brute, he would have left long ago.
Cang He stayed in the Sword Forest for five days and finally defeated Wu Xia Sword. Rong Si looked at Wu Xia, speechless.
If you don't want to accept a disciple, just say so. Who are you insulting by bringing Wu Xia out?
Cang He was very satisfied. With Wu Xia, he could say that anyone who couldn't subdue Wu Xia was unworthy of being his disciple.
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After the disciple election, the leader's old injury relapsed and he died. Rong Si succeeded him and became the new leader.
After Cang He came out of seclusion, the previous leader asked him many times to be an elder of the Immortal Alliance, but to no avail.
Canghe is a tough guy, and no one can force him to do something he doesn't want to do.
Rong Si knew this very well, but without this elder, the rest of the elders would have to focus more on the Demon Tower. They were all old, and Rong Si couldn't bear it.
Finally, after hesitating for a few days, he made a request to Canghe.
Cang He didn't want to embarrass him, but was too lazy to take up the position, so he simply took Ling Qingqiu to practice all day long, calling it "being busy".
Ling Qingqiu:......
Rong Si was also persistent enough and would come to bother Canghe every once in a while.
For the first time, Cang He felt that having such a shameless friend was not a good thing.
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Once you accept one apprentice, you will have a second one.
Although Cang He hates mundane affairs and trouble, if he accepts disciples, he will be responsible for them.
Over the centuries, he had four apprentices.
He never thought that Xie Zhitiao and Lin Zhuo could really get together. If it weren't for his previous life, he wouldn't even be able to discover Xie Zhitiao's feelings for Lin Zhuo.
The two men were wearing white clothes and bowed before him. He suddenly remembered his master's words.
"If you have a partner, bring him to Master and kowtow to him. I'm afraid Master will cry."
Master was right, he really had the urge to cry.
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