txolops Chapter 9 Overwhelmed by Jealousy, He Goes Down the Mountain to Drink.
Chapter 9 Overwhelmed by Jealousy, He Goes Down the Mountain to Drink.
Miss Yue became a frequent visitor to the Cliff of Repentance on Mount Hua.
At first, they would only come in the morning to practice sword moves, but after three to five days, Ying Bailuo was completely stripped of his daily task of delivering meals three times a day.
Ying Bailuo was in a difficult position, but how could his clumsy tongue possibly win against his clever and mischievous junior sister?
However, Yue Lingshan was also quite sensible. She only took up an hour each day to exchange moves with Li Che, and at noon and evening she would just deliver food to him, talk for a while, and leave once the bowl was empty.
After what happened last time, Li Che clearly felt that this girl had more respect for him. At least for the past month, she had been calling him "Senior Brother Li" repeatedly, and no longer used terms like "the one surnamed Li".
Aside from respect, there seemed to be a hint of shyness. Li Che didn't think much of it, after all, there was a strict separation between men and women, and that hug was indeed a bit of a transgression.
In his mind, they were all people of the martial world, and the girl would stop caring after a while.
However, he did not expect that someone would care so much!
Half past Chen Shi (7-9 AM), the disciples on the martial arts training ground of Jade Maiden Peak in Mount Hua were practicing swordsmanship in pairs.
The sun was shining brightly today, making the blade of the sword somewhat dazzling.
The male and female disciples of Mount Hua were divided into two groups: one group practiced the Mount Hua sword technique, and the other group practiced the Jade Maiden sword technique.
White clouds emerge from the mountains, golden geese soar across the sky, or they appear for the first time in the mist or after the rain. Swords clash, clanging and ringing, their interplay creating a dazzling spectacle—it's truly exhilarating.
In a moment of panic, Lu Dayou stopped Ying Bailuo from practicing the new move, "Heavenly Gentleman Upside Down".
The latter chuckled and asked, "Senior Brother Lu, do you think my move was correct?"
Lu Dayou responded absentmindedly, but his eyes kept glancing towards the pavilion on the north side.
A little monkey was squatting on a stone bench in the pavilion, its big eyes looking around with lively curiosity, as if afraid that someone would snatch the half-eaten fruit from its hand.
Three feet away, Linghu Chong leaned against a pavilion pillar, his arms casually draped at his sides. He looked gloomy, occasionally letting out a short sigh, and seemed completely listless.
His somewhat vacant eyes swept over the little monkey, passed over the training ground, and headed towards Luoyan Peak on the south side.
The peak was towering, but the courtyard was at a similar height to the Cliff of Contemplation. The courtyard wall blocked Linghu Chong's view, making him feel suffocated and increasingly irritable.
Although the physical wounds have healed, the emotional wounds remain.
He was an intelligent and perceptive person, so he naturally noticed the changes in his junior sister.
He has become less playful than before, more diligent in sword practice, and much more sensible.
This is a good thing.
But why does it feel like my junior sister is becoming more and more distant from me, while she's getting much closer to junior brother Li?
He knew that his master valued his junior brother Li, and far from being jealous, he was rather pleased.
He was by nature a free spirit, loved freedom, and enjoyed making friends with chivalrous heroes.
They dislike rules and regulations and being too rigid.
He even hoped that his master would pay more attention to his junior brother Li, so that he wouldn't be bound by the sect's legacy and the revitalization of Mount Hua.
He would yield to or rather disdain anything else.
Only junior sister Yue Lingshan!
He didn't want to, and he didn't dare to!
He didn't want to give way to someone else, yet he dared not express his feelings. In his view, remaining as close as before was best.
After sitting there for a while, Linghu Chong stood up, picked up his sword, and walked towards the gate.
"Senior Brother." Lu Dayou hurriedly chased after Ying Bailuo, "Senior Brother, where are you going? Before Master left the mountain, he told you not to go down the mountain to drink."
He rolled his eyes and said with a forced smile, "Senior Brother, my move 'White Rainbow Piercing the Sun' is a bit lacking in power. I hope you can give me some pointers."
"Junior Brother Liang, why don't you spar with Junior Brother Lu for a few moves?" Linghu Chong patted Lu Hou'er on the shoulder, forcing a smile. "I'm quite tired, I'll just wander around and won't be going down the mountain."
Lu Hou'er watched him leave and sighed in the distance.
If it were anyone else, it wouldn't matter, but Junior Brother Li had instructed me in sword techniques and treated his fellow disciples very well. Helping anyone else would be wrong.
Linghu Chong walked to the front yard and subconsciously looked at the corner of the wall. There were still circular marks on the bluestone pavement, but those aged wines had gone to Qianjin Manor in Chang'an with his master.
Huo Quan, the master of Qianjin Manor, has long been famous in the martial arts world, known as "Steel Whip and Iron Plaque Weighing a Thousand Jin".
Master Huo and his master Yue Buqun were very close friends. He came down the mountain at the invitation of his mother to celebrate her 80th birthday.
Those fine wines were a burden; they could neither be returned nor sold.
Old Mrs. Huo was a chivalrous woman in her younger days, so giving wine as a birthday gift was quite appropriate.
Linghu Chong licked his dry lips and sniffed. The craving for alcohol in his stomach was stirring again, making it quite unbearable.
But remembering what he had promised his junior sister at the Righteousness Hall that night, he forced himself to suppress the thought.
After leaving the gate and walking through the mountains, I unknowingly arrived at the South Peak, getting closer and closer to the Cliff of Contemplation.
Linghu Chong paused slightly as he heard the clanging of swords not far away.
After a moment of stunned silence, he continued walking.
As he reached the end of the mountain path, the sound of swords suddenly stopped. He turned slightly to the side, peering out from behind the protruding rock at the front door, and his expression immediately tightened.
On the platform of the Cliff of Contemplation, two figures were seen huddled together, the man holding the woman's arm, the latter seemingly leaning on his shoulder.
The two walked a few feet, and the woman helped him sit on a flat rock at the edge of the cliff, seemingly enduring the pain.
The man then knelt down and removed the woman's shoes and socks...
A nameless rage filled his heart. Linghu Chong gripped his longsword tightly with his left hand and his right hand on the stone, his fingertips turning blue and white.
He instinctively wanted to rush up the Cliff of Repentance, but he couldn't take a single step.
He was somewhat at a loss, thinking, "If I go over and question her now, whose side will my junior sister take? Has she really fallen for junior brother Li?"
Thinking of this, he froze again. "That's right, I... I don't think I've ever confessed my feelings to my junior sister. Linghu Chong, you really are the biggest fool in the world!"
No, I can't go there! Even if I have to ask, I should only do it when my junior sister is alone.
If I make her lose face, she'll definitely be angry with me...
Overwhelmed with emotion, Linghu Chong forgot all his vows never to get drunk again. All he wanted now was to get completely drunk and forget everything he had seen and heard that day.
He glanced again at the figure on the Cliff of Contemplation, his expression growing increasingly sorrowful. He then punched a protruding rock and turned to leave.
Li Che, who was treating Yue Lingshan's injuries on the cliff, glanced back and thought, "That old man's here again? At his age, eyeing a young woman's feet? Disrespectful to his age!"
In contrast, Yue Lingshan's chin was almost touching her chest. Her eyes were filled with panic, and she was biting her lip tightly, looking alluring and beautiful.
The burning sensation in her chest made her feel dizzy, and her whole body felt numb and tingly, as if ants were crawling all over her.
A warm sensation spread through my soles, and the pain in my swollen ankle seemed to lessen somewhat.
"Fortunately, no bones were broken. It will be fine in ten days to half a month." After saying that, Li Che laughed again. "Good thing, good thing. It saves you from bothering me to feed you moves every day."
"You, surnamed Li—!"
"You have no manners! Your skills are not up to par, yet you insist on showing off. Your internal strength cannot keep up with your moves. You only care about speed but cannot sustain it. Otherwise, when you changed your move just now, you only needed to retreat three-tenths of the way, and you would not have twisted your ankle."
"Ugh, you're so annoying! You're even more nagging than my dad! Just take me down the mountain first."
"Young Miss, I'm in seclusion, understand? Anyway, Eighth Senior Brother will definitely come looking for you if you don't return. Play by yourself for a while, and he'll take you down when he comes."
"you!"
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