Chapter 79: Yuanxi’s anger

Finding Kunlun is destined to be a huge project, perhaps a lifetime’s work. If the masters really went to find Kunlun, to find the Grandmaster, they would be the best proof.

My master is also full of mysteries, and I’m not even sure if he exists in this world.

Faced with my confused thoughts, Brother Chengxin said, “It doesn’t matter where the Grand Master is from. Have you forgotten what Gao Ning wrote in his letter? He said he was a human being, and we, his disciples, cannot doubt what the Grand Master said.”

Yes, no matter what the master is, he can’t hide his brilliance. Since we were young, the master has been our idol, and he hasn’t changed.

It’s no secret that I’m a master of the art of conjuring. During the time we lived in the bamboo forest, Chengzhen asked me more than once to conjure my master, Wang, out of thin air. She missed him.

I didn’t know how to explain it to Chengzhen. Although we were in the same school, we were still worlds apart. If it were that easy, I would have invited Master back a thousand times already.

I told Chengzhen, “Actually, what Zhongmao is summoning is a will. What is a will? It is a combination of the person’s character, habits, and other aspects. But it is not that person, you know? Perhaps the appearance of a specific person will stimulate a certain part of the memory fragments, just like a character introduction. For example, Chengzhen, who was born in what year, who is he, and what is his relationship with me. But it doesn’t involve specific things. Moreover, I can’t touch those memory fragments either, because of the depth of my skills, you know?”

Chengzhen said, “In other words, you can use Zhongmao to conjure up a master to talk to me, but this master is not a real master. It’s like a person who is exactly the same as the master in personality, with some of the master’s power, and some scattered, established, short memories. It’s impossible to have a normal conversation with me, saying what I’m doing now, why I’m leaving, and so on, right?”

“Yes!” I rubbed my brows in exhaustion. In fact, many times, I wanted to set up a video recorder there, then use the Zhongmao technique to invite the master, and then record it. Although it was my appearance, and although it wasn’t the real master, it could also alleviate some of my longing.

Master still has a portrait of the master, but what do I have? I can’t even see the person I miss.

Chengzhen leaned against the railing next to me with a look of disappointment, his eyes full of sadness. My heart also ached, but I was the eldest brother, and I had said that I would take everyone to find Master. I could only try to appear calm.

So I scratched Chengzhen’s nose and said, “We can always invite them to come and visit in the future, at least to confirm the masters’ lives and deaths. But you also know that they said it was dangerous to go this time. If I use the Zhongmao technique, it will affect them. You also know that the person being invited will be weakened. So in the future, please be sure to choose a time when you can be careful, and you can’t invite my master, who is a fighter.”

“Combat-type? Haha…” Chengzhen was amused by my words, but the next moment she suddenly stopped laughing because we both saw a furious person standing at the door of our bamboo hut.

It was Yuanxi!

Why was she so angry? I was a little slow to react, but Yuanxi ran up the corridor, straight to me, grabbed me by the collar and yelled, “Chen Chengyi, you’re supposed to be the eldest brother, right?”

I was a little slow to react. What was wrong with Yuanxi?

But before I could say anything, Yuanxi angrily shouted, “Chen Chengyi, I don’t accept you as the big brother. You have violated the rules of the martial arts school, and you should be punished.”

“What did I do?” It’s already come to the point of the rules of the sect, so serious? I frowned slightly.

Yuanxi was so agitated that everyone came out. Chengzhen and Chengxin quickly persuaded Yuanxi to calm down and told her to take it easy. Ruoyue sat on the railing with her chin in her hands, dangling her feet back and forth, just like when she was a child, looking forward to the show with a mischievous look.

Chengzhen coughed, crossed his arms, and walked slowly and lightly, teasingly saying, “Otherwise, Chengyi, why don’t you just give me this big brother?”

Seeing that it was Yuanxi, Huigen couldn’t help but yell, “Yuanxi, how is Zhang Haiyan?”

Who the hell is Zhang Haiyan? How did another Zhang Haiyan appear? I was a little angry. After all, Yuanxi rushed over and scolded me indiscriminately. Yuanxi was probably still angry, so we both yelled at Huigen at the same time: “Shut up.”

Huigen immediately pouted with a pained expression, her eyes wide and puffy. After Chengxin pulled Yuanxi away, he leisurely leaned against the railing of the veranda, hands in his pockets, looking as if he was afraid that the world would not be in chaos, and said, “You’re a 13-year-old boy, what are you pretending to be cute for? Go away!”

Hui Gen was even more aggrieved. Ru Yue laughed, “Don’t pay any attention to them. Ru Yue loves you.”

Ru Xue was still calm, but she came over and slowly helped me straighten out the collar that Yuan Xi had just messed up. She didn’t say a word, and at the end, she only said three words: “Be nice.”

I was so embarrassed! I realized that we are indeed worthy descendants of a certain group, and we have successfully inherited their sense of humor and irreverence.

Qin Huai was still frowning, and he was forcing Hui Gen to answer, “Tell me honestly, who is Zhang Haiyan?”

“Quiet.” I finally couldn’t help but yell out, and then everyone froze. It lasted less than a second, and then everyone ignored me again, still doing their own thing, which was wonderful. I really failed as the eldest brother.

I had to pull Yuanxi over and say, “Can you tell me what’s going on? Why are you pulling at my collar? Next time, don’t you just rip off my clothes?”

Yuanxi was so angry that he could not speak, and he said with clenched teeth, “You have learned to be a rascal from Qinhuai. Who is taking your clothes off?”

Qin Huai heard this and was already shouting, “Yuanxi, you have to be responsible for what you say! Who doesn’t know that I was a famous pure, cute and innocent young man back then. Since I followed Chen Chengyi, I’m like a lotus flower, even if…”

Speechless, Yuanxi and I turned our heads again and said to Qinhuai in unison, “Shut up!”

Qin Huai shrunk his neck and didn’t say anything, but Yuan Xi said, “The masters are all gone, and you’re all here. Why didn’t anyone tell me? Why? Chen Chengyi, you personally brought me into the door back then, and every master taught me carefully. Don’t you recognize me as your little sister? The masters are gone, so it has nothing to do with me? The rules of the sect state that members must be friendly, and they must not form cliques or exclude others. Are you not violating the rules of the sect?”

I was speechless. Everyone heard this, and they were speechless too. To be honest, we really didn’t think about notifying Yuanxi. I know the reason for this, and it definitely wasn’t because we were excluding her. First, because we were so sad, we didn’t think about these things. Second, Yuanxi is taking care of Yuanyi, and this matter is obviously…

Actually, I don’t want to make excuses. To be honest, we really didn’t think about it. After all, Yuanxi came in later, and unlike us, who grew up with our masters since childhood, she didn’t have a clear master, so we just…

I felt a bit guilty and wanted to say something, but Yuanxi was already on the floor crying: “No matter what you think, I am a member of this lineage. As the saying goes, a teacher is a father for life. I have been with each of my masters for such a long time, and they have all taught me well and treated me well. You can’t exclude me from everything. I just went to my father’s hometown once, and I missed so many things. The master died, and all the other masters disappeared. You guys, you…”

Yuanxi had already stopped crying, and I felt guilty. I suddenly pulled Yuanxi up and said sternly, “Don’t cry. What are you crying about? We have never not considered you as a junior sister. We were just too sad to think about it. I also admit that after all, you entered the door late, unlike us who grew up with our respective masters, so we just took it for granted that this matter was so troublesome that we didn’t need to involve you. Since you said that, I promise that in the future, no matter where we go, we will take you with us for anything.

Chengqing had spent the longest time with Yuanxi, and he came over at this moment, gently wiping away Yuanxi’s tears and saying, “Yes, we will take you with us. And we won’t let you disappear like the little nun, who only existed for a few years. We will protect you too!”

Cheng Zhen also walked over and hugged Yuan Xi. Cheng Xin sighed and said, “Actually, my master and Uncle Li were discussing giving Yuan Xi a name from the Cheng generation. Unfortunately, they left in such a hurry. Hey, Cheng Yi, you are the eldest brother, so you should handle this matter.”

I looked at Yuanxi, who wiped away his tears and said, “I definitely want a name with the character ‘鎵�’ in it. No matter who my great-grandfather was or who my father was, I have entered the door. This is the person of this lineage. My father also said so.”

I was silent for a moment, then I said, “Yes, I brought you into the door, and I gave you a name. This is really a cause and effect. From now on, let’s call it Chengyuan, carrying the regretful wishes of the masters and their apprentices, hoping that the younger apprentice didn’t die, and also carrying the wishes of our generation, to find the master. Let’s call it Chengyuan.”

“Okay.” Yuanxi agreed very decisively, and then said, “Now that I have a character, I have to go worship the ancestors.”

From over there, the sound of Qinhuai came again: “Still want to run? Can you escape? Say, who is Zhang Haiyan?”