Chapter 287

Although he did not know how pulling out his beard had anything to do with the others, Ye Guhong still helped him to keep his beard.

鈥淚f you are willing to go, there is no risk at all. Brother, my disciple is your nephew, so you must protect him well.鈥�

Lao Zhou was overjoyed and patted his chest, vowing, 鈥淓ven if some bad guy comes to bite me, I will definitely hug her when I run away.鈥�

After saying this, he looked at Tang Gong and said, 鈥淚f that happens, you let Ahua protect you. After all, although my martial arts are high, I can’t hold two people.鈥�

Tang Gong smiled bitterly and said, 鈥淒on’t worry, I know what to do.鈥�

While they were talking, a cat’s head suddenly poked out of Su Qingmeng’s embrace and exclaimed, 鈥淢eow! Nimaowu!鈥� Then it climbed onto Su Qingmeng’s shoulder and glared at Old Man Zhou.

Huai huai’s grape-like eyes, which had been looking around, suddenly fixed on something. A look of surprise appeared on the long, horse-like face, and it suddenly raised its front hooves and clicked them on the ground, interjecting, 鈥淴ini Ma Lv Lv!鈥�

A flower turned its head to look, slightly opened its mouth and looked at this extraordinarily tall and strong horse, unable to turn away again.

Huai huai, on the other hand, looked extremely excited. It poked its head over and licked A flower’s back.

A-Hua shivered, then revealed a comfortable figure, narrowed her eyes and let out a purring sound. Seeing that she liked it, A-Hua’s companion, A-Huai, gave her a long, loud lick, making A-Hua feel as if she had been fished out of the water.

Jie Jie exclaimed in surprise, 鈥淚 knew this horse had learned bad habits from its evil master, treating a male cat like a mare! Never mind, Jang Jang, let’s not ride this horse, let your senior ride it.鈥�

Zhou Jiangli laughed and said, 鈥淢aster, this shows that Emei is a place of outstanding people and talent. Not only are my fellow disciples talented, but even the cats and horses are all intelligent and kind. They are all spiritual and extraordinary beasts on earth. Although they are not of the same kind, they are still close to each other.鈥�

Mie Jie was overjoyed to hear this and praised, 鈥淟ittle brat, you can talk even better than your senior! But this is a good thing to say. Our Emei Sect is a blessed place. If there were countless famous mountains and rivers in the world, why would the founder of the sect choose to settle here?鈥�

Zhou Yao said shyly, 鈥淢y disciple is no match for my senior. My senior is a peerless hero who saves the country and the people. I am just a stupid girl with no talent.鈥�

Upon hearing her words, Mie Jie took it as her having been captured by the White Snake and having become despondent. He immediately comforted her gently, saying, 鈥淕ood disciple, even if your talent is not as good as your brother’s, it is no worse than my own back then. Good boy, you are still young. When you go back, I will teach you some more powerful kung fu. If you practice hard for a few years, no one, not even the little white snake from the Five Immortals Sect, will be able to outshine you.鈥�

Zhou Xiangzhi’s thoughts turned, and she thought to herself: My two senior sisters, one is rude and the other is weak. Of the five emissaries of the Wuxian Sect, Xue Wu looks fierce but is actually honest, and Yu Chan is even more dumb. Only Bai She is full of thoughts, and she will be my great enemy in the future. Although I think I am not inferior to her in wisdom and am not as good at martial arts, I am still inferior. I really have to ask my master for advice.

At that moment, he was overjoyed and hugged Miejue, cooing, 鈥淢aster, you are so good to me!鈥�

Miejue laughed and said, 鈥淪illy boy, I am equally good to each of my disciples.鈥�

Jin Mingjun rolled his eyes, thinking that the nun probably believes her own lies, but I’ll believe you, my ass.

Mie Jie saw in the corner of his eye and frowned, 鈥淢ingjun, what are you doing there? If you’re not busy, go to the river and ask the boats where they’re going. Hmph, you’re not observant at all!鈥�

Jin Mingjun felt a surge of anger suddenly rise to his head. How dare you, a mere head of a school, speak to this imperial consort like that? He bowed his head and said, 鈥淵es, Master.鈥�

He took Wei Jinyi by the hand and obediently went to rent a boat.

Mie Jie swept his gaze over the group and said sternly, 鈥淎s for the trip to Peach Blossom Island, in theory, Zhou Gongren is highly skilled, Tang Gong is well-informed, and even the child, Zou Bing, has experienced storms before, so there should be no major problems. However, you three men are a bit careless, so I’ll just take you along for the ride.鈥�

Tang Gong and Su Qingmeng had been very close since they got married, and they were naturally overjoyed to see that they did not have to be separated.

Ye Guhong, on the other hand, was secretly stunned. He thought to himself, 鈥淲hat is there about Senior Sister Su that is so attentive? This is clearly Master’s attentiveness, seeing through the thoughts of his young couple. But when did I, his disciple, ever have this kind of attentiveness?鈥�

At that moment, Zhang Jbing and the other three found a boat that was going with the current and bid farewell to everyone before leaving.

The rest of the group, with their many horses, crossed the Yangtze River and returned to Emei by land, traveling day and night without further mention.

One day, the group crossed the Qingyi River and traveled for tens of li. They heard the sound of fighting in the distance and were shocked. They shouted, 鈥淲ho dares to make such a racket at the foot of Emei Mountain?鈥�

After saying this, they clamped their legs together and galloped obediently out of the way, and the group of disciples behind them responded by speeding up their horses.

Guaiwei took the lead and soon galloped to the banks of the Emei River. He saw more than a thousand men, armed with spears, swords, shields and knives, arrayed in two formations, attacking and killing each other.

Amidst the battle formation, there were also several small, fast horses galloping back and forth, one of which was mounted by Chang Yuchun.

This guy was about the same age as Ye Guhong, but after a few years, he had grown a beard like steel needles, and he had grown even taller. He sat on the horse’s back, with his shoes kicking up dust on the ground.

He could be seen twirling a large white wax rod in his hands, knocking and hitting everything in his way, sending people and horses tumbling.

Chang Yuchun laughed heartily, shouting over and over, 鈥淣o fun, no fun. I’m having no fun at all. You sons of bitches, you need to practice harder, otherwise how can you fight the Tartars when you’re such a bunch of amateurs? I’ll tell you, our Emei Sect is one of the top martial arts schools. Anyone who brings shame to our name in the future will face my merciless military law!鈥�

Destroying the disaster. Originally, when I saw him speak, I kept quiet, but when I heard him say 鈥渙ne of the top two schools,鈥� I was pleased. I thought to myself, 鈥淚t’s fine, these disciples may have joined late, but they have a loyal heart for the school. Besides, they are all the future generals of my family. How can they be gentle if they lead the troops?鈥�

I couldn’t help but exclaim, 鈥淲ell said! Yu Chun, I didn’t expect you to have the talent to train troops!鈥�

Chang Yuchun and the others turned their heads and were overjoyed: 鈥淢aster! Brother! And you sisters, have you returned?鈥�

Hua Yun added, 鈥淥nce Master and Brother return, the Wuxian Sect will definitely be smashed.鈥�

The group of men were overjoyed, and they were about to gallop their horses when they suddenly heard someone shouting, 鈥淚n the midst of battle, how dare you generals abandon your posts without permission? You are all guilty of a capital crime!鈥�

Chang Yuchun and the others suddenly pulled back on their horses and looked back to see a young man with a jade face, full of anger, looking at them.

Chang Yuchun said disdainfully, 鈥淴u Da, you’re pretending to be a big shot again! What kind of battle formation is this?鈥�

Xu Da shouted, 鈥淒rill is the same as battle formation. If you treat it like a joke, what’s the point of drilling?鈥�

Chang Yuchun was only nineteen or twenty at the time, full of youthful vigor. In front of his master and especially his fellow sisters, where could he hang his face, shouting, 鈥淴u Da! I treat you like a little brother, usually letting you off the hook. Do you really think I have no temper?鈥�

At this point, Zhu Chongba galloped out of the stable, shouting, 鈥淐hang Yuchun, what the hell are you so cocky about! Xu Da, what did you say that was wrong? You must treat training as if it were battle, as Mr. Liu Ji repeatedly told us. We usually demand the same of our subordinates, so how can it be a different matter when it comes to you and me?鈥�

Chang Yuchun was rebuked by Zhu Chongba, and although he knew he was in the wrong, he was unwilling to admit defeat. He shouted, 鈥淶hu, you don’t need to say anything else. Since Xu Da started training the troops, he has often acted against me. If I don’t teach him a lesson today, he really thinks that I am made of clay.鈥�

Ye Guhong’s expression became solemn. He urged his horse forward and shouted, 鈥淪top it! Master has been away for several years, and now she has just returned, and you want to fight in front of her face?鈥�

Zhu Chongba and the others bowed together, saying, 鈥淲e wouldn’t dare, junior brother.鈥�

Ye Guhong then looked at Chang Yuchun and said gently, 鈥淐hang junior brother, I know you are a straightforward person with a big heart. People like you have clear likes and dislikes, and I greatly admire that. But since we have raised an army, the two most important words in the army are discipline. Although my senior brothers and I know exactly how you feel, in terms of the rules of the army, what you did today was correct?鈥�

Chang Yuchun blushed and shook his head, saying, 鈥淚t was my fault.鈥�

Ye Guhong beckoned Xu Da over and whispered, 鈥淴u, just by the way you scolded Yuchun, I can already tell that you have great leadership talent! But if you can gently persuade your fellow disciples when they make a mistake, why scold them? You publicly humiliated Yuchun in front of everyone, how can he command troops with any authority? That is why I say that you did the right thing, but the method needs to be discussed. What do you think?”

Xu Da pondered for a moment, nodded, and said, 鈥楤rother is absolutely right. I should have gone back and discussed this privately, not made a scene in front of the brothers. Everyone was embarrassed.鈥�

He said this and took the initiative to bow to Chang Yuchun, saying, 鈥滲rother, it was my impatience that made me speak without thinking. Brother, please don’t be angry.鈥�

Chang Yuchun saw this and also calmed down, returned the salute and said, 鈥淵ou’re too serious. In the future, we will be fighting on the battlefield together for thousands of miles, and we will still have to live and die together. A trivial matter is nothing.鈥�

Ye Kuhong laughed out loud, jumped off the horse, took the hands of the two men, and said, 鈥淭his is the way brothers get along!鈥�

He looked at Zhu Chongba, who had a complex expression on his face, and laughed heartily, 鈥淶hu junior, has Mr. Liu Ji already come to Emei?鈥�

Zhu Chongba dismounted hastily and laughed as he walked up to him, saying, 鈥淵es, senior brother, he arrived two years ago.鈥�

He gave a thumbs-up, then leaned in and whispered, 鈥淭his person is an all-rounder when it comes to governing the people and the military, astronomy and geography. He is truly a peerless genius. Now that we have him working for us, senior brother, great things are expected of you!鈥�

Ye Kuhong smiled, put his arm around his shoulder, and said seriously, 鈥淚t’s not that great things are expected of you, senior brother, it’s that great things are expected of us, brothers!鈥�

Ye Guhong’s reputation as the Jade Hero of Emei has now spread throughout the north and south since he broke into the palace and recovered the soft tortoise shell armor.

He is highly respected in the underworld. Even Zhu Chongba, who is proud and has a strong sense of justice, felt his bones lighten when he was warmly embraced by him. He felt that this senior brother was heroic and generous, which was truly impressive.

When Mie Jie saw that his disciple had so easily won over these outstanding disciples with just a few words, he was also very pleased. He thought to himself, 鈥淲hat did I say? Haha, my lonely young master really has the talent of a great emperor!鈥�