Yun Ming had no way to deal with the little girl teasing him in return, even if he told her not to kiss him anymore.
But she probably wouldn't listen obediently. Should he educate his Apprentice in the carriage?
There were so many people here.
It was better not to disturb his fellow Apprentices.
So, in a blink of an eye, the time came for Takukin Day, which was the New Year's Eve for Yun Kui Mountain. The entire mountain sect was decorated with lanterns and colorful streamers.
They were just paper decorations, which didn't cost much.
But the Senior and Junior Brothers were all happy. Sometimes, this might be the purpose of a sense of ritual; life might be tattered.
But everyone was working hard to mend it.
At this moment, strange noises came from Yun Ming's bedroom: "A little more force, ah, yes, right there!"
"Ouch, ouch, Junior Brother, can't you be a little gentler with me?"
"Get lost. If you use that tone again, I'll dislocate it again..."
On the bed lay a guest whom Yun Ming did not particularly like.
But even if he didn't like him, he still helped set his bones and heal his injuries. Thinking about it, on this mountain, there weren't many people who could beat him up like this besides himself.
Little Martial Uncle?
She was busy watching the children have fun.
As for Master, Xu Zhimo had secretly snuck back into the mountain late last night and had already been beaten once, hadn't he? It was New Year's Eve, so he couldn't beat Xu Zhimo again; it wouldn't look good. After setting the last bone and helping him regulate his breathing with spiritual energy,
he then asked.
"Did you provoke Senior Sister?"
"Phew, that feels good~"
Xu Zhimo let out a long sigh, raised his head resentfully, and stared at Yun Ming as if looking at an enemy, giving him goosebumps.
"Senior Brother, I like women!"
"Heh heh, I like women too, ones with big butts."
Yun Ming scoffed, pressing the other's head onto the bed.
"You're full of it. Lolis are your true love, and you clearly prefer petite types, otherwise Second Senior Sister would have already fallen victim to you."
"What a thing to say. Even a tiger doesn't eat its cubs... Someone like Ke Ke, I also... *cough cough*, but how could I lay a hand on my adorable Junior Sisters?"
Yun Ming remained silent, not because his Senior Brother was lying, but because this guy kept changing the subject.
Spiritual power gradually materialized into a rope, complete with protruding thorns, which it wielded as if to whip the man on the bed.
Xu Zhimo's eyelids twitched.
Junior Brother's cultivation has truly advanced. He's progressing so quickly in the Condensation Realm, but is whipping his Senior Brother with a leather whip a bit too much?
He truly is worthy of growing up with Qing Xuan.
Who knows who influenced whom? They'll be playing all sorts of tricks in the future... He raised his hand, "Hold on!"
"*Cough cough*... I'll tell you the truth, alright?"
"I provoked Qing Xuan all for your sake, Junior Brother. You don't understand how deep my love for you is."
"What do you mean by that?"
"I showed Qing Xuan the photos of your date with Hong Dou."
The spiritual whip eventually struck Senior Brother, causing a bit of pain but no harm.
In the end, it all merged into Xu Zhimo's body, helping him regulate it, but damn, it really hurt!
"Ow, ow..."
"Junior Brother, are you a poet?"
"Confess honestly, leniency for confession, strictness for resistance... Also, when did you take those sneaky photos!!?"
Yun Ming remembered not sensing Senior Brother's aura that day. He was, after all, at the peak of the Yunqi Realm, so even if he concealed his presence, he couldn't hide it around him.
"Junior Brother, using violence is wrong, ow, ow, ow!"
"Senior Brother's teaching is right, but I vaguely remember Senior Brother also teaching me that in this world, whoever has the biggest fist, what they say is right~"
Outside the door, Ye Qingxuan, who was about to knock and enter, suddenly stopped her steps when she heard the intense howling.
She had come to find Xu Zhimo.
To tell him to shut up and not tell Junior Brother all sorts of nonsense, but in the end, she was still a step too late.
She didn't know what the two of them had talked about.
She lowered her head, her eyes obscure and unreadable.
A quarter of an hour ago, Ye Qingxuan had just finished washing up and was preparing to go to Tiannan Peak to find her Junior Brother. This had already become her habit.
During the New Year, the Senior and Junior Brothers would certainly gather.
But in the end, they wouldn't spend the entire night together; some little ones would get sleepy and fall asleep first.
And the Senior Brothers and Sisters responsible for taking care of them would go back to rest together. There were also some mutually fond Junior Brothers and Sisters who would choose to spend the night together.
Only this night.
Master would no longer talk about those rigid rules... Before Ling'er came, she had always been with Yun'er.
Listening to him tell stories that he supposedly heard from an old man or encountered in dreams, which were very interesting~
Ke Ke would fall asleep beside them early on, eating and listening.
And Yun'er would continue to chat with her, counting the stars, gazing at the moon, until the night was no longer dark, until loneliness dissipated.
Until her sleepy eyes finally couldn't stay open... When she woke up again.
It was Yun Ming hugging her, smiling foolishly.
All the past moments instantly flooded her mind.
"Senior Sister, I will always be with you..."
"Senior Sister has me. Senior Brother, you old geezer, if you dare to bully Senior Sister again, I will definitely deal with you later..."
"Senior Sister is so beautiful. Will there be someone more beautiful in the future? I don't believe it..."
"Senior Sister, no, I'm not small anymore. Let's not bathe together... Okay, I'll take them off myself, don't come over..."
"..."
She always couldn't help but press her face against Yun Ming's, or press his head into her chest. It was so good to have him there!
Ye Qingxuan couldn't help but think so.
The feeling of mutual reliance was very reassuring; it was a feeling she didn't have even when holding Ling'er and Ke Ke.
After all, later, with Ling'er, Junior Brother became increasingly shy, and New Year's Eve became even more precious. This was a rare opportunity to legitimately sleep with Junior Brother... spend the night... But as soon as she stepped out of the door, someone had been waiting in the courtyard for a long time—it was the somewhat annoying, yet not quite hateable, Senior Brother.
"Senior Brother."
"Going to sleep with Yun Ming?"
"...Please watch your language, Senior Brother. It's still daytime."
"Oh, Qing Xuan, how well do we know each other... Still being so polite with me. Junior Brother is really something! Doesn't he know his Senior Sister is very lonely and needs more company?"
"I'll definitely tell him when I see him later!"
Ye Qingxuan's chest suddenly heaved, but she ultimately suppressed it, otherwise it would play right into Senior Brother's hands.
This was also one of the reasons she disliked him a little.
"If Senior Brother has nothing else, please forgive Qing Xuan for not accompanying you further!"
"Hey, hey, hey, don't rush... Let me show you something."
Xu Zhimo held the freshly developed photos of Yun Ming and Hong Dou embracing as they got off the cable car. At that time, the cheongsam happened to be torn... This thing, when the tracking Junior Brother sent it to him.
He directly performed a physical 'Great Memory Loss Spell' on the Junior Brother, then developed the photos and destroyed the electronic files.
So, there were only some daily shopping photos in the group chat.
However, even so, everyone had seen their tightly clasped hands, and it was no surprise that Qing Xuan should have known by now.
"How is it?"
"What does Senior Brother mean by this?"
"How does it feel to have your own little brother taken away by someone else?"
Ye Qingxuan didn't speak. She snatched the photos from Senior Brother's hand and turned to walk out of the courtyard. More words were useless.
But Xu Zhimo had come with a purpose.
How could he let his Junior Sister leave without achieving his goal?
After all, he was the Senior Brother, so stopping someone was easy, and so, unexpectedly, an incident occurred.
Ye Qingxuan had already accumulated some resentment.
Taking her brother... Junior Brother to such a place, and then coming over to question her with such a problem.
"Xu Zhimo, am I giving you too much face, is that it!?"