Dongfang Bubai took a gulp of wine from the bowl and subsequently threw to the ground.
Linghu Chong looked at Dongfang Bubai astonishingly. “Brother Dong, what’s going on? Did I offend you in some way?” he asked confusingly.
Dongfang Bubai glared at him and replied, “I’ve always said that men are good for nothing.”
Linghu Chong was just dumbfounded by her words. “Why did you suddenly say this? Aren’t you a man too?” he asked.
Dongfang Bubai was speechless for a moment. She had forgotten that she was disguising as a man. She abruptly replied, “Don’t change the topic. Don’t have your Little Apprentice Sister already? Why are you still disturbing that little nun?”
Linghu Chong stared at Dongfang Bubai and asked confusingly. “Little nun?”
Dongfang Bubai replied, “Do you know that she’s having a hard time because of you?”
Linghu Chong finally understood who she was referring to. “Oh, you meant Junior Martial Sister Yi Lin? What’s wrong with her?” he asked with a smile.
Dongfang Bubai rose from her seat and stepped to the side. “She’s been acting as though you’ve fed her with some bewitching potion. She can’t sleep well neither can she eat well. She just can’t stop thinking about you,” she explained.
Linghu Chong was shocked by her words. He rose from his seat and walked toward Dongfang Bubai. “That can’t be possible! There’s nothing between us,” he explained. A thought suddenly came to his mind. “Wait! Brother Dong, how come you’re suddenly showing so much concern for her? You didn’t even bother about her when we were at Qun Yu Yuan entertainment house the last time. Did you know that after you left us we almost killed by the people from the Songshan Sect?” he said.
Dongfang Bubai placed her hands behind her back and casted a glare at him. “That’s because I’m her elder brother!” she replied.
Linghu Chong became even more confused. “Elder Brother? You meant sworn brother?” he asked.
“Biological Brother!” Dongfang Bubai responded as she looked at him fiercely.
Linghu Chong’s jaw dropped the moment he heard Dongfang Bubai’s words. “Huh?”
Dongfang Bubai turned away and continued, “We’ve been separated for many years. It’s only recently that we reunited. She has gone through a tough time…I owe her a lot and wish that she be happier from now on. Can you understand?”
Linghu Chong walked over to Dongfang Bubai and placed his arm around her shoulder. “I know what you mean,” he replied.
Dongfang Bubai instantly swung her hand fan at Linghu Chong’s hand and knocked it off her shoulder.
Linghu Chong retracted his hand and took a step back. “What’s wrong?” he looked at her confusingly. He propped his hands on his waist and continued, “Why don’t you can explain this to her. I’ve no feelings for her. I only saved her by coincidence. It didn’t cross my mind that she would fall for me and neither do I want to have anything to do with her, okay?”
Dongfang Bubai hummed sternly, “Are you telling the truth?”
Linghu Chong nodded, “Of course! You don’t believe me?”
Dongfang Bubai smirked, “Which of us men are not flirtatious? How can I believe you?”
Linghu Chong folded his arms and looked away. “If you don’t believe me then forget it,” he smirked.
Dongfang Bubai stared at him angrily and said, “You made a mistake and you still dare to show me your attitude?”
Linghu Chong snapped her out of it, “What are you talking about? What did I do wrong? What rights have you got to tell me that?!” He angrily turned around and stomped back to the table. He placed his right foot on the rock stool and pressed his right hand against the table fuming over Dongfang Bubai’s remarks. “I like my Little Apprentice Sister but right now she has fallen for Junior Apprentice Brother Lin instead. What can I do? I can only endure it silently,” he sighed. The more he thought about it the angrier he became. He turned around and walked back to Dongfang Bubai venting his frustration at her, “And now you’re telling me this Junior Martial Sister Yi Lin likes me. So what if she likes me?! Do I have to blindly love her just because she loves me? Why do I have to endure my own problems while others will always have someone else to help them!”
After finishing his rant he went back to his seat and drank another bowl of wine.
Dongfang Bubai listened to him without retorting. She could tell that he was in depression and that it would not make things any better by adding more oil into the fire. She sat beside him and asked with a smile, “Why doesn’t your Junior Apprentice Sister like you anymore?”
Linghu Chong was too angry to respond to her. He raised the bowl and poured more wine down his throat.
Seeing that Linghu Chong was not in good terms with his little apprentice sister, Dongfang Bubai decided to use this opportunity tie up her sister with Linghu Chong. She grinned and said, “Actually Yi Lin is not bad. I think the both of you…”
Linghu Chong interrupted her and said, “Enough! Don’t talk about it anymore! Love cannot be forced neither can it be replaced by someone else!”
Dongfang Bubai replied, “I don’t mean to provoke you. I don’t know anything about your situation either. I only wished that my little sister can be happy.”
Linghu Chong casted a side glance at her. “Forget it. This problem has nothing to do with you. It’s my own problem,” he said. He then paused and looked at her, “How about this? Once my punishment is over I’ll leave the mountain and clear things up with Yi Lin. I’m sure she’s not someone unreasonable.”
Dongfang Bubai sighed and asked, “How long is your punishment?”
Linghu Chong laughed and said, “There’s still a long way to go. Master punished me to stay here for a year but so far it’s not even half a year yet.”
Dongfang Bubai raised her brows and yelled, “Half a year so long?! That won’t do!” I’m taking you away right now!” She got up from her seat and reached her hand out at him.
Linghu Chong immediately jumped up from his seat and stepped away from her. “Brother Dong, I know your martial arts skills are great and I can’t defeat you. But if you insist in using force to take me away I’ll definitely not leave with you!’
Dongfang Bubai sneered, “This is not up to you to decide.”
Linghu Chong retorted, “It’s definitely me who gets to decide. I won’t violate the sect’s regulation but if Miss Dong doesn’t care about our friendship then there’s nothing I can say.”
Dongfang Bubai stared at him fiercely, “I don’t care! I’ll take you down from the mountain to make it clear to Yi Lin right now!”
Linghu Chong shook his hand at her abruptly, “If Brother Dong insist on using force I, Linghu Chong, would rather die!” He stretched out his hands with his eyes closed and awaited for his death.
Dongfang Bubai pointed her hand fan at him agitatedly. “You…”
“My life is rotten anyway. You only have two options. It’s either you wait until my punishment is over or you can bring a dead Linghu Chong down the mountain with you. The choice is yours,” he insisted.
At that moment, Dongfang Bubai felt completely helpless. She stood still and stared at Linghu Chong in frustration.
Seeing that Dongfang Bubai wasn’t going to make her move against him, Linghu Chong returned to his seat. “Let’s not play around anymore Brother Dong. We’ve had our wine and food. It’s getting late and you should be on your way home. I’ll welcome you if you ever come and visit me again,” he said.
Dongfang Bubai just smiled. She then walked over to the bunk bed and lied down on it.
Linghu Chong looked at her in astonishment. He ran up to her and asked, “Brother Dong, what are you doing on my bed?”
Dongfang Bubai replied in a relaxed voice, “I won’t force you then. As long as you don’t leave the mountain I’ll continue to sleep here.”
Linghu Chong looked at her in astonishment. This was his first time encountering such an willful man who would stop at nothing to bring him down to see Yi Lin.
Dongfang Bubai grinned, “As long as you refuse to leave the mountain I’ll continue to sleep here. It’s either you want me to sleep here or leave the mountain on your own.” After finishing her words she covered herself with a blanket and slept.
This time it was Linghu Chong who felt completely helpless. Since Dongfang Bubai was his savior he did not have the heart to be rude to her. He folded his arms and shook his head with a sigh.
Dongfang Bubai woke up in the middle of the night and noticed Linghu Chong sleeping right next to her. She stared at him with her eyes wide opened. Without thinking twice, she got up from the bed and pulled the blanket away from him. “Hey!” she shouted in shock.
Linghu Chong was awake by her loud voice. He slowly opened his eyes and glanced at her half asleep. “What is it Brother Dong?” he muttered.
Dongfang Bubai quickly checked on her clothing to make sure that not a single piece had been meddled with. “Why are you sleeping beside me?” she looked at Linghu Chong and asked him in a stern voice.
Linghu Chong sighed, “What’s the problem with two grown up men sleeping together?” He then closed his eyes and tried to get back to sleep.
Since men and women should be treated differently Dongfang Bubai felt that it was inappropriate to share a bed with him. She pinched his arm and pulled him up from his sleeping position.
Linghu Chong looked at her in shock. “What was that for?” he asked frustratingly.
Dongfang Bubai sneered, “I don’t like sleeping with others.”
Linghu Chong shrugged and said, “There is only one bed here and it’s so cold on the floor. You’re not going to ask me to sleep on the floor right? Just put up with it.” He finished his words and went back to his sleep.
Dongfang Bubai pursed her lips and pulled him up once more.
Linghu Chong sighed angrily, “What is it this time?!!”
Dongfang Bubai sneered, “I’m a guest so you have to give way to me. Get off the bed!”
Linghu Chong retorted, “What do you mean guest? Aren’t we brothers? Let’s get back to sleep.” He laid down on the bed once more.
Dongfang Bubai stared at him angrily. She hastily covered herself with the blanket and climbed out of the bed fumingly. “I would rather freeze to death than to sleep with a pig!” she grunted.
Linghu Chong climbed out of the bed and glared at her angrily. “You’re calling me a pig?!” he yelled.
Dongfang Bubai looked at him indifferently. “You are the one who said it,” she responded.
Linghu Chong pointed his finger at Dongfang Bubai irately. “How dare you…”
Dongfang Bubai narrowed her eyes and stared at him fiercely. “What? You want to hit me? You won’t be able to beat me!” she responded sternly. After that, she stepped away from the bed and sat against a rock wall.
Linghu Chong frustratingly laid down on the bed and resumed his sleep.
The sun was finally up. Dongfang Bubai woke up and noticed a burning fire stove at the side of her. Linghu Chong had started the fire stove while she was still asleep to keep her warm. She fixed her eyes on the fire stove as her heart felt warm.
Linghu Chong stooped down and handed a bun to her. “Have some food,” he said.
Dongfang Bubai pulled her hand out from the blanket held on to the bun. “It was you who started the fire?” she asked.
Linghu Chong bit the other bun in his hand and replied, “Of course.”
Dongfang Bubai knitted her brows and looked at him. “I insulted you but you started the fire for me?” she asked curiously.
Linghu Chong hummed and said, “I didn’t have a choice. You saved my life once. I, Linghu Chong know how to distinguish between friends and foes. How can I bear to let my savior freeze to death?”
Dongfang Bubai just smiled without saying a word. She was truly convinced that Linghu Chong was a kind hearted person and did not regret helping him again and again.
“I’m going to practice my sword skills. Make yourself comfortable,” Linghu Chong said. After finishing his words, he stepped away and went on to practice his sword skills. He whirled his sword through the air and subsequently executed a forward thrust.
Dongfang Bubai sat in the corner looking at him. She shook her head and hummed.
Linghu Chong paused and turned his head to look at her. “What’s the matter? Anything wrong?” he asked.
Dongfang Bubai stood up and replied, “These sword moves of yours are extraordinary. I managed to get something out of it. The few moves you displayed looked like Mount Heng sword arts but it’s not. It also looked like Mount Hua sword arts but yet there are Mount Song and Mount Tai sword arts in it as well. Using such moves seemed like there are no moves at all.”
Linghu Chong nodded with a grin. “Brother Dong is sharp indeed. I was randomly performing the techniques with no particular moves just now. However, I still can’t some of these sword forms.”
Dongfang Bubai placed her hands behind her back and took stepped to the front. “Although I’m not familiar with the sword art that you performed, but if you were to analyze it I guess the greater the greater your enemy is, the greater the sword art becomes. If your enemy’s martial arts skills isn’t great then you won’t be able to display it’s full strength. It’s only when you enemy’s martial arts skills are great that you can use this sword art to it’s full strength,” she explained.
Linghu Chong walked toward her. “Brother Dong is right. But there’s no one to exchanges moves with me in here. Unless you can do it,” he smiled cheekily.
Dongfang Bubai folded her arms and looked at him. “You want me to exchange stances with you?” she asked.
Linghu Chong nodded, “Is that okay?”
Dongfang Bubai smiled and replied, “Seeing that you started the fire for me, I agree to it. Come one!” She pulled the hand fan from her back and leaped to the front.
Linghu Chong dashed towards her and swiftly slashed his sword at her.
Dongfang Bubai instantly swung her hand fan upward to block the strike.
Linghu Chong retracted his sword and slashed his sword sideways.
Dongfang Bubai leaped over the sword to dodge the attack and subsequently swung her hand fan down at Linghu Chong’s head.
Linghu Chong raised his sword to block the attack and immediately retaliated with a diagonal slash.
The two of them traded countless blows inside the cave. Dongfang Bubai held back her inner strength and attacks so that Linghu Chong could keep up with her pace.
After sparing for an hour, the two of them finally lay on the ground, side by side and took a rest. Linghu Chong let out a sigh of joy. “It’s been a long time since I’ve had such a good fight,” he smiled.
Dongfang Bubai closed her eyes with a long smile on her face. Though she did not say a word but deep inside her, she had a great time exchanging stances with Linghu Chong too. It was one of those times where she could just enjoy a friendly fight with having the intent of ending the person’s life.
“Your sword arts are actually quite formidable. If you continue to train hard enough, in time to come you’ll become a first class swordsman,” she commented.
Linghu Chong turned his head to look at her. He smiled and replied, “Thanks for your compliments, Brother Dong.”
Dongfang Bubai sat up straight and grinned. “But…” she murmured.
Linghu Chong pulled himself up and looked at her. “But what?” he asked.
Dongfang Bubai looked at him with a grin. “But even when you do become a first class swordsman you’ll still not be able to beat me.”
Linghu Chong chuckled without saying a word. He knew very well that Dongfang Bubai’s martial arts skills were already higher than him. As long as they both continued to practice diligently there would be no way that he could defeat her.
“You learned your sword arts from your Grand Apprentice Uncle?” Dongfang Bubai suddenly asked.
Linghu Chong looked away without saying a word. He had promised his grand apprentice uncle that he would never tell anyone about learning sword arts from him and at the same time did not want to lie to Dongfang Bubai. Thus, he was in a dilemma.
Dongfang Bubai noticed the awkward look on his face. “What’s with that look on your face? What’s there to hide? That old fellow and I exchanged over two hundred stances. Your stances are very similar to his. If it wasn’t him who taught you the sword arts then it must be a ghost,” she added.
Linghu Chong replied, “Brother Dong, I didn’t expect your martial arts skills to be so powerful.”
Dongfang Bubai opened her hand fan and started fanning herself. “Let’s not talk about it anymore. It’s so hot in here,” she murmured. “I’m soaked with sweat and I didn’t bring any extra clothes. What should I do now?”
Linghu Chong looked at her with a grin. “You’re feeling hot? Me too! Let’s go!” he grabbed Dongfang Bubai’s hand and pulled her away.
Dongfang Bubai quickly held him back and asked astonishingly, “Where are we going?”
“Come with me and you’ll know! Let’s go!” Linghu Chong responded. He took her to a small hidden area inside the cave that had a heated pond. “What do you think?” he asked with a smile.
Dongfang Bubai folded her arms and took a quick look at the heated ponder. “I didn’t expect this cave to have such a beautiful place here,” she commented.
Linghu Chong grinned, “I’ve to meditate here for a year. How can I stand it if I don’t bathe for a year?” He removed the girdle tied around his waist and then sat down to remove his shoes.
Dongfang Bubai looked at him all embarrassed. “Don’t talk rubbish. When you meditate you don’t need to bathe…” she said while looking away.
Linghu Chong returned to his feet and held Dongfang Bubai’s hand. “Didn’t you say that you feel hot? Let’s take a bath!” he said.
Dongfang Bubai quickly pulled her hand away and stepped to the back. “That’s not necessary. I don’t feel hot anymore…” she stuttered.
Linghu Chong responded, “You just said that you feel hot. Look at the sweat on your forehead. Let’s take a bath!” He then grabbed Dongfang Bubai’s hand and tried to pull her into the heated pond with him.
Dongfang Bubai embarrassingly shrugged him off. “That’s no necessary…You go ahead and take a bath yourself,” she said.
Linghu Chong looked at her annoyingly. “You’re a man! What is there to be shy about? Let’s go!” he sneered. He then went behind her back and forcefully pushed her into the heated pond.
Dongfang Bubai fell into the heated pond with a scream.
Linghu Chong subsequently jumped into the heated pond and started washing himself with the warm water. “How is it? Feel better now?” he asked happily.
Dongfang Bubai quickly stood up straight, shook the water off her hands and choked a few times. She was completely drenched in water.
Linghu Chong turned to look at her and noticed protruding organs on the upper front of her body. His eyes became wide open.
Dongfang Bubai noticed the expression on his face. She quickly covered her chest with her hands and looked away embarrassingly.
Linghu Chong pointed his finger at her and gasped in shock, “You’re a woman…”
Dongfang Bubai glared at Linghu Chong angrily. “Why are you still looking when you already know it?!” she reached out and slapped him in the face.
Linghu Chong let out a cry of pain. He then looked back at her and grunted, “Why didn’t you tell me earlier?!!”
“Big Apprentice Brother!” a loud male voice called out.
Dongfang Bubai looked toward the direction of the voice fearfully. She did not want another man to see her in such condition.
Linghu Chong fixed his eyes on the direction of the voice startlingly. “Oh no! My Junior Apprentice Brother is here to bring me food!” he cried out.
Dongfang Bubai stared at him in shock. She quickly looked up and noticed some shrubs hanging at the top. Without wasting any more time, she jumped out of the heated pond and grabbed hold of the shrubs, hiding away.
Lu Dayou entered the area. “Big Apprentice Brother!” he placed the meal basket on the ground and got down on one knee.
Linghu Chong asked with a smile on his face, “What food did you bring today?”
Lu Dayou said, “I promise you that it’s all your usual favorites!” He opened the top lid and took out a bottle of wine. “There is wine too.”
Linghu Chong held the bottle with both hands. “Sweet!” he exclaimed.
Dongfang Bubai stranded at the top pursed her lips and looked away annoyingly as she waited for Lu Dayou to leave the place. All of a sudden, drops of water coming from her wet sleeve fell onto Lu Dayou’s shoulder.
Lu Dayou looked over his shoulder with a puzzled face. “This is weird. How can it rain in a cave?” he commented. Just as he was about to look up, Linghu Chong immediately splashed some water at his face. He shrugged and looked at Linghu Chong. “Big Apprentice Brother! What are you doing?!” he asked.
Linghu Chong walked to the side and continued splashing the water at him. “Water fight! Come and get me!” he yelled happily.
Lu Dayou immediately jumped into the pond. “I’m going to get you for this!” he started splashing the water back at Linghu Chong.
Dongfang Bubai pressed her lips and held back her laugh as she looked the Linghu Chong and Lu Dayou playing water in the pond. She knew that Linghu Chong was doing this to distract his junior apprentice brother.
Linghu Chong finally climbed out of the pond and ran away. “Catch me if you can!” he shouted.
Lu Dayou also climbed out of the pond after ran after him. “I’m coming!” he exclaimed.
Seeing that they were gone, Dongfang Bubai finally let out a sigh of relief and jumped down to the ground.
The air was very cooling that morning. Linghu Chong sat on the steps of the pavilion with a concerned look on his face. “It’s been several days already. Where did she go?” he thought to himself. He looked down and sighed with concern.
Feng Qingyang walked out of the cave and sat down beside him. “What is it, Chong’Er? Why are you not practicing your sword skills?” he asked in a low voice.
Linghu Chong heaved a sigh and said, “Brother Dong has disappeared.”
Feng Qingyang replied, “In the first place she doesn’t belong here. It’s a good thing that she has gone back. What is there to be concerned about?”
Linghu Chong narrowed his eyes and looked at Feng Qingyang. “Grand Apprentice Uncle, you knew that Brother Dong is a girl?” he asked.
Feng Qingyang nodded with a smile. “I knew about it the moment we started exchanging stances,” he explained. “Now tell me why you are so concerned?”
Linghu Chong looked away and replied, “I don’t know either. Maybe I’m just thinking too much.” A sudden thought came to his mind. He looked at Feng Yingang nervously and asked, “Grand Apprentice Uncle, what if she’s been discovered by Master? Our Huashan Sect has very strict rules. If she gets caught her hands and legs will be chopped off!”
Feng Qingyang narrowed his brows looking at Linghu Chong. “You’re worried about her?” he asked.
Linghu Chong started to feel awkward. He looked away abruptly and replied, “Why would I? We’re just casual acquaintances.Let’s forget about the whole thing.” He quickly got up from the steps, reached for his sword and presented it to Feng Qingyang. “Grand Apprentice Uncle, please guide me in my sword arts.”
Feng Qingyang stood up and hummed annoyingly. “It’s useless to practice it when your heart is not in it!” He turned to the left and walked right back into the cave.
“Grand Apprentice Uncle…” Linghu Chong called out disappointingly.
Right at that moment, Dongfang Bubai appeared at the cliff. She wore a violet dress with her hair let down over her shoulder and had a pair of earrings on.
Linghu Chong looked at her with a long smile on his face. “Brother Dong” he quickly ran towards her.
Dongfang Bubai noticed the excited looks on Linghu Chong’s face. She paused for a moment, blinked her eyes once and reminded herself that she came here to bring him to see Yi Lin. After that, she walked towards Linghu Chong with a composed look on her face.
“Brother Dong…” Linghu Chong suddenly paused. He noticed her dress and remembered that his Brother Dong was actually a girl. He continued and asked, “Miss Dong, where did you go? You almost scared me to death!” he said.
Dongfang Bubai smiled slightly and replied, “Since you’re the one being punished and not me, of course I can move around freely.”
Linghu Chong ignored her and looked away annoyingly. There he was very concerned about her safety but all he got was come cold remarks from her in return.
Dongfang Bubai looked away and asked embarrassingly, “I want to ask you if you like me?”
Linghu Chong looked at her astonishingly without responding.
“I’m telling you that you are not allowed to like me. Otherwise, Yi Lin will be hurt,” she said sternly.
Linghu Chong sneered, “I definitely won’t like you.” He paused for a moment and looked down on the ground. “I swear that I’ll never like anyone again. It’s truly painful when you like someone. You feel as though you’ve lose your life because of it.”
Dongfang Bubai gave him a serious look as she tried to grasp what he was saying. “Really?” she asked in a soft voice.
Linghu Chong nodded with a hum.
Dongfang Bubai mulled over his words for a moment. She grinned and replied, “Very well. Let’s agree that we’ll only be good friends and that we’ll never fall in love with each other! Deal?”
Linghu Chong nodded with a smile. “Deal! That’ll be a great idea!” He then narrowed his eyes and looked at her. “But what’s your real name? Is it really Dong Fangbo?” he asked
Dongfang Bubai laughed and said, “I’m a girl. How could I have such an imposing name?”
Linghu Chong folded his arms and asked, “What’s your name then?”
Dongfang Bubai turned away as she responded, “Dongfang Bái (Bái means white). Dong Fangbo is just a nickname.”
Linghu Chong walked up to her with a smile on his face. “Dongfang Bái? What a unique name!” he commented.
Dongfang Bubai smiled and looked away. She then turned toward him and responded, “Enough of that. Does your Junior Apprentice Brother think that you’re a pig? What kind of food does he bring you every day?” She opened up the lid on the meal basket and showed it him. “Look what I brought you.”
Linghu Chong pulled out a small packet from the meal basket and took a sniff. “Wow! The chicken smells good!” he said in an enthusiastic voice. “It would be even better if we can enjoy the chicken with wine.”
Dongfang Bubai smiled and said, “I know you love wine.” She opened up the meal basket’s first compartment and showed him the second compartment. There was a small bottle of wine in it.
Linghu Chong was so happy to see the wine. He reached for the wine bottle and laughingly said, “Only Dongfang Bái knows me best! Let’s go and drink inside!” He was so happy that he reached out and put his hand around her shoulder.
Dongfang Bubai abruptly lowered her head and took a step back to avoid his hand.
Linghu Chong paused and realized that she was Ms Dongfang instead of Brother Dong. He took a step back and looked at her embarrassingly.
Dongfang Bubai gave him a smile and walked toward cave.
Linghu Chong sighed with relief and walked right next to her. “You sure look beautiful in women’s clothing,” he commented with a smile.
Feng Qingyang stepped away from a nearby tree looking at them. “How many foolish kids in this world are able to love wholeheartedly without any grudges,” he uttered with a grin.
After spending weeks training under Feng Qingyang, Linghu Chong felt casual and relaxed. It was completely opposite from how he was being trained by his master. He leapt into the air and slashed his sword diagonally. The tip of his sword unleashed a wave of wind into the surrounding area, shattering the rocks into pieces.
Feng Qingyang rose from his seat and walked toward him. “Chong’Er, based on your intelligence and perception, your future is limitless. Although you’ve already mastered the Dugu Nine Swords arts but you’re still not able to match against top martial artists yet. As long as you win more and lose less, train diligently for another twenty years, you’ll become one of the top martial artist.
Linghu Chong bowed with his hands cupped, “Thank you for your blessings, Grand Apprentice Uncle!”
Feng Qingyang pulled him up and continued, “Alright then. Continue to train diligently. I must leave now.”
Linghu Chong looked at him confusingly, “Grand Apprentice Uncle, where are you going?”
Feng Qingyang replied, “I’ve been living behind the mountains for decades. I impulsively came out and taught you swordplay so that Senior Dugu’s swordplay would not be lost. My job is done now. There’s nothing else for me to do here anymore.”
Linghu Chong laughed, “I was wondering what it was. Since Grand Apprentice Uncle only lives behind the mountains, whenever you’re hungry I can come and bring you food. When you feel bored and can come and chat with you.”
Feng Qingyang shook his hands, “No. From now on I will never see another Huashan Sect disciple and that includes you.”
Linghu Chong responded, “But why? Did I do something wrong?”
Feng Qingyang shook his head, “It has nothing to do with you. It’s my own decision. You and I met because of fate and we were able to get along well. It brings me much joy to impart my sword skills to a fine young man like you. If old man here truly has a place in your heart, then please do not come and see me again. Please don’t make things difficult for me.”
Linghu Chong replied in a sad voice, “I understand…”
“You must also never tell anyone that I taught you sword arts, that includes your master,” Feng Qingyang continued.
Linghu Chong bowed and replied, “I won’t. But Grand Apprentice Uncle, Miss Dongfang knows that you taught me sword arts.”
Feng Qingyang knitted his brows and said, “Her background is unclear. She is highly skilled in martial arts and it’s hard to tell which sect she comes from. Her aura faintly shows that she may be related to the devil cult.” He then looked Linghu Chong in the eyes and continued, “Chong’Er, you must be careful.”
Linghu Chong dropped his jaw. “Miss Dongfang is a member of the devil cult?!”
Feng Qingyang let out a long sigh, “I’m just speculating. Chong’Er, don’t be bias against someone because of his/her background. Not everyone that comes from the devil sect is evil. Just like not everyone that comes from the righteous sect are good. Always judge someone from their actions and not their alignments. If Grand Apprentice Uncle was more flexible during my younger days I would not have made such a big mistake." He then paused and heaved a long sigh recalling the past. "Let’s not talk about the past anymore. Just remember these words, judge someone based on their actions and not affiliation.”
" He paused for a moment and heaved a long sigh recalling the past. "Let’s not talk about the past anymore. Just remember these words, judge someone based on their actions and not affiliation.”
Linghu Chong nodded, “I’ll follow Grand Apprentice Uncle’s advice.”
Feng Qingyang patted him on the shoulder, Good…good child.” After finishing his words he turned around exited the cave in big strides.
“Grand Apprentice Uncle…take care…” Linghu Chong sighed with a disheartened look on his face.
End of Chapter 14
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