Under the observatory, the four of them, Zhao Yuzhen and others, were dressed in sapphire blue gowns and looked up from time to time at the towering star observatory.
Yu Chiming stamped his feet and said impatiently: "Why don't you come down yet? Is there a mistake? It's tomorrow?"
"Fourth Junior Brother, be quiet!" Zhao Yuzhen snorted.
"Yes——!" Yu Chiming curled his lips, stopped talking, and raised his head to stare in the direction of the stairs.
Time passed and the sun slowly rose, but Li Muchan was still missing.
"Is this really a mistake?" He Nanshan looked at the sky and asked hesitantly.
"No, just today." Cheng Xiaofeng shook his head and said with a smile, "I asked Miss Xiaoyuan about it!"
Yu Chiming's eyes widened immediately: "Okay, Third Senior Brother, when did you find Miss Xiaoyuan?!"
Cheng Xiaofeng looked at the observatory with a smile, as if he hadn't heard anything.
Yu Chiming said in a rough voice: "Third senior brother, brothers are like brothers and sisters, women are like clothes! Miss Xiaoyuan is mine, you are not allowed to reach out!"
Cheng Xiaofeng sneered and shook his head.
"Third Senior Brother, what do you mean by this?" Yu Chiming's eyes widened and he hummed: "Are you really going to steal my Xiaoyuan?!"
Cheng Xiaofeng glanced at him: "Fourth Junior Brother, you are too naive!"
"Why am I so naive?" Yu Chiming was unconvinced.
Cheng Xiaofeng said calmly: "Miss Xiaoyuan follows the eldest lady, and her vision is very high. How can you, a crude person like you, fall into her eyes?!"
"How thick am I!" Yu Chiming snorted.
Cheng Xiaofeng shook his head: "It's important for people to know themselves, you..."
"Okay, Third Senior Brother, you just want to go against me!" Yu Chiming was furious.
Zhao Yuzhen hummed: "Okay, shut up!"
Yu Chiming hurriedly shouted: "Elder brother, you must uphold justice for me, Xiaoyuan is mine!"
"Look at your potential!" Zhao Yuzhen glared at him coldly.
Yu Chiming scratched his head and said with a smile: "Xiao Yuan is so sweet, it would be great to have her as your wife!"
"Stop dreaming!" Cheng Xiaofeng sneered.
Yu Chiming glanced at him sideways and hummed: "No matter what I say, I am still a disciple of Tianshu Academy, with a bright future and handsomeness!"
"She has taken a liking to Fifth Junior Brother!" Cheng Xiaofeng said coldly.
Yu Chiming was startled, scratched his head, and looked at him carefully: "No way...? The fifth junior brother is a monk! He cannot marry a wife!"
Cheng Xiaofeng said coldly: "But he is a man!"
Yu Chiming was unconvinced: "Fifth Junior Brother is nothing good!... He is not as good-looking as me, nor as strong as me, so why does Xiao Yuan fall in love with him?"
He Nanshan laughed, shook his head and said: "Fourth Junior Brother, don't you understand?...Miss Xiaoyuan has been delivering food to the Fifth Junior Brother, and she will become more in love with him over time!"
Yuchi Ming punched his palms angrily, shook his head helplessly, and sighed: "Alas... The moon comes first when you are near the water, so there is nothing you can do about it!"
Everyone laughed.
"Fourth Senior Brother, what can't be done?" Suddenly a gentle voice sounded, and everyone quickly turned to look, and saw Li Muchan standing in a gray monk's robe.
"Fifth Junior Brother!" The four of them were overjoyed and gathered around him.
Li Muchan titheed and said with a smile: "First senior brother, second senior brother, third senior brother, fourth senior brother!"
Looking at the four people, he felt very friendly. He looked at them, their eyes were shining brightly, and their internal energy had greatly improved. It seemed that they had worked hard.
Yuchi Ming touched his right shoulder and laughed: "Haha, Fifth Junior Brother, your appearance has changed drastically!"
At this time, Li Muchan's skin was as fair as jade, his eyes were exceptionally clear, and he was full of energy. The biggest change was in his head, which had an inch-long short hair, standing straight at the roots, and strong and powerful.
"Fifth Junior Brother, do you want to return to secular life?" Yu Chiming asked hurriedly.
Li Muchan shook his head: "With the ban on secular customs, how can I return to the customs?"
In the beginning, he became a monk just to survive and have food to eat. Later, when he grew up and his master passed away, he never returned to secular life. This is because the status of a monk is very high, he is respected by others, and he can live more comfortably.
He had been married and divorced in his previous life, and he really had no extravagant expectations for women. He didn't believe in love, was too lazy to get married, and wanted to live alone and freely.
His parents were very anxious and tried to persuade him to return to secular life all day long, but he kept resisting, saying with a smile that it was not urgent, he was still young, and they would wait for two years.
The ban on customs issued the year before last finally made the two girls give up, and they occasionally complained a few words.
However, a year ago, he suddenly understood that if he wanted to live freely, he could not just be a monk. The key was to have the best martial arts in the world.
He entered the Mei Mansion as a guard. In the eyes of the Snow Seal Goddess and his second sister, he was wronging himself. However, for the sake of the indestructible power of the Vajra and for being the best in the world, he did so resolutely.
The beauty of giving up.
Moreover, he has a detached mentality and doesn't care about other people's opinions. For the sake of greater freedom, he will give up small comforts first.
"This is very good, very energetic." He Nanshan looked at it and said with a smile.
In today's world, monks do not have to be bald, they can also have short hair.
Yu Chiming laughed and said: "Fifth Junior Brother, you have become more handsome. It seems that you have not suffered any grievances!"
"Who is wronged?!" Madoka's sweet voice came.
She walked down the steps with her hands behind her back, smiling, her chest getting higher and higher into the clouds, trembling with her steps, thrilling, but she didn't realize it, and her smile was sweet.
"Miss Xiaoyuan, Fifth Junior Brother, I'm all in your care, thank you very much!" Yu Chiming hurriedly took a step forward, smiled and hugged his fists.
Xiao Yuan immediately suppressed a sweet smile and said angrily: "Who wants you to thank me? Yu Chi Ming, please don't block the way!"
Yuchi Mingzhi smiled playfully: "Miss Xiaoyuan, is the fifth junior brother okay now? Can he go?"
"Of course you can go." Xiao Yuan hummed, turning to look at Li Muchan: "Zhanran, Miss, I'll give you two days off. Go back and have a rest."
"Okay." Li Muchan smiled and nodded.
Xiao Yuan took out a bronze plate from her arms, the size of a palm, and handed it to him: "This is the bronze armor token, given by the lady. From today on, you are a bronze armor guard!"
Li Muchan took it: "Thank you, Miss."
Yu Chiming exclaimed: "Fifth Junior Brother, you have become a bronze armored guard!"
He Nanshan chuckled and said: "We have two bronze-armored guards in our courtyard. Congratulations!"
Yu Chiming laughed heartily and said, "Good boy, I'm sure my martial arts will be greatly improved. Come on, let's do some gesticulations!"
Li Muchan smiled at Xiao Yuan, turned around and followed everyone back to Tianshu Academy.
As soon as he returned to the courtyard, Yu Chiming had to compete with Li Muchan.
Li Muchan smiled and said: "Fourth Senior Brother, there is no need to compete, you are no match for me."
"Oh, what a loud tone!" Yu Chiming was unconvinced and snorted: "Don't think that you are the only one practicing in seclusion, and I am not idle either!"
Li Muchan smiled and said: "Okay, Fourth Senior Brother, please—!"
"Let me show you how powerful I am!" Yu Chiming yelled, drew his sword and stabbed, a silver bolt rolled towards Li Muchan, the move was extremely fast.
He understood that when fighting against the fifth junior brother, if the swordsmanship was not fast enough, there was no need to compete, he could just admit defeat.
There was a sudden flash of cold light, and Li Muchan took a step back and smiled: "Fourth Senior Brother, I accept my concession!"
The long sword was fixed in the air, and Yuchi Minggru remained motionless as his acupoints were tapped. He slowly lowered his head and looked at his right armpit. There was a small hole in his blue shirt, the size of a copper coin.
Zhao Yuzhen and the three of them looked at each other with surprised expressions.
They didn't see Li Muchan's movements clearly. They only felt a cold light flash before their eyes, and then it recovered. The sword had been sheathed. They didn't see how he drew the sword or how he used his moves.
The attack was so fast, if it were him, he wouldn't be able to stop it!
Yu Chiming sheathed his sword in despair, muttered twice, and said helplessly: "Comparing people with each other is so annoying! Well, Fifth Junior Brother, you are still the best!"
Li Muchan chuckled, feeling very proud.
In front of the four senior brothers, there is no need to hide, and you can relax physically and mentally.
Yu Chiming snorted: "Don't be complacent. With your swordsmanship and your blind pursuit of speed, if you meet a real master, you will be beaten to pieces!"
Li Muchan smiled and said: "When you meet a real master, even if your swordsmanship is exquisite, you will still find teeth all over the place!"
"Well, that makes sense!" Yu Chiming snorted and turned around: "Third senior brother, would you like to try it?"
Cheng Xiaofeng waved his hand: "It's just humiliating yourself, let's forget it!"
"I can't do it either... Senior brother, are you coming?" He Nanshan also waved his hands, and the trouble was moving eastward.
Zhao Yuzhen smiled bitterly, shook his head and said: "I am no match for you either! ...Fifth Junior Brother, with your skills, you are worthy of being a silver-armored guard!"
Li Muchan smiled and said: "One and a half years of hard work is not in vain!"
Yu Chiming said loudly: "I also want to get into some trouble and be punished by facing the wall for a year and a half. When I come out, I can become a bronze armored guard!"
Cheng Xiaofeng sneered: "You've been facing the wall for a year and a half, you've gone crazy, and you still have bronze armor to protect you?"
Yu Chiming was unconvinced and snorted: "You are so underestimated!"
He Nanshan chuckled and said: "Third Junior Brother is absolutely right. Fourth Junior Brother, you won't be able to bear it."
"Okay, just say a few words." Zhao Yuzhen waved his hand and turned to Li Muchan: "Fifth Junior Brother, are you going back now?"
Li Muchan smiled and said, "Let's do it tonight."
"Okay, let's go to Chaoran Building tonight to celebrate you!" Zhao Yuzhen nodded.
He Nanshan said: "Fifth Junior Brother, your good friend Li Jian has entered Tianjiyuan!"
"Oh——?" Li Muchan raised his eyebrows.
Yu Chiming patted his chest: "Fifth Junior Brother, we have taken good care of him. Yes, he is a good young man!"
"I'll go take a look." Li Muchan smiled.
Zhao Yuzhen smiled and said: "Go."
Li Muchan left Tianshu Courtyard directly and headed to Tianji Courtyard in the west.
Walking on the path among the willows, they were about to reach Tianji Courtyard. When they turned to the right, two girls suddenly appeared in front of them. The girl in front of them was fluttering in white, slender and graceful, but it was Gong Qingyun.
Gong Qingyun moved like the wind, silently, her white clothes fluttering, and her figure suddenly stopped.
"Senior sister?" Behind her was Fang Xiuxiu in a white shirt.