Arc 7 – Farewell to that Senior Brother
Chapter 159
After Chi Zhao was done speaking, he looked at Lin Chengfeng expectantly, wondering how he would react.
But of all the guesses he had in mind, he didn’t expect the reaction he saw.
Lin Chengfeng narrowed his eyes vigilantly and subconsciously placed his hand on his sword, “What did you just say?”
Chi Zhao: “……….”
It was just a little teasing, there was no need to think about killing!
Chi Zhao’s neck felt cold. He blinked a few times and quickly put on a calm expression, “What I meant was, it’s because it was you, senior brother. Who doesn’t know that Zhao Tian sect’s Lin Chengfeng is benevolent and cares about the world? From a young age, you started to take care of the sect. I have heard about senior brother’s legends since I was a child and admire senior brother very much. I came to this assessment this time because I wanted to enter the Zhao Tian sect and be able to see senior brother’s face. I didn’t expect to be lucky enough to be taught by senior brother directly. Senior brother, rest assured. I will definitely train hard and not embarrass you.”
He had spoken boldly and without fear, but Chi Zhao was actually a little nervous. With each line, he would secretly check eldest senior brother’s expression, but his expression had always remained the same. It was hard to see what he was thinking inside.
His right hand however was still on his sword.
Chi Zhao felt more and more uncertain. He had said that just now because he wanted to test to see how Lin Chengfeng would react and how tolerant he was. He didn’t expect such a result. Chi Zhao felt that he should give up. It seems that he really doesn’t remember him at all, so there was no point in hoping that his old feelings would be rekindled.
In the past, the other party had sincerely pursued him. This time, their positions were reversed, and it was his turn to pursue the other party sincerely. Fortunately, there wouldn’t be any tasks getting in his way. He will definitely make Lin Chengfeng quickly fall for him and then treat him well for the rest of this lifetime.
Thinking this, Chi Zhao’s eyes slowly changed. Soft light flowed out from those eyes of his. Lin Chengfeng frowned. He relaxed his right hand. As soon as Chi Zhao breathed a sigh of relief, he spoke up, “Not senior brother.”
Chi Zhao was confused. He didn’t understand what he meant. If he wasn’t senior brother, then should he call him master? Wasn’t he a disciple of Jiye Zhenren?
Lin Chengfeng looked at Chi Zhao and seriously corrected him, “It’s eldest senior brother. Don’t call me senior brother in the future, you have a total of three senior brothers. As a Zhao Tian sect disciple, you must remember the rules and not mess up the order.”
Except for the rules, there was another reason, but he didn’t say it.
Calling him senior brother…..it sounded too intimate. Although it was the truth, for some reason when he heard it spoken so naturally and obediently from Chi Zhao’s lips, he felt that it seemed to carry some unexplained emotions as well.
Chi Zhao felt that he really was serious. He even wanted to correct the way he called him. After some thought, he nodded, “I understand.”
“In the future I will call you eldest senior brother when others are around and senior brother when it’s just us. The same goes for you. You can call me youngest junior brother when others are around and when it’s just us, you can call me junior brother.”
Lin Chengfeng: “……..”
He felt complicated inside for a few seconds. Lin Chengfeng still wanted to say something, but he then saw Chi Zhao yawn sleepily and rub his red eyes. Since the fifth round of assessment, he had only had a short nap while waiting for the others to test their spiritual roots and right now he was too sleepy. He asked, “Senior brother, where do I stay?”
If he didn’t let him call him as he pleased, he definitely wouldn’t let him sleep anywhere he liked, but he also shouldn’t be too eager so early on. Chi Zhao added, “I’m not picky but I have a small request. Can I stay closer to senior brother? It will be much easier for me to find senior brother to solve my doubts in the future.”
Lin Chengfeng’s brows that had relaxed were furrowed again.
This youngest junior brother was not only afraid of heights he also habitually lies, speaks without restraint and is very clingy.
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What a troublesome person.
Although he thought this, he still arranged a room in the west wing for Chi Zhao to stay which was the room closest to his. He had originally planned to let Chi Zhao stay in a room in the back which was bigger, more spacious and cleaner, and he also wouldn’t be disturbed by the disciples outside but after hearing Chi Zhao’s request, he could only give up that idea.
After all, it wasn’t an excessive request. It was just changing rooms.
He brought Chi Zhao to his room. Chi Zhao stood at the door and glanced back at Lin Chengfeng’s room and was very satisfied. He obediently said goodbye to Lin Chengfeng and ran off to sleep.
Xu Shiqing had told Chi Zhao that eldest senior brother’s cultivation level was in the late nascent soul stage but that was in fact not accurate. Lin Chengfeng’s current level was halfway through spirit severing stage. As there were too many people in the Zhao Tian sect and all sorts of people were present, he generally wouldn’t reveal his true cultivation level to remain low-key.
Normally, he wouldn’t release his divine sense but after standing in the yard in silence for a while and looking at the closed door, he pursed his lips and silently let out an almost invisible strand of divine sense to check on the situation in the room.
Chi Zhao almost fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow. His body wasn’t very old, at most fourteen or fifteen years old, and Han Yu who had come with him was also of the same age. With his eyes closed, he looked even more harmless than when he was awake. He laid quietly on his side with his legs bent and hands by the side of his face. With such a well-behaved sleeping position, it was really difficult associating him with the miserable Yin spiritual root.
Ones abilities and their actual character seemed to be complete opposites. Xu Shiquing was an ice spiritual root, but she wasn’t cold at all and was on the contrary very enthusiastic. Lu Yuezhi was a lightning spiritual root, but his temper wasn’t explosive like lightning and on the contrary he was calmest of them all. Being able to hold back his anger with a seemingly nonchalant smile on his face, it was actually quite terrifying.
Those with the Yin spiritual root are filled with sunshine, but those with the Yang spiritual root are gloomy and dark. If anyone was together with one with the Yang spiritual root, they would even have trouble breathing.
Lin Chengfeng half lowered his eyes and retracted his divine senses. He also put a stop to the thoughts going through his mind and turned to leave.
Soon afterwards, his figure appeared in one of the most remote courtyards. This courtyard was the smallest of the six courtyards and the most remote one. To the north of this courtyard was an abyss and below the abyss was bottomless darkness. If you listened carefully, you could faintly hear something like a roar of a beast from below.
This remote and noisy courtyard was the place Jiye Zhenren stayed and he had already lived here for a long time.
In the sect, only Lin Chengfeng could enter and leave this courtyard and he would usually come and report every six months. Although it hadn’t been half a year yet, he was someone who knew Jiye Zhenren the best so after Chi Zhao’s matter was settled, Lin Chengfeng came over.
From the time he got ready to come over, Jiye Zhenren already knew about it. He was a cultivator in the body unification stage and if he released his divine sense, it could cover the entire continent. Although he wouldn’t go out of his way to do this, as long as someone thought of him, he would know about it immediately.
When everyone talked about Jiye Zhenren, they are all very respectful. Firstly, it was because he was really powerful and secondly, it was because he was able to listen in and watch over the entire sect. Even if he didn’t want to, there are always voices that would reach his ear. Now that he had reached the body unification state, Jiye Zhenren was able to filter out those noisy sounds and only listen to what he wanted to hear.
As such, no one dared to speak bad of Jiye Zhenren nor did they dare think about it. What if they were heard? They still wanted to live.
………
Hearing that Jiye Zhenren was letting him in, Lin Chengfeng opened the door and saw him sitting in the centre of the room, reading an ancient book. He placed down the book and looked up, “Is it all settled?”
He clearly could just release his divine senses to know about the various changes in the sect, but he didn’t do that. Every time something happened in the sect, Jiye Zhenren as the sect leader would always be the last to know because Lin Chengfeng who reported matters to him only came every six months.
Master’s heart was like a needle at the bottom of the sea. Lin Chengfeng would naturally wonder what he was thinking but after so many years, he had now grown accustomed to it.
With his eyes lowered, Lin Chengfeng lowered his head and replied, “Yes, this disciple has arranged for youngest junior brother to stay in this disciple’s courtyard temporarily. As for his future training, this disciple will personally give him pointers.”
Jiye Zhenren didn’t move. After a while, Lin Chengfeng heard him ask, “The sect is very busy. Do you still have the energy to take care of him?”
“It is fine. This disciple can handle it.”
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“You are about to break through. With a new disciple at your place, won’t you find it noisy?”
“No, youngest junior brother is very quiet.”
“Staying with you is not a long term-solution. You can find some disciples and build a new courtyard. I remember there is space to the west of Yuezhi’s place. Once it’s constructed, Chi Zhao can move there. Yuezhi has also improved a lot with his cultivation so he can help lighten some of your burdens. With his current level, it shouldn’t be a problem for him to teach Chi Zhao.”
Lin Chengfeng raised his head and looked at Jiye Zhenren with an undecipherable expression, “Master, you don’t wish for me to teach youngest junior brother?”
Jiye Zhenren was silent for a while. He then threw the question back, “Tell master, do you want to teach him?”
After a short pause, Lin Chengfeng nodded, “Yes.”
Youngest junior brother had too many problems. If he was taught by second junior brother Lu Yuezhi, he was afraid that he would suffer a lot. With his quiet and submissive character, he might even resign himself to that treatment. As such, Lu Yuezhi wasn’t suitable to teach him.
Third junior brother was too cold in temperament, even colder than this eldest senior brother. Furthermore, he was so obsessed with cultivation that he doesn’t pay attention to anything else. Junior sister was proof of this. Junior sister’s talent was comparable to theirs, but she was slowest in cultivation. Although part of the reason was because of junior sister’s laziness, the main reason was because third junior brother didn’t care about junior sister’s progress, resulting in her lack of practice.
And junior sister naturally wasn’t suitable. She hadn’t developed herself enough yet so teaching others was out of the question.
Since the other three are not suitable, only he was left.
With such a good seedling, as long as you care for it well, it shouldn’t grow crooked. He originally didn’t want to teach Chi Zhao, but he couldn’t just watch Chi Zhao become ruined in the hands of other juniors so he should step forward.
………
Looking at his disciple’s firm eyes, Jiye Zhenren lowered his eyes. He picked up the book he hadn’t finished reading and said lightly, “Alright. If you want to teach, you can teach.”
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By the way, I am currently looking at picking up another project to work on and post after this novel is done. For now, I’m thinking of picking up one that has been dropped/not updated in a while because I hate seeing so many incomplete novels on NU lol
Comment any recommendations below!!
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Thanks for the chapter!
How about Cub Raising Association?
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Thanks for the chapter!
Please Start Your Show hasn’t been updated since February of last year, do please consider picking that up!!
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Great chapter!!
Here are a few that you can pick up
The Traveling Hero Won’t Let the Innkeeper’s Son Escape – this is similar to the previous novels that you picked up which is fluffy with hints of angst. I don’t know if it is dropped.
How To Die As Heavy As Mount Tai – An absolute gem of the QT category with great, fleshed out characters. I don’t know if it is dropped
The Story of a Small Fox Who Has a Star – This is a tragedy and is completely different style than you have done before but it has been more than a year since it was last updated so it is confirmed to be dropped.
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I’m pretty sure the first one is japanese
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I Recommended this: Need to Propose to Seven Men What to Do!
Thank you for the chapter.
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Slow-witted!
Please consider translating ‘Slow-Witted’! Or ‘Jellyfish,’ if nobody’s picked it up.
Thank you for the chapter!
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Or,
– ‘Don’t talk to me!’ (I think you’d like this one specially)
– ‘My teammates are all crazy’
– ‘The marshals want to get divorced’
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Honestly I was wondering if the master was actually his soul mate and the eldest senior brother was just a trick but I think this chapter kinda confirms that the senior brother is the guy he’s looking for! It’s gonna be fun seeing Chi Zhao do the pursuing this time! 🙂
Also for recommendations of things to pick up I’d suggest any of these because they haven’t been updated in a while: Who Dares Slander My Senior Brother, How To Die As Heavy As Mount Tai, Film Emperor’s Secret Marriage, Everyone is Secretly in Love with Me, Don’t Talk To Me!
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I’d recommend either ‘Kaleidoscope of Death’ or ‘My Five Elements Lack You.
The former hasn’t Updated in 3 months and the latter may or may not have been dropped, it’s hard to tell.
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Thanks for the chapter~ (. ❛ ω ❛.)
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There’s a bunch of great novels that haven’t been completed but I hope you could consider
‘Embers’ (by 南木北牙) – ‘This Omega is Sweet and Wild’ – ‘I Trick Even Lames to Stand up for me’ – ‘I Have a Secret’ or ‘Master Swindler’
Thanks for the chapter! ^^
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Thanks so much for the chapter! I think This Omega is Sweet and Wild or The Marshals Want to Get Divorced would be great for your next novel 😀
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Omega is Sweet and Wild is still being translated by CG seeing as they havent sent out a notice of it being dropped theyre probably looking for another translator at the moment.
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I recommend Jellyfish or rebirth of CV star, or warhead pet hamster..
Thanks for the chapter
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So basically…I have a large list so take your pick if you like it:
The Strategy of Washing Clean a Slag Shou (Very slow or dropped idk)
All For the Sake of Great Harmony (idk)
So What If You’ve Been Reborn? (either slow or dropped idk)
Master of Trading Star Card Game (idk)
Horror Game Escape Guide (idk)
Warhead Pet Hamster (dropped)
It’s Over! The Major General is Bent! (dropping soon I think)
Positive Energy System (Very slow or dropped idk)
My Teammates Are All Crazy (idk)
I Rely On Selling Meng To Upgrade (dropped probably)
Reborn As a System (the translated is busy with their child)
Interstellar Favorite Superstar (idk)
Dwarf In The Future (idk)
Male Lead 2 and Male Lead 3 Happy Ending! (idk)
My Senior Is Always Salivating After Me! (Slow due to translator doing many novels at once)
I Have a “System” Halo (idk)
100k Volts Electrocutes You to Death (can pick up, the previous translator is busy)
Cannon Fodder Cheat System (can pick up, the previous translater is busy)
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I will just read whatever you going to translate next so there is no suggestion from me (￣▽￣)
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I hope you can pick “I have a secret”. Thank you for bringing us such good stories!
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Chi Zhao, good luck! Please chase your husband ^^ )/
Also, thank you for the chapter!
Recommending “A Smile From the Villain”! The latest update was on late November but I don’t know if it was dropped or not. I think it only has 10 chapters left to complete the novel.
Besides that, I second Bookwormsyndrome’s suggestion of “The Travelling Hero Won’t Let the Innkeeper’s Son Escape” 🙂 Thank you again!
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I think this tl only translates chinese! I’m pretty sure that novel is japanese. I also wait for it wuwu
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Chi Zhao can take it easy, eldest senior brother is already melting :”3 (wonder if he is Yang O:)
So many good recs…. I will give just few ö3ö
– Cannon Fodder Cheat System (I love it, but as Rollingtart mentioned, translator is busy. It’s about more than half translated)
– O Pretends to be B For The Violent Admiral (tbh didn’t read it yet, but sounds pretty interesting, idk what’s going on with translations, first translator’s blog is unavailable and Foxaholic picked it up? Not sure)
– Kaleidoscope of Death (love it, even went to mtl it. BL horror genre, but ending is controversial… It is HE tho depends on reader)
I will be chill with whatever you chose, you gave great taste so I will just follow along v_v
Thank you for the chapter 💕
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*you have great taste (autocorrect why?! ;A;)
Also found this one recently (didn’t read yet, sounds cute tho);
– 6 Cats Rush to Raise Me
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thank you for translating!
some rec novels~
World Hopping: Avenge Our Love (8 months since last updates)
When A Destructive Wolf Joins An Escape Game (6 months since last update)
Later On, I Was Known As A Fake Actor! (3 years since last update)
(So what if you’ve been reborn) and (Reborn as a System) have nice translators that love the novel and translate well. Last time I saw they didn’t pretend to drop it. (and I like waiting for them to update because I respect them so much)
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aaa I seem so cocky on the last paragraph but what I meant to be was that those novels have long-term translators that adore the story and that there are plenty of underrated novels out there without translators (╥﹏╥)
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Thank you for the update!
I have some recommendations, would be nice to see them being continued again.
1) The Marshals Want to Get Divorced (Last updated on 08/02/21, the translator seems to be busy)
2) How To Die As Heavy As Mount Tai (Last updated on 13/11/20, no recent updates/news from the translator)
3) Thousand Autumns (Wuxia theme, Last updated on 19/01/21, the translator seems to be busy.)
Those are the three novels that I recommend. But I will respect your choices in choosing a different novel! It’s just been a while since their last updates, but I still respect the translator’s incredibly hard work in translating these novels.
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I recommend Never Marry a Man With Two Tintins and Mermaid Effect
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How To Die As Heavy As Mount Tai
World Hopping: Avenge Our Love
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Please Please Please pick up
Forced to marry the enemy prince – Chapters: 108, Ancient Times
The male leads white moonlight is attracted to me – Chapters: 111, Transmigration
The villain becomes the white moonlight – Chapters: 211 + 2 extras, World Hopping
They are all really good novels and deserved to be picked up again.
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Thank you for translating! I’m really looking forward to seeing how this novel turns out. Is Chi Zhao really not questioning the System’s explanation? What an innocent little puppy!
For recommendations, how about “How A Queen Was Made?”https://www.novelupdates.com/series/how-a-queen-was-made/?grr=1
It’s a quick transmigration-with-system novel, but the MC goes back to his own world between adventures. His real-world friends were great. It was translated through Chapter 12 at one point, but the links have been dead for months.
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please pick up heroic death system! it’s one of my favorite books and the plot is so interesting! it’s kind of like this novel, but the first few arcs ends in tragedy. it’s still a HE though so i really can’t wait for the ending..
the most recent update was january this year; i don’t know if it’s been dropped but it has been updated for awhile now QwQ
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That one is finished? Heroic Death System https://snowycodex.com/translations/novels/hds/
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As Rollingtart answered, it is already finished, just go thru link to their site. They have unedited (that’s why not on NU), but finished chapters. :3
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So I’ll try not to repeat those that have been mentioned by other readers before.
– Those Years When We Killed the White Lotus (Last updated 7 months ago + paywall)
– The Protagonist Is in the Right Position to Get Along With the Villain (Last updated 5 months ago)
– Positive Energy System (Last updated 3 months ago)
– Survival Qualification Test (Last updated 6 months ago + previous links are dead)
But I’ll probably enjoy whatever you pick up ehe~ Thanks for all your hard work!
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Thanks for the chapter~
Rec :
Plan to trap the golden thigh
My five elements lack you
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Thank you for the translation!
Breaking Through the Clouds (3 months since the group who picked it up after the MTL’er updated)
+1 to My five elements lack you
Welcome to the Nightmare Game (it’s being MTL’D)
The sword of Galaxy (2 years since the last update)
Green dragon totem (5 months since the last update)
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Thanks for the chapter~
If its possible I hope you could pick up
Let Me Shoulder this Blame
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Thank You so much for the translation.
My Recommendations are :
Thousand Autumns
Liu Yao
Bestial Blade
Lie Huo Jiao Chou
Tai Sui
Jin Se
Dage
Of Mountains and Rivers
The Final Protectors
The Way of Evil
Who Dares Slander My Senior Brother
I Never Want to be a Younger Brother Again
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Jin Se is regularly updated in Chrysanthemum Garden.
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The one I’m waiting to read is It’s My Turn to Take the Stage to Fly. It has 120 chaps.
It’s e-sports-ish.
Snowycodex picked it up but last update was in Dec 2020 at chapter 21.
They claim to not have plans to drop the novel but it’s almost 6 months without update.
It looks like a very promising novel as well so I’m disappointed that it’s left to dry in NU library.😁
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Oh! There is a real master lol. And Lin Chengfeng trying to insist of teaching ZhaoZhao. It seems ZhaoZhao’s effort isn’t for vain.
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omg I was lowkey scared when he said “not senior brother” lol
thanks for much for translating this novel!!!
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