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Arc 7 – Farewell to that Senior Brother
Chapter 162

There are some things that don’t need to be said explicitly. Just hinting at it slightly was enough.

As for what Lin Changfeng was thinking inside and whether he would take heed those words, no one knew.

Whether it was the master or his junior brother who he had grown up together with, the relationship between them seemed close, but if you inspected it more carefully, it really was just that. The path of the Dao is merciless. Everyone has the same goal. If they had more things tying them down, it would be more difficult for them to leave this chaotic world. This was also the tabooest thing for cultivators.

Cultivators only formed superficial relationships. Love stories that could rock the world often get ridiculed in this cultivation realm, but no matter how much you look down on it, just was Lu Yuezhi said, as long as they haven’t ascended and as long as they haven’t left this world, they are still humans with passions and desires.

After Lu Yuezhi left for who knows how long, Lin Changfeng finally stood up. When he returned to his residence, the moon was already high up in the sky. He quietly landed in the middle of the yard, his gown fluttering lightly behind him. Following a short pause, he returned to his room and, as he walked over, he habitually glanced at Chi Zhao’s room. No lights. He seemed to be asleep.

As soon as this thought formed in his mind and before it could fade away, a figure suddenly stood up in the corridor in the distance.

Chi Zhao was originally leaning against one of the pillars there. He was thin and he was also hidden in the shadows, so Lin Changfeng didn’t see him. After he sat up, before Lin Changfeng’s eyes could look over, his divine senses had already followed over. Chi Zhao ran out the corridor and stopped in front of Lin Changfeng. He tilted his head up at him and pinched at the corner of his clothes.

After opening and closing his mouth several times, Chi Zhao finally squeezed out a small line, “Senior brother…..I have finished reciting the Heart-Clearing Mantra. I did it for a whole hour without slacking off.”

Three hours had passed since Lin Changfeng ordered him to recite the Heart-Clearing Mantra. He had spent an hour reciting it and the remaining two hours were used to think about how he should admit to his mistakes. Although he still didn’t feel that he had done anything wrong chasing the female disciple away, he indeed held no regard to Lin Changfeng’s words from before.

After two hours of deep thought and practising how to apologise, Lin Changfeng still hadn’t returned. As a result, just ten minutes before his return, Chi Zhao had fallen asleep.

When he was awakened by the light footsteps, all the words he had rehearsed had been forgotten and he could only speak without preparation.

Chi Zhao lowered his head, not daring to see Lin Changfeng’s expression. After all, this person was very angry before he left and even if he wasn’t angry now, his expression was still emotionless. Chi Zhao secretly stole a look and started to speak haphazardly, “I was wrong, senior brother. I won’t lose my temper anymore. I’ll definitely listen to you in the future and also recite the Heart-Clearing Mantra properly s-so please don’t be angry, okay?”

He spoke with much caution and hesitation, as if Lin Changfeng’s words would determine what the rest of his life would be like. Anyone who saw this scene would think that Chi Zhao was a good junior brother and Lin Changfeng was too strict on him as a senior brother.

Lin Changfeng looked at the top of Chi Zhao’s head, but his face turned into a frown.

—– He shouldn’t be like this.

When that line appeared out of nowhere in his mind, Lin Changfeng was surprised, but when he thought about it carefully, it seemed that he had also thought this when he first saw Chi Zhao.

Chi Zhao had thought that Lin Changfeng had only noticed him after he had his spiritual root tested but in fact, from the moment Lin Changfeng entered the hall, he had noticed him from amongst the crowd and had been silently watching him ever since. At that time, Chi Zhao was still looking around the hall, checking the other people out.

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His gaze scanned across the people around him, as if he was looking for something. The sect leaders, elders, peak masters and the disciples in charge, no matter what their status was, it didn’t seem to mean much to him. He didn’t look at them like there were people and instead as if they were a string of meaningless symbols.

After looking around several times, his line of sight finally settled on the sect leaders and their disciples. While his clever eyes stared at them, his brows also wrinkled, as if he had encountered something very troubling. No one noticed this but when Lin Changfeng inadvertently met his eyes, his fingertips stiffened slightly.

But very soon, Chi Zhao had looked away and continued to stare at Lu Yuezhi beside him. Seeing this, he felt strangely disappointed inside.

He wasn’t someone who would find trouble for himself. In fact, Xu Shiqing should be the one teaching Chi Zhao. Even if Chi Zhao trained quickly, Xu Shiqing should still be able to teach him for a few years, but he had brought Chi Zhao to his side without any warning or prior discussion with the others. Faced with Jiye Zhenren’s question, he also gave a well thought out explanation.

He naturally knew how special the Yin spiritual root was and he also knew how much effort it would be guiding someone with the Yin spiritual root. Not to mention, he had also personally witnessed the process of the Yin spiritual root changing from one extreme to the other extreme.

Ordinary people would often say that that what comes around, goes around. So that is to say, this was his fate?

If that wasn’t the case, then what else could explain it? What else could explain why his eyes, his heart and his entire body was no longer under his control the moment Chi Zhao entered his life?

Closing his eyes, Lin Changfeng looked down and said, “I’m angry, not because you lost your temper.”

Chi Zhao raised his head looking a little confused.

Those eyes were still as clear and pure as when they first met in the hall that day. Those eyes however are not as empty and calm as it was, and it now contained Lin Changfeng’s figure as well as care and concentration that even he himself didn’t notice.

“I’m angry……” Lin Changfeng paused. The corners of his lips then rose slightly. Having never seen him smile, Chi Zhao’s eyes widened, “I’m angry because I am afraid that you would be disturbed by those chaotic emotions and experience qi deviation.”

Chi Zhao looked at him shocked. Lin Changfeng took in his silly expression and asked, “Chi Zhao, will you experience qi deviation and go mad?”

Lin Changfeng had asked this in a very ordinary tone, but Chi Zhao could see fragility and anxiety hidden under his calm expression. Chi Zhao didn’t know the meaning for those emotions, but it didn’t stop him from promising confidently.

“I definitely won’t! Promise!”

He had answered too confidently. It was too confident for others to trust him, but such a line that no one would believe managed to clear away the fears in Lin Changfeng’s heart. The smile at the corners of his lips deepened and he reached out to rub Chi Zhaos’s head, “Sleepy?”

Chi Zhao shook his head, “I slept just now so I’m not sleepy anymore.”

That was actually a lie; if he was given a pillow, he could fall asleep right then and there, but when Lin Changfeng asks this question, there would most definitely be a follow-up. Bright moon, light breeze, two people, late night. With all those words combined, it was the perfect setting for a date. He had been here for almost a year. Except for the times when Lin Changfeng stayed to teach him, he hadn’t had much opportunity to be with him.

Sometimes, Chi Zhao felt like a concubine in a harem, praying every day to the stars and the moon that Emperor Lin would come and visit him just this once.

……

Hearing him say that he wasn’t sleepy, Lin Changfeng took him to the backyard and dug up a jug of wine from under a thousand-year-old tree. It was clear that he wanted him to accompany him for a drink. Chi Zhao stood on the side very well-behaved. He didn’t say anything and just watched.

In Chi Zhao’s fantasy, the place to drink was either a cool rooftop location or over a stone table in a courtyard under the starry sky. At the very least, it would be casually sitting on the ground leaning against an old tree. Those settings were all romantic. He had never expected Lin Changfeng to bring him to a place like this to drink.

The bottom of the cliff was pitch black and the wind whistled around them. Chi Zhao was a little scared. He wanted to sit closer to Lin Changfeng but just as he moved the top half of his body, there was a loud roar that sounded like a beast. It sounded like it was right next to him, but it was in fact several miles away from Chi Zhao. The reason for it to sound like it was so close was because the beast was too big, probably about the size as a prehistoric behemoth.

Chi Zhao stiffened and didn’t dare move anymore.

Lin Changfeng continued as if he hadn’t heard the roar of the giant beast. He took out two cups from his storage ring, poured himself a cup and poured another for Chi Zhao.

Just as Chi Zhao was about to receive it, he suddenly remembered something.

“Senior brother, my alcohol tolerance is bad.”

He had said that to decline the drink, but Lin Changfeng turned his head and looked at him, “How bad is it?”

Chi Zhao: “…….Very, very bad. Once I drink, I become another person.” And also a very silly person.

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Lin Changfeng’s hand that held the cup paused. He didn’t force him and just felt that it was a pity, “I brought this from my mortal home and buried it under the hibiscus. It has been more than 600 years now and today is the first time I’ve opened it. Except for the sect banquets, I don’t usually have an opportunity to drink with anyone. I originally wanted to share a drink with friends like before but since you’re not good with drinks, then……..”

Before he could finish the rest of his words, Chi Zhao snatched away the cup in his hand and downed half of it in one go.

Lin Changfeng, “……..”

After a while, he laughed, “Didn’t you say that your alcohol tolerance is bad?”

Chi Zhao wiped his lips and mumbled, “It’s okay. I can do it.”

Since it had been stored away for 600 years, even the most tasteless wine would become a delicacy. Chi Zhao and drunk it too quickly and didn’t have the chance to taste it. From his drinking experiences before, two or three cups was probably his maximum limit. Having just finished half a cup, he should still be okay, but he should still be careful.

And so, Chi Zhao very quickly turned his head and instructed Lin Changfeng, “If I’m drunk, don’t talk to me and just knock me out.”

Lin Changfeng, “Is it that serious?”

Chi Zhao let out a long sigh, “It’s more serious than you can imagine. The most terrible thing is that I never remember what I did when I was drink, not even a little bit. It’s too scary.”

The more he thought about it, the scarier he found it. Chi Zhao quickly picked up the cup and finished the other half.

Lin Changfeng, “…….”

The longer wines are stored, the better the taste but also the stronger the effect of the alcohol. At first, Chi Zhao wasn’t really drunk. Lin Changfeng didn’t speak much, and he also didn’t say anything so the two just drank one cup after another. If he wanted more, Lin Changfeng would pour more for him and this continued until he no longer asked for more.

Chi Zhao had been holding the empty cup for a while now. The jug of wine was still half full. Lin Changfeng had drunk as much as Chi Zhao, but he still looked the same as before. He looked at Chi Zhao with a tilted head and called out in a small voice, “Chi Zhao?”

Chi Zhao quickly turned his head over, “What?”

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