“Really?” Bai Xiaochun asked, his eyes widening. All of a sudden, he felt much, much better. He had entered the temple hall with high expectations, only to have them cruelly crushed. That led to him being in a horrible mood. But now, things had changed.
“Based on the meritorious service you performed, and considering that you had no formal Master, I took the responsibility to accept you as an apprentice of my own Master. Therefore, from now on you can call me Elder Brother.” The Sect Leader couldn’t feel more awkward.
Bai Xiaochun took a deep breath, and his eyes filled with excitement. He suddenly was filled with the sensation that the sect truly had treated him well. The Sect Leader’s Master would most definitely be ranked as a Prime Elder in the sect, which caused Bai Xiaochun’s eyes to radiate with excitement.
“From now on,” he thought, “nobody will dare to bully me, not with an awesome Master like that! Hahaha!!” Heart leaping with joy, he clasped hands and bowed deeply.
“Many thanks, Elder Brother Sect Leader,” he said, sounding elated. “Elder Brother Sect Leader, where exactly is our Master? I would love to go pay my respects.”
A strange expression could be seen on the Sect Leader’s face as he slowly said, “There’s no hurry in that. There was a portrait made of him before he passed away in meditation, which was enshrined on the back side of the mountain. I’ve already made arrangements for some people to escort you over there shortly.”
Bai Xiaochun felt as if he were being struck by lighting. “Passed away in meditation…. Enshrined on the back side of the mountain….”
His jaw dropped as the words he had just spoken echoed in his mind. After a long moment, he pulled himself together…. The Master he had become apprenticed to… had already passed away.
“I….” Bai Xiaochun was now starting to seethe with anger, and his mind was buzzing. Once again his heart sank, and he wanted to cry, although no tears would come. It was in a virtual daze that he allowed himself to be led to the rear of the mountain, where he paid formal respects to the portrait of his Master. Afterward, he left Mount Daoseed and returned to Fragrant Cloud Peak.
On Fragrant Cloud Peak, numerous disciples hurried over to offer greetings. Curious expressions could be seen in their eyes, and someone even kindly took him over to look at his own gravestone.
When Bai Xiaochun saw the gravestone, everything seemed to go black.
Eventually, he found himself back in his courtyard, sitting blankly in his log cabin, rage building up within him. “I… I became the apprentice of a painting….”
Several days later, he was still there, looking miserable. Half a month passed before he managed to collect himself.
Sighing miserably, he left his residence to look for Big Fatty Zhang, to reminisce about the past. However, as soon as he walked out, he ran into an Outer Sect disciple who instantly clasped hands and bowed deeply.
“Greetings, Sect Uncle Bai.”
Bai Xiaochun took a few more steps, then stopped and turned around, eyes shining as he grabbed the Outer Sect disciple and pulled him forward.
“What did you just call me?”
“Sect Uncle Bai!” the Outer Sect disciple instantly replied. “Sir, you’re the Junior Brother of the Sect Leader. D-disciple would naturally call you Elder Uncle Bai!”
Bai Xiaochun’s fists loosened, and his eyes began to shine even more brightly. His heart also started pounding. This new status of his wasn’t all that bad after all. He had a terrifying level of seniority….
Licking his lips, he began to laugh, which frightened the Outer Sect disciple so much that he started to edge backward, unsure of what madness had struck Bai Xiaochun.
Bai Xiaochun suddenly stopped laughing. Clearing his throat, he put on the air of a Senior sect member and nodded slightly at the Outer Sect disciple. Instead of going to look for Big Fatty Zhang, it was with keen anticipation that he headed toward the Missions Office.
Because… that was where the most people would be.
Meanwhile, Li Qinghou had returned to Fragrant Cloud Peak, and was in secluded meditation. After seating himself cross-legged, he thought for a bit, and then waved his sleeve. Expression serious, he began to concoct pills.
“Xiaochun is stubborn and mischievous. I need to prepare a life-saving magical item for him. Unfortunately, I’m not very good at equipment forging, but I can make a batch of Nine Ultimates Pills to trade with the Pill Stream Sect…. When they find out I’m preparing a magical item for a Qi Condensation disciple, and a younger relative at that, they’ll definitely rip me off.” Li Qinghou shook his head, but didn’t mind. In order to concoct Nine Ultimates Pills, he would have to use some of his own heart-blood, but when the thought about how close Bai Xiaochun had come to dying, he settled his qi, cleared his mind, and began preparations to start concocting.
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Chapter
68: Sect Nephew, Don’t Rush Off!
Bai Xiaochun was the type of person who liked to find the fun in anything…. Now that he had discovered the joy in being the Junior Brother of the Sect Leader, he couldn’t be more happy. He strutted along the mountain paths of the sect until he saw the Missions Office off in the distance.
Clearing his throat, he straightened his garments and assumed the air of a Senior member of the sect. Sticking his chin out, he clasped his hands behind his back and sauntered forward.
The Missions Office was one of the busiest places in the sect, and today it was as packed as usual. The clamor of Outer Sect disciples coming and going could be heard from quite a distance away.
When Bai Xiaochun arrived, he stood there with a benevolent smile on his face, looking around at all the Outer Sect disciples.
Almost as soon as he appeared, people noticed, and the disciples nearest to him, who were in the middle of discussing various mission-related topics, suddenly gaped.
“That’s… that’s Sect Uncle Bai! Greetings, Sect Uncle Bai!”
Clasping hands in his direction, they called out, “Greetings, Sect Uncle Bai!”
After hearing them, more people looked over, and soon, virtually all of the Outer Sect disciples in the area were clasping hands in greeting.
Bursting with joy at hearing everyone call him Sect Uncle Bai, he strode forward, smiling, hands clasped behind his back as he said, “Keep up the good work, everyone.”
The surrounding disciples looked at him enviously and began to murmur among themselves.
“Wow, Sect Uncle Bai is the Sect Leader’s Junior Brother….”
There were a few Honor Guards stationed at the Missions Office, and when they saw Bai Xiaochun walking up, they hastily rose to their feet and clasped hands in greeting. Virtually the entire Missions Office lurched to a halt as everyone turned to look. Bai Xiaochun was only getting more exciting.
“Carry on, everyone,” he said. “There’s no need to worry about me. I’m just here on behalf of Elder Brother Sect Leader to inspect the Outer Sect disciples of the Spirit Stream Sect.” Happiness blossomed in the depths of his heart. In response to his words, the surrounding disciples once again clasped hands, and even the Elders from the Missions Office came out and nodded politely to him.
However… although Bai Xiaochun had clearly told them not to pay him any heed, he didn’t leave. He strolled through the crowd, nodding to those he recognized and reveling in their calls of ‘Sect Uncle Bai.’ Some of the disciples even said it ten times….
Soon, strange looks appeared on their faces as they realized that apparently, Bai Xiaochun had actually come to hear them call him Sect Uncle Bai…. In the end, he decided not to push things too far. Waving at everyone, he swaggered away, and soon the Missions Office returned to its normal state of affairs.