Chapter 279 (1/2)

Yan Tianhen sternly said, “Senior Martial Brother, it’s wrong of you to put it this way. You can’t judge me based off of your first impression. Although I am white and chubby right now and look particularly handsome and attractive, I have lived through bitter times before. Suffering hardships and whatnot are common occurrences for me.”

He didn’t dare comment on other matters, but Yan Tianhen still had a lot he could say on this point.

Back then, when his Dage was seriously injured, he struggled to find a way to eke out a living in the Lin family. He tried every means to make money and just fell short of going to the street to beg, but in the end, didn’t he still survive through that period, tumbling and crawling?

However, the young man’s attention was not on the suffering part; instead, the corners of his mouth twitched as he sized up Yan Tianhen’s small figure, asking disdainfully, “You’re white and chubby?″

Yan Tianhen touched the baby fat on his face and nodded.

The young man slapped him on the head. “Is there something wrong with your eyes? Have a little self-awareness for Laozi. I’m telling you, every single disciple under Esteemed Huai Yu’s door must eat till they’re white and chubby and wear bright and beautiful clothes every day. They must eat and wear only the best and be domineering when they go out, looking down at people from the tip of their nose. Their reputation must not be inferior to others!”

Yan Tianhen, “…Ah?”

“Ah, what ah, your first lesson is to eat, eat, eat!” The young man made the final decision with a single hammer blow.

Yan Tianhen swallowed with difficulty and whispered, “You’re not white and chubby either.”

The young man gave Yan Tianhen a contemptuous glance. “Idiot, although I’m not chubby, I’m white. Look at you, of the words ‘white’ and chubby’, you don’t fit a single one.”

Yan Tianhen felt the cracks on his face and felt that this Senior Martial Brother’s words seemed very reasonable.

However, even if he ate, it was still impossible for him to eat the various lines off his face!

Speaking of which, although his skin wasn’t as white as his Dage’s, which was so white that it almost shined, his skin wasn’t particularly dark either, was it?

En, not particularly dark.

Not long after following this Senior Martial Brother, Yan Tianhen saw a clearing.

There were several houses built with black bamboo standing on the clearing, and beside them were several circles fenced in with bamboo, which seemed to be used for raising chickens and ducks.

Yan Tianhen asked in a soft voice, “Um, Senior Martial Brother?”

“Speak.”

“Didn’t you say that all our food and clothing are of the highest quality?”

Senior Martial Brother casually asked, “Why?”

Yan Tianhen looked towards the bamboo houses and then thought about the palace built with colored glass on Sinking Sword Peak. He felt a sudden urge to cry.

Senior Martial Brother discerned what he was thinking and immediately exploded, “What does a little brat like you know? Every single bamboo shoot here is worth much more than you. If Esteemed Lan Yue wants to come and live here, he still needs to ask me for permission. You shouldn’t live in fortune but not appreciate it. Otherwise, you should sleep on the big stone outside.”

Yan Tianhen sighed in his heart while he put a smile on his face. “Senior Martial Brother is joking. I don’t think it’s bad here.”

Senior Martial Brother pointed to the adjacent room. “This is your room. You can live here in the future. This one in the middle is my room. The leftmost one is temporarily empty. I see that you brought two tiger cubs, so you can let them live there for now.”

Yan Tianhen hurriedly thanked him. After thinking for a minute, he then felt that something wasn’t quite right.

“Ah, Senior Martial Brother, are there only three houses on this mountain?” Yan Tianhen asked.

“There aren’t many people in total. How many more cottages do you want?” The young man once again started his sharp retorts.

Yan Tianhen asked, “But…where does our Master live?”

The young man was stunned. He raised his eyebrows and looked at Yan Tianhen. “Master travels and sightsees outside all year round, so he doesn’t have a residence here.”

Yan Tianhen couldn’t stop himself from chuckling, “All right, if you say so.”

Young man, “…”

What do you mean “If you say so”?

This lad seemed much more interesting than he had imagined.

The young man’s eyeballs turned and he lifted Yan Tianhen’s chin with a smile. “Boy, you’re not actually stupid, are you? When did you see through it?”

Yan Tianhen’s round apricot eyes widened, and he summoned up the courage to meet Esteemed Huai Yu’s gaze, “I saw through it from the very beginning when Master appeared.”

Esteemed Huai Yu narrowed his eyes, looking a little dangerous.

Yan Tianhen hurriedly explained, “On the way here before, Senior Martial Brother Zhan had already told me the situation here very carefully! He said that Master was the only one on this mountain peak and that Master had no other disciples. He even said that the dense fog forest was personally arranged by Master. Naturally, only Master alone could deactivate it.”

Esteemed Huai Yu was also too lazy to argue with Yan Tianhen; on the contrary, he even a little happy. If he truly accepted such a sweet, naive, and young disciple, then he’d really have to consider returning the goods.

Esteemed Huai Yu withdrew his hand and leisurely said, “Since you know, then I won’t tease you anymore. Since that guy, Zhan Fengting, told you a lot, I won’t say more about the basic situation. However, I have to tell you my rules first!”

Yan Tianhen gestured that he was all ears, ready to listen with respectful attention.

“There’s nothing else, you just have to obey me.”

Yan Tianhen, “….”

Esteemed Huai Yu yawned. “Alright, I’m tired too. I’ll give you two days to rest and adjust. Let’s start cultivating the day after tomorrow.”

After making a lot of small matters clear, Esteemed Huai Yu looked at the two tiger cubs, which looked like little snowballs, “This Venerable is too lazy to care about the two tiger cubs. However, you have to watch them. If they dare trample on one of Laozi’s spiritual plant fields, be careful that I’ll skin them!”

Ah Bai, who had been chasing after a butterfly, was suddenly scared into silence. Oh heavens, why does every powerful human want to peel off my poor skin?

Yan Tianhen nodded, “Okay, I’ll keep that in mind.”