Chapter 14: Talented Junior Brother
Story: Disciple in Distress Author:Velvet Verity Novels words:5106 Update time:2023-07-15 09:55:42
Yun Lin furrowed his brow. He himself had also climbed this threshold day by day back then. How could Yun Yang be so exaggerated that he couldn't get past it?
Outside the main hall, the junior disciples had walked up the steps one after another and were watching as the little junior disciple stood at the threshold, reaching out his arms to give a hug to the senior disciple.
Helplessly, Yun Lin could only return to the front of the door and bent over to pick up the child.
A group of junior disciples outside the door, as if they had just come across some earth-shattering secret, looked at the senior martial brother with a fearful expression. The senior martial brother, who usually showed indifference towards others, actually hugged the junior martial brother? The sun must have risen from the west today.
It was Yun Yang who enjoyed it with a satisfied expression, letting Senior Brother carry him into the main hall. The scent on Senior Brother's body was similar to the fragrance that filled the room yesterday, a faint smell of sandalwood mixed with a hint of medicinal fragrance. Surprisingly, the scent now seemed to blend together, unlike yesterday when it felt so strange upon the first sniff.
When the '卯' hour arrived, all the disciples from the sect gathered in the main hall. As the golden bell chimed three times, the Sect Leader, Master Wuchen, along with the four Grand Elders, ascended the altar and lit incense.
This was the first time Yunyang attended the morning class, and the ritual of offering incense before the morning class was quite grand.
Afterwards, the disciples sat on the ground, with Senior Brother Yun Lin meditating in front of the altar, leading the junior disciples in reciting the three sacred mantras, "Purify the Mouth," "Purify the Body," and "Purify the Heart."
Yun Yang stood in the hall for quite a while, but no one paid any attention to him. Unable to find his own place, he finally sat down next to his eldest martial brother.
The Three Divine Incantations that Senior Brother Nian usually recites are meant to concentrate and stabilize one's mind. However, when it came to Yun Yang, they had the effect of inducing sleep. Before he could finish reciting the three incantations, he collapsed onto Yun Lin's lap, assuming a comfortable position, and began to peacefully snore, completely disregarding any odd gazes from others.
Although Yun Ling feels uncomfortable in her heart, she still has to lead the morning class with everyone. She cannot be distracted, so she lets him be. The other disciples dare not be distracted because the sect leader and the four elders are present.
Only Elder Li Jue's sharp gaze fell on Yun Yang, it seems that this child needs to be punished.
After chanting the Three Divine Incantations, Master Wuchen began to deliver a sermon. During this time, Yunyang woke up once, but he couldn't understand a word that Master was saying. In the end, he simply continued sleeping, resting his head on his senior martial brother's thigh.
When he was shaken awake, there were only him and his senior martial brother left in the main hall. He reached out his small hand to wipe the dampness off the corner of his mouth and sat up. Yun Ling's clothes had already been soaked by his saliva over a large area, and his complexion looked extremely unpleasant.
However, Yun Yang completely failed to notice this. He stretched lazily and stood up from the ground, yawning, then looked at Yun Lin, saying, "Senior Brother, did the morning class end so quickly? Are we going to practice in the morning now?"
His stomach was already growling. He remembered his senior brother saying that they could only go to the dining hall for breakfast after morning practice was over.
"Master has ordered that Yun Ting take the junior disciples for morning practice today. He asked me to take you to Bamboo Moon Pavilion, as he has something to discuss." Yun Lin knew that their master calling them over was clearly a punishment. This junior disciple really had some talent, not even finishing his first day of early class without snoring loudly in the main hall. Even though their master was easy to talk to, Elder Li Jue would never forgive Yun Yang lightly this time, and Yun Lin, as the senior brother responsible for taking care of the junior disciples, would also be implicated."
"Then let's go." Yun Yang did not realize his mistake and even thought that now was the perfect time to go to Zhuyue Xuan. He had something to discuss with his master.
Yun Yang walked to the doorstep, waiting for Yun Lin to come and hug him. However, to his surprise, his eldest martial brother walked past him without even glancing at him. With a long stride, he stepped out of the main hall.
"Senior brother," he called out to the departing figure.
Yun Lin didn't even look back, took a step down the stairs, and said, "Climb over by yourself."
The clear and chilly voice carried a hint of severity.
There was no other choice. Yun Yang could only vigorously kick his short legs, overcome the threshold, and quickly followed along, bouncing along.