Chapter 201 No respect for the elders

"Second brother, now that you are in charge of the gang's law enforcement, you are already in a high position of power. Why don't you move back to the headquarters?"

"No, I'm used to living in the previous courtyard."

After Qiao Feng hosted a welcome party for Chu Yuan and the two of them had a hearty drink, Chu Yuan politely declined Qiao Feng's suggestion that he move back to the Beggars' Sect headquarters.

A man returned to the small courtyard he had left for a long time, not far from the headquarters compound.

creak!

Chu Yuan walked through the alley, opened the door to the courtyard, and walked in.

The yard was no different from when I left it.

There was a thin layer of moss on the ground and tiles on the eaves of the courtyard, apparently because it had rained in Luoyang City the past two days.

But there were no weeds in the yard. Chu Yuan closed the gate and opened the doors of each room to take a look. The rooms were unexpectedly clean, without much cobwebs or dust.

"It seems that during the time I was away, Big Brother and Master may have arranged for Beggars' Sect disciples to come over and help clean up every once in a while."

Chu Yuan said in his heart.

This is good as it avoids the hassle of the yard falling into disuse when not in use for a long time and requiring him to clean it himself.

The next day.

Chu Yuan got up, picked up a bamboo basket and went out, ready to go to the market to buy some food, clothing and daily necessities.

I've been away from home for a long time and there's nothing at home.

As soon as he went out, Chu Yuan saw a girl in purple standing outside his courtyard gate, looking a little sneaky.

It was A Zi.

"Azi, what are you doing at the door?"

Chu Yuan asked A Zi.

Seeing Chu Yuan coming out of the yard, she was like a frightened deer, a little at a loss, "Brother Chu, I heard from my brother-in-law that you live here, so I wanted to come and visit you and see where you live."

Chu Yuan shook the bamboo basket in his hand: "I'm going out to buy something, do you want to come with me?"

Ah Zi nodded immediately and said, "Okay!"

Seeing Ah Zi agreed so quickly, Chu Yuan really wanted to slap himself in the face. Why did he have to speak so quickly?
We agreed to return to the Beggars' Sect and get rid of the troublesome A Zi and leave it to Qiao Feng and A Zhu.

I didn't expect the other party to come after me again.

But since Ah Zi wanted to follow, let her follow. After all, she was just going to buy things.

The two walked out of the narrow alley and onto the spacious street. The streets of Luoyang City were still as busy as usual, with pedestrians and cars.

More than a hundred years ago, Zhao Kuangyin launched the "Chenqiao Mutiny" and established the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty established Kaifeng "Tokyo" as its capital.

Although "Western Capital" Luoyang was not the capital of the Song Dynasty, as the seat of the Jingxi Road, Luoyang's prosperity ranked among the best in the whole world.

During the time when he lived in Luoyang City, Chu Yuan would sometimes go out to eat at restaurants or street stalls to experience the prosperity of the Song Dynasty.

Sometimes, like I do now, I go out to buy groceries and cook for myself.

Although his martial arts skills were high, he ultimately failed to reach the level of Bigu.

It’s just that compared to ordinary people, they can be hungry for a little longer.

Moreover, before that, he had just recovered his martial arts.

Seeing Chu Yuan buying all kinds of vegetables, meat and food from stalls and shops on the street like a woman, A Zi, who was following behind Chu Yuan, looked surprised. She didn't expect that Chu Yuan had such a side to him.

The only difference between Chu Yuan and those women is that he doesn’t bargain much. He just pays directly for what he wants to buy.

"Hot mutton soup, not smelly or fishy!"

Just now, when I passed by a mutton soup stall on the street, the stall owner was busy with his work while shouting loudly.

When Chu Yuan smelled the refreshing fragrance, his appetite was immediately aroused. In addition, he had not experienced the bustling atmosphere of the market for a long time, so he stopped, turned back, and found an empty seat to sit down.

Chu Yuan looked around and saw that the four square wooden tables placed on the street were almost full of diners. He arrived at the right time and a diners had just finished eating and left, leaving a table empty.

"Boss, give me a bowl of mutton soup."

Chu Yuan was shouting while waiting for the boss to clean up the leftovers.

"Okay, sir, wait a moment."

The stall owner was a slightly plump middle-aged man with an apron tied around his waist. When he saw Chu Yuan, he responded and took the empty bowl from the table.

"do you want to eat?"

Chu Yuan asked A Zi who followed closely.

Ah Zi didn't say anything, but seeing her swallowing her saliva, Chu Yuan knew the answer.

"Boss, two bowls of mutton soup and a plate of pancakes, please."

Chu Yuan shouted again.

"Wait a moment, you two."

The stall owner said.

Hearing Chu Yuan calling for her, Ah Zi immediately sat down happily next to Chu Yuan.

"Please enjoy your meal, sir."

Soon the stall owner brought two bowls of steaming mutton soup that had just come out of the pot to the two of them. Chu Yuan lowered his head and took a sip. He felt that the mutton soup with a layer of emerald green onions sprinkled on the surface was a rare delicacy in the world.

Especially for him and Qiao Feng, after drinking so much wine yesterday, having a bowl of mutton soup in the morning is really good for the stomach. It is the best life possible for a god.

Chu Yuan was drinking happily when a girl of five or six years old stood in front of his table, looking at the mutton soup in his hand.

Chu Yuan said: "Little girl, do you want to drink too? If you do, I'll treat you to a bowl."

The girl said in an old-fashioned manner: "Who are you calling little girl? I am old enough to be your great-grandmother."

Chu Yuan then realized that the girl was not looking at the mutton soup in his hand, but at himself.

Ah Zi, who was sitting next to him, was immediately unhappy when she heard this. She immediately said, "How can you talk like that, little girl?"

But Chu Yuan waved his hand to stop her. Chu Yuan looked the girl up and down and asked, "Are you the Child-Father of Tianshan?"

She looked like a little girl, but she looked so mature. He could not think of anyone else except the Child-Fairy of Tianshan.

The girl looked satisfied and said, "You are a smart boy."

She didn't seem to use any force, she just moved her fingers at a piece of cut pancake on the plate on Chu Yuan's table, and the pancake flew out and landed in her hands.

While biting a pancake, she shouted to the stall owner, "Give me a bowl of mutton soup too, and let this guy pay for it."

The stall owner was busy just now and did not see that scene. He turned around and looked at Chu Yuan, asking for Chu Yuan's opinion.

But the diners who saw what happened just now all looked at the girl with awe, as if she were a god.

Chu Yuan's heart moved. That was clearly a sophisticated technique of exerting force.

Chu Yuan said: "Go ahead."

It's just a bowl of mutton soup, not worth much money.

After hearing Chu Yuan's words, the stall owner made another bowl of mutton soup and brought it to the other side of Chu Yuan, opposite A Zi, and gave the girl a pair of chopsticks.

The girl was holding chopsticks and wanted to eat, but she found that her height was a little far from the table and some things were out of reach, even on tiptoe.

She said to Chu Yuan who was looking at her, "You saw it but didn't help me. You have no sense of propriety and no respect for the elders in the martial arts world."

Chu Yuan didn't say much after hearing this. Instead, he stood up, walked behind the girl, lifted her up, and placed her on the wooden stool behind her.

Sitting on the wooden bench, she finally reached the destination. The girl said with satisfaction, "This child is teachable."

But after she tried it, she realized that where she was sitting was a little far from the table.

The girl said dissatisfiedly: "Can't you see it? Or you can't reach it. Move grandma and the stool under her closer to the table."

Chu Yuan continued to do as he was told. After finishing all this, he returned to his seat and continued to drink his mutton soup.

Now the distance and height were just right, and the girl drank the mutton soup with satisfaction.

Chu Yuan was not angry about what happened just now. Instead, Ah Zi was a little dissatisfied. She thought to herself, "I don't know which family this troublemaker came from. Brother Chu treated her to mutton soup, which was already a great honor for her, but she still wanted to push her even further."

But Chu Yuan didn't say anything, so she didn't know what to say!
Chu Yuan picked up two pieces of cut pancakes and put them into his bowl to soak. He looked at the little girl who was drinking and said, "Senior Wuyazi called me little friend. We are equals, so grandma and I are also equals. It's better for grandma not to treat me as a junior."

After taking a few gulps, Tianshan Tonglao licked the sheep fat on her lips and said, "Although he looks cool and casual, he has always been arrogant. I don't know what's so outstanding about you that he is willing to befriend you as an equal!"

The implication was that he tacitly agreed with what Chu Yuan had just said.

Chu Yuan picked up the pancake that had been soaked in mutton soup and ate it while saying, "Grandma, you came to Luoyang to look for Senior Wuyazi, right? Why didn't you go directly to Leigushan instead of looking for me?"

boom!
Tianshan Tonglao put down the porcelain bowl she had just held with both hands, making a slight sound: "Do you think I've never been there?"

She glared at Chu Yuan and said, "The Leigu Mountain is deserted. He and his disciples have disappeared long ago. It is well known in the martial arts world that you and my junior brother have a very good relationship. If I can't find him, I can only come to you."

Chu Yuan secretly thought that this was a bad decision!
He left Leigushan because he was afraid of trouble.

Before leaving, he reminded Wuyazi, but Wuyazi left with his disciples, but his fellow apprentice sister followed the clues and found Luoyang City. If he had known, why would he waste his time and just stay in Leigushan.

It won’t be too late for Wuyazi to leave Leigushan after he has settled his grudge with Wu Xingyun and Li Qiushui.

Ah Zi, who was standing aside, became more and more frightened the more she listened.

She didn't expect that the girl in front of her who looked a little arrogant and domineering was actually the senior sister of the old senior Xiaoyaozi from Leigushan.

Why are all the people in this sect like monsters?
Wuyazi's disciple Su Xinghe looked very old and would be buried at any time, but he himself only looked like a middle-aged man.

What's going on with this girl in front of me?

She is Wuyazi's senior sister, but she looks like a little girl. Doesn't that mean she is an old witch who can regain her youth?
Chu Yuan raised his head and drank the mutton soup in the porcelain bowl. "I don't want to get involved in the feud between grandma and Senior Wuyazi. I'm afraid I'll disappoint grandma. I don't know where Senior Wuyazi has gone."

Then he looked at the Child-like Grandma of Tianshan and said, "Moreover, the way Grandma looks now, it must be that you have reached a critical moment in practicing the "Only I am the Supreme Eight Desolations and Six Combinations" skill. Instead of hiding yourself away to survive the disaster, you are still ostentatious outside. Aren't you afraid that your enemies will come looking for you?"

Tianshan Tonglao looked surprised: "I didn't expect that he would tell you all these things and the martial arts I practiced. But even if that bitch comes, what does it matter? Since my junior brother is not dead, I will never allow her to find him before me."

At this time, her belly was already full and bulging, but there was still half of the mutton soup left in the bowl.

After practicing "The Only One Who Respects the Eight Desolations and Six Directions", her body was in its real state after being rejuvenated, and her appetite was also reduced by half, otherwise her skills would not have declined.

Chu Yuan felt that Tianshan Tonglao was probably well prepared: "I wonder what exactly grandma wants?"

Tianshan Tonglao said, "I want to follow you. Since you have such a good relationship with my junior brother, he will show up eventually. And I heard that you are very powerful in martial arts. If that bitch Li Qiushui shows up, you can help me deal with her."

Chu Yuan refused: "That's your own grudge. I'm an outsider and I won't interfere."

Tianshan Tonglao sneered and said, "Based on your friendship with Wuyazi, that bitch will definitely not let you go. If I can think of finding my junior brother through you, why can't she think of it too!"

Chu Yuan thought about it and had to admit that he felt what Tianshan Tonglao said made sense.

But the problem is that he doesn't want to be used by Tianshan Tonglao to help her deal with Li Qiushui.

Of course, if Li Qiu Shui doesn't know what's good for her and insists on taking action against him, then don't blame him for being rude.

Chu Yuan asked again: "Grandma, didn't you just come to Luoyang City?"

Tianshan Child-Grandma looked a little proud: "I have been in Luoyang City for three days. I didn't find my junior brother in Leigu Mountain before, so I thought that as the Blue Lotus Envoy of the Beggars' Sect, you would have to return to the Beggars' Sect. So I came to Luoyang City without stopping to wait for you. I didn't expect that after waiting for two or three days, I saw you yesterday and saw you return to the Beggars' Sect."

Chu Yuan looked surprised: "You found me yesterday?"

Tianshan Tonglao: "That's not the case. I have been hiding around the Beggars' Sect headquarters for the past few days. I found you as soon as you returned to the Beggars' Sect headquarters, but I didn't have the chance to contact you."

Chu Yuan was not surprised, as Tianshan Tonglao's martial arts were among the best in the world.

He was staring at me in secret, and I couldn't really notice it.

What's more, the other party is still in a state of rejuvenation, and her breath and steps are no different from those of ordinary people. Otherwise, he would not have waited for the other party to walk in front of him and guessed the identity of the Tianshan Tonglao based on what the other party said.

"Boss, check out!"

Chu Yuan called the stall owner.

"Sir, I will give you twenty cents."

Chu Yuan took out twenty cents and put them on the table.

After doing all this, Chu Yuan picked up the bamboo basket that he had just placed at his feet and said to A Zi, "Let's go, A Zi."

"Okay, Brother Chu."

Ah Zi responded.

Although she was shocked by some of the information revealed in Chu Yuan's conversation with Tianshan Tonglao, since Chu Yuan decided to leave, she had no choice but to follow him.

Seeing Chu Yuan and A Zi get up and leave, Tianshan Tonglao immediately jumped off the wooden stool and followed them like a follower.

"Brother Chu, why are the people from the Xiaoyao Sect so powerful? And that old...senior behind, she is so old, why does she still look like a little girl?"

On the way back, A Zi asked Chu Yuan.

She originally wanted to call her the old witch Tianshan Tonglao, but when she remembered that the other party was still behind her, she immediately changed her words.

"Because the martial arts she practices can rejuvenate people. In fact, the martial arts of the Xiaoyao Sect are all very powerful, and they are all among the best in the world. Your master Xingxiu Old Monster's "Hua Gong Dafa" was originally called "Beiming Divine Art", which can absorb people's internal energy for his own use. "Hua Gong Dafa" is a martial art he figured out on his own because he was not very good at learning. Even so, your master Xingxiu Old Monster is still one of the best evil masters in the world, and he is feared by everyone."

Chu Yuan explained to A Zi.

"If you can absorb other people's internal energy and use it for yourself, then wouldn't you be invincible if you practice this "Northern Divine Art"?"

Ah Zi said in surprise.

An idea immediately popped up in her mind: to capture a large group of martial arts masters and absorb their inner strength. By accumulating a little bit, she would know who in the world would be able to be her opponent.

"I may not be invincible, but it is enough to become a top master."

Chu Yuan said.

The reason why his second brother Duan Yu was able to rise so quickly and become a top master was because he practiced the "Northern Divine Art" and absorbed the internal strength of many people.

"Not bad, the boy has good eyesight."

Hearing Chu Yuan praising the Xiaoyao Sect's martial arts, the Tianshan Tonglao who was following behind Chu Yuan immediately praised Chu Yuan.

"Speaking of which, according to seniority, she should be your great master."

Chu Yuan ignored Tianshan Tonglao and said something to A Zi again.

Hearing that the other party was of such a high generation but looked like a child, Ah Zi felt even more absurd.

When Chu Yuan and A Zi returned to the courtyard, Tianshan Tonglao followed Chu Yuan like a master without Chu Yuan's consent and walked in with a swagger. This made Chu Yuan very helpless and he could only let it go.

"Young Master Chu!"

"Young Master Chu!"

As soon as Chu Yuan walked in, he heard two familiar, clear and pleasant female voices coming from the yard.

Chu Yuan took a look and found two beautiful girls standing in his yard.

One is innocent, elegant and beautiful.

A slender girl with long hair, like a fairy.

It was Wang Yuyan and A-Bi.

Chu Yuan asked: "Why are you here?"

“We got up early, went to Luoyang City to stroll around, and bought some things. We thought that when we arrived in Luoyang City, we hadn’t visited Young Master Chu’s home yet, so we came here with Miss Wang.”

A-Bi, who was dressed in green, whispered.

She looked somewhat melancholy and helpless. It was only when she arrived at the Beggars' Sect that she discovered that her sister Azhu, with whom she used to be very close, had already secretly pledged her life to Qiao Feng. It would be awkward for her and Wang Yuyan to stay there, as they seemed out of place and redundant. So she got up early and made an appointment with Wang Yuyan to go around Luoyang City together.

Later, remembering that Chu Yuan had saved them both on the road, she suggested buying some gifts and visiting Chu Yuan at his residence to thank him.

After all, among the Beggars' Sect, the person they are most familiar with, apart from their elder sister Azhu, is probably Chu Yuan.

Wang Yuyan also agreed.

"Yes, we also bought some gifts for Young Master Chu. We knocked on the door just now and saw that Young Master Chu was not there, but the gate was not locked, so he came in by himself."

Wang Yuyan pointed to several wooden boxes on the table in the room.

"It's a shame for the two girls to spend so much money."

Chu Yuan thanked.

However, when he saw that the gifts on the table in the room were placed in two places, clearly separated, he felt a little confused.

If these were all the gifts Wang Yuyan and A-Bi bought for him, then they would be too many if added together!
"Young Master Chu, the pile on the left is for you, and the ones on the right are things Miss Wang and I bought ourselves."

Abi whispered.

After all, they will be staying in the Beggars' Sect for two months, so they have to buy some things for themselves.

"I see."

Chu Yuan nodded.

Yes, it’s the first time in Luoyang, so it’s reasonable for Wang Yuyan and A-Bi to buy something for themselves.

Chu Yuan turned around again and found that the Tianshan Tonglao who had followed him into the yard had disappeared. Instead, she was standing at the gate of the yard, looking ready to run away at any time.

"You bitch, I didn't expect you to come here, and you're one step ahead of me!"

Tianshan Tonglao, who was standing at the door, looked at Wang Yuyan with hatred in her eyes and cursed at her.

Wang Yuyan, who was scolded by the Tianshan Child-Fairy, looked a little confused and aggrieved, but when she saw that the person scolding her was a girl of five or six years old, the displeasure in her heart gradually disappeared.

She was puzzled and asked, "Little girl, who are you from? How did I offend you?"

When Chu Yuan saw this scene, he thought about it for a moment and suddenly understood.

He immediately said with a smile: "Grandma, this is not Li Qiushui, her name is Wang Yuyan, she is the granddaughter of Senior Wuyazi and the man you envy."

After hearing Chu Yuan's words, the Tianshan Tonglao, who was originally like a frightened bird, took a closer look and realized that the stunning girl in front of her, although she looked exactly like the person in her memory, was indeed much younger than the other.

She looked a little embarrassed, and after hesitating for a moment, she walked back into the yard.

(End of this chapter)