Chapter 23 (1/2)

Two wind chimes were hanging on the eaves of a house. The style of the wind chimes resembled the one hanging on that girl’s carriage.

“Who on earth is that girl? We don’t even know about each other. Why did she help me like this?” Xiao Chen was confused.

“Okay then, I’m leaving, Junior Brother. Remember to take the entrance ceremony tomorrow morning.” The disciple in teal said.

Xiao Chen smiled and nodded, saying, “Okay. Farewell, Senior Brother Teal Clothes.”

The disciple coughed and said, “I’m not Teal Clothes. My name is Qing Shi.” He then flew to a high peak on the sword radiance.

“Ah…” Xiao Chen yawned and stretched. It had been so long since he left home, and he finally settled down. Lil Ruo said, “I’ll go boil some water for Young Master.”

“Okay, good.” Xiao Chen nodded and was going to the house when footsteps suddenly rose outside.

“Nobody lives here anyway. Don’t waste it. We brothers, the three of us, can live here. Nobody knows who lives here. If someone asks, we can just say that the elders arranged it.”

“Sounds good. As a prince, I can’t live in that kind of woodshed.”

Xiao Chen coughed and cleared his throat. “Who said that nobody lives here?”

“Is it… Is it Senior Brother Xiao’s voice?”

The Three Princes rushed to Xiao Chen with joy and said, “Senior Brother Xiao, it’s really you! Why did you come back?”

Xiao Chen shook his head and said with a bitter smile, “I think that I’m just bounded with you three people. We are fellow disciples from now on.”

“That’s great. With you on our back, we can bully anyone!”

“Alright, alright. You three can go back now. You can take part in the entrance ceremony again with me tomorrow.”

The three princes left when Xiao Chen shook his head and smiled. One of the advantages of staying in the Outer Gate was that he would not be haunted by Shangguan Yan. While thinking of this, he suddenly felt a gust of evil wind blowing on his back. He swiftly turned around and fortunately it was just wind, not Shangguan Yan.

Two hours had passed, night fell and stars shone. Xiao Chen lay on the couch when a silver-haired youth suddenly appeared in his room.

“Evernight, why did you come out?” He stood up and asked.

Evernight glanced at him and then walked to the window. Gazing at the numerous stars, Evernight said, “This place is abundant with Spiritual Qi, so it’s a good place for you to cultivate. But, kid, don’t forget your ultimate goal.”

“I know.” Xiao Chen nodded his head. He carried a mystery of thousands of years. He had to reach the Foundation Building Realm as soon as possible to go to Violet Manor. There could he solve the mystery and find his master.

“So, you’d better not have too many karmas with people here. You will leave this place eventually. If you have some affairs with some women here, there will be one more ordeal in your next life.”

“Okay, I know this…”

The next morning, Xiao Chen went to the gathering place of Sunset Peak disciples. His entrance ceremony could basically be ignored, but the major event today was the “Apprenticing Ceremony” for the 50 new Outer Disciples.

Of course, this was not a real Apprenticing Ceremony because the Outer Disciples didn’t have masters. The ceremony today was for an Outer Disciple to find an Inner Disciple to take charge of himself; to put in simple, was to find a backer.

Each of the five elders sent his disciple to Sunset Peak, including Mo Yu, Wen Qingyu, Luo Shangyan, and the others. The Sunset Peak disciples, even the elders here, treated them respectfully.

Without a doubt, most of the 50 disciples went to Mo Yu’s line. Wen Qingyu looked unhappy. Maybe it was because her own master introduced the three princes yet she treated them coldly; as a result, she might have been scolded by her master.

At this moment, she saw the three princes walking forth and shot them a cold glance. She then said impatiently, “You three, come over here.”

Prince Zhao looked at her, snorted dismissively, and then walked to Luo Shangyan. “Hi, Senior Sister Luo, please take care of me henceforth!”

“You!” Wen Qingyu angrily gnashed her teeth.

Needless to say, Xiao Chen joined Luo Shangyan’s side. She was a bit shocked upon seeing him.

After the ceremony, the elders’ disciples left on their swords, while the Outer Disciples could only stand and watch them leave. Then, many senior disciples started to lecture newcomers, saying things like respecting your master and senior brothers. Those senior disciples established their positions by saying so.