Chapter 11: Fighting for the Affection of My Junior Sister

  Master Hui Chong looked at his disciples in front of him, closed his eyes for a moment, then let out a soft sigh and slowly opened his eyes. He swept his gaze over the disciples who were full of question marks and said calmly: "Oh, you're all asking about the pattern on Geng Yuan's body? Actually, there's no special meaning to it. I suppose when Geng Yuan was young, he had some kind of incurable illness, and his parents listened to someone's advice and got him tattooed with a green snake pattern to ward off evil spirits. It's just a simple green snake pattern, nothing to make a fuss about. Everyone should stop being so curious and go back to their rooms to do their homework."

  Hui Chong Master finished speaking, waved his hand at several disciples, and closed his eyes again.

  Everyone listened to Master Hui Chong's subtle explanation, half-believing and half-doubting, but not daring to ask further questions, so they quietly retreated. As time passed, everyone gradually didn't pay much attention to this matter anymore.

  Today, a person known as "Flower Thief" surprisingly recognized this pattern, and the idea of solving the mystery of his life was reignited once again.

  Gengyuan thought to himself, "Could it be true that I am the son of Feng Renhe, the Security Commander of Cangmen City? If so, then I am a young master of a wealthy family. Why should I stay in this temple and waste my youth with the green lamp when I can return to the Feng family and enjoy a carefree life as a rich young master? Yes, I must leave this temple immediately and go back to the Feng family." Gengyuan's thoughts stirred him up, and he suddenly stood up with a "whoosh".

  Sitting beside Geng Yuan, Xin Yuan, who was thinking about Yao Fenglan's insomnia, saw Geng Yuan suddenly stand up and didn't understand what he wanted to do, so he also stood up.

  "Seventh Brother, why didn't you lie down and sleep? Why did you suddenly get up?" asked Xin Yuan.

  "I couldn't sleep, I want to go out for a walk, it's really too stuffy here." Geng Yuan swung his hands and was about to head outside the cave.

  Master Hui Chong, who was sitting on one side of the cave, was worried about his daughter Yao Fenglan and did not lie down to sleep. He saw Geng Yuan and Xin Yuan get up and want to leave the cave, so he coughed lightly.

  Geng Yuan and Xin Yuan turned around to see Master Hui Chong staring at them, so they hastily went over to his side.

  "What are you two going to do if you don't sleep?" asked Master Hui Chong.

  "Master, it's too stuffy in the mountain cave. I want to go out and get some fresh air with Eighth Brother." said Geng Yuan.

  "Uh, it's going to be dawn soon. Feng Renshui that scoundrel is bringing troops back to Cangmen City. Bisheng Temple isn't far from Cangmen City, the enemy will arrive as soon as they say so. You all shouldn't go out recklessly. If you really want to go out, just go outside and help me investigate the sentry posts, ask the guards if they've discovered anything. Go quickly and come back quickly." Master Huichong reminded them.

  "Yes! Master, you can rest assured!" Gongyuan and Xinyuan replied in unison.

  Geng Yuan and Xin Yuan walked out of the cave entrance, a gust of fresh mountain wind came over, both people felt their spirits lifted.

  The east has turned white, and dawn is about to break.

  Geng Yuan and Xin Yuan separately inspected several sentry posts, seeing that the monks on duty were all steadfast at their posts, with very good morale. The two of them arrived at a mountain slope covered in blooming flowers, inhaling the fragrance of the morning dew revealing the grass and trees.

  "Alas! Is Feng Renrui so vicious? Is Feng Renu so ferocious? Are the Japanese so frightening? Master made everyone in the temple hide like this, isn't it a bit of an overreaction?" Geng Yuan said to Xin Yuan while stroking the thick grass in front of him.

  "Seventh Brother, haven't you heard what the refugees said? The Japanese devils are killing people and setting fires, looting, doing all sorts of evil things. They're worse than beasts! If you still have kind thoughts towards them, you'll end up suffering." Xinyuan said.

  "Alright, alright, let's not talk about those annoying things anymore. Let's talk about our junior sister instead. Eighth junior brother, you've been secretly meeting with junior sister for many times already, right? How's it going between the two of you? Have you already reached a substantial stage? If you can't give junior sister a lifetime of happiness, then you'd better not waste her youth. Let me tell you, I also like junior sister, and you know that. Now, I'm formally telling you, I want to compete with you fairly. Although junior sister is cold towards me now, it doesn't affect my feelings for her. I'll work hard to show her, who knows, maybe in the future when I become successful, junior sister will marry me! Eighth junior brother, what do girls want? They want a stable and wealthy life, which you can't provide, but I, your seventh senior brother, will be able to give it to her soon. So, I am the one she should rely on for her whole life. Eighth junior brother, since you're so devoted to Buddha, why don't you just become a monk and stop being a secular disciple? You might achieve great merit that way. Anyway, eighth junior brother, I think you and junior sister are not suitable for each other, but junior sister and I are a perfect match. I hope you'll retreat and give up on junior sister, letting me have her instead." Geng Yuan stared straight at Xin Yuan with some shamelessness.

  Xin Yuan suddenly stood up: "Seventh brother, what are you talking about! Can love be given away casually? I love my sister-in-law, and she loves me too. Seventh brother, my sister-in-law is the love of my life, no matter what time it is, I will never leave her, so spare your heart." Xin Yuan looked up at the red sun jumping out of the horizon, raised his fist, and secretly made a firm decision in his heart.

  "Don't jump to conclusions so early, okay? Haven't you heard that 'a decade on the east bank, a decade on the west bank, fortune ebbs and flows'? Next year it'll be my turn. Now is a chaotic era, only the adaptable survive. Eighth Young Master, you're too straightforward, I'm afraid your lifespan won't be long!" said Geng Yuan with an air of mystery.

  "Get out! Is this how you act as a senior brother? You even cursed your own junior brother to have a short life. Hmph! I won't talk to you anymore, I'm going back to the cave to accompany Master." Xinyuan didn't want to speak with Gengyuan anymore and lifted his leg to head back to the mountain cave.

  "Wait a minute. Eighth Young Master, I heard that your martial sister gave you a token of affection?" Geng Yuan's eyes rolled around, unsure what he was up to.

  "Of course." Xinyuan proudly looked at Gengyuan, "My junior sister gave me a jade pendant as a token of our engagement. She said that whenever I see this jade pendant, it's like seeing her." Xinyuan's emotions were stirred up, and he took out the jade pendant from his bosom, flashed it in front of Gengyuan's eyes, then quickly put it back into his bosom.

  "Ah, it's a good thing. Younger brother, give it to older brother me to appreciate and broaden my horizons." Geng Yuan said with a smile as he approached Xin Yuan.

  "No! My junior sister said that this jade pendant can only be seen by me, and I'm not allowed to show it to anyone else. You're my seventh senior brother, from the same school, as close as brothers, but you don't have the qualifications to see it either." Xin Yu protected his chest, "Seventh senior brother, I hope you can understand. Because junior sister said that she will marry the person who possesses this jade pendant in this life, so this jade pendant is more important than my own life!"

  "Haha, what good jade pendant can be more important than your life? I don't think so!" Gangyuan said, suddenly launching a "Lingkong Feizhao" (Flying Claw) attack, his eagle claw swooping towards Xinyuan's chest. "I'd like to see if you have the ability to protect this jade pendant."

  Xin Yuan saw that Geng Yuan's move was fierce, and he hastily came up with a "hedgehog backflip", dodging Geng Yuan's eagle claw. Geng Yuan's eagle claw fell empty. Xin Yuan used a "carp leaping" move to get up, and swung his hand to block the charging Geng Yuan.

  "Seventh Brother, I won't quarrel with you anymore. We should head back to the cave and see if Master is getting anxious." Xinyin said.

  "Eighth younger brother, it's not that I'm being unreasonable, this jade pendant should belong to me, it was mistakenly given by our sister. So, I'll take back this jade pendant on behalf of my sister and let her give it to the person she should have given it to."

  "Seventh brother, are you still going to be reasonable? I don't want to ruin the feelings between us brothers, please stop while you're ahead."

  "No way! I must get this jade pendant back for my junior sister, Eighth Brother, you're in trouble!" Geng Yuan used all his martial arts skills to try and snatch the jade pendant from Xin Yuan.

  Xin Yuan saw that Geng Yuan was no longer reasonable, and was forced to fight back. The two of them fought from the hillside to the tree, and from the tree to the river, neither yielding to the other.