Chapter 25 Naughty
On the side of Yunu Peak, in a waterfall.
Jin Renfeng was wearing a short cloth shirt and standing in front of the waterfall, practicing swordsmanship.
The long sword was waving, stabbing, chopping and slashing, continuously attacking the waterfall.
The force brought by the rapids caused great interference to the sword's path.
Jin Renfeng's face was calm. He used his internal strength on the sword to offset the external force.
This allows the long sword to maintain its extremely precise sword moves even in the torrent.
The water in the waterfall pool was flowing rapidly, but Jin Renfeng's lower body was extremely stable, and he could remain motionless even when standing in the water.
"Human Phoenix! Human Phoenix!"
Just when Jin Renfeng was concentrating on practicing sword, he heard a few calls from afar.
Jin Renfeng turned his head and saw his master's wife Ning Zhongze, dressed in green, standing on the shore and calling him.
He leaped out of the water and after several leaps, he landed on the shore.
"Master's wife, why did you come here to see me?" Jin Renfeng asked with a smile, "Is there something?"
"How can you be so confused, kid?" Ning Zhongze scolded with a smile, "Have you forgotten that today is the one-year anniversary of you and Chong'er becoming apprentices? You agreed to compete with each other on this day to decide who will be the senior apprentice."
Hearing this, Jin Renfeng remembered the agreement made a year ago and patted his head.
"I didn't expect a year to have passed so quickly. If it weren't for Master's Wife reminding me, I'm afraid I really wouldn't have remembered it."
Ning Zhongze said: "Now that you remember it, hurry up and get ready and go wait in front of the Zhengqi Hall."
"Master's wife, do you have anything else to do?" Jin Renfeng asked in confusion, "Why don't you go to Zhengqi Hall together?"
Ning Zhongze looked helpless, "You and Chong'er are indeed brothers. You were supposed to compete with each other in swordsmanship, but neither of you remembered about it. You made me and your master worry about you."
"Now we are going to compete in swordplay, but Chong'er is still missing. We have searched everywhere nearby. Your master has gone down the mountain to look for him. I am going to look for him too."
"I was wondering, you and Chong'er are close in age and have a good relationship, do you know where Chong'er went?"
Jin Renfeng frowned and said, "I don't know either. After the New Year, I wanted to take him to practice swordplay with me, but he always refused. I had no choice but to come to this waterfall alone and practice swordplay with this water flow."
"Now I want to find him, but I don't know where to start."
Hearing this, Ning Zhongze couldn't help but sigh.
"Chong'er is a rather dissolute kid. Not only does he not study martial arts diligently, but he also takes Lingshan out to play all day long. In the past year, his swordsmanship has not improved much, but he has brought back a lot of wild fruits and rabbits."
"Your talent is wasted. Your master and I are often worried about this."
"Brother Linghu is gifted, and since he is still young, it is normal for him to be playful." Jin Renfeng consoled him. "When he awakens one day, he will soar to the sky."
Ning Zhongze glared at Jin Renfeng.
"That's easy to say. I see you're not much older than Chong'er, so why don't you ever have the desire to play around? If Chong'er was the same as you, I wouldn't be so worried."
"I think this sword fight is a good opportunity. Chong'er usually plays around and is a dissolute person. His swordsmanship is far inferior to yours. If you defeat him and inherit the position of the eldest disciple, you will have to discipline him."
"Me? To discipline Linghu Chong?" Jin Renfeng pointed at himself and said in disbelief.
"If you become the eldest disciple, you will naturally have the responsibility to assist me and your master in teaching the other disciples."
Ning Zhongze said loudly.
"Don't you want him to practice sword skills with you? Now that you are both disciples, you naturally cannot restrict him. When you become the eldest disciple, you can teach him sword skills in the name of senior brother."
"When the time comes, he will have to obey even if he doesn't want to."
Jin Renfeng's eyes lit up. This was a good idea.
He had long wanted to use Linghu Chong as a sparring partner to practice swordsmanship, but the other party kept avoiding him, leaving him with no way to start.
Linghu Chong is extremely talented, especially in swordsmanship.
In this world of Swordsman, there are few who can defeat him.
If Linghu Chong could be pulled in to serve as a sparring partner, I'm sure his swordsmanship would be greatly improved in the long run.
Moreover, as the protagonist, the power of karma he possesses is definitely the strongest in the world. Using him to practice swordplay on a daily basis can not only refresh karma, but also improve swordsmanship, which is perfect.
If he gets the position of the eldest disciple, it will be legitimate for him to test Linghu Chong.
"I didn't expect that the position of the eldest disciple would have such wonderful benefits. Since Master's Wife has mentioned it, I will definitely do my best."
Jin Renfeng clasped his fists in response.
Seeing Jin Renfeng's serious expression, Ning Zhongze also smiled a little.
Unlike Linghu Chong, Jin Renfeng seldom mentioned the competition agreement and never took it to heart.
Originally, the couple was worried that Jin Renfeng would look down on the position of the eldest disciple, and would deliberately give it up to Chong'er.
Now with this guarantee, plus Jin Renfeng's strength, the position of the eldest disciple is almost certain.
They wanted Jin Renfeng to be the eldest disciple, not because they were partial.
Now that the Huashan Sect is in a state of disrepair, it is time to urgently need outstanding disciples to support its cause.
Compared with the mature and steady Renfeng, Chong'er seems too frivolous.
. . . . . .
In front of the Zhengqi Hall.
Jin Renfeng was wearing a green shirt, holding a long sword, waiting quietly.
About an hour later, Master and his wife finally arrived.
The master's face turned black and his wife's expression was bitter, and it was obvious that they were both in a very unhappy mood.
Jin Renfeng looked back and saw two figures that looked like clay monkeys following his master and his mistress.
"What is this thing?" Jin Renfeng couldn't help but wonder when he saw that thing.
Yue Buqun walked to the front of the hall and shouted,
"You two, why don't you go wash up? What are you waiting for?"
As soon as the words fell, the two "mud monkeys" ran away as if they were escaping.
Ning Zhongze also followed and left.
"These two little bastards!"
Yue Buqun sat down on the armchair and cursed under his breath.
Jin Renfeng also reacted and realized that the two "mud monkeys", one tall and one short, were probably Linghu Chong and Yue Lingshan.
The two guys looked like this, even their own parents couldn't recognize them. No wonder the master and his wife couldn't be found.
Jin Renfeng felt amused.
Another half an hour passed before the master's wife returned to the Zhengqi Hall with the cleansed Linghu Chong and Yue Lingshan.
Seeing Yue Buqun, Linghu Chong and Yue Lingshan immediately stepped forward and knelt on the ground.
"Master, I know I was wrong!"
"Dad, I was wrong!"
Yue Buqun asked in a deep voice.
"Where did you go wrong?"
"Disciple shouldn't have taken Junior Sister to catch loaches. We ended up falling into the river and getting ourselves dirty." Linghu Chong said honestly.
“I shouldn’t have pestered my senior brother to take me out to play.” Yue Lingshan said timidly.
“If you know you’re wrong, why do you commit it?”
"Disciple also did not expect that the river was so muddy." Facing his master, Linghu Chong had no intention of quibbling.
(End of this chapter)
