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Chapter 10: Popular Songs

A thread of crystalline liquid stretched from the corner of his mouth like spider silk. His nasal cavity felt hot, and two streams of liquid flowed out. He stuck out his tongue to lick his lips—it tasted a bit salty. Raising his hand to wipe it, the back of his hand was stained with glaring red.

“Damn! I got a nosebleed!” Yue Qianchou cried out strangely.

“Who…” A startled cry came from beside the pool. Qu Ping’er, who had just extended her foot to enter the water, heard someone speaking and was frightened into panic, hurriedly grabbing her clothes and hiding behind the stone monument.

‘This is so embarrassing—I’ve been discovered. Damn, why did I get a nosebleed at this moment? Better run quickly!‘ Yue Qianchou smiled bitterly to himself. Without another word, he turned and ran toward the mountain. Unfortunately, he hadn’t run far when a white figure swept overhead, and the blushing Qu Ping’er blocked his path.

“Clang!” The gleaming long sword was unsheathed and placed at Yue Qianchou‘s neck. Qu Ping’er’s eyes blazed with fire. She could tell at a glance that this person had no cultivation whatsoever—he was completely ordinary, yet he wore Azure Light Sect robes. Her voice trembling slightly, she demanded, “Who are you?”

“Don’t misunderstand, don’t misunderstand! I’m Yue Qianchou, a ninth-generation disciple of the Azure Light Sect. I’m one of us, one of us!” This girl was at the height of her fury, and Yue Qianchou was really afraid she might act impulsively, so he quickly explained.

The embarrassed and angry Qu Ping‘er was slightly stunned. The great name of the waste Yue Qianchou was known to everyone in the Azure Light Sect—she had naturally heard of him too. She hadn’t expected it to be this person. An ordinary person couldn‘t possibly climb Azure Light Mountain, and seeing he had no cultivation at all, after a moment’s thought, she knew he was telling the truth.

Looking at the man‘s fawning, despicable expression before her, especially that face covered in nosebleed, Qu Ping’er really wanted to run him through with her sword. He had actually dared to peep at her bathing—absolutely shameless and perverted! But this person‘s seniority was higher than hers—he was her martial uncle. Though she hated him, she didn’t dare strike. Waste or not, seniority was seniority. Scolding and cursing were fine if he didn‘t mind, but daring to attack a martial uncle—the Azure Light Sect’s rules weren‘t to be trifled with, and they weren’t something she, Qu Ping’er, could bear.

Thinking that this rogue had seen her naked body completely, yet she was helpless to do anything about it, Qu Ping‘er trembled with rage. Of course, if she reported this to the sect, Yue Qianchou would definitely suffer the consequences. But would she do such a thing? In an era of strict moral codes, making this public would be tantamount to ruining her reputation—her beloved would probably never look at her again. Qu Ping’er gritted her teeth and asked, “What did you see?”

“Please don’t be impulsive—impulse is the devil!” With a sword at his neck and this girl‘s hands shaking badly, Yue Qianchou was truly afraid of her. He first tried to calm her down, then replied, “I really didn’t see you undressing… uh!” He wanted to slap himself twice—what a pig! If you didn‘t see anything, how do you know she was undressing? Isn’t this just asking for trouble? Sure enough…

“What did you say?” Qu Ping‘er roared almost hysterically. His neck hurt, and Yue Qianchou felt the blade had already cut into his skin. He quickly said, “I didn’t see anything, I didn’t see anything!”

Silence. The two maintained this posture, standing motionless. Wrong—Yue Qianchou didn‘t dare move, looking pitifully at Qu Ping’er like a lamb awaiting slaughter, praying for the butcher’s mercy.

After a long time, Qu Ping’er said coldly, each word popping from her pink lips: “Despicable, shameless, perverted, scum, waste, rogue, beast!” Having finished speaking, she kicked Yue Qianchou in the chest.

“Damn!” The latter cried out miserably and tumbled down the mountain.

“To die under peonies, even as a ghost one would be romantic. Which bastard said that? Damn! If you have the guts, really try it!” Lying in a pile of thorn bushes, Yue Qianchou groaned in pain. It took him a long time to crawl up in a pitiful state. Looking up, the tigress had already left. His whole body ached everywhere. He pulled out the thorns one by one and staggered back home.

“Who did this?” Hao Sansi asked in a deep voice, his face frighteningly dark. Usually, everyone looked down on his disciple, and he knew it. Being mocked a few times was normal—who told his disciple to be so… that. But daring to lay hands on his disciple? Hehe! Did they really think this Azure Light Sect elder was made of clay?

“I accidentally rolled down the mountain myself. It has nothing to do with anyone else,” Yue Qianchou said, grimacing in pain.

“Hehe! The footprint on your chest, the sword wound on your neck—you can get these from falling too?” Hao Sansi sneered coldly, grabbing his disciple’s hand and dragging him outside. “Come with me to the Azure Light Hall to reason with Sect Leader Senior Brother.”

“Wait!” Yue Qianchou shouted loudly. How could he dare go to the Azure Light Hall? Wouldn‘t that get him kicked off the mountain? Thinking that his master wasn’t a rigid person either, he smiled bitterly and told him what had happened. Actually, he didn‘t want to say it either! This wasn’t exactly something glorious. But he had no choice—look at the old guy‘s face, black enough to bite someone to death. Of course, there was one point he especially emphasized: he hadn’t intentionally seen the beauty undressing.

“Uh…” Hao Sansi, who had been gripping his disciple’s hand, froze. His facial muscles twitched, and he immediately lost his anger. After a long time, he managed to squeeze out: “You deserved it!”

“Master! Never mind whether I deserved it or not—please help me pull out the thorns on my back first!”

…

After one night, Yue Qianchou was amazed to discover that his body, which had been full of holes, had actually healed completely—so well that there wasn‘t even a single scar. His bruised and swollen pig-like head had returned to normal. He couldn’t help but praise the Azure Light Sect as truly a blessed land on earth. Not only was spiritual energy abundant, but even healing injuries was so miraculous. It wasn‘t in vain that he had traveled so far to come here. Feeling refreshed and energetic, he walked around the courtyard several times to stretch his muscles and bones. It was just that his master’s gaze seemed a bit strange when looking at him!

As the saying goes, once the scar heals, the pain is forgotten—this described people like Yue Qianchou. These past few days, he always felt the scenery at the forbidden pool was quite nice, so he would wander over there when he had nothing to do. He consoled himself that he was going to see the white fox, but who knows what he was really thinking.

The setting sun is infinitely beautiful, but it‘s near dusk. Watching the sun set in the west, Yue Qianchou disappointedly returned from the back mountain. Along the way, mocking glances and words continued—he had long been psychologically prepared. Adapting a saying from his previous life, ‘If you come out to mix, how can you not get stabbed,‘ he changed it to ‘If you come out to walk, where is there no mockery?’ He was already used to it.

Walking back indifferently, he passed by a pair of female disciples. Hearing one sentence from them, Yue Qianchou was so shocked he nearly dropped his jaw. No, to be precise, it should be a song.

If he hadn‘t heard wrong, what the two had just sung was: “I am a fox who has waited a thousand years, a thousand years of waiting, a thousand years of loneliness.” Even the melody seemed the same. ‘It‘s not that my ears have problems, right? How is this possible?’ Yue Qianchou dug at his ears—he must be hallucinating.

“I loved you when you were poor and studying by cold windows, I left you when you achieved fame and entered the bridal chamber.” Someone behind him was singing again, and quite loudly too. Especially the four words “bridal chamber,” which clearly sounded like two men singing in chorus. Though they were quite off-key, Yue Qianchou was certain it was the song he had taught the white fox. Turning around, two familiar faces approached.

One laughed, “Oh! Martial Grand Uncle is here! You haven’t heard the song we’re singing, have you? This is a song composed by our Martial Aunt Qu Ping’er—it’s very popular in the Azure Light Sect.”

The other laughed, “You’re talking nonsense. Martial Grand Uncle doesn’t have a single friend here—where would he go to hear it?” The two left laughing heartily, continuing to sing that badly off-key song.

“A song composed by Martial Aunt Qu Ping’er! Who is Qu Ping’er? Damn! It was clearly brought by me, yet they dare to infringe copyright! Shit!” Yue Qianchou cursed silently and shook his head with a bitter smile. He guessed that someone had entered the stone cave, heard the white fox’s song, and spread it.

Along the way, he could hear many people singing the same song. Yue Qianchou felt somewhat numb. Returning to the courtyard, he saw his master personally making barbecue and felt a bit embarrassed. During this time, he had been neglecting his duties and hadn’t shown filial piety to his master for a long time, actually forcing his usually lazy master to do it himself. Walking up to his master, he picked up the wine jug from the table and smiled sheepishly, “Master, please rest. Let me do it!”

“I am a fox who has cultivated for a thousand years, a thousand years of cultivation, a thousand years of loneliness…” Hao Sansi hummed and nodded, letting his disciple take over. Yue Qianchou, who was drinking wine, was a bit puzzled—his master seemed to be singing. When he clearly heard what he was singing, “Mmm… pffft!” He couldn‘t hold back the wine in his mouth and immediately sprayed it all over his master’s face.

The old man and young man stared at each other, dumbfounded!