Chapter 105
Chapter 105: Keep Me Company
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Huan Zhong heard Ling Hui’s reminder and turned to look at Kong Hou, hs eyes shrouded beautifully in mysterious mist .
“Ling Hui Shijie, Huan Zhong is my good friend; we do not care about such courtesies . ” Kong Hou pulled Huan Zhong into a corner and whispered, “How come you are not with Song He Shishu and the others?”
“Shishu and they have to socialize with other sects,” Huan Zhong said to Kong Hou . “You know I don’t like talking to other people . ”
The “you know” showed all the closeness and trust between them . Kong Hou did not bear to criticize him . The two found a place with a good view and finished watching Cheng Yi’s entire ceremony .
When Cheng Yi thanked the guests, he said a few more words to Huan Zhong, and didn’t mention how Huan Zhong had concealed his identity .
After the ceremony there was a rich and elegant banquet . In terms of other things, Splendid Cloud Sect could not rival other sects, but in terms of banquets, the other nine sects together could not win over Splendid Cloud Sect .
Kong Hou took Huan Zhong, Tan Feng, Wu Chuan, Ling Hui and the other apprentices to sit together . The biggest trait of Splendid Cloud Sect was to watch spectacles . Their ability to accept new things was high . So after a while, they could face Huan Zhong normally .
Out of them, Tan Feng was the most shocked . Tan Feng’s original dream was to become an exceptionally talented sword cultivator . The one who inspired such an idea was Huan Zhong . Yet his talent with the sword was limited . While he still managed to call himself a sword cultivator, he was actually an energy cultivator . No matter what he did, he already had Core Formation fifth level cultivation while not yet two centuries old . He was a person favored by the heavens, and had no fear .
Huan Zhong thought the disciples of Splendid Cloud Sect would have many questions for him regarding cultivation and swordsmanship, but since he had sat down, no one mentioned a thing . But when they discussed the delicious food of each place, each of them had smiles on their faces and endless cheerful talk .
“The older disciples are all friendly and casual . They are not as reliable as your sect,” Kong Hou said in a whisper to Huan Zhong, “However, they are all well-intentioned people . ”
Huan Zhong nodded with a smile . “Yes . ”
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The him of a hundred years ago would have felt that these cultivators of Splendid Cloud Sect were not attending to their duties and were unambitious . But the present him only felt that the disciples of Splendid Cloud Sect were sincere and lived honestly .
Maybe when people’s minds were different, their way of looking at things would also change enormously .
“Master, why is Shidi sitting among the apprentices of Splendid Cloud Sect?” Cang Hai pretended to take a sip of tea and whispered to Song He . “The members of Nine Phoenix Sect have been looking over there several times . ”
“Let them do it . ” Song He looked towards Huan Zhong’s table . His shizhi who used to say less than a dozen words in a decade was talking with Miss Kong Hou of Splendid Cloud Sect . The young girl was full of smiles, and he did not look like a stoic person .
So there was no one who wasn’t talkative—they just hadn’t encountered the person to make him talk . But thinking about how no one in the last few generations of Splendid Cloud Sect had married, Song He had a headache . Shizhi finally managed to find a girl to fall in love with . If the girl had no thoughts, what could Shizhi do?
As a sword cultivator, one would not easily fall in love . Once they did, they would never give up . He feared that his shizhi could not overcome this . Who, when seeing lovers together, wanted them to separate?
“Brother Song He, here, taste this bird bone soup, a Splendid Cloud Sect speciality . ” Wang Tong called for Song He to eat, his smile undisguised . Today was Cheng Yi’s Mind Manifestation ceremony . Wang Tong, as Cheng Yi’s master, was flushed with success .
“Thank you, Brother Wang Tong . ” Song He raised the soup bowl and took a sip . He felt relaxed all over . Splendid Cloud Sect knew how to enjoy themselves . They could make such delicious food . It was a miracle .
As the main person of the ceremony, Cheng Yi sat next to Wang Tong and was surrounded by compliments from all sides . Some even said he rivalled Zhong Xi . Nine Phoenix Sect had not spread that Huan Zhong was Spirit Master Zhong Xi and neither had Splendid Cloud Sect . So many people did not know that Spirit Master Huan Zhong, who had become famous recently, was the cultivation genius Zhong Xi .
Praising Cheng Yi in comparison to Zhong Xi was a compliment to Cheng Yi and also a type of respect to Zhong Xi . But when Zhong Xi was present, it was slightly awkward .
Kong Hou and the others at the table peeked at Huan Zhong . Huan Zhong pretended not to hear the words and took out a plate of spirit fruits to place on the table . “Everyone, after eating, use these spirit fruits to clean your palate . ”
Those spirit fruits were valuable and very good . The common saying was after eating another’s food, the tongue would soften . The disciples of Splendid Cloud Sect looked at Huan Zhong even more warmly . It was all the fault of outsiders who said Spirit Master Zhong Xi was emotionless that made them have such great misunderstandings toward him . Now it appeared that Spirit Master Zhong Xi was an elegant and friendly man . He did not have the aloofness and coldness they imagined . He was just a man of few words .
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When the banquet finished, Kong Hou was going with the other disciples to see the guests back to their own residences . She stood and said to Huan Zhong, “Huan Zhong, I have something to discuss with you later . Wait in your residence for me to return . ”
Huan Zhong thought that Kong Hou might stay at Splendid Cloud Mountain . His heart sank slightly and he nodded minutely at her .
“You are so amazing to have Spirit Master Zhong Xi wait in the residence for you . ” Ling Hui whispered by Kong Hou’s ear when they crossed the door . “If I didn’t know better, I would think this is a husband ordering his wife . ”
Kong Hou reached to pinch Ling Hui’s waist and she nimbly dodged . Kong Hou could only walk in front of the members of Cool Breeze Sect . “Miss Ye, long time no see . ”
“Greetings, Celestial Kong Hou . ” Seeing Kong Hou, Ye Fei gave a smile . “I heard that Celestial has reached Mind Activation Stage recently—congratulations . ”
“Thank you . ” Kong Hou led the way . “Thank you for coming to Shixiong‘s Mind Manifestation Ceremony . ”
“You are too polite . Transcendent Cheng Yi reaching Mind Manifestation Stage is something to celebrate for the entire cultivation world . ”
Cool Breeze Sect had recently grown closer to Splendid Cloud Sect and their gifts were unexpectedly rich . Ye Fei had even heard from the sect master their sect had intentions of joining Splendid Cloud Sect . However, Splendid Cloud Sect was not a traditional sword cultivation sect, and the sect master could not decide .
“The jewel on your sword is beautiful . ” Kong Hou noticed Ye Fei’s sword that had a precious stone giving off bright red color like fire, beautiful and not gaudy .
“Really?” Ye Fei said happily, “I spent almost a century of savings on this stone, but it is so beautiful I had to buy it . ”
“If you miss on something beautiful, you will not get it again . It is worth buying,” Kong Hou said . “It’s better than missing out and having it end up in another’s hands . ”
“Yes . ” Ye Fei nodded . “Better than having it end up in another’s hands . ”
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After seeing the disciples of Cool Breeze Sect to their residence, Kong Hou slowly walked on the limestone paths of the sect, and thought a lot of Ye Fei’s words .
If one passed on something good, it would become someone else’s?
For some reason, the words lingered in her mind . She felt she had a matter bewildering her that couldn’t be set aside, and she felt disturbed .
On the road, she encountered the sect master of Primary Luck Sect, Spirit Master Shuang Qing . Kong Hou exchanged greetings with him . While the other’s attitude was like usual, Kong Hou could see he was not in a good mood . Seeing no other disciples around him, Kong Hou called a male disciple to see Spirit Master Shuang Qing back to his residence .
After walking a short distance, a disciple dressed in light blue robes ran over and almost collided with Kong Hou . Kong Hou dodged to the side and saw this was a handsome youth .
“Your are… Gui Ling Shidi?” Kong Hou saw his hair was slightly messed up and his clothing wrinkled as though he had been bullied . Her expression immediately turned serious . Fighting between disciples in Splendid Cloud Sect was forbidden . “What happened?”
Gui Ling hadn’t thought an apprentice would walk this path . He shook his head and said, “Greetings, Kong Hou Shijie . I am fine . I need to go to class at Learning Hall this afternoon . I forgot the time when meditating and was in a hurry, so I fell on the way . ”
“The class is important, but so is your body . ” Kong Hou saw his pitiful state with a scrape on his white face, and searched in her storage ring . She found a bottle of medicinal paste for him . “Take this and put some on . If you still feel uncomfortable tomorrow, go to the disciples of Daybreak Cloud Peak and have them examine you . ”
“Thank you, Shijie . ” Gui Ling gripped the medicine bottle and peeked up at Kong Hou . “Shijie… you…”
“Hm?” Kong Hou saw his nervousness and made her smile look more friendly . “What is it?”
“You and…” Gui Ling turned slightly and saw the man walking on the path in the distance . He shook his head and said, “Nothing important, but I have eaten many of the food that Shijie sent back . I and the other disciples are very grateful towards you . ”
“Nothing to be grateful about . ” Kong Hou laughed . “As disciples of the same sect, it distances us to be polite about these things . It is late, go to your class . Tell the steward about your fall; he will not blame you . ”
“Thank you, Shijie . ” Gui Ling bowed to Kong Hou and jogged off .
When running past the white-robed man, he paused slightly, bowed, and then ran faster .
“Huan Zhong, how did you come here?” Kong Hou saw Huan Zhong and walked to him .
“You didn’t return, so I looked around . ” Huan Zhong turned to look at Gui Ling who was already far . “That young person just now is a member of your sect?”
“Yes, a new disciple accepted last year; he has good talent . ” Seeing Huan Zhong, the restlessness Kong Hou felt disappeared . She looked slightly embarrassedly at Huan Zhong . “I was thinking of some matters and forgot the time . Don’t be angry . ”
“I will not be angry at you . ” Huan Zhong looked down at her, his eyes growing more gentle . “I just came out to walk around; I didn’t expect to encounter you . ”
Kong Hou felt slightly reassured . “Huan Zhong, what do you think about Splendid Cloud Sect?”
Huan Zhong nodded . “A good place which makes people… feel at peace . ”
“Then… then… can you stay here with me for half a year?”
“Half a year?”
Looking at Huan Zhong’s raised eyebrows, Kong Hou felt that she really demanding too much of him .