A ray of sunlight woke Ding Yuan up. He could vaguely hear the crisp and pleasant chirping of birds coming from outside. It was as pleasant as celestial music.
He opened his eyes and found himself lying on a bamboo bed. There was no one in the not-so-spacious room. Ding Yuan gradually got used to the light in the room. Only then did he see that the furnishings in this room were very simple and quaint. Almost all the furniture and utensils were made of bamboo.
"What kind of ground is this?" Ding Yuan felt strange. He gradually recalled the scene before he fainted. Wasn't he in an abandoned and dilapidated earth temple? How did he suddenly come to this place? Could it be that Su Zhen and his wife had placed him here?
He tilted his head to listen for any movement outside the house, but there was no other sound other than the quiet chirping of birds. Ding Yuan slowly sat up on the bed. Suddenly, he was puzzled and wondered in his heart,"Eh, why doesn't my body hurt at all?”Not only that, but he also felt a warm and comfortable feeling in his dantian. A thick and warm current slowly flowed from here to his entire body, as if he was immersed in a hot spring.
Ding Yuan was startled when he suddenly heard a " gu " sound in his ear. He then realized that it was his stomach growling. Therefore, he thought to himself, No matter what, finding something to eat to fill my stomach is the most important thing.”
He jumped off the bamboo bed and felt that his movements were much more agile and light than before. Ding Yuan put on the boots that Su Zhen and his wife had given him, opened the bamboo door, and walked out of the house. As soon as he opened the door, a cloud of white mist rushed towards him, mixed with an extremely pleasant fragrance of grass and trees.
It turned out that clouds and mist lingered outside the house, as if they were in a fairyland. Outside the bamboo house was a large flowerbed with all kinds of rare and precious trees, many of which Ding Yuan had never even seen before. A few dozen steps away from the bamboo house, there was a small pond that was so clear that one could see the bottom. A pair of snow-white cranes were resting leisurely on the blue waves. They did not panic when they saw Ding Yuan.
Around the pond, there were several other bamboo houses of different sizes. The bamboo doors were ajar, and it was unknown if there were people inside.
Ding Yuan couldn't see clearly because of the fog in the distance. He vaguely felt that it was a lush bamboo forest surrounded by a faint purple qi. A gust of wind blew past, and the bamboo waves rustled. Ding Yuan actually felt a little cold.
"Is anyone there?" "Uncle Su, Auntie Shui!" Ding Yuan shouted.”
A resounding echo echoed in the surroundings, but no one answered. Ding Yuan was surprised and thought to himself, What the hell is this place? There's not even a single person here! Where did Uncle Su and the others go?”
Just as he was feeling puzzled, a stocky, dark-skinned young man walked out of the bamboo forest in the distance with two buckets of water. He looked about the same age as Ding Yuan, but he did not feel any strain at all when carrying the heavy buckets on his shoulders. Instead, he walked as if he was flying. Beside him, there was a large black dog that was half the height of a human. It kept wagging its tail, and its eyes were shining. It looked very mighty.
When Ding Yuan saw that someone had come, he was delighted and called out to the youth,"Hey, come here!"
The youth looked at Ding Yuan and asked in a silly manner,""Little brother, are you calling me?”
"There's only the two of us here. If I'm not calling you, would I be calling that dog?" Ding Yuan said angrily.”
The young man replied with an "oh" and scratched his head in embarrassment. He smiled honestly and said,"Sorry, I didn't notice. Why did you call me?"
"What is this place?" Ding Yuan asked.”
" This place is called the Black Bamboo Pavilion," the young man replied." It's where Master cultivates. Blackie and I also live here. It's that room."”
The young man pointed at a bamboo house on the east side of the pond. There were many fruits and vegetables planted at the door, and there was also a grape rack that was slanted.
Ding Yuan didn't ask him who Blacky was. It must be the big black dog. "Who's your master? What kind of place is this Black Bamboo Pavilion?" he asked.”
The young man was stunned and said,""Black Bamboo Pavilion is Black Bamboo Pavilion? My master is the famous Immortal Dan Yan of the Six Emerald Clouds Immortals. Haven't you heard of him?”
Ding Yuan was getting more and more confused by this youth's words. He snorted and said,"I've never heard of light salt or light sugar. So what?”
The young man wasn't angry and only corrected him,""This little brother, my master is the Immortal Dan Yan, not some light candy. It was my master who brought you here last night and told me to take good care of you.”
Ding Yuan knew that he wouldn't be able to get anything out of this young man who was even more confused than Sang Tugong, so he said,""What about your master?"
The young man replied,"Master went into seclusion yesterday as soon as he came back. He said that he would only wake up tonight." Master told me to take good care of you these three days. I can't let you starve or let you escape.”
Ding Yuan snorted." I've always gone wherever I want. What right does this old man have to control me?"”
The young man was shocked by Ding Yuan's words. He subconsciously looked back at the two connected bamboo houses on the west side of the pond. Seeing that there was no movement, he heaved a sigh of relief and whispered,"You can't scold Master. The heavens will punish you with heavenly lightning. Master didn't let you go for your own good, because there is no way up or down the mountain on Zuowang Peak. The mountain is full of cliffs. Little brother, you haven't cultivated immortal spells before, so you can't go down this mountain.”
Ding Yuan was just about to ask this young man how he got up when his stomach growled again.
The youth also heard it, and his honest black face revealed a smile, saying,""Little Brother Ding, you must be hungry. I've already cooked a pot of hot porridge in the kitchen for you.”
Ding Yuan thought that no matter what, he should eat his fill first. I wonder where Uncle Su and the others went. Why did I wake up and run to this place?
He followed the young man into the kitchen. It was clean and spotless. The young man scooped a bowl of hot porridge from the big pot on the stove and placed a few dishes on the table."Little Brother Ding, eat as much as you want.”
Ding Yuan sat down at the table and immediately smelled a fragrant aroma. He immediately felt hungry and buried his head in the food. There were many small red fruits cooked in the porridge. They tasted fragrant in his mouth, but he didn't know what they were. The few side dishes on the plate looked like wild vegetables dug from the mountains, but they did not have the bitterness of ordinary wild vegetables. Instead, they were fragrant and smooth, which was very appetizing.
Ding Yuan only felt full after eating three big bowls in one go. The young man only watched happily from the side, seemingly very happy that Ding Yuan could eat so much of his own cooking.
Ding Yuan put down his bowl and chopsticks and let out a long sigh of satisfaction. In his memory, the last time he had eaten so much was already unknown.
He stood up and said,"Brother, I'm full."”
The young man cleaned up the dishes and said,""Little Brother Ding, you can just call me Ah Niu. That's what Master calls me.”
"Ah Niu, do you know how I got here?”Ding Yuan, who was full, was in a much better mood. He asked patiently again.
Ah Niu scratched his head habitually and replied,""I'm not sure either. I just remember that last night, I was chopping firewood in the kitchen. Master called me to the room you slept in just now and told me that you would be staying here in the future. He told me to take good care of you and not let you run around.”
"Is there only you and your master in Black Bamboo Pavilion?" Ding Yuan asked again.”
Ah Niu nodded, then shook his head and said,""I still have a senior brother called Sheng Nian. He is many years older than me, but I rarely see him in recent years.”
Ding Yuan nodded and walked out of the kitchen. Ah Niu asked,""Little Brother Ding, where are you going? This place was very big, and one could get lost if they were not careful. When I first arrived, I got lost dozens of times. Every time, it was Master who found me.”
Ding Yuan laughed in his heart, A silly goose like you will probably get lost wherever you go.”
Thus, he pretended to be nonchalant and replied,"I ate too much and wanted to walk around to digest.”
How did Ah Niu know what Ding Yuan was up to? He believed it and kindly instructed,"Little Brother Ding, don't go too far, or you won't be able to find this place.”
" Oh," Ding Yuan replied and pretended to walk around the pond. He absent-mindedly looked at the blooming lotus flowers on the surface of the water and then reached out to soak in the pond. It was very cool and comfortable, but it scared a few swimming goldfish away.
Ah Niu stood at the kitchen door and watched for a while. He thought that Ding Yuan was really just taking a walk, so he went in to do his own things with ease.
Ding Yuan turned around and saw that Ah Niu was no longer paying attention to him. He did not know where the black dog had run off to, so he immediately slipped into the bamboo forest. He held a purple-red bamboo and panted twice. He did not hear Ah Niu calling him, so he calmed down and looked around.
It was unknown how thick the fog was in the bamboo forest. Looking at it, there were layers of towering purple bamboos. The ground was covered with green grass and sparkling morning dew. There were also many strange flowers and plants growing around the bamboo roots.
Ding Yuan thought to himself,'From Ah Niu's tone, that bullsh * t master wants to leave me in this strange place. There aren't even many people here. What's so fun about it? Since Uncle Su and the others can't be found, I might as well leave as soon as possible.”
He used the sunlight to determine the direction and walked towards the east.
There were no roads in the Purple Bamboo Forest, and the scenery was similar everywhere. Ding Yuan had walked for more than two hours, but he was still walking in circles. He couldn't help but grow anxious and curse,""What kind of sh * tty place is this? There's not even a path here.”
Suddenly, he heard someone say,"What kind of sh * t place is this? There's not even a road."”
Ding Yuan was shocked. He looked around but could not see anyone. He thought that someone was teasing him again and sneered,""What kind of man is sneaking around? If you have the guts, get out here!”
The voice also said,"What kind of man are you to be sneaky? If you have the guts, get out here!"”It was so lifelike that it was like an echo of Ding Yuan.
Ding Yuan was surprised. This time, he found the direction of the sound. When he looked over, he realized that a seven-colored parrot was resting on a nameless shrub several feet away. It was staring at him with its small eyes.
Ding Yuan couldn't help but laugh." I was wondering who it was. So it's you, you bastard!"”
Who knew that the parrot wouldn't give in and also returned the favor,"I was wondering who it was. So it's you, you bastard!”
Ding Yuan was startled. He picked up a small stone and threw it at the parrot. The parrot was very smart. When it saw this, it flew into the air and did not escape. Instead, it said,"You hit me, bad thing!"
Seeing that he was being toyed with by a flat-haired beast, Ding Yuan couldn't help but feel angry. He chuckled and said,"I don't believe that I can't hit you." He found a handful of small stones and threw them at the parrot, but the parrot dodged left and right, causing Ding Yuan to hit empty air.
And that wasn't all. The parrot laughed mockingly." Idiot, idiot-"
Ding Yuanhuo grew even more furious. It was fine if he was bullied by those strong men, but he didn't expect that a small parrot would dare to laugh at him. He immediately took off his clothes and slapped the parrot with all his might.
The parrot let out a cry of surprise and nimbly dodged."You didn't hit me, idiot!" With that, he ignored Ding Yuan and flapped his wings to fly south.
How could Ding Yuan let it go? However, he knew that he would never be able to catch the parrot in the air, so he suddenly had an idea. He cried out and fell on the grass, his eyes staring straight at the sky.
The parrot was about to fly away, but when it saw this, it couldn't help but fly back curiously. It circled around Ding Yuan's head and called out,"Idiot, idiot!"
Ding Yuan ignored him and pretended to be dead.
Although the parrot was magical, it was still a beast. Seeing that Ding Yuan had stopped moving, it carefully flew closer to him. Several times, when it was only a few feet away from Ding Yuan, it immediately flew up, but Ding Yuan endured it and did not move.
Seeing that Ding Yuan didn't respond, the parrot grew bolder. It stopped next to Ding Yuan's head, looked at him and asked,"Hey, what's wrong?"
Ding Yuan suddenly flipped over and swung the clothes in his hand at the parrot. The parrot had actually dodged in the nick of time, and the corner of its clothes had only missed its wings by a few inches. Even so, more than ten feathers fell.
The parrot was still in shock. It flew up in panic and cried out,"Bad thing, you cheated!"
Ding Yuan stood up proudly and looked up at the parrot."Little bastard, you're copying my words again.”
Suddenly, he heard a clear and angry voice of a young girl,""Where did you come from, you wild brat? How dare you bully my Cai 'Er?”
Ding Yuan looked in the direction of the voice and saw three boys and a girl walking out of the purple mist. The three youths were about fourteen or fifteen years old. They were all dressed in red and carried swords on their backs. They looked quite heroic. The young girl was slightly younger. Her skin was snow-white and she was radiant. Her red dress and white boots were very eye-catching.
Ding Yuanzhi was the one who had spoken. When he heard the other party's impolite words, he sneered and replied,"What dish? Rice?"
The young girl raised her eyebrows and said,"Wild boy, where did you come from? You don't even know my Cai 'Er?"”
A taller youth looked at Ding Yuan and said,""Junior Sister Xue, we have never seen this person before. He might be a spy who infiltrated our sect.”
"Senior Brother Zhao is right," said the fatter youth beside him. I think there's something wrong with this kid. Let's take him down first!”
However, the thinnest and oldest youth frowned slightly and said softly,"Junior Brother Zhao, Junior Brother Wu, this wild brat doesn't seem to have much cultivation. He shouldn't be a spy sent by the demonic path. We sneaked out to play with Junior Sister Xue and walked into the Purple Bamboo Forest that Master and Grandmaster repeatedly warned. I think it's enough to teach him a lesson and not cause trouble again.”
"Senior Brother Qi is right. I don't think this wild brat is a spy." As long as he's willing to apologize to my Cai 'Er, I'll let him off today.”
The youth surnamed Zhao snorted and said,"Since Junior Sister Xue has said so, then it's easy for him.”"Wild brat, did you hear that? Hurry up and apologize to Cai 'Er, and we'll spare you."”
Ding Yuan was angered by their constant scolding. He sneered when he heard this and said,"You want me to apologize to a beast? Dream on.”
The young girl's expression changed as she glared at Ding Yuan.""If you dare to call Cai 'Er a beast again, I dare you!”
Ding Yuan had always been stubborn, so he immediately scolded without hesitation,"Bastard, bastard!" This time, he didn't say who he was scolding, but he brought the four of them in.
The young man surnamed Wu was the angriest and cursed,"Brat, you're courting death!" As he spoke, he planned to rush over and beat him up.
"Senior Brother Wu, let me do it!" The girl stopped him.”
The youth surnamed Qi nodded." That's right. Junior Sister Xue just learned a set of 'Throwing Flowers and Wrapping Willow Body Movements' from her master's wife. You can try it out on this kid."”
"Do you want to fight?" Ding Yuan said proudly.”He had fought countless times since he was young. Why would he be afraid of this?
The girl did not answer. Ding Yuan only felt a red shadow flash in front of him. He felt as if someone had pushed him from behind. He tripped and fell inexplicably. He did not even see how the girl had attacked.
However, he heard a few youths cheering loudly,"Junior Sister Xue, good martial arts!"
Unexpectedly, Junior Sister Xue pouted and said disdainfully,"This wild brat is too shameless. So it turns out that he's only fierce with his mouth.”
Ding Yuanhuo rose to his feet and said to the young girl,""Again!"
"You won't be able to do it even if I do it a hundred times," the young girl said contemptuously.”
The parrot perched on Young Zhao's shoulder and called out,""Apologize, apologize!"
Ding Yuan knew that the other party not only had the advantage in numbers, but each of them was far more skilled than him, a street gangster who only knew how to fight in the wild. However, he had a strong personality, so how could he admit defeat? "In your dreams!" he shouted. He charged forward and punched the girl in the face.
Unfortunately, his punch was full of flaws in the girl's eyes. She easily dodged to the right and kicked Ding Yuan's lower abdomen with Butchie's boots. Ding Yuan took the kick, but strangely, he didn't feel any pain. He thought that the girl was weak and didn't care.
However, the girl felt as if she had stepped into soft cotton, and she could not use any strength. She was slightly surprised, but Ding Yuan pounced on her again.
The young girl did not have any actual combat experience, so she hurriedly dodged in panic. Ding Yuan rushed forward too quickly and jumped to her side. The girl pushed Ding Yuan on the back, and he immediately lost his balance and fell to the ground. However, he reacted very quickly. He reached out and grabbed the girl's skirt, pulling her down with him.
Amidst the girl's exclamation, the two of them were entangled like rolling gourds. Although the girl had been cultivating under the strict teachings of her parents for nearly ten years, and her cultivation was outstanding among the three generations of disciples of the same age, this was the first time she had encountered such a physical fight. On the contrary, Ding Yuan was very familiar with it, and with just a flip, he pressed the young girl's delicate body under his body.
The young girl only felt Ding Yuan's body pressing heavily on her body, and his arms were still pressing on her chest. She felt embarrassed and angry, and she was at a loss. She only felt that her entire body was sore and she couldn't exert any strength. Ding Yuan's breath that was close to her was all on her face. It was warm, itchy, and numb.
She was already at the age of awakening love, so she knew a thing or two about men and women. However, since she was young, she was pampered like a princess by everyone. If any male disciple touched her, even if they said a word of frivolity, they would find her parents or even her grandfather to scold and punish her.
However, Ding Yuan did not understand or care about her at all. Not only did he touch her skin, but he even pressed her firmly onto the ground. Thinking of this, the young girl no longer had any arrogance. Tears of grievance flowed out.
Ding Yuan was stunned. He had fought with others since he was young. Whether it was himself or others, even if they were beaten black and blue, they rarely cried. He hadn't even punched that girl, but why was she crying?
At this moment, someone punched the back of his head. Ding Yuan felt his vision darken and his hands loosened. However, he heard the young man surnamed Wu angrily and anxiously curse,"Wild brat, I'll definitely beat you to death today!”
The young girl felt her body lighten, and she immediately regained her strength. She kicked Ding Yuan away and jumped up from the ground. On the other side, Young Master Zhao asked with concern,"Junior Sister Xue, are you alright? That wild kid didn't-"
The young girl was feeling wronged, but when she heard the young man surnamed Zhao's question, she became even more embarrassed and angry."Pa!" A slap landed on his face.
The young man surnamed Zhao was slapped for no reason, and he stared at the young girl in a daze. The girl covered her face and cried.
The few youths were distressed and terrified. They glared at Ding Yuan at the same time. It was unknown who said first,"Beat up this wild brat!" A few people swarmed up and pressed Ding Yuan to the ground to beat him up.
Ding Yuan only felt his entire body being surrounded by fists like raindrops, but it was not as painful as he had imagined. He wanted to resist, but he was also pressed down hard by others. He could only be beaten up.
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A ray of sunlight woke Ding Yuan up. He could vaguely hear the crisp and pleasant chirping of birds coming from outside. It was as pleasant as celestial music.
He opened his eyes and found himself lying on a bamboo bed. There was no one in the not-so-spacious room. Ding Yuan gradually got used to the light in the room. Only then did he see that the furnishings in this room were very simple and quaint. Almost all the furniture and utensils were made of bamboo.
"What kind of ground is this?" Ding Yuan felt strange. He gradually recalled the scene before he fainted. Wasn't he in an abandoned and dilapidated earth temple? How did he suddenly come to this place? Could it be that Su Zhen and his wife had placed him here?
He tilted his head to listen for any movement outside the house, but there was no other sound other than the quiet chirping of birds. Ding Yuan slowly sat up on the bed. Suddenly, he was puzzled and wondered in his heart,"Eh, why doesn't my body hurt at all?”Not only that, but he also felt a warm and comfortable feeling in his dantian. A thick and warm current slowly flowed from here to his entire body, as if he was immersed in a hot spring.
Ding Yuan was startled when he suddenly heard a " gu " sound in his ear. He then realized that it was his stomach growling. Therefore, he thought to himself, No matter what, finding something to eat to fill my stomach is the most important thing.”
He jumped off the bamboo bed and felt that his movements were much more agile and light than before. Ding Yuan put on the boots that Su Zhen and his wife had given him, opened the bamboo door, and walked out of the house. As soon as he opened the door, a cloud of white mist rushed towards him, mixed with an extremely pleasant fragrance of grass and trees.
It turned out that clouds and mist lingered outside the house, as if they were in a fairyland. Outside the bamboo house was a large flowerbed with all kinds of rare and precious trees, many of which Ding Yuan had never even seen before. A few dozen steps away from the bamboo house, there was a small pond that was so clear that one could see the bottom. A pair of snow-white cranes were resting leisurely on the blue waves. They did not panic when they saw Ding Yuan.
Around the pond, there were several other bamboo houses of different sizes. The bamboo doors were ajar, and it was unknown if there were people inside.
Ding Yuan couldn't see clearly because of the fog in the distance. He vaguely felt that it was a lush bamboo forest surrounded by a faint purple qi. A gust of wind blew past, and the bamboo waves rustled. Ding Yuan actually felt a little cold.
"Is anyone there?" "Uncle Su, Auntie Shui!" Ding Yuan shouted.”
A resounding echo echoed in the surroundings, but no one answered. Ding Yuan was surprised and thought to himself, What the hell is this place? There's not even a single person here! Where did Uncle Su and the others go?”
Just as he was feeling puzzled, a stocky, dark-skinned young man walked out of the bamboo forest in the distance with two buckets of water. He looked about the same age as Ding Yuan, but he did not feel any strain at all when carrying the heavy buckets on his shoulders. Instead, he walked as if he was flying. Beside him, there was a large black dog that was half the height of a human. It kept wagging its tail, and its eyes were shining. It looked very mighty.
When Ding Yuan saw that someone had come, he was delighted and called out to the youth,"Hey, come here!"
The youth looked at Ding Yuan and asked in a silly manner,""Little brother, are you calling me?”
"There's only the two of us here. If I'm not calling you, would I be calling that dog?" Ding Yuan said angrily.”
The young man replied with an "oh" and scratched his head in embarrassment. He smiled honestly and said,"Sorry, I didn't notice. Why did you call me?"
"What is this place?" Ding Yuan asked.”
" This place is called the Black Bamboo Pavilion," the young man replied." It's where Master cultivates. Blackie and I also live here. It's that room."”
The young man pointed at a bamboo house on the east side of the pond. There were many fruits and vegetables planted at the door, and there was also a grape rack that was slanted.
Ding Yuan didn't ask him who Blacky was. It must be the big black dog. "Who's your master? What kind of place is this Black Bamboo Pavilion?" he asked.”
The young man was stunned and said,""Black Bamboo Pavilion is Black Bamboo Pavilion? My master is the famous Immortal Dan Yan of the Six Emerald Clouds Immortals. Haven't you heard of him?”
Ding Yuan was getting more and more confused by this youth's words. He snorted and said,"I've never heard of light salt or light sugar. So what?”
The young man wasn't angry and only corrected him,""This little brother, my master is the Immortal Dan Yan, not some light candy. It was my master who brought you here last night and told me to take good care of you.”
Ding Yuan knew that he wouldn't be able to get anything out of this young man who was even more confused than Sang Tugong, so he said,""What about your master?"
The young man replied,"Master went into seclusion yesterday as soon as he came back. He said that he would only wake up tonight." Master told me to take good care of you these three days. I can't let you starve or let you escape.”
Ding Yuan snorted." I've always gone wherever I want. What right does this old man have to control me?"”
The young man was shocked by Ding Yuan's words. He subconsciously looked back at the two connected bamboo houses on the west side of the pond. Seeing that there was no movement, he heaved a sigh of relief and whispered,"You can't scold Master. The heavens will punish you with heavenly lightning. Master didn't let you go for your own good, because there is no way up or down the mountain on Zuowang Peak. The mountain is full of cliffs. Little brother, you haven't cultivated immortal spells before, so you can't go down this mountain.”
Ding Yuan was just about to ask this young man how he got up when his stomach growled again.
The youth also heard it, and his honest black face revealed a smile, saying,""Little Brother Ding, you must be hungry. I've already cooked a pot of hot porridge in the kitchen for you.”
Ding Yuan thought that no matter what, he should eat his fill first. I wonder where Uncle Su and the others went. Why did I wake up and run to this place?
He followed the young man into the kitchen. It was clean and spotless. The young man scooped a bowl of hot porridge from the big pot on the stove and placed a few dishes on the table."Little Brother Ding, eat as much as you want.”
Ding Yuan sat down at the table and immediately smelled a fragrant aroma. He immediately felt hungry and buried his head in the food. There were many small red fruits cooked in the porridge. They tasted fragrant in his mouth, but he didn't know what they were. The few side dishes on the plate looked like wild vegetables dug from the mountains, but they did not have the bitterness of ordinary wild vegetables. Instead, they were fragrant and smooth, which was very appetizing.
Ding Yuan only felt full after eating three big bowls in one go. The young man only watched happily from the side, seemingly very happy that Ding Yuan could eat so much of his own cooking.
Ding Yuan put down his bowl and chopsticks and let out a long sigh of satisfaction. In his memory, the last time he had eaten so much was already unknown.
He stood up and said,"Brother, I'm full."”
The young man cleaned up the dishes and said,""Little Brother Ding, you can just call me Ah Niu. That's what Master calls me.”
"Ah Niu, do you know how I got here?”Ding Yuan, who was full, was in a much better mood. He asked patiently again.
Ah Niu scratched his head habitually and replied,""I'm not sure either. I just remember that last night, I was chopping firewood in the kitchen. Master called me to the room you slept in just now and told me that you would be staying here in the future. He told me to take good care of you and not let you run around.”
"Is there only you and your master in Black Bamboo Pavilion?" Ding Yuan asked again.”
Ah Niu nodded, then shook his head and said,""I still have a senior brother called Sheng Nian. He is many years older than me, but I rarely see him in recent years.”
Ding Yuan nodded and walked out of the kitchen. Ah Niu asked,""Little Brother Ding, where are you going? This place was very big, and one could get lost if they were not careful. When I first arrived, I got lost dozens of times. Every time, it was Master who found me.”
Ding Yuan laughed in his heart, A silly goose like you will probably get lost wherever you go.”
Thus, he pretended to be nonchalant and replied,"I ate too much and wanted to walk around to digest.”
How did Ah Niu know what Ding Yuan was up to? He believed it and kindly instructed,"Little Brother Ding, don't go too far, or you won't be able to find this place.”
" Oh," Ding Yuan replied and pretended to walk around the pond. He absent-mindedly looked at the blooming lotus flowers on the surface of the water and then reached out to soak in the pond. It was very cool and comfortable, but it scared a few swimming goldfish away.
Ah Niu stood at the kitchen door and watched for a while. He thought that Ding Yuan was really just taking a walk, so he went in to do his own things with ease.
Ding Yuan turned around and saw that Ah Niu was no longer paying attention to him. He did not know where the black dog had run off to, so he immediately slipped into the bamboo forest. He held a purple-red bamboo and panted twice. He did not hear Ah Niu calling him, so he calmed down and looked around.
It was unknown how thick the fog was in the bamboo forest. Looking at it, there were layers of towering purple bamboos. The ground was covered with green grass and sparkling morning dew. There were also many strange flowers and plants growing around the bamboo roots.
Ding Yuan thought to himself,'From Ah Niu's tone, that bullsh * t master wants to leave me in this strange place. There aren't even many people here. What's so fun about it? Since Uncle Su and the others can't be found, I might as well leave as soon as possible.”
He used the sunlight to determine the direction and walked towards the east.
There were no roads in the Purple Bamboo Forest, and the scenery was similar everywhere. Ding Yuan had walked for more than two hours, but he was still walking in circles. He couldn't help but grow anxious and curse,""What kind of sh * tty place is this? There's not even a path here.”
Suddenly, he heard someone say,"What kind of sh * t place is this? There's not even a road."”
Ding Yuan was shocked. He looked around but could not see anyone. He thought that someone was teasing him again and sneered,""What kind of man is sneaking around? If you have the guts, get out here!”
The voice also said,"What kind of man are you to be sneaky? If you have the guts, get out here!"”It was so lifelike that it was like an echo of Ding Yuan.
Ding Yuan was surprised. This time, he found the direction of the sound. When he looked over, he realized that a seven-colored parrot was resting on a nameless shrub several feet away. It was staring at him with its small eyes.
Ding Yuan couldn't help but laugh." I was wondering who it was. So it's you, you bastard!"”
Who knew that the parrot wouldn't give in and also returned the favor,"I was wondering who it was. So it's you, you bastard!”
Ding Yuan was startled. He picked up a small stone and threw it at the parrot. The parrot was very smart. When it saw this, it flew into the air and did not escape. Instead, it said,"You hit me, bad thing!"
Seeing that he was being toyed with by a flat-haired beast, Ding Yuan couldn't help but feel angry. He chuckled and said,"I don't believe that I can't hit you." He found a handful of small stones and threw them at the parrot, but the parrot dodged left and right, causing Ding Yuan to hit empty air.
And that wasn't all. The parrot laughed mockingly." Idiot, idiot-"
Ding Yuanhuo grew even more furious. It was fine if he was bullied by those strong men, but he didn't expect that a small parrot would dare to laugh at him. He immediately took off his clothes and slapped the parrot with all his might.
The parrot let out a cry of surprise and nimbly dodged."You didn't hit me, idiot!" With that, he ignored Ding Yuan and flapped his wings to fly south.
How could Ding Yuan let it go? However, he knew that he would never be able to catch the parrot in the air, so he suddenly had an idea. He cried out and fell on the grass, his eyes staring straight at the sky.
The parrot was about to fly away, but when it saw this, it couldn't help but fly back curiously. It circled around Ding Yuan's head and called out,"Idiot, idiot!"
Ding Yuan ignored him and pretended to be dead.
Although the parrot was magical, it was still a beast. Seeing that Ding Yuan had stopped moving, it carefully flew closer to him. Several times, when it was only a few feet away from Ding Yuan, it immediately flew up, but Ding Yuan endured it and did not move.
Seeing that Ding Yuan didn't respond, the parrot grew bolder. It stopped next to Ding Yuan's head, looked at him and asked,"Hey, what's wrong?"
Ding Yuan suddenly flipped over and swung the clothes in his hand at the parrot. The parrot had actually dodged in the nick of time, and the corner of its clothes had only missed its wings by a few inches. Even so, more than ten feathers fell.
The parrot was still in shock. It flew up in panic and cried out,"Bad thing, you cheated!"
Ding Yuan stood up proudly and looked up at the parrot."Little bastard, you're copying my words again.”
Suddenly, he heard a clear and angry voice of a young girl,""Where did you come from, you wild brat? How dare you bully my Cai 'Er?”
Ding Yuan looked in the direction of the voice and saw three boys and a girl walking out of the purple mist. The three youths were about fourteen or fifteen years old. They were all dressed in red and carried swords on their backs. They looked quite heroic. The young girl was slightly younger. Her skin was snow-white and she was radiant. Her red dress and white boots were very eye-catching.
Ding Yuanzhi was the one who had spoken. When he heard the other party's impolite words, he sneered and replied,"What dish? Rice?"
The young girl raised her eyebrows and said,"Wild boy, where did you come from? You don't even know my Cai 'Er?"”
A taller youth looked at Ding Yuan and said,""Junior Sister Xue, we have never seen this person before. He might be a spy who infiltrated our sect.”
"Senior Brother Zhao is right," said the fatter youth beside him. I think there's something wrong with this kid. Let's take him down first!”
However, the thinnest and oldest youth frowned slightly and said softly,"Junior Brother Zhao, Junior Brother Wu, this wild brat doesn't seem to have much cultivation. He shouldn't be a spy sent by the demonic path. We sneaked out to play with Junior Sister Xue and walked into the Purple Bamboo Forest that Master and Grandmaster repeatedly warned. I think it's enough to teach him a lesson and not cause trouble again.”
"Senior Brother Qi is right. I don't think this wild brat is a spy." As long as he's willing to apologize to my Cai 'Er, I'll let him off today.”
The youth surnamed Zhao snorted and said,"Since Junior Sister Xue has said so, then it's easy for him.”"Wild brat, did you hear that? Hurry up and apologize to Cai 'Er, and we'll spare you."”
Ding Yuan was angered by their constant scolding. He sneered when he heard this and said,"You want me to apologize to a beast? Dream on.”
The young girl's expression changed as she glared at Ding Yuan.""If you dare to call Cai 'Er a beast again, I dare you!”
Ding Yuan had always been stubborn, so he immediately scolded without hesitation,"Bastard, bastard!" This time, he didn't say who he was scolding, but he brought the four of them in.
The young man surnamed Wu was the angriest and cursed,"Brat, you're courting death!" As he spoke, he planned to rush over and beat him up.
"Senior Brother Wu, let me do it!" The girl stopped him.”
The youth surnamed Qi nodded." That's right. Junior Sister Xue just learned a set of 'Throwing Flowers and Wrapping Willow Body Movements' from her master's wife. You can try it out on this kid."”
"Do you want to fight?" Ding Yuan said proudly.”He had fought countless times since he was young. Why would he be afraid of this?
The girl did not answer. Ding Yuan only felt a red shadow flash in front of him. He felt as if someone had pushed him from behind. He tripped and fell inexplicably. He did not even see how the girl had attacked.
However, he heard a few youths cheering loudly,"Junior Sister Xue, good martial arts!"
Unexpectedly, Junior Sister Xue pouted and said disdainfully,"This wild brat is too shameless. So it turns out that he's only fierce with his mouth.”
Ding Yuanhuo rose to his feet and said to the young girl,""Again!"
"You won't be able to do it even if I do it a hundred times," the young girl said contemptuously.”
The parrot perched on Young Zhao's shoulder and called out,""Apologize, apologize!"
Ding Yuan knew that the other party not only had the advantage in numbers, but each of them was far more skilled than him, a street gangster who only knew how to fight in the wild. However, he had a strong personality, so how could he admit defeat? "In your dreams!" he shouted. He charged forward and punched the girl in the face.
Unfortunately, his punch was full of flaws in the girl's eyes. She easily dodged to the right and kicked Ding Yuan's lower abdomen with Butchie's boots. Ding Yuan took the kick, but strangely, he didn't feel any pain. He thought that the girl was weak and didn't care.
However, the girl felt as if she had stepped into soft cotton, and she could not use any strength. She was slightly surprised, but Ding Yuan pounced on her again.
The young girl did not have any actual combat experience, so she hurriedly dodged in panic. Ding Yuan rushed forward too quickly and jumped to her side. The girl pushed Ding Yuan on the back, and he immediately lost his balance and fell to the ground. However, he reacted very quickly. He reached out and grabbed the girl's skirt, pulling her down with him.
Amidst the girl's exclamation, the two of them were entangled like rolling gourds. Although the girl had been cultivating under the strict teachings of her parents for nearly ten years, and her cultivation was outstanding among the three generations of disciples of the same age, this was the first time she had encountered such a physical fight. On the contrary, Ding Yuan was very familiar with it, and with just a flip, he pressed the young girl's delicate body under his body.
The young girl only felt Ding Yuan's body pressing heavily on her body, and his arms were still pressing on her chest. She felt embarrassed and angry, and she was at a loss. She only felt that her entire body was sore and she couldn't exert any strength. Ding Yuan's breath that was close to her was all on her face. It was warm, itchy, and numb.
She was already at the age of awakening love, so she knew a thing or two about men and women. However, since she was young, she was pampered like a princess by everyone. If any male disciple touched her, even if they said a word of frivolity, they would find her parents or even her grandfather to scold and punish her.
However, Ding Yuan did not understand or care about her at all. Not only did he touch her skin, but he even pressed her firmly onto the ground. Thinking of this, the young girl no longer had any arrogance. Tears of grievance flowed out.
Ding Yuan was stunned. He had fought with others since he was young. Whether it was himself or others, even if they were beaten black and blue, they rarely cried. He hadn't even punched that girl, but why was she crying?
At this moment, someone punched the back of his head. Ding Yuan felt his vision darken and his hands loosened. However, he heard the young man surnamed Wu angrily and anxiously curse,"Wild brat, I'll definitely beat you to death today!”
The young girl felt her body lighten, and she immediately regained her strength. She kicked Ding Yuan away and jumped up from the ground. On the other side, Young Master Zhao asked with concern,"Junior Sister Xue, are you alright? That wild kid didn't-"
The young girl was feeling wronged, but when she heard the young man surnamed Zhao's question, she became even more embarrassed and angry."Pa!" A slap landed on his face.
The young man surnamed Zhao was slapped for no reason, and he stared at the young girl in a daze. The girl covered her face and cried.
The few youths were distressed and terrified. They glared at Ding Yuan at the same time. It was unknown who said first,"Beat up this wild brat!" A few people swarmed up and pressed Ding Yuan to the ground to beat him up.
Ding Yuan only felt his entire body being surrounded by fists like raindrops, but it was not as painful as he had imagined. He wanted to resist, but he was also pressed down hard by others. He could only be beaten up.
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