Night fell on the ground and turned into waves of light on the surface of the sea, as if there were silver scales spreading on the surface. The sea breeze was light, but it was not cold when it blew on people's faces. It seemed to have fused with the moonlight and turned into a veil made by the moon.
Under the moonlight and the sea breeze, Bai Su smiled. She might have looked calm, but the wild beauty in her bones was still there. She held a pot of wine in her hand, and once she filled the cup before Su Ming, she sat down obediently beside him.
Su Ming's second senior brother sat across him. There was a melancholic look on his face as he looked at the sky and the sea. He touched the mountain rock beneath him and drank the entire cup in one go.
"It feels … good to be home," second senior brother whispered softly.
Hu Zi was also by his side. At that moment, his face was swollen and bruised. When he heard this, he let out a harrumph and did not use a wine cup. Instead, he picked up the pot of wine in front of him and took a big swig from it.
"You broke your promise. If I knew this earlier, I wouldn't have told you. It's just some plants and a stupid book about a man and a woman fighting. I don't care about …" Hu Zi was mumbling under his breath, but when he saw second senior brother looking at him with a smile on his face, he quickly shut his mouth. He was afraid of second senior brother, and Su Ming knew this as well.
Hu Zi was not afraid of eldest senior brother in the ninth summit. In fact, he was not even afraid of his Master, much less Su Ming. He was originally the youngest, but Su Ming's arrival instantly magnified the feeling of being a senior brother in his heart. In his mind, even if he died, he would not let anyone bully his youngest junior brother.
However, Hu Zi was truly afraid of his second senior brother.
Because eldest senior brother was always in isolation and would not beat him up … because Su Ming was his youngest junior brother and would not beat him up … because his Master was too busy and would occasionally look for Hu Zi with shifty eyes to have him break some Runes. That was why he was not afraid of his Master.
However … second senior brother had beaten him up more than once. Those experiences had made Hu Zi incredibly afraid of his second senior brother, but he was a strange person. The more afraid he was, the more he wanted to provoke him …
It was precisely because he was afraid that when he saw his second senior brother, he immediately burst into tears. His cries and tears were filled with excitement because they had reunited, but also … due to his fear and nervousness.
He simply used words to trap Second Senior Brother, and then angrily told him everything he had done. However, he did not expect that he would still be beaten up.
"You're my Senior Brother, but you beat me up as soon as you see me …" Feeling wronged, Hu Zi gulped down another mouthful of wine.
"Senior Brother Hu Zi, what is that book about men and women fighting that you mentioned just now? Can you let me take a look?" That voice was incredibly clear, and there was a hint of innocence in it. It belonged to Yu Xuan, who had a puzzled and curious look on her face as she sat beside Su Ming and asked Hu Zi.
Second Senior Brother's face twitched, and he glared at Huzi viciously. Huzi's exultant desire to speak was immediately dispelled.
"Little sister Yu Xuan, that book isn't anything good, and neither is it a divine ability or an Art. It's best if you don't read it. It's very difficult to understand." Yu Xuan and Bai Su were by Su Ming's side at that moment. Bai Su covered her mouth and chuckled softly.
Yu Xuan was momentarily stunned, then lifted her chin.
"No matter how difficult a book is, I can still understand it. I have a lot of books in my house, and I finished reading all of them when I was ten. There's nothing I don't understand. Senior Brother Hu Zi, bring me that book. I refuse to believe that I can't understand it." Yu Xuan let out a harrumph.
The mutt was lying beside Yu Xuan. When it heard her words, it blinked and bared its teeth in a smile. That expression was incredibly strange, but it did not make a single sound.
Qian Chen was currently holding a pot of wine with an attentive look on his face and was pouring wine for Second Senior Brother. When he heard Yu Xuan's words, some of the wine spilled out. He suppressed the crazed laughter in his heart and started shouting in his heart. 'You little witch, to think that you would have such a day.' He was looking forward to seeing the change in her expression once she read the book about men and women fighting.
"That's right, Hu Zi, come, come, give me that book …" The boy that was the bald crane rubbed his hands together with a curious look on his face, but before he could finish speaking, Hu Zi glared at him and lifted his right hand to seize the boy's neck.
"Damn you, don't think that your Grandpa Hu can't tell who you are! You're that damn bald crane!" As the bald crane screamed in pain, Hu Zi spun the bald crane around a few times and continued smashing it against the ground.
"Turn a girl out for your Grandpa Hu! I'll personally let you know how that book is drawn! "Hu Zi stood up and spun the bald crane around, smashing it against the ground.
Second senior brother had just picked up his wine cup and was taking a small sip. When he heard Hu Zi's words, he nearly spat it out. With a wry smile, he looked at Hu Zi and the bald crane, then at the puzzled Yu Xuan, as well as Bai Su, who clearly knew what was going on but did not say anything. She was only smiling.
Eventually, he looked towards Su Ming. When he saw that Su Ming's expression might be indifferent, but he was still slightly curious about the beast skin book, he could not help but let out a long sigh. He shifted his gaze away and looked at the statue placed right before the crowd. That statue was of his eldest senior brother, and there was even a pot of wine before him.
This was a gathering of the ninth summit. His eldest senior brother might have turned into a statue, but this was his home. This was a gathering of fellow disciples of the ninth summit, and he had to be present.
The bald crane's pained screams rang out, and its appearance swiftly changed to return to its original form. It was a bald crane without feathers, and Hu Zi grabbed it by the neck. Then, he swung it through the air in the shape of a fan and continuously crashed into the ground.
"Grandson, I have a backbone! I won't change!"
"Darn it all, if I hadn't saved you in the past, you would have turned into a seed a long time ago! I won't change, I won't change!"
Hu Zi glared at him and pulled the bald crane before him.
"You're still talking about the past? Don't think that your Grandpa Hu doesn't know. You could have easily saved me, but you made me suffer … You won't change, right? Alright, I'll drag you into my dreams, and I'll continue beating you up in my dreams.
"Let me tell you, your Grandpa Hu is amazing. A year ago, I had a dream, and I dreamed that I had reached Berserker Soul Realm. Guess what? When I woke up, I was truly in Berserker Soul Realm."
Su Ming smiled and picked up his wine cup to take a sip. He had long since been able to tell that Hu Zi's level of cultivation was much stronger than it was in the past, and only at that moment did he know what was going on. When he remembered that his Master had once mentioned the strangeness of Hu Zi's Dream and his expectations towards him, he did not find it strange anymore.
Second senior brother was also looking at Hu Zi with a smile. He might have often beaten him up, but when he saw that Hu Zi's level of cultivation had increased, he was even happier than Hu Zi himself.
"I won't change even if I enter my Dream! I have a backbone, and I won't be subdued by force!" It was rare for the bald crane to be so strong. It spoke in a shrill voice, and judging by its expression and tone, it was clear that no matter what, it would not submit to Hu Zi's tyrannical might.
Yet at that moment, Yu Xuan, who was standing beside Su Ming, blinked and spoke with a grin.
"Senior brother Hu Zi, don't be angry just yet. How about this? I can make it turn into what you want, but you have to show me the divine ability you learned from that book, okay?"
Second senior brother immediately let out a few fake coughs, but before he could speak, Su Ming cast his gaze on the bald crane.
"You can change it a little. Senior brother Hu Zi, you've reached the Berserker Soul Realm, so you can show me your divine ability and let me see the circulation of your Qi. I keep having the feeling that there are still some parts of your Qi that have stagnated. I wonder what's the reason behind this."
Second senior brother patted his forehead. He did not know what he should say.
Hu Zi's expression was also a little strange. He might be a simple and honest person, but he had also figured out what was drawn in the beast skin book. After a moment of hesitation, a rare flush appeared on his face.
"Youngest junior brother … you … you really want to see it?" Hu Zi looked at Su Ming eagerly.
Su Ming was momentarily stunned, then nodded.
"Are … Are you sure you really want to see it?" Hu Zi looked as if he was about to cry. He looked towards second senior brother as if he was asking him what he should do.
Second senior brother decided to turn his head away and ignore Hu Zi.
"Alright then, youngest junior brother, since you want to see it, then I'll throw caution to the wind!" When Hu Zi gritted his teeth, excitement appeared on Yu Xuan's face. She pointed at the bald crane and spoke in a clear voice.
"Little baldy, hurry up and change!"
"I won't change! Even if you beat me to death, I won't change! It doesn't matter who says it, I won't change! I'm the mighty Grandpa Crane, I won't submit this time! Even if Dao Chen becomes my steed, I won't change!" The bald crane said loudly with a determined expression. It continuously told itself that this time, it had to follow its principles and absolutely could not turn into a woman. This was the bottom line that it absolutely could not shake as Grandpa Crane.
"Heh … youngest junior brother, if it doesn't change, there's nothing I can do." Hu Zi let out a sigh of relief and quickly sat down. He picked up his pot of wine, but just as he was about to drink, he suddenly widened his eyes and stared at Yu Xuan with a dumbfounded expression.
Yu Xuan brought out an embroidered bag from her bosom and poured out a few sparkling spirit stones from it. Then, she threw one into the distance.
The crystal turned into a ray of crystalline light and flew out, but an even faster black shadow shot up with a whoosh. Once it caught up to the crystal, it grabbed it with its claw. Naturally … it was the beaming bald crane.
It used its claw to grab the crystal and bit into it. Its eyes instantly shone.
Yu Xuan grinned and threw out a few more crystals, causing the bald crane to fly around in midair.
In the end, Yu Xuan poured the bag on the ground, and a dozen something crystals immediately piled up on top of each other. The light spreading out from them caused the bald crane to tremble in excitement.
Yu Xuan winked and said with a grin, "Go ahead and change. If you do, I'll give all of these to you."
At that moment, all principles and bottom lines in the bald crane's eyes became dim. Only the pile of crystals was the highest bottom line in the world, and it was the strongest principle it had.
Without the slightest hesitation, its body suddenly flashed, and a … delicate young lady, with a dirty expression, appeared in front of everyone.
"Senior brother Hu Zi, hurry up and cast your divine ability." Yu Xuan was truly curious, and she was also slightly dissatisfied with Bai Su's words that she could not understand. When she saw that the bald crane had already changed, she immediately urged him to hurry up.
Su Ming also looked over.
Second senior brother closed his eyes and sighed with a wry smile.
Hu Zi was stunned. He looked at Su Ming, then at Yu Xuan, then at Bai Su, who had a strange expression on her face and was blushing red. Finally, he looked towards his second senior brother, who had his eyes closed, and he scratched his head violently. He was truly about to cry.
"Youngest … youngest junior brother … You … You really want to watch?"
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