Chapter 67 – Extra- [Senior Brother spares my life (1)] Brother Rabbit is a talker.

Editor: SleepyMango123

There was a bamboo forest behind Luo Xia Temple.

Baiyun Mountain was rich in spiritual energy. The water and soil that supported people, and the growth of bamboo were also good.

The roots of the bamboo were as green as jasper, and they were straight and finely trimmed. Occasionally, when the mountain wind blew by, a scattered rustling sound was provoked, as if an invisible hand swept the bamboo strings of a grand musical instrument.

Under the bamboo’s shadow, several Taoists were meditating.

They didn’t look very old. The youngest was about eleven or twelve years old, and the oldest was in his early twenties. All of them had their eyes closed and their backs straightened.

Suddenly, a young man opened his eyes a little and his head didn’t move. He just squinted and rolled his eyes from side to side, observing the most senior Taoist priest beside him.

Seeing that the man’s eyes were closed and he wasn’t watching, the young man opened his eyes brightly, crept up, and was just about to take a step when a low voice came from his side. “Yun Qing.”

“Senior Brother Yun Zhen,” Yun Qing smiled. A dimple appeared on his face and he looked even more handsome. “I have an urgent need to pee.”

Yun Zhen gave him a look. “Go and quickly come back.”

Yun Qing agreed and plunged into the depths of the bamboo forest. He turned around along the hidden beast path, went around a mountain stream, rolled up his trousers, and went into the water to fish.

Master had instructed them to meditate in the bamboo forest again today, and Yun Qing couldn’t sit still, so he slipped out to play. Anyway, the Senior Brother who disciplined the disciples on behalf of the Master had always been partial to him. He didn’t need to be afraid of being accused.

He was catching fish happily when he suddenly heard a shrill scream coming from the grass.

“Ji—Ji—”

Yun Qing jumped ashore and turned to where the sound was, only to see a furball as white as snow shivering in the grass on the riverbank. Its two long ears stood up straight like two willow leaves stuck on a hairball. Yun Qing reached out his hand to fiddle with the curled furball, but there was blood on his hands.

It was a wounded little white rabbit.

“Ji—” the little white rabbit cried pitifully. Seeing someone coming and driven by the instinct of survival, it stretched out two cold front paws to hug Yun Qing’s finger, like a life-saving straw.

Yun Qing’s fingers were attached to the thick fluff on his chest, and he could clearly feel the pulsation of the little heart inside.

“Jiya…” It might be because it received the grace of the spiritual energy in the mountains, but this little white rabbit was a little smarter than the normal rabbits. Seeing that Yun Qing might save it, it endured the pain and rubbed Yun Qing’s finger with his three-petaled mouth. Its scream that was still shrill a moment ago suddenly became soft and waxy.

“Got it, got it. I’ll save you, I’ll save you!” Yun Qing took off his shirt, wrapped the little thing in his arms, and ran towards Luo Xia Temple.

It was inconvenient to seek medical treatment on the mountain. As the disciples usually dealt with minor illnesses and injuries by themselves, Yun Qing knew how to treat wounds, and he could disinfect and stop bleeding in one go. After finishing the treatment, Yun Qing put the fluffy wounded animal on the soft pad and fed it a few sips of water to let it rest.

The little white rabbit was paralyzed on the mat, and Yun Qing threw the blood-stained robe into the basin and was about to find clean clothes to put on when the door was suddenly pushed open. Yun Zhen walked in with a gloomy face. ” where did you go…”

Halfway through speaking, he choked.

——Yun Qing’s upper body was naked. His hair bun was loose from running, and a few strands of long hair hung down from the temples and rested on his collarbone. The lines of the collarbone, shoulders, arms, and waist were delicate and vigorous, and the skin was fair and clear. It looked like a jade statue carved out by a knife. The trouser legs that were wet from fishing in the river were also held high, revealing the whole slender calf and ankle.

Yun Zhen swallowed his saliva. He suddenly didn’t know where to look, so he had to twist his head and look stiff, showing an angry expression.

“Senior Brother.” As they were both males, Yun Qing didn’t think anything was wrong with being topless in front of his brother, so he just went up to tug on Yun Zhen’s sleeves, and said flatteringly, “I was delayed because I saved a little rabbit. I wasn’t intentionally being lazy.”

Yun Zhen didn’t dare to look at him. The blue veins on his forehead slightly bulged, and he said coldly, “It isn’t only today. You often laze around when it’s time for meditation.”

Yun Qing went around in front of him and complained, “It’s not all my fault. Master only said that we should enlighten ourselves in the bamboo forest, but he didn’t say what we should achieve, or how to achieve it. Isn’t this deliberately making things difficult for us? It should be that he thinks that we were noisy in the temple and purposely did it, trying to find an excuse to drive us out so that he could do something with his wife…” After complaining, he tried to win Yun Zhen over to have a united stance, “Senior Brother, don’t you agree?”

Yun Zhen lowered his eyes and said dryly, “You have to do as Master instructed.”

Yun Qing massaged his waist with his backhand, and his back again. His legs split and he begged for mercy, “It’s not that I didn’t do it. I sat there cross-legged for a little more than two hours until my legs couldn’t close together…”

“Shut up,” Yun Zhen’s cheeks flushed suspiciously, “What nonsense are you sprouting?!”

Yun Qing was stunned for a moment, and replied with joy, “No, I didn’t sprout any nonsense. My legs really can’t close together ah. If you don’t believe me, Senior Brother, please touch. My joints are no longer able to bend, and my muscles are stiff…”

Saying that, he pulled Yun Zhen’s hand and pressed it on his thigh.

Yun Zhen jerked his hand like red-hot tongs on fire.

Yun Qing warmly invited, “Senior brother, come touch, come touch.”

Yun Zhen turned around quickly and turned his back to Yun Qing. “Don’t make trouble!”

Yun Qing laughed, stood on tiptoe, hooked Yun Zhen’s neck affectionately, and led him to the bed. “Let me show you the little rabbit I rescued. Have you heard a rabbit chirp? It’s pretty fun… Brother Rabbit, say something.”

Saying that, he gently poked the little white rabbit’s fluffy body.

The little white rabbit shivered. “…Ji!”

Yun Qing happily clapped his hands: “Call again, call again!”

The little white rabbit moved its ears meekly. “Jiji.”

Yun Zhen originally had a sullen face, but seeing Yun Qing happy like a child, the corners of his mouth twitched a few times. He didn’t hold back and a smile appeared.

Although his appearance wasn’t as outstanding as Yun Qing’s, it was still very good. However, he was usually taciturn and rigid as a stone, which made people forget that he was also a living person. With this smile, it made others feel that he was handsome and stunning.

Yun Qing peered over to observe his expression, and fawned, “Hey, Senior Brother, I think that your smile is very good-looking.”

The little white rabbit kept yelling to please him, “Jiya, Jiya, Jijiji.”

Yun Zhen felt embarrassed. He withdrew his smile, stared straight at the little white rabbit, and forcibly changed the topic, “I have never seen a rabbit that likes to chirp like this.”

Yun Qing turned to the little white rabbit: “Brother Rabbit, are you a chatterbox?”

The little white rabbit closed its three-petaled mouth tightly and said nothing, “…”

Yun Qing’s heart was filled with amusement. “It seems to have quite a bit of spiritual knowledge, human emotions and instincts.”

Yun Zhen mechanically said, “Bai Yun Mountain has a lot of spiritual energy. Its talent is also good.”

Yun Qing rubbed his hands happily. “Then I’ll give it some spiritual energy to try it out? Maybe one day it will speak human words?”

As Yun Qing’s upper body was naked, from the corner of Yun Zhen’s eyes, he could see that there was always a dazzling flesh colour. He didn’t know how it could have provoked him in such a way. In short, the more he looked, the more anxious he became. Even when he spoke again, his voice was dry, “As you wish.”

After he finished speaking, he felt that it wasn’t appropriate to stay here for a long time, so he turned around and left.

“Senior Brother,” Yun Qing dragged him, “Don’t tell Master about the meditation, I’m afraid he will beat me up.”

He was referring to the issue that he was lazy and avoided meditation.

Just as Yun Zhen was about to agree, he suddenly remembered something. He pursed his lips, and didn’t answer with a cold face.

Yun Qing put his hands together in a gesture of begging for mercy, looked at Yun Zhen with a smile, and called out, “Dear Senior Brother, Beloved Senior Brother, the Senior Brother who loves me the most…”

Yun Zhen pressed down the corners of his upturned lips with all his strength, and said expressionlessly, “I won’t say it this time, but you must not be lazy in the future.”

After speaking, he walked away.

“Senior Brother, you’re the best!” Yun Qing hurriedly closed the door, ran back to the bed happily, stretched out a finger to give the little white rabbit spiritual energy. The little white rabbit seemed to know that Yun Qing was giving something good to him. It was very obedient and occasionally touched Yun Qing’s fingers with its front paws to express gratitude.

“Brother Rabbit, I’ll give you some spiritual energy. You should cultivate it well.” Yun Qing’s eyes were bright and eagerly looking forward, “Strive to refine your spirit for me to play with in the future.”

The little white rabbit chirped meekly. It wasn’t known how much he understood.

At this time, Yun Zhen returned to his room.

He was very handy, and usually thought about making small things by himself, so the table opposite the bed was full of tools such as files, hammers, chisels and various materials.

Yun Zhen walked to the table and sat down in a daze. In his ears, he repeatedly replayed Yun Qing’s intimate “Dear Senior Brother, Beloved Senior Brother”. These titles seemed to have warmth, and they tumbled wildly around his ears, making them red and hot, excited yet ashamed.

It was clearly seducing him to call him like that, but he really heard him, and he felt despicable. Yun Zhen gritted his teeth secretly, and threw the “Dear Senior Brother, Beloved Senior Brother” out of his ears. He lowered his head, grabbed a tool randomly and carved it on a piece of wood with a look of self-deception.

When his mood was calmer, Yun Zhen picked up a jade token.

The jade token was square-shaped. It was the size of a palm, and the texture wasn’t that great, but it was the best material that Yun Zhen could get hold of. The two small characters “Yun Zhen” were the size of a grain of rice, making it difficult to identify.

Luo Wia Temple’s disciples would receive a sword from their Master after the coming-of-age ceremony. Yun Qing would have his own sword, so Yun Zhen planned to make him a sword tassel. Now that the beading and tassel were finished, adding on this jade token would make it a beautiful and extravagant sword. This jade token was engraved with Yun Zhen’s name. Even if it was inconspicuous, Yun Qing would take it wherever he went…

It was normal for a craftsman to leave his name on the finished product and there was no other meaning in doing so. Yun Zhen shook his head, used an excuse to fool himself, and continued to carve the half-finished pattern on the front of the jade plaque.

I wasn’t tempted by the younger brother… The file knife scraped some jade away.

Not interested in Junior Brother… A slender finger caressed the jade chips away.

I wasn’t tempted by Junior Brother… A stroke sliced down again.

Yun Zhen recited this sentence repeatedly in his heart as if he were reciting scriptures.