sbdcsierra Chapter 167 Fang Xiaotong Becomes a Disciple
Chapter 167 Fang Xiaotong Becomes a Disciple
The next morning, the sun climbed over the top of Sickle Mountain and it was another sunny day.
It was already past noon, but there was still no movement in Ye Changyan's room.
Everyone was a little worried. Liang Jingcheng must have drunk a lot at the headman's house last night, but Ye Changyan didn't drink and hadn't gotten up yet.
"Wulang, go knock on the door and wake your brother up. It's already so late. The sun is really going to burn your butt."
Ye Xiaozheng looked a little worried, so he told Wulang to knock on the door.
Wu Lang was sitting in front of the main room door reviewing his lessons. After listening to his father's instructions, he put the book on the stool and ran to knock on Ye Changyan's door.
"Brother, are you awake? The sun is shining on your butt. Hurry up and get up."
Ye Changyan was startled and turned over to get up, but when he moved, he found that Liang Jingcheng was still sleeping soundly in his arms. Ye Changyan's face suddenly turned red to his ears.
"Brother, did you hear that? Get up quickly."
Outside the door, Wu Lang's voice was like a death warrant, making Ye Changyan a little flustered. He tried to loosen his arms around Liang Jingcheng, but found that only his left hand was still under his control. Just as he was about to turn sideways to lift Liang Jingcheng's head, Wu Lang's voice came from outside the door again.
"Brother, hurry up and get up, it's already past noon..."
It seemed that Goro outside the door was shouting at the top of his lungs, and the force with which he knocked on the door became stronger and stronger. The knocking sound heard from inside the room became a bit sharp and piercing.
Accompanied by Wu Lang's constant shouting and the sound of knocking on the door, Ye Changyan leaned to the right, holding Liang Jingcheng's head with his left hand, preparing to lift his head a little so that he could pull out his numb right hand.
As luck would have it, Liang Jingcheng was not sure whether he was awakened by Wu Lang's shouting and knocking on the door, or by his own actions, but Ye Changyan, who was almost lying on Liang Jingcheng, suddenly stopped on the spot, and saw a pair of big black eyes staring at him intently.
Ye Changyan felt that the air around him had frozen. Liang Jingcheng was lying in Ye Changyan's arms. Ye Changyan, shirtless, was half lying on Liang Jingcheng's body. The two of them looked at each other in this awkward posture. Suddenly, they both saw that the other's face seemed to be red to the ears.
"Brother, did you hear that?"
Wu Lang's voice sounded again, and Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng both felt the other shiver. Ye Changyan quickly turned around and shouted towards the door.
"I heard it, and I got up right away."
After hearing his brother's answer, Wulang left the room, said goodbye to his parents, and sat at the door of the main room with his book in his hands.
Originally, Lu Tingfeng, who was sitting in the carriage outside the courtyard gate, was a little worried that his son drank too much last night, but after hearing Wu Lang's words, he felt relieved.
The two people in the room lay on the bed motionless, as if they wanted to wait quietly for this embarrassing scene to slowly fade away.
After a long time, Ye Changyan took the lead in breaking the awkward silence.
"I asked you to help me ask Brother Lu about accepting the boy as his apprentice. How is the inquiry going?"
When Liang Jingcheng heard Ye Changyan's question, he realized that he was still lying in his arms, so he moved his body and spoke.
"I told Tingfeng about it. Tingfeng said that he saw Fang Xiaotong move himself and Wulang to a relatively safe corner on the street that night. He also used his hands to protect Wulang so that Wulang would not be separated from him. Tingfeng praised Xiaotong's heart of protecting his master. During the short time they spent together these days, Tingfeng felt that Xiaotong acted calmly and never panicked. Tingfeng really liked Xiaotong's character, so he was willing to teach Xiaotong a few tricks."
As the topic started to develop, the awkwardness between the two was eased a lot. Ye Changyan picked up his clothes and quickly put them on while speaking happily.
"That's great. I'll go tell the little boy the good news."
Ye Changyan quickly put on his clothes, without even having time to tie his belt completely, and ran out of the room as if escaping.
When Fang Xiaotong heard Ye Changyan say that he was going to let Fang Xiaotong learn martial arts from Lu Tingfeng, and that Lu Tingfeng had already agreed, Fang Xiaotong suppressed his surprise, but like a mature little adult, he assured Ye Changyan that he would practice hard to repay his master's kindness in giving him a new life.
When Fang Xiaomei heard Ye Changyan's arrangement, she was very happy and silently remembered the kindness shown by the host family to her brothers and sisters.
Ye Xiaozheng, Lian and Erniu were naturally happy for Fang Xiaotong. It was a good thing for both Fang Xiaotong and the Ye family that the child had a skill.
Wu Lang had seen Lu Tingfeng's skills. He could fly to the wall with a single leap and run on the roof as if there was no one around. I wonder how envious Wu Lang was at that time.
Upon hearing that his brother planned to let Fang Xiaotong learn martial arts from Lu Tingfeng, and had also obtained Lu Tingfeng's consent, Wu Lang looked at Fang Xiaotong with envy, and then followed Ye Changyan like a little tail, begging.
"Brother, can you talk to Brother Lu and ask him to take me with him? I also want to learn martial arts from him."
Seeing Wulang's pitiful look, Ye Changyan patted him on the shoulder.
"You have to study, so you don't have that much time to practice martial arts. Besides, martial arts training is a very hard thing."
"I am not afraid of hard work. I want to be as powerful as Brother Lu, able to climb walls and run high above rooftops, and to do good deeds!"
Seeing Wu Lang begging for mercy, Ye Changyan found it a little funny, so he told him about his arrangements.
"Tomorrow is the first day of the school term at Mr. Xia's private school in the county. I have already made an agreement with Mr. Xia to send you to study at Mr. Xia's private school. We will bring gifts and tuition fees to visit Mr. Xia later."
Although Wu Lang wanted to learn martial arts from Lu Tingfeng, he wanted to be like his brother, study hard and pass the imperial examinations to bring honor to the Ye family in the future.
Although Wulang, like his elder brother, had a great talent for studying among all the male members of the Ye family, he had never formally attended a school. The books he read were all taught by his elder brother.
Although Goro showed his talent, the content taught by his brother was not systematic after all, and it was far from enough for him to take the entrance examination.
Wu Lang knew that Mr. Xia was very knowledgeable, kind, and had his own way of teaching. Ye Changyan had studied with Mr. Xia before, and was admitted as a student, and later as a scholar.
When Wu Lang heard that his brother was going to send him to Mr. Xia's private school, he had no hesitation in choosing between learning martial arts from Lu Tingfeng or studying with Mr. Xia.
Wulang readily agreed to go to the private school in the county and study with Mr. Xia.
At this time, Liang Jingcheng came out of the room with a hangover look on his face, and Fang Xiaomei quickly brought him the breakfast that was heated on the stove.
Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng looked at each other awkwardly, then lowered their heads to eat breakfast.
Fang Xiaotong, who was standing by, ran to the gate of the courtyard, knelt in front of Lu Tingfeng, and paid homage to him as his teacher.