A carefree soldier king in the city

Chapter 303 Competition

A look of surprise flashed in He Yifei's eyes. After hesitating for a moment, she accepted the gift and said, "Thank you, Junior Brother!"

At this moment, He Linfeng was filled with regret. Of all people to meet, he had to run into this willful and capricious junior sister who kept asking Master for a gift. It was truly speechless.

"Crack!"

With a crisp sound, He Manqi spotted a medium-sized, hard rock at her feet, swung her curved blade, and cleaved it in two. The rock instantly split in two, demonstrating just how sharp the blade was. He Manqi was overjoyed and incredibly excited; it truly could cut through iron like mud, it was incredibly sharp!

"Hehe, good, good, good." He Manqi said "good" three times in a row, overjoyed, "Junior brother, this curved blade is sharp enough, I like it, thank you!"

Chao Bufan smiled slightly and said, "As long as Senior Sister likes it."

"Senior Brother Lin Feng, come on, let's go cultivate together." He Manqi grabbed He Lin Feng's hand and started walking towards the cultivation ground.

He Linfeng quickly said, "Junior Sister Manqi, I still need to stay with Master..."

"Senior Brother Lin Feng, I'm fine. You go and cultivate with Senior Sister Manqi! I can wander around by myself."

"Did you hear that? Junior brother doesn't need you to come with him! Hehe, let's go!"

As she spoke, He Manqi pulled and tugged, forcibly dragging He Linfeng away.

Chao Bufan shook his head and smiled. He looked up and saw that He Yifei hadn't left, but was looking at him with a strange expression. He was slightly startled and quickly chuckled, "Senior Sister Yifei, can you show me around? I just came in and I'm not familiar with this place at all!"

He Yifei gently bit her lip and nodded slightly, uttering a soft "Mmm".

The two walked towards the training ground. He Yifei walked in front, and Chao Bufan asked, "Senior Sister Yifei, what is the relationship between Senior Brother Lin Feng and Senior Sister Manqi? Are they lovers?"

He Yifei's gentle voice rang out: "Yes, Senior Sister Manqi has always liked Senior Brother Lin Feng."

Chao Bufan nodded and said, "I can see that. It's just that Senior Brother Lin Feng is a bit too honest and doesn't seem to know how to express himself. On the other hand, Senior Sister Manqi is a bit willful and capricious."

He Yifei smiled slightly and said, "Senior Sister Manqi is just that kind of person. She says what she thinks. Plus, she's the granddaughter of the Grand Elder, so all the fellow disciples respect her."

"Oh, no wonder!"

Unbeknownst to them, the two arrived outside the training grounds. Upon seeing the unfamiliar face and noticing He Yifei walking with him, the disciples who were cultivating all stopped. He Yifei was the granddaughter of the Fifth Elder; her beauty was undeniable, and most of the young disciples in the family secretly admired her and wanted to win her heart. However, He Yifei was usually quiet, and whenever a disciple tried to talk to her, they would be met with a cold shoulder. However, seeing Senior Sister He Yifei walking so closely with a stranger, and chatting so happily, immediately drew displeasure from many.

A disciple stepped forward, his eyes clearly filled with hostility, and asked, "Junior Sister Yifei, who is this?"

This man, named He Hengshan, is the grandson of the Second Elder. In the family, besides He Linfeng, he's the second most skilled among the younger generation, ranking second in cultivation. Therefore, he naturally has many followers. Furthermore, He Hengshan is arrogant, relying on his grandfather's position as the Second Elder, making him even more disdainful of others. His crush on He Yifei has been a long-standing fact; everyone knows he likes her, but He Yifei doesn't seem to reciprocate his feelings.

He Yifei frowned slightly and said, "His name is Chao Bufan, and he is our new junior brother."

"An outsider? Junior Sister Yifei, are you sure you're not mistaken? How could someone with an outsider become an inner disciple of our He family?"

Everyone was taken aback. He Yifei was speechless for a moment, but Chao Bufan smiled slightly and said, "What? Can't someone with a different surname become an inner disciple of the He family?"

He Hengshan glanced at Chao Bufan and sneered, "What a joke! Our He family has never accepted outsiders as disciples."

Chao Bufan smiled again and said, "But the problem is, I have indeed become an inner disciple of the He family now."

He Hengshan sneered and said, "Since you're a toad trying to eat swan meat, then so be it! Since you're now an inner disciple, according to the old rules, you must pay your respects to us, your teachers. Only then can we accept you as our junior brother from another family."

“Yes, you must bow deeply to us, otherwise we will not accept you,” the others chimed in.

Chao Bufan was slightly surprised and said, "Oh? There's such a rule? I've never heard of it."

He Yifei frowned and asked, "Senior Brother Hengshan, what are you doing?"

He Hengshan laughed and said, "Junior Sister Yifei, you know our rules here. All new inner disciples must pay their respects to the senior brothers. Otherwise, how can these new junior brothers have a place to stand? Junior brother, am I right?"

Chao Bufan smiled slightly and said, "That makes sense, that makes sense."

“Junior Sister Yifei, did you hear that? This junior brother even admits what I said makes sense! Junior brother, don’t blame us senior brothers for bullying you. How about this, you can randomly pick one of our senior brothers, and then you can have a competition. If you win, then you’ve passed our test. If you lose…” He Hengshan leaned close to Chao Bufan’s ear and whispered, “Then you can get out of our He family.” Then he raised his voice, “Or, you can just have each of us spit on you.”

Provocation, blatant and naked provocation!

He Hengshan tried to keep his voice down, but He Yifei still heard him and quickly said, "Senior Brother Hengshan, have you forgotten our family's ancestral teachings? You must not bully your junior brothers and sisters."

Upon hearing this, He Hengshan smiled slightly and said, "Of course I haven't forgotten. However, rules are rigid, but people are flexible. We just want this junior brother to understand that if he wants to stand out in our He family, he must know how to be patient and be prepared to be bullied at any time."

"you……"

He Yifei was furious, but there was nothing she could do. After all, even the elders in the family turned a blind eye to this unwritten rule.

Chao Bufan smiled slightly and said, "This senior brother is right. It is only right to spar with them."

He Hengshan gave a thumbs up and said, "Good, junior brother is straightforward! Jianfei, you have the lowest cultivation level here, so you can have a match with this junior brother. Remember, stop when you've made your move!"