“Let me see, let me see!”
Linglong called for a long time, finally snatched the kaleidoscope from Zhong Minyan’s hand, looked at it for a long time fascinated, and couldn’t bear to let it go.
“Second Brother, you have so many weird things.” She called, “What else?”
Chen Minjue laughed, “There are so many! If Junior Sister Linglong likes it, you can come to my place next time . . .by the way these things can only be borrowed, not given away.”
“What’s that, stingy!”
Ling Long rolled her eyes at him and finally gave Xuanji the kaleidoscope.
Chen Minjue took out the small toys he brought, and the others also took out the things that had brought. There were wooden toys, books, and an exquisite Nine Linking Rings on the bed.
Linglong’s sharp eyes suddenly noticed a small dagger in the pile of gifts. She grabbed it, turned it over, and looked at it for a long time. The dagger had a gold-plated sheath, and although it was small, the pattern was exquisite. It was a tiger head carved into the sheath, and the tiger’s teeth and eyes were so lifelike that the two tiger eyes were made of green glaze, glowing as if they were alive.
“This looks good!” She took the dagger out, flicked it with her hand, and the body of the dagger was as clear as autumn water.
“Who sent it? It’s a nice dagger!”
Ling Long loved it.
Zhong Minyan coughed and whispered, “It’s from me.”
Linglong stared at her, “Little Six, when did you get such a nice thing? Why didn’t I see this before?”
Zhong Minyan’s face blushed, his eyes were smiling, and he pretended to be very natural and smiled. “You think that Sixth Brother has nothing?”
Linglong gave him a light blow and looked at the dagger for a long time before handing it to Xuanji, wondering, “Why did you give him a dagger?”
Zhong Minyan smiled, “Last time I went to Lutai Mountain with my master and the others to catch demons, I saw this dagger in the town’s weapon shop. It was ordered two years ago, but no one came to take it. The blacksmith and master blacksmith had no choice but to sell it. After all, not many people use daggers, and the price kept dropping, but when I went to buy one, it was still too expensive. I had to bargain the price for a long time with them.. It’s a good thing!”
Xuanji carefully examined the dagger and rubbed it in her hand for a long time before looking up and smiling, “Thank you, Sixth Brother, what a beautiful dagger.”
Zhong Minyan, however, said with a serious face, “It’s not a gift for you to play with. Think about how many times you have been injured in the Flower Hairpin Tournament. What did you do when we went to Lutai Mountain to catch demons? You’re a cultivator, but you don’t even have a single piece of protective gear on you, so if you’re ever in danger, you’ll die for nothing. I’ll give you this dagger as a defensive weapon. Don’t be like this time… you were stabbed with a sword and had nothing to defend yourself.”
Xuanji is usually most impatient to hear such high-sounding arguments, even if they come from his mouth. Xuanji only gave a curt “Oh” and said no more.
Zhong MinYan, knowing her behavior, could only sigh and said, “I don’t bother to teach you like my master and elder brother. I gave you the dagger in the hope that you would use it for protection, but nothing more. Don’t be impatient.”
Xuanji pursed her lips and smiled up at him with a shy smile, then thanked him sincerely, “Thank you, Sixth Brother.”
Zhong Minyan snorted and had nothing to say about her temperament.
Linglong knocked on his head and pouted: “What are you humming! You are not allowed to bully Xuanji!”
When Zhong Minyan saw her, he felt comfortable all over, and immediately laughed, “Whoever dares to bully Miss Linglong’s sister is a bore! Quickly, tell me who is the ungrateful one. Brother will teach him a lesson for you!”
Linglong was also amused by him and just grabbed him and made fun of him.
Chen Minjue joined in on the fun and joked, “Wow, Junior Sister Linglong ood move! A pair of strokes to directly defeat the Sixth Brother…….eh? Sixth Brother counterattacks with a Monkey Stealing Peach move, but he’s lost most of his power! Hooray, hooray!”
The crowd knows that he’s always good with words, and they knew that Xuanji was injured and couldn’t see the most exciting part of the Flower Hairpin Tournament, so they ask him to talk about it.
Chen Minjue was very generous, and did not refuse. He cleared his throat immediately, made a storytelling posture and said in a loud voice, “Let me talk about it, sir. It was a great final that day …”
He only talked about the event, building up to the exciting climax, but even Zhong Minyan’s bragging skills could not compare to Chen Minjue’s. The final match, which was originally very exciting, was turned hundred percent more exciting by his telling. Even the disciples who watched the final heard it with gusto. Zhong Minyan and Linglong scratched their heads, jumped up and sat down in joy.
The whole afternoon was spent in his colorful storytelling.
In the end, Chu Yinghong couldn’t take it anymore and came in to expel them.
“Didn’t I tell these little ghosts not to bother Junior Sister? They are all so noisy!”
When the people saw that the Master was coming in, they had to stand up and shut up. It was just as well that Chen Min-jue, who had a dry mouth by now, laughed and said, “Let’s hear the rest of the story next time! It’s time to go home today. Brothers, don’t tire the little sisters.”
They nodded and said to Xuanji that they would take care of themselves before going out. Linglong, still not finished, tugged on Chen Min Ju’s sleeve and said loudly, “Second Brother! Second Brother! Let’s talk about it tomorrow! Don’t forget.”
Chen Minjue said to himself, ‘There won’t be a next time!’ But he nodded and smiled, saying, “Yes, yes, yes! Continue tomorrow!”
Only then did Linglong release her brother.
Chu Yinghong came in and smiled, hitting her on the head, “You should go out too. Your mother is waiting for you to go to dinner!
As soon as Linglong was told to eat, she realized that her stomach was already rumbling. She smiled and poked out her tongue, turned back and took Xuanji’s hand, saying, “Xuanji, I’m going to eat. You should also get some rest early! I’ll talk to you tomorrow!”
After saying that, she slipped away, leaving Xuanji dazed out on the bed full of presents.
“Let me see, let me see.” Chu Yinghong smilingly sat down beside the bed, picked up those gifts one by one and put them in her hand to play with them, smilingly saying, “This bunch of kids are quite generous. So many good things were given away.”
Xuanji nodded her head, then suddenly shook her head and sighed, “So many things, how will I have time to play with them…”.
Chu Yinghong put the dagger in her hand and looked at it, while saying carelessly, “How come there’s no time to play, you’re only a few years old.”
“Aren’t I going to go to Xiaoyang Peak with Aunt Hong soon… No, Master, aren’t we going to go to Xiaoyang Peak? If you start cultivating, you probably won’t have time to play.”
Xuanji had a bitter face. In her heart, the so-called cultivation means that there is no time to eat, no time to sleep, no time to play with toys.
Chu Yinghong was taken aback for a moment: “Cultivation is practice. Playing is playing.”
Suddenly, she laughed and touched her hair: “You girl, don’t you think I’m a demon master? I use a whip to drive you to practice all day long?”
That’s pretty much it… Xuanji said in her heart, but she didn’t dare to say it.
“Xuanji, in the so-called cultivation, you have to like it first. One can’t do something that one doesn’t like because it’s not going to last long and it’s not going to be good enough.” Chu Yinghong nudged her nose, “It’s not that you hate practicing kung fu, it’s just that the method taught by the Master doesn’t suit you, and that’s why you don’t like practicing. If Aunt Hong makes you think that practicing kung fu is a very interesting thing, will you still be unwilling to do it?”
How can the practice be interesting? Xuanji opened a pair of big black and white eyes and looked straight at her.
“Why is it boring?” Chu Ying-hong smiled and said, “Think about it, if you can learn how to use the sword, you can fly in the sky and go anywhere you like in the blink of an eye. In the morning, you can go to Lutai Mountain for a drink of fruit, at noon you can go back to Shaoyang Peak for lunch, and in the afternoon you can go to Fuyu Island to see the sea of flowers. You’ll be able to see and play with all the wonderful mountains and rivers in the world. After learning the immortal magic, you can hunt and catch demons by yourself, and even punish those who don’t like what you see. When you become a capable person, you will find many things in the world so interesting, things you have never seen or heard of before. You don’t have to be afraid of being bullied anymore, you don’t have to worry about getting a fever when you get a little cold, you can say out loud what you like or don’t like… Isn’t all this interesting?”
It seems quite interesting to hear her say so. But…….
“Aunt Hong, I’m so lazy. I don’t want to play anywhere, I just like to stay home in a daze. And I don’t like to argue with people, fight with people, or anything like that…”.
The more she speaks, the quieter she gets, the more she feels that she is really choked.
Chu Yinghong smiled disapprovingly: “If you want to be lazy, you must have the capital to be lazy. Those who have the ability to be lazy, it is fun, and those who are not capable, they are called incurable. When you learn it, If someone asks you to do this or that, you will take the sword and fly away with a whistle. If you fly somewhere else to be lazy, you can be considered justified!”
The idea of flying somewhere else to be lazy is quite good. Xuanji got the appetite, giggled, took her hand and said, “Yes! Aunt Hong, I have to practice! When are you going to take me to Xiaoyang Peak?”
“You have to wait until your wound is completely healed. I’m not going to be able to do anything about it,” She brought the medicine on the table, fed her to drink, and said, “What you have to do now is take a good rest and heal your injury. Don’t move. The sooner it gets better, The sooner Aunt Hong will take you to Xiaoyang Peak.”
Lazy Cat Translations 
Chu Yinghong knows how to teach a girl like Xuanji well.
Thanks for translating.
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