In the middle of dinner, Chu Lei, who had been so busy that he couldn’t see anyone, actually came back. Zhong Min Yan who had been left by He Danping to eat, stuffed his mouth full of food, when he looked up and saw his master, almost spat out the mouth full, quickly tidied himself up, got up to salute: “Disciple saw master.”
Chu Lei looked in good spirits, and even brought a rare smile on his face, waving his hand at him, “Get up, eat.”
He Danping smiled, “Husband, these two days have been busy making a list of young disciples to train in the mountains, right? Have you decided yet?”
Linglong has been waiting for Father to come back so she could ask him for a long time, and now she can’t help but ask, “Father, will Xuanji be there?”
Chu Lei pondered for a moment before saying, “The initial list is set, but the number is too large. I’ve discussed with a few of senior brothers and sisters, and planned to recommend three people from each peak to go down the mountain, and after they’ve finished screening, I’ll decide on them before the year is out. After the New Year, they will go down.”
Ling Long said anxiously, “Dad, you’ve said so much, is sister there or not? I haven’t seen her in over four years!”
Chu Lei smiled, “That depends on how well she has trained in the past few years. If she is considered to be outstanding, Sister Chu will definitely recommend her. If not, I can’t interfere.”
He Danping sighed, “That child has always been lazy, I’m afraid…”.
Chu Lei also shook his head, he hadn’t seen his daughter for more than four years either, hadn’t he? But practicing cultivation is the most important thing for a cultivator, but if she can’t, then there’s nothing she can do.
“This time, I’ve chosen Min Yan and Linglong to go from Shaoyang Peak. I was going to let Minxing go too, but I thought the new Hairpin Ceremony will start next year and Minxing might want to take a retreat.”
Linglong is so happy that she hugs Chu Lei’s neck and cries out, “Good daddy! Good daddy! I can finally go down to the mountains and play!”
He Danping smiled and said, “You just know how to play, you’re a big girl and you’re still acting like a child. This time down the mountain is no better than before. You have to stay focused and not cause trouble. Minyan, look after her for me and don’t indulge her mischief.”
Zhong Minyan quickly agreed.
“How dare he!” Ling Long rolled her eyes.
“MinYan is your senior, how can you be so careless?” He Danping looks at her daughter and says, “You’re not kids anymore, so don’t be so arrogant and temperamental. When you go out, don’t bring shame to the Shaoyang Sect.”
Linglong was afraid that her mother would go on talking, so she quickly agreed.
The master of each peak is now counting the list of the disciples who will go down to the mountain to train, and each one chooses three people to hand in the official list.
When Chu Yinghong went to deliver the list, Chu Lei was in the martial arts arena, braving the snow and instructing his disciples on sword fighting.
“Head Master, I have brought the list.”
When Chu Yinghong walked past, she suddenly saw a new disciple slipping, seeing that he was about to fall to the ground. She stretched out her hand to help and smiled, “Be careful, there is ice on the ground.”
Chu Lei hurriedly took the list, and saw the name of three disciples recommended from each branch. Underneath the name of XiaoYang Peak’s Yuyang Hall, were written three words Chu Xuanji. He was surprised and happy, asked: “Xuanji can already go down the mountain?”
Chu Yinghong smiled, “Naturally. Even if Xuanji returns to Shaoyang Peak, she can be considered outstanding.”
Chu Lei was overjoyed, “Is this true?”.
“When has Yinghong ever lied?”
Chu Yinghong laughed and said, “Do you still remember? When I first took her to Xiaoyang Peak, I told you that Xuanji was a special child and should not be treated with common sense.”
Chu Lei has never thought about a problem that cannot be treated with common sense. He has been like this since he was a child, and so have his pupils. Those with talent naturally stay, while those without talent are eliminated from Shaoyang.
It is undeniable that in his heart, he has always thought that Xuanji is a talentless person, a piece of rotten wood that cannot be carved. It is impossible not to be surprised that someone has carved this piece of rotten wood into a phoenix.
“Since the list has been decided, let’s arrange for their descent from the mountain next year.”
Chu Lei puts the list in his sleeve and is overcome with emotion.
When Chu Yinghong saw Linglong and the others in the arena, winking and looking this way, she knew what they wanted to hear, so she smiled and said, “Xuanji has been at Xiaoyang Peak for more than four years. Why don’t I send Xuanji up to Shaoyang Peak and take advantage of the New Year to get together before they go down?”
Chu Lei was about to refuse, but he also wanted to see Xuanji to see if she was as outstanding as Chu Yinghong said, so he nodded and said, “Fine, my wife has been talking about Xuanji for the past few days. So she should come back and go down with her sister and brother after this year.”
On the other side, Linglong, stretched her ears to listen and only heard words like “Xuanji, come back, go down to the mountain” and shouted with joy, “Sister really is coming! Great! I’ll see her soon!”
Chu Yinghong heard a few young people cheering and smiled, arching her hand to Chu Lei, “Then I’ll immediately go and tell Xuanji to pack up and return to Shaoyang Peak. Head Master, I’ll take my leave.”
As soon as she left, Linglong and the others had no intention of practicing any swords, and even Chu Lei had no intention of instructing his disciples, but casually said a few words and let them practice on their own.
He sat back on the chair and blew the steam from the tea lightly, his eyes were full of entanglement.
In a little while, the little girl who has been away for four years will be back, but I don’t know what has become of her. Will you become a tall, slim and graceful young woman like Ling Long? Will she be a little more cheerful?
Although Xuanji and Linglong are twins, they do not look alike. While Ling Long is more glamorous, Xuanji is as delicate and weak as a glazed beauty. He really couldn’t imagine what Xuanji had become now. When he raised his head and suddenly saw Linglong not practicing swords, she was happily flitting about. He was so happy that he didn’t want to scold her, but just waved his hand and said, “Linglong, come here.”
Ling Long rushed over and said urgently, “Father, is she coming back soon?”
Chu Lei looked at her carefully. The young girl in front of him was slim and elegant, and he tried to see some of Xuanji’s shadow on Linglong’s body.
Ling Long was so anxious that her hair was about to fall out and she grabbed his hand and shook it, “Daddy! Is sister coming back? Say something!”
Chu Lei regained his senses and smiled, “Indeed, your aunt has already gone to Xiao Yang Peak to call her, and I’m sure she will be here soon.”
Linglong was surprised and delighted, and asked, “Is she among the disciples who are going down this time?”
Chu Lei nodded his head, still somewhat unbelievable, “Your aunt said she was outstanding in Xiaoyang Peak, and she was the first one among the disciples to go down the mountain. This time let her come back to the family to celebrate the New Year, after the New Year you go down to the mountain together.
Ling Long jumped up, the joy in her heart could not be described in words, she couldn’t wait to tumble over and scream at the top of her lungs.
She turned around and waved her hand, laughing and shouting, “Little Six! Big Brother! Come on, you guys! Xuanji…. Xuanji is coming back soon!”
The crowd threw down their swords and came running together, clapping their hands in joy.
Zhong Min Yan smiled and said, “I wonder if she has become a hero, you should take a good look now.”
Du Minxing was still steady, and only smiled and said, “Whether she became a hero or not, but I don’t know if the junior sister is still so absent-minded, I only hope she is more cheerful.”
“Not bad,” Chen Minjue shook his head, “She really needs to change her temper, otherwise going down the mountain will mean nothing.”
As the people were talking about Xuanji, a disciple who was watching the mountain came to report, “Master, someone is coming from Xiaoyang Peak with a sword. They didn’t pass through the gate or hand over the sign. I don’t know who it is…”.
As soon as they spoke, everyone saw a white light overhead, and when they looked again, there was already a young girl in green standing in the middle of the arena.
The snow began to fall again, and the goose feather snowflakes were so dense that it was hard to see her face from such a distance. They could only discern that her clothes were thin, her figure was slender, and her light green clothes swayed gently in the wind and snow. One was afraid that she would be blown to pieces by the snowstorm.
She retracted the sword under her feet into its scabbard, and slowly moved forward a few steps, the black hair on the back of her shoulders was floating softly, and a white beaded flower pinned by her ear was also trembling in the wind.
However, her cheeks and hands were even whiter than the pearl flower, as if she were a human being made of glass, ice and snow.
“Ah, that’s…” Ling Long cried out softly.
The girl walked closer, bowed down and whispered, “Yu Yang Hall disciple Chu Xuanji, greeting the Head Master.”
Lazy Cat Translations 
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