While on Mount Hua, my mind is at peace!

Chapter 74 Hey, you stinky monk!

As dusk fell, Yue Feng had dinner with Xiong Zhaozhao. Xiong Zhaozhao insisted on taking him to the temple fair, saying there was one in the city. Yue Feng knew that the disciples of the Huashan Sect would come down the mountain to visit the temple fair every year, and not wanting to be recognized, he changed his clothes and left his usual longsword in the room.

After he finished getting ready, he went to Xiong Zhaozhao's room to find her. Xiong Zhaozhao was having Ping'er help her wash up. She looked him over in the mirror and asked Ping'er, "Do you think he's missing something?"

Ping'er smiled and said, "We're lacking some jade ornaments. Shall I go and fetch a few for Young Hero Feng to take a look?"

Xiong Zhaozhao hummed in agreement. Just as Ping'er was about to go get it, Yue Feng noticed a decorative jade flute hanging on the wall and said to Xiong Zhaozhao, "No need, I think this flute is quite nice. May I borrow it?"

Xiong Zhaozhao mocked him, "You're not thinking of using this flute to perform the Jade Flute Sword Technique, are you? No way. Jade flutes are brittle and break easily. Forget about using it to attack an enemy; even the slightest touch will shatter it into pieces."

Despite her words, she still instructed Ping'er to retrieve the jade flute and hand it to Yue Feng. Yue Feng thanked her and tucked the flute into his belt. Xiong Zhaozhao and Ping'er, mistress and maid, were immediately struck by his beauty. They felt that the jade complemented the man's features perfectly, and the jade enhanced his countenance; what a handsome and refined gentleman he was!

Ping'er bit her lip and laughed, "Miss, maybe we shouldn't let Young Master Feng accompany us to the temple fair. I'm afraid... I'm afraid another girl will snatch him away! Hehe!"

Xiong Zhaozhao snorted coldly, "I'd like to see who has the guts." But as soon as she said it, she realized it was a bit inappropriate and added, "However, Young Master Feng and I are just friends. If he really takes a fancy to a girl from another family, I won't interfere."

Ping'er mumbled something, but Xiong Zhaozhao didn't hear it clearly. Just as she was about to ask her, Ping'er called out, "It's done! Miss, take a look, are you satisfied?"

Xiong Zhaozhao stared at herself in the mirror for a long time. Just when Yue Feng thought she would find some fault with her, Xiong Zhaozhao nodded and stood up.

"Let's go! Let's go to the temple fair!"

The city of Huayin is just beginning to light up.

The bustling streets were several times more lively than during the day, but not as crowded as those in Hengyang. Yue Feng accompanied Xiong Zhaozhao and Ping'er, strolling leisurely through the streets of Huayin City. He couldn't help but recall the days when he was in the Huashan Sect, when he would come down the mountain with his senior brothers and sisters to visit the temple fair in the city every year.

He recalled the first time he went to a brothel; it was Linghu Chong who tricked him into going. Afterwards, Linghu Chong was severely beaten by Yue Buqun and couldn't get out of bed for several months.

He remembered the first time he ate candied hawthorn berries; Yue Lingshan bought them for him with her New Year's money. Yue Lingshan especially loved candied hawthorn berries, and even now, as a grown woman, she still couldn't resist them...

Yue Feng grew increasingly dejected. The Huashan Sect was his home; this wanderer hadn't returned for far too long. Now, being in Huayin was like standing at his own doorstep. Did he really have to follow the example of Yu the Great, who thrice passed his home without entering?

He slowly stopped in his tracks, when suddenly a very familiar girl's voice rang in his ears: "Senior Brother, you've all been back from Hengyang for so long, why hasn't Junior Brother returned yet?"

Yue Feng's body stiffened, and he awkwardly turned his neck, only to see Yue Lingshan, Linghu Chong, Lu Dayou, and a group of Huashan Sect disciples walking past him. Yue Lingshan glanced back at him by chance. Seeing the worry on Yue Lingshan's face, Yue Feng couldn't help but feel a surge of warmth in his heart and followed them from a distance.

Linghu Chong replied with a rather helpless expression, "Junior Sister, you've asked me this question so many times lately."

"Don't worry, Junior Brother's martial arts are already far superior to what they used to be. In addition, he is very cunning. He is always the one who falls for others' tricks, never the other way around. Instead of worrying about him, you should think about which side you should stand on between Junior Sister Liu and Miss Qu."

Sixth Senior Brother Lu Dayou interjected, "Eldest Senior Brother, I think it's not just Junior Sister Liu and Miss Qu, is it? That Junior Sister Yilin from the Hengshan Sect in the Northern Yue Mountains is also always calling him 'Brother Yue' this and 'Brother Yue' that. I think she's probably like that too..."

Linghu Chong feigned anger and scolded, "Shut up! Sixth Junior Brother, how can you speak so carelessly? Junior Sister Yilin is a nun, how can she... how can she think like a worldly woman? What you said is really inappropriate. If Uncle Dingyi hears this, he'll definitely pull your tendons out."

Lu Dayou shuddered, quickly looked around, and then let out a long sigh: "Senior Brother, don't scare me. I, Lu Dayou, am easily frightened and can't take your scare."

Yue Lingshan snorted, "Junior Brother is good in every way, except for this womanizing nature of his, he can't change it no matter what. Humph, a leopard can't change its spots..." She held back the last word. Suddenly, an extremely loud voice cursed:

"Bullshit! You're the one who... um... damn it, what kind of lowly scoundrel dares to ambush you, Bu Jie?"

Linghu Chong and the others were startled. Looking in the direction of the sound, they saw an extremely tall and obese monk standing there like an iron tower. Judging from his cursing earlier, he had referred to himself as "Bujie Laozi," so his Buddhist name must be "Bujie."

Bu Jie looked around and saw a martial arts practitioner wearing a bamboo hat hiding in the shadows by the wall, doing something. He darted over and lifted the man up like an eagle snatching a chick: "Was it you who ambushed me just now?"

The江湖人 (jianghu person, a term referring to a person who has been living in martial arts or江湖义气, a code of honor) was being held in his hand, his feet off the ground, trembling with fear. Bu Jie snorted heavily and threw him down: "A coward like you isn't like you. Go somewhere cool and stay somewhere else."

The martial artist, feeling as if he had been granted a pardon, ran away without daring to look back. Linghu Chong frowned and said, "Master, why do you bully the weak? That fellow did not offend you."

Bu Jie looked him up and down for a while, clicking his tongue and saying, "You're not bad looking either. Compared to my precious son-in-law, you're only a little bit less handsome." He spread his arms out two feet wide, and then, as if he felt it wasn't big enough, he spread them out two feet wider.

Everyone was curious when they heard that the monk Bujie had a daughter and a son-in-law. Yue Lingshan asked, "Who is your son-in-law? Is he from Huayin County?"

Yue Feng, hiding in the crowd, was about to make a move when Xiong Zhaozhao suddenly walked over and said, "Feng Yue, where did you go? I've been looking for you everywhere!" Yue Feng, blocked by her, hurriedly went around her, but Bu Jie's smug voice already echoed throughout the entire street:

"My son-in-law is quite famous; he is none other than Yue Feng, the young master of the Huashan Sect!"

Yue Feng slapped his forehead. It was all over. Sure enough, everyone's expression changed drastically upon hearing Yue Feng's name. Before Linghu Chong and the others could speak, a spirited young woman suddenly darted out from the crowd, her hand on her sword hilt, her eyes narrowed, and asked Bu Jie:

"Hey, you stinky monk, what did you just say? Whose son-in-law is Yue Feng?"