Chi Jing didn't want to live anymore, but by a twist of fate, a Taoist priest saved him.
He thought his chance at immortality had finally come, until he saw the sorry state of the sect, with even its front gate stolen...
He thought he might as well have died.
What's more, this old geezer had clearly brought more than just him up the mountain...
One was sprawled on the ground, rolling around and wailing, a little snot-nosed brat.
Another was happily battling crickets by himself, an idiot.
By the stone table sat one engrossed in bamboo slips, a bookworm.
Immortal aura? Serene lodgings? Strict rules? Swordsmanship... never mind.
Chi Jing thought that unless his newly accepted master was blind and heartless, the only skills he could teach were swindling, trickery, and sweet-talking children.
The white-bearded old Taoist who had brought him up the mountain said with satisfaction, "These are your four senior brothers."
But there were clearly only three. Where had the fourth come from?
Chi Jing remarked sarcastically, "Our sect's invisibility technique is indeed profound."
"Master, he's being insolent." The fourth person jumped down from a tree.
Chi Jing frowned. Who was this?
The white-robed youth opposite him grinned wickedly. "Our sect has a rule for joining: anyone who can breathe fire, swallow a sword, or smash a boulder on their chest may swear an oath and become a disciple."
"..." Chi Jing rolled his eyes.
So there was another scoundrel here, after all.
The scoundrel deliberately made things difficult, forcing Chi Jing to swear:
"I don't ask to be born under heaven in the same year, month, and day as you. I only ask that we enter the Yellow Springs together, on the same day and at the same hour."
The scoundrel smiled. "Good little junior brother. Be a good boy."
*
At first, he thought that a rundown sect couldn't possibly teach any path to becoming an immortal.
He never expected that, amid the vast mortal world, he would remain trapped for so long by that sentence, spoken in jest...
A gifted, wicked, and mischievous scoundrel gong & an obsessive, inhuman shou who has renounced all love
Theme: Defy fate and change your destiny
