Martial Arts: Starting with Creating a Genius Persona

Chapter 53: The Iron Bone Sect

When Lu Yuan reached the foot of the Iron Bone Mountain Range along the official road,

The sun was already halfway up.

Two disciples from the Law Enforcement Hall stood beneath the blue stone archway in front of the mountain gate, one with a round face and the other with a square face.

The two of them looked rather simple-minded.

They were huddled together whispering to each other, looking flustered.

The square-faced man was still clutching an unfolded portrait in his hand.

The human figure on the paper trembled slightly in the morning breeze.

The two looked up and their eyes met Lu Yuan's.

"Seeing you two senior brothers looking so flustered, has something happened in the sect?" Lu Yuan asked.

The round-faced disciple looked him up and down and found him to be a complete stranger.

"Who are you?"

"My surname is Lu, and I'm a newbie."

"Ah Da!"

"Ah Er!"

After the two introduced themselves, Ah Da sighed.

"Junior Brother Lu, you don't know, a few days ago a new inner disciple went missing in the body tempering pool and fell into the underground river. They still haven't found him."

Senior Sister Liu received orders from the sect to expand the search area and sent us all out to look for the person.

The person was lost right under her nose, and she's been blaming herself terribly these past few days; her face is ten times colder than usual.

Lu Yuan then remembered the female disciple with the cold voice he had met by the body-tempering pool that day.

Liu Qiuyan.

It left a deep impression on him.

He asked, "The Senior Sister Liu you're talking about, is it Liu Qiuyan?"

Ah Er nodded repeatedly, the portrait in his hand almost being blown away by the wind.

He hurriedly and clumsily re-squeezed the paper roll.

"Yes, yes, it's Senior Sister Liu. You don't know her? She's the daughter of Elder Liu, and she's stayed in the Enforcement Hall ever since the Elder passed away."

She's beautiful and kind-hearted, but a bit aloof—not exactly cold, just not very talkative.

However, she will soon become the personal disciple of an elder of the Enforcement Hall.

Ah Da immediately interrupted.

"What personal disciple? Those spots were predetermined! The Elder of the Enforcement Hall is Elder Liu's disciple, so who else would get the spot if not Senior Sister Liu?"

"What pre-arranged deal? Isn't there no need for a grand competition?!"

Ah Er's eyes widened.

"The competition is held only once every five years. The winner goes first, the rules are clearly written! Stop gossiping behind her back! Does she think she won't compete in a month?"

"I'm gossiping? I'm just telling the truth!"

"Whether she can beat Senior Brother Ye is still uncertain!"

...

The two started arguing.

Lu Yuan understood something from their argument.

It seems that for an inner disciple to become a personal disciple, they don't need to be chosen by the elders, but rather have to pass a grand competition held every five years.

There is still one month until the competition.

No wonder those people in the body tempering pool that day immediately assumed he was a new inner disciple.

Listening to the two arguing, Lu Yuan felt a headache coming on!

He then interrupted their argument and asked, "The Senior Brother Ye you're talking about, is it Lin Fan?"

Ah Da turned to look at him, his eyes lighting up.

"You know Senior Brother Ye too? ... Senior Brother Ye, Lin Fan, is the number one male disciple in the inner sect, with a cultivation level at the peak of Blood Condensation, and is the most popular candidate to win the competition."

The most interesting thing is... everyone knows that Senior Brother Ye has always liked Senior Sister Liu.

Ah Er immediately retorted.

"Hmph! Senior Sister Liu is clearly more talented than Senior Brother Ye. Who knows who will win or lose if they actually go to the competition arena."

The two started arguing again, their voices growing louder and louder, making Lu Yuan's head buzz and ache.

She raised her hand to stop them: "Alright, alright. Aren't you looking for that missing inner disciple? Take me to Senior Sister Liu, and you won't need to look anymore."

He originally wanted Ah Da and Ah Er to take him directly to Tie Heng.

But seeing how clueless the two of them were... they didn't even recognize him while holding the portrait...

It's likely that neither of them knew the exact location of Tie Heng.

Lu Yuan then abandoned the idea.

It would be better to have Liu Qiuyan take me!

The two disciples stopped at the same time and turned to stare at him.

Ah Er looked him up and down.

His eyes clearly said, "Are you kidding me?"

Ah Da didn't say anything, his gaze lingering on Lu Yuan's face for a moment.

Then he moved to Lele, who was peeking out from his arms and yawning with her ears perked up.

Then he tugged at Ah Er's sleeve and whispered a few words in his ear.

Ah Er's eyes changed.

He looked Lu Yuan up and down again.

Lu Yuan thought that the two of them had finally discovered their true identities.

Subconsciously, I thought that these two weren't so naive.

Who would have thought?

But that's not what the two of them really thought.

They didn't recognize Lu Yuan at all.

Instead, other conclusions were reached.

Seeing that Lu Yuan was handsome and had a dog in his arms, he spoke calmly and confidently.

Ah Da added a few more words in a low voice.

"Ah Er, do you think this kid is Senior Sister Liu's lover...? Otherwise, how could he be so confident in getting Senior Sister Liu to give up the task of finding someone?"

Ah Er gasped.

"You make a good point, I think it's possible!"

The way these two looked at Lu Yuan completely changed.

With deep reverence.

The man who can warm up the cold and aloof Senior Sister Liu must be extraordinary... at least, better than Senior Brother Ye.

Senior Brother Ye has been pursuing her for years, but he hasn't even gotten a kind word from her.

Soon, the two respectfully led the way for Lu Yuan.

Seeing the state of the two, Lu Yuan was too lazy to care what they were thinking, as long as they could lead the way.

A-Da and A-Er led Lu Yuan through the mountain gate and finally found Liu Qiuyan on the path outside the side gate of the Law Enforcement Hall.

She was bending over, explaining the search route to a handyman disciple.

Her slender figure was accentuated by a plain white formal robe, and her long hair was tied up high with a jade hairpin.

Hearing footsteps, he looked up and saw Lu Yuan; the expression on his usually cold face instantly softened.

There was joy in his expression.

But more than anything, it's the relief of suddenly letting go after being tense for several days.

"Junior Brother Lu, you're alright?...That's great!"

She walked quickly to Lu Yuan, then subconsciously took a step forward and grasped his hand, as if to confirm that his hand was still warm.

"Thank you for your concern, Senior Sister Liu."

Lu Yuan nodded, his tone solemn.

He withdrew his hand naturally, without making anyone feel awkward.

But this scene is enough.

Ah Da and Ah Er stood three steps away.

Four eyes stared wide open like copper bells.

They exchanged a glance but said nothing.

But the exchange of glances was already quite rich in content.

They've held hands!

Senior Sister Liu took the initiative to hold the junior brother's hand!

Their guesses were all correct!

Senior Brother Ye's good days are over!

The two of them seemed to have been burned at the same time, and hurriedly bowed to Liu Qiuyan.

"Senior Sister Liu, we...we'll be going now!"

Pull your legs and run.

As she ran out of the corridor and turned the corner, she bumped into Wang Teng.

Wang Teng was knocked back half a step, rubbed his chest, and cursed, "Can't you watch where you're going? Why did you bump into me?"

Ah Da and Ah Er were already feeling guilty, and Wang Teng's words completely snapped their nerves.

The two stammered, their eyes darting around, uttering a few broken words.

"Senior Sister Liu"

"lover"

"You're back"

......

Wang Teng frowned and asked a couple more questions.

Then his expression changed from confusion to shock.

Then the shock turned into a complex excitement.

He patted Ah Da on the shoulder and said, "You guys go ahead and do your thing."

Then he turned and strode quickly towards the inner disciples' courtyard...