As Ye Changshan expected, Wen Junchen was startled when he heard these three words, and his smile instantly froze. But in just a moment, Wen Junchen immediately returned to normal and said——
"I... am not senior brother, I... am your second senior brother"
After saying that, Wen Junchen frowned slightly. Without waiting for Ye Changshan and Yingping to ask, he sighed and continued: "Remember, there is no senior brother in a poor family. In the future, don't mention the three terms 'senior brother' in front of the teacher." A word."
Isn't Senior Brother Wen the first disciple of a humble family? Everyone in the world knows that Wen Junchen was the first person to pass the Cold Examination when the Han Clan opened its doors, but now I hear him say from his own words that he is the second senior brother of the Han Clan, and the eldest brother is someone else, and the three words 'eldest brother'... .It seems to be a... forbidden word from a poor family?
Wen Junchen looked desolate and lonely, as if he was extremely reluctant to mention these three words. He continued to explain: "I have never met the senior brother. I just heard the teacher say it by chance. The senior brother was his disciple in his early years, and he also The teacher loved his most beloved disciple the most, but...he was jealous of his talents, and the senior brother passed away due to illness in his prime."
Ye Changshan and Yingping were secretly surprised. They wanted to continue asking, but seeing Wen Junchen's expression gloomy, they swallowed all their questions.
Wen Junchen felt the untimely depression in the room and said: "Today is the day when you two become apprentices, so we won't talk about this."
After saying that, Wen Junchen patted Yingping on the shoulder with a hint of affection and said: "Yingping, come on, it's your turn."
Yingping was a little flattered and asked hesitantly: "Mr. Wen...you...you know my name?"
Wen Junchen smiled and said: "I wrote that letter of recommendation, how could I not recognize you?"
It turns out that Mr. Wen has been paying attention to me silently! Yingping was filled with joy, and then he shouted tentatively: "Second...Second Senior Brother!"
Wen Junchen was startled again, then patted his head and said with a smile: "Look at my memory, I forgot to tell you such an important thing, Yingping, you can't call me senior brother!"
"Huh? Second Master... No, Mr. Wen... what are you talking about?"
"I said - you can't call me Second Senior Brother!"
Yingping was startled by this sudden turn of events. Why can't I shout the word 'Second Senior Brother'? But Yingping looked at Wen Junchen with a serious face and seemed not to be joking. If I don't call you senior brother, why don't I call you something else?
Suddenly, Yingping's heart beat violently. The idea had been planted in his heart like a sapling these days and had never sprouted. But today, Wen Junchen's ambiguous words were like a spring breeze and drizzle. At this moment, the sapling quickly grew. Grow, almost into a towering tree.
Could it be...? Could it be...! Are all my judgments and speculations true? If you don't call him 'Second Senior Brother', then I should call him...
right! That must be it! Otherwise, how could he write a letter for me in his own hand? Otherwise, how could I have entered a poor family so smoothly? Otherwise, why would he appear in the shabby room? right! It must be what I guessed!
Yingping was extremely emotional. His body could not help but tremble slightly, and his eyes were slightly red. Then, he shouted out the word with all his strength -
"father!"
"puff--"
Ye Changshan was a little thirsty, so he just picked up the tea cup on the table and took a sip of tea. But before he drank the tea, he heard the word "shocking" come out of Yingping's mouth. The word almost choked him, and he spurted out a mouthful of tea, all over Ying Ping's face.
"Cough cough, cough cough——"
It was Ye Changshan's spray that attracted Wen Junchen's attention and prevented him from hearing what Yingping said clearly. Seeing Ye Changshan's reaction so fiercely, Wen Junchen looked at Yingping with a puzzled expression and asked, "What did you just say?"
"ah?"
"What did you call me just now?"
"What? What did I call you just now?"
Yingping was hit by this slap in the face, and he also realized that he seemed to be a little abrupt just now, and said quickly: "Mr. Wen, you said 'Don't call you Second Senior Brother', then I should call you..."
Wen Junchen then slowly explained: "You should call me...teacher."
There was another silence in the room, and the birds outside the house somehow stopped chirping, as if they felt the same as Yingping at this moment and were stunned by Wen Junchen's words.
Yingping couldn't believe his ears, teacher? I originally came to Qianniu Mountain to be my master's disciple, but unexpectedly I became his disciple? These days, Yingping has regarded himself as his master's disciple, and it is really hard to accept that his status suddenly takes a 180-degree turn.
"Why, what's wrong with what I said as a teacher?"
"Huh? No...no..."
"Then why are you still standing there?"
"What? Where should I stand?"
Yingping's head was in a mess, and he probably didn't even know what he was talking about.
Fortunately, Ye Changshan's mind was still clear. He quickly patted the stupid Yingping and whispered: "Kneel down quickly and become my disciple!"
After that, he picked up the teacup from the table and handed it to Yingping.
"Apprenticeship? Oh yes! Apprenticeship."
Yingping was confused. At this moment, he could only do what Ye Changshan said and what he did.
"Kneel down quickly and raise the tea cup."
Yingping knelt down obediently and raised the tea cup high.
"Say 'Teacher, please bow to me', quickly!"
"Oh, teacher, I'm here, I'm going to pay my respects to you as a disciple."
After all, Ye Changshan was the first to get started. He had experience and taught Yingping step by step.
Wen Junchen sat on the chair with a bright smile at this time. He didn't know whether he was very satisfied with Ye Changshan, his junior brother, or with his new disciple Yingping. He took the tea cup and took a big gulp of tea, as if This cup of tea is more fragrant than the one just now.
"Kowtow three times."
"Bang-bang-bang-"
Yingping followed Ye Changshan's words and kowtowed three times. When he raised his head, he saw Wen Junchen put down the tea cup, nodded with satisfaction, and said: "Good disciple, get up quickly."
Ye Changshan helped Yingping stand up. At this time, both of them had completed the apprenticeship ceremony. Since then, they were both from poor families, and their relationship suddenly felt much closer. He asked bluntly: "Second senior brother, where is the teacher? Why? Can you come back?"
"The teacher has gone south. As for when he will return, I don't know."
"South?"
"Yes, in the south, at the junction of the two countries, either in Datang or Southern Chu."
Did something important happen? If not, why bother him to go there in person? Ye Changshan was not able to see the teacher in person on the day of entry, and felt somewhat regretful.
Wen Junchen seemed to understand Ye Changshan's thoughts and explained: "A few days ago, the teacher speculated that there was a strange phenomenon in the sky, so he watched the stars every night. Sure enough, the 'visionary' appeared in the sky and fell to the south. The teacher said that this time it was of great importance. , you have to go there in person."
"Is there such a big deal?"
"Although he did not tell us about this matter in detail, he mentioned once that it is related to the safety of the Central Plains."
"hiss......"
Ye Changshan took a breath, never expecting that Senior Brother Wen would tell him this without any reservation, and it seemed that he already regarded himself as a fellow sect member.
"Teacher has always cared about us and our fellow apprentices. Today is a great day for the poor family to accept two disciples in a row. If it wasn't a very important matter, why would we go south in person? I hope that my junior brother won't mind."
Hearing Wen Junchen's explanation, Ye Changshan felt a lot more comfortable. Then he heard that he told him not to mind. He was even a little flattered at this moment - he didn't expect that the second senior brother would be so sensitive to his words and take his own feelings into consideration, and speak sincerely for himself. explanation, I was greatly moved, and for a moment I didn’t know what to say.
"Do you two have any questions?"
"No...no more"
"That's good, Yingping, what about you?" Wen Junchen called out to his new disciple. When there was no response, he turned to look at Yingping.
Yingping stood aside and said nothing. At this moment, he was still thinking about becoming a disciple. How could he have time to listen to the conversation between Wen Junchen and Ye Changshan?
Hmm... It turns out that I am not Mr. Wen's disciple, but Mr. Wen's disciple... Why do you feel like you are at a huge loss in this matter? Logically speaking, it is actually not a bad thing to have Mr. Wen as his disciple. If he had been directly told a few months ago that he would have Mr. Wen as his disciple, he would have accepted it. After all, he was just a 'connected person' , Moreover, Wen Junchen really wants to tell the world that he has begun to recruit disciples. Not to mention, there is a sign at the gate of Chang'an Taiyuan University. It is estimated that students from all over the world will come to fight for this opportunity, but the gap in their hearts is really big. ……Hi! No matter how much he does, he can still be regarded as Mr.'s disciple, so he won't lose much at all! I will tell my adoptive father and Yiyi the news later, I am afraid they will also be happy for me.
Thinking of this, Yingping couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction and smiled uncontrollably.
Ye Changshan looked at Yingping's silly smile, not knowing what he was thinking, and gently tugged on his sleeve.
Yingping was still immersed in weighing the 'pros and cons' of becoming a disciple. After being pulled by Ye Changshan, he turned to look at him. Suddenly, Ye Changshan's familiar face came into his eyes - it was okay not to look at it, but to look at Yingping The smile on his face froze instantly.
When Ye Changshan saw Yingping seeing him, his expression suddenly became so wonderful. His laughter was uglier than crying, even a little...distorted? As if seeing a ghost, he couldn't help but touch his face, fearing that something was wrong with him.
wrong! its not right! I call Mr. Wen 'teacher', and Chang Shan calls Mr. Wen 'senior brother'. In this way... this guy in Chang Shan... doesn't he become me... But in just one day, seniority has changed. Such a big gap would be a huge loss!
At this time, Yingping's heart was extremely complicated, echoing his wonderful expression, and vividly embodying the phrase "love comes from the heart".
Yingping suddenly grabbed Ye Changshan's shoulders and said extremely seriously: "Changshan, what should we call us from now on?"
"What? What do you call it?"
Ying Ping winked, pursed his lips, and signaled Ye Changshan to look at Wen Junchen first, and then at himself.
Ye Changshan came to his senses and replied calmly: "Oh, you said this, from now on you call me uncle, and I call you brother, okay?"
"This...!" Yingping was speechless for a moment. He tried his best to argue, but he didn't know how to speak - it seemed that this was what he said.
"You think it's inappropriate?"
Yingping nodded seriously.
"Well... then you call me brother, and I'll call you nephew." Ye Changshan also answered seriously.
Hate it! Hateful! Having become a master uncle and forgetting his brother, Yingping felt unwilling to accept it at the moment, but he didn't know how to express it, so he had to swallow this dumb thing, slumped his shoulders, and turned his head to ignore Ye Changshan.
Seeing the childish conversation between the two, Wen Junchen smiled in his heart and said: "You two will go down the mountain to clean up today. In two days, I will ask the third child to go to Chang'an to pick you up."
"Oh? Okay, then I'll help you with Second Senior Brother and Third Senior Brother."
As soon as he heard the word 'Lao San', Yingping's ears immediately perked up. He admired Ji Yangyu, and he had heard about the reputation of this third senior brother from a humble family several times in the past few days - how could he ask such an amazing and talented person? , and which passionate young man doesn’t admire him? Hearing his teacher mention it this time, Yingping suddenly became interested again and asked——
"Teacher, you said you would ask Third Master... Third Master Uncle to pick us up?"
"Um!"
"Is this true!?"
Wen Junchen nodded, but when he saw that Yingping's voice was trembling and emotional, he felt a little puzzled.
When Yingping saw Wen Junchen nodding, he couldn't help himself for a moment. He kept patting Ye Changshan's shoulders, but he couldn't speak. His mouth was even dry, so he picked up the teacup and drank heavily.
Seeing Yingping's excitement, Wen Junchen became even more confused and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Ye Changshan knew Yingping well and naturally knew his admiration for the third senior brother. He explained helplessly: "He is about to meet his idol, so he is so excited."
After saying this, Wen Junchen became even more puzzled: "It's not the first time you have met him, why are you so excited?"
"Huh? We...when did we meet?"
"When the third child went to Yongcheng to pick you up, you didn't introduce yourself?"
