Gu Daoist Master

Chapter 3 : Please go aside and scram

Bang, Bang, Bang.

The patrolling night watchman banged his wooden clappers in a rhythm.

The sounds spread into the high pillar houses; Fang Yuan opened his dry eyelids while his heart silently thought, “Its already the hour before dawn.”

He had been lying in bed thinking for a long time last night. He thought up a lot of plans. He probably only slept for a little over two hours. This body has not started cultivating, his energy is not so vigorous and thus his body and mind were still shrouded in exhaustion.

However with 500 years of experience Fang Yuan had long build up deep steel-like determination. This sort of sleep-deprived exhaustion is nothing to him.

Immediately he shoved away the thin silk blanket and got up neatly. He opened the window and found that the spring rain had stopped.

The mix of fragrance of the earth, trees and wild flowers greeted him. Fang Yuan felt his head clear, the sleepiness washing away cleanly. Right now the sun had yet risen, the sky still a deep dark blue, not dark yet not bright.

Looking around, the tall houses made of green bamboo and wood contrasting with the mountain, was a sea of pale green colour.

The tall houses had at least two floors; it was the mountain folk’s unique structure of a house. Due to the mountain’s uneven terrain, the first floor is massive wooden stakes; the second floor is where the people reside. Fang Yuan and his brother Fang Zhen stayed at the second floor.

“Young master Fang Yuan, you’re awake. I will go upstairs and wait for you to wash up.” At this moment, a maiden’s voice floated up from downstairs.

Looking down, Fang Yuan saw his own personal servant – Shen Cui.

Her looks were only slightly above average, but she dressed up well. Shen Cui wore a green robe with long sleeves and trousers, had embroidered shoes on her feet and her black hair had a pearl hairpin. Her body from head to toe radiated youthful vitality.

She looked happily at Fang Yuan while carrying a basin of water, and walked upstairs. The water was at the right warm temperature and was used to wash the face. After rinsing his mouth, he used a willow twig with snow salt to clean his teeth.

waited gently, her face wearing a smile and her eyes lively as spring. After he was done she helped Fang Yuan

expression;

was nothing but his aunt and uncle’s watcheye and was a vain heartless girl. In his previous life she enraptured him,

was in time to see Shen Cui smoothing the

Yuan he also had a servant waiting on him. However his servant was

wonder which day can Shen Cui wait on me like this, wonder what it feels like?” Fang Zheng thought inside his heart, yet he

to Fang Yuan was no secret to everyone. Originally he did not even have a servant to wait on him. It

because her mother was the Mother Shen(1) who stood beside his aunt and uncle. Mother Shen was the caretaker of the entire household – having full trust of his aunt and uncle, her

impatiently brushed away Shen Cui’s soft small hands. His clothing had long been tidy; she was just

she could be his concubine she

was deceived by her and had feelings for Shen Cui. After his rebirth he was clear as a blazing fire, his heart as cold

own sleeve cuffs. Shen Cui pouted slightly, feeling that today Fang Yuan’s puzzling behavior was rather odd and upsetting. She wanted to reply in a spoiled way but being scared by his cold and confusing nature, her mouth opened and closed a few times before she ended up saying ‘yes’

ready?” Fang

brother stood at the doorway, his head bowed down to look at his toes. He muttered a light ‘yes’. Fang Zheng had actually been awake since the fourth watch, too nervous to fall back asleep. He quietly got out of bed and got ready a long time ago, his eyes having

younger brother’s thoughts, but in this life how could he not understand? But right now it was meaningless to him, and

the two brothers left the house. On the way they bumped into many youths of similar age, all

up the small cautious talk. “The one walking in front is Fang Yuan, he’s the Fang Yuan

just like the rumors say.”

also act like that!” Someone

kind of

the light of dawn had peeked over the horizon, casting Fang Yuan’s shadow over his face.

older brother. Maybe in this life, he would never be able to escape from the imprisoning

pressure on his chest making his breathing difficult. This damned feeling was even making him think of

example of the saying: ‘those who of outstanding talent easily bring about jealous from others’,” Fang Yuan thought with a sneer as he

that he had C grade talent, he would be surrounded by enemies

him, Fang Zheng’s breathing got

previous life, he could perceive with the finest detail in this life. This was the ability of keen