Chapter 426: Stuffed to the Brim
After Ye Tianfan and his companion finished eating, they walked out of the main dining hall, but when they came out, they remained in their original appearance without revealing any confusing looks.
"It's you again. Damn it!"
When they came out, they were bound to encounter the gatekeeper disciple. These two gatekeeper disciples glared furiously at Bai Feng, completely ignoring Ye Tianfan who was beside them.
"You guy, do you know how many times my brother and I had to clean the toilets because of you?" One of the gatekeeper disciples said angrily.
"I'm really full! Since you didn't notice me, it's your own lack of skill. Practice more!" Bai Feng said, patting the shoulder of the enraged gatekeeper disciple.
"Damn it!" Although the gatekeeper disciple wanted to give Bai Feng a thrashing, he was right. The reason they had to clean was because they didn't recognize Bai Feng and let him into the main dining hall. The Elders wouldn't care about Bai Feng because he entered on his own merits, but they would punish the gatekeeper disciples for breaking the rules by allowing someone other than the main seat or Elders inside, which was a dereliction of duty.
So, although the gatekeeper disciples were furious with Bai Feng, they could only glare at him, hoping to thrash him with their eyes.
"Let's go!" Bai Feng laughed, ignoring the anger of the gatekeeper disciples, and pulled Ye Tianfan to leave.
If, because of Bai Feng's entrance, the gatekeeper disciples received severe punishment, such as beatings or reprimands, solitary confinement, etc., Bai Feng definitely wouldn't have come a second time because he didn't want to cause others suffering.
But if it's just cleaning the toilets, well, let them clean. Bai Feng didn't care about such a small punishment, even though the gatekeeper disciples still had to endure it.
"Burp! Tianfan, see you tomorrow. Oh, what's your number? Hope we don't face each other tomorrow." Bai Feng burped, originally intending to part with Ye Tianfan directly, but suddenly remembered that the martial arts tournament is arranged by drawing lots each round. It would be embarrassing if they ended up facing each other tomorrow after boasting earlier.
"I'm number eleven!" Mentioning this, Ye Tianfan smiled wryly.
"That's good. I'm number nineteen. Why the long face when we aren't in the same bracket?" Bai Feng, seeing Ye Tianfan's distressed look, was puzzled and then asked.
"My opponent is my sixth senior brother from the same lineage!" Ye Tianfan replied wryly as the delicious taste from earlier turned bitter in an instant.
"Well... that's really tricky!" Bai Feng was taken aback at Ye Tianfan's words and nodded in agreement: "The last time I joined the Nine Branches Martial Tournament, the first three rounds were all against senior brothers from my same lineage!"
Upon hearing Bai Feng's experience, Ye Tianfan suddenly felt that his own situation wasn't as bad. Facing his own lineage members every round was definitely more painful.
"This time, in the Nine Branches Martial Tournament, my first round is against someone from the same lineage. Fortunately, the second and third rounds aren't." Bai Feng said expressionlessly.
Hearing this, any other feelings Ye Tianfan had vanished, leaving only full empathy.
"You really are unlucky!" Ye Tianfan sighed.
"I've gotten used to it. Besides, dueling against someone from the same lineage helps find each other's shortcomings, and it's a chance to see if I have the same flaws." Bai Feng shrugged.
"Alright, enough about that. It's getting late; tomorrow is the third round of the martial tournament. I'm off now!" Ye Tianfan waved to Bai Feng and said.
"Yeah, after tomorrow, let me see the Xuanhuang Tower. I'll take a reference. You are a person of great fortune, so if you get other magical treasures in the future, let me know." Bai Feng hastily said as he saw Ye Tianfan was about to leave.
"Rest assured! I'll let you see them." Ye Tianfan waved his hand and then turned to leave.
Should I let him see this carefree sword? If I let him see it, I probably won't be going back tonight, and I'll have to attend tomorrow's tournament with dark circles under my eyes.
Ye Tianfan returned to his room and saw his senior brother You Tianjiao still awake.
Seeing Ye Tianfan return, You Tianjiao quickly sat up in bed and said: "Junior brother, where did you go? I waited for you in the dining hall for a long time and didn't see you. Didn't you find where it was? No problem, I'll take you next time."
Without waiting for Ye Tianfan to respond, You Tianjiao walked to the table and opened a small basket that was on it.
"I brought you some food. It's cold now, but that's okay, I'll heat it up." After saying that, You Tianjiao started to channel fire-attributed Spiritual Qi into the food inside the basket.
Ye Tianfan suddenly felt his eyes moistening. He hadn't expected that missing out on eating at the disciple dining hall would have his senior brother worried and even pack food for him.
"Thank you, senior brother!" Ye Tianfan respectfully performed a bow to You Tianjiao and turned around to wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes.
"Why this fuss? Are we really bothered by such trivial matters between senior and junior brothers?" You Tianjiao said, feigning annoyance.
"Eat while it's hot! It'll be less tasty once it gets cold again." You Tianjiao placed the reheated dishes on the table one by one.
"Okay, senior brother." Ye Tianfan smiled and sat down at the table, picking up a steamed bun and eating it bite by bite.
Even though Ye Tianfan wasn't hungry at all and was quite full, he didn't want to waste his senior brother's good intentions. He didn't want his senior brother to know that he'd eaten at the main dining hall.
While his senior brother was waiting for him, Ye Tianfan felt terribly guilty because he was gorging in the main dining hall. Seeing You Tianjiao's concerned gaze, he felt deeply anguished inside.
After consuming the dishes, Ye Tianfan felt so full that with every step he took he felt like he might throw up; he was too full.
"Big... burp... senior brother, I'm going to sleep now; I'm a bit tired." Actually, Ye Tianfan was about to burst and needed to lie down on the bed to digest, but he couldn't let You Tianjiao see how stuffed he was.
"Junior brother, go to sleep. Rest well; I'll clean this up." After saying so, You Tianjiao began tidying up the leftovers.
Ye Tianfan wanted to cry; he forgot about this part. He still had to clean up and had assumed he was in the dining hall where Demon Beasts would clean up the mess.
"Big... burp... senior brother, let me do it. I'll clean up." Ye Tianfan said as he took tired steps back to the table.
"No need, no need, you rest. I'll do it." You Tianjiao said, his hands moving even faster.
Ye Tianfan wanted to move quickly, but he just couldn't. If he moved too fast, the food would hit his throat and he might vomit.
Yet, he still wanted to reach the table quickly.
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