The Young Swordsman of Dalu

The weather is gradually getting colder, especially in the mountains where the temperature is even lower. Every day after Wenfei and Changsheng finish their training, they have to go and collect wood. They need a lot of wood to heat the kang (a traditional heated bed) and to prepare three meals a day.

On this day, Wenfei and Changsheng went to collect wood after finishing their training as usual. To pass the time, they deliberately went to a place a little further away.

They arrived at a certain place, and Wenfei looked up and said, "Changsheng, shouldn't that be Wenxian Pavilion up there?"

"Maybe so," Changsheng said, looking up as well.

"I wonder if Li Chaoyang regrets kicking me down the mountain?" Wen Fei said.

"Come on, young master! He'd love for you to go down the mountain. There's no need to regret it," Changsheng said.

"Can Changsheng speak?" Wenfei asked.

“That’s true. You don’t know how many days I begged him to come down and find you after you fell off the cliff, but he refused a thousand times. I’ve never seen anyone like him who would stand by and watch someone die.” Changsheng was still angry when he thought about the scene.

"Did Li Chaoyang hate me this much when I first came to Wenxian Pavilion?" Wen Fei asked.

"No, on the contrary, he's very polite. If you don't want to practice or study, he'll just go along with it and make sure you eat well, drink well, and have fun," Changsheng said.

"This old man doesn't want me to succeed," Wenfei said.

"I wonder why so many people want to come to Wenxian Pavilion to study?" Changsheng said, puzzled.

“Maybe he’s only targeting me?” Wenfei said.

"No way, young master? You have no grudge against him, this is too unfair to you," Changsheng said.

"Let's not talk about him anymore. Anyway, we've left Wenxian Pavilion. Now we should focus on practicing with our master and make sure we learn something useful," Wenfei said.

"I'll listen to you, young master," Changsheng said.

Wenfei noticed a few dry branches blown down by the wind at the foot of the mountain. He went over to pick them up. As he was picking up the branches and breaking them off, he suddenly noticed something green underneath. It looked familiar, and his heart skipped a beat. He immediately picked it up.

"It really is you, the green thumb ring, I've finally found you!" Wenfei said excitedly.

"Fourth Young Master, what's wrong?" Changsheng asked from a short distance away.

"There's a lot of dry wood here in Changsheng, let's hurry and carry it back," Wenfei said.

“Wow, that’s a lot! We can burn it for days,” Changsheng said.

On the way back, Wenfei asked Changsheng, "Changsheng, back then at Wenxian Pavilion, Li Chaoyang said that I stole the token of love that his wife gave him and it fell down the mountain. Is that true?"

“Li Chaoyang said it himself, and no one else knows. Besides, you, young master, are also suffering from some amnesia, so we don’t know if it’s true or not,” Changsheng said.

The two walked and talked, but because they had walked quite a distance and it was getting late, they got a little lost. They wandered around and around, unable to find their way out. Just when they were feeling helpless, Li Chaoyang appeared at an inopportune moment.

"Lost?" Li Chaoyang asked, looking at the two dejected boys.

"Why is Elder Li here?" Wen Fei asked.

“This place is also part of my Wenxian Pavilion. Don’t think that you are no longer under my jurisdiction just because you leave Wenxian Pavilion,” Li Chaoyang said.

"Please, Elder Pavilion Master, show me the way," Wen Fei said.

"I heard you've become Ji Wuchang's disciple. Let me see what you've learned these past few days," Li Chaoyang said, waving to Wenfei.

Wen Fei was sent flying and crashed to the ground, the green thumb ring he had hidden in his pocket falling out.

"Old Master, don't push your luck. Our young master hasn't learned anything yet." Changsheng said, running forward to help Wenfei up.

Wenfei casually picked up the green thumb ring and put it in his pocket.

"What's that? Take it out and let me see," Li Chaoyang said.

“You can’t see my things,” Wenfei said.

"Take it out, or I'll take it myself," Li Chaoyang said.

Wenfei reluctantly took the green thumb ring out of his pocket, but Li Chaoyang stepped forward and snatched it away, saying, "Isn't this mine? Back then, you didn't fall off the cliff, but you secretly hid it. I knew you weren't a good person."

"Old Pavilion Master, please take a closer look. Are you sure this is your family's property?" Wen Fei really wanted to curse Li Chaoyang. He had never seen such a shameless person.

“In this Great Lu Kingdom, the green thumb ring is unique to our Li family. Everyone knows that. Do you think I, an old man, would lie to a child like you?” Li Chaoyang said.

“Since the old master has decided that the green thumb ring belongs to your family, then we’ll be leaving. My master is still waiting for us to return,” Wenfei said.

"Young master, I remember you looked for the green thumb ring. Isn't it yours?" Changsheng asked in confusion.

"Let's go." Wenfei didn't want to use Changsheng's words.

"Explain yourself before you leave, kid!" Li Chaoyang blocked his way.

"I didn't expect that Elder Li was not only greedy for money but also so domineering," Wen Fei said bluntly.

"Kid, we can leave the green thumb ring thing behind, but tell me who you are and where you're from?" Li Chaoyang persisted.

"I've already made myself perfectly clear. If the old sect leader continues to press me, there's nothing I can do. Whatever." Wen Fei adopted a nonchalant attitude, as if he were a dead pig unafraid of boiling water.

"Li Chaoyang, whatever you want to do, come at me, Old Ji. Don't make things difficult for my disciple." At this moment, Ji Wuchang emerged from the forest.

"Junior brother, how have you been? We live on the same mountain, so it's best to clear things up beforehand, so I don't have to take the blame for you later," Li Chaoyang said.

"If the sky falls, I, Ji, will hold it up. There's no need to trouble you, senior brother. Disciples, let's go home and cook. I'm starving." Ji Wuchang led Wen Fei and the other two away.

Li Chaoyang watched them leave and cursed, "Idiot Ji Wuchang, one day you'll know what I mean."

"Grandpa, is the green thumb ring really from our family?" Li Wei came out from behind Li Chaoyang.

“Girl, did you see their despicable faces? They claim our Li family's things as theirs,” Li Chaoyang said.

"Grandpa, what are you interrogating Wenfei about? Is there some secret between you two?" Li Wei asked.

"Girl, I'll say it again, don't worry about it. Just focus on your training and studies," Li Chaoyang said.

“They’re not that awful, and my grandmaster uncle is a really nice person,” Li Wei said.

"Girl, this is all an illusion. Don't be fooled by them. Let's go up the mountain." With that, Li Chaoyang leaped up and flew up the mountain.

Li Wei gazed in the direction Wen Fei and the others had gone, thinking to himself: Wen Fei, what kind of person are you? What secrets do you hold that make Grandpa wary of you?

Meanwhile, Wenfei was also preoccupied. The green thumb ring had fallen into Li Chaoyang's hands. How could he get it back? Perhaps the green thumb ring could help him travel back in time. He had to find a way to steal it back.