Big brother, this is second brother. Second brother, this is…”
“I know, he is big brother!”
Before Nan Huai Ren could finish, the old man interrupted him and earnestly replied.
“Uh, nice to meet you, second younger brother!”
Li Qi Ye hesitantly gave out a courteous response.
The old man nodded, revealing a very nice smile, and said:
-Senior, this younger brother’s name is Tu Bu Yu. I am also the second disciple of the Sect Master. Since you are the Prime Disciple, you are the eldest brother of all of our third generation disciples.
Seeing his kind smile, Li Qi Ye’s head was shaking. He wanted to yell: Uncle, I am only thirteen years old and you are fifty to sixty years old, please don’t play coy in front of me and call yourself “younger brother.”
Finally, Li Qi Ye invited Tu Bu Yu inside the house, then he dragged Nan Huai Ren to the side and asked:
“What is going on?”
Having a younger brother like this old man, Li Qi Ye was at a loss for words.
“Uh!”
This time, it was Nan Huai Ren’s turn to not know how to answer. It took a while before he calmly responded:
“Brother, a couple of days ago, I already told you that second brother was coming back.”
Li Qi Ye, of course, knew about the second brother coming back because Nan Huai Ren had told him this, but he didn’t pay attention. He thought that the second disciple of Sect Master Su Yong Huang would be around thirty years old, at the most forty. But this younger brother in front of him was at least fifty years old. He was surprised and startled to have a younger brother this old.
“Brother, he is indeed Tu Bu Yu, the second disciple of the Sect Master.”
Nan Huai Ren said with confidence. The truth was, before, the Sect Master only had Tu Bu Yu as a disciple; Li Qi Ye had only recently went under the Sect Master’s wing.
Li Qi Ye contemplated for a moment. He had not met his master yet, but only this fifty year old second brother.
However, it was true that he was the Prime Disciple and with that status, all third generation disciples – despite their age – had to call him “big brother.”
“How many more older disciples do we have here at the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect?”
Li Qi Ye glanced at Nan Huai Ren and asked. Imagining a scene where a bunch of old men gathered around him and respectfully called him “big brother,” Li Qi Ye could not stand it.
“Only one person like that…”
Nan Huai Ren quietly laughed.
After hearing the response, Li Qi Ye sighed in relief and walked toward Tu Bu Yu:
“When did junior Tu come back? Did master come back with you?”