While on Mount Hua, my mind is at peace!

Chapter 18 Changing Name

Yue Feng sheathed his sword, and without bothering to clean up the battlefield, he respectfully bowed to the broken window and said, "I don't know which senior came to help me. I thank you in advance."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a cheerful voice rang out behind him: "Young man, your swordsmanship is quite good! Your palm techniques are also excellent, and your attacks are decisive. Not bad, not bad, very much to my liking."

Yue Feng turned around in surprise and saw a thin, small old man squatting on a stool, grabbing snacks from the table and eating them. Yue Feng bowed to the old man again and said, "I dare not ask your name, senior."

The old man clicked his tongue, picked up the teapot beside him, gulped down a few mouthfuls, and then said, "What senior, what honorific title? I don't understand. I am Yan Xingyun, the sect leader of the Swallow Sect. Just call me Old Yan."

Yue Feng couldn't help but say, "Old Yan, your name is quite nice, but why do you name your apprentices like Zhang San and Li Si, just randomly picking random names?"

Yan Xingyun scratched his gray head and said with distress, "Alas! This is the biggest regret of my life. My name was given to me by my parents. They were cultured, but unfortunately they passed away early and did not pass on their culture to me."

"When it came to Zhang San and Li Si, their luck wasn't as good as mine... Brother Yue, you seem to be quite cultured, why don't you change their names?"

As soon as Yan Xingyun finished speaking, Zhang San and Li Si jumped in through the window. Li Si blushed and lowered his head upon seeing Yue Feng. Zhang San stepped forward and said to Yan Xingyun, "Master, you're confused! A person's name is set once it's chosen; how can you change it so easily?"

Yan Xingyun rolled her eyes and asked Zhang San, "So you quite like the name Zhang San?"

Zhang San remained silent.

Yan Xingyun snorted coldly: "When I ask you if you like it or not, you say you don't; when I ask you to change it, you won't. You're really hard to please. Li Si, what do you say?"

Li Si said softly, "It's all up to Master."

Yan Xingyun looked at Yue Feng with a strange expression: "You heard that? Come on, great scholar."

Yue Feng paced a few steps on the floor and said, "I think the character 'Yun' in Sect Leader Yan's name is truly the essence. We can keep Miss Li's surname; how about calling her 'Li Yunshang'?"

Yan Xingyun slapped his thigh: "Great! That's a really good name. Li Si, what do you think?"

Li Si repeated the three characters "Li Yunshang" over and over several times, smiled, and nodded.

Yan Xingyun looked at Zhang San, who sighed and said to Yue Feng, "Then I'll have to trouble you, brother."

Without hesitation, Yue Feng said, "Miss Li's second character is 'Yun,' so that means you belong to the 'Yun' generation. How about your name being 'Zhang Yunfei'?"

Zhang San was overjoyed and thanked him. Yan Xingyun said, "Brother Yue, I heard from Zhang... Yunfei and Li Yunshang that you helped us get rid of that beast Jiang Hengyu and also retrieved the lost sect leader's token. Such a great achievement deserves a reward. Tell me, what kind of reward do you want?"

Yue Feng said sincerely, "Old Yan, you just saved my life. I am deeply grateful for your kindness. I don't want anything else."

Yan Xingyun puffed out his beard and glared, shouting, "Don't try to fool me, kid! Even if I hadn't intervened, you would have only suffered scratches and cuts. How could that be considered a life-saving favor? Fine, if you can't say for sure, I'll let you choose."

"My Swallow Sect has two treasures. The first one is our sect's unique lightness skill, which, to be frank, is no less than any other lightness skill in the martial arts world. The second one is my little disciple."

As Yan Xingyun spoke, he chuckled and pointed to Li Yunshang, who was standing prettily to the side. Li Yunshang, both embarrassed and annoyed, cried out, "Master!"

Yan Xingyun ignored Li Yunshang and continued to Yue Feng: "We people in the martial arts world should be more open and honest in our words and deeds."

"I know you are the young master of the Huashan Sect. The Huashan Sect is a prestigious sect, and the young master would never marry a female thief as his wife. But it doesn't matter. As long as you treat Yunshang well, I'm willing to entrust Yunshang to you. Now it's up to you to choose: martial arts or a woman?"

Yue Feng looked at Li Yunshang, who was staring at him nervously. Noticing his gaze, she quickly lowered her head. Yue Feng found this amusing, smiled slightly, and said, "Of course I'll choose the second one, but I'm afraid it might be unfair to Miss Li."

Yan Xingyun and Zhang Yunfei exchanged glances, both overjoyed. They naturally hoped Yue Feng would choose Li Yunshang, because then they would be family. Leaving aside the Huashan Sect behind Yue Feng, Yue Feng himself was a sure-fire win.

However, they also understood the immense appeal of excellent lightness skills to those in the martial arts world. Lightness skills could be used to gain the upper hand or to protect oneself, making them uniquely important compared to other martial arts. As far as Zhang Yunfei knew, Yue Feng's most skillful lightness skill was the "Grass-Walking" technique that Zhang Yunfei had taught him.

Under such circumstances, even if Yue Feng had some affection for Li Yunshang, a man like him could find plenty of fish in the sea. Therefore, although Yan Xingyun and Zhang Yunfei remained outwardly calm, they were actually quite anxious and uneasy.

Zhang Yunfei immediately said to Li Yunshang, "Junior sister, what do you say? Your brother-in-law is asking you."

Li Yunshang lowered her head so much that the tip of her nose almost touched the mountaintop. After waiting for a long time, she finally heard a mosquito-like humming sound coming from the junction of her nose and the mountaintop.

"It's entirely up to... Master to decide."

Yue Feng, Zhang Yunfei, and Yan Xingyun all grinned. Yan Xingyun immediately stood up and said to Zhang Yunfei:

"Come on! Let's go shopping. We people of the martial world don't care about formalities, but the phoenix coronet and wedding gown, the wedding wine and red candles, are all essential. Once we've bought everything, let them get married tonight, and I can worry less about it when we're traveling the martial world."

As Yan Xingyun spoke, before Li Yunshang could react, he and Zhang Yunfei left the room, taking Wang Xiaochun's body with them. Yue Feng personally cleaned the room, then pulled Li Yunshang to sit on the bedside and asked her about her recent situation.

Li Yunshang was quite nervous at first, fearing that Yue Feng might act impulsively and do something to her, which would be bad if her master and senior brothers saw it. Fortunately, Yue Feng was just chatting with her, occasionally touching her hand, but only casually and quickly.

Li Yunshang was secretly delighted and gradually relaxed, chatting and laughing with Yue Feng. Before she knew it, evening had arrived.

Yan Xingyun and his apprentice Zhang Yunfei returned with many items and prepared a feast in the room. The four of them ate and drank to their hearts' content. Yan Xingyun left a jade box as a gift, then bid farewell to Zhang Yunfei and left, leaving Yue Feng and Li Yunshang, the husband and wife, to handle their business.