I Never Want to be a Younger Brother AgainChapter 6

Yang Mu swept his gaze across the newcomers. These individuals had stood out from hundreds of others, mostly because of their good overall qualities.

Before Yang Mu arrived, the sect had also tested their aptitude. Most of them had excellent qualifications, and there were only a few who were rather mediocre. 1lxFPr

Yushi An noticed Yang Mu’s hesitation and smiled as he said to him, “Among these newcomers, the one with the best qualification is a young man named Li Yue. He is currently standing in the first row, dressed in green.”

Hearing Yushi An’s words, Yang Mu shifted his gaze to the young man in green. Li Yue… Wasn’t he the disciple of Elder Yang from his previous life?

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Li Yue was dressed in Tsing Yi or in green. He was handsome in appearance, and had a refined demeanour. A truly dashing young man.

At this moment, Li Yue was standing with his head held high, seemingly proud that the Sect Master had pointed out his name. WdPOwa

Seeing his somewhat arrogant and insolent posture, Yang Mu couldn’t help but shake his head inwardly.

Li Yue had also been one of the many cannon fodders in his previous life. But Yang Mu wasn’t too sure on how he became one. Nevertheless, Li Yue had an excellent aptitude and was ranked first among many disciples. Seeing him looking so proud and smug right now, if he were to be surpassed by Shi Dixuan in the future…

Thinking of this, Yang Mu immediately gave up on Li Yue, who should have been Elder Yang’s disciple. He didn’t need a cannon fodder who would bring him trouble everywhere.

Everyone present, including the Sect Master, Yushi An, had expected Yang Mu to choose Li Yue, the newcomer with the highest aptitude. However, they were surprised to see Yang Mu shaking his head at this moment.

The smile on Yushi An’s face froze for a moment. He couldn’t understand why Elder Yang, who usually wanted the best of everything, would give up on Li Yue at this moment.

The rest of the elders’ eyes lit up. Since Yang Mu chose not to accept Li Yue, who’s the most qualified one, meant that Li Yue might become their disciple.

Yushi An then introduced several new disciples to Yang Mu. Although they slightly have a lower qualification than Li Yue, they were still quite promising. However, to everyone’s surprise, Yang Mu remained noncommittal, sitting there with a composed expression. His phoenix-like eyes squinted slightly, making him appear enigmatic.

Beneath Yang Mu’s aloof exterior lay a roaring heart. C5jbzU

Sect Master, please don’t say anything anymore! Let him have a good look at these disciples on his own! He only wants a humble disciple!

However, among these new disciples, aside from a few with decent aptitude, most of them either stood with their heads held high or had their faces lowered, making it difficult to discern their expressions.

How was Yang Mu supposed to choose? What if he picked someone who appeared honest on the surface but was actually devious inside? What should he do then?

Yushi An calmly looked at Yang Mu, who only raised his eyes quietly and showed no intention of choosing a disciple. Then, he glanced at the group of elders by Yang Mu’s side who had already picked their preferred disciples, waiting for Yang Mu to finish choosing so they could quickly move to snatch disciples for themselves. 8ykt9w

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Yushi An smiled faintly, “This year, we’ll draw lots to decide who these disciples’ masters will be.”

Drawing lots??? kAjTl2

Yang Mu raised an eyebrow slightly and thought to himself, ‘We might as well just do that’, Cause he’s having a hard time choosing today, and he doesn’t know which disciple to pick. Let fate decide his future disciples for him. Anyway, with so many new disciples, the chance of drawing Shi Dixuan is one in tens of thousands. He shouldn’t be… that unlucky, right?

Thinking about this, Yang Mu nodded in approval and said, “I have no objections.” Yang Mu’s body had a tall and aloof appearance, and his voice was like the gurgling spring water of autumn, pleasant to listen to but carried a hint of coldness.

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Although the Sect Master was only proposing, no one could refute it, except for Yang Mu, of course. The other elders expressed their admiration for Yushi An’s decision but sighed deep in their hearts.

Drawing lots, a matter dependent on luck, was something they couldn’t control to determine which disciple belonged to whom. The disciples they initially favoured might end up chosen by other elders. 8mGMXr

Seeing that all the other elders had agreed, Yushi An smiled and waved his hand. Immediately, a piece of white paper appeared in the air. With another wave of his hand, accompanied by a gentle breeze, the names of the new disciples were written on the white paper.

He divided the paper into several dozen pieces based on names and held them in his palm. Yushi An said, “Who wants to draw first?” As he said this, his eyes were fixed on Yang Mu.

Yang Mu said in a deep voice, “Let the elders go first. I’ll go last.” He waited until the end to draw, as the chances of getting a piece of paper with the name ‘Shi Dixuan’ on it might be even smaller!

The elders stood up one after another, taking a piece of paper from Yushi An’s hand. After all the elders had drawn their papers, there were still more than ten left in Yushi An’s palm. dmncx

Waiting for Yang Mu to draw one from them, if the other elders wanted to choose another disciple, they could do so from the remaining pieces.

Yang Mu took a piece of paper from Yushi An’s hand and held it in his palm, while the other elders had not yet opened their pieces of paper. After Yushi An had distributed all the pieces of paper from his hand, he said, “Open them.”

As he finished speaking, the elders began to open the papers they had drawn.

Upon seeing the names in their hands, some of the elders laughed while the others frowned. lxFa9G

Yang Mu took a deep breath and opened the piece of paper. As he looked at the slowly emerging characters ‘时’ (Shí), ‘帝’ (Dì), ‘轩’ (Xuān) on the pristine paper, he was immediately stunned.

What the heck?

What the heck??

What the heck!!! 3OZtQ7

The odds were so low, yet he managed to draw a paper with the characters ‘时帝轩’ (Shí Dì Xuān)!!! Could it really be fate? Can he request another piece of paper?

“Since the papers have been drawn, you have now acquired a master. Follow your master and focus on your cultivation. The Sect will not mistreat you.” When Yang Mu felt extremely frustrated, Yushi An spoke gently to the new disciples.

After he’s done speaking to the disciples, Yang Mu becomes emotional again.

“It is fate that your master-disciple relationship is already predestined by the heavens. In the future, get along well.” He said to the elders, “Please report the names written on the papers in your hands, and take the disciples back to your respective places to establish good connections.” 5wzy4e

Upon hearing Yushi An’s words, Yang Mu couldn’t help but shed tears.

Is the heavens really entrusting him with Shi Dixuan, who is cruel and vicious? How can he raise a wild tiger into a gentle flower? Perhaps during the process of nurturing him, this wild tiger will even gobble up its owner.

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Speaking of tigers, Yang Mu suddenly realized that he only knew that Shi Dixuan was a member of the Beast Clan, but he didn’t know which specific clan he belonged to. Based on Shi Dixuan’s brutal and bloody methods in his past life, he definitely didn’t seem like a herbivore.

After silently mourning for his own future for seconds, Yang Mu calmly uttered the three words “Shi Di Xuan.” As he watched Shi Dixuan lift his face and walk towards him with slow steps, it felt like his footsteps were crushing his heart. pItse5

“Thump, thump.”

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The other new disciples couldn’t help but envy Shi Dixuan, especially Li Yue. Yang Mu’s cultivation was second only to the Sect Master in this sect, which meant he likely had abundant resources at his disposal. And the most crucial thing was that Yang Mu currently only had Shi Dixuan as his disciple.

Li Yue’s master was a low-ranking elder, and standing behind that elder, Li Yue, with a proud and haughty demeanor, glared fiercely in Shi Dixuan’s direction. 2SvgRb

Shi Dixuan didn’t stand out among these new disciples, so why was he so lucky to become Yang Mu’s disciple?

Li Yue felt resentful. In his mind, he should have been Yang Mu’s disciple. He probably forgot that when Yushi An recommended him to Yang Mu earlier, Yang Mu had directly shook his head and rejected him.

“Elder Yang.” Shi Dixuan called out to Yang Mu, his young voice still carrying a hint of innocence. Compared to the image of Shi Dixuan in Yang Mu’s memory, the current Shi Dixuan seemed colder, but lacked the same murderous aura as in his previous life.

After all, in his previous life, he had fought his way out of a group of humans, reclaiming the freedom that the Beast Clan should have had. 8WDqS7

Yang Mu swallowed his saliva, comforting himself that the person standing in front of him was just a younger version of Shi Dixuan. Shi Dixuan’s cultivation was not even half of his own, and he was much shorter in stature. The current Shi Dixuan did not yet possess the strength to defeat him.

Thinking this, Yang Mu felt more confident and was about to speak when he heard Yushi An beside him say, “Why still call him ‘Elder’? You should address him as ‘Master.'”

Shi Dixuan seemed reluctant to call Yang Mu ‘Master.’ He remained silent for a moment, and just as the smile on Yushi An’s face gradually faded, he softly called out, “Master.”

The word ‘Master’ seemed to be trapped in Shi Dixuan’s throat. His voice came out low and hoarse, sending shivers down Yang Mu’s spine. RYbg9d

He felt the murderous intent!

Young man, just call me Master, there’s no need to be so full of murderous intent, right?

But for Shi Dixuan, a member of the Beast Clan, he detested humans and harboured resentment towards the people in this sect. To him, both the Sect Master and Yang Mu were directly or indirectly responsible for his parents’ deaths. It was indeed difficult for him to accept calling Yang Mu ‘Master.’

Yushi An has been a human who has lived for a very long time. Upon seeing the current emotions of Shi Dixuan, he immediately frowned, and a hint of dissatisfaction appeared on his usually gentle face. Just as he was about to say something, Yang Mu interrupted him immediately. wadzFp

“I think it’s getting late. I’ll take him back with me.” He joked, knowing that if Yushi An continued to speak, who knows how much resentment Shi Dixuan would harbour.

With Yang Mu speaking up, Yushi An decided to hold back the scolding he had initially planned for Shi Dixuan. He waved his hand and said, “Go ahead.”

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Yang Mu nodded, summoned his sword, hesitated for a moment, and then grabbed Shi Dixuan’s arm, standing on the sword, and they flew away.

Shi Dixuan seemed to dislike standing with Yang Mu, standing there expressionless. The sword wasn’t very long, and Shi Dixuan stood directly at the tip of the sword. With one step backward, he would definitely fall off. ocO39E

Yang Mu,”…” Young man, standing like this with you on my shoulder is quite tiring.

At this moment, Shi Dixuan was completely immature, lacking the worldly wisdom from his past life. He now clearly showed his emotions even though he appeared expressionless. In his past life, Shi Dixuan’s master was not Yang Mu, and looking at his current appearance, it was clear that he had gone through a lot of hardships to become the formidable Shi Dixuan he was now. And he even took revenge on everyone who had offended him one by one.

Yang Mu trembled in his heart and didn’t look away. It was destined for Shi Dixuan to become his disciple, and he could just choose to remain indifferent.

Yang Mu was determined to keep his distance from Shi Dixuan! dRVQO3

Regardless, with Shi Dixuan’s true potential, even if nobody guided him, he could still climb to the strongest position step by step. The more setbacks he faced, the stronger he would become.

This kind of “Growing Stronger in the face of Adversity” physique was truly a staple of male protagonists in light novels.