Banished from the Mountain (A Very Unfair Exit)

Tragic! Tragic! Truly tragic!

No phrase fits me better than that.

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Hello everyone! M-my name is Li Miaosheng, currently living in the Xuan Yang Temple atop the highest peak of a mountain range hundreds of miles away from Guanyang City….

Sounds like a mouthful, right?

Yeah, I think so too….

But what can I do? I just happen to live in a place like this!

Living here would be fine by itself; however…..

What I’m facing right now is basically hell……

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“Speak! You unfilial disciple! Where did the underwear on the table come from?! Did you sneak into your junior sister’s room last night under the cover of darkness and steal it?!”

In front of Li Miaosheng, an old man with white hair shouted angrily, his face flushed red.

“No! That’s not it! I went to sleep early last night, there’s no way I could’ve stolen junior sister’s clothes! Please believe me!”

“Grandmaster!”

“Believe you? Believe what?! There are only three people in this temple—you, me, and Xiaoying!”

“Are you saying it was me?”

As soon as those words left his mouth, Li Miaosheng subconsciously nodded.

But he immediately realized and frantically shook his head….

Unfortunately, that little action didn’t escape the grandmaster’s eyes……

His already red face turned almost purple, and his aged hand was about to smack Miaosheng on the head.

……

At that moment, a fairy-like girl suddenly ran in through the door.

She wore a green robe, her long hair reaching her waist.

Her sparkling eyes and slightly curved lips gave her a delicate beauty.

Her graceful figure made one unable to stop imagining… slowly becoming mesmerized.

After a while, both men snapped back to reality, feeling awkward—because she was staring directly at the underwear on the table.

“………….”

Li Miaosheng hurriedly raised his hand in denial:

“Wait, wait, wait! Junior sister! Listen to me, I really didn’t take it! And as far as I know, you wouldn’t wear this kind of blue-and-white striped underwear—you would wear something more like—”

“Could it be that I took it?” the grandmaster interrupted again.

“Oh! No! Not you either, Grandmaster! This must be someone framing me—someone setting me up!”

Unable to explain himself, Li Miaosheng could only cover his face and sob…..

“That’s enough. No need to explain. Miaosheng, one must take responsibility for one’s actions. You’re not young anymore—it’s time for you to go down the mountain and gain experience. Go see the bustling world outside………”

“Eh?!”

He froze instantly.

If Grandmaster said that, didn’t that mean he was—

Before long, the old man—barely over four feet tall—walked away with his cane.

Inside the large wooden house, only he and his junior sister remained……

“Junior sister Xiao Ying, I…”

Li Miaosheng tried to explain to her, but before he could finish, her voice echoed directly in his mind:

“It’s fine, senior brother. No need to explain—I understand. Boys going through puberty can get impulsive; it’s understandable. I’ll take this…”

Her tone carried no emotion at all, as if she were already used to such things.

She walked calmly to the table and picked up the blue-and-white striped underwear, her movements elegant…

Just like her personality.

Since childhood, she rarely interacted with others.

Instead, she preferred sitting alone by the cliff, meditating quietly, overlooking the world below…

………………………

“AAAAAAAHHHHH!!!”

Li Miaosheng grabbed his hair in despair.

“Junior sister spoke thirty more words than usual today—this is bad! Bad, bad, bad! She must think I’m a complete creep now!”

“I’m so wronged!”

Outside the room, Xiao Ying walked as usual.

But suddenly, she leaned against the window.

Her heart pounded rapidly, and a faint blush appeared on her fair face…

{Th-this was something I kept in my chest box… Senior brother actually dared to… even sneaking in at night… Ah!! What am I thinking?!…}

Thinking this, she lightly patted her burning cheeks.

After a moment, her lips returned to calm.

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The next day, the mountain air was exceptionally fresh.

At the peak stood a small Taoist temple:

Xuan Yang Temple…

Three people lived in this temple.

One of them was me—Li Miaosheng, the eldest disciple of Grandmaster Fang Shan.

I also have a junior sister.

She’s incredibly beautiful, like a fairy—her name is Xiao Ying….

But today, I’m no longer the eldest disciple…

Even though Grandmaster said I stole her underwear—

Am I really that kind of person?

No matter how pretty she is, I’m not some pervert!

Or… do people like that actually exist?

Anyway, enough of that.

I’ve cultivated since childhood, keeping my mind pure.

My goal is to attain the Great Dao and ascend one day—to become a carefree immortal…

Bang! (slams table)

“Alright, that was before. Today, I’m being forced to leave the mountain…”

Before leaving, I looked back at the people behind me.

I hope you all achieve enlightenment soon and ascend.

And as for me—

I’ll go down the mountain and become…

Li Miaosheng gazed at the layered mountain peaks ahead.

But suddenly, he misstepped—

And fell straight down the thousands-of-meters-long stone stairs.

While rolling, he kept shouting:

“Junior sister, save me! Save me—junior sister—sister—!”

“Clang! Bang! Clang! Bang……..”

He quickly disappeared from their sight, leaving behind streaks of blood…

Watching his disciple tumble down the mountain, the grandmaster smiled…

But tears slowly welled up in his eyes.

“You’ve grown… grown too much to be kept here. Immortal Master! You sent me down the mountain the same way back then. Never thought that before I die, I’d send someone off the same way… how ironic…”

Fang Shan tapped the ground twice with his cane.

The temple gates slowly closed…

Now only two people remained in Xuan Yang Temple.

Xiao Ying, already aware that Fang Shan didn’t have long left, spoke:

“Grandmaster! Your body can only last three more hours. Should you take the Rejuvenation Pill to extend your life by three days?”

Her expression showed concern as she carefully supported him.

“No need. I’ve lived for over three hundred years—I’m tired. It’s time to go. I’m only worried about your senior brother. Now that he’s gone down the mountain, I can finally rest easy. But…”

“Yes, Grandmaster! Please speak. I will obey!”

“Haha…” Fang Shan slowly sat down.

“Xiao Ying… after I die, please bury my ring under the peach blossom tree behind the mountain. That’s where your grandmaster’s wife rests.”

“Of course! I will—”

“Don’t rush. There’s one more thing…”

With each word, his breathing grew heavier.

Xiao Ying became visibly anxious.

“Grandmaster, take your time…”

“Hu… hu… That is… you must protect your senior brother. In a few years… he will meet the fox demon who has searched for him across ten lifetimes…”

“Remember! If you find her, you must eliminate her! This love tribulation has already killed your senior brother ten times. In this eleventh life, I absolutely must—must—”

“Must…………..”

His voice grew urgent.

Before finishing his final words, he passed away.

His body turned into tiny specks of light…

And slowly faded away…

After his death, Xiao Ying stood silent for a long time.

“……………….”

“I understand, Grandmaster. I will protect my senior brother. I won’t let any demon or evil get close to him!”

At that moment, the rising sun was suddenly covered.

A light rain began to fall.

Inside the temple, the fairy-like girl darkened her expression—

Summoning a green sword, she destroyed the entire temple in one strike.

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