For when he reached that landmark old pine, he discovered a full two thousand white-haired old men and women sitting cross-legged beneath it!
Chun Xiaobai sucked in a sharp breath. "Is this Azure Cloud Sect actually a Sunset Years Retirement Sect?"
Come to think of it, that really was possible.
Looking around, he saw not only plenty of elderly people, but quite a few middle-aged men and women as well.
Still, the one comforting thing was that each worked harder than the last.
Chun Xiaobai nodded in satisfaction.
They were all putting food on his table, anyway. Who cared whether they were old or young? As long as they paid, they were good customers.
He was especially keen on "respecting the old and caring for the young," and specifically instructed Bai Yutang to have the younger disciples cultivate farther away from the elderly ones.
That would keep the commotion of a youngster's breakthrough from startling some old fellow into failing to catch his breath and keeling over on the spot.
If the family came knocking afterward to extort money from them, it could easily stir up trouble.
And so, hands clasped behind his back, he strolled among the disciples at the foot of the mountain.
Suddenly!
A female disciple nearby had just broken through. In her excitement, she sprang to her feet, driving one bulging breast right into Chun Xiaobai's arm.
Its astonishing bounce sent the female disciple herself staggering backward.
Chun Xiaobai instinctively lowered his gaze.
"Holy crap!"
He turned to look, and instantly felt Evil Fire shoot from the soles of his feet straight to the crown of his head. His blood surged, and his whole body grew hot.
Holy shit... something's wrong! Chun Xiaobai thought in alarm.
It would have been understandable if the female disciple had