Outer Court Registration

The distance from his shack into the outer court of the sect was a bit long, but Gojo strolled silently and slowly, his hands hidden in the pockets of his sweatshirt as he smilingly hummed to a song. The moment he entered the outer sect, he was stunned. Despite seeing this place in Chen Zhen's memories, it looked a bit too surreal when seeing it in person for the first time.

No building, no infrastructure or no real estate from Earth could ever compare to this Heaven. Floating pagodas levitated in the air without any form of support, Stone pathways wound through lush gardens, where fragrant blossoms spilled their perfume into the air. Towering trees cast dappled shadows over meditation pavilions, their wooden beams etched with ancient prayers. A gentle stream meandered through the courtyard, its waters reflecting the soft glow of lanterns that swayed in the evening breeze.

Disciples in simple robes moved with purpose, their hushed voices blending with the distant murmur of a temple bell. The outer court of the sect was a place of quiet harmony, where nature and devotion intertwined. Gojo was amazed. If the outer court looked like this, then he could just imagine what the inner and core regions would look like.

After admiring for a moment, he laughed to himself and continued his journey towards the Registration Hall, still humming a song, as a small smile hung on his face.

"Whoa! Who is he? I've never seen someone like him her before.."

"He's so handsome. I'm in love.."

"Tsk tsk. He looks like a weirdo. What's up with blindfold eh?" Gojo was stunned at their gossips, yet he shook his head and continued his journey.

"My God. Isn't that Chen Zhen?"

"Hold on. You mean the Chen Zhen? Senior Sister Zhao Mei's puppet? That Chen Zhen? Woah. He looks completely different now. And his aura.."

"Yeah yeah. I thought Senior Brother Luo Ping ordered his execution or something. Damn, humiliated and betrayed by the woman you love. Tsk. What a waste..".

"Tsk. I don't think Senior Brother Luo Ping ordered anything. Have you forgotten, this fool's brother is the White Robed Heavenly Luo Sword Du Yun. And from what I know, even Senior Brother Luo Ping is wary of that fellow.."

Some of the disciples who actually recognised him chuckled in his face, without a hint of shame, and berated him loud enough so he could hear.

'Zhao Mei and Luo Ping eh? Sigh. I didn't want to do this, but obviously if I don't get back at you two, my reputation will forever be stained, and I cant have that, can I?'

Gojo's smiled deepened and his fists clenched within his pockets. But his attention was quickly drawn to another thing. One of the gossipers mentioned something about his brother. Some White robed sword whatever youth called Du Yun.

He quickly rummaged through Chen Zhen's old memories to see if he was worth paying attention to or not.

Turns out, both of them were raised in the same orphanage. And due to Chen Zhen being older, he actually took very good care of Du Yun as children. Du Yun was rather cold hearted and nonchalant yet he regarded and respected Chen Zhen like a father figure. The only reason he wasn't around was because he was out on a very important mission..

'Another Megumi situation on my hands, I see' Gojo shook his head, ridding himself of the memories and raised up his head to see the Registration Hall in the distance.

He quickly entered the massive grande Hall, ignoring the weird looks from the other disciples. Who knew wearing a blindfold could attract so much attention. He had the six eyes it was rather inconvenient to have them exposed all the time, even for him.

At the reception an elderly figure with long white hair, a moustache and a long beard sat behind a desk, dressed in a black robe, sipping tea and relaxing.

"Hello!" Gojo's comical greeting quickly started the old man, drawing him out of his reverie instantly.

"You mannerless brat!! Are there no elders in your home?!" The old man snapped instantly as a fierce aura burst out of his body, startling Gojo who instead of cowering, stood there with pursed lips.

"Didn't mean to startle you there, but woah I love the beard and the moustache. What a unique sense of fashion.."

Gojo completely disregarded the old man's outburst from earlier and actually decided to get friendly, and complimented the old man on his style, yet instead of the smile and praise he was expecting, the old man's face darkened and his fists clenched tightly.

It took every iota of will power in his soul to not laugh at the old man's reaction. 'I wish I was back on Earth with a phone. His facial expression would've won the best meme in 2024.' Gojo laughed inwardly. The old man's expression kinda reminded him of the faces Principal Gakugaji used to make whenever he cracked jokes. These old men just didn't know how to appreciate a good sense of humour.

"I possess qualifications to be enlisted as an outer court disciple so I came ...humbly... to seek your aid in registration.."

Gojo tried sounding as polite and as sincere as he could be, yet the old man simply spared him a nonchalant glance, and took out a scroll and a feather as well as the sect's stamp.

"Hold on. Isn't that Chen Zhen? Why is here, I thought he couldn't cultivate! Woah, did he somehow breakthrough?"

"I think so, otherwise why would he be here? And what's with the blindfold? Also didn't Senior Brother Luo Ping get him killed?!"

At this point, Gojo was fed up with the gossips but could only sigh in response. Besides what was so bad about wearing a blindfold?

"Name?"

"Chen Zhen"

"Age?"

"Sixteen.."

"Family or clan?"

"Nonexistent."

The old man spared Gojo another glance and went back to filling his form.

"Oi, Chen Zhen you bastard! You actually have the balls to appear here!"

But....

A loud hoarse voice suddenly rang out, startling Gojo for a moment there. He turned around and looked towards the source of the ugly voice only to see a long haired youth, dressed in a beautiful, stuffy robe, walking towards him with an air of superiority and disdain towards him.

"Oh! It's Luo Li, Senior Brother Luo Ping's little brother. Sigh. I feel bad for Chen Zhen now.."

"Me too.."

The commentators just went on and on, but Gojo's gaze was firmly locked on the fella that was walking towards him with the arrogance. He swore he had seen that stupid face somewhere before..

"You're actually alive you little wretch! Oh well, I'll just have to kill you again then.." The youth walked up to him and whispered in his ear and Gojo finally recognised the face. He was one of the youths who had killed Chen Zhen and tore down his shack.

"Brat! This is not a place for you to act wilfully!" The elder smashed his hand onto his desk, yet a cold look from the youth made him restrain himself. His Father was the Sect's Punishment Elder afterall, even he wouldn't want to be on his bad side.

"Relax, Elder Feng. Since this fool wants to become an outer court disciple, I'll be the one to test him. If he can survive a three move contest, he can be considered to have passed. Fair enough no?"

The youths intention was clear, there was no way, he wasn't going to let Gojo off and there was nothing the old man could do about it. He simply sent a pitiful glance towards Gojo and sighed.

Meanwhile, Gojo who had been silently observing the youth finally opened his mouth and laughed a little. "Oi, has anyone ever told you, your face is so stupidly annoying? Seriously, I can't fathom what it's like to be born with a face that gives people the ick whenever you talk to them.."

And with that, the whole Hall went silent. Gojo finished his words with a little smirk, and the youth, Luo Li's face transitioned from a victorious smile into an ugly expression in a split second.

A/N: It's actually pretty easy writing the young masters getting angry and provoked all the time. I could write this forever 🤣. Stay tuned for more