Compared to the fanatical enthusiasm of the other female disciples of Small Bamboo Peak?
Lu Xueqi appeared much calmer, but even so...
Her heart was still stirred.
After all.
The scene before her was simply too breathtaking.
"Whoosh—"
Looking out.
A lone plume of smoke rose straight from the desert; the setting sun hung round over the Long River.
At dusk, a sea of clouds drifted with the wind. Dazzling sword light cleaved it neatly in two, as though the entire cloud sea had been split apart. Only a waning sun hung at the far end of the sky and sea, radiating the last remnants of twilight...
The aloof maiden stood there blankly.
Was this what moved her the most?
No!
Because—
Scenery could never move one's heart more than a person.
"Whoosh!"
With a single glance.
The Azure-clad Youth stood high in the nine heavens.
He was tall and slender, his black hair cascading over his shoulders. His azure robes fluttered endlessly in the wind, and his slender hand gripped a kingly sword as he stood above the sea of clouds beneath the setting dusk.
The youth gazed at the sword scar ahead. His eyes had originally been calm, but now they revealed a trace of unyielding arrogance—
This was his true nature.
We Sword Cultivators,
How could we live out our lives in mediocrity?
With the sword in our hands, we would surely cut through every shackle and shine with the most brilliant radiance in this era.
Once.
Wang Quan Yan had said.
He wanted to usher in a new era!
He wanted this era to be called—Wang Quan!
For a moment,
Lu Xueqi's heart trembled faintly.
She stared blankly at the Azure-clad Youth in the sky, feeling an inexplicably fierce stirring in her heart. At the same time...
A thought surfaced within her.
Such a dazzling youth.
Was she—
Really his opponent?
The aloof maiden gently bit her lip. Her eyes were already filled with the youth's figure, and she seemed somewhat dim beside him now?
Not only her.
All the female disciples of Small Bamboo Peak around them had fixed their gazes on Wang Quan Yan. It seemed there was no room for anyone else in their eyes?
Perhaps.
After all.
Was there anyone among their generation who shone more brilliantly than Wang Quan Yan?
Shui Yue's heart trembled without end.
A flush appeared on her cold, beautiful face. Her eyes were dazed, her soul utterly enraptured, and the figure in her mind continuously overlapped with that youth...
Similar.
So similar.
Su Ru stared blankly at everything before her.
Her heart had also been deeply moved, though she had not shown it yet.
"Whoosh!"
The youth sheathed his sword.
His azure robes fluttered as he slowly descended and arrived before everyone.
"Martial Aunt Su, Martial Aunt Shui."
Wang Quan Yan cupped his hands in salute.
He noticed that something seemed off about Shui Yue's complexion. Why was her entire face flushed red?
"Hmm?"
Su Ru came back to her senses.
She smiled at Wang Quan Yan. "Xiao Yan, it seems you truly mastered Ghost Slaying God."
Su Ru seemed to have overlooked a problem.
Wang Quan Yan had gone to Tongtian Peak today, hadn't he? Whether he had learned it from someone else or studied the manual himself, in any case...
He had mastered Ghost Slaying God in just one day?
What kind of monster was that?!
Next.
Everyone left Moon Gazing Platform.
Wang Quan Yan's group followed Shui Yue back to Jingzhu Xuan.
Along the way.
Wang Quan Yan noticed that this "aloof Martial Aunt" Shui Yue seemed to keep turning back to look at him?
Could it be...
Wang Quan Yan raised an eyebrow.
In the end, he said nothing.
Inside Jingzhu Xuan.
It was gradually growing late.
Shui Yue invited Su Ru to stay for dinner at Small Bamboo Peak.
At this.
Su Ru did not refuse.
Naturally, Wang Quan Yan stayed as well.
Before long.
Female disciples of Small Bamboo Peak carried dishes into Jingzhu Xuan. Under Shui Yue's arrangements, Wang Quan Yan took his seat and prepared to eat. It was just that the seating arrangement was rather surprising...
Lu Xueqi was currently the youngest female disciple of Small Bamboo Peak.
Her seat was relatively far to the side.
Wang Quan Yan's seat happened to be right beside hers. Less than half a meter separated them, and even without turning his head, Wang Quan Yan could see the girl's fair face from the corner of his eye...
Therefore.
Wang Quan Yan stopped pretending.
He kept staring at the girl, stealing glances at her every now and then.
He had already been straightforward with her before.
It was not as if Lu Xueqi did not know he liked her?
Since he liked her,
What was wrong with looking?
"Whoosh—"
The aloof maiden noticed Wang Quan Yan's gaze. A rosy flush suddenly climbed onto her cheeks. She hunched her neck and took tiny bites of rice, looking like a bullied little girl who did not dare say a word...
What else could she say?
There were people everywhere.
She could not exactly tell Wang Quan Yan to stop looking at her, could she?
Lu Xueqi had thought Wang Quan Yan would stop after a few glances, but who would have thought...
Her continued forbearance only made Wang Quan Yan push his luck further.
"Stare~"
After Wang Quan Yan finished eating.
He simply set down his bowl and chopsticks and watched Lu Xueqi eat.
He was not even trying to hide it anymore.
At this moment.
Lu Xueqi finally could not take it any longer.
She raised her eyes slightly, revealing a completely flushed pretty face. The red glow had even spread to her fair neck, and she could not help glaring fiercely at Wang Quan Yan.
"What are you looking at?"
The aloof maiden could not help muttering softly.
But—
She seemed to have forgotten?
Everyone present was a cultivator.
No matter how quietly she spoke, the others could not possibly fail to hear her. After all, everyone was eating in silence...
"Whoosh!"
Gazes turned toward her one after another.
Shui Yue and the others had all heard what Lu Xueqi had just said.
At this moment.
The aloof maiden's delicate body stiffened slightly.
Feeling the gazes fixed upon her from all around, she froze on the spot, clearly having no idea what to do.
For a moment,
She could only look up at Wang Quan Yan.
A hint of pleading appeared in her eyes~
Seeing this.
Wang Quan Yan found it rather amusing.
Who would have thought that Lu Xueqi, who was usually aloof and stubborn, was socially anxious too?
He shook his head helplessly.
Then he took the initiative to stand up and cupped his hands toward Shui Yue. "Martial Aunt, this disciple has finished eating. May I go outside for a walk?"
At this.
Shui Yue readily agreed.
A small awkward moment was thus resolved.
Lu Xueqi shrank to one side, taking tiny bites of rice as she watched Wang Quan Yan's departing back. For some reason, she felt a little flustered...
She always felt that someone was still staring at her.
Therefore.
She hurriedly finished her meal and immediately reported to Shui Yue as well. "Master, this disciple has finished eating too. I would like to take a walk outside."
As soon as she said this.
Everyone looked up at Lu Xueqi.
Wang Quan Yan had only just gone out.
And now she wanted to go out too?
Could it be...
Lu Xueqi stiffened slightly.
She realized that what she had said seemed somewhat inappropriate, but it was already too late to take it back. She could only stand there blankly...
Shui Yue laughed inwardly.
She waved her hand. "Go on."
At this.
Lu Xueqi froze for a moment.
Then she fled Jingzhu Xuan as though escaping.
Outside Jingzhu Xuan.
Moonlight poured down.
The girl's pretty face was already crimson. She lowered her head, clutched the Tianya Divine Sword, and silently hurried forward.
However,
Just then.
"Thud—"
It seemed she had bumped into something?
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