Wang Qiuer: I Want to Win!

Wang Qiuer truly had not expected such enormous changes to have taken place here in just one short year!

Originally, there had only been Zhang Lexuan as her martial aunt, but now... now Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen had been added too!

"No, this... when did this happen?"

Wang Qiuer still found it hard to believe. Or rather, she did not want to believe it.

She had spent so long preparing herself mentally, building up her defenses and gathering the courage to return and confess to Jiang Ming.

And yet, after being away for just one year, those two had gotten there before her?

Was that reasonable?

Was that appropriate?

Seeing Wang Qiuer's incredulous expression, Zhang Lexuan smiled gently and said, "It happened a few days ago. Xiaotao and Luochen... used a few little tricks, I suppose, and pierced through that layer of paper between them."

Though she did not entirely approve of Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen's methods, she had to admit that they had produced immediate results.

Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen already had an emotional foundation with Jiang Ming. Among the three of them, Ling Luochen had known Jiang Ming the longest. As for their relationship, Ma Xiaotao was Yan Shaozhe's disciple, while Jiang Ming was Yan Shaozhe's martial junior brother—making him Ma Xiaotao's Martial Uncle.

The two of them had known Jiang Ming longer than Zhang Lexuan had. The reason Zhang Lexuan had managed to surpass them despite arriving later was partly because she had enough charm. After all, the charm of the Inner Court's Senior Disciple Sister was enough to win over every student in the Inner Court.

Zhang Lexuan was the mature, elegant type—powerful, exceptionally talented, and incredibly quick to make her move.

Compared to Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen, Zhang Lexuan may not