Heart Questioning and Young Hero, Save Me!

Chapter 6: Heart Questioning and the Young Hero, Save Me! The trial-taker for the third water curtain was Ning Ri.

After Ning Ri entered, he waited in a bright void for half a day, but the trial didn't come.

At first, he thought the first stage of the disciple trial was imprisonment, designed to test his patience.

Getting bored of sitting still, he could only practice his hand-knife, as a hand-knife was still a knife and could improve his saber skills.

Although the speed of his hand-knife was much slower than actual saber techniques, it was better than nothing.

You have to save up to spend, and if you don't save, you can't spend.

When he was almost done practicing, he found himself in a quiet room and saw Xun Zang sitting not far away.

Ning Ri immediately bowed respectfully, "Greetings, Elder Xun!"

He could tell that Elder Xun's form was ethereal, clearly a clone.

Xun Zang smiled, "No need for formalities."

"This disciple trial is very simple."

"The conceptual interview that was not conducted during the previous disciple recruitment will be carried out now."

"It is called [Heart Questioning]."

Hearing this, Ning Ri suddenly understood; it was a continuation of the unfinished conversation from before.

He couldn't help but feel reassured—

He remembered that many people had passed the [Heart Questioning] at the disciple recruitment office before.

So, he should be fine this time.

Next, Ning Ri cupped his hands and said, "Please, Elder Xun, ask your questions!"

Xun Zang asked, "Young Friend Ning, may I ask what has been with you the longest since you were young?"

Ning Ri pondered, and several modern names flashed through his mind—phone, computer, figurines...

After careful consideration, his final answer was, "It should be a little cat puppet of mine."

The little cat puppet referred to a small cat figurine from his previous life, which had been with him for a long time.

Xun Zang nodded slightly, "Good. Then let me ask you again, are you willing to become Dao companions with your little cat puppet?"

Ning Ri: "?"

His eyes immediately became strange...

Haqi Xun, that guy... wants me to be with Hakimi?

Speaking of which, what kind of question is this? What does it have to do with the disciple trial?

Besides, how could I possibly marry a figurine?

However, come to think of it, there were indeed people who married figurines in his previous life, but he couldn't accept it...

Ning Ri didn't answer rashly, trying to guess what the disciple trial was testing.

But after much deliberation, he still couldn't figure out what the disciple trial was testing, and finally replied, "Elder Xun, I am not willing."

Xun Zang did not press why he was unwilling, but continued to ask, "Then let me ask you again, if you would not choose the little cat puppet as your Dao companion, then who would you choose as your Dao companion?"

Ning Ri answered concisely, "A woman who likes me mutually."

Xun Zang asked again, "Good. Then let me ask you again, if this woman who likes you mutually suddenly falls gravely ill one day and turns into a man, would you still choose to be with her?"

Ning Ri: "?"

After a moment of silence, he said, "This... Cultivation is so convenient, she should be able to return to her original appearance immediately, right?"

Xun Zang first nodded approvingly, then posed a new question, "Young Friend Ning, according to your words, you mean that even if your Dao companion turns into a man, as long as her appearance is that of a woman, you can accept it?"

Ning Ri: "???"

You... I... Ah?!

Ning Ri fell silent, his mind freezing for a moment.

He swore he had never been so silent before.

He hadn't felt his mind stop spinning for this long even when he was killed by great luck and sent to another world.

Speaking of which, does this count as being gay?

Then, he hurriedly said, "I, I didn't mean that..."

"I mean, cultivation is very convenient, she should be able to recover her original state."

Hearing this, Xun Zang showed a look of sudden realization and did not ask further troublesome questions like, "What if she just can't be cured?"

He changed the subject and asked, "Then if your little cat puppet turned into a woman who liked you mutually, would you accept it?"

Ning Ri was stunned, "Ah? A cat girl?"

Xun Zang smiled and asked, "What is a cat girl?"

Ning Ri simply summarized, "...It's pretty much what you said, just a cuter female cat demon."

Xun Zang said, "Alright, Young Friend Ning, so if your Dao companion were to become the Cat Girl you mentioned, could you accept that?"

Ning Ri felt utterly defeated upon hearing this. Did Xun Zang really think he had such peculiar tastes?

Speaking of which, what did this have to do with the disciple trial?

He then replied, "Elder Xun, I still hold the same view as before. Cultivation is very convenient; it should be possible to restore things..."

Xun Zang nodded. "I understand. In that case, Young Friend Ning, this Heart Questioning trial is over, and you have failed."

Ning Ri's eyes widened at this declaration. "Huh?"

"Elder Xun, why did I fail?"

His emotions gradually became agitated. "My choice only represents myself; it doesn't mean I don't respect your personal preferences or the Sect's preferences and choices!"

At this moment, Ning Ri saw Xun Zang and the Heaven Defying Sect as kindred spirits.

The reason was simple.

According to the rules of the Heavenly Dao, the union of yin and yang was the natural order.

Therefore, pursuing the union of yin and yin, or yang and yang, was an act of defiance against heaven!

Thus, he believed Xun Zang and the Heaven Defying Sect might also be pursuing similar paths, which led to his elimination.

Based on the experiences of the previous two trial-takers, Xun Zang should have sent Ning Ri away immediately. However, upon hearing this, his expression stiffened, and he then burst into laughter. "Haha, Young Friend, you misunderstand. Most people in the Heaven Defying Sect and I are quite normal."

Ning Ri fell silent, realizing he had spoken out of turn. But he immediately amended his statement, "...Actually, I also respect the choices of a minority."

However, this statement was of little use.

Swish--

He found himself back in Kite Plaza and was promptly sent down the mountain.

Upon reaching the entrance of the Heaven Defying Sect's mountain.

Ning Ri remained silent.

After standing silently at the mountain gate for a long time, he sighed and walked into the distance, lamenting, "Cultivation is truly difficult..."

While lamenting, his thoughts churned--

I still feel like Haqi Xun eliminated me with a baseless reason. Is sexual orientation really that important?

They probably just think my aptitude is poor...

I can't get into the Heaven Defying Sect, so I'll have to find another place for cultivation techniques.

Sigh... I should have looked for information about continental secrets in the technique pavilion. Maybe I could have found places where rogue cultivators gather, and I wouldn't be in this situation... Hmm, wait!

Gao Hong is a day student; I can wait for him at his hometown. When he goes home to visit his family, I can find a way to ask him about the locations where rogue cultivators gather, right?

Upon realizing this, Ning Ri's eyes lit up.

Just then.

A desperate cry for help echoed from the woods:

"Young Hero, save me!"

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