The Saint Venerable's Dilemma

Before long.

Moon Shadow turned into a streak of Red Radiance once more, darted toward Xu Xing's palm, and vanished.

She truly disliked appearing in the outside world in this form, so she spent most of her time asleep.

Seeing this, Ning Ruo couldn't help thinking of Bie Xuening's life-bound sword.

Unlike Moon Shadow, Yueling had an extremely lively disposition. She had been mischievous many years ago, and Sword Venerable often had to discipline her.

You could say the sword took after its owner...

"Has Charm Ancestor been to the Sword Sect recently?"

Ever since what happened last time, Charm Ancestor had been clamoring to visit the Sword Sect every day.

She'd said she wanted to deepen her relationship with Brother Xu and unlock the next stage as soon as possible, and so on...

That woman was so improper.

"She came by yesterday," Xu Xing said.

Yesterday?

Ning Ruo paused. "Did she do anything?"

Hm?

What did she mean by "do anything"?

Why did that sound so strange?

"Nothing much. Little Yinxue called her back before long."

When Charm Ancestor came to the Sword Sect to see Xu Xing, Bie Xuening happened to be there too. The two had bickered for a while...

More accurately, Charm Ancestor had provoked Bie Xuening, but Bie Xuening had responded with cold indifference and ignored her.

Before Charm Ancestor could rile Bie Xuening up, a message came from Ji Yinxue, calling her back.

"That's good." Ning Ruo seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. "Though I can accept it, if possible, I'd still like to come before all of them."

Xu Xing: "..."

That sounded even stranger.

He shook his head slightly. "We're not ordinary people. These things really..."

"But we all started out as ordinary people."

Ning Ruo suddenly stepped closer and wrapped