"Do you know what it means for me to join [Akatsuki]?" Shui Mochan gazed into Lin Chuan's eyes and asked heavily.
"It doesn't mean anything. You're still the Holy Maiden of the Great Sound Pavilion, and I'm still Azure Dragon of [Akatsuki]!" Lin Chuan replied, seeming to miss the point.
"Joining the [Akatsuki] organization—you make it sound so easy. Once I do that, it means I've betrayed the Great Sound Pavilion. You don't need me to explain the consequences of betraying the Great Sound Pavilion, do you? My master, Jia Wenhe, is a perfect example. Even a cultivator at the Void Refinement stage received no mercy at all, let alone me!" Shui Mochan said.
"Besides, no one in the entire cultivation world can escape the Great Sound Pavilion's pursuit. Asking me to join [Akatsuki] is practically asking me to die!" Shui Mochan finally said.
Lin Chuan shrugged, his clear gaze fixed on Shui Mochan's eyes as he continued to ask, "So, are you willing to join?"
Shui Mochan looked at Lin Chuan for a long while before extending her right hand. "Give me my ring!"
Knowing it was impossible, yet doing it anyway. Sure enough, Lin Chuan was poison! Shui Mochan sighed helplessly to herself.
The corners of Lin Chuan's lips curled up as a smile slowly spread across his face. "Welcome aboard, Jade Maiden Divine Envoy!"
A black ring floated out and drifted before Shui Mochan. Its black material, paired with the blood-red jade character engraved upon it, gave the entire ring a mysterious and eerie aura.
Shui Mochan looked at the ring but did not take it immediately. Instead, she asked, "Why am I not Santai Divine Envoy?"
"Because as a man, I imagine very few people would accept having a codename like Jade Maiden. To avoid unnecessary