Just as Zhou Chen lifted his foot to follow, a fragrant breeze suddenly drifted past his nose.
He looked up to find that Su Mengyao had approached without him noticing.
She raised her slender, jade-like fingers to tuck a strand of hair away from her forehead, then gave a rare, faint smile. "Junior Martial Brother Zhou, after you finish speaking with Master, would you join me at the Moonlit Pavilion once classes are over?"
At those words, the disciples around them all looked astonished.
Su Mengyao was renowned as the most aloof beauty in the Zheng Family Martial Arts Hall. No one had ever seen her take the initiative to speak to anyone.
Yet now she had invited Zhou Chen to the Moonlit Pavilion after classes. Envy shone in the eyes of the many disciples below the platform.
As for Sun Yingying beside them, the sight nearly made her faint with anger.
This was the immense gulf between a Second-Rank Martial Artist and a First-Rank Martial Artist. Zhou Chen had only just broken through, and already Su Mengyao had come to speak to him.
Someone like her probably could not even catch Zhou Chen's eye anymore! She had become a complete laughingstock!
At that moment, Sun Yingying seemed to feel mocking gazes coming at her from all around.
Zhou Chen paused in surprise, but he understood the situation clearly. Su Mengyao certainly had not invited him merely to treat him to a meal.
While he hesitated, Lian Taoze approached and said quietly, "Just accept, Junior Martial Brother. Junior Martial Sister Su must be trying to win you over."
Zhou Chen was about to point out that he was now an Attendant of the Lian Household, while Su Mengyao represented the Su Household, one of the Four-Family Alliance. If he tied