So that was what had happened!
When Ling Yuyu had discovered Zhao Xiaoqing's true appearance back then, he had shamelessly latched onto her. In particular, while escorting her to the Heavenly Dao Sect, he had showered her with attention the entire way. Yet she had run circles around him as though he were a complete fool, mainly because she had no interest in him whatsoever.
Only after finally reaching the Heavenly Dao Sect had she managed to shake Ling Yuyu off. While settling down to cultivate there, she had met Chen Da and Ou Qilong. Nothing more should have come of it...
But later!
Several years later, when Chen Da and Ou Qilong both happened to be in seclusion, Ling Yuyu had appeared again and shamelessly pursued Zhao Xiaoqing. As he was the young master of a spirit stone aristocratic clan, she had not dared do much to him. Eventually, his pestering had become so irritating that she had beaten him off. But he had been remarkably tenacious: every time she drove him away, he came back. Finally, when she could stand it no longer, she had told him that if he wanted her to become his Dual Cultivation Partner, he first had to defeat her. Then she had given him a thorough beating.
Who could have guessed that those words would fire Ling Yuyu up as though he had been injected with chicken blood? Every year, he had challenged Zhao Xiaoqing once, hoping to defeat her and win the beauty's hand. Unfortunately, he had lost to her every single time. Later, Chen Da and Ou Qilong had emerged from seclusion. Once they learned what had happened, how could they sit still? They had intended to join forces and kill Ling Yuyu. Only Zhao Xiaoqing's intervention had kept him safe;