Who Has a Problem with That?

After accepting the mission, Ying Huaixu and the others soon left the sect.

But once they were gone, an uproar broke out in the Divine Firmament Sword Sect.

"Lü Qingyi, have you lost your mind?"

The sect master wanted to lash out.

But he managed to hold himself back.

The sight of him swallowing his anger, too afraid to voice it, was rather funny.

The sect master softened his tone before continuing, "Do you realize how dangerous the mission you posted is for Ye Ningshuang? If anything goes wrong, she could very well die!"

The others nodded in agreement.

Lü Qingyi calmly sipped her tea.

"I know the mission I posted is dangerous, but not for disciples at the Body Tempering Fifth Layer or above!"

The sect master was speechless. "But Ye Ningshuang accepted it!"

Lü Qingyi nodded. "I know. But did I make her accept it?"

The sect master was at his wits' end.

"Even if you didn't make her accept it, you should have stopped her!"

Lü Qingyi looked puzzled.

"Why should I stop her?"

Everyone fell silent. "..."

Lü Qingyi set down her teacup and spoke unhurriedly.

"Once you enter the world of cultivation, you have to know your own limits. If you can't even see those clearly, you'll die sooner or later!"

"Since she accepted the mission, that means she believes she can complete it. If she really dies during it, then she isn't someone chosen by the heavenly mandate!"

Everyone frowned.

In truth, Lü Qingyi was right.

Who among those present wasn't an old fox with years of cultivation behind them? Who hadn't clawed their way out of a mountain of corpses?

Even peerless prodigies like them had gone through that. What about the person chosen by the heavenly mandate whom the Grand Ancestor had foretold?

But the sect master still shook his head.

"The mission you posted is still beyond what Ye Ningshuang can handle!"

Lü Qingyi shook her head.

"So you're saying He Xiuyuan is useless?"

The sect master was momentarily lost for words.

The second senior brother, the White Jade Scholar, put down his book, intending to say a few words.

Lü Qingyi gave him no chance to speak.

Lü Qingyi said bluntly, "Anyone who has a problem with this can teach her themselves. If you don't want to teach her personally, then stop telling me how to make my arrangements!"

The scholar's face flushed red. After struggling for words for a long while, he could only pick up his book again.

Lü Qingyi chuckled.

"With He Xiuyuan protecting her, Ye Ningshuang should be fine. It's about time this sheltered little flower saw what the world outside the Divine Firmament Sword Sect is like!"

"Besides, I'll be following along to protect and assess her. Let me make this clear now: if she fails to satisfy me this time, I won't take Ye Ningshuang as my disciple, even with the Grand Ancestor's prophecy!"

Everyone sighed.

They also understood that no one could change Lü Qingyi's mind.

With that, Lü Qingyi vanished from the hall.

Now that Lü Qingyi had left, the others dispersed as well.

Only the sect master remained. He couldn't help taking out the Grand Ancestor's prophecy and reading it over and over.

In the end, he could only rub his temples helplessly.

If not for the Grand Ancestor's instructions, he really would have wanted to teach Ye Ningshuang himself.

But he was rather rigid.

He obeyed the Grand Ancestor's commands to the letter!

"Since the Grand Ancestor foretold it, there shouldn't be any mistakes!"

That was all the sect master could tell himself for comfort!

After leaving the Divine Firmament Sword Sect, Ying Huaixu looked at the mission marker on the map and felt a headache coming on.

The distance displayed was 278,000 meters.

Damn it, nearly three hundred kilometers.

When he played the game, he had never cared about things like this.

There had been nothing a teleport couldn't solve.

But now, the Townstone's teleportation function wasn't available.

So they could only cover those three hundred-odd kilometers on horseback.

The journey had to be made.

And the horses had to be ridden!

But one thing surprised Ying Huaixu.

He had never ridden a horse before.

Yet once he actually mounted one, Ying Huaixu somehow knew exactly what to do.

It felt as though he had ridden horses many times before.

Perfect mastery of horsemanship?

The words sprang unbidden into Ying Huaixu's mind.

What left Ying Huaixu most stunned, though, was this.

Ye Ningshuang could ride a horse too.

And dressed in her Divine Firmament Sword Sect disciple uniform, Ye Ningshuang looked even more dashing on horseback.

When Ye Ningshuang noticed Ying Huaixu looking at her, her face flushed.

Ying Huaixu promptly looked away.

Watching the two of them, He Xiuyuan couldn't help feeling a pang of jealousy.

He really did like Ye Ningshuang.

It had been love at first sight.

After some thought, He Xiuyuan rode closer to Ying Huaixu.

"Junior brother, do you know Junior Sister Ye?"

Ying Huaixu nodded.

"Then are you two...?"

Ying Huaixu smiled faintly. "Just friends."

He Xiuyuan's heart leaped with joy.

Then I still have a chance.

He Xiuyuan lowered his head slightly and asked in a quiet voice, "Then I'll court Junior Sister Ye!"

Ying Huaixu also lowered his voice. "Senior Brother He, take my advice. Ye Ningshuang is out of your league!"

"I'm not looking down on you. Never mind you-even I couldn't win her over!"

Ying Huaixu meant every word.

How many players initially thought Ye Ningshuang was their perfect wife?

She was gentle and virtuous, and whenever the player ran into danger in the story, Ye Ningshuang would unleash explosive power.

The players had even dubbed that shitty storyline "The Useless Husband and His Little Empress Wife!"

But what happened later?

The Pure Yang Sword Immortal showed up, and every player got a bucket of shit dumped over their head.

More importantly, once this mission is completed, you'll be gone too.

At that thought, Ying Huaixu felt a little curious.

He Xiuyuan really was a good person, an upright senior brother.

He Xiuyuan's death had left many people unable to move on.

Not only was he exceptionally gifted, but his character was beyond reproach.

Since this is the real world now, not a game, could I change He Xiuyuan's ending?

As for the other two, Ying Huaixu had no such intentions.

Those two were pretty rotten, after all.

In the story, they had been cowards who clung to life. They had even shoved Ye Ningshuang toward the enemy and fled to save themselves.

He Xiuyuan, meanwhile, was stunned by Ying Huaixu's words.

He had initially wanted to get angry, but when Ying Huaixu said he couldn't win her over either, his anger vanished.

Still, He Xiuyuan didn't understand.

"Is there something behind this?"

Ying Huaixu was at a loss.

How am I supposed to explain this?

I can't exactly say I can see the future, can I?

In the end, Ying Huaixu could only say, "I'm just offering my opinion. What you actually do is up to you!"

With that, Ying Huaixu took up the reins and galloped ahead once more.

He Xiuyuan soon put Ying Huaixu's words out of his mind.

Then he began hovering around Ye Ningshuang. "Are you thirsty? Hungry? Tired...?"

Ye Ningshuang waved her hands awkwardly.

Then she rode past everyone to chase after Ying Huaixu, who was leading the way.

Once she caught up, Ye Ningshuang asked, "Young master, are you thirsty? Hungry? Tir-"

He Xiuyuan stared blankly from behind, then shook his head with a rueful smile.

"Looks like her heart already belongs to someone!"