CHAPTER 49: CUTE LUCKY GIRL, SU RUYUE!

"Or else? What will Ruyue do?"

Zhiran was totally shameless as he didn’t care about her warning and continued to tease her with a smirk, making her so mad.

"Or else... or else..."

Poor Ruyue didn’t know what to say since she wasn’t a match for Zhiran to begin with.

She could only stutter, reeling from the teasing look on his face, unable to do anything.

Finally, she couldn’t take his look anymore and pushed him away forcefully with her hands.

"Damn it, Mo Zhiran! Are you trying to bully me just because you entered the inner sect and I didn’t?"

"Are you looking down on me now?"

"Don’t think I’ll be yours just because of this useless competition. Just wait, I’ll join too, and then you’ll see I’m not someone you can easily control!"

Ruyue snapped, cursing at Mo Zhiran with a mix of anger and distress.

In her flustered attempt to cover her awkwardness, she inadvertently poured out all her grievances.

It wasn’t until she finished speaking that she realized what she’d done, but by then, it was already too late.

"So that’s why your face looked dark just now. Are you sad that you couldn’t join the inner sect like me and Tianyu?"

Zhiran didn’t care about what she said to him and caught her true feelings immediately, asking with a faint smirk. His eyes looked as if he had found her hidden thoughts.

"W-what... that’s not what I-I mean."

Ruyue was surprised that Zhiran didn’t care about her outburst and had noticed something else. So, she immediately tried to deny it, but her dodging eyes failed her miserably.

"Haha... I know what you mean. Silly Ruyue, is there any need to hide it?"

Zhiran savored the cute look on Ruyue’s face with a laugh, then flicked her forehead playfully, making her wince in pain.

Then suddenly, he moved a little closer, right beside her ear, making her slightly nervous,

"Don’t worry. You’ll enter the inner sect, too. Just... wait a few minutes."

He whispered softly, surprising Ruyue so much that she barely noticed how close he was.

Instead, her eyes widened at his words as she asked reflexively in confusion,

"What do you mean?"

"Your name is Su Ruyue, right? You board the spirit boat, too. Congratulations! An elder from the inner sect has spotted you, and she has decided to accept you as her personal disciple."

Just as Su Ruyue was surprised by Zhiran and wanted to ask what he meant, she suddenly saw Elder Hua in front of her, telling her something.

"Eh? Inner Sect Elder? Personal Disciple?"

For a moment, Ruyue couldn’t react to Elder Hua’s words, nor did she realize she was still quite close to Zhiran with an elder around.

Rather, in her mind, the same message kept echoing as if she was wondering if she heard wrong.

"Yes, girl, you are quite lucky. Truth be told, being a personal disciple of an elder is far better than just joining the inner sect."

Elder Hua spoke with a faint envy in his eyes. And it wasn’t just because Su Ruyue was accepted as the disciple of an inner sect elder.

It was also because the elder was from Elixir Flame Peak, and she was the peak elder herself.

How could he not be envious of such an incredible opportunity?

"Okay, let’s not waste time and make that elder wait. Mo Zhiran, you too, let’s go and enter the inner sect."

Elder Hua put aside his thoughts and called Mo Zhiran, who was already standing beside Ruyue. Seeing how close they were, he felt there was something going on between them.

But he didn’t care. He turned around and returned to the spirit boat waiting for them.

"What? You don’t want to enter the inner sect?"

Mo Zhiran saw Elder Hua leaving, then turned to Su Ruyue, who looked shocked, and asked teasingly. To be honest, he was also a little jealous of her incredible luck.

’Why can’t I be as lucky as her?’

He thought, remembering the countless graves he had dug up just to get a decent sword technique in his hands.

"Eh? No, of course I want to enter the inner sect."

Su Ruyue heard Zhiran and immediately shook her head. Who wouldn’t join the inner sect when given the chance?

It was just... this was too sudden.

She never thought she would be spotted by an inner sect elder out of nowhere.

"Wait a minute... Zhiran... how do you know about this already?"

She then suddenly remembered his whisper and asked Zhiran with confusion.

From how Elder Hua described it, it seemed even he got the news just now.

Then how could Zhiran know before him?

"Oh...I just guessed, that’s all."

Zhiran didn’t care about her suspicious look and shrugged nonchalantly as if he was just that good.

"Okay, don’t waste too much time here and climb on the boat already. Who knows, that elder might revoke her decision, seeing how clumsy you are."

He joked at Ruyue with a teasing look before turning around and walking toward the spirit boat.

It was finally time to leave the outer sect and enter the inner sect, a place he hadn’t even set foot in during his previous life. To be honest, he felt a little excited about what lay ahead.

"What? Why would someone do that? Zhiran, don’t try to gaslight me."

Su Ruyue sneered at his futile attempt to make her anxious but hurriedly followed behind him, contrary to what she said.

After all, that guy knew she could enter the inner sect before Elder Hua.

Who knew if what he just said was also true?

She couldn’t take the risk, not at all.

Especially now, when she had finally managed to follow in his footsteps and didn’t have to be stranded in the outer sect all alone.

And when she now had the chance to be... his wife rather than a mere... concubine.

’Was his back always this broad?’

Ruyue wondered as she looked at the tall figure of Mo Zhiran walking in long strides in his flowing robe.

She didn’t know why, but she somehow felt an innate confidence radiating from him, something that wasn’t there before.

’How mysterious!’