Vol.3-Chapter 7 – Sadness is Another Kind of Beauty

“Do you know each other?” Lan Wuxian was a little shocked and wondered why Jian Wuxian was here. Seeing how he had brought Zhao Jiuge and Xu Jiahui, he was here for a reason other than talking about old feelings.

“We don’t know each other, but we have met once.” Han Yan explained what had happened in the past. Everyone looked at this young man. No would have expected such a thing to occur.

Hua Lingsu finally seriously looked at Zhao Jiuge and thought that her previous guess was correct

“This is the Chief Head Disciple of my Mysterious Heaven Sword Sect, Zhao Jiuge. I believe you guys should be familiar with him.”

The previously bleak Jian Wuxian suddenly introduced Zhao Jiuge. His bleak self disappeared and he instantly recovered to his original state as if nothing had happened.

When Hua Lingsu and Lan Wuxian saw that Jian Wuxian was no longer bringing up the past, they would naturally not continue the topic either.

Hua Ling observed Zhao Jiuge and said, “I know, I saw him back at the Seven Holy Land Exchange.”

Lan Wuxian’s gaze also lingered on Zhao Jiuge. She had determined that Jian Wuxian must have come to the Hundred Flower Valley for this young man.

“Why did you come here? Just say it. There is no need to put up this fake pretense.” Lan Wuxian raised her brow and her tone was very aggressive.

For some reason, when Lan Wuxian asked this question, Ling Bo Re’s expression became somewhat unnatural. She looked at Zhao Jiuge with a strange expression.

“I brought my disciple here to propose a marriage.”

Jian Wuxian directly stated the purpose of their trip and then smiled while staring directly at Hua Lingsu. He wanted to see her reaction.

It was normal for cultivators to become dao partners as long as they had feelings for each other. The two would mutually support each other down the path of cultivation. If a disciple liked someone, they would ask their teacher to propose a marriage. If the disciple’s status was too low, they would still at least tell their teacher.

“Hmph, dream on. It doesn’t matter who our Hundred Flower Valley disciples become dao partners to, as long as the dao partners aren’t disciples of your Mysterious Heaven Sword Sect. Who let them have a Head Teacher like you? If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked.” Lan Wuxian sneered. Normally, her personality wasn’t like this. However, she felt bad for her senior sister after what had happened in the past, so as soon as she saw Jian Wuxian, she couldn’t suppress her anger.

After she finished speaking, she noticed that Jian Wuxian’s gaze occasionally shifted to Ling Bo Re. She suddenly thought of something and her expression changed. She shouted in shock, “You couldn’t have come for Bo Re!”

Hua Lingsu had already guessed the reason why Jian Wuxian was here, so her expression was calm. However, no one knew what she was actually thinking.

“That’s right, I came to propose a marriage between my disciple and Ling Bo Re. In addition, Lan Wuxian, don’t talk too much. Because my disciple is here, I’ll let it be.” Jian Wuxian’s expression sank. Even a spineless person would feel anger after being cursed at his face, much less the head of a holy land like him.

Zhao Jiuge’s eyes flickered. There was some expectation and hesitation in his eyes while he looked at Ling Bo Re. He wanted to know what her attitude toward this was. However, he was disappointed—her expression was calm like her teacher’s.

Han Yan stared at the people around her in shock. She sometimes looked at Zhao Jiuge, sometimes at Ling Bo Re, and then at her own teacher. She couldn’t help but sigh. “What is happening? Teacher can’t really marry my senior sister off to Zhao Jiuge!”

Lan Wuxian was rather calm this time as she coldly asked, “You think your disciple is worthy with just his mid stage Spirit Core Realm cultivation? This kind of strength might be good elsewhere, but the geniuses of the holy lands are all at the Nascent Soul Realm. My niece-disciple here is an outstanding talent. If she wanted to find a lover, why would it be your disciple?”

Jian Wuxian didn’t care about this at all. He seemed to have expected Lan Wuxian to say this. He smiled and said, “Perhaps my disciple’s strength is not high right now, but that doesn’t mean it won’t be later. He has a grade-8 spirit core. You all should understand what a grade-8 spirit core means. He also triggered a phenomenon when he condensed his spirit core.”

Jian Wuxian’s words shocked everyone here. A grade-8 spirit core! Although Ling Bo Re had triggered a phenomenon, her spirit core was only grade-6 and was later upgraded to grade-7 through a secret method. Having a grade-8 spirit core meant that he was bound to go further on the path of cultivation.

Seeing the shock on everyone’s faces, Zhao Jiuge didn’t feel any satisfaction. On the contrary, he clenched his fists. He had taken every word Lan Wuxian had said to heart. It seemed like he was still too weak!

Jian Wuxian quickly followed up. “How about it, can this work? There is naturally no need to worry about my disciple’s future strength.”

Lan Wuxian didn’t say anything. She couldn’t make the decision here. Instead, she looked at her senior sister.

Hua Lingsu’s expression didn’t reveal anything, nor did she speak. She just stood there. No one knew what she was thinking.

Everyone looked at Hua Lingsu. They wanted to know her answer.

“Is this ill fate? Two generations, why are we still entangled together? My Hundred Flower Valley doesn't owe your Mysterious Heaven Sword Sect anything. Why do you always harass us? Now your disciple wants to pester my disciple?” Hua Lingsu muttered to herself, her eyes filled with confusion. She seemed to be deep in thought.

Seeing this situation, Zhao Jiuge no longer cared if Ling Bo Re would agree or not. The outcome would likely be fruitless. He was now wondering what had happened between his teacher and Hua Lingsu.

Xua Jiahui and Lan Wuxian remained silent. They could only silently watch the situation. As outsiders, it was not good for them to get involved. It wasn’t just Zhao Jiuge proposing to Ling Bo Re, this was also related to the matter between Jian Wuxian and Hua Lingsu.

Hua Lingsu’s expression was bleak, as if she was reminded of something painful. Even though Ling Bo Re had a cold personality, this was still the teacher who had raised her.

As a result, Ling Bo Re immediately stood in front of Hua Lingsu. She coldly looked at Zhao Jiuge and said, “Zhao Jiuge, scram out of here. The Hundred Flower Valley does not welcome you. Don’t even think about becoming my dao partner in this life. Don’t bother my teacher anymore.”

Jian Wuxian had a high status and was an elder, so Ling Bo Re couldn’t say anything to him. As a result, she could only vent her anger on Zhao Jiuge.

Her expression was very cold, as if she had never experienced those few months with Zhao Jiuge, as if Zhao Jiuge had never protected her from that deadly injury.

Her words instantly shattered the relationship they had built up in the past.

Zhao Jiuge was not angry and instead laughed. He already assumed that this would be the result. However, he still held a hope in his heart that Ling Bo Re would accept.

Now everything was broken with a few words from Ling Bo Re. Ling Bo Re didn’t want her teacher to suffer, while Zhao Jiuge didn’t want to embarrass his teacher.

𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Jian Wuxian personally coming to propose this marriage for Zhao Jiuge was lowering himself a lot. However, Lan Wuxian and Hua Lingsu were being very aggressive. Forget his teacher, even Zhao Jiuge was filled with anger.

Because he had missed the agreed time with Su Su, he was filled with guilt and was already in a bad mood. Also, Bai Qingqing had left without a goodbye, which left Zhao Jiuge very concerned.

All of this immediately diluted the love Zhao Jiuge felt for Ling Bo Re. He was also suppressing a surge of emotions.

“I’ll leave. Aren’t you just a bit stronger than me? If you don’t want to be my dao partner, then I have nothing to say. However, the next time we meet, I’ll certainly defeat you and your pride.” Zhao Jiuge raised his brow and let out a snort. There wasn’t much anger in his words. After all, everything depended on strength.”

Ling Bo Re was startled by Zhao Jiuge’s tone and couldn’t speak. She just coldly stared at him.

“Teacher, let us leave.” After he finished speaking, Zhao Jiuge didn’t take anything else into account. He grabbed Jian Wuxian’s sleeve and pulled him to leave.

Xu Jiahui let out a sigh. He didn’t understand how a supposed joyous event would end up like this. Although he couldn’t figure it out, he quickly followed the two of them.

“By the way, I’ll pay the Hundred Flower Valley back for the shame you caused the Mysterious Heaven Sword Sect today at the Battle Competition in two years. Ling Bo Re, I hope you will still be like today. Let us fight for real when the time comes.”

Just when they were about to leave, Zhao Jiuge spoke in a cold voice. He didn’t turn around, and his words were provocative.

Xu Jiahui and Jian Wuxian didn’t say anything, but there was a hint of admiration in their eyes. Xu Jiahui looked at Zhao Jiuge with a bit of shock. He thought this was quite like Jian Wuxian in the past.

Han Yan looked at her teacher and then at her senior sister. She didn’t dare to speak, because she knew both were in a bad mood. Even Lan Wuxian didn’t dare to speak due to the oppressive atmosphere.

They also hadn’t expected things to turn out this way. They could only lament that fate makes fools out of people.

Seeing Ling Bo Re want to speak but stopped, Lan Wuxian sighed. She glanced at Han Yan and both of them left.

In the blink of an eye, Hua Lingsu and Ling Bo Re were the only two people left in the pavilion.

Ling Bo Re’s eyes contained hidden bitterness. Her red lips gently quivered a few times before she opened her mouth and said, “Teacher, I’m sorry.” Her voice trembled and was very soft.

The heavy-hearted Hua Lingsu finally spoke. “Silly child, it is me who has wronged you.”

Ling Bo Re was a bit startled and stared at her teacher. She was confused about why her teacher would say such a thing.

“You were raised by me, how could I not know your personality? I have never seen such expressions from you since you were a child. Do you think that being indifferent to that kid will make you not like him? It’s only because you care that you would worry about his feelings. Teacher knows you have some good feelings toward that kid. I don't know why, but there must be a reason. If there wasn’t some grievance between me and his teacher, the two of you could be together. Teacher has wronged you. I know you acted like that because you care about my feelings, but in truth, there is someone in your heart, right?”

Hua Lingsu slowly explained everything, but unfortunately, Zhao Jiuge was already on his way out of the Hundred Flower Pavilion and would never hear this. It turned out that things weren’t as he had thought in his heart, but Ling Bo Re was not willing to express her feelings. Even though it had caused a misunderstanding, she would not explain it.

She and Zhao Jiuge had temporarily missed this chance for their fates to be tied together.