Chapter 52 50, an apology should be made with your belly exposed~
The winter wind blew, the snow shimmered with warm light, and Sword Peak seemed covered with thousands of gleaming shards, dazzling in all directions.
Just as everyone was still immersed in the brief glimpse of Xu Yuan's visage, which had outshone the Sword Peak's first snow countless times, the Yun whose name Xu Yuan didn't even know suddenly bit her lip, stamped her foot in frustration, and, feeling utterly embarrassed, abruptly flew away on her sword.
"I hope you'll keep your promise and visit my house tomorrow,"
Xu Yuan deliberately shouted in a voice loud enough for everyone to hear.
By doing this, he didn't need to worry about whether she would keep the promise.
Yun had already lost face once, and if she lost face again, her reputation would plummet to rock bottom.
"Are you trying to humiliate her on purpose?"
Liu Ruoxue came to his side, with a slight frown on her brows, and asked him through a voice transmission.
Ever since joining the Sword Sect, the ways of this 'Silver Demon' had become increasingly mysterious; even she found it hard to fathom his true intentions.
Wasn't it agreed to act inconspicuously?
You, an Outer Domain Demon, swagger around the Heavenly Dao Sect, and now you're bringing the same attitude to the Sword Sect?
Liu Ruoxue didn't understand why, when the other person was the imposter, she, a genuine Sword Sect disciple, was more worried than him about his exposure. Read exclusive chapters at empire
"If I said it was a slip of the tongue, would you believe me?"
Liu Ruoxue almost without hesitation immediately shook her head: "I don't believe."
"Then why do you ask?"
"..."
Liu Ruoxue was nearly driven by his response to turn around and leave, but luckily, she remembered the purpose of her visit and took a deep breath, allowing her Heart Realm to settle as she whispered, "I have finalized the time and place to meet with Zhen Dan."
"Oh."
Xu Yuan looked uninterested, but to others, this interaction seemed a bit eerie.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om
The always cold and distant genius girl, Liu Ruoxue, who rarely got close to anyone, was now actively approaching another disciple.
And it seemed she was taking on the role of a follower.
The other girl, who appeared very ordinary on normal days, was indifferent to her attentiveness.
Something must have happened during this mission.
Many had already conjured up a classic novel scenario.
For instance, Liu Ruoxue, the proud child of heaven, was rescued by her during the most critical moment, and that's why her attitude had drastically changed from the usual coldness.
But no matter what they thought, they would never guess that the relationship between the two would be that kind of relationship.
"The day after tomorrow, at 00:00, he invited me to watch the stars and admire the moon, at the Guiyun Pavilion to the southwest."
"I got it."
Seeing his reaction was still so flat, Liu Ruoxue couldn't help feeling annoyed, but she still endured the frustration and finished telling him about the matter.
After telling him everything, Liu Ruoxue planned to leave.
Unlike other disciples, although she was of the younger generation, she had the privilege of skipping morning practice.
She came here because she was worried that he might get into trouble, but now it seemed that there was no need for her concern.
"Wait a minute."
At that moment, Xu Yuan called out to her again.
"What is it?"
Liu Ruoxue turned her head with an impatient look in her eyes.
"Tomorrow morning, come to my room as well."
Xu Yuan smiled and said, "As a price for my help."
"You?! But didn't you say that all I needed to do was help you infiltrate the Sword Sect, find out where Master's source of news comes from, and that would be enough?"
Although he did not specify what the matter was, Liu Ruoxue's heart still felt somewhat uneasy, and she subconsciously wanted to resist.
"Yes, tomorrow's matter is related to this one."
Xu Yuan lied without batting an eyelash.
After spending some time with Tian Liuli and Lin Qingque, he now lied without so much as a change in his gaze.
"...Fine."
Liu Ruoxue could only sullenly reply.
Only after the two of them had left did Xu Yuan finally breathe a sigh of relief and focus on continuing to fiddle with the ninth set of basic sword maneuvers.
In the eyes of the other Sword Sect disciples, he was posturing, making mystifying gestures, but only he knew that this ninth set of basic sword maneuvers, which was almost useless to other Sword Sect disciples, was extremely beneficial to him.
...
Snow continued to fall, gradually covering the Ageless Sword Peak, which had stood for a thousand years, in a layer of white.
The setting sun melted into gold, and the evening clouds joined like jasper.
As the sunset faded away, Xu Yuan finally ended his day's practice, and by this time, there were not many Sword Sect disciples remaining in the field.
Just as he was walking towards the bathhouse, the round-faced girl who had been leading earlier suddenly appeared from nowhere, blocking his path.
'Coming to trouble me again?'
Xu Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly. Although the troubles they caused him were very small, they were like flies, equally annoying.
He had been thinking of finding an opportunity to trouble them, to provoke them, but to his surprise, they had come to him of their own accord.
"Disciple Fang Yuan..."
The round-faced girl approached him with a serious expression, took a deep breath, and said sincerely, "I'm sorry, junior sister. We sisters were blind and failed to recognize the truth; please don't blame us."
Xu Yuan was slightly taken aback, then saw that the girls behind her who had had conflicts with him were also bowing one after another, apologizing in an imitating manner, "We're sorry, junior sister! We shouldn't have judged you for being solitary and tried to bully you. We hope you're magnanimous and will let us off."
Xu Yuan smiled. He didn't expect them to realize the situation so quickly and not be stubborn about opposing him.
It was a pity; he had initially hoped they would bring some more formidable opponents to challenge him.
"Don't you know that when apologizing, you need to show your belly?"
Xu Yuan chuckled.
He had no intention of letting the matter slide so easily. Since he couldn't use them to lure bigger fish, then they could become his experimental subjects.
Upon hearing his somewhat teasing words, the Sword Sect girls looked at each other, unsure whether he was joking or serious. Some were even covertly gesturing, considering where to cut so that they could show their belly without taking off their clothes and without damaging them.
"Alright, I was joking. How could I be such a pervert? But if I let you off so easily, wouldn't it seem like I'm too easygoing? If news of that got out, everyone would come to me with their troubles, and that would be really troublesome."
"No..."
The round-faced girl was just about to say it wouldn't happen, given Fang Yuan's current strength and her relationship with Liu Ruoxue, who would dare to trouble him?
But under Xu Yuan's intense gaze, she couldn't help but change her tone, forcing a smile, "What junior sister said is right. So, what do you want?"
"Simple, just wait here for a moment."
Xu Yuan looked around and, after finding a large rock, ducked behind it.
A moment later, he emerged, manipulating several cups with Spiritual Power that he took out from his storage bag.
Each cup, without exception, contained warm water.
He revealed a kind smile, "Drink this, and I'll forgive and forget."