After Severing Her Emotions, the Whole Sect Was Overwhelmed with Grief - Chapter 13:
Chapter 13: How About Letting Them Marry?
Bai Ying being able to kill a regular Flying Centipede was already impressive, but no one expected her to fight seven at once—then even slay a mutated Centipede King on her own. That was a pseudo-Golden Core Realm beast! It was unbelievably powerful. The cultivators watching through the Mirror of Heaven and Earth instantly erupted into a frenzy. Those who had just mocked her now felt their faces burn with shame. Show-off? She clearly had the strength to back everything up!
Su Yu was beaming with pride, a sense of shared glory radiating from his face. “Isn’t my Junior Sister amazing? Who was it that just now said she was showing off…?”
But before he could finish, someone immediately snapped, “Weren’t you the one who said your Junior Sister was only at the Qi Refining Realm? She’s clearly at least at the early Foundation Establishment Realm! If you hadn’t given us false information, we wouldn’t have said all those things!”
“Exactly! Weren’t you the one worrying about her earlier? You’re supposed to be her Senior Brother and don’t even know how strong she is? She’s got insane combat ability—have you never gone out on a trial with her before?”
Su Yu was completely shut down. The pride on his face instantly twisted into awkwardness. It was true. He really didn’t know. In his memory, Little Five had always been the shy girl who struggled even to defeat low-level spirit beasts. When had she grown so strong? When did she break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm? He hadn’t even noticed.
Just a few days ago, Su Yu had taken Ruan Xinyou out on a trial, and he clearly remembered she was only at the 10th stage the Qi Refining Realm. He had even been thinking about refining Foundation Establishment Pills to help her advance. But Bai Ying… he had truly overlooked her. So much so that he didn’t know when she had advanced, nor when she had become this strong.
Su Yu’s face was full of regret.
Inside the trial, Lin Yizhi was staring at Bai Ying in utter disbelief. Mutated Centipede Kings were monsters he had always feared and kept his distance from. He never imagined that one day he’d actually get to help take one down. Though his contribution was minimal, the excitement left him speechless. His companions were equally ecstatic, one of them shouting toward Bai Ying, “Boss, it’s all thanks to you!”
“Yeah, Boss! You’re amazing! I’ve never seen a Foundation Establishment cultivator as strong as you!”
One of them happily rushed over to collect the centipede corpses and stored them in a spatial ring before handing it to Bai Ying. “Boss, this is the loot. It’s yours!”
Bai Ying looked at the ring in surprise and asked, “Boss?”
“Of course, Boss! Even if you’re younger than us, strength rules in the cultivation world. You’re our one and only big sister now, and we’re your little brothers!”
Seeing his companions switching sides like this, Lin Yizhi’s expression turned awkward. He had originally planned to set Bai Ying up but never imagined she would be this powerful. Now even his own friends admired her completely. Even he couldn’t help but be impressed.
One of his companions looked at Bai Ying and said, “By the way, Boss, I’m Xiahhou Ming. You can just call me Monkey.” He then pointed to the others. “Hurry up and introduce yourselves to the Boss.”
“I’m Xie Sangjie, from Clear Moon Sect. He’s Qiao Chengfeng from Bright Cloud Sect. We’re not from the same sect as Lin Yizhi, but we’re childhood friends. Boss, treat us like your own people from now on!”
These people had looked down on Bai Ying before and hadn’t even shared their names when they first teamed up. Now they were scrambling to give her their names and flatter her. They even dragged Lin Yizhi over, teasing, “Why so quiet today? Come on, call her Boss!”
They all knew that with Bai Ying’s potential, her future was limitless. She was definitely someone worth befriending. Calling her “Boss” now was an investment.
Lin Yizhi walked up to Bai Ying awkwardly, his face flushed red, yet he couldn’t bring himself to say anything.
Just then, outside the Mirror, someone joked, “Lin Yizhi still hasn’t called Bai Ying Boss. Is he falling for her?”
“Probably. Look how red his face is.”
“Bai Ying is truly incredible. I’ve never seen a Foundation Establishment cultivator shine so brightly in actual combat. It’s no surprise if Lin Yizhi has a thing for her.”
Xiao Yu, who had been watching Bai Ying the whole time, was stunned by what he heard. Lin Yizhi liked Bai Ying? How could that be? But he couldn’t deny that what the others were saying made sense. Bai Ying really had performed brilliantly. It wasn’t impossible for Lin Yizhi to develop feelings for her.
A strange discomfort welled up in Xiao Yu’s heart. He stared at Lin Yizhi through the Mirror, finding everything about him suddenly irritating.
Another person chimed in, “That’s right. Cultivation level is one thing, but such battle sense is extremely rare. Bai Ying is incredible. Being able to defeat higher-level cultivators is what we all dream of. If someone like her were to guide us, we’d all improve by leaps and bounds.”
Everyone looked at Bai Ying with admiration in their eyes. Even the sect master, who had been quietly watching from the side, said, “To think our sect has such a promising talent… If you all could spend more time with her, you’d definitely benefit.”
Hearing the sect master say that made everyone even more excited.
“Sect Master, are you thinking of making Bai Ying your daughter-in-law?”
The sect master burst into hearty laughter.
One of the sect elders, sensing the mood, quickly tried to please him and said, “Bai Ying is a disciple of Green Bamboo Peak and under Immortal Qin Hua. If the Sect Master finds her worthy, why not propose a marriage between her and Yizhi? That way, she could stay close and help guide him as well.”
Xiao Yu was completely dumbfounded. He had never imagined the conversation would take such a sudden turn. Marriage?
He clenched his fists.
He had clearly told himself long ago that he only loved Ruan Xinyou and had nothing to do with Bai Ying anymore. Yet now, a strange ache filled his chest. His gaze locked onto the sect master, praying he wouldn’t agree.
These two had no feelings for each other. Before today, they hadn’t even met. How could something as important as a marriage be decided like this?
But the sect master said, “Bai Ying is indeed a rare talent. If she and Yizhi became Dao Partners, it would help Yizhi settle down and focus on cultivation.”
Clearly, the sect master was tempted by the idea. He was already leaning toward arranging the match.
“No! That can’t happen!” The words burst out before Xiao Yu could stop them.
Everyone turned to look at him.
Only then did Xiao Yu realize what he had just blurted out.
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