Tired! The Yandere Disciple Wants To Blacken, I Have To Coax Him Every Day - Chapter 17
Chapter 17
She looked at Liu Chengzhi’s expectant eyes, hardened her heart, brushed past the youth, and walked straight to Xiao Chen standing nearby in his red brocade robe.
“Master?” Liu Chengzhi froze momentarily.
“Your potential is exceptional. Would you become my disciple?”
“Master!” Liu Chengzhi stared at Luo Chu, his eyes filled with disbelief.
“O-of course I’d be honored!”
This sudden blessing…having the #1 cultivator personally ask him to be her disciple, left Xiao Chen stammering in excitement, though some instinct told him she was always meant to take him in.
“Then this Kunwu Sword shall be yours. What say you?”
“This…how could I? This belongs to senior brother!”
“The sword doesn’t suit him. He’ll have other choices. Chengzhi, any objections?”
Liu Chengzhi kept his head lowered, soft black hair obscuring his face save for his tall nose bridge.
Though every strand was visible, his expression remained unreadable.
Luo Chu couldn’t see his face, but she knew he must be heartbroken, disappointed in his master.
Yet when the youth raised his head, he smiled as gently as ever: “Just a sword. master may decide as she pleases and this disciple obeys.”
The crowd gasped.
Just a sword?! That was the legendary Kunwu Divine Sword! How could he dismiss it so lightly?
Luo Chu sighed in relief, her disciple’s obedience was truly touching.
Fine, she’d make it up to him later.
“This is unjust!”
A blue-robed woman leapt onto the platform.
“By sect rules, Kunwu belongs to Senior Brother Liu as the champion. Since when does Elder Luo Chu gift it to new disciples?”
“You are?”
“Junior Yuan Moli, Elder.”
Ah, the female lead.
No wonder she entered with flower-petal special effects.
“First crippling cultivators to protect your disciple, now this farce within hours, who knew Elder Luo had two faces? Aren’t you afraid of chilling your disciple’s heart?” Zhu Qianyin sneered.
Even Yun Xinyi, usually her ally, sided with Liu Chengzhi: “Junior sister, this is improper.”
Cornered by public criticism, Luo Chu fell silent.
How was she supposed to handle this?!
Her already frosty expression turned glacial as she frowned slightly.
Liu Chengzhi stepped forward, took Kunwu from Yun Xinyi, and offered it to Xiao Chen: “Since master gifts it, junior brother better treasure it well.”
His deliberate emphasis on “treasure it” carried an unmistakable threat despite the solemn tone.
Xiao Chen hesitated, but when Liu Chengzhi released the sword, it suddenly blazed with light as countless glowing specks—like fireflies—swarmed into the blade.
The spectacle stunned everyone except Liu Chengzhi, whose lips curled in faint mockery.
[Ding! Main Quest 4 complete. Reward: Restore 40% of Luo Chu’s cultivation + Qiongzhi Nectar.]
“When a spiritual weapon recognizes its master, it manifests wonders. Kunwu has chosen this boy,” observed Su Buyan, stroking his beard from the elders’ seats.
Seeing Liu Chengzhi’s compliance, Yun Xinyi mediated: “Since Kunwu has acknowledged its master and nephew Liu consents, let this matter rest.”
“No! Xiao Chen can’t have that sword!” Yuan Moli protested urgently.
In her past life, Xiao Chen had used Kunwu to execute Liu Chengzhi with “Ten Thousand Swords Through the Heart.”
She’d been relieved when Liu Chengzhi won, thinking possession of Kunwu might change fate, yet now he’d foolishly surrendered it!
Xiao Chen studied the girl, inexplicably feeling deja vu.
“Why not?” Luo Chu demanded coldly.
“Because…because…” Yuan Moli stammered helplessly, shooting Liu Chengzhi a pleading look.
Her teary almond eyes, bitten petal-like lips, and white-knuckled grip on her robes made her utterly pitiful.
One glance at this bashful demeanor and Luo Chu understood everything.
Meanwhile, her disciple gazed at her like an eager puppy.
When their eyes met, he blinked slowly, lips quirking, not sparing Yuan Moli a single glance.
Why are you grinning at me like an idiot?! Smile at the female lead! Can’t you see the girl’s been making heart-eyes at you this whole time?
At least look at her!
Luo Chu subtly signaled Liu Chengzhi, who immediately fretted: “Does master’s eye hurt? Let me blow on it—”
Blow your ass!
Liu Chengzhi ah Liu Chengzhi, if you had any game, the female lead would be yours already! You can’t even squeak out your feelings if beaten with a stick, love needs bold declarations! No wonder she eloped with someone later.
Fine, let this master help you out.
“Your potential is exceptional. Would you become my disciple?”
Crowd: ??? Wasn’t this the exact same pickup line?! And weren’t we discussing the sword?!
“I accept,” the girl murmured, biting her lip.
Perfect.
Now both protagonists are her disciples.
If Liu Chengzhi ever turns dark, she’d have insurance (though ideally he wouldn’t).
“Outrageous! Luo Chu takes all top three tournament winners as disciples? Even greed has limits!” Zhu Qianyin exploded.
The aloof Luo Chu who once disdained disciples now hogged every promising seedling?!
“I greed by merit,” Luo Chu stated flatly.
“You—!” Zhu Qianyin was practically fuming, but she knew full well that her cultivation level was no match for Luo Chu’s. If it came to a fight, she’d only end up worse off. Gritting her teeth, she stormed off in a rage, leading her Changchun Peak disciples away from the gathering.
And so, the farce of the Immortal Alliance Conference finally came to an end.
Disciples and wandering cultivators alike dispersed from the Zhuxie Platform, some disheartened, lamenting the harshness of the cultivation path; others brimming with ambition, already planning their return; and still others basking in pride, openly accepting the admiring gazes of those around them.
