chapter 23

Everyone knew that Taoist Dao Yun was merciless in his actions, so everyone avoided him in fear. Shao Xin narrowly helped Ji Yan avoid meeting him, but he was surprised when he saw how calm and composed she was when she insisted on meeting him. She was merely a weak woman, but she had the courage to do what many men cannot.

He had mixed feelings about this, so he tried to dissuade her, “Why don’t you reconsider? If you meet Elder Wen Shang…”

“Senior brother, you don’t have to worry about me.” Ji Yan flashed him a comforting smile, “Taoist Dao Yun merely dislikes devils. Although he is strict, he knows right from wrong. I am innocent, so why should I be afraid of meeting him?”

Shao Xin was dazzled by her beautiful and bright smile. He quickly turned his gaze away; his mood began fluctuating. He was at a loss as to what he should do.

Ji Yan stopped looking at him. She turned toward the other male disciple and said, “Excuse me, will you show me the way?”

The male disciple nodded and started to lead Ji Yan. When Ji Yan walked a few steps forward, she suddenly stopped and turned to look back at Shao Xin. Shao Xin was walking in the opposite direction.

…Should she take this opportunity to leave a more favorable impression on him?

Ji Yan believed that her performance just now was nearly perfect. She noticed that Shao Xin seemed to have a higher status compared to the other disciples here. Should she leave a more favorable impression of herself in case they meet in the future?

She lifted her skirt up slightly and ran towards Shao Xin.

When Ji Yan reached him, she tugged on Shao Xin’s sleeve and said, “Wait a minute!”

Shao Xin turned around when he felt someone tug on his sleeve.

The young man looked handsome under the beautiful moonlight. He raised an eyebrow and asked puzzledly, “What’s the matter?”

Ji Yan decisively slipped him the tablet that was tied around her waist.

Shao Xin, “???”

“This is for you, senior brother. I want to know…senior brother’s name…” Ji Yan’s ears turned red as she looked down at the ground. She fiddled with her skirt nervously.

The young man looked at her in confusion for a long while before he suddenly regained his senses and stammered, “My name is Shao Xin.”

Ji Yan nodded her head and smiled at him. She hiked up her skirt slightly and ran back, gradually fading from his sight.

Shao Xin stood there silently until he finally looked down at the tablet in his hand.

Her name was engraved there.

It turned out that she was called “Bai Xiu”.

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Ji Yan walked all the way to the entrance of the Immortal Sect Hall. She was still pondering over why “Shao Xin” sounded very familiar.

She was escorted into the hall when she almost stumbled over the doorstep.

Fuck.

Fuck!

Shao Xin???

She finally remembered!

Wasn’t Shao Xin the younger brother of the Sword Immortal, Shao Bai? He was the man who helped Yin Miaorou escape from the Kunning Sect leader. He protected her and fought against various kinds of monsters for her, all because he was in love with him!

Shao Bai had an innate talent for swords, and he cultivated intensely with his sword. In the latter half of the novel, he almost reached the realm where he became one with his sword. At that stage of the original novel, Yin Miaorou and Ji Yunqing had already professed their love for each other. Shao Bai was devastated, so he went to close cultivation. After he left his close cultivation, his abilities increased drastically, allowing him to become a true Sword Immortal.

Shao Bai posed a big threat to Yin Xuezhuo. Yin Xuezhuo almost succeeded in killing Yin Miaorou multiple times, but he was always interrupted by Shao Bai.

But Shao Bai had a fatal weakness.

His fatal weakness was his younger brother, Shao Xin.