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Chapter 42: Xia Yuran Will Help Us Choose:
"You... naughty thing!" Jiang Ruoxi glared at him. Then, the duo continued walking forward.
Before long, they arrived at a grand hall.
The Blind Sword Pavilion!
They walked straight in.
Inside the spacious hall were rows upon rows of sword furnaces.
Around a thousand of them!
Each sword furnace was surrounded by a sharp sword aura, making it seem like each one contained an extraordinary sword!
But in reality, over 90% of these furnaces were empty. Less than a hundred had swords inside!
At this moment, a few disciples were picking among the sword furnaces. Xia Yuran was among them! She was also wandering through the rows of furnaces, selecting one.
"Xia Yuran? She's here too?" Jiang Ruoxi glanced over.
"Never mind her..." Ling Kong was about to say. But then he remembered, she was a daughter of destiny!
If she picked a sword furnace, she was bound to get lucky and find one.
Thinking this, Ling Kong's lips curled into a mischievous smile. This way, they wouldn't have to pick themselves. Let Xia Yuran do the choosing!
At this moment, Xia Yuran turned around and suddenly saw Ling Kong and Jiang Ruoxi. "Brother Ling..."
She almost instinctively called out "Brother Ling Kong," but stopped herself.
After everything that happened in the past few days, Ling Kong was no longer the same Ling Kong. He was no longer her "Brother Ling Kong."
Xia Yuran glanced at Ling Kong and then turned her gaze to Jiang Ruoxi standing beside him.
Seeing Jiang Ruoxi holding that cute little cub and walking with Ling Kong, a perfect couple, Xia Yuran felt uncomfortable.
But even so, she wouldn't show it.
She had resolved yesterday to make Ling Kong regret it.
To make him realize how foolish it was to choose Jiang Ruoxi over her!
So, Xia Yuran averted her gaze.
Out of sight, out of mind!
She simply decided not to look at them. Let them be a couple; she didn't care!
Xia Yuran quickly turned around, deliberately avoiding Ling Kong and Jiang Ruoxi's line of sight.
Jiang Ruoxi withdrew her gaze and whispered, "She seems very angry. She still cares about you, doesn't she?"
"What does it matter to me?" Ling Kong shook his head.
Cares about him?
She cares about so many people!
She could form several boy bands with them all!
His relationship with her was completely severed.
The previous version of him wasn't entirely him. The real him had nothing to do with her and didn't care about her at all!
Jiang Ruoxi tilted her head slightly, sneaking a glance at Ling Kong.
He really didn't seem to care about Xia Yuran at all.
It seemed his heart truly belonged to her now?
"Then let's pick one. Can you help me choose?" Jiang Ruoxi smiled. "You're stronger. Your chances of picking the right one are better than mine!"
"No! We don't need to pick!" Ling Kong smiled.
"Don't need to pick? What do you mean?" Jiang Ruoxi was puzzled.
"Someone will help us pick!" Ling Kong's smile grew mischievous.
"Someone? Who?" Jiang Ruoxi was confused.
Wasn't it up to us to choose a sword furnace in the Blind Sword Pavilion?
Who would help them?
Would a high-ranking sect member assist?
"Xia Yuran!" Ling Kong said with a faint smile, then walked over.
"Huh?" Jiang Ruoxi was bewildered.
What did he mean?
Xia Yuran would help them pick?
Why?
How is that possible?
Xia Yuran hated them, right?!
Jiang Ruoxi quickly followed, curious to see what Ling Kong meant.
Xia Yuran had deliberately avoided them and was now searching in the grand hall.
Soon, she picked a sword furnace!
The sword aura emanating from it gave her a strong feeling that this one wasn't empty!
"Master! Please!" Xia Yuran called out.
Whoosh!
As soon as she spoke, a figure appeared in front of her. "Little Xia Yuran? Have you chosen? Are you sure about this one?"
The woman was dressed in a snow-white robes and had a smile on her face.
Never be fooled by her constant smile. In the Sword Cloud Sect, she was known as the smiling tiger and the sect's biggest money-grubber. She held a high position as the Sword Cloud Sect's chief financial officer!
Qian Piaopiao!
She was notoriously stingy when it came to the sect's expenses but merciless in charging fees. She had another special identity—she was the sect master's wife!
Even the sect master had to be respectful when he saw her.
The Blind Sword Pavilion was her personal enterprise. Everything in it belonged to her, including all its earnings.
So, she usually stayed here, waiting for rich disciples hoping to try their luck.
To be honest, the Blind Sword Pavilion was somewhat like a casino.
The chance of getting a sword was less than one in ten. But people still wanted to try their luck.
Qian Piaopiao might be a miser, but she wasn't dishonest.
About one in ten sword furnaces did contain good swords. Some people had successfully found swords before. But more often, people walked away empty-handed.
"Yes! This one!" Xia Yuran nodded lightly.
"Alright, pay up!" Qian Piaopiao extended her hand.
Before opening the sword furnace, they had to pay first.
She sealed furnaces with a sword aura, and only she could open it. Disciples would choose and then call her over.
"Okay!" Xia Yuran nodded and was about to transfer 10,000 spirit stones from her storage ring to Qian Piaopiao.
"This sword furnace caught my eye too! I'll pay 20,000 spirit stones!"
At this moment, a voice suddenly rang out.
Xia Yuran and Qian Piaopiao looked over to see Ling Kong and Jiang Ruoxi approaching...
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