2022-11-22 21:29:00The smiling girl's expression returned to normal after a millisecond, as if she did not slip her mask off. "What do you mean?" The girl pretended to dumb as she asked the question with a tilted head. But the fact that the confusion that laced on her voice was layed on way to thick and way too fake, Zhi Ruo would've thought that her reaction was genuine.
Sadly, as much as Zhi Ruo knows how fake it with her expressions, she also has the uncanny ability to know if someone was lying or not just by a glance. And the smiling girl certainly does not know how to hide it well enough, but Zhi Ruo could say that she did it decently.
Everyone could feel the smile lacing on the masked man's face upon hearing the smiling girl's response. "I wonder, if you truly don't know what I mean." He said, almost knowingly.
The two masked individuals in the room s
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Zhi Ruo scratched the back of her head felt a little bit cornered when she realized that both opponent of hers were set on making her work. She has no doubt that they were planning on eliminating her first with how intense the two were staring at her. She wrinkle her lips in annoyance.Knowing that her weakness was one on one combat in the tournament because of her realm, the overseers just had to put two people as her opponent in her fight. The more Zhi Ruo thought about it, the more she felt like the situation was unfair.But she did not lose hope, because Zhi Ruo knew that she could fight on par with these two because of her weapons.The bunny looking girl was the first one to move, Zhi Ruo saw rings of Qi manifesting around her, this time the bunny girl didn't hold back because the rings doubled in a split second. Much more that
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Zhi Ruo turned her attention to to bunny girl seeing that the talisman woman won't be able to walk anywhere, and she can't do anything to her for the time being.She was swift on her steps, and her attention zeroed on her target. Zhi Ruo moved at her full speed, knowing that she can't make any mistakes here or she will most likely lose her head at my given given slip up. She doesn't want to be the next person to lay her body on the hard concrete slab of the arena.When Zhi Ruo is serious, she is undoubtedly is very meticulous. To the point where every move of her fingers was calculated.When Zhi Ruo struck the seemingly distracted bunny looking girl, she knew instantly that the bunny looking girl knew what she was doing. And Zhi Ruo 'also' knew that the bunny looking girl would dodge, the girl didn't take any chances upon seei
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Zhi Ruo brushed passed the door and went inside the room, she took a good look at everyone who was eyeing her with a knowing look. She loomed at the entrance for a bit unsure as to where this knowing look even came from and why it as thrown at her. Nonetheless Zhi Ruo took a seat back to her place.The younger girl ignored the look Yu Zhúlín gave to her and proceeded to reach out the seeds at the table."Congrats." The 5th placer spoke aloud addressing Zhi Ruo with a small smile on his face. He watched as Zhi Ruo gave a small nod in acknowledgement towards his direction. His small smile turned into a pleased one.The 9th over also turned his attention to Zhi Ruo upon seeing that she wasn't as pissy as before. "It seems like you are going to the finals." He told her, eyeing the bracket on the sides only displaying
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Zhi Ruo rolled her eyes. "Quit yapping you brat, and just follow me." The young miss went inside first, before Yuan Chuanli sighed behind her and followed her lead. Behind the boy genius, Ravel followed calmly carrying Zhi Ruo's luggage. Inside, Zhi Ruo adjusted the container of Zhōngguó, and faced Yuan Chuanli unflappable façade. Before scoffing after seeing that the boy genius wasn't as unflappable as he wanted to be seen in Zhi Ruo's eyes. The vehicle started moving as soon as everyone was seated, Ravel who had already been instructed as to what to do, took over as the driver of the vehicle. And slowly, they departed from the Sighted Valley safely. The journey would take about 6 hours under Zhi Ruo's estimation given the speed that they were going, it was enough to catch up with the auction, so Zhi Ruo let Ravel do his thing and instead focused on Yuan Chuanli.
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It has already been day since the talk with Yuan Chuanli. And unfortunately for the young genius, Zhi Ruo saw through her words efficiently and without any waste of time. Because not even an hour later, Yuan Chuanli who was enjoying his alone time in his 'own' pavilion, directly received a scroll from Ravel. And again without him noticing that damn butler's presence ;Or so he grumbles under his breath. He was torn in between considering Ravel's actions, rude, or considerate, because the moment he handed the scroll to him (without even a greeting) the butler had disappeared instantly without a word. The young genius was certainly glad he didn't have to spend time with idle chatter (as his etiquette calls him to do) and fake pleasantries, but he won't deny that Ravel's appearance 'who was without greetings' irked him a bit. Well, not really a bit. Yuan Chuanli just find it beneath him to get
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As if she didn't hear the uncertainty that coated each of Yuan Chuanli's words, Zhi Ruo tilted her head. "Didn't you hear me? I already said that grandfather's words are most likely to be excuses." Zhi Ruo waved her hands dismissively. Yuan Chuanli watched Zhi Ruo's careless actions and wanted to sigh. It was his luck to face such a indifferent and free willed heiress. He had finally decided to trust the rumors, that the true blooded Ye clan members are an eccentric bunch, more eccentric than the ancient cultivators that decided to live out of the current society. Yuan Chuanli thought that Ye Gu Shi was a weird one. He soon followed that thought with; that was because he hadn't met Zhi Ruo yet. "Even if the patriarch's words are excuses, I plan to follow his words exactly at face value." The guy said, causing Zhi Ruo to frown. Who knew that Yuan Chuanli was such a good law abider th
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Zhi Ruo abandoned the thought of pretending any longer, and instead, her expression morphed into a mischievous, teasing, scowl that indicated none of her true feelings with Yuan Chuanli's behavior. She expressed her fake disappointment by sneering and sarcastically commented, "Oh, come on, where's your sense of humor?" She then reached out and grabbed one of the cups that Ravel had set on the table for them. As Yuan Chuanli rolled his eyes at Zhi Ruo's comment, his doll-like face remained cool and collected, displaying an unflappable composure that seemed at odds with his present company. It was clear that the young genius was used to a life of refinement and elegance, and even the slight hint of vulgarity in Zhi Ruo's tone, even though it was fake, was enough to make him visibly roll his eyes. "Pretend I don't have one," he said, his voice tinged with a hint of sarcasm. It sounded like he was trying to copy Zhi Ruo's tone, however it sounded awkward on his tongue as he didn't us
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Yuan Chuanli reclined in his chair, studying Zhi Ruo intently with his cool, calculating gaze. Uncertain of what her next move would be, he remained silent, allowing Zhi Ruo to take the lead in the conversation. Zhi Ruo sat in front of him, her mask covering her face and her hands folded neatly in her lap. Despite Yuan Chuanli's intense scrutiny, she remained composed and unperturbed. Her eyes, though hidden behind the mask, betrayed a sharp intelligence and a quiet confidence, as if she knew something that he didn't. Yuan Chuanli couldn't help but feel a twinge of unease as he studied her posture, which was relaxed but poised, as if she was ready for anything. He wondered what secrets she was hiding behind that mask, and what kind of person would be so calm in the face of his scrutiny. All of a sudden, a laugh escaped Zhi Ruo's mouth. It rang inside the well furnished room, as if it was fir
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If one were to happen upon the scene, without any prior knowledge of the situation, they would undoubtedly assume that Yuan Chuanli was being kidnapped. The look of indignant and reluctance on his face, coupled with the fact that he looked like was being forced to follow Zhi Ruo from behind, would be enough to make anyone suspicious. The resident genius's expression was a mixture of hesitance, frustration, and a poor attempt of getting his poker face back on. His face contorted in discomfort as he trailed behind the heiress, if anything, the only thing missing would be his eyes darting around nervously in search of a way out. Zhi Ruo, on the other hand, seemed completely unfazed by her companion's distress, or if she even noticed it at all. She marched forward confidently, her head held high and her gaze fixed ahead, as if she were completely in control of the situation. Despite the obvious discomfort of her companion,
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After much bargaining, and Zhi Ruo's display of 'im going to go even if you disagree anyways' Ye Gu Shi relented at last. Though Zhi Ruo did not miss how there were looks exchanged between Ravel and her grandfather, with her in the middle. The girl wonders if her butler and grandfather truly hadn't thought that she could see their little exchange above her head. And maybe Zhi Ruo did regret a little on how she ignored Ravel's report on her grandfather. It wasn't her fault that she really, badly, wanted to sleep at that time. One shouldn't be deprived of sleep you know. Nonetheless, she figured that the looks that they exchange between them, was mainly for her own good. And so ,she didn't care. It probably was something related to her safety anyways. She got what she wanted in the end, it was a win win situation. Her grandfather asked to borrow her plaque and Zhi Ruo handed it without much thought. Ye Gu Shi sighed when he received the plaque and told Zhi Ruo that she would need he