Chapter 68 (1/2)

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Chapter 68 – White Dragon Arrives

After a moment, Xue Qilin finally understood what Xia Xue meant.

If it's a joke, then it's going overboard! The la.s.s first raised her eyebrows in dissatisfaction, but then plastered a natural smile on her face in the next moment.

“I have something to talk about with Elder Xia.” She said to Shui Yuner and them.

Then, the dissatisfied Xue Qilin pulled Xia Xue who has an expression of approvals on her face to a corner. While peeping from the corner of her eye at Shui Yuner and company standing aside clueless, she creased her eyebrows and asked in a low voice, “What the h.e.l.l are you doing! Is this the surprise you have mentioned?” Her tone contains a bit of condemnation.

“No.”

Xia Xue adopted a fearless att.i.tude in the face of the other party's questioning.

“Your shoddy kung fu is only good for stepping on ants.”

By ants, is she referring to the team of captors? Xue Qilin felt funny.

Playing with her hair, Xia Xue looked askance at the la.s.s: “What, you think that your kung fu is presentable?”

This isn't sarcasm, but a real question. Xia Xue is serious.

As a result, Xue Qilin has to deal with it seriously.

Is my kung fu really as bad as Little Xue claims?

The la.s.s tried to think back and seek answers.

Since coming “here”, she has been in danger several times because of her poor close combat ability.

… The answer is obvious.

“Ah, that's indeed the case…” The la.s.s sighed. She can't deny the fact that her kung fu is lacking.

However, what does this have to do with becoming an outer temple disciple?

Xue Qilin contemplated.

Presumably, she wants me to pretend to be a new disciple and practice close combat kung fu in outer temple. The la.s.s came to this a conclusion regarding Xia Xue's intentions.

“But I'm of the ancestor generation, is it proper for me to sneak into outer temple as a semi-disciple? What if I'm recognized?”

Xia Xue made a sound with her nose that resembles a “hmph”.

“Ancestor generation?”

“… What's with the look of contempt?”

The girl raised a corner of her mouth, “It's nothing.”

She must think that I don't look like an ancestor! Xue Qilin understood without thinking.

However, she doesn't care.

“In short, this won't do…” Xue Qilin shook her head repeatedly.

“Why?” Xia Xue has a look of amus.e.m.e.nt on her face, “You don't think that there are many people in outer temple who'll recognize you, do you?”

“Ah?”

Isn't it the case? Xue Qilin blinked her eyes, her face filled with doubt.

“Can you be anymore infuriating?” Xia Xue sighed, “You have never been to outer temple, so few people in outer temple have seen you.”

“Really…”

“Let alone outer temple, not even everyone in inner temple will recognize you.”

“Oh?” As if someone has punched her, Xue Qilin became stunned.

“It isn't that bad, is it?”

If even people in inner temple can't recognize me, then am I not a failure as an ancestor? Xue Qilin felt frustrated.

However, she didn't complain.

If I have to blame someone then I should blame myself for not having the awareness of a senior – Xue Qilin thought helplessly.

Incidentally, Qi Qiqi once proposed to hold a banquet to celebrate the end of Xue Qilin's seclusion. It was an opportunity for everyone in Merak Temple to meet the Young Ancestor who has just come out of seclusion. But Xue Qilin felt too lazy for it, and thus rejected the proposal. Helpless against Xue Qilin, Qi Qiqi had no choice but to drop it.

“What about Little Seven?”

Crossing her arms in front of her chest, Xia Xue issued a laugh of confidence and disdain, “That's not worth mentioning.”

“What do you mean?”

“It's really easy to persuade people like Younger Sister Temple Master who are hard outside, yet soft inside.”

“How?”

Xia Xue closed one eye and narrowed slightly the other, which is filled with amus.e.m.e.nt, “As long as you let her think that you are right and make sense, then even if she is unwilling in her heart, she will still clench her teeth and agree.”

Does this have anything to do with hard outside, yet soft inside? In an instant, a thought of complaining flashed past Xue Qilin's mind.