“The fourth group of disciples has earned the right to choose a disciples’ courtyard on the Main Peak.”
Elder Sun spoke those words expressionlessly, his displeasure practically written all over his face. Without another glance, he flicked his sleeve, mounted his white tiger, and departed with the steward in charge.
Standing where she was, Xie Zhengxing rolled her eyes.
That old fossil.
Every inch of him screamed that he was unhappy she’d passed the examination!
Just then, Du Xinbao walked over holding her Inner Sect Disciple token.
“Zhengxing, I never expected you’d be one of the fifteen selected too! Let’s go to the Main Peak together and choose our future disciples’ courtyards. It’s close to the spiritual veins, so the spiritual energy is much denser. It’ll be much better for our cultivation in the future!”
Smiling, Xie Zhengxing nodded.
“Sure! But I’d like to go back to my room and pack my things first. That way I won’t have to make another trip later.”
“Then I’ll come with you!”
According to the sect’s promotion rules, Outer Sect Disciples who passed the Great Perfection Foundation Establishment disciple assessment earned the qualification to select a disciples’ courtyard on the Main Peak.
The Main Peak possessed abundant spiritual energy. Most of the Shanghui Sect’s Direct Disciples and core disciples also lived there. Whether for cultivation or building connections, the Main Peak was undoubtedly the best choice.
But Xie Zhengxing had no interest whatsoever in cultivation.
She was an interdimensional Streamer.
Why would she cultivate immortality?
The real reason she wanted to move to the Main Peak was because both the male lead and the Female Lead lived there.
Being able to watch their over-the-top, dramatic, thrilling, and utterly insane romance unfold from up close—
That was why she had chosen the Main Peak~~
Neither Xie Zhengxing nor Du Xinbao owned many belongings.
Each carried a small bundle as they chatted and laughed along the way.
“I really misjudged you before. I actually thought you were weak.”
“It was just good luck.”
“Luck is part of strength too.”
At that moment, a red bridal sedan passed beside them.
Aside from the four servants carrying the bright red sedan, there were no betrothal gifts, no wedding procession, and no matchmaker.
A normal wedding procession would never look like this.
One glance was enough to tell that someone was taking a Concubine.
The sedan gradually disappeared into the distance.
Watching the flash of red vanish from sight, Du Xinbao could not help asking curiously,
“Is there a wedding on the Main Peak?”
The corners of Xie Zhengxing’s mouth twitched.
“No idea. Let’s go choose our courtyard first.”
Du Xinbao immediately brightened and cheerfully linked arms with Xie Zhengxing.
“You’re right! Whoever wants to take a Concubine can do it. What’s it got to do with you? What’s it got to do with me?”
The livestream chat instantly burst into laughter.
【Xiaoxiao: Sis… it actually does have something to do with her!】
【Little Cabin: Hahahahaha! Doesn’t the male lead still think the Streamer is playing hard to get? He thinks she’s pretending to dislike him while secretly dying to marry him. When he lifts the bridal veil and sees who’s actually inside, is he going to lose his mind?】
【Riding Grandma Across the Galaxy: Exactly. Once a man realizes he’s handsome, it’s easy for him to become narcissistic.】
【Awake at 3 A.M.: Lighting a candle for that crazy male lead.】
…
Meanwhile…
On the Main Peak, inside Chu Moyun’s Cave Residence—
Every Direct Disciple was bestowed their own Cave Residence by their Master. Unlike the ordinary Inner Sect disciples who lived in small courtyards, this was an entirely different level of treatment.
Just as always, the Cave Residence was cold and silent.
Chu Moyun sat alone, lowering his eyes as he slowly sipped a cup of spiritual tea.
Just then, a voice sounded from outside.
“Senior Brother Chu, the Bride has arrived.”
Immediately afterward, four sedan bearers carried the bridal sedan into the Cave Residence.
Chu Moyun stood up.
“Thank you.”
After the bearers departed, he returned to the table and continued drinking his tea without even raising his head.
“You may come out.”
The red curtains of the sedan swayed gently.
A young woman dressed in brilliant red bridal robes, her face hidden beneath a crimson bridal veil, slowly stepped out.
Calmly, Chu Moyun said,
“You will live here from now on.”
The girl lowered her head shyly.
“…Mm.”
Continuing without emotion, Chu Moyun said,
“Simply treat this place as you did the Servants’ Courtyard. Your daily duties will be cleaning the Cave Residence, tidying the rooms, and sweeping the fallen leaves outside. I enjoy drinking tea. The spiritual tea on the table must always remain warm.”
“…Mm.”
He continued,
“I will not consummate the marriage with you again. There are two living quarters here. You will stay in the vacant one.”
The girl paused before answering softly, sounding wronged.
“As long as I can remain by Senior Brother Chu’s side every day, I’ll already be satisfied.”
Chu Moyun glanced at the veiled girl and sneered inwardly.
Hadn’t she stubbornly insisted only a few days ago that she didn’t want to marry him?
As for the bridal veil…
He could not even be bothered to lift it himself.
With a wave of his sleeve, a gust of wind swept through the room and blew away the red veil.
Underneath—
Appeared the heavily made-up face of a horse-faced young woman.
Chu Moyun’s hand trembled.
Tea splashed all over the floor.
He nearly failed to maintain his usual cold and composed persona.
Both shocked and furious, he demanded,
“Who are you?!”
The horse-faced girl stamped her foot bashfully.
“Oh, Senior Brother Chu, you’re so naughty. This Maidservant is the Concubine you just married.”
The Concubine he intended to marry…
Was definitely not the person standing before him.
Chu Moyun’s expression shifted from green to purple, then purple to green.
Finally, he summoned his flying sword and vanished from the Cave Residence in an instant.
Following the trail from the woodshed and asking questions along the way, it took Chu Moyun nearly half an hour before he finally learned Xie Zhengxing’s name and arrived at the Servant Disciples’ residential area.
Among the rows of tiny rooms, the original owner’s room looked especially shabby and inconspicuous.
His face darkened.
With a sweep of his sleeve, he pushed open the door.
“Xie Zhengxing! Get out here!”
The room was completely silent.
Where had she gone?
Was she hiding from him?
Just as that thought crossed his mind, a faint thump… thump… came from the direction of the bed.
What was that?
Frowning slightly, Chu Moyun walked over and slowly crouched beside the bed.
Underneath it…
Was a man dressed in a Shanghui Sect steward’s uniform, tightly bound hand and foot.
Chu Moyun reached in, dragged him out, yanked the filthy sock from his mouth, and asked coldly,
“Who are you? Where is Xie Zhengxing?”
Finally rescued, Zhao Donglei burst into tears and sobbed miserably.
“Senior Brother Chu! I’m Zhao Donglei, the steward in charge of this Servants’ Courtyard! That shameless little Maidservant Xie Zhengxing was secretly fooling around with some wild man instead of working when I called her out late at night! I wanted to discipline her, but she tied me up and threw me under the bed! For three whole days and three whole nights! Three days and three nights! I didn’t get a single drop of water! Meanwhile, she actually went to participate in some Outer Sect Disciple promotion tournament! She’s just a lowly Servant Disciple at the early Qi Refinement stage with a Five Spiritual Roots aptitude! She completely overestimated herself! Her actions were outrageous and utterly lawless! Senior Brother Chu, you must seek justice for me!”
After listening to Zhao Donglei’s account, Chu Moyun fell silent.
So…
Because of him, she had secretly suffered so much hardship and persecution.
Believing he had finally discovered the real reason Xie Zhengxing had arranged for someone else to take her place in the marriage, the coldness on Chu Moyun’s face softened slightly.
Even so…
She should never have acted so recklessly.
A mere low-ranking servant with Five Spiritual Roots.
Being accepted as his Concubine was already an honor beyond anything she could have hoped for.
Surely he could not marry her as his Dao Companion simply because he felt guilty.