All The Female Disciples Want To Kill Me

Su Bei was momentarily stunned, and his movements gently halted.

She wants to give me a scabbard as a gift?

Seeing Su Bei's astonished expression, the Sword Maiden gently pursed her lips, assuming he disliked it or perhaps blamed her for causing him trouble.

Her heart quivered slightly, and a blush crept onto her cheeks. She quickly gestured with her hands, saying, "I saw that your scabbard was rather old, so I wanted to give you a new one..."

"You don't like it?"

"..."

Mist welled up in her eyes, her lips turning somewhat pale, her small form shivering slightly.

Even though he had always been so kind to me, I still continuously cause him trouble and inconvenience.

Feeling the pointing fingers and murmurs of the surrounding crowd, as well as the gaze of the Sacred Land Disciples who had hurried over, the Sword Maiden covered her mouth with her hands, tears incessantly streaming from her eyes. Her delicate body trembled continuously as suppressed sobs quietly emerged.

Watching the girl before him with such an expression, Su Bei quickly took hold of her small hand. Seeing her look as if he, transformed into some beast, had done something to her, he gently caressed her head and said softly, "What's the matter, Sword Maiden?"

The Sword Maiden gently shook her head at Su Bei, trying her hardest to smile as she wiped the tears from her small face. But the more she wiped, the more they seemed to flow.

Her eyes were slightly swollen, her face tear-stained like a pear blossom bathed in rain, evoking pity from anyone who saw her.

"The Sword Maiden always seems to cause trouble for Elder Su. Do you find me annoying?"

"I just wanted to buy something for Elder Su, but I can't even manage such a small task properly."

"..."

Su Bei blinked. I'm not someone with low emotional intelligence. Had I somehow caused her to misunderstand something? I've never disliked this kind-hearted, delicate girl who is so strong at heart.

Ignoring the inquiries of the Sacred Land Disciples—treating them as thin air—he embraced the Sword Maiden's tender form. He gently stroked her back, felt her heartbeat, and whispered in her ear, "Of course I like what the Sword Maiden gives me. How could I not like it?"

"Especially since this cost all the spirit stones you had..."

"..."

Saying this, he picked up the scabbard from the scar-faced man's stall, his face beaming with joy.

Listening to Su Bei's words, the Sword Maiden quietly lowered her head, her lips curving into a faint smile as her heart gradually warmed.

It was as if an eggplant, previously wilted and beaten by frost, began to recover under the nourishment of warmth and rain.

...

「Wu City, Sacred Sanctuary.」

Morning mist undulated, and birds chirped lightly on the willow branches, scattering dewdrops as they flitted and spread their wings.

Key Smoke gazed at the Golden Holy Decree in her hands, gently drying the ink on its surface, and nodded. She then looked at the middle-aged man sitting opposite her and said softly, "Elder Liu, I'm afraid I must trouble you to pay a visit to the Sword Sect's residence."

Liu Changqing took the Saintess's Divine Decree, shocked by its content, and exclaimed, "Saintess, you've truly appointed this Elder Su from the Sword Sect as the Nineteenth Elder of the Sacred Land?"

Key Smoke gently lifted her teacup, nodding indifferently. "He cracked the enigmatic stone. It's only natural."

"The Elder Token is still being crafted; it will be a few days before it can be delivered to him."

"..."

Liu Changqing wore a look of bewilderment, a strange feeling rising in his heart.

Isn't Su Bei the youngest and least powerful elder in the history of the Sacred Land? After all, to qualify as an elder of the Sacred Land, one's cultivation must be at least Half-Step into Dao Integration. But with the Saintess's decree, I can't object.

Standing up, he bowed to Key Smoke and withdrew.

Key Smoke's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly as she watched the man walk away. She then took a piece of candied fruit from a delicate box and placed it in her mouth.

Gently pressing her red lips together, her eyes suddenly filled with happiness, and she murmured, "Why would Die Yi want to take him as her master?"

...

Su Bei comforted the fragile girl in his embrace and then raised his head, his eyes sternly fixed on the scar-faced man.

How could he bear to harm such a delicate girl?

The scar-faced man, upon seeing Su Bei's expression, instinctively stepped back, looking anxiously at the Sacred Land Disciples.

The leading Sacred Land Disciple, seeing he had been ignored, furrowed his brows deeply.

With so many onlookers, this man from the Sword Sect not only breached the rules of Wu City but even dared to disregard me? Is this an act of egregious disrespect to the Sacred Land?!

He snorted coldly, his gaze fixed on Su Bei as he took a step forward and bellowed, "I'm talking to you! Why did you dare to harm another in broad daylight in Wu City?"

"Does this mean you hold the Sacred Land in total disregard? That the Sword Sect cannot tolerate the Sacred Land?"

"Who gave you such audacity?!"

As he spoke, a group of Sword Sect Disciples had already surrounded Su Bei.

The surrounding crowd, all wearing expressions of eager anticipation, began to murmur among themselves:

"Is this going to escalate?"

"Those Sacred Land Disciples were probably looking for a Sect to make an example of, and the Sword Sect just walked right into it."

"But what about the scar-faced man? Isn't it clear he was extorting them?"

"Even if he was extorting the Sword Sect, they can't just harm someone. That's the law in Wu City; it can be reported to the Sacred Land. If you have to blame someone, blame those girls for being too weak... It's not anyone else's fault."