MTLNOVEL Chapter 2 - Bestowing a Name
Su Cheng was utterly dumbfounded. Was Ye Chenmeng out of her mind?
[No, great auntie, are you really determined to get me killed?]
[Sect Leader Cheng is being so kind and persuasive. Why won’t you listen? Serving by my side? If you become my disciple, do you think he’ll let either of us off?]
[My dear treasure, he might not be willing to kill you, but he’ll definitely kill me!]
[No, no, I can’t afford to be soft-hearted. That guy is ruthless! He might even kill you too!]
Su Cheng had made up his mind to stay “asleep,” and naturally, no one could wake him.
Ye Chenmeng was taken aback. This guy… actually worried about her for a moment?
Cheng Liang, on the other hand, was completely baffled. His pride was hurt. He had personally invited her, and she still refused?
Where did that leave his dignity as the leader of the Heavenly Dao Pavilion?
“Look at him!”
Cheng Liang grabbed Su Cheng’s clothes and shook him violently, but Su Cheng remained like a dead dog, pretending to be asleep.
“Don’t you see? He doesn’t want to take you as a disciple! Can’t you tell? Do you think this is some kind of test?”
Cheng Liang stared at the breathtakingly beautiful woman before him, utterly confused. How could she be so foolish?
Cheng Liang kicked Su Cheng’s chair. Su Cheng, still lying on the table, didn’t notice and toppled over, chair and all.
Su Cheng, like a bullied child who didn’t dare fight back, meekly picked up the table and chair and continued to pretend to sleep.
At this moment, Ye Chenmeng felt a pang of bitterness in her heart, something she couldn’t quite put into words.
[Chenmeng, as you can see, I’m a useless waste. I can’t protect you.]
[If it were just me, I could endure all this. But if I take you as my disciple, how could I face myself?]
[If you don’t like him, choose another sect. There are so many sects out there. Surely there’s one you’d like.]
Ye Chenmeng wanted to stand up and tell Cheng Liang to stay away from her master!
But she hadn’t even been acknowledged yet. Such an action would only cause more trouble for Su Cheng, making it even less likely for him to accept her as a disciple.
“Stubborn and unyielding, like rotten wood that can’t be carved.”
Seeing that Ye Chenmeng remained unmoved, Cheng Liang decided to let her hit a wall. Su Cheng had no cultivation base and couldn’t offer her any guidance. Sooner or later, she would be his!
With that thought, Cheng Liang turned and left. The surrounding crowd began to sneer.
“Sect Leader Cheng was being so kind, but she just threw it back in his face!”
“Yeah, she really thinks her talent gives her the right to act so arrogantly!”
“I agree. She’s just like that Su Cheng. Birds of a feather flock together!”
The crowd gradually quieted down. Su Cheng, who hadn’t slept all night, eventually dozed off for real.
When he woke up again, the sun was almost setting…
Su Cheng groggily lifted his head and looked at the figure before him…
[She… what should I do? I can’t keep pretending to be asleep now…]
Su Cheng straightened up and took a proper look at Ye Chenmeng for the first time.
Ye Chenmeng had been lost in thought, but when she heard Su Cheng’s inner voice, she snapped back to attention. Her master was awake!
She slowly straightened her kneeling posture. Even though her legs were numb, she remained kneeling properly.
“What’s your name?”
“Ye Chenmeng.”
Only then did Su Cheng take a closer look at Ye Chenmeng. Since she was part of Cheng Liang’s harem, Su Cheng had never really paid attention to her before.
[Born with a seductive aura, the bloodline of the Fox Demon King. Taking her as a disciple would be like playing with fire.]
“Get up. You’ve been kneeling all day.”
“Yes.” Ye Chenmeng slowly stood up, her legs so numb that standing felt worse than kneeling…
Hearing Su Cheng’s inner thoughts, she felt a wave of sadness. Was it her fault for being born with a seductive aura? Why did everyone treat her like some kind of femme fatale?
“Why do you want to become my disciple? There are so many sects here.” This was something Su Cheng couldn’t understand. Why?
Any sane person would never choose him!
A glint of cunning flashed in Ye Chenmeng’s beautiful eyes. She wouldn’t lie, but dealing with Su Cheng felt like second nature to her.
“Because Chenmeng feels that Spirit Immortal Hall is the right place for me. I need a master who cares about me. In Spirit Immortal Hall, I’ll be the only disciple. My master’s attention will be solely on me. I won’t have to worry about anything else and can focus on my cultivation.”
She avoided the main point, but she wasn’t lying. This was indeed important to her. She didn’t want to compete with other disciples for favor or worry about rare resources for cultivation.
In Spirit Immortal Hall, she would be the only disciple. What belonged to her master would be hers. Spirit Immortal Hall was undoubtedly the best choice.
“You saw what happened today. If you follow me, this will be the norm.”
Su Cheng had finally come to terms with it. Ye Chenmeng hadn’t come to him on a whim.
Moreover, she had knelt for an entire day. Her sincerity was undeniable.
Su Cheng took a deep breath and spoke solemnly, “I’ll give you a chance. Do you want to try?”
“Chenmeng is willing to try.”
“This is my personal sword, named Frost. If you can wield it, I’ll take you as my disciple. How about that?”
[Let’s leave it to fate. If she can wield the Frost Sword, then it’s destiny for me to take her as my disciple.]
Ye Chenmeng was also stunned. This dull, unremarkable sword was the Frost Sword?
But hearing Su Cheng’s inner thoughts, she began to panic. No one would lie in their heart!
The Frost Sword looked more like a burial artifact, as if it had been buried underground for thousands of years. The scabbard was even rusted.
Ye Chenmeng, with a dazed but cautious expression, took the Frost Sword. The surrounding crowd began to gather.
“Haha, if you listen to advice, you’ll eat well. Don’t you understand such a simple truth?”
“Taking a disciple and giving her such a piece of junk? You’d be lucky if you can even pull it out of the scabbard.”
“Good thing I joined the Heavenly Dao Pavilion. Even as an ordinary disciple, I got a mid-grade Earth-tier flying sword!”
Ye Chenmeng ignored them, and Su Cheng didn’t care either.
[Ye Chenmeng, Chenmeng… This name, paired with her fate… She’s also a pitiful child…]
Ye Chenmeng looked at the sword in her hand, then at Su Cheng. She shook her head, pushing aside other thoughts.
The sword slowly left its scabbard. Despite its shabby exterior, the blade hidden beneath gleamed with a cold light. An invisible sword aura seemed to protect it, untouched by the ravages of time.
Indeed! She had guessed right! He hadn’t lied to her. This was indeed an immortal sword. Just holding it, she could feel it!
However, Ye Chenmeng had never used an immortal sword before. Even if this wasn’t a Primordial Treasure, it was definitely a top-tier immortal artifact!
But whether she could wield it was still unknown.
Ye Chenmeng was now absolutely certain that standing before this man and getting this opportunity was already a tremendous stroke of luck.
Now, it was up to her to seize it!
“The Frost Sword has a stubborn temperament. Be careful. It seems only I can wield it. Even if you can’t, don’t force it. Don’t hurt yourself.”
In her heart, Ye Chenmeng thought, even if I die here today, I’ll tame this sword!
But what she said was, “Alright.”
With a graceful wave of her sleeve, Ye Chenmeng tossed the sword into the air. In an instant, she cast a spell to control the sword, and the Frost Sword hovered mid-air.
This startled Ye Chenmeng even more. She couldn’t help but think: This is a Primordial Treasure! An enhanced version!
It wasn’t Ye Chenmeng controlling the Frost Sword. The Frost Sword was obedient! It was as if it had been tailor-made for her, actively cooperating.
The Frost Sword gradually shed its dusty exterior, revealing its pristine inner self. The snow-white scabbard was adorned with the golden character “Frost.”
It was as if a thousand years of snow had finally seen the sun, like a lost traveler finding a new lease on life!
This was her dream sword!
As a sword cultivator, Ye Chenmeng had always dreamed of owning an immortal sword!
Ye Chenmeng was so excited she was almost in tears! This wasn’t just any ordinary immortal-tier sword. This was a genuine Primordial Treasure!
A legendary divine weapon!
Which sect could offer her such treatment?
Which sect leader would be so generous?
Only Su Cheng! Only her great master!
[Huh? So that’s how it works? No wonder I couldn’t use it!]
[I’ll have to try it myself when I get back!]
Ye Chenmeng was just getting emotional when the Frost Sword was still floating in the air, and she heard Su Cheng’s inner voice!
“You’re talented. You truly have the potential to be…” Su Cheng wanted to praise Ye Chenmeng, but she interrupted him.
Seeing that she had successfully controlled the Frost Sword, Ye Chenmeng quickly sheathed it and held it close, kneeling respectfully.
“Thank you, Master, for bestowing the sword!”
Su Cheng was dumbfounded. His outstretched hand, in front of everyone, grabbed at empty air before retracting…
[Darn it! That’s my personal sword! When did I say I was giving it to you? With so many people watching, you’re practically robbing me!]
[Fine, I’ve been outsmarted by her! Whatever, it’s just a fire poker in my hands anyway. The Frost Sword can also suppress her natural seductive aura.]
“From this moment on, you are my personal disciple, the first disciple of Spirit Immortal Hall.”
The onlookers now understood the trick. Ye Chenmeng had only wanted Su Cheng’s sword, which was why she joined Spirit Immortal Hall!
With her talent and that sword, which looked to be at least Heaven-tier, did she even need a master’s guidance?
Some of the onlookers even regretted not being in her place.
Joining the Heavenly Dao Pavilion would only make them an ordinary, overlooked disciple. Joining Spirit Immortal Hall meant being the sole focus of an entire sect!
“Chenmeng will not disgrace the name of Spirit Immortal Hall or her master.”
Seeing Ye Chenmeng kneeling before him, Su Cheng finally understood what it meant to take a disciple.
[I need to give this poor girl a new name. With her fate, even if she doesn’t save that Cheng Liang, she won’t live to become the Demon Empress…]
“I don’t like the name Chenmeng. After observing your fate, I bestow upon you the name Qinghan. Do you like it?”
[Even as your master for just a day, I will not fail you. Though fate is predetermined, I will bear the burden for you.]
“Thank you, Master, for bestowing the name!” She heard everything clearly, but since Su Cheng didn’t say it aloud, Ye Chenmeng didn’t ask.
Ye… Qinghan. This was the name her master had given her, the future her master had rewritten for her, defying fate!
In the distance, Cheng Liang watched this scene. He now understood that Ye Qinghan had only stayed by Su Cheng’s side for that sword!
He resolved in his heart that he would save her!
He couldn’t let such a wonderful girl fall into Su Cheng’s hands!
He only had a few Heaven-tier artifacts, and he didn’t have a top-grade Heaven-tier immortal sword. But now that Ye Qinghan had obtained the Frost Sword, surely there was no reason for her to refuse him anymore.