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nChapter 50: 50

nChapter 50 – Shui Yuner

nBright light teeters in the sky, soon to disappear behind the horizon .

nThe sky is a little dim right now .

nSeveral hours have passed since the girl in a purple dress appeared, and the bright yellow sunlight has become darker in color .

nWhen you’re waiting, time seems to be flowing at a snail’s pace, specially when you know that the thing you’re waiting for will come, but not when it will come .

nThis is torture . Perhaps it is also a trial .

n“I’m afraid it won’t be my turn today . ” A girl murmured, and then saw a youth come out of the hall .

nDejected, he didn’t perform well? He is already the fifteenth one .

nNo one can be sure that they will be selected . The expression of everyone who comes out of the hall is the same, a mixture of numerous emotions – unwillingness, hesitation, disappointment, frustration, bitterness…

nAll this is a statement to the high threshold of the Merak Temple .

nCan I pass? The girl doesn’t know, nobody knows .

nBut one thing is for sure – if you don’t try, don’t even talk about hope .

nThe only thing the girl can do is to go all out; the rest is left to fate .

n“… the last one today . ” A loud voice interrupted the girl’s musing and drew her attention .

nThe speaker is a Merak Temple disciple called Qian Duoduo . As he has introduced himself before, the girl knew his name . He walked out of the hall after the previous applicant, and is now looking at the information in his hands .

n“Shui Yuner . ” He shouted a name, the girl’s name .

nAs she didn’t expect that she would make it today, the girl was a little stunned, and didn’t respond immediately .

n“Is Shui Yuner here?” Probably because he didn’t get a response right away, Qian Duoduo looked around, puzzled .

n“I’m her . ” Shui Yuner finally answered loudly .

nWhen Qian Duoduo’s eyes fell on Shui Yuner, surprise crept onto his face . The girl didn’t know what the youth was surprised about . He quickly withdrew the look of surprise and put a smile on his face . This isn’t something worth paying attention to . After all, she was used to such surprise .

nShe stands out, for better or for worse .

n“Okay, come with me . ” Qian Duoduo beckoned Shui Yuner, and then looked at the crowd, “Those whose name has’t been called today come again tomorrow . You can disband . ”

nAs he made this announcement, Shui Yuner seemed to hear numerous sighs of relief .

nIs this something to celebrate? No, maybe this brief respite will take some weight off their mind . The girl mused . But this isn’t the time to indulge in her thoughts .

nQian Duoduo was standing in front of the door, waiting . Shui Yuner approached him quickly .

nAs the distance between the two gradually got closer, the feeling of breathlessness inside her became more obvious .

nIt’s a feeling of nervousness that comes close to the feeling of deadly danger .

nThe girl counted the steps in order to distract herself . Unfortunately, it was of limited effect . In the end, she had to take a deep breath, and then expel her nervousness .

n“Don’t be nervous, just follow your own pace . ” Qian Duoduo stopped in front of the door to the hall and said with a smile .

nIs he comforting me? It was clearly just a simple sentence, yet the tension in my heart seems to have eased by a lot! How amazing! Shui Yuner smiled and nodded .

n“Alright, come in . ” The young man nodded with satisfaction, and then opened the door and made an inviting gesture .

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nShui Yuner looked up .

nThe hall isn’t bright due to the sun setting in the horizon . Three figures half-hidden in the dusk are sitting behind the long table, and their outlines can barely be seen .

nEven so, their eyes are still bright, and the most eye-catching among them is a pair of bright yellow beads .

nThe pair of eyes shine unusually bright .

nThe owner of the pair of eyes was looking at Shui Yuner with kindness .

nIt’s her! Shui Yuner saw the little girl with an astonishing aura around her again .

nShui Yuner doesn’t know her name, but she does know the name of the other two .

n“Go ahead . ” Qian Duoduo kindly remind Shui Yuner that she spaced, and let her come back to her senses .

n“Thank you, Senior Disciple Brother Qian . ” The girl smiled, and then took a step forward .

nThe next moment, a sharp sound suddenly reverberated .

nThe sharp sound is similar to an arrow whistling through the air .

nSomething is shooting towards me, and fast! Incredibly fast! Although she couldn’t catch sight of it, but Shui Yuner stepped back instinctively because of the critical sense of danger .

n“…!” A sharp pain came from the tip of her nose .

nSomething brushed past the tip of her nose . It felt like a sharp knife has scratched her gently .

nWhat if I didn’t dodge in time…? Shui Yuner felt a chill in her heart, and then looked at the attacker in confusion and anger .

n“… what is the meaning of this, Elder Xia?”

n“You know that it was me?” Xia Xue asked with a smile .

nWhat does she mean? Shui Yuner hesitated for a moment, until she saw the little girl sitting next to Xia Xue signalling with her eyes from the corner of her eye .

n… is she telling me to answer truthfully? The girl guessed .

n“Yes, I know . That true qi was ejected from your left had, Elder Xia . ”

n“Well done . ” Xia Xue face froze, and she praised a little reluctantly .

nIn contrast, the little girl next to her urged with a pleased expression: “Little Xue, what are you spacing out for . Write ‘qi perception excellent’!”

n“Xue Jiujiu, it seems you don’t know what it means to respect your teacher . Why are you instructing me?”

nSo her name is Xue Jiujiu? Is she Elder Xia’s disciple? Shui Yuner’s mind revolved lightning-fast . For some reason, she just cares about this lass with bright yellow eyes .

nIs it due to a specious feeling of familiarity? Shui Yuner feels that there is some resonance between them .

n“Then you better distinguish between public and private!” Xue Jiujiu folded her arms and said with a dissatisfied expression .

n“Hey, you’re so biased . ”

nXia Xue is obviously mocking Xue Jiujiu, but what does she mean with biased? Biased towards whom?

nShui Yuner feels confused regarding the interaction between the two, and she tilted her head inadvertently .

n“Elder, Elder Xia, it’s getting late . ” Probably aware of Shui Yuner’s puzzled look, Gong Tianqing who has been silent until now remind timidly .

n“Miss Shui 1, I will ask you some questions next . Please answer them truthfully . ” Following the flow, Xia Xue went back on track, unconcerned .

nHer display is too natural and a bit abrupt, as if nothing happened, which caused Shui Yuner’s response to be delayed by half a beat . “Oh, okay . Please go ahead . ”

n“Okay . ” Xia Xue seemed to ask casually, “Are you a prostitute? A performer?”

n“I’m just selling my music for a living . I’m not a prostitute . ”

nXia Xue nodded, and then wrote something on the notebook in front of her .

n“Why does it say in your place of origin ‘don’t know’?”

n“I’m an orphan . ” Shui Yuner lowered her gaze and answered .

nXia Xue stopped, and then asked another question: “Do you know who your parents are?”

n“I don’t . ”

nIn fact she does know, but she answered that she doesn’t .

n“Please don’t take offense, but we have the responsibility to make sure that your background is clean . ” Xia Xue explained, and Shui Yuner nodded her head in order to express her understanding .

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n“It’s good that you understand . ” Xia Xue nodded with satisfaction, and then asked seemingly casually, “The last question . If your enemy is in front of you, will you take revenge?”

nA ba-thump sound came from Shui Yuner’s heart .

nDoes she know something? She tried to read Xia Xue’s face, but the other side just looked at her with a poker face, quiet .

nKeeping her cool, Shui Yuner asked calmly: “What sort of enemy?”

n“Hmm…” Xia Xue thought for a moment, and then spoke in a tone of negotiation: “How about an enemy who killed your parents?”

n“I will . ”

n“At all cost?”

n“At all cost . ” She blurted out without thinking . In fact, who knows what she wanted to answer at first, but for some reason, she replied truthfully .

n“You obviously don’t know who your parents are; you can say that you never had any parents, so what makes you so sure that you can go so far to avenge your parents?” Propping her head up with her hand, Xia Xue looked at Shui Yuner and asked full of interest .

n“… because it’s human nature . ”

n“Human nature, you say…” Xia Xue repeated meaningfully .

n“Hey, Little Xue, where are you going with this?”

n“Who is the one in charge here?”

nDissatisfied, Xue Jiujiu complained, but then was stumped by Xia Xue’s reply .

nAre they really teacher and disciple? Why do they feel more like siblings? Shui Yuner wondered again about the relationship between Xue Jiujiu and Xia Xue . Something isn’t right .

n1 – Shui (水) means water . A few chapters ago, she was referred to as the water-colored girl .

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