“Hmph, disciple, at least you have some conscience.”

Luo Huangjun saw the words in Chu Ge's diary, maintaining a cold and aloof demeanor on the surface, but only she knew what she truly thought inside.

However, she felt a slightly unpleasant emotion towards Shui Qianrou, the first person Chu Ge put the yandao ring on, even though Shui Qianrou was her Shimei with whom she had a good relationship.

It wasn't quite jealousy, nor was it just envy; it was more than that.

In short, it made her quite bothered.

'If he puts the yandao ring on you, does that mean you're his?'

Luo Huangjun murmured softly in her heart.

She was somewhat afraid to face it, yet also somewhat expectant; her emotions were complex, her mood conflicted, but there was no thought of resistance whatsoever.

Unlike Luo Huangjun's conflicted feelings and Su Ling'er's happiness, Tantai Jinglian's mood was far from pleasant.

“Hehe, Shizhi seems to have almost forgotten about me, his Shibo (Senior Martial Aunt)...”

A dangerous laugh rang out, and Tantai Jinglian's face revealed a smile full of hidden meaning.

In truth, she was feeling a little anxious at this moment.

Since being consecutively outshone by Luo Huangjun and her disciple last time, she had intended to take the initiative.

But man proposes, God disposes; Chu Ge actually chose to enter secluded cultivation.

Even Luo Huangjun and Su Ling'er stayed cooped up in Taihuang Hall, not stepping out, cultivating and digesting the rewards from the Diary Copy.

This left her with nowhere to exert her strength.

She already had very little interaction with Chu Ge; they hadn't even had a proper conversation.

Although Chu Ge, the Taihuang Holy Land's Grand Elder, was impressed by her at their first meeting.

But as time went on, Chu Ge, the owner of the diary, would likely have a shallower impression of her.

Even now, Shui Qianrou, who didn't even have a Diary Copy yet, was already surpassing her.

This was the real reason Tantai Jinglian felt a hint of urgency.

“It seems I need to find an opportunity for Shizhi to get to know me, his Shibo (Senior Martial Aunt), again.”

A deep red glow flashed in Tantai Jinglian's eyes, and she had already made up her mind.

Since Shui Qianrou could arrange to meet Chu Ge under the guise of gratitude, she could do the same.

After all, that day she had agreed for the Holy Land to custom-forge a spirit weapon for Chu Ge, precisely with the intention of using it as an excuse to create more interactions with him.

However, her thoughts had now changed.

Just more interaction wasn't enough.

She wanted to leave a deeper impression in Chu Ge's mind, an impression strong enough for him to never forget!

“Ding, detected that the daily diary recording reward for diary owner Chu Ge has been settled. Diary Copy owner Tantai Jinglian has received the reward: Three-Day Cultivation Boost Card * 1.”

The notification sound rang, instantly making Tantai Jinglian's already less-than-good mood even worse.

During Chu Ge's secluded cultivation period, all the rewards she received were, without exception, Cultivation Boost Cards, the best of which was only for half a month.

Clicking open her friends list, she initially wanted to ask Luo Huangjun about the rewards she had received during this period, but after much hesitation, she still didn't send the message.

She was afraid of being hit again.

“Ding, detected that the daily diary recording reward for diary owner Chu Ge has been settled. Diary Copy owner Luo Huangjun has received the reward: One-Month Cultivation Boost Card * 1.”

Luo Huangjun calmly claimed her reward, her heart completely unperturbed.

Most of the rewards during this period were like this, but she did have one extremely lucky moment where she received the highest-grade reward, and her Bloodline awakening progress reached 6%.

On the other side.

“Ding, detected that the daily diary recording reward for diary owner Chu Ge has been settled. Diary Copy owner Su Ling'er has received the reward: Skill Boost Card · One Month * 1.”

“Eh? Is this a new reward I haven't seen before?”

Su Ling'er immediately became interested.

Without hesitation, Su Ling'er claimed the reward and used it.

A stream of light entered her glabella, and Su Ling'er understood instantly, closing her eyes.

Various insights appeared in her mind.

After a few breaths, Su Ling'er opened her eyes again, a look of delight flashing within them.

“How amazing!”

She couldn't help but exclaim.

In just a few breaths, her understanding of her own skills had deepened significantly; the improvement was no different from a month of self-study.

【Besides everything on Shuiyue Peak, today I also managed to extract a wave of Villain Points from Ye Chen, the Child of Destiny.】

【I have to say, the Child of Destiny is truly an unstable factor. Even though Ye Chen fights fierce beasts daily in the Taihuang Hunting Ground to temper himself, he hasn't forgotten to stir up trouble, actually setting his sights on Water Martial Aunt.】

【I don't know what specific schemes Ye Chen has, or what thoughts he harbors, but it's probably nothing more than befriending Water Martial Aunt first to gain various benefits for himself, and then, when the time is ripe, to seize both her person and her wealth.】

【A good idea, if there wasn't me, this variable, he might actually succeed in the end. Unfortunately, there is no 'if' in this world.】

【I must say, having people work under you really feels good. I finally understand why the villains in the novels I used to read all had a large number of underlings.】

【Tantai Lan is truly dedicated; because of him, Ye Chen's actions are basically within my grasp.】

【However, I'm maintaining a wait-and-see attitude towards this person for now. His overtures of goodwill towards me came very abruptly; there might be hidden reasons behind it.】

Seeing this, Tantai Jinglian's face broke into a smile.

Tantai Lan's desperate defection to Chu Ge was, naturally, at her instruction.

As for Chu Ge's suspicion, she didn't care; Tantai Lan was merely a chess piece.

Without Tantai Lan, there could still be Tantai Hai, Tantai Lang...

Tantai Lan was an insignificant minor character; even though he shared the Tantai surname, Tantai Jinglian had never paid him any mind.

Whether using him to test Ye Chen and the remnant soul in his yandao ring, or having him pledge allegiance to Chu Ge and work for him, it was merely a matter of convenience, just having a tool available to use.

She didn't mind doing some things for Chu Ge and providing some assistance.

After all, she also benefited from Chu Ge.

Buzz buzz buzz.

“Hmm?”

Tantai Jinglian raised an eyebrow slightly; someone had sent her a message.

She opened her friends interface, and it was indeed a message from Luo Huangjun.

A smile played on her lips as she opened it.

【Luo Huangjun: Shijie, is this Tantai Lan your person?】

Facing the Taihuang Holy Master's inquiry, Tantai Jinglian calmly began to reply.

【Tantai Jinglian: Yes, Shimei is so impatient to find out the reason for Shizhi?】

【Luo Huangjun: Don't affect Xiao Chu.】

【Tantai Jinglian: Hehe, Xiao Chu, it's only been this long and the address has changed. It's truly intimate. I wonder when Shimei's 'Xiao Chu' will become 'Chu Lang'?

【Luo Huangjun: Shijie, don't talk nonsense *angry emoji.jpg*.】

Seeing this, Tantai Jinglian's smile grew even brighter.

She could already imagine the expression on her usually aloof Shimei's face at the other end of these few exchanges.

She probably was alone in her cultivation room, looking at the rather bold words she had sent, wanting to retort but not knowing how to speak, only able to reply with those few words, both shy and anxious.

Tantai Jinglian didn't continue to tease. Seeing that Chu Ge's diary had stopped recording.

She habitually stretched her body, stood up, and walked into the refining room, which she hadn't set foot in for some time.

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