Good heavens, the ancestor has gone to confess his love again!

what?

Ye Han was completely dumbfounded.

What's going on?

And he even lectured me, telling me that young people should focus on spiritual practice while older people should focus on dating?

what……

That seems to make some sense.

Ye Han's brain was completely blank and chaotic. He could only watch helplessly as Xu Pingsheng took away the large cluster of Moon Heart Orchids that he had painstakingly collected.

Not only him, but all the disciples in the entire square were dumbfounded and speechless.

This old man Xu... is too brave!

First, she ruined Ye Han's long-planned confession ceremony in public, then she snatched the flowers he had carefully prepared, and then went to confess to his sweetheart.

This is... absolutely devastating!

Xu Pingsheng, disregarding those around him and without the slightest hesitation, held the fragrant, white moon orchid in his hands and walked straight to Wen Lingxi. He slowly knelt on one knee, looked up at the beauty before him with sincere and unwavering eyes, and spoke with deep affection:

"Lingxi, I hereby declare before the entire sect that you are my woman!"

"Lingxi, marry me..."

After he finished speaking, the entire room fell into a deathly silence; you could hear a pin drop.

Everyone was speechless, their hearts filled with absurd astonishment.

no……

Ah Zhen, are you serious?

They were already halfway to the grave; if they had simply expressed their feelings and said a few words from the heart, that would have been fine. After all, there were countless disciples who admired the Holy Maiden, so it wasn't shameful.

But you took advantage of my kindness and proposed marriage directly, which is really ungrateful.

The Holy Maiden didn't kill you with a single sword strike because she's kind; she even wants you to marry her...

I like you because you're old, or because you don't shower?

Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself in the mirror? Do you two look worthy standing together?

Wen Lingxi frowned slightly, clearly not expecting that her tactful refusal would not deter Xu Pingsheng. Instead, he seemed to be bewitched and single-mindedly set his sights on her.

She sighed inwardly. It seemed that unless she made things clear, this senior would not give up his thoughts.

He immediately suppressed the tenderness in his eyes, his expression turning cold. He nodded slowly, each word deliberate and firm:

"Senior Xu, we're not a good match. Please don't say things like that again!"

[Ding! Host's confession was rejected. Received a random compensation reward of three catties of Taiyi True Water]

Hearing the system's pleasant voice, Xu Pingsheng felt delighted.

He didn't care about Wen Lingxi's firm rejection at all; in fact, he almost burst out laughing.

This is exactly the effect he wanted!

A good woman is easily swayed by persistent advances. He finally found a gentle and docile little lamb, so he was bound to fleece her mercilessly!

I've already collected all three rewards for today, so I'll just come back tomorrow. Anyway, this newcomer competition will last for a full half month, so I must make sure to grab as many generous rewards as possible before I'm expelled from the sect!

at the same time.

Ye Han, who had been frozen in place, finally snapped out of his utter bewilderment. His face turned from pale to red, then to a dark, livid color, and he trembled with rage.

Looking at her empty hands, and then at the bunch of moonflower orchids that should have belonged to her in Xu Pingsheng's hand, a sense of utter humiliation surged to her head, and anger welled up inside her.

He stared intently at Xu Pingsheng, the murderous intent in his eyes almost tangible, and he growled through gritted teeth:

"You old bastard! You're asking for it!"

Before he finished speaking, he struck out with a powerful palm.

A fierce palm strike, carrying a chilling killing intent, hurtled straight towards Xu Pingsheng's back.

The palm strike was swift and ruthless, clearly intended to cripple Xu Pingsheng on the spot and vent his pent-up hatred.

The incident happened suddenly, and the elders on the high platform changed their expressions abruptly, rising to their feet and shouting sternly:

"stop!"

At the critical moment, Wen Lingxi moved slightly, her white clothes fluttering, and suddenly stood in front of Xu Pingsheng.

She raised her hand and waved it lightly, without the slightest hint of hostility, and easily blocked the fierce palm strike.

Wen Lingxi's cold gaze swept over Ye Han, her tone tinged with anger as she sharply rebuked him:

"Ye Han, this is the Guanghan Immortal Palace. In full view of everyone, you dare to openly commit murder! Do you have no respect for the sect's rules and regulations?!"

"Even if he were a lowly servant, you have no right to kill him!"

Wen Lingxi's sharp shout was like a heavy hammer blow to Ye Han's forehead, instantly sobering him up.

This is not the Ye family, but the Guanghan Immortal Palace, one of the three major powers in Qingzhou.

Although the Ye family is powerful, it is not enough to shake the Guanghan Immortal Palace.

He took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the anger and frustration that was about to explode in his chest, and slowly backed away.

The ashen and ferocious look on his face quickly faded, replaced by an extremely unpleasant expression, alternating between pale and flushed, feeling even worse than if he had swallowed a fly.

"You filthy bitch! If you hadn't been lucky enough to be chosen as the saintess, you would have been my plaything long ago!"

"Just you wait, one day I'll make you kneel before me and beg for my life..."

"And that old bastard, he must die, die, die!"

Ye Han roared madly in his heart.

A few breaths later.

"Ahem..." Ye Han coughed lightly, trying to cover up his earlier loss of composure. He barely suppressed the anger in his heart and addressed the elders and Chu Yunyao on the high platform in a deep voice:

"Just now... I was feeling unwell and agitated, and I almost lost my composure. I hope the elders will forgive me."

He paused, then added with difficulty:

"I, your disciple... request to withdraw from this competition."

The elders on the platform exchanged glances, their expressions varying.

The host, Chu Yunyao, frowned slightly, clearly extremely displeased with Ye Han's earlier recklessness. However, upon hearing that he wanted to leave, she only hesitated for a moment before slowly nodding.

"Since you are feeling unwell, please go and rest. I hereby declare Wen Lingxi the winner of this duel!"

"Next match, let's continue!"

As the words fell, Ye Han slowly walked off the stage, his gaze fixed intently on Xu Pingsheng, as if he wanted to tear him apart alive.

Xu Pingsheng didn't care at all.

There are plenty of people who want to kill me, who do you think you are?

However, having used up all three rewards for today, there's no point in staying any longer. I'll continue to the back mountain to tend to the flowers and plants, and also get familiar with the Pure Yang Holy Body and the Beginningless Bell.

Thinking of this, Xu Pingsheng turned and left without the slightest hesitation.

Seeing this, Wen Lingxi also breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that after being clearly rejected, Senior Xu completely extinguished his desire to pursue her.

That's fine...

But for some reason, watching Xu Pingsheng turn and leave so smoothly, she suddenly felt empty inside.

The ensuing battle proceeded in an orderly fashion, but the crowd, having just witnessed the dramatic events between the saintess and the servant, found it rather dull.

No one noticed that a sly glint flashed in the beautiful eyes of an ordinary-looking female disciple in the crowd.

It was as if they had discovered some interesting new toy.

...............

Two hours later.

"I've waited so long, and today has finally come. I've waited so long, and my dream has finally come true..."

Xu Pingsheng hummed a little tune as he slowly turned over the soil between the medicinal herbs.

Perhaps it was because he was in a good mood, but the soil in the herb garden was loose and soft today, making it exceptionally easy to turn over.

He was also planning that after he finished turning over this piece of land, he would go to the back mountain to ask a few familiar female disciples for a cup of spiritual tea, and while he was at it, he would think about what kind of new "confession scene" he should come up with for the Holy Maiden Wen Lingxi tomorrow, so as to try to earn some more rewards.

Before he could finish singing the tune, he suddenly heard a whooshing sound behind him!

Immediately afterwards—

"Thump!"

With a muffled thud, a bamboo medicine basket slammed solidly into his back!

"Who is it?! How dare you ambush me?"

Xu Ping suddenly turned around, bursting into a rage:

"I really want to fucking kill you..."