Chapter 3859 — Something Fishy
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
The reason she had taken the initiative to show Wei Zhao favor was simply that she saw he was relatively strong among the crowd, and that the other Azure Cloud Pavilion newcomers seemed rather in awe of him. She had judged him no simple sort—someone worth making use of.
She had assumed this sort of thing would be child's play for a great beauty like herself, that she could make Wei Zhao fall at her feet with the greatest of ease. Never had she imagined that this creature Wei Zhao would be so oblivious—ignoring her twice in a row as she showed him favor before the crowd!
Did this creature think he was some top-tier young master like Xu Lingchong? Could he really be dreaming that a great beauty like her would throw herself at him?
A mere early Foundation Establishment cultivator with no background or foundation to speak of—this young lady granting you a second glance is already a blessing you could not earn in several lifetimes, and you still expect a beauty to throw herself at you? Pah, as if you deserve it!
Though furious inside, with so many people watching and this being her first appearance before the crowd, Murong Zhen did not want to lose her poise and ruin her image. She had not yet given up on herself.
Even after being ruthlessly banished to become an Azure Cloud Pavilion newcomer, Murong Zhen had not the slightest intention of giving up. She was still thinking that during her time at the Welcome Pavilion, she would seize the chance to win over a few promising, powerful newcomers, in preparation for dealing with Shangguan Lan'er in the days to come!
To deal with that lofty eldest daughter, Shangguan Lan'er, the Azure Cloud Pavilion newcomers present would certainly be of no great use—but they were not entirely worthless either. When the time came, she could hatch a scheme and use them as cannon fodder, could she not?
Just as Murong Zhen was stewing in awkward vexation over Wei Zhao's cold response, Meng Jueming, the managing senior brother, stepped forward of his own accord to smooth things over for her.
"All right, everyone quiet down. Let me introduce everyone properly!" Meng Jueming smiled at Murong Zhen with feigned warmth, then announced in a ringing voice, "Starting today, Miss Murong here is officially a newcomer of our Azure Cloud Pavilion. Like everyone else, she will take part in the upcoming newcomer assessments. As for the assessments already conducted, there will be no separate make-up test."
Pausing, Meng Jueming went on, "In addition, since all fifteen cave dwellings at the foot of the mountain are already occupied, per the instructions of the higher-ups, we are to build Miss Murong a wooden hut on the spot as temporary lodging."
At these words the crowd exchanged glances. To say they felt not the least puzzlement at Murong Zhen's arrival would surely be a lie.
With Murong Zhen's strength and backing, joining the Triple-Tiered Pavilion would have been a mere word away. Her joining the Welcome Pavilion midway was fishy enough in itself—and what was more, she had not joined the Soaring Heavens Pavilion, but their own Azure Cloud Pavilion.
That being so, even after leaving the Welcome Pavilion in the future, according to the long-standing rules of the Triple-Tiered Pavilion, she could only become an inner disciple of the Azure Cloud Pavilion, not of the Soaring Heavens Pavilion—and the difference in treatment between the two was vast beyond measure!
For Murong Zhen, who by all rights should have become an inner disciple of the Soaring Heavens Pavilion, this was nothing short of a ruthless, merciless suppression!
What was more, after becoming an Azure Cloud Pavilion newcomer, Murong Zhen had not only lost at the starting line in the all-important newcomer assessment, but did not even have the most basic, most ramshackle cave dwelling—they were merely having a wooden hut built for her on the spot! RS