Kuwu didn't know what to say, so he just reached out and patted her head.

Wan Ge looked at Ku Wu in front of her and said softly, "Please don't tell anyone about this, Senior Sister."

"I know." Of course, she wouldn't tell anyone. What would others think of her and Senior Sister Qi Luo if they knew?

Wan Ge didn't have such thoughts; after all, she didn't care what others thought. Her main concern was Qi Luo…

Although she has very complicated feelings towards Qi Luo right now, and although there's an element of being deceived in her, they've both been deceiving each other. Therefore, she still doesn't want Qi Luo's reputation to be ruined.

Since Qi Luo is pretending to be a woman in the sect, he must have his reasons. Moreover, the Heavenly Mirror that the Demon Lord desires is very likely in his possession, so his identity must be quite extraordinary.

If rumors were to spread that Qi Luo had something going on with his junior sister, then his reputation within the sect would be completely ruined.

Wan Ge wasn't entirely sure of her own feelings, but she had a high probability of sensing them and was more or less aware of her current situation.

However, there were too many things separating them, whether it was racial discrimination or mutual deception, any one of which could cause their already fragile relationship to collapse.

So Wan Ge still subconsciously avoids Qi Luo, which is why she still doesn't want to face him.

…

Two days later, Wan Ge calmed down again and began her cultivation with her fellow disciples.

As soon as she arrived, several senior brothers and sisters surrounded her, asking her with concern what was wrong. They had all heard that their junior sister wasn't feeling well, which was why she hadn't come for several days.

With a faint smile, Wan Ge replied, "Thank you for your concern, senior brothers and sisters. I'm fine now."

"That's good." The senior brother in front of Wan Ge breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he reached out to pat her head, someone next to him called out.

"Senior Sister Qi Luo is here."

So everyone stood still, and no one whispered anymore.

Qi Luo looked at them with a cold expression, then told them to practice hard and ask him if they had any questions.

Qi Luo's gaze only lingered on Wan Ge for a moment before quickly shifting away.

…

Throughout the day, the other party didn't pay attention to Wan Ge when she was slacking off. The only time the other party would speak up and give her some pointers was when she realized that her cultivation method was wrong.

However… after speaking, Qi Luo turned to look at the other disciples. It was clear that Qi Luo had not only reverted to her former self, but was even more indifferent than before.

Wan Ge felt a little uncomfortable, but she silently thought to herself that this was fine too, at least she wasn't so awkward when she was with him.

After the training ended, Qi Luo left, and Wan Ge followed Ku Wu away.

Halfway there, Wan Ge felt as if someone was watching her, but when she turned around, she found nothing.

At first, she thought it was just her imagination, but over the next month or so, Wan Ge often had this feeling. However, the other party was very good at hiding themselves, and she couldn't catch them no matter how hard she tried.

Wan Ge had a guess in mind about who it was, so she deliberately walked alone. When she reached a staircase, she deliberately twisted her ankle and almost fell, but someone caught her.

Looking at the other person's stunningly beautiful face, Wan Ge felt no unfamiliarity. If nothing unexpected happened, this was the person who had been following her all along.