Chapter 149: Being Scolded

In the room.

Ruan Wei knelt upright in front of the spirit mirror, his face showing a sad look as if he had lost all vitality and energy.

She said sadly, "Second Uncle, I will never again..."

"shut up."

Chao Jian interrupted her directly and said coldly: "Take back your worthless promise."

Ruan Wei shuddered and quipped softly, "...it's still worth something."

Asami said, "Hmm?"

Ruan Wei, "It's okay, it's okay, Uncle Master, you can continue to scold me."

Hearing her say this, Chao Jian's forehead throbbed with anger again. He gritted his teeth and said, "You! What can I say about you?!"

"How many times have I told you not to use the Blood Formation? You also promised me you would never use it again. And now? You're using it right in front of Mirror Butterfly. Are you afraid I won't see?!"

Ruan Wei was startled, then lowered his head, "I know I was wrong, uncle."

Chao Jian ignored her and continued, "I told you that the Ten Directions Competition is unimportant. What on earth are you thinking about?"

Looking at the child opposite the spiritual mirror, whom he could be said to have raised, a trace of sadness flashed in Chao Jian's eyes.

From the first time I met Ruan Wei.

As soon as he met the emperor, he knew that this child would have to suffer in the future.

She is too stubborn and too perseverant. There are too many difficulties and dangers in this world that can stop people like her.

So Chao Jian trapped Ruan Wei on the mountain to temper her mood, her face and her arrogant temper.

Who would have thought——

She really didn't care about her dignity anymore, but her determination to win hadn't changed at all!

Chao Jian sighed, "You can't do this, Weiwei."

"Senior Brother once said that sword cultivators must strive for victory without hesitation. I agree with this statement. But I disagree with you. You have learned the strengths of hundreds of schools and practiced many methods. You should know when to advance and retreat."

"You clearly understand, why don't you avoid it?"

After hearing this, Ruan Wei fell silent.

After she was eliminated, she had been thinking about it and wondered if there might not have been a better way.

It was as if as soon as Ruan Wei looked into Wang Xixing's eyes, which were burning with war, all the evil intentions in his heart were burned away and replaced by the fire ignited in his own heart.

Ah... and the influence of Yuan Chuiyun's war song, which changed Ruan Wei's primary goal from avoiding to fighting.

Why is that? She is not someone who is easily provoked.

She knows it.

Ruan Wei thought for a moment before answering, "Because I refuse to accept it."

Chao Jian was stunned when he heard this.

The girl's eyes were full of stars, just like the stars twinkling in the deep night sky, dazzling and shining.

"It has been six years since I established my foundation at eleven, and I still haven't made any progress. The golden elixir is nowhere in sight. Uncle Master, I can't accept it."

"In Penglai, my fellow disciples all gave me the benefit of the doubt. When we sparred, they would suppress their spiritual power to the same level as mine. Over time, I couldn't even detect the gap, and I often felt proud of my own excellence in swordsmanship."

"I thought I wasn't bad."

Ruan Wei's eyes flashed with confusion, "But uncle, it's different here."

"There are also differences among direct descendants. Some are halfway to the Nascent Soul stage, while others can barely establish their foundation. I used to think that spiritual power couldn't determine everything, because I've seen many examples of the weak defeating the strong. But when I faced Wang Xixing's dazzling Fu Lan sword alone, Second Uncle, my hand trembled as I gripped the sword."

As Ruan Wei spoke, there was a smile on the corner of her mouth.

At that time, she was looking at Wang Xixing's two swords combined, and she was afraid when facing Fu Lan's sword that was slashing down.

Under spiritual pressure, all beings are equal.

She said lightly:

"I'm shaking, and I'm afraid of pain."

It actually really hurts.

When he was hit by that sword, even if he was protected by the formation and the black iron.

Ruan Wei also felt that his internal organs were instantly stirred into chaos by Wang Xixing's spiritual pressure and sword energy.

The pain was so severe that she dug her fingertips into her flesh, and she was barely able to control her expression.

After being eliminated, facing the concern of fellow students and teachers, Ruan Wei, who knew that he was just gambling, could only smile and dared not complain at all.

This was chosen by Ruan Wei himself.

Her eyes lit up with sparks, and her voice gradually became higher:

“I only then realized that only a minority can defeat the strong with the weak.”

"Yes, I know the Ten Directions Competition won't really get anyone hurt. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity where I can give it my all without any scruples. So I'm determined to fight for it! I'm determined to challenge the sword with my body and give it a try! I just want to know what the difference is between me and the Golden Core?"

"There's such a huge difference..." Ruan Wei smiled self-deprecatingly. Her eyes were dull, like a wounded deer trembling in the wind.

The helpless look in his eyes is heartbreaking.

"I've tried, I know. Second Uncle, building a foundation is not enough."

The girl said: "I don't want to be stuck in the foundation-building stage anymore."

She admitted her weakness, but was never satisfied.

There is no genius in this world who is unaware of it, just as there is no handsome guy in this world who is unaware of it.

If you have the above two, don't doubt it, you are pretending.

Ruan Wei also likes to play the pig and eat the tiger, and likes to pretend to be a genius without knowing it.

Just pretend, but don't be a real pig.

Born with a spiritual body and eleven foundations, these are titles of genius unprecedented in the world of cultivation. She should have always been a genius on the list.

But the heart-eating insect blocked Ruan Wei's way.

After so many failed attempts to reach the Golden Core stage, and with his spiritual veins aching from the impact of spiritual energy, Ruan Wei continued to work hard night after night.

She can neither be promoted nor be demoted.

No one in the Penglai Immortal Sect would mention her cultivation level in front of Ruan Wei, so Ruan Wei could deceive herself and ignore the matter; but it was different in Tongzhou, everyone's eyes seemed to be telling Ruan Wei.

Ah, how come she is only at the foundation-building stage? How come the second elder sister of Penglai Immortal Sect is only at the late stage of foundation-building?

How could she bear this! How could she accept this!

Even though Ruan Wei eventually brought up nine direct descendants on her own, everyone still emphasized her intelligence and wisdom.

But if she had the ability, why would she do this——

These heartfelt words made Chao Jian's mouth corners slowly rise.

"Wei Wei."

Chao Jian called her, and Ruan Wei looked up, only to meet the gentle smiling eyes of Second Uncle.

Ruan Wei was stunned.

Chao Jian traced the girl's clear eyes through the spiritual mirror and said with a smile, "You have grown up."

Ruan Wei, “…”

"Second Uncle, of course I've grown up. I'm already seventeen..."

If she doesn't grow up she will get old.

"That's not it," Chao Jian interrupted her rambling and looked at her helplessly, "You know, out of the five of you, I spent the most effort to straighten you out."

Ruan Wei nodded, "Yes. My uncle-master said that I am arrogant and have a narrow temper and heart."

At that time, Ruan Wei nodded and acknowledged what Chao Jian said, and then secretly wrote Chao Jian's name in the grudge book in his heart.

Of course she knows what kind of person she is, but it would be wrong for you to expose her, uncle!

What's wrong with being stingy!

What's wrong with holding a grudge?

It's not like she needs to see a doctor, so what if she has some mental problems?