Jian Yunlu chuckled and said, "In Young Master Zhang's words, this little maid's talent and strength are indeed a bit weak, and she is not worthy of Young Master Zhang. If Young Master Zhang is interested, I will select a female disciple from the Sword Clan's direct lineage who is quite good in terms of quality, beauty, and talent to introduce to you. What do you say?"
Zhang Yun shook his head and chuckled, "Miss Yunluo, before this, didn't you already discuss with Brother Yunxiao about having me join the Sword Immortal's Mansion?"
"I didn't mean it that way originally, but since you said it yourself, joining the Sword Mansion is a good choice."
Jian Yunlu smiled, making no attempt to hide her appreciation for Zhang Yun, but it remained just that—appreciation. However, it did attract several unfriendly glances.
"Zhuo Xinyan, is it really you?"
Zhang Yun's gaze remained fixed on the young and beautiful woman. At this moment, he was finally able to confirm that his feeling earlier was correct. This young woman was none other than Zhuo Xinyan, who had helped him out of a predicament at Yunwu Sect!
"No, it wasn't me, young master, you've mistaken me for someone else." The young woman lowered her head even further and denied it hastily, not daring to look Zhang Yun in the eye.
"Zhang Yun, do you know her?"
A beautiful woman with a cool and aloof demeanor stepped forward, her beautiful eyes showing a hint of doubt before she suddenly realized what was going on.
“You were all disciples of the Yunwu Sect before, no wonder, no wonder.”
"Xinyan, what are you doing here?" Looking at the usually aloof Zhuo Xinyan, Zhang Yun frowned slightly, a sense of guilt rising in his heart.
He destroyed the Yunwu Sect, so it's normal for Zhuo Xinyan to leave the Yunwu Sect.
But he never expected that the peerless genius of Yunwu Sect, who was high above others and ranked among the top three on the list of geniuses, would now be working as a maid serving tea and water to others.
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Chapter 187 So What
"Young master, you have mistaken me for someone else. I do not know you."
The young woman kept her head down, never daring to look Zhang Yun in the eye.
Watching the young woman hurriedly leave, Jian Mo chuckled and said, "Brother Zhang, it seems this little maid isn't interested in you."
After the young woman left, the beautiful but aloof woman followed her from behind and called out to her.
"Zhuo Xinyan, you stop right there!"
"Cousin, what's got you so angry?" Zhuo Xinyan turned around, a hint of confusion flashing in her beautiful eyes.
"Zhuo Xinyan, I went to so much trouble to persuade my uncle to let you enter the Sword Mansion to cultivate, but what you did was, ostensibly for cultivation, but actually doing despicable things like seducing men. You have really disgraced me, your cousin!"
The beautiful woman's voice carried a hint of anger and reproach.
A cold glint flashed in Zhuo Xinyan's beautiful eyes. Anyone who was wronged like this would feel terrible.
But when you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. Zhuo Xinyan took a deep breath and said calmly, "Cousin, I didn't."
"No?" The beautiful woman trembled with anger. "Zhuo Xinyan, how come I never noticed before that you are so good at lying through your teeth?"
As she spoke, the beautiful woman pointed towards the pavilion and said coldly, "I saw it clearly just now. Several of our Sword Mansion's outstanding male disciples seemed to have been bewitched by you, especially that Zhang Yun!"
"It's fine if you seduce Zhang Yun, an outsider, or play hard to get. But I have to remind you that the men of the Sword Mansion are not simple people. It's basically impossible for you to use them to rise to the top. Once they get tired of you, they will naturally discard you like trash."
"I can't control what others do, cousin. I'll just say one thing: I didn't seduce any men. Whether you believe it or not is up to you."
Even though Zhuo Xinyan needed the help of the beautiful woman, and it was indeed the beautiful woman who pleaded for her that gave her the opportunity to enter the Sword Mansion, Zhuo Xinyan had her own dignity and integrity, and she would never admit to any fabricated charges.
However, Zhuo Xinyan's humble yet assertive attitude was interpreted in a completely different light by the beautiful woman.
"Zhuo Xinyan, you must remember that in the Sword Manor, your relationship as my cousin is useless. Now, you are just a servant of the Sword Manor. Be mindful of your status. If you speak to me in that tone again, I will not be polite to you!"
"Jian Mengchen, if I had known you would be like this, I shouldn't have joined the Sword Immortal's Mansion in the first place." Zhuo Xinyan's beautiful eyes revealed a hint of disappointment. She did regret joining the Sword Immortal's Mansion. She hadn't expected that her cousin, who had treated her well before, would say such hurtful words to her.
"You regret it now?" Jian Mengchen laughed in exasperation at Zhuo Xinyan's words: "When you were begging me for forgiveness back then, why didn't you say you regretted it then?"
"I see you're just crossing the river now. How come I couldn't see it back then? You, Zhuo Xinyan, are so ungrateful!"
"It's better to say more than one thing when you don't see eye to eye," Zhuo Xinyan calmed herself down, turned around and left, unwilling to say another word to Jian Mengchen.
Seeing Zhuo Xinyan leave looking guilty, Jian Mengchen wanted to say something more, but someone patted her shoulder, causing a look of surprise to appear in her eyes.
Before this, she hadn't sensed the presence of anyone who had come!
"Who?" Jian Mengchen asked coldly. She was certain that the other party was not from the Jian family.
“It’s me.” Zhang Yun looked at Jian Mengchen and smiled slightly.
"Zhang Yun? What are you doing here?" Jian Mengchen's beautiful eyes flashed with a hint of surprise, then she said with a half-smile, "Could it be that you've really taken a fancy to Zhuo Xinyan?"
"You seem to dislike her a lot?" Zhang Yun said with a faint smile, gazing in the direction Zhuo Xinyan had left.
Although his cultivation level was only at the ninth level of the Heavenly Origin Realm, which was lower than anyone else in the pavilion, his abilities in all aspects were equivalent to the combined abilities of thousands of people.
Mental perception is no exception.
Moreover, he was deliberately trying to sense Zhuo Xinyan's side.
Therefore, he heard Jian Mengchen and Zhuo Xinyan's conversation clearly.
This made Zhang Yun feel quite emotional.
Back in the Yunwu Sect, Zhuo Xinyan was one of the most outstanding talents, a peerless genius, revered and admired by thousands. However, in this Sword Immortal Mansion, she doesn't even have a basic identity or dignity, and is merely a lowly maid.
Times have changed, and the world has become cold and indifferent.