### Chapter 47: Yellow Hair Catches the Attention of the Hidden Female Protagonist
Although she didn’t know how much sincerity there was in Mu Jixue’s use of the word “friend,” Yun Zhonghe considered it a huge breakthrough just to hear her say it!
After all, not long ago, this girl was gritting her teeth, convinced that Yun Zhonghe was going to steal her childhood sweetheart.
Yun Zhonghe felt a bit helpless. All he wanted was to make friends!
But now, thanks to his relentless efforts and various attempts to win favor, Huang Aotian seemed to develop a slight fondness for him.
Although it might not be much, at least it told Yun Zhonghe that he was on the sunny side of the street, with a future full of hope!
There was nothing more delightful than that!
Though used to wearing a cold expression, Yun Zhonghe couldn’t help but smile in pure joy.
Mu Jixue, feeling all shy and twisted, didn’t notice, but Lin Zhongyu saw everything.
When she saw the relationship between the two unexpectedly growing, Lin Zhongyu’s heart did a little flip.
But in this situation, she didn’t want to think too much, so she quickly shook her head to clear her blooming thoughts.
She couldn’t overthink things.
“Xue’er, it looks like your Master is calling you over,” Lin Zhongyu quickly found a topic, tugging at Mu Jixue’s sleeve. The latter turned to see Master Youyue gazing at her.
“Uh…”
Mu Jixue held her breath as her heart raced.
Just earlier, Master Youyue had reminded her not to interfere with the Immortal Alliance’s enforcement, yet she still stepped up for her sweetheart, ignoring her Master’s advice. Now she feared Master Youyue might be mad.
With her head bowed like a kid caught in trouble, she walked forward.
“Master, I… was wrong…”
Seeing Mu Jixue already aware of her mistake, Master Youyue sighed. However, since she just took her in as a new disciple, she felt a bit reluctant to scold her.
Thus, Yun Zhonghe seized the opportunity and stepped forward to speak: “Master, disobeying Master’s orders is indeed unforgivable, but if friends in need are ignored, wouldn’t that be even worse? Such a heart is of little use for nurturing a true path, so I kindly ask for your mercy.”
Mu Jixue was taken aback by Yun Zhonghe defending her.
Why are you buttin’ in?!
But what Yun Zhonghe said was quite sweet to her ears; she only pouted and pushed those thoughts to the back of her mind for now.
Yun Zhonghe had practically built a rescue ladder for Master Youyue, and her expression relaxed considerably, finding his reasoning quite sensible.
This young man, Yun Zhonghe, not only possessed impressive strength and talent but also had a better temperament and capability than Mu Jixue. Overall, he was quite an exceptional talent.
It was surprising that three outstanding young talents could emerge from this small Cangzhou City.
“Very well, this time I won’t impose any punishment, but let it not happen again.”
Mu Jixue’s face lit up, her voice instantly turning sweet: “Thank you, Master!”
With that matter settled, the interruption of the ceremony ended, and Master Youyue announced that the competition would resume.
Yun Zhonghe defeated Lin Feng, becoming the new champion. Now, all he had to do was keep holding the stage to openly enter the Xuantian Sect.
He turned around, preparing to step onto the stage, when Master Youyue called out to him.
“Is there anything else, Master?”
Master Youyue’s beautiful eyes, which seemed always full of autumn water, scrutinized Yun Zhonghe, making him feel a bit strange.
Logically, this powerful Master was the hidden female protagonist, yet the storyline apparently didn’t connect too much with him. Surely, the Minotaur plot wouldn’t play out through Master Youyue.
Yun Zhonghe couldn’t help but wonder in his heart.
Master Youyue slightly parted her lips: “No other business, I was just curious. During your battle with Lin Feng just now, you utilized the Qi Refinement technique to turn your Qi into a sword, right? How did you learn that?”
In Master Youyue’s eyes, even if Yun Zhonghe was a talented sword cultivator and the Yun family supported him, it was unlikely he could master the Qi Refinement technique at the second layer of Foundation Establishment, and he even wielded Sword Qi that could cross four realms to defeat strong foes.
That was slightly outrageous.
Yun Zhonghe scratched his head, honestly, it was hard to explain. He certainly couldn’t tell Master Youyue that he learned this special skill from a game in his past life.
After pondering for a bit, Yun Zhonghe could only say: “It’s nothing but familiarity.”
That was the shameless explanation of the year.
However, Master Youyue was momentarily stunned, evidently convinced.
Perhaps Yun Zhonghe was the reincarnation of some great sword cultivator.
She developed a strong admiration for him and eagerly anticipated his future growth.
At that moment, Yun Zhonghe witnessed the sweet smile of the cold beauty, something that he thought only existed in game cutscenes.
What is this—“a smile that can topple cities”? Yun Zhonghe finally understood the golden weight of those words, leaving him dazed.
“I look forward to seeing you at the Xuantian Sect.”
With that, Master Youyue gracefully flew up to the high platform.
Leaving a bewildered Yun Zhonghe behind.
Look forward to seeing you at the Xuantian Sect.
Wait a minute, isn’t that a famous line from the game when entering Master Youyue—the line spoken by the hidden female protagonist to Huang Aotian!
After that line, the game’s story would shift into a whole new storyline revolving around Master Bai Zhen, the protagonist’s master.
Then there’d be all sorts of love and hate, and yuri developments, and all that jazz…
But why is she saying that to me?!
No way!!!
Cold sweat dripped down Yun Zhonghe’s forehead, and at that moment, Mu Jixue noticed his strange expression.
“Hey, what’s wrong with you?! Why are you staring at my Master?!”
Mu Jixue whacked Yun Zhonghe on the back, forbidding him from peeping at her Master.
“If you don’t stop staring, I’ll pluck your eyeballs out!”
Yun Zhonghe jolted back to reality at Huang Aotian’s cry and turned to face the petite, yapping girl beside him, his expression involuntarily cooling off.
“Don’t worry, I won’t look; I’ll only keep my eyes on you.”
With that, Yun Zhonghe confidently walked up to his stage.
Mu Jixue was taken aback, followed quickly, and yelled, “You scoundrel! What nonsense were you just saying to me!”
Yun Zhonghe walked ahead, while Mu Jixue chased after him, and Lin Zhongyu just stood there in place.
She had just witnessed Yun Zhonghe’s gaze toward Master Youyue and his honesty with Mu Jixue, and she felt something was off but couldn’t quite put her finger on it.
Yun Zhonghe seemed to care a lot about both of them!
If you were to ask what common feature they shared…
“Yun Ge, are you really into that kind of thing…?”
Lin Zhongyu lowered her head, glancing at her own flat chest.
Master Youyue—huge!
Mu Jixue—big!
Lin Zhongyu… small, but cute.
Lin Zhongyu felt her mind tangled in confusion.
“No, no, no, what am I thinking? Yun Ge is a decent person; he can’t be that kind of frivolous guy. I should focus on the upcoming competition and not let Mu Jixue and Yun Zhonghe down!”
