As soon as Su Bei's voice fell, everyone present was shocked.
Xiao Ruoching and Mo Li looked stunned, staring blankly at Su Bei and at the somewhat frail girl he held by the hand.
This unexpected turn of events caught them both off guard; or rather, deep down, they hadn't wanted to accept it.
Why had the Sword Maiden become the third disciple of their master? Then... what about Zi Jun?
Xiao Ruoching looked at the frail woman and their amiable master with a complex expression, sighing softly. Perhaps this is why I care so much about him? But why wasn't this tenderness solely for me?
Lin Duo, standing below the high platform, was clearly even more puzzled. He even had the fleeting thought that Elder Su must be mad.
