"Hmph, rebellious disciple—at least you still have a bit of conscience."
After seeing the words in Chu Ge's diary, Luo Huangjun maintained a cold and aloof expression on the surface, but what she truly felt inside was known only to herself.
However, when it came to Shui Qianrou—the first person Chu Ge had ever put a ring on—an indescribable, unpleasant emotion arose in her heart, even though Shui Qianrou was a junior sister she was on good terms with.
To call it jealousy didn't seem quite right.
To call it envy wasn't accurate either.
It was something beyond both.
In short, it bothered her greatly.
"Once you put on the ring… you belong to him now?"
Luo Huangjun murmured softly in her heart.
She didn't quite dare to face it, yet she also felt a faint sense of anticipation. Her emotions were tangled, her feelings conflicted—yet among all of this, there was not the slightest trace of resistance.
Compared to Luo Huangjun's inner turmoil and Su Lingyuan's happiness, Dantai Jinglian's mood was far from pleasant.
"Hehe… it seems my dear nephew is about to forget this senior aunt of his…"
A laugh tinged with danger sounded out as a meaningful smile appeared on Dantai Jinglian's face.
In truth, she was already feeling a little anxious inside.
Ever since she had been consecutively "shown up" by Luo Huangjun and her disciple last time, she had already made up her mind to take the initiative.
But man plans, and heaven decides—Chu Ge had chosen to go into closed-door cultivation.
Even Luo Huangjun and Su Lingyuan stopped going out, staying inside the Taihuang Hall to cultivate and digest the rewards obtained from the diary replica.
This left her with nowhere to direct her efforts.
She had very little interaction with Chu Ge to begin with. The two of them had never even held a proper, serious conversation.
Although at their first meeting, she—the Grand Elder of the Taihuang Sacred Land—had left Chu Ge in awe, with the passage of time, her presence in the diary owner's mind was only bound to fade.
And now, even Shui Qianrou—who didn't yet possess a diary replica—had surpassed her in significance.
This was the true reason Dantai Jinglian felt a trace of anxiety.
"It seems I must find an opportunity to let my nephew truly get to know this senior aunt of his again."
A deep crimson light flashed through Dantai Jinglian's eyes as she made her decision.
Since Shui Qianrou could use "gratitude" as an excuse to arrange a meeting with Chu Ge, she could naturally do the same.
After all, the day she had agreed to have the Sacred Land custom-forge a spiritual weapon for Chu Ge, she had originally intended to use that as an opportunity to develop more interaction with him.
Only now, her thoughts had changed.
More interaction alone was no longer enough.
She wanted to leave a much deeper impression in Chu Ge's mind—an impression so profound that it would be impossible for him to forget!
[Ding! The reward for the diary owner Chu Ge's daily entry has been settled. Replica holder Dantai Jinglian has received: Three-Day Cultivation Progress Card ×1.]
The system notification sounded, instantly making Dantai Jinglian's already foul mood even worse.
During the period Chu Ge had been in seclusion, every reward she obtained without exception had been cultivation progress cards. The best she had ever gotten was a half-month's worth.
Opening the friends list, she originally intended to ask Luo Huangjun what rewards she had received during this time—but after hesitating for a long while, she still didn't send the message.
She was afraid she would be struck by yet another blow.
[Ding! The reward for the diary owner Chu Ge's daily entry has been settled. Replica holder Luo Huangjun has received: One-Month Cultivation Progress Card ×1.]
Luo Huangjun calmly accepted the reward, her heart utterly unmoved.
Most of the recent rewards had been like this. Though there had been one occasion when her luck had exploded—she had received the highest-tier reward, and the progress of her bloodline awakening had risen to six percent.
Meanwhile…
[Ding! The reward for the diary owner Chu Ge's daily entry has been settled. Replica holder Su Lingyuan has received: Skill Enhancement Card · One Month ×1.]
"Huh? A new reward I've never seen before?"
Su Lingyuan's interest was instantly piqued.