"It's hard to believe Uncle used such a precious medicine on me. Look, there isn't a scar on my body.
Xi Shen, are you still mad at me?"
After awakening from the coma, Chen Zoe didn't have any memory of how he survived from the attack, and he had a vivid memory of the dream. Because of that, his uncle made up a fake story about using a magical medicine to cure him, so he wouldn't investigate the incident and go looking for the girl. Also, apart from Chen Zeon and the dragon, no one else witnessed the miracle that happened in the cave.
Xi Shen, who had been afraid of losing Zoe all these days, went on a silent strike to show his hurt feelings after Chen Zoe regained consciousness, even though he was the one who taking care of him.
"Hush, you know, this is how the life of a warrior is supposed to be. Then why are you making such a face? Didn't I already say sorry?"
"But no one was that stupid to put their life in danger like you. Do you have any idea how worried we were? You almost came back from death."
"…"
"Is everything packed?" After preparing everything to depart, Chen Zeon came to the room to pick up his nephew. Ignoring the tense atmosphere inside the room, he continued, "Don't be so harsh on him; he just recovered. Let's go, if everything is ready."
"Uncle, the girl I saved that day, is she safe?" Curiously, Chen Zoe asked.
"Why are you mentioning that ungrateful girl? She left the place right after she got treated," Xi Shen lied without batting an eye. For some reason, he didn't like the concern that Chen Zoe had for the little girl.
Chen Zoe found it hard to believe, but seeing Chen Zeon also agreeing with his son's comment left him speechless.
However, Chen Zeon only agreed to his words to keep Chen Zoe from learning more about the girl and the incident.
They departed for Longwei Peak. With Xi Shen next to Zoe, the girl couldn't dare to approach in front of Chen Zoe. She could only be able to watch him from a distance secretly.
"Zoya…" Looking at the pendant in her hand, the little girl sadly called out the name.
...
After reaching the sect, Chen Zeon didn't reveal the exact details of the mission to his brother and also hid the fact that Chen Zoe had been imprinted by a dragon, even from Chen Zoe. Without any major incidents, life began to move smoothly.
In the blink of an eye, ten years had passed. Chen Zoe and Xi Shen gained the title of masters, and Rui became the junior physician in the sect.
It was also the time for Long Yuzhen to enter the sect. Flyers for the Chen Long sect taking disciples spread all over the place.
"This time, there are more participants than last year. I wonder who will become my senior's disciple," Rui said enthusiastically, looking at the crowd of applicants.
"I also want to see the unlucky guy who would get Chen Zoe as his master," Xi Shen mockingly replied.
"Are you trying to pick a fight with me? The one who gets my senior is the luckiest one. In this group, who doesn't want to become my senior's first disciple? After our leader, my senior is the best."
"Huh...He turns out to be the best in the worst way. I've never met such lazybones in my whole life. Just because he had to work, yesterday he even tried to withdraw his name from the list. After wasting several hours convincing, he agreed to accept one disciple.
When others are working hard to maintain a position, he just wants to play around." Xi Shen complaints about Chen Zoe while sharing the incident from the previous day.
"This time, Chen Ling also put her name as an applicant. I hope she gets into Master Ming's group." Rui changed the topic right after the loss of words to support his senior.
"Why do you hate her so much?" Xi Shen asked. Also curious about why he wants Master Ming for Chen Ling. He was one of the strictest masters in the sect, and being his disciple was like giving up freedom for a lifetime.
"So, she can stop pestering my senior."
"What does it have to do with you?"
"What does it have to do with me? To escape from her, senior always uses me as his scapegoat and throws me into her mouth directly. Do you have any idea how scary she is?"
"Where is he anyway?" Xi Shen looked around the place for Chen Zoe. "Why are you avoiding my eyes? Don't tell me he sneaked out from this place at this time." Having a good understanding about Zoe and Rui's character, Xi Shen roughly guessed the worst.
"Ahh… It's not like that. He doesn't seem so good lately, so I gave him a stress relief medicine, and he's been resting in his room. Before it officially starts, I will bring him here."
"..."
Meanwhile, at the entrance of the Chen Long sect.
"Don't tell me our young master is actually nervous right now."
"Don't worry, even if we don't get selected, you will. After all, you struggled to come here all the way to meet your crush."
"Stop giving him false hope. What if she doesn't even remember him? It's been 10 years already."
"I'm not nervous about the test or worried about whether she remembers me or not. I'm just excited to meet her, my savior, my Zoya…"