Chapter 22: Su Mei Begins to Be Targeted for No Apparent Reason

"I'm strong, but not even 1% as strong as Master. If you want to get stronger, just work hard and learn from her."

Patting Su Mei's head, Lin Zhaoyu spoke gently.

"Here we are. This will be your room from now on."

Stopping in front of a door, Lin Zhaoyu pushed it open and led Su Mei inside.

The room was equipped with modern amenities, as small advancements in technology didn't significantly affect Honkai's strength.

"This is the water heater. This knob is for cold water, and this one is for hot water. When you take a bath at night, adjust it to your preferred temperature.

This is..."

It took only a few minutes for Lin Zhaoyu to teach Su Mei how to use everything in the room.

As she listened, Su Mei's eyes grew sharper.

So this was the dwelling of an immortal? Truly beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

"Alright, take today to familiarize yourself with Mount Taixuan. Tomorrow at 6 a.m., come to the training grounds."

While teaching Su Mei how to use the equipment, Lin Zhaoyu also introduced her to modern concepts like the 24-hour clock.

"Got it. Thank you, Senior Sister."

Su Mei smiled sweetly, thanking Lin Zhaoyu.

Seeing her future junior sister so polite, Lin Zhaoyu couldn't help but feel fond of her.

The next day, Su Mei changed into the training clothes Lin Zhaoyu had given her.

After all, casual clothes weren't suitable for training.

"Chaoyu, continue with your usual training. Su Mei, I'll teach you the basics of the Taixuan Sword Art. Listen carefully..."

Hua taught Su Mei the foundation of the Taixuan Sword Art and then stood aside to watch them train.

Meanwhile, Chang Yuan and Elysia were happily eating fruit and playing games nearby.

"You're definitely cheating! How can you get a perfect hand again?"

Seeing another fifth of her savings disappear, Fuxi was so angry she almost flipped the table.

She glared at Chang Yuan, her eyes nearly bloodshot.

One perfect hand was one thing, but a second? She refused to believe anyone could be that lucky.

"Blame your own bad luck, not my good fortune. Fuxi, if you can't handle losing, don't play."

Pocketing Fuxi's savings, Chang Yuan couldn't stop grinning.

Though they didn't need such mundane things—Chang Yuan could even create a mountain of gold with the Void Archives—it wouldn't be as fun.

"You! Nuwa, say something! Don't just stand there!"

Seeing she couldn't win the argument, Fuxi turned to her sister for help.

Nuwa looked away, not daring to meet her sister's gaze.

Since they hadn't won her savings either, she didn't feel the need to intervene.

"Fine, let's go again. I refuse to believe you can win everything."

Gritting her teeth, Fuxi continued playing mahjong with Chang Yuan.

Several dozen minutes later...

"Ah!!!"

With a scream, Fuxi's savings were completely wiped out.

The scream also startled Su Mei, who had been on the verge of entering a meditative state.

Seeing Su Mei's concentration broken, Chang Yuan smirked.

This was the result he wanted. Though Su Mei's crimes weren't confirmed yet, Chang Yuan still made sure she didn't have an easy time.

"Can't you play somewhere farther away? Don't disturb Chaoyu and the others' training."

Rubbing her forehead, Hua looked at her friends with exasperation.

Chang Yuan waved his hand dismissively. "If their focus can be broken by external disturbances, it only shows their lack of mental fortitude. We're helping them train their willpower."

"..."

Hua wanted to argue but found Chang Yuan's reasoning somewhat valid.

After all, the Taixuan Sword Heart required unwavering focus.

If a little noise could disrupt their training, it only proved their Sword Heart wasn't stable enough.

"Alright, Hua, Chang Yuan has a point. Consider it extra training."

Fuxi sided with Chang Yuan this time.

The day before, Chang Yuan had told Fuxi and Nuwa about the future events.

That's why they were causing such a scene today.

Since they couldn't directly deal with Su Mei yet, disrupting her training was the next best thing.

Fuxi and Nuwa also wanted to help Hua, but since Hua hadn't taken action herself, they could only go along with it.

Of course, another reason was that Fuxi wanted to win back her savings.

"Fine, Su Mei, just focus. Don't let external disturbances affect you."

Hua could only sigh and let it be.

From an angle no one noticed, a flash of hatred crossed Su Mei's eyes.

But she masked it well, looking up at Chang Yuan and the others.

"Thank you, Seniors, for the lesson. Su Mei will work hard."

"Good to know."

Facing this smiling tiger, Chang Yuan nodded indifferently.

This damned man, doesn't he know how to treat a child?

Watching Chang Yuan's indifferent expression, Su Mei seethed with hatred.

A few years later, Hua inevitably brought back her third and fourth disciples.

They were twins: Jiang Wanxi, the older sister, and Jiang Wanru, the younger sister.

Over the years, Su Mei had subtly badmouthed Chang Yuan and the others to Hua.

She also tried to sow discord between Hua and Chang Yuan.

Her goal was to drive a wedge between them.

However, after being scolded by Chang Yuan the first time, she stopped badmouthing Hua to him.

But she continued to paint Chang Yuan and the others in a bad light to Hua.

What she didn't know was that everything she did only deepened Hua's disappointment.

Hua had initially thought that her distant relationship with her disciples in the original timeline led to the tragic future.

So this time, she made sure to build close bonds with all her disciples.

At least, she felt Lin Zhaoyu was very attached to her.

But now she realized that some people were simply ungrateful by nature.

Still, Hua didn't want to give up. She believed that with more time, things could change.

"Hello, I'm your second senior sister. You can call me Senior Sister Su Mei. Oh, and a little warning: Senior Chang Yuan and the others are very strict. Don't provoke them, or even Master won't be able to save us."