Chapter 106 - 94: Frank and Honest

Chapter 106: Chapter 94: Frank and Honest

After he finished speaking, he looked at Xia Shuran with a sincere gaze and said slowly, "Shuran, you awakened in the Mirror World and became an Extraordinary Awakened. You’re exactly the kind of talent the Night Court needs."

"I’d like to invite you to join the Night Court and fight the monsters who wreak havoc alongside me."

"Otherwise, with me in the Night Court and you at school, I’m afraid we won’t have many chances to see each other anymore."

"That would be very hard for me, because I still want to eat your cookies, drink your milk tea, and practice Ancient Martial Arts with you."

"Shuran, I hope you’ll seriously consider joining the Night Court."

"..."

’Wh-wh-wh-what... Is Senior confessing to me?’

’What should I do?’

’How am I supposed to answer him right now?’

Xia Shuran’s heart began to race, and her entire face flushed red.

But she quickly calmed down, telling herself she couldn’t just assume he was confessing to her.

’After all, he said so much, but he never actually used the word "like."’

’What if he isn’t confessing, and I stupidly reply with "I accept"? That’s like wasting your ultimate on a basic attack. I’d be a total clown!’

’Okay, I can’t rush this.’

’I should just go with the flow...’

Xia Shuran composed herself and looked at Gu Qing with a bright smile as she responded:

"Senior, I want to keep spending time with you, too. I want to make lots of cookies for you, lots of milk tea for you, and practice Ancient Martial Arts with you every day."

"So..."

"I’ve decided to join the Night Court!"

As she spoke the last sentence, Xia Shuran paused deliberately, looking exceptionally playful and cute.

"That’s wonderful, Shuran. Now we can keep spending time together just like this."

As he spoke, Gu Qing took out his phone and sent Xia Shuran a new member registration form on WeChat. A wide smile spread across his face as he said, "This is the digital registration form for new members of the Night Court. If you could fill it out, I can forward it to my colleague in HR to get you registered."

"Oh, okay. I’ll fill it out now."

Xia Shuran was very compliant, immediately doing as Gu Qing asked.

After a few minutes,

She finished filling out the new member information form.

Xia Shuran tapped "Save."

And sent it to Gu Qing.

The moment Gu Qing received it, he forwarded it to Jiang Wanqiao to file the registration, tentatively settling the matter.

’As for whether Xia Shuran’s family would agree...’

’Well, that’s a problem for another time.’

’I’ll deal with it when and if her family objects.’

"Oh, right, Shuran. I get a recruitment bonus for bringing you into the Night Court. I’ll split it with you," Gu Qing said with a smile.

Xia Shuran waved her hand sensibly. "That’s not necessary, Senior. It’s your recruitment bonus. I didn’t do anything, so I can’t possibly take half."

Gu Qing was unfazed. "We have to split it. If you hadn’t joined the Night Court, I wouldn’t be getting this bonus in the first place."

"Really, you don’t have to."

Xia Shuran refused again. "How about this instead? You can just treat me to a meal sometime when you’re free, Senior."

Gu Qing didn’t press the issue. "Alright, then. I’ll treat you to dinner another day. A really extravagant one."

With that settled, his gaze fell on the [Martial Saint] tag floating above Xia Shuran’s head.

’This new tag was obviously much more High-Level than Martial Arts Grandmaster.’

’Like, several tiers higher.’

’I wonder what kind of Attributes I can get to drop from this [Martial Saint] tag if I practice with her for an hour?’

As this thought crossed his mind,

Gu Qing stood up and looked at Xia Shuran with a wistful expression, saying:

"Speaking of which, it’s been a while since we’ve practiced Ancient Martial Arts together. How about a session right now?"

"Right now?"

Xia Shuran was a little confused.

’Logically speaking, when a guy and a girl are alone in a deserted corner of the park late at night, shouldn’t they be cuddling and maybe stealing a kiss or two?’

’Why is he so different, suddenly suggesting they practice Ancient Martial Arts?’

’Does Senior really love practicing that much?’

Although Xia Shuran found it strange, she stood up with him and said with a sweet smile, "You’re right, it has been a long time since we’ve practiced Ancient Martial Arts together. If you want to, Senior, then I’d be happy to join you."

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