Chapter 56: Unmoved Heart

Her hand reached out and grasped his arm.

Ye Shiyuan’s brows knit together.

He instinctively avoided her, even stepping back several paces without the slightest consideration for her pride.

"Miss Su, I appreciate your kindness. But you were the one who removed the veil yourself. I have never said or done anything that would cause you to misunderstand."

It was true, Ye Shiyuan had done nothing.

But Su Yuluan had been far too confident in her own beauty.

Bai He who had just returned happened to witness this scene.

It was almost exactly the same as the process described in the original story.

Even though the novel had already portrayed Su Yuluan’s beauty in lavish detail, seeing her in person was still more stunning than words could convey.

Forget Ye Shiyuan, even Bai He himself could not help but feel a stir of admiration.

Tsk tsk.

How exactly was Ye Shiyuan managing not to even spare her a glance?

He was genuinely curious.

Mo Zhu then landed on Bai He’s shoulder.

"Host, you can rest assured. As the male protagonist of a male oriented novel who remains single until the very end, no beauty, no matter how stunning will matter. Unless someone can truly move his heart. What matters is the heart. Appearance has nothing to do with it."

Bai He did not step forward.

At a time like this, interfering between the two of them would only make things unbearably awkward.

Su Yuluan slowly bent down to pick up her veil and put it back on.

Her eyes were red, yet she still refused to give up as she asked, "Ye Shiyuan, do you truly not feel even the slightest thing for me? I... am I not beautiful?"

"Yes, Miss Su."

Ye Shiyuan was answering the first half of her question.

As for the latter half, there had never been a single standard for beauty; it varied from person to person.

Perhaps Su Yuluan fit the aesthetic preferences of ninety-nine percent of people, but Ye Shiyuan felt no stir of emotion.

Even now, his expression remained incomparably calm.

Being rejected so thoroughly, Su Yuluan finally turned around and left.

Watching her departing figure, Bai He hesitated inwardly, wondering whether he should step out at this moment.

Until...

"Master."

Suddenly hearing someone call him, Bai He snapped back to his senses.

At some point, Ye Shiyuan had already arrived in front of him.

"Master, why were you hiding here and secretly watching?"

Being caught spying, how utterly embarrassing.

"I originally came to look for you. I didn’t expect to encounter such a situation. Since a young lady was confessing her admiration to you, it would have been awkward for me to interrupt."

"Master, this kind of situation will not happen a second time."

Whether such incidents would happen again was not something Ye Shiyuan could truly control.

After all, he had been born with a face that seemed made to deceive hearts.

"In truth, it’s perfectly normal for young ladies to admire you. After all, our Shiyuan is so good looking."

Bai He’s praise seemed to please him greatly.

Ye Shiyuan smile faintly and said, "Master is always right."

How terrifying.

The more Ye Shiyuan smiled, the more Bai He felt a sense of danger.

"Master! Senior Brother!"

After waiting for quite some time, Xu Feng could no longer hold back and returned.

"Senior Brother, that wasn’t right of you. I told you I’d wait up front and you just left me there alone?"

Ye Shiyuan paused before replying, "I forgot."

Xu Feng: ...

What a fine "I forgot." That was indeed something only Ye Shiyuan could say; no one else could manage it with such natural ease.

"Stop fooling around. There was a small incident just now. By the way, don’t mention Ye Shiyuan meeting Su Yuluan to anyone."

Given Xu Feng’s personality, it was entirely possible that he might run off and spread the story.

So Bai He had to remind him, though he had no idea whether it would actually work.

"Oh, alright."

In truth, Bai He knew that Su Yuluan would certainly not give up so easily.

In the original story, no matter how Ye Shiyuan hurt or rejected her, she remained persistent until the very end.

While reading the novel, Bai He had never understood why Su Yuluan liked Ye Shiyuan so deeply.

Was it simply because Ye Shiyuan had saved her?

But even with a hero complex, it should not have been so exaggerated.

Forget it.

Some people’s thoughts were impossible for others to understand.

Bai He chose not to dwell on it any longer.

After resting for about the right amount of time, everyone gradually returned.

Su Yuluan was still standing behind the Valley Master of Qixiu Valley, looking as though she had not been affected in the slightest.

Tsk tsk.

As expected.

For someone so unyielding, if she had been defeated by something like that, it truly would have been unreasonable.

Bai He thought that if Ye Shiyuan were to fall in love with a young lady, or even marry, perhaps Su Yuluan would give up.

But then he felt the possibility was slim.

After all, Su Yuluan would never believe that anyone was more outstanding than herself, or more worthy of Ye Shiyuan.

For confident people, sometimes it was a good thing.

Other times, it became an unspeakable sorrow, even something that could affect an entire lifetime.

"Master, I’m going."

Bai He nodded and reminded him, "Be careful in all things."

Ye Shiyuan stepped onto the arena platform.

Just as before, he held a long sword in his hand.

Beneath his calm gaze was a seriousness toward this match that could not be concealed.

Compared to Xue Yanming’s excitement at having another chance to compete with Ye Shiyuan, he appeared far more composed.

Xue Yanming took a deep breath and gradually regained his calm.

His eyes brimmed with boundless excitement at last, he could face Ye Shiyuan in a fair and open match once more.