Some people are born to be the favored ones of heaven, who have everything that God can give. Talent, ability, background, and luck, all of them make way for her unconditionally, and she is the most dazzling star in the sky.
This is Ling Wuxia.
Although the real her is hypocritical, selfish, and far from perfect as others think, she is a born winner.
And some people, despite being hostile by the majority and thrown into adversity, seem to have a thorny road ahead, but they can always struggle out and win the attention of the world.
This is Lu Mingshu.
Although she always encounters injustice, it seems that everyone is against her, but she can stand at the forefront, just like the darling of heaven, and all difficulties are tests.
However, there are still some people who seem to be just a little worse than them, but this is a gap that can never be crossed. No matter how hard she tried, the best things never fell on her, and she was always in the foil position, seemingly excellent, but always ignored by others.
Zhou Ruying felt that this was her.
When Lu Mingshu said that it was impossible for her to be favored by the Grandmaster, Zhou Ruying was not wronged, because what she said was true.
But, is there really no trace of unwillingness in her heart
how is this possible!
Zhou Ruying also had dreams when she was young.
The Zhou family has adopted many orphans, and she is the best among them, even compared with many elite disciples of Jiuyao Palace, she is not inferior. She always thought that she could enter trance, become a master, be admired by others, and have a respected status. Even if Zhou Yinru didn't like her, she would bully her mother whenever she got the chance, she could bear it—the Zhou family was kind to her.
However, just when she thought she was about to bear the end, the dream came to an abrupt end.
After that incident happened, Zhou Ruying stayed behind closed doors. For ten days, she didn't know what she was thinking. Ten days later, Zhou Miaoru sent someone to call her over and told her that there is one thing you need to do. Since then, she has become a knife in Zhou Miaoru's hand.
From the beginning to the end, no one apologized to her, and no one complained about her. It's as if all this is taken for granted, the Zhou family gave her everything, so it is right to take everything away.
Are you sad? It doesn't seem to be the case. In the eyes of others, Zhou Ruying recovered quickly after a short silence, obedient as a dog.
Zhou Miaoru was particularly satisfied with this, and even told her that the Zhou family would be responsible for taking care of her when things were done well.
Zhou Ruying smiled and thanked the eldest lady.
No one saw the shadow in her eyes, it was the residue left after the broken dream.
See, her life is like this, thinking she can do it, but in the end it's empty-handed.
She was jealous of Ling Wuxia and Lu Mingshu. The former has it all, the latter always gets the spotlight.
And these have nothing to do with her.
She just needs to stand beside them honestly and be a foil.
"Me? Is it really me?" She could only murmur and ask, not knowing if she was asking the senior master or herself.
Di Yu nodded, looking at her with gentle and kind eyes: "Your name is Zhou Ruying? The old man lacks a disciple to accompany me. Would you like to..."
"Yes!" Zhou Ruying nodded hastily, "I am willing."
Although the attendant disciple is not an official disciple, this is a Grandmaster of the Hollow Realm! Whatever you teach is enough for her life.
Di Yu said: "The old man will leave Yuyang Mountain soon. I don't know when I will come back after leaving. Maybe ten years, maybe twenty years. You have to think about it."
Zhou Ruying nodded with a smirk: "The junior has nothing to worry about, it's fine to follow the senior for the rest of his life."
Did she really hit the jackpot? Even if it was fake, she would still be intoxicated for a while!
Seeing her like this, Di Yu laughed.
He looked at Lu Mingshu and the two: "Alright, let's settle your matter."
Lu Mingshu and Ling Wuxia looked at each other, both of them were a little nervous.
Although Zhou Ruying became the winner, this test was different from the past. The two of them have also entered the final assessment, and they have glimpsed the secret of this grandmaster. Even if they cannot become the winner, they will not let it go at will.
Sure enough, Di Yu said: "I hope that the matter of Yuyang Mountain, the two of you will rot in your stomachs and never mention it."
How could the two of them refuse the request of the master? Ling Wuxia took the lead and said, "This junior should keep his mouth shut."
Lu Mingshu also said: "Without senior's permission, I will never export it."
Di Yu nodded lightly, and said: "The other two things, I originally planned to leave them for the children who stick to the last level. But..."
After receiving Di Yu's gaze, Lu Mingshu remained calm.
The Nanze Sword God laughed: "Little girl, forget about the other two things, but you have to return the mirror. It's just an experimental product, and it's useless to you."
Lu Mingshu said: "Senior is a master, how can you take back what you have sold?"
Di Yu smiled: "Then what do you want?"
"Should I get something in exchange?"
Hearing her say this without blushing, Ling Wuxia said: "Miss Lu, Senior has already made it very clear. Strictly speaking, the mirror is not a prize, but a prop. You don't even have props to participate in other people's tests." Is there a reason to move out together?"
Lu Mingshu glanced at her: "That's because you didn't get it, right?"
"You—" The mask Ling Wuxia put on just now was about to crack again.
"Hahaha..." Seeing them quarreling, Di Yu looked very happy, "Forget it, let's change with you."
Di Yu touched his sleeve, and finally took out a volume of books: "Actually, Xiaobu is also an experimental product. I have no idea how to improve it. Since you like Xiaobu, take his forging diagram." go."
Lu Mingshu's eyes lit up, he took out the mirror without hesitation, and exchanged the forging map with him.
Seeing her like this, Di Yu felt a little emotional: "The old man was hesitant to give Xiaobu or not. Now it seems that I did not make a mistake. Although it is not a living thing, it has intelligence. I hope you treat it well."
Lu Mingshu nodded: "It's natural."
"As for you..."
Seeing Di Yu looking at her, Ling Wuxia became nervous.
It is not an exaggeration to say that she capsized during this Yuyang Mountain test. The younger brothers and younger sisters were cleared out one by one, and Lu Ming shunned him, without even snatching a single thing. In terms of performance, she was not as good as Lu Mingshu, and the Grandmaster had both positive and negative opinions on her.
It's fine if she wasn't favored by the Grandmaster, and neither was Lu Mingshu, she was still calm, but if Lu Mingshu took away all the rewards, she would be aggrieved.
Di Yu said slowly: "It turns out that you didn't grab those things, and I don't plan to make up for them."
Ling Wuxia's heart reached her throat: "Senior..."
Di Yu smiled: "However, you've worked so hard, so it's not worth your time." He took out an object and threw it over, "Take it, it's a consolation prize."