"Hey, Junior Sister Kou Lian, Master has asked us to take you on a mission to familiarize you with the operations of the Divine Rune Sect. Don’t worry, Senior Brother will certainly protect you!"

"Hmph, for protection, it won’t be up to you. Junior Sister Kou Lian, rest assured, with me around, you’ll be safe and sound!"

...

So, it’s Kou Lian!

After Kou Lian joined the Divine Rune Sect, like everyone else, she inevitably had to learn some of the Sect’s rules first, and as such, she had no time to find Ye Luo.

However, since Ye Luo was always in the Divine Rune Sect, Kou Lian hadn’t taken notice.

This time, her master gave her a task and even assigned senior brothers to accompany her, originally to care for her to avoid troubles on her first mission.

But truth be told, Kou Lian really didn’t want to be with them. She didn’t speak, not because she agreed, but because she didn’t want to deal with them!

Even a fool could see what these people were after!

Kou Lian, sent as an elite disciple from the Sword Cultivating Sect, was outstanding both in aptitude and strength. What’s more, she was considered a beauty, adored by many disciples, a situation not unlike what she experienced back in the Sword Cultivating Sect!

At this moment, Kou Lian still didn’t speak, but instead walked forward on her own. Suddenly, her eyes lit up as she saw Ye Luo standing below the task board!

Kou Lian immediately quickened her pace and went straight to Ye Luo’s side.

"Are you here to take on tasks too?"

Ye Luo turned around and immediately saw Kou Lian.

To be honest, Ye Luo didn’t have a good impression of Kou Lian. Back then, these two women always followed him silently, which kept him on edge for a long time!

After all, these two women were quite strong, and yet they followed him without saying anything. No matter how one looked at it, it was a rather odd situation.

Of course, since she took the initiative to speak to him, Ye Luo couldn’t just ignore her, so he nodded and said, "Yes, Master told me to find a task and earn contribution points to exchange for materials!"

Exchange for materials? Taking on tasks alone?

Kou Lian was slightly taken aback. If it were anyone else given this task, it wouldn’t be surprising, but Ye Luo? Shouldn’t he be under the tutelage of the Divine Talisman Master? How could he lack materials?

At this time, others also saw Ye Luo. In normal circumstances, they wouldn’t dare provoke Ye Luo, even if his strength was lacking, even if he was just a new disciple, because his master was the Divine Talisman Master!

Just this alone was enough to make the disciples avoid him!

But today?

They went to great lengths to curry favor with Kou Lian, who wouldn’t even spare them a glance, yet she voluntarily spoke with Ye Luo. How could they accept this, and how could they feel balanced?

"Oh, isn’t this our Junior Brother Ye Luo? So, even Junior Brother Ye Luo needs to personally undertake missions?"

A disciple stepped forward, his face openly mocking, and his tone full of disdain!

Yes, disdain. Although they feared Ye Luo’s status, it was the Divine Talisman Master they feared, not Ye Luo!

Ye Luo?

No strength, no background, just a mere new disciple. Why should they care?

The same question stands, Ye Luo, on what basis?

To many, Ye Luo was nothing more than a useless figure, so why had he caught the Divine Talisman Master’s attention?

Moreover, since joining, this guy had always acted aloof, never participating in the entry ceremony which all disciples attended!

In the Divine Rune Sect, everyone had responsibilities and tasks, yet he idled around!

Others donned the Sect’s uniform, while he dressed sloppily!

Wasn’t everything about him just to show off his uniqueness?

Thus, these disciples were long fed up with Ye Luo!

However, as far as Ye Luo himself was concerned, he had no such intentions. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to wear the Sect uniform, he simply didn’t have one. It wasn’t that he didn’t want something to do, he just didn’t know what to do!

Nor was it his choice to study under the Divine Talisman Master; the Divine Talisman Master chose him! And even after choosing, he left him in the cold!

To be frank, Ye Luo had his own frustrations with nowhere to vent!

Upon hearing this person’s sarcasm, Ye Luo felt quite displeased, his brow furrowing as he looked at this person, but he didn’t say anything!

Ye Luo didn’t want to stir up trouble.

But who knew, Ye Luo’s silence led those people to think Ye Luo was easy to bully.

Thus, more people began to chatter.

"So this is Ye Luo? I heard he’s very arrogant, not caring about any of the senior disciples, and goes wherever he wants!"

"Hmph, that’s called being disorderly! Does he really think he’s something special? Just a new disciple, does he really think he’s that great?"

"Exactly. Didn’t he just craft a Twin Talisman? Does he think he can reach the heavens? This is the Divine Rune Sect! Not some countryside. I’d say, he’s just a country bumpkin!"

"Yeah, don’t insult country bumpkins. Does he even deserve to be called one? I think, he’s a complete waste! Ha, hasn’t even broken through to the Earth Martial Realm, what Twin Talisman? I’m sure he can only make that one Twin Talisman, just a stunt for the entry selection!"

"Haha, exactly, exactly! With his kind, if he hadn’t used some special means, how could he have gotten into our Divine Rune Sect!"

...

Amid endless ridicule, observing Ye Luo’s silence, these people became excessively harsh, as if belittling Ye Luo would make them seem more impressive?

Ye Luo was extremely angered by these taunts, his brow furrowing tightly!

Meanwhile, Kou Lian’s expression slowly changed. Her task was to protect Ye Luo and befriend him. She didn’t know who Ye Luo truly was, but one thing she was certain about was that being chosen by the Divine Rune Sect required true ability. That Twin Talisman was indeed crafted by Ye Luo, rather than some deceit.

It was certainly not for show!

Listening to those cold remarks, Kou Lian was finally enraged!

However, before Kou Lian could react, a hand rested on her shoulder.

Turning back, Kou Lian saw Ye Luo smiling gently at her.

"If a dog bites you, would you bite back?"

Ye Luo’s calm voice conveyed these words, not loud but clear!

The people surrounding Ye Luo were momentarily stunned, then suddenly enraged! 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

They understood very well the implication of Ye Luo’s words!

This was calling them dogs!

"Kid, what did you just say!"

A person angrily shouted at Ye Luo.

Unfortunately, Ye Luo merely glanced at him dismissively and paid him no mind, instead focusing his attention back on the task board!