Chapter 935: Gossip
Meng Yuyou’s face was frozen for a full minute, and just when everyone thought she would turn around and leave in anger, she suddenly gave a gentle smile, looking at Xiao Xue with a bright expression: "Having the honor of Sect Leader Su’s daughter offering a toast, it’s my honor as the Pavilion Master, bottoms up first to show my respect."
The words fell, and she raised her glass, gracefully drinking the wine.
Then she gracefully and appropriately made a bow to everyone, returned to her seat with a smile, showing no trace of embarrassment or anomaly.
When she got up to offer a toast to Su Yu, she aimed precisely at the fact that with her status and the current occasion, Su Yu would find it difficult to directly refuse her, so she was almost certain Su Yu would give her this face, thus she also had the opportunity to further contact him.
But to her utter surprise, Su Yu did not directly refuse her; instead, he directly embraced his own daughter, rejecting her completely.
It is impossible to say there was no anger in her heart; she practically gritted her teeth to endure the embarrassment just now, but she ultimately held back. Although she had taken the initiative, she lost in the end, and if she had gotten angry, it would really become a laughing stock for everyone.
Luckily, she managed to hold back. Although she ultimately lost some face, at least she didn’t make people look down on her further.
Meng Yuyou returned to her seat, and it took her nearly a quarter of an hour to recover.
However, her actions eventually won quite a bit of goodwill among the sect’s disciples; she dared to seize the opportunity, but even after failing, she didn’t get upset; indeed she has commendable demeanor.
Han Jing was also quite surprised, this girl, who seemed very young, could actually have such a mentality; truly not easy, no wonder she could sit in the Pavilion Master’s position; just for this demeanor, she’s much stronger than many people.
Han Jing looked at Su Yu with interest; Su Yu still maintained a composed face, as if the small episode just now hadn’t caused any fluctuation in his emotions.
However, the fact that Su Yu already has a daughter stirred everyone’s gossipy hearts, discussing privately, mostly guessing who the mother of Su Yu’s daughter is.
Han Jing hadn’t thought at all, her encouraging Su Yu to hold a martial competition, ultimately put herself in the eye of the storm.
So, Han Jing’s interest in joining the excitement waned quite a lot; now the rare harmony among the sects in the Spirit Cultivation Realm is also considered an unexpected gain.
When the event was dismissed in the afternoon, Han Jing also went back to change into women’s clothing, planning to return to the Prayer Pavilion to spend the evening meal with Su Yaogeng, but unexpectedly, just after leaving Liuyun Hall and not walking far, she was called by someone.
Han Jing turned to look, and she surprisingly saw Meng Yuyou, whom she encountered in the martial arena in the morning.
Liuyun Hall is located on the peak of Yunfeng, and not in the same mountain as Spirit Flame Sect’s main hall, so originally Meng Yuyou should have been resting in the guest courtyard yet she would bypass a mountain head to come here, Han Jing was a bit surprised.
Han Jing nodded to her: "Hello."
It counted as a greeting; no matter what, she did appreciate the girl’s personality a bit; at least, she dares to act, dares to bear the consequences, and knows how to pull back.
Of course, these are just superficial things; what kind of person she really is, Han Jing, who has only met her once, truly wouldn’t know.
Meng Yuyou quietly looked at Han Jing, but didn’t speak for a long time.