Chapter 43: Become My Underling!
Han Xuhan’s eyes lit up with otherworldly wisdom as he followed Mu Ran into a dusty corner of the Archives, where a dusty old crate sat, neglected even by the sweepers.
Mu Ran looked around shiftily as Han Xuhan hid behind a big shelf. Then (s)he knelt over the crate and started pulling out scrolls from it one by one.
Han Xuhan wasn’t in a hurry to show himself. He watched Mu Ran impatiently sift through the contents of each scroll. Some of the things (s)he muttered even reached his ears.
"What a shitty technique! No wonder it’s been abandoned."
"Huh? This one is involved with some Celestial feuds? Shit, better stay away from it."
"This looks a little interesting. But my special Physique would be averse to these elements. Can’t risk that..."
Special Physique?
Han Xuhan nearly wailed out loud in a mixture of envy and happiness; envy, because he wanted something similar too, and happiness because he finally knew one of the reasons behind Mu Ran’s bold confidence.
So this was one of the pillars Mu Ran would rely on, unlike those hardworking protagonists from a certain subset of cultivation novels...