Accidentally Married A Fox God - The sovereign lord spoils his wife

Chapter 15 - Disappointment

Chapter 15 - Disappointment

The bowl of water in front of Mo Cheng was of a simple design. It was smooth, metallic and rather worn down. It had no particularly distinguishing features, except for a drawing right at the centre of the bowl, visible through the shimmering, mystical water. It was of an elegant sword, the hilt painted in intricate detail, and the tip of the blade replaced with the head of a snake, its tongue flickering out of its mouth.

Mo Cheng unhesitatingly shoved his hand into the water bowl. The water rippled from the impact. Shu Qianqian, Mo Jing and Li Meirong waited in anticipation for the results.

Gradually, the surface changed from an indistinct, transparent hue to a glowing, bright shade of purple. Soon enough, the bowl was filled with only solid purple liquid. It reminded Li Meirong of Jelly gr.a.p.e juice.

Gasps of astonishment filled the crowd nearby, even the stern beautiful cultivator lady's shrewd phoenix eyes slightly enlarged at the result.

"It's a genius! A true genius…"

"A rare prodigy showing once every couple of hundreds of years.."

"A solid Lightning vein. Very impressive young one. Walk forth to the resting chambers." Said the cultivator lady, after not having uttered a full sentence in hours. So impressed was she with Mo Cheng at that moment.

Mo Cheng grinned from ear to ear. The Lightning vein was no less than the strongest offensive internal power possible. It was difficult to cultivate, the rarest ability yet the most distinguished of all veins. Most of the cultivators who managed to ascend to immortality were in fact… Lightning attribute cultivators.

Such was the immensity of the result.

In fact, this was probably the best test result one could ever wish for.

"Brother Cheng, you're amazing!!"

Qianqian was gushing with happiness and in her excitement, she leapt onto Mo Cheng, her arms lightly wrapped around his neck. Mo Cheng blushed with embarrassment and patted her head fondly. He then unclasped her tight hold on him, making her pout slightly. She couldn't believe she'd fallen for such an outstanding man. She was definitely fortunate to have had the opportunity to grow up with him.

Mo Jing came up to his brother and hugged his shoulders. He congratulated him without speaking, his eyes holding all the pride in the world.

In all this excitement, Li Meirong got dragged into their happiness and was cheering and congratulating Mo Cheng as well.

Soon, Mo Cheng headed over to the group of accepted disciples on the side. They also congratulated him excitedly and even the senior disciples of the sect, whose job it was to monitor the acceptance procedure, came over to speak with Mo Cheng. They were waiting for the remaining contestants' results to wrap up, eager to rest for the night in the side of the mountain where a collection of wooden cabins were built as accommodations.

Shu Qianqian came next, and her results were also impressive. Her bowl flared red and blue. Fire and water. Dual attributes, which was considered quite talented indeed.

Moreover, hers were opposing attributes, both supportive and offensive. Although not as rare as a single attribute vein wielder, it was definitely impressive. Shu Qianqian was elated. She leapt toward Mo Cheng and was also graced with heaps of praises and congratulations.

Mo Jing's test showed a solid green. Another exceptional genius!

The Earth attribute was almost strictly supportive, but anyone having a solid vein, a single attribute, was such a rarity that it was considered nothing short of a miracle! These two siblings were truly impressive.

Mo Jing joined his brother and friend on the side with the rest of the accepted disciples, who looked at the trio as their upcoming prodigies.

Li Meirong's turn came next. She walked up and tentatively gazed at the clear water in the bowl.

Part of her wanted to be done with this, rejected and on her way to a new life. Another part regretted not being reborn into a powerful, influential family with a lot of spiritual talent.

Unlike her last life, how amazing it would have been if she could actually shake the heavens. Instead, she had been reborn as a simple maid with quite a horrible fate that she only managed to escape by crazy, unexplainable luck.

But even if one is not meant for greatness, one still dreamed.

Li Meirong knew she wasn't brave or adventurous. She was quiet, accepting. Most of her time she used to spend at her old apartment, enjoying casual evenings with the companionship of her cats.

She glanced over to her group of newly acquainted friends. They were all standing near each other, the upcoming champions of their generation, giving her looks of encouragements.

She knew she was no champion, and not to feel disappointment when nothing would happen.

Whatever came her way, she would deal with it.

The cultivator lady stared impatiently down at the scar-faced young woman dawdling in front of the vein testing water bowl. She disliked such hesitant personalities. Why was she unsure now, if she'd made her way up to this point?

The girl gave her a bad impression.

"Hurry." She spat the word at Li Meirong.

Li Meirong sighed, gazed at the mystical waters, and slid her hand gently into the cold liquid.

A moment passed, which stretched into a minute… The water stayed crystal clear and colourless.

Li Meirong was prepared for this, had convinced herself that this is how she wanted it, but she was ultimately unable to stop the deep feeling of disappointment which engulfed her, discovering once and for all that she really was worth nothing here.