Tang Ye turned around to gaze at Su Qingshi. The woman before him still wore a white dress while her beautiful hair was spread out behind her, and two strands of gorgeous hair hung down from her temples and swayed along with the wind. She had an exquisite appearance, a curvaceous body, and a tranquil and elegant bearing. All of this caused Tang Ye to feel his heart speed up slightly. Su Qingshi was slightly unable to bear Tang Ye’s gaze, and she turned her head to look out the window. Tang Ye suddenly asked. “Qingshi, do you still remember the agreement between the two of us?” Su Qingshi nodded. “I’m wondering whether you would give me a chance to pursue you if I wasn’t able to ascend onto the Ascension Rankings. Or perhaps, if the others from the Sword Sect were able to ascend to the top 3 positions on the Ascension Rankings, then would you give them a chance to pursue you,” said Tang Ye. He’d thought of this question a very long time ago. The two of them had been together beneath Death Abyss that day, yet he wondered throughout this period he was in contact with her about whether she was ceaselessly helping and protecting him because it was him, Tang Ye, or because he could ascend onto the Ascension Rankings to seize benefits for the Sword Sect? He’d thought of this question but had never given the answer any thought because such an answer was usually very cruel. Su Qingshi remained silent for a short moment before she said, “Is there any difference?” “Of course there is!” Tang Ye said, “If you made that agreement with me for the sake of the Sword Sect, then let me tell you that you don’t have to wrong yourself. I, Tang Ye, repay my debts. Since you’ve saved my life, then take my participation in the Ascension Rankings on behalf of the Sword Sect as my way of repaying your kindness.” Emotions weren’t like the Sword Dao, and he couldn’t do as he pleased. Tang Ye understood this principle.If the woman standing before him really didn’t like him, then he wouldn’t use the Ascension Rankings to put pressure on her. Just as he’d said, Su Qingshi had rescued both him and his younger sister, so he would take participating in the Ascension Rankings on behalf of the Sword Sect as a form of repayment to her. Actually, Tang Ye understood that if a person didn’t possess strength, then no one in this world would like that person. However, Tang Ye still hoped that Su Qingshi had helped him and made that agreement with him because it was him, Tang Ye, and not because he could ascend the Ascension Rankings for the Sword Sect. But Tang Ye wasn’t confident that the answer would be the former. It sounded very conflicting, yet it wasn’t at all. If Su Qingshi helped him because it would be him who she helped and had made that agreement with him for the exact same reason, then it proved that she cared about him. On the other hand, if it was because he could ascend onto the Ascension Rankings and seize benefits for the Sword Sect, then it meant that if someone else could do the same, it was very likely that Su Qingshi would agree to the same or even worst conditions than those she promised Tang Ye. Tang Ye understood one thing very well, the Sword Sect was very important in Su Qingshi’s heart! Su Qingshi remained silent, and so did Tang Ye. Both of them stood side by side before the window and gazed at the scenery in the distance. After a long time, Su Qingshi said, “The reason I didn’t kill you at the bottom of Death Abyss wasn’t that you had the potential to ascend the Ascension Rankings, and it was instead because you disregarded your life to save me in the Grand Myriad Mountains. I went to save you at Southpeace City because you were a disciple of the Sword Sect, and at the same time, I wanted to repay the debt I owe you for saving my life. As for the agreement between the two of us.... Even though I, Su Qingshi, want to revive the Sword Sect, I wouldn’t do it in such a way. You’ve underestimated me, and you’ve underestimated yourself.” Tang Ye smiled when he heard this, and it was a heartfelt smile. Because he understood what she meant. Su Qingshi flipped her right hand, and a sheathed violet sword appeared in it. She said, “This is the low-grade Earth Rank sword, Violet Spirit. You don’t just need a formidable strength when participating in the Ascension Rankings, you need a formidable Dark Treasure as well. With this sword in your possession, your strength out to improve greatly!” Tang Ye’s heart felt warm, but he didn’t take it. With a command in his heart, the loud sound of a sword being unsheathed resounded. He pointed at the space before him and said, “I have a Dark Treasure already!” A wisp of surprise flashed in Su Qingshi’s eyes as she stretched out her hand to touch the Hidden Sword, and then she said, “What an odd sword. With this sword and your Sword Control Technique, its might would multiply. Was this given to you by that mysterious old man?”