Looking down at the girl before him, still youthful but already breathtakingly beautiful, the Sword Sect's recruitment elder nodded with satisfaction. With her looks and bearing, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that one day she might compete for the title of the Three Realms' Most Beautiful Woman.
Then she could become immortal partners with her fellow disciple, the Three Realms' top sword immortal trained by their very own Sword Sect, and the pair would make yet another legendary beauty-and-hero match.
Just then, the girl he had already earmarked as the Three Realms' Most Beautiful Woman clenched her fist and declared, eyes shining, "I've had a lofty dream ever since I was little!"
A young girl's dreams were usually romantic and beautiful. The elder didn't mind hearing hers, so he graciously asked, "Oh? And what is it?"
The girl proclaimed fervently, "I swear I'll marry the Three Realms' most handsome man!"
The elder nodded, stroking his long beard without a care. "Oh, marry the Three Realms' top sword immortal... Wait, what?!"
Clearly, this wasn't the first time she'd gotten that reaction. She touched her own exquisite face and continued as if used to it. "I know that with my looks, I might one day become the Three Realms' Most Beautiful Woman. But stories say that beauties are always paired with heroes, whether the hero is handsome or ugly, rich or poor, devoted to his wife or a womanizer, or whether he treats his brothers like his own hands and women like clothes..."
"But I'm not cut out for that. I've been greedy and lustful since I was little. If I ended up with an ugly, poor, clueless immortal partner, I'm afraid I'd either kill him or, if I failed, kill myself in despair..."
The elder had never heard anyone talk like this before. But looking at her face, it really was hard to imagine her with some sleazy, ugly man, so he tried to reassure her. "Don't be so pessimistic. Maybe the Three Realms' top sword immortal will be a handsome, wealthy man by then. Just be sure to choose carefully when the time comes..."
"You're a perfectly good young woman. Why say such bizarre things as marrying a handsome man, something unheard of since ancient times?"
"Just because it's never been heard of doesn't mean it's bizarre!" The girl picked up her sword, her eyes shining even brighter. "Once I become the Three Realms' top sword immortal, that'll be another legend for the ages!"
Theme: Who says a beauty can't be the Three Realms' top sword immortal?