Should I Cultivate the Sword or Listen to Gossip?

The Sword Pavilion has stood for many years, renowned for its skill in repairing spiritual swords.

Wen Yao is a low-ranking artifact cultivator in the Sword Pavilion.

She spends every day tending to spiritual swords brought in from far and wide. It looks like an easy job, but in truth she's busy all the time.

A rusty spiritual sword: "I told him not to leave me out in the rain. But he went and danced with his sword in the rain for his sweetheart again. Hmph."

A cracked spiritual sword: "He's gained another ten pounds. Look at me! I can barely hold him up when he flies!"

A heartbroken spiritual sword: "She cuddles and kisses her lover, but won't let me be with mine. What's wrong with it? It has a big heart, it's strong and sturdy, and it can protect me!"

A sword cultivator outside the door roars, "No falling in love with pigs!"

Wen Yao: "Yikes."

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Wen Yao finds an ordinary-looking sword that no one claims.

She treasures it.

Every day, she pours spiritual energy into it, takes it along to soak in hot springs, and eats and sleeps with it. She even tries to ride it into the sky.

Best of all, it doesn't chatter like the other spiritual swords!

But when she accidentally wanders into a demon lair and is chased by dozens of monsters, it suddenly speaks.

"Tsk. That's what you get for doing nothing but eating and sleeping."

Wen Yao is furious. "We clearly sleep and bathe together!"

How come it sounds like she's the only one slacking off?!

The sword falls into an eerie silence.

Then, eerily, it blushes.

Wen Yao: "?"

Wait, what?