Chapter 167: Wooden box

"That's weird... My head really hurts."

"What happened? Why do I feel like I've been out for a long time?"

The female disciples slowly stood up, holding their heads. They felt a dull ache in their minds, and their memories were completely blank—they couldn't remember how they ended up on the ground. seaʀᴄh thё NôvelFire(.)net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

But as they tried to recall, something vague started to come back to them... It seemed like they had just...

"Brother Timothy!"

The moment they remembered themselves shouting "Brother Timothy" and running towards him in a frenzy, all the female disciples felt a wave of deep embarrassment.

Even though it was the effect of the Blossom of Love that made them act that way, it was still incredibly humiliating!

Just thinking about what happened made them want to crawl into a hole and disappear.

"Maybe we should go apologize to Brother Timothy later."

"Yeah, that's probably the best thing to do."

Their eyes met, and they all looked down in shame.

Meanwhile, in the room where he had been assigned to stay, Timothy had already sat down.

He checked the reward he had just received from the system.

[Seraphic Six-Wing Mantle]

Reading the system's analysis, Timothy couldn't help but be a little surprised.

This was actually a Heavenly-level artifact!

When the Seraphic Six-Wing Mantle appeared behind him, it would allow him to soar into the sky, breaking free from the constraints of the world.

And beyond that, it seemed to have other mysterious uses that hadn't been fully explained.

No wonder it was a treasure obtained by practically tearing apart the entire Blooming Sanctuary—its value was truly astonishing.

"Are those disciples still not awake?"

The setting sun cast a warm glow into the room, and Timothy felt a bit concerned.

After all, Holy Maiden Aeliana was a powerful Holy Emperor. Hopefully, she didn't hit them too hard and leave them all dazed and unable to recover.

Knock, knock, knock.

Just then, there was a sudden knock on the door.

"Come in," Timothy said calmly.

"Thank you, Brother Timothy."

Before long, a female disciple walked into the room, looking utterly mortified.

She was none other than Serena Grace, one of the top disciples of the Blooming Sanctuary.

"Brother Timothy, today we were all under the influence of the Blossom of Love and acted so disrespectfully towards you. Please, we beg for your forgiveness."

Serena was overwhelmed with shame as she lowered her head and presented a small, intricately carved wooden box.

It seemed like this box contained her apology gift.

"Well, the real blame lies with the Blossom of Love, so there's no need to be too hard on yourselves," Timothy reassured her.

"Thank you, Brother Timothy!"

Hearing his forgiveness, Serena looked visibly relieved and excited.

She handed the delicate wooden box to Timothy, and as she did, she deliberately touched the spot where her name was engraved, her face showing a hint of shy embarrassment.

"This gift is an apology to Brother Timothy. Please make sure to open it when you're alone."

"Huh?"

Timothy was taken aback.

Wasn't this supposed to be an apology gift? Why did it have to be opened in private?

"Please, Brother Timothy, don't forget. Goodbye, Brother Timothy!"

With that, Serena, her face flushed with embarrassment, quickly left the wooden box behind and hurried out of the room in a flustered rush.

Knock, knock, knock.

Before Timothy could even find a moment to open the first wooden box, there was another knock at the door.

Another female disciple nervously stepped inside.

"Brother Timothy, this is my apology gift. I'm really sorry about what happened earlier..."

Although this wooden box was different from the last one, its contents were just as securely sealed. The disciple had also engraved her name on the outside, as if worried that Timothy might forget who she was.

And just like the previous disciple, she was blushing with embarrassment...

Timothy started to feel a bit awkward, sensing that something was off.

But then, the knocking continued.

One female disciple after another entered the room, each bringing a gift, all of which were tightly wrapped.

Before long, the gifts piled up on both sides of the table, forming small mountains.

Meanwhile, outside the room, the disciples who had already delivered their gifts began to realize something.

"Wait a minute... What exactly did you all give Brother Timothy? Weren't we just supposed to offer simple apology gifts? Why do I feel like there's something strange about the way you all looked when you went in?"

"No way! I just gave a simple apology gift!"

"What did you give?"

"A basic spirit herb, as compensation for Brother Timothy... That's it!"

"You're lying! I don't believe you. There's definitely something fishy about the gifts you all gave."

"Especially Serena—she was the first one to go in, and her face was the reddest. She still hasn't calmed down."

As the top disciple, Serena was immediately put on the spot.

All eyes turned to her.

"Serena, come on, tell us what you really gave. You can't lie to us!"

"I just... I just gave a simple gift to apologize, nothing more," Serena stammered, clearly flustered as she tried to defend herself.

"No way, Serena! Your face is still so red. You definitely slipped something extra into that box!"

Serena's eyes darted around as she quickly tried to explain, "How could that be? I only have the purest admiration for Brother Timothy, nothing more!"

"Is that so?"

Amid the questioning, the disciples glanced into the room.

They saw that Timothy was in the process of opening one of the wooden boxes.

And the first box he picked up just happened to have Serena's name on it.

"Brother Timothy, no! Please don't open it!"

Gone was any pretense of calm. Serena was now in a full-blown panic, desperately trying to stop him.

But it was too late.

The box was already open, and a delicate fragrance wafted out, forming the shape of a heart in the air.

Inside was a letter.

And it was definitely not just any letter!

It was decorated with intricate pink hearts, and the content was written in neat, careful handwriting.

This letter was unmistakably a love letter!

"Serena, you really did sneak something extra in there! You even used this as a chance to confess to Brother Timothy!"

Seeing her love letter exposed in front of so many other disciples, Serena was utterly mortified. Tears welled up in her eyes from the sheer embarrassment.

As the top disciple of the Blooming Sanctuary, her reputation was now in tatters. This was like a public execution! Discover exclusive content at m,v l'-NovelFire.net

How could she ever show her face in the Blooming Sanctuary again? Her dignity was completely shattered!

Just as Serena's emotions hit rock bottom, and she was ready to flee the sect in shame, Timothy opened the second wooden box.

Inside was a carefully prepared heart-shaped bento.

The next box contained a Memory Orb with a recorded confession.

The one after that had a note with a disciple's contact information and her measurements.

And the next...

Every single one of these so-called apology gifts had something extra hidden inside.

For a moment, the disciples all stared at each other, too embarrassed to say a word.

It turned out, they had all been thinking the same thing!