The Three Beauties' Contest (Continued)

Si Shuiyun swept her cold gaze across the crowd, and the boys who had some ideas fell silent. As students of Linked Mountains University, even if they were not martial arts masters, they still had the ability to judge strength. Based on this one punch, only the top one percent of the school could compete with Si Shuiyun.

This farce happened at just the right time, which was perfect for diverting everyone's attention. Si Ming secretly gave Hao Shuai, Hao Shuai was lying on the ground, a thumbs up, thinking that this would easily smooth over the conflict. However, he soon discovered that Murong Qing was still silently staring at Si Jingyu.

One was solemn, the other a forced smile; their exchange, while not exactly sparking, was certainly far from friendly.

"You two are...?"

Before he could even ask, Murong Qing slowly stepped forward, pulled Si Jingyu in front of him, and asked, "Have we fought before?"

I don't think so.

But I have a feeling that the battle between us is not yet over.

"What a coincidence, I have the same subtle feeling, neither here nor there, which is quite unpleasant." As Si Jingyu said this, a friendly smile remained on her face, making her seem even more terrifying.

"There's no time like the present, how about we spar at the training ground?"

"My woman's intuition tells me that if we just spar, we might not be able to determine a winner; the difference between us is just a hair's breadth. If we want to truly compete, we'll have to go all out."

Si Ming couldn't understand why, even though they had avoided the battlefield, the atmosphere was still tense and ready to erupt at any moment. How could two people who had only met once in the Barbarian Continent have become enemies, even to the point of fighting to the death? Were they simply incompatible by fate? Or were they enemies in a past life?

Seeing Murong Qing's thoughtful expression at the suggestion, he quickly stepped between the two, blocking their view, and said to Si Jingyu, "Sister, you've come from afar, and I haven't yet fulfilled my duty as host. I've been so impolite. Let's go eat now. I know a restaurant nearby that's reasonably priced but the food is excellent. You'd be embarrassed to say you went to Linked Mountains University if you didn't go there."

Si Jingyu withdrew her gaze and said with a smile, "Since you are so kind, little brother, I can only accept your hospitality."

Si Ming made an apologetic gesture to Murong Qing, then hurriedly urged Si Jingyu to leave. The most important thing right now was to separate the two of them; nothing else mattered.

After everyone left, Murong Qing began to ponder, "I remember Si Jingyu was the young patriarch of the Si Clan. She and Si Ming accidentally wandered into the Barbarian Continent. How did she become Si Ming's older sister? If it's an excuse, then their appearances do resemble each other... Hmm..."

Suddenly, another person rushed over in a flurry.

"Si Jingyu, you tricked me again!"

The girl who entered had dazzling blonde hair, a beautiful face, and natural beauty. She possessed the air of a well-bred young lady, and unlike Si Jingyu's imperious manner, she was much more approachable.

"Where is Si Jingyu? Has she been here?" the girl asked someone randomly in the class.

"I came by, but I went out with Si Ming."

"Damn it! She knew Si Ming was coming back all along, but deliberately kept it from me. She even made up an excuse to lure me to the gymnasium. It was all to get there first! No way! I can't let her scheme succeed like this. Si Ming has to know the truth!"

The girl turned to give chase, but Murong Qing her. "Excuse me, do you know Si Jingyu?"

The young girl was anxious and initially intended to give a casual, perfunctory answer, but after glancing at Murong Qing, she inexplicably felt a sense of closeness and, suppressing her emotions, said, "Of course I know her. We're both from the Water Mirror Si Clan. My name is Si Huaruo, and yours is Si Hua Ruo."

"My name is Murong Qing. If you're looking for her, I can take you there. I know where she's dining."

"Really? Thank you so much, you're such a kind person."

"You're welcome. Since you're also from the Water Mirror Si Clan, you must know Si Ming, right?"

"Yes, he did our Si Clan a big favor in the past, it was about the year before last..."

The two walked and talked, and perhaps because they were attracted to each other, they quickly became good friends who could talk about anything. Murong Qing also learned about Si Ming's experiences in the Si Clan.

"So, he's not actually a member of your Si Clan; he's just temporarily impersonating Si Jingyu's younger brother to complete his protection duties."

"That's what I initially thought too, but later I found that things weren't so simple. Back then, Si Jingyu did have a younger brother, but due to some unspeakable reasons within the Lineage, he was abandoned in secret."

"Even if they were abandoned, shouldn't they have been abandoned all the way to the Su State?"

"Back then, because of the pursuit of the Eight Asura Sin Lord, Startling Rainbow Beyond the Heavens owed our Si Clan a favor. Our ancestor couldn't resist the request of Si Jingyu's mother, who was also the former patriarch, so he used Yan Jinghong's connections to find the Nation of Beauty Mohist Knight Guard to secretly send the child away."

As they were talking, Si Huaruo, led by Murong Qing, entered a restaurant called "Wenjiabao". Without asking the waiter, she pushed open the door of a private room based on her intuition, and sure enough, the other person was sitting inside.

"Si Jingyu, is Si Ming really your brother?" Si Huaruo asked bluntly.

"Of course! Isn't that what everyone thinks?"

Si Jingyu smiled calmly, opened her fan and gently waved it, the words on the fan having changed to "When falsehood is taken for truth, even truth becomes falsehood."

"Don't try to fob me off with words. You know that's not what I'm asking," Si Huaruo had been fooled countless times since childhood, said she wasn't so easily fooled. "Try a different approach. What exactly did the ancestor say to you before he left?"

"That's a secret. How can I just tell anyone? I'm very tight-lipped, both above and below."

Si Huaruo was taken aback at first, then her face flushed red. "Vulgar! Don't try to fool me with dirty jokes."

"If you can understand this, it seems you're not so innocent after all, haha. If you want to know the answer, you can go ask our ancestors yourself."

"If I could find the ancestor, of course I would ask her, but didn't she retire with Senior Shi Muyan? She just left a note in her room, without even saying where she went."

"Then I'm afraid I can't help you. After all, keeping your mouth shut is a virtue for women."

"You, you're telling dirty jokes again! You have no shame!"

"Huh? Did I?" Si Jingyu feigned doubt, then grinned mischievously, "You, who always thinks in this direction, are the most unserious one, aren't you?"

"You--"

Why are you two arguing again?

Si Ming, who had just ordered and entered the house, saw the situation and quickly prevented the conflict from escalating further. "Logically speaking, people should be more united when they are in a foreign land."

Si Jingyu said, "I have Shuiyun by my side, so I don't need to unite another golden retriever. Of course, if she begs for mercy, I might show her a little sympathy." As she spoke, she gestured with her fingernail.

"Who needs your sympathy! And who are you calling a golden retriever?!"

"You get all pricked up easily; you're definitely not a canine, you're more like a feline."