Tough! Slapping Tian Ling'er Until She Cries?!

"Swish—"

Numerous gazes swept back and forth between Tian Ling'er and Qi Hao, their eyes brimming with all sorts of emotions, as if to say—

Lovers in sin?

Not just that.

Many eyes also turned toward Wang Quan Yan.

Pity flickered in their depths, as though they were lamenting his misfortune...

Faced with those stares.

Wang Quan Yan showed no reaction at all.

He silently cradled the Sovereign Sword, standing at the edge of the crowd, the Dragon Slayer tucked at his waist, his calm gaze fixed solely on the aloof maiden atop the arena...

Beyond her.

There was no room for anyone else.

Truth be told.

Wang Quan Yan hadn't expected Lu Xueqi to just blurt it out like that, but thinking it over, Tian Ling'er had already thrown the insult in her face...

What did Lu Xueqi have left to hold back?

Forget it.

Since it was said, it was said.

At worst, he and Lu Xueqi would bear it together.

What was there to fear?

"Boom—"

On the high platform, Tian Buyi was about to explode with rage.

He raised his hand and slapped the armrest of his seat clean off, his eyes locked onto Tian Ling'er on the arena. If it weren't for the Seven Meridians Martial Arts Tournament, he would have charged up there and slapped this unfilial daughter to death.

Ha!

A tryst?

Have you no shame at all!

Sneaking out at night to meet another man?

You...

Tian Buyi was truly furious to the point of death.

Su Ru's face had also turned ghastly pale. At this moment, she didn't know what to say either...

Say?

What was there left to say?

Now that this matter had been exposed, Tian Ling'er's reputation was utterly ruined, unless...

Su Ru's gaze shifted to Wang Quan Yan.

She sighed inwardly. Unless Wang Quan Yan was willing to step forward and clarify.

But.

What was there to clarify?

Wang Quan Yan was already the victim. Making him come forward now would just be treating him like a fool.

Su Ru sighed in her heart.

Flesh of my flesh.

Never mind.

Xiao Yan had already suffered enough. Since he liked that girl Xueqi, let him quietly love someone...

As for Tian Ling'er?

Su Ru could do nothing more.

If you do wrong, you must accept the punishment.

At this moment.

On the arena.

Tian Ling'er's face was deathly pale.

She knew that once this was exposed, her reputation was finished...

Now.

Was there any other way out?

Was there?

Tian Ling'er bit her lip hard.

Not only was her own expression ugly, but Qi Hao beneath the arena felt a chill in his heart as well—once this matter was exposed, his reputation as the senior disciple of Dragon Head Peak would be ruined...

He had thought Lu Xueqi would spare some face for 'Su Ru' and keep quiet about it, but who would have guessed...

Lu Xueqi gave no one any face at all?!

Was she really that stubborn?

For a moment, Qi Hao felt a pang of regret.

But then he reconsidered and realized the matter wasn't without a turning point—he only needed to defeat Wang Quan Yan in the upcoming match, then make it clear that he and Tian Ling'er had already broken off their engagement, and that he was pursuing her legitimately...

That would basically resolve most of the negative fallout.

Thinking this, Qi Hao breathed a sigh of relief.

At that moment, On the arena, Tian Ling'er's face was deathly pale.

Her mind raced for a solution, and in a flash of desperation, she latched onto a foolish idea—muddying the waters by slinging mud back!

Lu Xueqi said she was meeting Qi Hao in secret?

Ha!

Wasn't she with Wang Quan Yan that same night herself!?

With that thought, Tian Ling'er pointed straight at Lu Xueqi and shouted, "Senior Sister Lu, weren't you secretly meeting Wang Quan Yan that night too? What right do you have to accuse me!?"

"Whoa—"

The moment those words left her mouth, the entire crowd was stunned once more.

Countless eyes turned to Lu Xueqi, a mix of emotions flickering in their gazes, but most of them carried the same thought—It's over, my goddess has run off with someone else!

In that instant, A perfectly good Seven Meridians Martial Arts Tournament had turned into a mudslinging match!?

Wang Quan Yan stood below the arena.

He watched Tian Ling'er fling dirt at Lu Xueqi and couldn't help but frown slightly, though...

He wasn't worried about Lu Xueqi.

After all, He and Lu Xueqi were completely innocent, as clear as the wind and bright as the moon.

Would flinging mud work?

Uh...

Maybe it would actually help?

It might even bring him and Lu Xueqi a little closer?

Tsk tsk tsk.

What a great assist from Tian Ling'er!

On the high platform, The various peak masters frowned slightly.

When the cold, aloof Daoist nun heard Tian Ling'er's words, she immediately turned her gaze to Lu Xueqi. Upon seeing the girl's eyes utterly untroubled, she understood everything...

After all, she had raised Lu Xueqi.

How could Shui Yue not know this girl?

If she did it, she did it.

If she didn't, she didn't.

Xueqi never lied.

At this moment, Lu Xueqi's face was completely open and honest.

That meant she had certainly not done such a thing.

Tian Buyi's face grew darker and darker, as if he was about to lose his temper.

Seeing this, True Person Dao Xuan raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Ahem."

He gave a soft cough, then secretly transmitted a message to the Tongtian Peak elder on the arena, instructing him to quickly put an end to this farce.

The elder on the arena snapped back to his senses.

He had just been enjoying the spectacle with relish.

"Ahem."

"No extraneous talk during the match. You two junior disciples, finish the fight quickly..."

The Tongtian Peak elder said sternly.

Hearing this, Lu Xueqi's gaze flickered faintly.

Between her and Wang Quan Yan, everything was pure and aboveboard—what was there to feel guilty about? Did he think everyone was like you, Tian Ling'er?!

With that thought, Lu Xueqi couldn't be bothered to explain further.

The pure are self-evident, the sullied self-evident.

Whether it was black or white would be clear at a glance.

"Shua!"

The aloof maiden drew her sword without hesitation.

The Heavenly Azure Divine Sword left its sheath directly, showing she truly meant business with Tian Ling'er. There was no helping it...

The other had already treated her as an enemy.

Did she still need to hold back?

"Xiu—"

A brilliant sword light tore across the sky, the azure sword gleam dazzlingly bright. The Heavenly Azure Divine Sword shot through the air, suddenly slashing toward Tian Ling'er.

Seeing this, Tian Ling'er's expression shifted.

She quickly reacted, drawing the Amber Zhu Ling from her waist to counter, but...

The Heavenly Azure was a Nine Heavens Divine Weapon.

The Amber Zhu Ling was at most a slightly formidable magic artifact.

The two were simply incomparable.

What's more, A sharp weapon like the Heavenly Azure was especially effective against artifacts like the Amber Zhu Ling, and Lu Xueqi's cultivation was at the Ninth Layer of Jade Purity. As for Tian Ling'er?

She was only at the Sixth Layer of Jade Purity.

How could she fight?

There was no way to fight at all!

"Boom!"

The Heavenly Azure Divine Sword burst with dazzling radiance.

The Amber Zhu Ling was directly cut through, its bindings severed by a single stroke.

The aloof maiden's figure flickered, her slender form appearing beside the Heavenly Azure. One hand gripping the divine sword, the other holding the scabbard, she struck directly at Tian Ling'er...

Tian Ling'er's expression changed.

Lu Xueqi swung the scabbard toward her abdomen.

She wanted to dodge, but her own Amber Zhu Ling blocked her path, and in the end, the scabbard smacked straight into her face.

"Bang!"

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