The four-way tournament drew everyone's attention.
"Whoosh!"
As Ye Changfeng and Lu Xueqi stepped onto the platform,
the many Seven Peaks Disciples around them all turned to look.
"Huh?"
"Is he a disciple of Great Bamboo Peak?"
"Could that Bamboo Sword in his hand really be his Magic Treasure?"
"Hiss—"
"He made it to the final four with nothing but a Bamboo Sword!?"
"The disciples of Great Bamboo Peak are really strange. They've got one who uses a stick, another who uses dice, and now one with a Bamboo Sword..."
At that moment,
quite a few people turned their eyes toward Ye Changfeng.
Even the Seven Peaks' Masters on the high platform couldn't help looking over.
True Lord Daoxuan's eyes flickered slightly.
If Tian Buyi hadn't just made it clear that Ye Changfeng wasn't concealing his cultivation, he really would have been a little suspicious of him...
"I didn't expect a genius like this to emerge from under Brother Tian's tutelage without anyone noticing."
Zeng Shuchang sighed.
At this,
Tian Buyi was delighted.
He laughed. "Not at all, not at all. My Old Seventh has been cultivating for five years since becoming my disciple, and he's only at the Yuqing Sixth Layer. He's still a long way from being called a genius..."
Five years to reach the Yuqing Sixth Layer.
That cultivation speed was already enough to make him a genius.
Tian Buyi was being so modest
because he wanted to tell the other Masters that Ye Changfeng wasn't the Green Robe Sect Leader revealed in the Heavenly Curtain...
As for this matter,
Tian Buyi felt fairly certain.
At first, he had wondered whether Ye Changfeng had been hiding his cultivation.
But then, how could that be possible?
Hide his cultivation right in front of him?
That would require at least a Shangqing Mid-stage expert!
Ye Changfeng had only been his disciple for five short years.
No matter how monstrous his talent was, there was no way he could have reached that level, right?
At this,
the Masters nodded slightly.
They said nothing more and turned their attention back to the arena.
"Whoosh!"
On the platform,
Ye Changfeng and Lu Xueqi stepped up at the same time.
He smiled at the Cold and Aloof Girl before him, gazing straight at her with those eyes that seemed to look at even a dog with deep affection. A trace of tenderness flickered in his eyes.
"Ye Changfeng of Great Bamboo Peak."
"Greetings, Senior Sister Lu."
The white-robed youth cupped his hands.
At this,
Lu Xueqi pressed her lips together lightly.
She raised her eyes to meet Ye Changfeng's gaze and noticed that trace of tenderness in his eyes.
For a moment,
she couldn't help getting lost in it.
There was no helping it...
Ye Changfeng's eyes were simply irresistible. No matter whom he looked at, it seemed as if he were gazing at them with deep, tender affection. And he was handsome on top of that. It was practically cheating!
How could Lu Xueqi possibly withstand that?
Whenever she noticed Ye Changfeng's tender gaze,
her heart couldn't help pounding.
At the same time, memories of one scene after another from the past came unbidden to mind.
Her future husband falling from the sky, his heroic rescue at Moon Gazing Platform, their official meeting beneath the moonlight, and his answer that had come close to a confession—
Memories like these
kept circling through her mind.
The fact that she didn't rush over and throw herself into his arms already showed remarkable restraint.
All right...
Actually, she had already thought about doing exactly that.
Below the platform,
since Lu Xueqi had her back to the crowd,
the watching disciples didn't notice the change in her expression. They pointed at Ye Changfeng and whispered:
"Another one trying to strike up a conversation with Senior Sister Lu!"
"What do you think..."
"Will Senior Sister Lu talk to him?"
"Of course not!"
"After all these matches, Senior Sister Lu has barely spoken to anyone besides Junior Sister Tian Ling'er of Great Bamboo Peak. Even if this Ye Changfeng is a little handsome, he..."
"Senior Sister Lu isn't shallow!"
One disciple declared confidently, thumping his chest.
But then something unexpected happened.
On the platform,
the Cold and Aloof Girl gradually came back to her senses.
Hearing the many Seven Peaks Disciples around her discussing her, she couldn't help looking up at Ye Changfeng. Then she gave him a little wink, her clear, cool voice silencing every doubt:
"Lu Xueqi of Little Bamboo Peak."
"Please, teach me."
The girl's wink, paired with her cool and aloof demeanor, was simply perfect...
Ye Changfeng understood what she meant.
If he wasn't mistaken,
she was saying—
"I don't talk to anyone else. I only speak to you."
"Because..."
"You're the only one for me."
Good grief!
Ye Changfeng's heart gave an unsteady thump.
Who had said Human-Machine Girl Lu Xueqi didn't know how to fall in love?
Who had said she didn't understand anything?
She was clearly quite good at this!
For a moment, Ye Changfeng was stunned.
The many Qingyun Disciples around them saw his lovestruck expression, and their anger flared at once:
"Are you going to fight or not?"
"If not, hurry up and get off the platform!"
Ye Changfeng came back to his senses and couldn't help grumbling inwardly, I'm looking at my future wife. What's it to you...
A trace of amusement glimmered in Lu Xueqi's eyes.
"Whoosh!"
As if connected by some unspoken understanding, the two of them raised their swords almost simultaneously.
It was a good thing the people around them didn't know what their relationship was.
Otherwise...
they would probably have complained, "What Seven Peaks Tournament? This is obviously just a little romantic game between a husband and wife!"
"Boom—"
The match began in earnest.
Knowing Ye Changfeng's strength,
Lu Xueqi held nothing back. She unleashed one deadly move after another at him without hesitation.
"Whoosh!"
In an instant, the arena filled with killing intent.
The many Qingyun Disciples around them were astonished by the scene.
"Hahahaha!"
"He must have angered Senior Sister Lu just now!"
"Exactly!"
"How could someone like him dare to covet a fairy like Senior Sister Lu?"
"Bah!"
The disciples around them clapped and cheered.
At that moment,
facing Lu Xueqi's various deadly moves,
Ye Changfeng didn't panic in the slightest. He calmly countered each one and discreetly pointed out a few flaws in her technique.
Tsk.
A perfectly good Seven Peaks Martial Arts Tournament
had turned into a little romantic game between the two of them.
Of course,
Ye Changfeng didn't get too carried away.
After all, he was only showing cultivation at the Yuqing Sixth Layer.
If he beat Lu Xueqi,
wouldn't that expose him completely?
So Ye Changfeng found an opportunity to pretend he couldn't keep up, and in the end, Lu Xueqi forced him off the platform with a single sword strike.
"In this match,"
"Lu Xueqi of Little Bamboo Peak—wins!"
On the high platform,
True Lord Daoxuan kept his attention on Ye Changfeng and Lu Xueqi's match.
He wanted to spot something amiss.
But unfortunately...
Ye Changfeng hadn't revealed anything.
Even though True Lord Daoxuan was a genuine Taiqing expert,
he couldn't find anything suspicious.
"Could it not be him?"
True Lord Daoxuan couldn't help frowning slightly.
He had a feeling that Ye Changfeng was unusual, but he couldn't put his finger on what was wrong.
Sigh.
Never mind, never mind.
True Lord Daoxuan sighed inwardly.
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