"This can't be true, can it?"
"I find this suspicious. Let's wait for Pavilion Master Song to investigate thoroughly before making any decisions..."
"Look, he's here!"
Amidst a surge of excitement from the crowd, Ning Xuan led the Profound Heaven Sect members into the venue. Today, the young sect leader was dressed particularly eye-catchingly, radiant from head to toe in a golden crown and purple robe. Behind him followed three spirit beasts: a white tiger, a gray wolf, and a small beast whose name he did not know. The group walked onto the martial arts stage, making quite a grand entrance.
Ning Xuan waved his fan, ready to bask in the envious glances around him as usual, but the crowd was eerily quiet, their eyes filled with doubt, disgust, and indifference.
Ning Xuan froze, speechless with shock as she waved her fan.
What's wrong?
Have these people lost their minds? He's so dashing and debonair; shouldn't he be receiving adoring glances from everyone?
Just as I was wondering what was going on, the crowd started to stir again.
Ning Xuan turned around and immediately saw Qiaoqiao. She was dressed in a soft light green outfit, with a bright green hairband and a flowing skirt. Her skin was so white it seemed to glow, like the freshest leaf on a summer branch, fresh and vibrant.
The onlookers, who had just been coldly indifferent to Ning Xuan, suddenly made a complete 180-degree turn in their attitude.
"Fellow Daoist Qiao has arrived!"
" Junior Sister Qiao!"
" Junior Sister Qiao will win!"
Qiaoqiao greeted the people around her with a smile, and the cheers from the surroundings immediately became louder.
"Ahhh, my junior sister smiled at me!"
" Junior Sister Qiao, how's my luck lately? Is it about to turn around?"
"Junior sister, could you help me figure out where my cat is?"
After witnessing Qiaoqiao's previous performance, everyone was amazed. What " Finger-Reckoning Divine Diviner "? It was nothing compared to Junior Sister Qiao!
Seeing Qiaoqiao surrounded by this group, Shen Ji and Fu Fengyuan forward simultaneously to separate them. Both senior brothers felt a pang of jealousy; why were these people calling her "Junior Sister" so familiar? Didn't they have any junior sisters of their own?
Ning Xuan, standing ahead, was seething with anger. How dare Qiaoqiao steal his thunder? The more he looked at the people from Ethereal Peak, the more displeased he became!
"Young Master, as long as you beat her in the competition, she won't be so arrogant anymore."
"What makes this Foundation Establishment Realm female cultivator think she can compete with the young master? He could defeat her with a flick of his finger. She's just being smug for a moment."
Listening to his subordinates' chatter, Ning Xuan gently waved his fan, nodded unconsciously, and a smile crept onto his lips. He not only wanted Qiaoqiao to lose, but he wanted her to lose miserably.
He wanted to completely destroy Qiaoqiao's self-esteem and make her kneel before him and admit defeat!
Thinking of this, his charming smile returned. "Fellow Daoist Qiao, the sect competition is won through martial arts. However, our cultivation levels differ by one realm. Rest assured, this young master will show mercy and give you a few moves."
Across the crowd, Qiaoqiao cast a puzzled look at him. "Why should I let you win? Young Sect Master, if you want to admit defeat, you can just admit defeat."
Chapter 42 The Competition
Ning Xuan's expression twisted for a moment, and she almost crushed the fan in her hand. She practically gritted her teeth as she squeezed out, "Then don't blame me for being impolite."
Qiaoqiao said, "I wasn't planning on being polite to you anyway."
Ning Xuan:...
Her mouth is really True Qi!
Fortunately, he didn't intend to hold back. On the martial arts stage, it was time for Qiaoqiao to experience his prowess.
He walked onto the martial arts stage with three spirit beasts, Xiao Tingyu cried out that it was unfair, "Why is he fighting four against one?"
Fu Fengyuan explained, "He was originally Alchemist. Alchemist don't have many offensive methods. They cultivate beast taming as a secondary skill. The number of spirit beasts a beast tamer can control depends on their aptitude. He can control three spirit beasts, which is a unique aptitude, and it's within the rules."
Wen Zhi was a little worried, "Those spirit beasts don't look easy to deal with, Junior Sister, you have to be careful."
Only Qiaoqiao remained confident as always, "He's just a small stumbling block on my road to victory. I'm going to be the ultimate winner!"
The other three were speechless, watching her go on stage with expressions that said, "Whatever makes you happy."
Before stepping onto the martial arts stage, she glanced back. Below, a vast sea of people stretched out, but she still couldn't spot that familiar figure in white. However, this time she wasn't disappointed. Instead, she smiled. Her master was saving the world, and she was doing what she had to do. By the time her master returned, she would have already won first place.
"Do you think Junior Sister can win?" Wen Zhi asked Fu Fengyuan from below the stage.
The fourth senior brother said firmly, "I believe in my junior sister."
Having experienced the upheaval on Ethereal Peak, Fu Fengyuan's confidence in Qiaoqiao surpassed even his own. Even if he couldn't do it, he felt that Qiaoqiao could definitely do it.
"But... have you forgotten something?" an elder from the Flowing Cloud Sect said quietly.
Several people looked over at the same time.
She wasn't carrying a weapon.
On the martial arts stage, Qiaoqiao confidently made her appearance. Ning Xuan, accompanied by three spirit beasts, raised an eyebrow. "You want to fight me bare-handed?"
With her hands tucked into her sleeves, Qiaoqiao appeared rather slender compared to the overwhelming number of spirit beasts the other side had, but she remained completely calm. "I'm ready. Let all your cats and dogs come over! Although you're ganging up on us and lack sportsmanship, someone as generous as me can say I don't mind—"
Ning Xuan suppressed the bulging veins on his forehead, "Beastmasters are allowed to bring three spirit beasts; it's permitted by the rules."
Qiaoqiao tilted her head, her eyes clear. "Just because the rules allow it, does that mean it's right?"
Ning Xuan to refute, but she was speechless, her face turning red.
Qiaoqiao said, "Look, you clearly know you can't win an argument with me, but you still insist on arguing. Maybe that's just a case of being bad at the game but having a strong addiction? It's okay, I understand."