"Senior Brother Ji, from now on, this little brother's following you!"
Zeng Shushu declared with utmost seriousness.
Truth be told, he just thought Ji Changfeng was far cooler than himself and wanted to pick up a few tricks.
Well…
If he could fill up his little booklet, that'd be even better.
Tian Ling'er leaned over to take a peek.
When she saw that Zeng Shushu's booklet was titled Ji Changfeng's Domineering Quotes with only one line recorded, she couldn't help but giggle. "Just one line? That's it?"
Zeng Shushu scratched his head awkwardly, then turned to Tian Ling'er with earnest curiosity. "Senior Sister Tian, has Senior Brother Ji said any other domineering lines?"
"Hmm… let me think!" Tian Ling'er pondered carefully. "Actually, there's one more!"
"Really?" Zeng Shushu's eyes lit up. He eagerly pleaded, "Please, Senior Sister Tian, tell me! I need to write it down…"
"Alright."
Watching the two go on, Ji Changfeng shook his head helplessly.
He slipped away, cradling his divine swords Moxue and Zhanlong, and began wandering the area out of curiosity.
Just then, he noticed a crowd gathered around a nearby arena.
Intrigued, Ji Changfeng walked over.
When he saw who was on the platform, a flicker of surprise crossed his eyes.
Xueqi?
The cool, composed girl standing on the arena, clutching the Tianya Sword, was none other than Lu Xueqi. Her opponent was a Longshou Peak disciple named Fang Chao.
Ji Changfeng stood at the edge of the crowd, watching with keen interest.
On the arena, Fang Chao, dressed in white robes, had a square face and thick brows. He wielded a silvery-white Frost Blade, looking rather flamboyant…
Truth be told, all Longshou Peak disciples were cut from the same cloth.
Influenced by Qi Hao, they always wore white robes and favored crafting frost-based flying swords as their treasures.
"Junior Sister Lu, I am Fang Chao of Longshou Peak!" Fang Chao bowed with evident excitement. "To cross swords with you today is truly my fortune of three lifetimes!"
His words drew a chorus of boos from the disciples below.
"Ugh!"
"Just fight already—why all the nonsense?"
"Exactly!"
A trace of cold indifference flashed across Lu Xueqi's refined face. She regarded Fang Chao impassively, offering a slight bow. "Lu Xueqi of Xiaozhu Peak. Please, enlighten me."
With that, she made no move to strike first, instead scanning the crowd around the arena with a subtle glance.
The next moment, she spotted a familiar figure at the edge of the crowd.
Lu Xueqi paused briefly.
Without a hint of change in her expression, she withdrew her gaze and fixed her eyes on Fang Chao, her thoughts stirring…
This guy is particularly annoying.
Fang Chao, brimming with excitement, raised his silvery-white Frost Blade. "Junior Sister Lu, be careful!"
Lu Xueqi's expression grew colder.
Swish—
Fang Chao brandished his Frost Blade, charging toward Lu Xueqi with an ostentatiously graceful and elegant stance.
A faint smile played on his lips, as if everything was under his control…
Lu Xueqi remained expressionless.
Clang—
Just as Fang Chao closed in, Lu Xueqi abruptly raised her Tianya Sword. The divine blade, still sheathed, erupted in dazzling cerulean light, laced with a faint trace of cyan sword aura…
Boom!
In an instant, the sword light sent Fang Chao flying.
At the same time, Lu Xueqi formed a sword gesture with her hand.
The sheathed Tianya Sword shot toward Fang Chao with ferocious speed.
Swish—
The sword was wreathed in faint cyan sword intent, coiling around it like a graceful, dancing serpent.
Two Sleeves, Azure Serpent!
"Not good!" Fang Chao's face paled.
He hurriedly raised his Frost Blade to block.
But…
Against a legendary divine weapon like Tianya, how could his ordinary treasure possibly hold up?
Boom—
The Tianya Sword, empowered by Two Sleeves, Azure Serpent, crashed into Fang Chao's Frost Blade.
In an instant, the silvery-white blade snapped in two.
"Pfft—"
His bonded treasure destroyed, Fang Chao spat a mouthful of blood. He stared at Lu Xueqi in disbelief, stammering, "You… you…"
Lu Xueqi gazed at him impassively.
Without a word, she glanced briefly toward a certain spot below the arena.
But she quickly withdrew her gaze.
Then, she turned and left.
Below the arena, Ji Changfeng was puzzled.
Why did Xueqi look at me?
Could it be…
His eyes flicked to Fang Chao.
If he recalled correctly, this Longshou Peak disciple named Fang Chao had been the loudest heckler during his match with Lin Jingyu.
Ji Changfeng hadn't bothered with him then.
So…
Was Xueqi's heavy-handed strike her way of avenging him?
Ji Changfeng's thoughts lingered on the possibility.
High above, the peak elders closely observed the matches.
Taoist Cangsong's face darkened when he saw his disciple's sword shattered.
But when he realized it was Lu Xueqi who had done it, he hesitated, then, surprisingly, refrained from confronting Master Shuiyue.
Instead, he remained silent.
Fine.
For Martial Nephew Changfeng's sake, I won't hold this against the girl.
This unexpected restraint caught Master Shuiyue off guard. She glanced at Cangsong curiously.
What's with Cangsong lately?
He's not even angry?
In the past, he'd at least have said something…
Master Shuiyue had already prepared her retort.
But Cangsong didn't utter a peep.
Just then, an indignant voice broke the silence.
While Cangsong held his tongue, Fatty Tian did not.
Tian Buyi pointed at Lu Xueqi in the distance, his face grim. "Why does your Xiaozhu Peak disciple know our Dazhu Peak's Two Sleeves, Azure Serpent?!"
His words drew the attention of the surrounding elders.
Two Sleeves, Azure Serpent?
The peerless sword technique created by Dazhu Peak's Ji Changfeng?!
They had heard of it, of course.
Tian Buyi had bragged about it to them before.
Su Ru tugged awkwardly at Tian Buyi's sleeve, whispering, "Buyi, Changfeng taught Two Sleeves, Azure Serpent to that girl Xueqi."
No one had known about this at the time.
Su Ru only learned of it from Master Shuiyue.
She had simply forgotten to mention it to Tian Buyi…
After all, who could've imagined that Lu Xueqi would actually master Two Sleeves, Azure Serpent?!
A sword technique that none of Dazhu Peak's disciples had successfully cultivated had been perfected by a girl from Xiaozhu Peak?!
What kind of situation was this?
Tian Buyi's mouth twitched.
In the end, he said nothing.
Too damn embarrassing!
Master Shuiyue shot Tian Buyi a mocking glance, shook her head, and ignored the clown.
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