The next day, the sun rose as usual. When the people of Big Bamboo Peak came to the square, they realized that four of the original eight arenas had been dismantled. The remaining ones were arranged in four directions, north, south, east, and west.
Tian Buyi and Su Ru walked in front. Zhang Xiaofan's injuries seemed to have healed overnight. He had never been treated so seriously before, and he was quite flattered. He turned around and whispered to Du Bishu,""Sixth Senior Brother, is Eldest Senior Brother seriously injured? How can he be unable to walk?”
Du Bishu shook his head and said," Master showed Eldest Senior Brother this morning. He said that the competition between him and Senior Brother Chang Jian of the Chang Gate was too intense. One of them was the main attacker while the other was the main defender. Both sides suffered heavy losses and injured their meridians. I'm afraid that his cultivation was damaged quite badly.”
Zhang Xiaofan nodded and didn't say anything else.
There was a sea of people below the largest arena in the north. Needless to say, Lu Xueqi was competing there today. Tian Buyi glanced over and snorted. He naturally did not have a good impression of the person who defeated his daughter. He immediately led his disciples to the west arena.
After taking a few steps, Zhang Xiaofan's body trembled. He saw a group of people walking toward him from the side. The person in the lead was an old man, and the person walking beside him was Zeng Shushu. Behind the two of them were more than a hundred disciples of Fenghui Peak. Zhang Xiaofan saw Senior Brother Gao's group, but he didn't see Peng Chang.
Zeng Shushu seemed to notice Zhang Xiaofan's searching gaze. As the two walked past each other, Zeng Shushu suddenly said to Zhang Xiaofan,""Senior Brother Peng isn't here. He's recuperating in his residence!”
Zhang Xiaofan forced a smile, but Zeng Shushu's expression was grim, and her eyes were cold.
The old man in the lead was naturally the Chief of Fenghui Peak, Zeng Shuchang. He glanced at Zhang Xiaofan. Zhang Xiaofan felt that although the old man's gaze was not sharp, it was extremely profound. It was as if he could see into his heart with just a glance.
He couldn't help but shrink back. At this moment, he heard Tian Buyi say,""Hello, Senior Brother Zeng."
Zeng Shuchang returned the greeting." Hello, Senior Brother Tian. I heard that your sect has a genius named Zhang Xiaofan. His Dao is unique. Yesterday, he competed with my good-for-nothing disciple, Peng Chang, and beat him to death.”
" Senior Brother Peng was injured by his Wu Gou. I didn't do it…" Zhang Xiaofan said helplessly.
Anger flashed in Zeng Shuchang's eyes, but he couldn't flare up in front of the younger generation. He could only smile coldly and said to Tian Buyi,""Senior Brother Tian, you have a good disciple!”
Tian Buyi was originally frowning because he thought that Zhang Xiaofan was too dumb. However, when he heard Zeng Shuchang's words, he seemed to be mocking him. Tian Buyi had always been a protective person, so he immediately smiled at Zeng Shuchang.""You flatter me, Senior Brother Zeng. Old Seventh, come and greet Martial Uncle Zeng."
Zhang Xiaofan was stunned, but Zeng Shuchang's expression changed. He waved his sleeve and said coldly,""No need." With that, he flicked his sleeves and left.
Tian Buyi glanced at the people from Returning Wind Peak and smiled coldly. With a wave of his hand, he led everyone to the west arena where today's competition would be held. When they got closer, everyone realized that there were actually 200 people gathered here. It seemed that other than Lu Xueqi's platform, this was the most lively place in Cloud Sea Square.
Tian Buyi led the crowd down the stage. Along the way, when they saw that they were from the Great Bamboo Peak, the crowd retreated and made way for them. Tian Buyi looked around and saw that there were quite a number of Long Sect disciples in the surrounding crowd. Presumably, because Chang Jian of the Long Sect was competing today, there were more Long Sect disciples who came to watch. However, he did not see many Long Sect elders. The Qingyun Sect's sect master, Daoist Dao Xuan, was not here either.
Tian Buyi frowned and whispered to Su Ru,""Why isn't Sect Leader Shixiong here? Are there any other disciples competing in the Long Sect?”
Su Ru shook her head and said," No. I don't know why this year, but the disciples of the Long Gate are not very talented. Now, there's only Chang Jian left."”
Tian Buyi pondered for a moment and walked to the center of the stage. There were five or six chairs there, but only a white-bearded old man was sitting there. Seeing Tian Buyi and the others arrive, the old man stood up.
Zhang Xiaofan was stunned. He recognized the white-bearded old man as the one who was sitting in the arena when he was competing with Chu Yuhong the day before yesterday.
The white-bearded old man obviously remembered Zhang Xiaofan. He glanced at Zhang Xiaofan and said to Tian Buyi,""Senior Brother Tian, I didn't expect you to have such a talent this year.”
Tian Buyi seemed to have a good relationship with this old man. He chuckled and said,""Senior Brother Fan, you flatter me. Please take a seat.”
At this moment, the sound of a bell rang from behind the stage. Tian Buyi turned around and said to Zhang Xiaofan,""Old Seven, you can go on stage."
Hundreds of eyes immediately turned to Zhang Xiaofan. Zhang Xiaofan had never been stared at by so many people in his life. He blushed and replied,""Yes." As he spoke, he turned around and walked towards the stage.
After walking on stage, the Soul Devouring Sword was still lazily emitting a soft white light, but it was obvious that it was a celestial treasure. In comparison, the Thunder Sword beside it was much inferior.
While Zhang Xiaofan was having wild thoughts on stage, the audience was discussing animatedly. After a while, Zhang Xiaofan didn't care anymore. He knew that his opponent wouldn't come.
Below the stage, the disciples of the Long Gate were especially anxious. Most of them turned their heads to look around. At this moment, a disciple of the Long Gate ran over quickly from afar. His expression was anxious. Ignoring the strange gazes of the people around him, he rushed to the side of the white-bearded old man and hurriedly whispered a few words into his ear.
The white-bearded old man's expression changed drastically as if he could not believe it. He asked,"Really?"
The disciple glared at the stage and finally nodded heavily. The white-bearded old man's face instantly turned ashen, and he fell onto the chair with a dejected expression. Tian Buyi saw this and felt strange," Senior Brother Fan, what happened?"
The white-bearded old man looked at him weakly and let out a long sigh. He pulled himself together and stood up again. He said in a clear voice,"Disciple Chang Jian of the Long Gate, because he was too heavily injured in yesterday's competition, he is unable to get up and will forfeit today's competition.”
There was silence on and off the stage.
A few seconds later, the audience started chattering. It was none other than those who wanted to see Zhang Xiaofan's strength but didn't like him...
Everyone from Big Bamboo Peak smiled bitterly. They didn't expect their junior brother to be so lucky. He had entered the semi-finals in just a few moves…
On the arena, four people stood side by side. Sect Master Daoist Dao Xuan and Dragon Head Peak's Chief Daoist Cang Song stood in front. There was still a smile on Daoist Dao Xuan's face. It was completely impossible to tell that he was dissatisfied with the unexpected annihilation of the Long Gate disciples in this great examination.
Below the stage, nearly a thousand disciples of the Green Cloud Sect were gathered together. The first elders of each branch sat in the front row.
Tian Buyi snorted and didn't say anything. Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, how could he not see what his wife saw? Among the four people on the stage, Qi Hao was carefree, Lu Xueqi was as cold as ice, Zeng Shushu was also smiling, and Zhang Xiaofan was considered a special one. He crossed his arms in front of his chest and looked indifferent...
On the stage, Daoist Dao Xuan glanced at the four people, and a hint of a smile flashed across the corners of his mouth. He turned around and said to the audience,""Everyone, up until today, the top four disciples of the Seven Lineages Martial Competition have been decided. They are talented and have exquisite Dao techniques. They are all elites of our Qingyun Sect. They shoulder the heavy responsibility of bringing glory to our Qingyun Sect in the future…"
Zhang Xiaofan didn't want to listen to Dao Xuan's nonsense and pretended not to see anything, causing the audience to sigh endlessly. Cang Song even felt that this kid was Wan Jianyi from back then!
"Tomorrow's competition will be between Qi Hao of Longshou Peak and Zeng Shushu of Fenghui Peak, and Lu Xueqi of Small Bamboo Peak and Zhang Xiaofan of Big Bamboo Peak," Daoist Cang Song said loudly.
Cang Song continued to speak, and the audience's eyes were all on him. Zhang Xiaofan felt his scalp go numb, as if he had been caught as a thief...
"Why are you sweating so much?”Zeng Shushu suddenly whispered beside him.
Zhang Xiaofan was shocked. Ever since he had unexpectedly defeated Peng Chang yesterday, Zeng Shushu had been cold to him in front of others. He didn't expect Zeng Shushu to take the initiative to talk to him. Although they had only known each other for three days, Zhang Xiaofan had already treated him as one of his good friends.
He stole a glance at Zeng Shushu, only to see her standing beside him with a straight face. She was looking at the audience with a smile on her face, as if she had not spoken at all.
"Idiot, don't turn your head." Zeng Shushu's expression did not change at all. His lips moved slightly as he said," You made me get scolded by my father. Isn't that enough?”
Zhang Xiaofan felt apologetic and quickly averted his gaze. At the same time, he said in a low voice,""I'm sorry. I was, was, is Senior Brother Peng okay?”
"Senior Brother Peng's injuries are serious, but it's not a big deal. He'll recover in a few days.”
"Um…"
"You're really lucky, kid. You're competing with Lu Xueqi?" Zeng Shushu laughed. I don't even have the chance to compete with her!”
" Alright then, Shushu. If you want to compete with Senior Sister Lu, I'll go compete with Brother-in-law. It's the same anyway…Hey, be careful. You're drooling." Haha…Nothing, nothing…" Zhang Xiaofan said in a low voice,""Pervert…"
Suddenly, the two of them felt a chill down their spines. They turned around and saw Lu Xueqi staring at them. She had obviously heard their conversation. She looked at Zeng Shushu coldly, and when she looked at Zhang Xiaofan, she seemed to be throwing a tantrum. Zeng Shushu was dumbfounded. She quickly said in admiration,""Lil 'Fan, I've long heard from the Qingyun Sect that you and Lu Xueqi have an affair. Is it true?”
Zhang Xiaofan was stunned." Why would I believe a rumor? It's really…" Zeng Shushu smiled mysteriously."You're watching too, right? " It seems like you've already grasped the essence of the book, and you're smiling proudly among the flowers…I really admire you…" Zhang Xiaofan felt a chill down his spine. Stay away from this fellow, or else you'll be led astray by him…As she thought about it, she automatically took a step forward…
After hearing Cang Song's nonsense, Zhang Xiaofan returned to Big Bamboo Peak...
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