The moonlight was as cold as water and sprinkled on the ground like silver jade ribbons. It was scattered in the large red maple forest, adding a lot of luster to the originally beautiful maple forest. In the center of Red Maple Valley, there was a man-made courtyard. In addition to maple trees, there was also a bamboo forest. Compared to the ever-bright red maples, it seemed a little bleak. Perhaps it was because there was no pollution, and there were no impurities in the sky and air, but the moonlight was especially bright tonight. Standing in the small courtyard, one could see things clearly without candlelight. Perhaps there was another reason, and that was that the people here were all martial artists, so their senses were especially sharp. As he drew closer, he saw that the people gathered in the small courtyard were all the best of the younger generation in the martial arts world of Ziyue Kingdom. Among the four great clans, the young master of the Autumn Water Manor, Yuyin Zhaobang, who was in the east, was in the first place. The young miss of the Southern Palace, Nangong Yan, was in the south. Sima Chengfeng of the Sima Clan was in the west, and Bai Xinling of the Bai Clan was in the north. There was also the mysterious silver-haired man, Qi Yeyou, and the mysterious woman, Zhang Zixun. Therefore, the people here were not ordinary people.
In the open space of the courtyard, two beautiful women stood facing each other. On the left was Zhang Zixun, who was wearing a plain white dress. At this moment, her long hair was simply tied up. It was black and beautiful, and it fluttered casually in the slight night breeze. Her delicate face looked even more beautiful under the moonlight. The aura on her body had already been raised to the extreme. Her clothes fluttered without any wind, and she was ready for this competition between women at any time. On the right was the most prized daughter of the Bai family, Bai Xinling. His lightness skill had already reached the acme of perfection. In addition to his family's inherited wind attribute innate wind energy, he had reached the seventh or eighth level of his father's mastery. However, he was a little arrogant and always looked down on others. Just like today, not only did he want to speak up for Sima Chengfeng, but he also wanted to provoke this competition. He was jealous of Zhang Zixun's beauty and that everyone was on her side. Tonight, she had made up her mind to prove that she was better than anyone else. Zhang Zixun was no exception. Therefore, at this moment, her originally beautiful face was replaced by a cold expression.
"Since you mentioned the competition, then you can start first, Miss Bai.”Zhang Zixun stood with her hands behind her back. As she spoke, she extended her right hand and made an inviting gesture. She said indifferently," The form is self-determined. There are no rules."
"Alright, then this little girl will respectfully obey!”Bai Xinling cupped her fists and flicked her sleeve, shooting out a light blue ribbon. At one end of the ribbon was a sword inlaid with white jade.
"Then this little girl will perform a dance that I created myself. It's called Dancing Phoenix in the Nine Heavens.”As soon as he said that, Yuyin Zhaobang and Nangong Yan exclaimed at the same time,"It's actually Dancing Phoenix in the Nine Heavens! Bai Xinling had spent two years painstakingly creating this peerless dance, and until now, she had only heard of its name and had never shown it anywhere? He did not expect her to use Dancing Phoenix in the Ninth Heaven to defeat Zixun!”Hearing this, Sima Chengfeng's expression became a little better. This was because he was confident that Bai Xinling would not lose to anyone in any other skills as long as it was not a competition! Qi Yeyou didn't feel anything about this. He knew Zhang Zixun's true identity and had absolute confidence in her. As long as she casually pointed, Bai Xinling would be defeated instantly. However, he knew that since Zhang Zixun had proposed the method of this competition, she would definitely not let it end so easily.
Just as he was thinking about this, Bai Xinling leaped up and threw the ribbon forward, immediately wrapping around the maple tree beside her. With the support of the maple tree, Bai Xinling's body was as light as a swallow. The two long ribbons transformed into beautiful pictures as she moved her hands. Due to the swaying of his body, the leaves on the maple tree fell slowly, like a red maple rain. It was breathtaking. At this moment, Bai Xinling's movements changed. The ribbon in her right hand left the tree branch. Using the convenience of his qinggong, he stood in the air. She was like a fairy from the nine heavens. The posture of his hands kept changing, dancing the ribbon in his hands to perfection. Then, he did another beautiful flip in the air. His smile instantly turned cold. The ribbon tied to the sword on his right hand instantly shot toward Zhang Zixun. This change shocked everyone present. Nangong Yan cried out. She was so scared that she closed her eyes. When Sima Chengfeng saw this, he cursed in his heart, Idiot!”Yuyin Zhaobang's eyes turned cold,""What is this detestable girl trying to do!”Thinking about it, he wanted to rush out to stop it. However, he was stopped by Ye You. Just as he was feeling puzzled, Ye You's expression was normal. He did not look worried at all and said indifferently,""Don't worry. She was not able to hurt Xun Er at all!”Zhang Zixun looked coldly at the sword flying towards her, a crafty look flashing in her eyes. Bai Xinling frowned. However, she was still very confident in her Whirlwind. Therefore, it only took an instant for him to return to normal. But the next moment, she realized that she was completely wrong, very wrong. Because just as the sword was about to pierce through Zhang Zixun's chest, the latter strangely disappeared from the spot.
This scene not only shocked Bai Xinling, but also Nangong Yan, Yuyin Zhaobang, and Sima Chengfeng. Sima Chengfeng rubbed his eyes to see if he was dreaming. But the facts proved that he did not.
"Where did Zixun go? Why did it disappear?" Nangong Yan asked in surprise. Yuyin Zhaobang also looked at Ye You in surprise and confusion, hoping to get an answer from him. A faint smile appeared on Ye You's face as he said softly,""Over there!" Hearing this, Yan 'er and Zhao Bang looked up at the sky at the same time. Under the cold moonlight, Zhang Zixun's figure suddenly appeared behind Bai Xinling. By the time Bai Xinling regained her senses, it was already too late. "Since you don't want to compete, then don't blame me." Today, I'll let you know who's the good guy and who's the bad guy!”Bai Xinling wanted to escape but it was too late. The lightness skill that she was so proud of was useless at this moment. His body could not move no matter what. Zhang Zixun appeared in front of her and gently tapped her body with a dangerous smile. Bulge! Bai Xinling's body flew out uncontrollably. At this moment, a loud shout came from within the bamboo house,""No!" Immediately, a moon-white figure dashed out of the house at high speed. In just a few seconds, it had reached the spot where Bai Xinling had been sent flying. It caught her at the last second before she hit the ground and pulled her into its embrace. As for himself, he became his meat cushion and slid a few meters on the ground before forcefully stopping. However, he soon spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Brother!"
"Nangong!" Yan 'er and Zhao Bang exclaimed almost at the same time. At the same time, she came to his side. Indeed, this person was Nangong Duxing, who had just woken up. When he woke up and saw that he was in the room, he wanted to get up and see how Zhaobang and the others were doing. However, when he raised his head, he saw Bai Xinling flying backward under the moonlight. She panicked and screamed. At the same time, he couldn't care less about his body not fully recovering. He forcefully circulated his inner strength and rushed out. Unexpectedly, the zhenqi that had just calmed down in his body surged again, causing him to vomit blood again. Zhang Zixun and Qi Yeyou looked at each other and shook their heads helplessly when they saw that he was willing to risk his life for this woman. Zhang Zixun slowly came to his side and grabbed his hand. She said helplessly in her heart,"It's a waste of effort again. It seemed that it would take some time to recover.”Unexpectedly, everyone was concerned about him. He looked at Bai Xinling, who was in a daze, and said anxiously,"Ling 'er, are you alright?" Hearing this, Bai Xinling finally recovered from her shock. He looked at Nangong Duxing who had rushed over to save him without caring about anything. He suddenly felt a pang of bitterness in his heart."Why not him?" She turned her head and looked at the embarrassed Sima Chengfeng. The latter didn't dare to meet her eyes and lowered his head guiltily. Then, he looked at Nangong Duxing, who had a nervous expression on his face and didn't care about his serious injuries. He said sadly,""Why are you doing this?" "I'm fine, as long as you're fine."”At this moment, Bai Xinling felt a change in her heart.
"Brother, why are you so silly? Her heart isn't with you at all. Why are you risking your life like this?”Nangong Yan helped the two of them up. Tears flowed down her face as she looked at the weak Nangong Duxing.
"Thank you!" This was the first time Bai Xinling had said such gentle words to Nangong. Nangong smiled, feeling extremely happy. Zhang Zixun saw all of this and thought to herself,""Is this the power of love? It wasn't anything earth-shattering, but a simple sentence of comfort. This is the power of love." Seeing this, Zhang Zixun slowly walked to Bai Xinling's side and said softly,""Now you know who's the one who treats you well, right? Sometimes, one had to learn to cherish the person in front of them. Otherwise, once they missed out, it would be too late to regret it in the future.”After saying that, he didn't care about her reaction and walked straight to Nangong, wanting to treat his injuries again.
When Zhang Zixun arrived in front of Nangong, she stretched out her hand, wanting to feel his pulse again. However, she was unexpectedly slapped away by him."I don't need your fake kindness!" Zhang Zixun was instantly stunned. What was this! I'm doing this for your own good, but you're treating me like this? He really didn't know how to appreciate a good person! "Brother, what are you doing?!" Nangong Yan asked anxiously. How could you treat Zixun like this? If it weren't for her, you might already be dead! Sister Bai was the one who suggested the competition, so how could Zixun be blamed? Everyone saw that Sister Bai was the one who broke the rules first. Zixun was just defending herself. What was wrong with that? Even if Sister Bai was really injured today, it was because she was not as skilled as her. You're really unreasonable now.”
"That's right, Nangong, you're going too far, do you know that?”Before he could finish speaking, Ye You walked over and looked at him coldly. He moved his hand and froze Nangong on the spot. Then, he said coldly,""Whether you are willing or not, Xun Er and I will cure you today. However, from now on, we will no longer know each other and go our separate ways!”
"Xun Er, do it!" When Zixun heard this, she walked over silently and placed her right hand on his chest. Immortal energy circulated. He healed Nangong's injuries bit by bit. About half an hour later, Zhang Zixun retracted her magic power. Her forehead was already covered in sweat.
"I'm fine now. I just need to rest for a few days and not use my true qi for three days.”
At this moment, Ye You pulled Zhang Zixun's hand and said coldly to everyone present,""I bid you farewell. See you again!" As he spoke, he brought Zhang Zixun along and was about to leave.
"Ye You, Zixun, wait!”Nangong Yan hurriedly shouted when she saw that they were really leaving. At the same time, he ran in front of them and practically begged,"Zixun, Ye You, you are the great benefactors of Nangong Castle. I apologize to you on behalf of my brother for being rude just now. Zixun, can you not leave? I'm begging you!" Nangong Yan actually shed tears as she spoke. It made one's heart ache.
"That's right, Ye You, don't leave. Is the brotherhood we've had all these years really so unreliable? Just because of one sentence, you want to fall out with me?" Yuyin Zhaobang also walked over and advised. Zhang Zixun didn't say anything. She just looked at Ye You's face and saw the changes in him. Unknowingly, Zhang Zixun had become somewhat dependent on him. Even she herself did not understand why. She always felt safe and warm by his side. Although he looked cold on the surface, like a big iceberg, when this big iceberg faced her, it always gave her a very warm feeling.
At this moment, Zhang Zixun's heart had already softened. However, Ye You still did not say anything. He only looked coldly at the two people in front of him. Zhang Zixun couldn't help but say," Ye You, why don't we just forget about it? Nangong didn't do it on purpose. He just said it out of anger." We are not that petty.”Upon hearing this, Ye You's gaze turned towards her, and at this moment, it became extremely gentle. He slowly raised his hand and gently scraped the tip of Zhang Zixun's nose. Such a familiar action. This was the first time in his life that he had done such a gentle action. Zhang Zixun's face turned red and she cursed in her heart,""Why is this person so domineering and gentle at the same time? Why don't you look at the occasion and see that there are so many people!”"You're too kind!" Ye You said softly. Alright, I'll listen to you this time." Hearing this, Nangong Yan immediately broke into a smile. She happily held Zhang Zixun's hand and said,""That's great. Are you really not leaving?”He seemed to be in disbelief. "I won't leave since you're crying so pitifully," Zhang Zixun said with a smile.”Nangong Yan's pretty face turned red as she lowered her head in silence. Yuyin Zhaobang stepped forward and punched Ye You's shoulder in a man's way of expressing friendship.""If we're brothers, then don't be calculative. We'll still be good brothers in the future!”Ye You also returned a smile in his own way and did not say anything.
"I'm sorry, Ye You. Zixun, I'm sorry. I was rash. I apologize to you!”At some point, Nangong had woken up and said apologetically behind them.
"Brother, can you move?" Everyone turned around. Nangong Duxing walked over with Bai Xinling's support. He spoke with a guilty tone. Seeing this, Yuyin Zhaobang and Nangong Yan were both shocked. However, he immediately calmed down." Nangong, it's nothing. We're all people in the martial world. We're not that petty." However, you have to compensate me. In order to heal you, I used up more than half of my strength. I still feel a little weak!”Zhang Zixun teased. Ye You was a sensitive person, but when he heard Zhang Zixun's words, he looked at her seriously.""How do you want him to compensate you?" The domineering tone appeared again. Zhang Zixun rolled her eyes at him. Everyone burst into laughter! However, when they returned to the stone table, Sima Chengfeng was nowhere to be seen, leaving behind only a letter.
"Everyone, I'm sorry. I don't have the face to face you anymore. I didn't mean to hurt Nangong, who knew it would be so serious! I'm ashamed of him. Xin Ling, I'm sorry. I didn't have the courage to rush out to save you. It was my weakness. I'll be leaving first. "As for the competition with Zhaobang, I'm not qualified to fight him, so I chose to leave without saying goodbye. I'm sorry! Sima Chengfeng." Seeing this letter, everyone sighed. Only Zhang Zixun and Ye You looked at each other meaningfully. They saw the confusion in each other's eyes.
"Sigh. Sima was really too much. It was inevitable to get injured in the martial arts arena, so why did he care so much?”Nangong sighed. Hearing this, Nangong Yan and Yuyin Zhaobang lowered their heads, not daring to speak.
"What's wrong with you guys? Why aren't you saying anything?" Nangong asked doubtfully.
"I'm sorry big brother, at that time we saw that you were injured so badly, in a moment of desperation we scolded big brother Sima a few words, perhaps because of this, he left.”Nangong Yan said timidly.
"What did you say? How could you do this? It's common to get injured in a martial arts competition. How can you be so insensible! Ahem." Nangong couldn't help but cough in agitation. Clearly, he had triggered his injuries.
"Nangong, don't blame Yan 'er. I'm also involved. If you want to say something, say it to me!" Yuyin Zhaobang explained for Nangong Yan.
"Why are you so insensible? What have you all done!" Nangong sat on the stone bench even more angrily. His body felt particularly uncomfortable because of the surging aura.
"Nangong, don't be so angry. You can apologize to Sima after you recover.”Zhang Zixun advised. Even though she said that, Zhang Zixun still felt that this matter was not as simple as it seemed. She looked at Bai Xinling, who was standing at the side, and realized that she was too calm. Everything seemed a little strange. Hearing this, Nangong finally calmed down. However, he still said," When we return, prepare a generous gift and send it to the Sima Clan to show our apology!"”
"Got it, brother. What you need the most now is rest. Don't think too much. Go back to your room and rest.”Nangong nodded and took one last look at Bai Xinling before returning to his room. However, Zhang Zixun was deep in thought. Sima Chengfeng leaving now might not be a bad thing. This matter definitely wouldn't be resolved so easily. This was her intuition. The farce ended in a hurry. After everyone went to rest, Zhang Zixun stopped Bai Xinling and said sincerely,""I'm sorry." He also asked her to think about what she had said. However, the latter looked thoughtful and left.
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