Chapter 422: She Actually Ate Melon Seeds in the Arena
A group from the Chongyue Sect squeezed at the edge of the arena, their faces filled with confusion. They had initially hoped to see the HongHua Sect get brutally defeated by the HuXiao Sect, but unexpectedly, the HuXiao Sect didn’t appear. Instead, a sect they had never seen before took their place. Those disciples looked sallow and seemed like they couldn’t even get enough to eat, indicating they were not a powerful sect.
“Can someone tell me who these shifty-eyed fellows are? Wasn’t our opponent supposed to be the HuXiao Sect?”
The elder leading the Chongyue Sect looked around, but his disciples were also clueless.
“Elder Zhou, it seems the HuXiao Sect also switched the sign-ups!”
A sharp-minded disciple quickly reminded him.
“No, why would these guys switch sign-ups for no reason? Aren’t they the largest immortal sect in Yongning Prefecture? Are they afraid of any sect? What a bunch of trash!”
Elder Yue couldn’t help but curse. He never dreamed that after humbling himself to rob others, he would end up offering warmth to them instead.
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“Elder Zhou, I think the HongHua Sect must have switched the sign-ups!”
Just then, Lü Zhen of the HuXiao Sect also figured it out.
“You’re only figuring this out now? The dog at the entrance of the HuXiao Sect is better at analysis than you.”
Zhou Ming, enraged, cursed him out, regardless of whether he was the top Immortal Seed of the HuXiao Sect. After scolding him, he repeatedly questioned, “The key is, why did they switch sign-ups? Isn’t drawing the Yuanyuan Sect a top choice? Huh?”
Lü Zhen was stunned and then began to rack his brains to analyze.
“Could it be…”
After a brief thought, Zhou Ming frowned and questioned, “When you switched sign-ups with the Yuanyuan Sect that day, did no one know?”
“Really, I swear. I called the Sect Leader of the Yuanyuan Sect to a secluded place to exchange, and I also released my spiritual sense to block it during that time,” Lü Zhen explained excitedly.
“That’s strange!”
Zhou Ming grit his teeth and said.
“Elder Zhou, don’t worry! Their luck won’t always be this good. In the next round, we’ll wait until right before the match starts to find their opponents and switch sign-ups. Let’s see where they can escape then!”
Lü Zhen quickly advised.
“At least you have some brains,” Zhou Ming’s expression softened slightly.
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On the arena, the Yuanyuan Sect trembled. Someone asked with a crying voice, “Senior Brother, didn’t we clearly switch sign-ups with the HuXiao Sect? Why are we still encountering the HongHua Sect?”
Upon hearing this, Qi Huang immediately realized that all of this was clearly due to the mutual switching of sign-ups, otherwise, it wouldn’t be such a “coincidence.”
“I understand. The root of the problem must be that the HuXiao Sect wanted to eliminate us, so they found the Yuanyuan Sect to switch sign-ups. And the Chongyue Sect drew the HuXiao Sect. Not wanting a direct confrontation, they also came to threaten us to switch sign-ups. This way, it’s like switching for nothing!”
Yun Fei quickly guessed about eighty to ninety percent correctly.
“So that’s how it is!”
Everyone suddenly understood.
“But the question is, how did the Yuanyuan Sect agree to switch sign-ups? Are the Immortal Seeds of the Chongyue Sect very weak?” Ruan Lingyu asked doubtfully.
“I investigated in secret. Compared to Junior Sister, they are indeed quite weak. Their top Immortal Seed has only reached the intermediate stage of the Guiyi Realm. So, in the eyes of the high-level figures of the Yuanyuan Sect, fighting them is better than fighting us,” Wang Zong chimed in from the side.
“Mere intermediate Guiyi Realm dares to come from far away to get involved?” Qi Huang was stunned.
“They probably also had the idea of picking up leftovers! After all, in this Evergreen Convention, if strong sects meet, both sides will be injured. The one who fortunately survives will have no fighting power, benefiting others. This kind of thing has happened before,” Cheng Hong Ling analyzed.
Qi Huang gathered his thoughts, then mockingly said towards the Chongyue Sect below, “Oh my! Esteemed members of the Chongyue Sect, are you running a temple?”
“What nonsense are you talking about? Our Chongyue Sect is the number one immortal sect!” Elder Yue immediately retorted.
“If that’s the case, then why do you have such a group of living Bodhisattvas! You’re forcing us to switch sign-ups, handing over weaker opponents, and facing the HuXiao Sect yourselves!” Qi Huang deliberately put on a touched expression.
Hearing this, the members of the Chongyue Sect trembled with anger, and Elder Yue’s old face turned red, almost grinding his teeth to dust.
The members of the HuXiao Sect also finally understood what was happening, and they all glared at the Chongyue Sect.
“So it was these idiots who ruined our good deed. When we meet them the day after tomorrow, beat them to death,” Zhou Ming ordered through gritted teeth.
Having clarified what had happened, the disciples of the HongHua Sect became like chickens that had been injected with blood. They were all gearing up, their eyes red, looking at the Yuanyuan Sect opposite them with ill intent.
Qi Huang, however, appeared bored, as the opponent was too weak, and winning wouldn’t bring much sense of accomplishment. The only value was to let a few fellow disciples gain some recognition.
“What should we do? Senior Brother!”
The disciples of the Yuanyuan Sect were like facing a great enemy, all looking at their Senior Brother with helpless expressions.
“What else can we do? Fight!” The leading Senior Brother showed a bitter smile and said, “Actually, it’s not bad to meet them. Rather than being beaten by those stinking men, it’s better to lose to Fairy Hong Ling. Maybe we can even earn something.”
“Earn something? What do you mean?” a Junior Brother inquired.
“You guys don’t know, Fairy Hong Ling is the most beautiful woman in the Xihui Dynasty right now. Everything she touches has great value. For example, three years ago, someone was kicked by her, and they never washed their clothes. This time, they sold them for several hundred taels of silver. If she touched them with her jade hand, the price would be countless times higher! So, being beaten by her is not a punishment, but a reward! Of course, the premise is that you have that dog’s luck!” The Senior Brother explained with shining eyes.
“Is that so? Then why didn’t Senior Brother mention it yesterday? If I had known earlier, why would we have switched sign-ups?”
“This is great! Let’s start quickly. I’m itching all over, and I’m eager to get Fairy Hong Ling’s reward!”
“I still need several hundred taels of silver to buy spirit medicine. Now it seems I have a way. I didn’t come to the Evergreen Convention in vain!”
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The emotions of the Yuanyuan Sect disciples suddenly became excited, completely different from before.
“Disgusting!” Cheng Hong Ling heard this and showed disgust on her pretty face.
“Can you guys handle them?” Qi Huang asked her fellow disciples.
“Don’t worry, leave it to us!” Ruan Lingyu rubbed her fists and gloated.
Qi Huang stopped talking, took out a stool from her storage ring, sat down, and started eating melon seeds. She also didn’t forget to place one in front of her main body. Cheng Hong Ling did not appreciate this. As a girl, she couldn’t be as thick-skinned as Qi Huang.
“Good heavens! She’s actually eating melon seeds on the arena? How arrogant!”
“That’s because the opponent is weak enough, so she’s fearless! I’ll see if she dares to be so arrogant when facing a powerful sect!”
“Yes, a clone with a low-level bloodline, I don’t know what Cheng Hong Ling is thinking, always letting her come out and embarrass herself!”
Some cultivators below couldn’t stand it and reprimanded them. After the “Imperial Concubine” incident, the matter of Qi Huang having a low-level bloodline had spread throughout the entire Xihui Dynasty.
“What’s wrong? Does the Immortal Alliance have a rule against eating melon seeds in this arena?” Qi Huang retorted indifferently, leaving those cultivators speechless.
“Fellow Daoist, can we start? We can’t wait!” Just then, the Senior Brother of the Yuanyuan Sect asked the Immortal Alliance disciple.
“Yes! We can’t wait either!” Ruan Lingyu also said eagerly.
“Since everyone is ready, number fifteen versus number sixteen, begin now!” the Immortal Alliance disciple announced. As soon as he finished speaking, the disciples of the two sects rushed towards each other like famished wolves.
The disciples of the Yuanyuan Sect, only thinking of getting a reward from Cheng Hong Ling, held their weapons and were determined to eliminate the other bothersome disciples of the HongHua Sect. The disciples of the HongHua Sect also fought with high spirits, each drawing out their weapons. The swords of the five female disciples flashed with a dazzling light as soon as they were drawn, blinding the eyes of many cultivators. The five swords emitted a dark blue light, exuding a chilling aura from a distance, and their surfaces were covered with dense scales.
“My heavens, are those Blue Scale Stone swords?” The cultivators below gasped in unison. The disciples of the Yuanyuan Sect, who were halfway through their charge, were also startled and desperately braked.
