"You want to participate in the martial arts tournament?"

The first to be surprised was Wang Yingqiu, who was actually no match for her master in terms of information access.

"Well, I've got nothing better to do, so I'll become the leader of the martial arts alliance."

Jing Zhe said casually, "The Kunlun Sect was located to the side and behind the Wuxian Pavilion at that moment. Jing Zhe glanced in that direction and said, 'Didn't someone just say that there might be no one left after I go on stage? I'll show him whether I can make it or not!'"

"..."

These words were spoken quite loudly, and not only the disciples of Wuxian Pavilion heard them, but also Long Aodi, the person involved.

He sneered, "Sect Master Mu, then you should agree! I'd like to see if he can withstand a single sword strike from me!"

"..."

But Long Aodi was just indulging in his own self-congratulation, and no one paid him any attention. The people around him finally understood why Jing Zhe had gone all the way from Qingqiu of Qingyun Sect to Mu Qingren of Wuxian Pavilion. After all, they also knew the rule for participating in the martial arts tournament midway: the martial artists from the four major sects had to agree.

"Sect Master Mu, agree to his request!"

"Yes, if President Jing dares to go, why can't we let him go?"

"As a government official, President Jing seems inappropriate, doesn't he?"

"Why are you making such a fuss? Can't you make an exception just this once?"

"Exactly! He's got guts, let him go!"

"..."

The crowd behind them were all talking, but none of them had any good intentions. They could all see that Jing Zhe had no martial arts skills at all. If he were to go on stage, given how he had just humiliated Long Aodi, would Long Aodi let him off the hook?

"Shut up, all of you! When did it become your place to meddle in the affairs of our Wuxian Pavilion?"

When facing Jing Zhe, Wang Yingqiu can be gentle, but she is not so good-tempered towards those who dare to slander her man!

"..."

Small sects naturally had no standing in front of the four major sects, and after Wang Yingqiu's shout, they all fell silent, no longer uttering a word.

Moreover, after this commotion, most people now know why Jing Zhe was entangled with Qing Qiu, Pei Yunxi, and Mu Qingren in order to spite Long Aodi and participate in the martial arts tournament.

Seeing this, Jing Zhe smiled smugly.

He had achieved his goal, because his behavior today was indeed too outrageous. If he didn't do this to explain himself, it would damage the reputations of the women.

Based on Wang Yingqiu's understanding of Jing Zhe, she would never believe that he would be so impulsive and act on a whim, participating in the martial arts tournament out of spite of Long Aodi, because she felt that Long Aodi was unworthy!

Who is he to deserve my man's attention?

However, now is not the time to ask in detail. She believed that Jing Zhe must have his own ideas and would not act so rashly, after all, his martial arts skills were indeed not low.

So he pleaded, "Master, since President Jing has begged you, why don't you just agree to his request?"

Mu Qingren glanced at her apprentice and for a moment felt a pang of envy for her straightforwardness and boldness. When would she be able to stand up for him like that in front of everyone?

However, this did give her a way out; otherwise, agreeing directly would arouse suspicion. So she said, "Alright, then I'll help him this time for Yingqiu's sake!"

"Thank you very much, Pavilion Master Mu! Thank you very much, Garden Master!"

With the matter resolved, Jing Zhe stood up to leave, but before leaving, he whispered to the two of them, "I'll visit Wuxian Pavilion tonight to thank you both!"

"..."

Mu Qingren and Wang Yingqiu both sensed something inappropriate in Jing Zhe's "thank you," their faces flushed slightly, and they watched him leave without replying.

...

The three major sects all agreed, which was within Jing Zhe's calculations.

If he wanted, all four major sects could agree.

However, he did not go to Tongtianque again. Firstly, the Qingyang Sect Leader did not need an interview; he only needed to promote the martial arts tournament. Secondly, if he went there, he could not sit next to Qiu Qianqian like before, since there would be a third wheel there, and he did not want to go.

However, things didn't go as planned. Before he could even sit down, the Qingyang Sect Leader turned around and said, "President Jing has interviewed all three major sects, but he forgot to interview our Tongtianque. What, is President Jing looking down on our Tongtianque?"

Helpless, Jing Zhe could only laugh and say, "They say the best things are left at the end. I just wanted to come back and rest for a while before interviewing Tongtianque properly. But since Sect Leader Qingyang is in such a hurry, I'll respectfully comply!"

As he spoke, Jing Zhe walked over.

Throughout the entire process, Qiu Qianqian maintained a stern face, appearing as if she were burdened with deep sorrow and resentment. One can only say that her acting skills were superb.

Meanwhile, the Qingyang Sect Leader had been paying close attention to Qiu Qianqian's changes and found that she was acting normally, with deep, unfocused eyes, as if she were lost in thought.

"President Jing, please sit here with Qianqian!"

"Thank you very much, Sect Leader Qingyang!"

After Jing Zhe finished speaking, he glanced at Qiu Qianqian, who still maintained her indifferent demeanor, only shifting slightly to the side.

He sat down without waiting for him to speak, when he heard a loud "Wow!" from behind him.

Everyone looked towards the stage, pointing and whispering, and the audience instantly erupted into chaos.

Jing Zhe looked up and saw that the two people fighting on the stage, perhaps because their levels were similar, had gotten heated and, which was supposed to be a pointless exchange, ended up stabbing each other several times, staining the fighting stage with blood.

As the host of the sect, the Qingyang Sect Leader was naturally anxious when something happened. He went straight up to the stage, and the disciples below also crowded around the stage. No one cared about Jing Zhe anymore.

"flourishing…"

Once everyone was gone, Jing Zhe grinned at Qiu Qianqian, though he felt a little guilty.

"Stop laughing, be serious!"

Qiu Qianqian glanced around, still wary.

Jing Zhe immediately straightened up and said seriously, "Qianqian..."

"Shut up, don't say a word!"

Qiu Qianqian glared at him, then maintained a serious expression, but said angrily, "Now I'm going to ask you a few questions!"

"First, you didn't come home last night. Tell me where you went."

"I…"

Ultimately, he couldn't escape this question. Just as Jing Zhe was about to answer, Qiu Qianqian interrupted him again.

I told you to shut up and not say a word!

Qiu Qianqian continued, "Secondly, you said Qingqiu is your third sister. Fine, I believe you. Then what were you doing at Pei Yunxi's place? You didn't even dare to speak to me in front of everyone, but you dared to put your hand on her. What's your relationship? I remember you didn't know her before! What, you just met her, and now you're ahead of me in line?"

"And there's a third one! Wang Yingqiu... I could tell there was something going on between you two during dinner that night. Fine, you two met in Jingzhou a long time ago, so I won't say much. But what's your relationship with her master, Mu Qingren? What, you don't mean you're planning to take both of them down, do you?"

Qiu Qianqian blinked her bright, sharp eyes.

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