With Ling Yunpo defeating Xu Yinglian, the first to third places in the Baiyujing competition will be decided by Qiu Changtian, An Zhisu and Ling Yunpo.
However, the decision is not made by a two-on-two battle, but by drawing lots... Two of them will compete, and the other will have a bye.
After the competition, the winner will compete with the byes. If they win consecutively, the winner will be the first, and the byes will compete with the losers of the previous round to determine the ranking.
If the player with byes wins, the player with byes will be at the top of the list, the winner of the previous round will be second, and the loser will be third.
There is no doubt that this competition rule gives the byes the greatest advantage.
First of all, he can rest and have more time to adjust his condition, while the remaining two will have to fight one more game.
Secondly, he could get more information and intelligence from the battle between the remaining two people.
Although it sounds unfair, if we don't use this lottery rule and let the three people compete in pairs, there will be more troublesome problems:
If A beats B, B beats C, and C beats A, how should the top three seats be distributed?
In short, since the rule requires drawing lots, the twelve people from Baiyujing can only rely on their luck to draw.
Ling Yunpo even saw Miss Shi closing her eyes and muttering to herself, as if she was starting to perform a ritual.
If I remember correctly, after these two rounds of competition, the fourth to sixth places were Xu Yinglian, Guan Shanyue and Luo Yan, the seventh to ninth places were Lin Duanshan, Duan Fenhai and Guan Zhan, and the tenth to twelfth places were Shi Liuli, Yan Zhitui and Bisheng.
Junior Brother Yan is also a "homebody" who seldom goes out of the mountain, and has almost no experience in fighting. If Miss Shi can use her luck, the chances of her winning are not small.
But Bisheng is an expert in swordsmanship, and there is no way Shi Liuli can beat her... Unless she has some incredible luck, such as Bisheng performing poorly that day, having a stomach upset, being possessed, etc., there is no possibility that she will lose to Miss Shi.
At noon, another twelve sword sticks were shot out from the jade list in Baiyujing Square.
Everyone stretched out their hands to intercept the sword that flew past them. Ling Yunpo took a closer look and saw that the word "An Zhisu" was written on the sword.
Well, Qiu Changtian has a bye, the competition is over, no need to fight anymore.
"This!" Lin Duanshan and others were speechless after seeing the result in his hand.
Qiu Changtian is already difficult to deal with, but before we can defeat him, we have to fight within Shushan first?
"Could there be some shady deal behind this drawing of lots?" Duan Fenhai, who came from a martial arts background, immediately got angry.
"This magic weapon on the Sword Immortal Ranking was provided by your Shushan." Kunlun Zhenren, who was guarding the Jade Ranking, said calmly, "It has been jointly inspected and confirmed by the three sects. If you have any questions, you can consult your headmaster."
Duan Fenhai sneered a few times and didn't answer.
If there is no clear evidence, going to the head of Yujing Sect would be tantamount to asking for humiliation.
But in the first three parts, it was clear that there were two people from Shushan, but the draw happened to be a civil war among the same sect. How can such a one-third probability be convincing?
"That's enough, Junior Brother Duan." An Zhisu put away the sword with "Lingyun Po" on it and said with a sigh, "Actually, there is another way..."
Before she finished her words, Ling Yunpo threw the sword into the jade list and said:
"I will admit defeat in the competition tomorrow."
"Junior brother!" An Zhisu was suddenly shocked.
She originally wanted to give up so that the chance to participate in the finals could be given to her junior fellow student, but she didn't expect Ling Yunpo to take the lead, see through her thoughts, and give up directly.
"You want to give up?" asked Kunlun Zhenren in surprise, "Well, it's your Shushan's own business anyway."
Ling Yunpo turned around and said with a smile:
"Senior sister, please don't worry about me. If we face Qiu Changtian, your chances of winning are obviously much higher than mine."
"Junior brother..." An Zhisu said weakly.
If Ling Yunpo just wanted to give up, she would definitely use her authority as a senior sister to not allow her junior brother to give up just like that.
But Ling Yunpo simply threw away the sword... There was no way to repent now, so she could only grit her teeth and decide not to let her junior brother down.
In the final, we must give our utmost effort to beat Qiu Changtian to death!
Ling Yunpo didn't know what An Zhisu was thinking, so he just said goodbye to everyone.
Lin Duanshan felt a little regretful, Duan Fenhai kept sighing, and only Guan Shanyue smiled with a teasing look on his face.
And you said there is no affair between you and your senior sister?
After leaving the Baiyujing Secret Realm and returning to the thatched cottage, An Zhisu was about to speak when Ling Yunpo held his hands and said sternly:
"Sister, why are you acting like a little girl? In my opinion, it doesn't matter who wins or loses between me and you... No matter who comes in second or third, won't it all fall to our Qingluo Peak lineage?"
"But..." An Zhisu hesitated to speak.
"Besides, if we fight before we face Qiu Changtian, it will be a waste of energy, affect our condition, and even make us miss the chance to win the finals. That would be a pity!" Ling Yun burst into laughter. "If you still feel that you are being unfair to me, then can you agree to one of my requests?"
"What request?" An Zhisu asked softly.
He probably wants me to take the top spot for him...
"I just hope that Senior Sister won't care too much about being at the top of the list." Ling Yunpo said with a casual smile, "Others value honor, but I am worried that 'the tallest tree in the forest will be destroyed by the wind'."
An Zhisu was silent for a moment and said:
"Alas, Junior Brother, I have also thought about what you are worried about."
"But Master once said that to be a sword immortal, one must strive to be the first..."
She talked a lot, in short, Su Jian taught her to fight hard, which made Ling Yun feel overwhelmed.
Ling Yunpo couldn't say, "Master is wrong, you have to listen to me," because he knew that his senior sister would definitely not agree.
I can only say, An Zhisu is such a good girl, how could she be led astray by Su Jian!
An Zhisu entered into a state of meditation, and Ling Yunpo also closed his eyes and said to Kunlun Mirror:
"A Jing, let's load the file."
"Load the game now?" Kunlun Jing asked in surprise.
"Yeah, what else?" Ling Yunpo asked helplessly, "If I don't reload the game now, I will definitely have to watch the competition between Senior Sister and Qiu Changtian on the day of the finals. I can't find another excuse to miss it."
"I'll watch Qiu Changtian's fighting style, and then when I play Qiu Changtian, I'll repeat it exactly according to the script? Isn't that tiring?"
"It would be better to play as Qiu Changtian first and finish all the games that need to be played, and then Ling Yunpo can just watch the rest of the games."
"I see." Kunlun Jing understood, "Then read the save file of Qiu Changtian?"
"No, Qiu Changtian will stay until the end. Let's read Luo Yan first." Ling Yunpo said with a smile, "First, get the benefits given by Penglai Yuqing Temple and enhance your own strength. This way, when you compete with Senior Sister An in the end as Qiu Changtian, your chances of winning will be higher."
Kunlun Mirror: ...
Okay, first pretend to be Ling Yunpo to dissolve An Zhisu's fighting spirit, then pretend to be Luo Yan to go to the sect to deceive for benefits to increase strength, and finally pretend to be Qiu Changtian to beat An Zhisu up, right?
Maybe after the fight he will have to dress up as Ling Yunpo again to comfort the defeated Senior Sister An and win her favor!