Shangguan Xuan seemed not to hear, and instead withdrew his hand slightly.
Mo Shisheng pursed her lips, her gaze gradually turning cold. "Shangguan Xuan, put me down."
Her tone left no room for argument. After much deliberation, Shangguan Xuan finally sighed and gently placed Mo Shisheng on the ground.
Xie secretly channeled his inner energy into Mo Shisheng's body, enabling her to stand firmly. After Shangguan Xuan released her, she took two steps back, her face beneath the mask seemingly covered with a layer of frost. "What I want is to win you fair and square."
“Yan’er, you should know that Shangguan Ying was dragged out by you before she even used her sixth-level Foundation Establishment cultivation. But I’m different. If I make a move, you might not be able to withstand it.”
Shangguan Xuan was telling the truth. Once you reach the Foundation Establishment stage, even if your cultivation level is one level higher, the difference is still enormous. Moreover, Mo Shisheng is still at the ninth level of Qi Refining and hasn't even reached the Great Perfection stage yet.
She was able to defeat Shangguan Ying entirely because of her speed advantage, but Shangguan Xuan is different. He is at the eighth level of Foundation Establishment, and Mo Shisheng might not even be able to withstand a single move from him.
Even so, I will still defeat you.
Mo Shisheng glanced at Shangguan Xuan lightly, "Don't try to give in to me, that would only be an insult to me."
"..."
Shangguan Xuan hadn't expected Mo Shisheng to be so stubborn, leaving him no way out. A faint sense of helplessness crossed his brows as he could only watch Mo Shisheng turn and walk towards the bamboo garden.
*
Elsewhere, Shangguan Ying recovered faster than Mo Shisheng. Shangguan Xue stepped forward and handed her a piece of malt candy. "Here you go."
"Go get me a glass of water."
Shangguan Ying took the malt candy and said calmly to Shangguan Xue.
"Okay, then you can sit here and wait for me."
Shangguan Xue nodded and turned to pour water for Shangguan Ying. Shangguan Qi, who was standing on the other side, noticed that Shangguan Xue had left, so she immediately went to Shangguan Ying.
"Big sister, are you alright?"
Upon discovering that the visitor was Shangguan Qi, Shangguan Ying nodded calmly, "I'm fine."
"Big sister, you really take good care of Yan'er. Knowing that her arm was injured, you deliberately protected her."
Shangguan Qi didn't lower his voice when he said these words, so Shangguan Leiting, who was sitting in the pavilion, could hear him.
Upon hearing this, Shangguan Ying frowned slightly. "I didn't go easy on Yan'er."
"But Yan'er is only at the ninth level of Qi Refining, how could she possibly..."
When Shangguan Qi arrived, she suddenly raised her hand to cover her lips, and then carefully lowered her voice, "But eldest sister, you are at the sixth level of Foundation Establishment, Yan'er is no match for you at all."
"That's your own opinion, isn't it?"
Shangguan Xue's voice, tinged with disdain, came from behind, "Second sister, don't try to mislead others by saying these things just because Yan'er beat eldest sister. Yan'er genuinely defeated eldest sister. With your words, people who don't know the situation might think that Yan'er did something unforgivable."
"I……"
Shangguan Qi was surprised that Shangguan Xue returned with a glass of water so quickly. Her face showed a hint of embarrassment, and she said softly, "Xue'er, how could I deliberately smear Yan'er? You don't know, before you came back, Yan'er relied on me the most."
"I see. Then Second Sister will have to be more careful with her words in the future, otherwise Grandpa might misunderstand Yan'er if he hears them." Shangguan Xue saw right through Shangguan Qi's cunning schemes and retorted without holding back.
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