Today, the most important thing is to hold the martial arts competition. When Liu Jiantang and Nangong Ling'er returned to the Heavenly Sword Hall, Xiao Yuhan quickly stopped them to find out what was going on.
The junior sister said, "Nephew Huaixin is still unconscious, but it's not a big problem. He just needs to rest for a while, and he can't participate in this martial arts competition."
Liu Jiantang frowned. "I investigated the room and found signs of a struggle, but not many. It was either a master or someone Huaixin was unprepared for. Judging from how Huaixin was poisoned, he was stabbed with silver needles. This method is somewhat similar to Junior Sister's."
Nangong Ling'er was silent for a moment, "This technique is not unusual. Even someone who knows about hidden weapons can use silver needles, so let's not worry about it for now. I have already brought Huaixin to the Lotus Platform. There are people guarding him, so nothing will happen."
The three of them didn't chat any longer. After arranging for the guests who came to watch the ceremony, the martial arts competition began, and Xiao Yuhan, as the discipline elder, stepped forward to announce the rules.
The four peaks each sent four people to this martial arts competition, along with sixteen outer disciples, for a total of thirty-two participants. Today, the top sixteen will be determined. The general rules are nothing more than the rules for normal sparring among sects: no killing is allowed, stepping off the stage is a loss, and admitting defeat is also a loss. After the rules were read out, Xiao Yuhan and several senior brothers sat down on the stands.
Today, many sect leaders from other sects were also sitting in the stands. Xiao Yuhan was not very familiar with the people from the smaller sects, but he had seen the people from the major sects before.
Qin Yuejiao of the Kunlun Immortal Sect was as radiant as ever. Despite being a mother of two, she still retained her charm. If you didn't know her, you could easily believe she was a newlywed. Master Kuhai, standing to the side, was an old monk who looked to be quite old. Although his thin and withered body made it seem like he had trouble moving around, the old man was actually quite energetic.
What Xiao Yuhan cared about most was the Snow Cold Blade Sect Master, Nanmen Linjiang. Just like his former senior brother Liu Jiantang, his eyes were full of sharpness. His tall and burly figure, coupled with the aura he exuded from time to time, truly gave him the air of a sect master.
Once upon a time, this man was the only one in the martial arts world who was qualified to be compared with his senior brother, the sect leader. He was known in the martial arts world as the Northern Blade and the Southern Sword, two unparalleled masters, one in the south and one in the north, leading the righteous path.
Xiao Yuhan chatted casually with these people. Today's sect martial arts competition was much more exciting than in previous years. There were no age or cultivation restrictions, so the general strength was quite strong. However, not all elders of Xiao Yuhan's generation could participate. Perhaps this rule was somewhat designed to showcase strength in front of all the sects in the world.
However, with the alliance about to be established, it is necessary to demonstrate the strength of the sect's next generation. However, most of the sect disciples participating this time are at the Nascent Soul stage, while Bai Yao is the only one at the Divine Transformation stage, so she naturally became the focus of the entire conference.
In the first match of the day, Bai Yao completely crushed a disciple of the Sword Tomb, even showing no mercy and seriously injuring him. This action made several elders lose face, especially Liu Jiantang. However, in front of all the fellow disciples, Liu Jiantang could not directly cause trouble for Xiao Yuhan. He simply said in a cold voice, "Junior Brother Xiao, Junior Nephew Bai Yao is quite good. She is so strong at such a young age and shows no mercy to her fellow disciples."
Xiao Yuhan immediately apologized, "Senior brother, please forgive me. Yao'er just returned from outside the Demon-Suppressing Great Wall and probably hasn't adjusted yet. It's my fault for not teaching her properly. I'll go and teach that girl a lesson."
At this moment, Liu Jiantang snorted, "Alright, who doesn't know you're protective of your own? But to be fair, Bai Yao's personality has suddenly changed, and as her master, you should pay more attention to it and not let it go unchecked. It's alright now, with you as her master protecting her, but if you don't guide her properly and indulge her too much, she might go astray in the future. I'd like to see how you handle that!"
Hearing this, Xiao Tang fell silent.
However, at this moment, the sect leader of the Snow Frost Blade Sect, who was not far away, suddenly spoke up: "Since ancient times, the victor is king and the loser is villain. Winning is winning. She did not violate your rules and did not kill anyone. Does your Heavenly Sword Sect treat its disciples so harshly? If such a little girl came to my Snow Frost Blade Sect, I would definitely treat her like a treasure. So what if she hurt someone? As long as her character is not bad, being ruthless is not a big problem."
Hearing this, Liu Jiantang became somewhat displeased and argued with him on the spot. Both of them were leading figures of the righteous path in the contemporary era, and both had extremely sharp and outspoken personalities, so the argument did not stop.
However, they did not notice that Xiao Yuhan had already left at some point.
After leaving the elders' seats, Xiao Yuhan found Bai Yao alone and took her to a secluded corner.
"Yao'er, what's wrong with you lately? Why are you so ruthless towards your fellow disciples?"
Bai Yao was taken aback, her expression shifting from anticipation to indifference. "I thought Master wanted to say something, but it turns out he still wants to teach Yao'er a lesson?"
"Yao'er, I'm not trying to punish you, but what you did was wrong. After all, we're fellow disciples, why did you have to use such harsh methods?"
Hearing this, Bai Yao felt a little wronged and questioned, "Master only saw that I hurt him, why didn't you see that if I hadn't gone all out just now, he would have hurt Yao'er?"
Xiao Yuhan was stunned. "Yao'er, Master didn't mean that... it's just..."
“Master, you don’t need to say more. Yao’er understands everything. Accidental injuries are inevitable in martial arts competitions. But why are you unwilling to listen to Yao’er’s explanation first? Yao’er knows that it is wrong to accidentally injure fellow disciples, but why does Master only know how to scold Yao’er when he opens his mouth?”
He knew that Bai Yao was no longer the little girl who would listen to whatever he said; perhaps she had truly reached the rebellious stage, but he also understood that he was wrong.
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