The next morning, the sun was shining brightly and the breeze was blowing. The final competition of the martial arts competition was about to begin. Xiao Ning and his party, dressed in their best clothes, came to the rest area early and sat down. They looked calm and confident. Xiao Ning looked around and found that the number of people in the audience had obviously decreased a lot. This was not surprising. After all, his outstanding performance yesterday had already impressed people. Defeating a Yuanying cultivator above his level, coupled with his prominent family background, made other contestants stay away. This ring match seemed to be just a formality.
Half an hour later, the ring match officially began. Xiao Ning walked to the front with a firm step. After he stood still, the referee announced loudly: "Please welcome the defending champion Xiao Ning!"
As the referee finished speaking, cheers and applause suddenly rang out from the audience. Everyone cast admiring glances at him. Xiao Ning has both good looks and strength. Who wouldn't love such a person? He looked at the cheering people on the stage, took a deep breath, then smiled slightly and waved to the audience. At this moment, he became the focus of the audience, and everyone was looking forward to his wonderful performance in this ring match.
Xiao Ning stood quietly on the stage, looking around the crowd, but she didn't see anyone coming forward to challenge her. Time passed by, as if a century had passed.
The audience also began to whisper and talk. They were all looking forward to a wonderful battle, but at this moment there was no movement.
The referee looked at this scene and couldn't help but frowned. He waited for a long time, but still no one came up to challenge. Finally, he shook his head helplessly, and then cast his eyes on Dongfang Xiong who was sitting above.
Dongfang Xiong seemed to understand what the referee meant and nodded slightly, indicating that the result could be announced.
After receiving the instructions, the referee looked around again and asked loudly: "Any other challengers want to come on stage and try?"
However, there was silence in the audience, and no one responded. Everyone was silent, as if they were shocked by Xiao Ning's strength.
The referee sighed helplessly, then turned to look at Xiao Ning on the ring. He asked for the last time: "Xiao Ning, are you ready?"
Xiao Ning took a deep breath and nodded.
Upon seeing this, the referee announced loudly: "Congratulations to Xiao Ning for successfully defending the title!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the whole audience burst into warm applause and cheers. People stood up and shouted Xiao Ning's name in unison to congratulate him.
Xiao Ning stood on the stage, listening to the cheers of the crowd, and his heart began to tremble again. He hurried off the stage and returned to the rest area, no longer paying attention to the huge crowd.
After arriving at the rest area, Bai Ziyun patted Xiao Ning's shoulder with a smile on his face, with a hint of appreciation in his eyes, and said in a pleasant tone: "Ning'er, you did a good job!"
Xiao Ning responded with a smile, but soon, a group of people came like a tide. These people were either high-ranking officials in the court, or elders or leaders of various sects, and they all came to congratulate Xiao Ning.
However, facing the huge crowd in front of him, Xiao Ning's inner uneasiness became stronger. Fortunately, the emperor and the eldest princess came in a hurry and quickly dispersed the crowd around, and the turmoil was finally calmed down. Xiao Ning knelt down and bowed, saying respectfully: "Your Majesty."
Dongfang Xiong walked forward quickly, holding Xiao Ning's hand tightly, his face filled with joy, and said, "Xiao Ning, congratulations on your victory without a fight. I originally thought that someone would come up to challenge me today, but this is also good, so that you don't have to waste your energy to deal with it."
Xiao Ning replied modestly: "It was just luck."
Dongfang Xiong smiled and nodded, then he gently took Dongfang Qinyin's hand and slowly placed it on Xiao Ning's hand, his eyes kind and gentle. He said softly: "In this case, I will entrust the eldest princess to you, I hope you can treat her well." His words were full of trust and expectations for Xiao Ning.
Xiao Ning stared at Dongfang Qinyin in front of him, and an indescribable feeling of emotion surged in his heart. He held Dongfang Qinyin's hand tightly and replied solemnly: "I will definitely not disappoint the princess and your majesty!" At this moment, he felt the pressure of responsibility and commitment, but at the same time he also understood that this was a precious promise.
As these words were spoken, Her Royal Highness the Princess's martial arts competition for a husband came to a successful conclusion, and Xiao Ning successfully solved a difficult problem.
At noon, Xiao Ning entered the gate of the palace. At this time, the emperor was setting up a banquet and inviting him to discuss the upcoming marriage with the eldest princess. Facing the emperor's inquiry, Dongfang Qinyin smiled gently and said that she was not in a hurry. After all, Xiao Ning had just come of age and there were still many things to experience slowly. Therefore, she suggested that they could wait for a while and start preparing for the wedding when the time was right.
Dongfang Xiong was stunned when he heard this. He had always thought that Xiao Ning was over 20 years old, but he didn't expect that she was only 18. He smiled awkwardly, and then readily agreed to Dongfang Qinyin's proposal. So, they decided to put the wedding matters on hold and discuss it when the time was right.
The banquet ended in a pleasant atmosphere, and everyone was in a good mood enjoying the food and happy time. Xiao Ning secretly breathed a sigh of relief, feeling fortunate that he could temporarily get rid of the shackles of marriage...
In the afternoon, Xiao Ning followed the princess to the bedroom. They were the only two left in the room. Dongfang Qinyin's heart finally settled down like a stone. Then she hugged him tightly like a vine and cried with joy.
"Ning'er, we can finally be together."
Xiao Ning stroked her black hair gently like a spring breeze and spoke softly.
"Yes, Your Highness the Princess."
He picked up Dongfang Qinyin and came to the bedside as if he was holding a rare treasure. He slowly lowered the curtains like a veil, and then immersed himself in this gentle land, unable to extricate himself, until the night fell quietly like a black curtain...
Dongfang Qinyin lay obediently in Xiao Ning's arms, looking at the man sleeping beside her. Her heart was already as happy as a blooming flower, and she talked to herself.
"Ning'er, I finally got you! Hehe."
Then she kissed him on the lips as gently as a dragonfly touching the water.
A few hundred miles away from the capital, a towering mountain stood tall, with clouds and mist lingering on the top of the mountain, like a fairyland. This was the world-famous Tianjian Villa, which had many disciples with superb swordsmanship and was a very prestigious sect in the world. However, at this moment, Tianjian Villa was shrouded in a haze.
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