Caught between two women, watching them fight over him, Jing Zhe could only say—it was so exciting!
However, despite the excitement, he didn't enjoy it much. He was always worried that if things got a little out of hand between the two of them, he might accidentally hurt himself. Just as he was about to say something, he heard Wang Yingqiu start talking.
"Your man... to be honest, he is indeed your man, but he is also my man! If we're talking about time, you can't even be considered my master; you should call me 'sister'! Because I arrived before you!"
"..."
Wang Yingqiu's logic left Jing Zhe in awe, and he even wanted to add: "There's nothing wrong with that!"
But Mu Qingren was equally unyielding: "Yingqiu, when did you learn to be so argumentative?"
"..."
"By seniority, I am your master. By age, I am also much older than you, so you should call me 'elder sister.' As for your claim of first come, first served, that makes no sense at all. How many women had he met before he met you? Did you call them all 'elder sister'?"
"You...you're the one who's just making excuses!"
Wang Yingqiu never expected that her usually kind and stern master would suddenly become so sharp-tongued. Could it be that human-to-human transmission has already occurred?
Thinking this, she looked at Jing Zhe, who shrugged, indicating that he was innocent.
Mu Qingren continued, "Besides, the order doesn't matter. What matters is who he wants to... take the lead. If he didn't want me, would he have called me as soon as he walked in?"
Speaking of this, Mu Qingren became somewhat proud.
Wang Yingqiu was furious. How could this be her master?
Sure enough, once a woman has a man, she goes crazy!
“Master, I never thought about becoming big, so I won’t compete with you, and I can’t compete with you anyway—after all, you can’t!”
"..."
Just when Mu Qingren thought her apprentice had admitted defeat, he was still being stubborn. She was a little angry: "Why is it impossible?"
"Because... there were many more before you!"
"There are... a lot more?"
Mu Qingren was puzzled and went to look at Jing Zhe.
Jing Zhe, who was originally watching the two women vying for attention, found it amusing. But then the tide turned and the attention turned to him.
With a quick glance, an idea came to him.
He patted the hot, damp surface of the hot spring water and laughed, "It's such a nice setting today, why are we talking about those unpleasant things? I'm going to participate in the martial arts tournament tomorrow, so why don't the Garden Master and His Highness the Pavilion Master accompany me to practice our skills while we're enjoying this good weather!"
As he spoke, he pulled both hands out of the water again…
Both women let out a soft moan and went limp in Jing Zhe's arms, but before he could make any further moves, Wang Yingqiu pushed him away.
"Didn't I tell you? Even if you're practicing martial arts, you can't keep practicing forever. You can take it, but others can't!"
“Master of the Garden, you said before that you couldn’t stand it and asked me to find more. Now that His Highness the Pavilion Master is here, you two can’t still say you can’t stand it, can you?”
Jing Zhe said with dissatisfaction.
"Isn't that because you're too amazing?"
Wang Yingqiu crossed her arms and rolled her eyes at Jing Zhe: "Anyway, I can't stand it anymore. If you want to practice, then find a master to practice with!"
"I can't take it anymore..."
Upon hearing about practicing martial arts, Mu Qingren felt her legs go weak again and quickly waved her hands repeatedly.
Jing Zhe sighed dramatically, "Sigh, I thought the two of you would be enough, but it seems that's not enough!"
But I was secretly pleased, finally managing to change the subject again.
"Haven't you looked enough?"
Wang Yingqiu pinched him in the water, then asked curiously, "Why did you suddenly decide to participate in the martial arts tournament? It can't be because of that Long Aodi, can it?"
"He's nobody!"
Before Jing Zhe could even utter a curse, he was glared at by both Mu Qingren and Wang Yingqiu, and immediately changed his tune, saying, "He doesn't have that much influence. I can't be bothered with him. The reason I said that today was just to find an opportunity to participate in the martial arts tournament!"
"You really want to become the leader of the martial arts alliance?"
Jing Zhe nodded, "Of course, once I become the leader of the martial arts alliance, I can do so many things!"
At this point, Jing Zhe's previously playful gaze vanished, replaced by a firm and profound expression.
Seeing this, Wang Yingqiu said in a deep voice, "If you could take over as the leader of the martial arts alliance, that would be good. At least it would be difficult for Prince Jin to harm you through martial arts means in the future. However, it seems that it's not an easy position..."
"Hehe, Garden Master, my current cultivation level is already higher than yours, six levels!"
"Sixfold?"
Wang Yingqiu stared wide-eyed in disbelief. She had thought that Jing Zhe had already reached the fifth level very quickly, and that advancing to the next level would be very slow after that. But he had skipped a level directly...
"Who did you train with? If you didn't train with someone whose cultivation level is far above yours, how could you break through to the sixth level in such a short time? Don't even mention my master; she's only at the fifth level. There's no way she could have helped you reach the sixth level!"
"I... I've reached level six too..."
Mu Qingren tucked her hair behind her ear and said shyly, "Actually, he had me reach the sixth level first, and then he broke through himself. Oh, Yingqiu, you've also broken through one level now, and you're already in the middle of the fifth level..."
Then Mu Qingren muttered to herself, "These jujube pills are really amazing, much faster than hard training. Although this is also hard work, it's also very comfortable..."
"..."
...
Jing Zhe examined his body and noticed some changes, but he didn't feel any breakthrough. He asked Mu Qingren, but she felt the same way. So he shook his head and sighed, "Alas, it seems only the Garden Master has broken through!"
Wang Yingqiu rolled her eyes at him: "You guys are all at the sixth level, and I'm only at the middle stage of the fifth level. Isn't it normal for me to break through to the next level?"
Mu Qingren nodded: "Although I haven't broken through, I can feel that I'm already at the peak of the first stage. I'll probably be able to enter the middle stage of the sixth stage soon. I guess you'll be the same."
"It seems that with your current level, you are not without a chance of winning in the martial arts tournament..."
Jing Zhe glanced at Wang Yingqiu with displeasure: "What do you mean 'not without a chance of winning'? It's 'victory is assured'! Besides me, the only other people who have reached the sixth level are Your Highness the Pavilion Master and my fourth sister. Your Highness the Pavilion Master, are you willing to lose to me?"
Mu Qingren shook her head. "I've figured it out. Wouldn't it be better if you became the leader of the martial arts alliance? I won't compete for it."
Jing Zhe smiled smugly: "That leaves only my fourth sister, which makes things even easier!"
Wang Yingqiu frowned: "That's what I'm worried about! Prince Jin and Tongtianque are determined to win this martial arts tournament, but Qiu Qianqian's strength is at most at the peak of the fifth level, she can't possibly beat Fourth Sister... Prince Jin must know that very well. If they can't win, what's the point of him organizing all this? He certainly won't allow anyone else to snatch the title of Martial Arts Alliance Leader!"
"Do you think he has a backup plan?"
Wang Yingqiu nodded after listening.
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