Chapter 22
After winning the competition, Nan Xi suppressed the upward curve of her lips, kept a perfect smile on her face, bowed slightly, and said, "Thank you."
The opponent's expression changed several times, but he finally accepted the fact that he lost to Nan Xi and bowed as well.
"You are amazing, I am ashamed to say that I am not as good as you."
It is not known whether Nan Xi has not cultivated the sword intent or really has no sword intent, but no matter what, Nan Xi was able to defeat him just by relying on her control over the sword style, which can be said to be extremely powerful... With such power, if the sword intent is added, it is really hard to imagine how powerful she can be in the end.
Thinking of this, his gaze involuntarily fell on Qi Qian who was standing under the stage.
It was acknowledged that Qi Qian was powerful, and he had competed with Qi Qian before. In his opinion, Qi Qian's swordsmanship was not as good as Nan Xi's.
If Nan Xi had the ability to use a sword, she would probably be no less skilled than Qi Qian.
But why is there no sword intent? The man looked at Nan Xi again, with a vague guess in his mind.
A swordsman must have character, but the Nan Xi they knew was completely devoted to Qi Qian. Even if she had character in the past, it was no longer visible now.
He shook his head and then stepped off the stage.
Nan Xi also left the stage to make room for the next contestants. Most people did not think as much as the loser. Now everyone was still marveling at the exquisite swordsmanship of Nan Xi and her use of the sword.
As a result, everyone unconsciously turned their eyes to Nan Xi and enthusiastically discussed Nan Xi's performance with the people around them.
Nan Xi returned to the Tianyun Sword Sect's team and was warmly welcomed. Everyone praised her without reservation.
"Sister, you were really amazing just now. You used the sword so beautifully!"
"That person was stunned, but I would be stunned too."
"Senior Sister, next time you practice with us, you should be more powerful. Don't be sympathetic to us. Sword practitioners have to endure hardships."
"Master Sister..."
Nan Xi was so overwhelmed by the praise, but she still managed to calm herself down and said, "I don't know what happened just now, I just felt that way subconsciously. Maybe, sword cultivators really need to have a heart to become stronger."
This was a speech, and Nan Xi spoke it very seriously, which instantly cooled down the heated atmosphere a little.
Then I thought, "Don't stop, keep praising!"
The disciples were stunned, but did not bother about it and started praising him again.
At this time, Qi Zhao turned to Nan Xi and said, "Senior Sister was amazing today."
Qi Zhao didn't talk much and he was close to Nan Xi, so Nan Xi noticed his rare words. She immediately looked in his direction and was startled as if she remembered something.
[By the way, the person competing with Junior Brother Qi Zhao today is Qi Qian. ]
As soon as this thought came out, the disciples subconsciously looked at the words written on the skylight. The people for today's competition had already been arranged, and they would be able to see Qi Zhao's opponent in a moment.
It is indeed a migration.
Except for a few people who had known about this for a long time and remained motionless, the rest of the people just took a look and had their own ideas in mind.
Everyone knows that Nan Xi is happy with Qi Qian, and Qi Qian is indeed very ambitious. Although he is not a disciple of one of the five major sects, he has become famous in the cultivation world at a young age with his strong strength and is called a genius.
His strength is comparable to the most anticipated talents in the world of cultivation, that is, the most outstanding disciples of the five major sects including Qi Zhao. Up to now, Qi Qian has never fought against these talents in public.
So no one can tell whether he is weaker or stronger than these people.
Today's competition between Qi Qian and Qi Zhao was probably deliberately arranged by the elders.
Seeing that everyone's attention was on him, the topic quickly changed from praising Nan Xi to talking about today's competition. Everyone was afraid that Nan Xi would find out, so they held their patience and only started talking about Qi Zhao after a while.
"Brother, are you confident about today's competition?"
When Qi Zhao was asked, he also glanced at the sky and then said, "Although I have never fought him, I have gained a lot in recent days, so I have some confidence."
Hearing this, Nan Xi glanced at him and said nothing.
[Junior Brother Qi Zhao is quite powerful, but unfortunately he cannot defeat Qi Qian. ]
As soon as the thoughts came out, everyone present was stunned. They subconsciously looked at Nan Xi, but were afraid of being noticed by her, so they restrained their gaze.
Nan Xi determined that Qi Zhao could not win, and his men became more alert.
Some people were dissatisfied, but Nan Xi didn't say it out loud, so they could only refute it in other words, "Although Qi Qian is indeed powerful, he is from the Yuxu Sect, which is inferior in all aspects. Not to mention that Senior Brother Qi Zhao has returned from training and has broken through his bottleneck, so it shouldn't be difficult for him to win."
The rest nodded silently.
[That is true, but Junior Brother Qi Zhao has made progress, which does not mean Qi Qian has not made any progress.]
Nan Xi saw that no one was paying attention to her, so she immersed herself in her own thoughts.
[Let me think... Although in terms of overall strength, Junior Brother Qi Zhao is definitely on par with me, but Qi Qian has a hidden trump card that can counter the Tianyun sword technique. When masters fight, as long as we can find a little flaw, the victory or defeat can be decided.]
[If we were to be alert and prepared, relying on Junior Brother Qi Zhao's reaction ability, we could win, but don't we know this? ]
[Ah, I can't say it. It's so tangled. I don't want Qi Qian to win.]
Originally, the disciples thought that Nan Xi had determined that Qi Zhao could not win because of her emotional imbalance, and they also thought that their senior sister was biased. But after hearing the reason, they suddenly realized what was going on, and they all looked at Qi Zhao again.
"Brother, we believe in you!"
"You will definitely win!"
"Defeat Qi Qian!" Someone whispered in his ear, "Avenge our senior sister."
Nan Xi, who was very close to Qi Zhao and had sharp eyes and ears, said: "..."
She looked up at the sky and then down at the ground, pretending that she heard nothing, and then cheered for Qi Zhao in her heart.
[Junior brother, charge! Defeat Qi Qian! ]
Nan Xi cheered for Qi Qizhao with real emotion, which made the disciples look away involuntarily. They were confused as to whether Nan Xi was on Qi Qian's side or Qi Zhao's side.
But soon, they didn't need to figure it out.
When it was time for Qi Zhao and Qi Qian to compete, the two of them went up to the stage, bowed, and drew their swords. Because this could be said to be a match between two strong men evenly matched, the disciples of the Yuxu Sect and the Tianyun Sword Sect were all paying full attention.
Each side thinks it can win.
Everyone even vaguely knew that whoever won would be the first in the fencing competition.
Nan Xi was also watching from the audience.
She knew very well that Qi Qian could win, after all, Qi Qian was the male protagonist, and Qi Qian also won in the plot. He won by surprise, overwhelmed the Tianyun Sword Sect, became the first in this sword discussion, stole the limelight, and from then on, he completely stood out in the world of cultivation.
Nan Xi couldn't say how much she didn't want to see this phenomenon.
No matter how bad Qi Qian was, he won by relying on his own strategy and strength, so Nan Xi had no objection to his victory.
But if I have to speak from a personal point of view...
【Ahhhhh, come on, junior brother! 】
[You won, so my senior sister will give you a big gift! ]
On the stage, before the competition officially started, Qi Zhao's eyes moved and he saw his senior sister looking at him seriously below the stage. His lips moved slightly and a smile flashed across his face.
The next moment, Qi Zhao and Qi Qian moved at the same time. In just one second, they had exchanged several moves.
The game was so exciting from the start that the crowd below the stage was immediately boiling with cheers.
This was a competition between the strongest of their peers. Compared to those long-established masters, no matter how powerful their peers were, they could still see some clues and were more likely to feel and learn from them. It only took a moment for everyone to concentrate.
Nan Xi was also watching.
Unlike the dizzying feelings of others, the actions of these two people were extremely clear in her eyes. Nan Xi watched and even rehearsed in her mind the situation of her own battle with Qi Qian.
At the beginning, her actions were roughly the same as Qi Zhao's. After all, they both learned the same set of swordsmanship. Until one point, Qi Qian's sword collided with Qi Zhao's. After a brief stalemate, Qi Qian used her sword to suppress Qi Zhao.
But in Nan Xi's practice, she was not suppressed, so she immediately changed her mind and her eyes focused.
[Follow the path to release the force, the seventh move of Tianyun Sword Technique, follow the path! ]
Qi Zhao, who was standing on the stage, originally had his own way of dealing with the situation, but after hearing Nan Xi's voice, he quickly made a judgment and chose to use Nan Xi's more subtle method.
In just a moment, the situation turned around and Qi Tuan was suppressed.
In a battle, opportunities are fleeting. Qi Zhao is slightly stronger than Qi Qian. If he is suppressed, he still has a chance to counterattack, but if Qi Qian is suppressed, the chance of counterattack is slim.
Just like that, Nan Xi didn't feel any flaws after that. If she continued like this, she could complete the migration within half a minute.
Thinking of this, Nan Xi felt relieved instantly.
【It would be great if we could beat Qiqian. 】
But she did not relax her vigilance and continued to watch the situation on the stage, because Nan Xi had never forgotten the move that Qi Qian used to restrain the Tianyun sword technique.
Just as Qi Qian was being pushed to the edge of the arena, he thrust his sword sideways and turned the tip of his sword, intent on tearing a hole in Qi Zhao's airtight attack. Before Nan Xi could react, Qi Zhao seemed to have known what was happening and sheathed his sword and stepped back.
With his other hand he made a few hand gestures, his eyes gleamed slightly, and he opened his lips and uttered two words.
"Chiyun, exterminate him."
A bright red sword shadow lit up behind him and stabbed towards Qi Qian.
Qi Qian's move can defeat Tianyun Sword Technique, but its disadvantage is also very obvious, because after using it to break through with all his strength, there will be a brief gap before he can proceed to the next step.
If the opponent is hit, this gap is nothing.
But Qi Qian failed to hit Qi Zhao.
The next moment, he was stabbed by the sword shadow and was swept off the stage.
Qi Zhaosheng.
Nan Xi widened her eyes, stood up suddenly, and looked at the battle on the stage in disbelief.
Then, noticing the gazes from the people around her, Nan Xi slowly sat down.
[No, that's not true... Qi Qian actually lost. ]
Hearing this, the disciples all looked at Nan Xi, worried that she would feel sorry for Qi Qian and then do something to make others look down on her.
Nan Xi just sat down and looked in the direction of the arena for a few seconds.
He kept muttering that Qi Mi had lost.
【Woo, woo, woo hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha, bravo! Good job, junior brother! 】
Her laughter was extremely wild, like the sound of a devil filling their ears. The disciples were in agony for a moment, but then they saw Qi Zhao step down from the stage, without even looking at Qi Qian, and walk towards them, and they became happy again.
"Senior brother is awesome!"
"Hahahahaha, brother, why are you like this? Why don't you help him up?"
Qi Zhao has always been a gentleman, and he would never throw anyone off the stage during a competition. Even if he lost control at the time, after he got off the stage, he would go to the person, bend down and help him up.
But today he didn't even look at Qi Qian.
Although Qi Qian stood up quickly, his wolfish appearance still made people feel happy.
Qi Zhao smiled gently and said, "The Yuxu Sect and the Tianyun Sword Sect have been at odds with each other for a long time. It's natural that I don't like him."
"If I don't like him but still try to be a good person, I'll feel bad, but he won't want my help and will think I'm trying to provoke him."
"Brother, that's a good idea."
"Yes, a monk should follow his heart."
A few people were chatting animatedly when they suddenly noticed an extremely hot gaze, so hot that it was a little scary and made the hairs on their bodies stand on end.
Looking back, it was Nan Xi.
Nan Xi was too excited to look away in time, so she coughed lightly and smiled at a few people.
...This smile is even more terrifying.
The disciples silently smoothed out their goose bumps.
If you ask whether Nan Xi is happy or not, of course she is happy. She is so happy that she wants to laugh out loud three times. However, in order to maintain her image, she can only curb her chaotic excitement and purse the smile on her lips in a restrained manner.
But it seemed that because he was too excited, his teeth were not showing when he smiled, and the curve of his lips went too far, which looked a little weird.
In fact, Qi Qian's loss was not a big deal. It was just a normal game. He almost defeated Qi Zhao several times. In the end, Qi Zhao's victory was not particularly beautiful. Qi Qian's loss can only be attributed to a lack of skill.
But to outsiders, this game was still extremely exciting.
But others felt that he was not ashamed, but Qi Qian felt ashamed. The atmosphere among the disciples of the Yuxu Sect was also particularly heavy. No one from other sects knew either, but they came to this sword discussion with the intention of suppressing the Tianyun Sword Sect.
Previously, disciples of the Tianyun Sword Sect and the Yuxu Sect had competed four times, with two wins and two losses, which was already a very good record, but everyone was counting on Qi Qian to win.
Not only the disciples had high hopes for Qi Qian, the elders also had high hopes for him. But now, the long-planned plan had failed, and everyone was unhappy.
But now that the competition has just ended, no one can say anything.
After all, Qi Qian's performance was impeccable.
The next match is still to come. It is only afternoon now and there are still about ten matches left to the end. However, the remaining matches will not be as exciting as the one between Nan Xi and Qi Qian and Qi Zhao.
The disciples of Tianyun Sword Sect were happy at first. They had won many times before, but they were very happy this time.
But after a while, they were no longer happy.
【Hehehe...hehe...hehehe. 】
[Not bad, not bad, Junior Brother Qi Zhao is really good, and he seems to have a bright future.]
【……whee!】
The disciples kept looking at Nan Xi with worried eyes. She had become like this since Qi Mian failed. She would burst into laughter from time to time, and would praise Qi Zhao after a while. Sometimes she couldn't control her facial expression and would reveal a rather scary smile.
Damn it, senior sister is really crazy.
When the competition ended that day, Nan Xi fell silent, and the strange voices in his mind that had started an hour ago also stopped. He lowered his head and walked towards his room.
But thinking about her abnormal behavior just now, everyone chose to follow Nan Xi quietly, watching her return to her residence and close the gate.
"Hahaha!"
Three loud laughs were heard from behind the gate.
Disciples: “…”
After observing for a while, we found that there was no movement inside, and the thoughts turned into non-nutritious but normal ones such as looking for food and sleeping, so we prepared to retreat.
Then they turned around and found someone standing behind them. They were startled and stared at Li Yunzheng with wide eyes.
"Master, when did you get here?"
"Since Junior-Martial-Nephew Qi Zhao and Qi Qian started competing." Li Yunzheng glanced at Nan Xi's yard and said so.
After all, he said he wanted to observe Nan Xi, so he was not just saying it for fun. Moreover, even if Nan Xi had not been involved in the competition between Qi Zhao and Qi Qian, Qi Qian would still come to take a look and listen to the general situation here.
Perhaps it was because the question was asked with an answer in mind, the more Li Yunzheng listened, the more she felt that this was the case. If Nan Xi really liked Qi Qian, she would not sincerely hope that Qi Qian would lose.
You shouldn't be so happy afterwards, what's more, everyone has disbanded now. If you really like each other, it is impossible for you to come back alone with nothing to do and then think about eating and sleeping.
Even if it is explained as love turning into hate, it is difficult to explain.
So even if there is no substantial evidence, Li Yunzheng still plans to make this conclusion, but for now, she won't tell anyone else.
After all, there is no point in saying it.
Afterwards, the disciples dispersed. Even if it was just for observation, Li Yunzheng had no interest in eavesdropping. After all, she couldn't block out the inner voices. But if she heard some of Nan Xi's privacy after eavesdropping, it would be her fault.
By the time Nan Xi finished eating, washing up and went to bed, it was already completely dark.
She lay in bed, poked the system that had been silent for a day, and asked, "What happened? Today's game was lost, won't it affect the plot?"
This time the system did not remain silent. After a flash of crackling sound, it began to speak.
[Reply to the host, there is a deviation in the plot, but it has nothing to do with you. We will use other methods to show the effect that the plot should achieve. ]
[Also, the world view of this article focuses on the relationship between the male and female protagonists, so other things are irrelevant, the host should not worry. ]
Nan Xi was not worried. After all, as long as she was not the one who caused the changes in the plot, the punishment would not fall on her.
But where did the plot go wrong?
Nan Xi was not the only one thinking about this problem. The system was also urgently investigating it. It found a strange code in its own program. It did not affect its operation and did not look like a virus, but it could not be deleted, nor could it find out the impact of this code on its functions.
But this should have nothing to do with the deviation of the plot.
…
While Nan Xi was sleeping soundly, there was someone who couldn't sleep all night.
Today's failure was hard for Qi Qian to accept. At the moment of failure, the sounds around him faded away like the tide, and he could only see Qi Zhao walking back to Tianyun Sword Sect.
At the same time, he also saw Nan Xi standing up suddenly.
The other person had a blank look in his eyes and looked stunned, as if he couldn't believe that he would lose.
At that time, Qi Qian thought that he didn't need Nan Xi's comfort, nor did he want to see pity in the other person's eyes. If Nan Xi came to comfort him, he would just tell Nan Xi to get out.
When the voice returned to Qi Qian's ears, he had already sat back in his seat in Yuxu Sect.
After the meeting, he walked forward for a long time without looking back. When he thought of something and turned around, he did not find any trace of Nan Xi behind him.
He even returned to the guest room of Tianyun Sword Sect. He lay on the couch until midnight, and then he sat up with a sullen look on his face as he watched the sky gradually brighten.
Nan Xi actually didn't come to see him.
Fortunately, Nan Xi didn't know Qi Qian's mental activities, otherwise she would have scolded Qi Qian for being stupid.
She slept soundly that night. In her dream, she and Qi Qian were fighting. They were evenly matched at the beginning, but Qi Qian lost to her by one move. Later, she became stronger and stronger, and defeating Qi Qian was more and more like defeating an ant.
Nan Xi almost woke up from laughing in her dream.
But later on, for some reason, Qi Qian actually fell in love with her. He begged her desperately and pestered her, which scared Nan Xi.
After waking up, she found that the actions Qiqian did in the dream were a brief moment of peace between Qiqian and the heroine in the plot. When they separated later, the heroine did something to Jiqian, which made Nan Xi curse him secretly.
Time flies, and soon it is the last day of the swordplay meeting.
Since this morning, the disciples of Tianyun Sword Sect have been discussing one thing.
Nan Xi's junior sister is coming back.
Why do we say she is Nan Xi's junior sister? Because although everyone in the sect is a fellow disciple and calls each other senior brothers and sisters, junior brothers and sisters, only those who have the same master are true junior sisters.
This little junior sister is the second disciple of Jianshou and has the same master as Nan Xi, namely, Little Junior Sister Luo Tingyun.
But she entered the sect late, several years later than the current batch of disciples, so she could be considered everyone's junior sister.
But today, the reason why everyone was discussing this heatedly was not because of the little junior sister, but because of another more mundane reason.
Their junior sister, Luo Tingyun, was extremely beautiful and stunningly charming, and was known as the most beautiful woman in the world of cultivation. However, due to her poor health, she seldom appeared in the sect. Even her fellow disciples had only seen the junior sister a few times, so they were naturally curious.
Rumor has it that this time, the little sister's congenital deficiency has been basically resolved, and when she returns in the future, she will practice with everyone.
This made everyone more enthusiastic about the discussion.
Nan Xi herself has a different opinion on this news.
First of all, of course she knew about this junior sister, and she was very familiar with her.
But it's not that kind of familiarity, but in the plot, the other party, as Qi Ban's white moonlight, obviously did not appear many times, but spanned nearly a million words of the plot. Every time there was a quarrel and misunderstanding at a critical moment, the little junior sister was there.
It's physically and mentally abusive, and the main target is the heroine.
After all, as long as the hero feels pain, he will talk to the heroine and she will come back happily.
Including the later part, when Junior Sister Bai Yueguang was seriously injured and was in critical condition, Qi Qian went crazy when he heard about it. Knowing that the heroine's root bones were amazing and could be used to save Junior Sister, he ruthlessly dug out the heroine's fairy bones.
Oh yes, Qi Qian also cried at that time, and while crying he said something like he had to repay Bai Yueguang for saving his life and would live a good life with the heroine in the future.
Nan Xi almost vomited at that time.
Unfortunately, a lot of people in the comment section said that it was so cruel, and some even felt sorry for the male lead and scolded the female lead for not being happy.
Nan Xi: “???”
Now thinking back, Nan Xi was just too shameless to read the entire novel word for word.
And now, although Nan Xi is still quite curious about who this little junior sister is, but because the little junior sister is about to arrive, Nan Xi still has something she has to do.
She is on her way to find Qiqian.
Nan Xi and Qi Qian had nothing to do with the competition today, so they were relatively free. Nan Xi had noticed Qi Qian at the edge of the crowd earlier, with a stern face as usual, but Nan Xi could see clearly that his eyes were distracted and he looked a little absent-minded.
Today's plot is that the heroine saw Qi Qian was distracted and felt a little worried, so she quietly followed him to see what was happening.
However, she found out that Qi Qian was distracted because of the news about his junior sister. Considering the person she heard about a few days ago, the heroine deliberately mentioned the junior sister when talking to Qi Qian, and found that the other party's reaction was a little strange.
Then he confirmed that the new junior sister was Qi Qian's sweetheart, and then he was very sad again.
However, the first half of this plot, which is about realizing that Qi Qian was distracted because of his junior sister, is almost entirely the heroine's inner drama. Nan Xi only needs to follow Qi Qian and go over to talk to him at about the right time.
When Qi Qian finally finished talking to his fellow students and found a secluded place to sit down, Nan Xi adjusted his expression and appeared at the right time.
"Ah Qian..."
Qi Qian heard Nan Xi's voice and looked up at her. For some reason, Nan Xi felt that Qi Qian's eyes were a little colder than yesterday.
But it didn't matter. Nan Xi quickly looked through the script, sat down next to Qi Qian, deliberately keeping a distance of about half a meter between them, and then turned her head to look at Qi Qian.
"The fencing competition is about to end. When will you go back, A-Chuan?"
In this plot, the heroine is nervous, not only because of the conflict in the previous two days, but also because of her speculation about the white moonlight. Her expression is hesitant, but she is also suppressed.
But because the plot said that Qi Qian didn't even look at the heroine, Nan Xi was too lazy to make any expression and just spoke the lines with deep emotion.
Not far away, Li Yunzheng, who had already seen Nan Xi's sneaky behavior, took in this scene.
she:"……"
It's weird, but I can't quite figure out what's wrong with it.
As I mentioned before, because she has been maintaining her heroine persona for a long time, Nan Xi always looks a little hesitant when she is outside, even when she doesn't make any expression, so now with this tone, it doesn't seem particularly incongruous.
Before Qi Qian left, he was indeed a little upset because of the news about Luo Tingyun, his junior sister. But the moment he heard Nan Xi's voice, he remembered his failure the day before and Nan Xi's indifference to him yesterday.
When he heard Nan Xi asking him when he would go back, he suddenly felt annoyed and looked at Nan Xi fiercely.
He said sarcastically, "Why are you asking me this? Are you so impatient for me to go back?"
Nan Xi was horrified when Qi Qian turned around, with a distorted expression: "..."
She quickly put on a proper expression and said in panic, "How could this happen? Ah-Chuan, what happened to you? I, I..."
[Shit, the director said there's no such part.]
Nan Xi, if I don't explain why, it would be too disgusting if I didn't say those words according to the script. Fortunately, my expression was good, which reduced Qi Qian's anger a little, but he still stared at Nan Xi.
"Why have you treated me like nothing these past two days? Did you lose interest in me just because I lost a match? The love you say you have for me is too cheap!"
He spoke in a series of words, with a tone that contained three parts of anger, three parts of sarcasm, three parts of concern, and one part of grievance, which directly confused Nan Xi.
[No... Is this guy having a seizure? ]
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