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. ]

聽到這心聲，弟子們都看向南曦，擔心她會因此心疼齊遷，随後又做出什麽讓其他人看不起她的事。

南曦則只是坐下，看着擂臺的方向緩了幾秒。

嘴裏就念叨着齊遷輸了。

【嚯，嚯嚯，嚯哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈，好哇！師弟好樣的！】

她笑的格外猖狂，如同魔音灌耳，弟子們有一瞬間痛苦面具，但之後看祁诏下了擂臺，看都不看齊遷一眼，往他們這邊走來，又高興了起來。

“師兄厲害！”

“哈哈哈哈哈，師兄你怎麽這樣，都不去扶他一下。”

祁诏向來紳士，與人比試從不會将人丢出擂臺，就算是當時沒控制住，之後下了擂臺，也會到那人面前，彎腰将人扶起。

但今天他卻沒有多看齊遷一眼。

雖然齊遷自己也很快就站了起來，但狼狽的樣子還是讓人覺得，大快人心。

祁诏面上帶着溫和的笑，說：“禦虛宗與天雲劍宗積怨已久，我不喜他也是自然。”

“若是不喜還去做好人，我心裏難受是一回事，想必他也不想要我扶，還會認為我是挑釁。”

“師兄高見。”

“對，修士就是要随心而為。”

幾人正聊的熱火朝天呢，突然察覺到一道極為灼熱的視線，灼熱到有些可怕，讓他們身上都炸起了汗毛。

回頭一看，正是南曦。

南曦激動過了，沒來得及收回視線，于是輕咳一聲，對幾人彎眼笑笑。

……這一笑更可怕了。

弟子們默默撫平自己的雞皮疙瘩。

要說南曦高不高興，那當然高興，高興的她都恨不得仰天長笑三聲，但為了維持人設，她只能遏制住自己那股亂扭的激動，唇邊的笑也克制地抿起。

但似乎因為太興奮，倒是笑不露齒了，就是唇邊的弧度打過了頭，顯得有些詭異。

其實齊遷輸的并不窩囊，就是正常對局，期間他幾次差點壓過祁诏，最後祁诏贏的也不算特別漂亮，齊遷輸，只能說棋差一招。

但這場對局在外人看來，還是極為精彩的。

可其他人覺得他不丢臉，齊遷卻覺得丢臉，禦虛宗弟子中間的氣氛也格外的沉，其他宗誰也不知道，這次論劍會他們就打着壓過天雲劍宗的打算來的。

之前天雲劍宗和禦虛宗弟子有四次比試，兩勝兩敗，已經是很不錯的戰績了，但大家都指望着齊遷贏。

不光是弟子這麽指望，長老也對齊遷寄予厚望，但眼下，籌謀已久的打算落空，所有人面上都不好看。

但現下比試才結束，誰也不好說齊遷什麽。

齊遷的表現畢竟也無可指摘。

接下來還是比試，現在才下午距離結束還有十場左右，但後面的比賽，再是精彩頁不如南曦的那一場和齊遷祁诏的這一場。

天雲劍宗弟子一開始還高興，明明他們贏了不少次，但這次卻很高興。

但時間久了，他們便高興不起來了。

【嘿嘿……嘿……嘿嘿嘿。】

【不錯不錯，祁诏師弟真不錯，看着就有前途。】

【……嘻嘻！】

弟子們擔心的目光不斷往南曦那邊瞟，從齊遷輸了之後，她就成了這樣了，時不時就爆發出笑聲，過一會就要誇祁诏一下，有時面上表情沒控制住，還會露出一種頗為可怕的笑。

完蛋，師姐真的瘋了。

等這一天的比試結束時，南曦變得默不作聲，從一個時辰之前開始的詭異心聲也停住了，低着頭，往自己的屋子走。

但想着她剛剛的不正常，大家還是選擇悄悄跟在南曦身後，看着她回到住處，關了院門。

“哈！哈！哈！”

院門後傳出三聲大笑。

弟子們：“……”

有觀察了一會，裏面的沒什麽動靜了，心聲也變成了要找吃的，要睡覺這樣無營養但很正常的心聲，大家便準備撤退了。

然後一回頭，才發現有個人站在他們身後，他們被吓了一大跳，瞪圓了眼睛，看着李雲筝。

“師叔，您什麽時候在這的？”

“從祁诏師侄和齊遷開始比試的時候。”李雲筝看了眼南曦的院子，如此說道。

畢竟說了要觀察南曦，自然不是說着玩玩的，而且祁诏和齊遷的比試，就算沒有南曦那回事，齊遷也會來看看的，順道就将這邊的情況聽了個大概。

或許是帶着答案問問題的原因，李雲筝越是聽，越覺得就是這麽一回事，若南曦是真正喜歡齊遷，便不會真心希望齊遷輸。

之後也不應該這麽高興，更甚者，此時大家解散，若是真的喜歡，也不可能一個人無所事事地回來之後，還有閑心想着吃飯睡覺。

就算用因愛生恨也難以解釋。

所以就算沒有實質性證據，李雲筝還是打算就這麽蓋棺定論了，只是目前，她還不會與旁人說。

畢竟說了也沒有什麽意義。

之後弟子們散了，就算是觀察，李雲筝也沒有聽牆角的興趣，畢竟心聲她沒法屏蔽，可聽牆角之後聽到南曦的一些隐私，那可就是她的不是了。

等南曦吃完東西，洗漱完睡下的時候，天色已經完全暗下來。

她躺在床上，又戳了戳一天沒有動靜的系統，問：“怎麽回事？今日的比賽齊遷輸了，對劇情不會有影響嗎？”

這次系統沒有不吭聲，滋滋的電流聲閃過之後，它便開腔了。

【回宿主，劇情出現偏差，但與您無關，我們會用其他方式将劇情該達到的效果展現出來。】

【另，本文世界觀主将男女主感情線，所以其他事情都無關緊要，宿主不要擔心。】

南曦倒是不擔心，畢竟只要不是她讓劇情出現變數，那懲罰就落不到她身上。

不過劇情到底是哪裏出現偏差了呢？

這個問題不光是南曦在想，系統也在加急排查中，它在自己的程序中發現了一段陌生代碼，不影響它的運行，看上去也不是病毒，但無法删除，也無法查詢到這串代碼對她功能的影響。

但這應該和劇情産生偏差沒有關系。

……

在南曦睡得正香的同時，有一個人徹夜難眠。

今天的失敗對齊遷來說難以接受，在失敗的一瞬間，他周身的聲音如同潮水一般褪去，他的目光只能看到祁诏走回了天雲劍宗的位置。

同時，他也看到了猛然站起來的南曦。

對方目光空洞，神色為怔，似乎是愕然不敢相信他會輸。

那個時候，齊遷心想，他不需要南曦的安慰，也不想看到對方眼中散發出對他的憐憫，若是南曦前來安慰他，他只會讓南曦滾。

等聲音回到齊遷耳中的時候，他已經坐回了禦虛宗的位置。

解散之後，他頭也不回地往前走了很久，等到想到什麽，一回頭的時候，卻沒在身後發現屬于南曦的任何氣息。

甚至回到了天雲劍宗的客房，他躺在榻上，過了半夜，又看着天色漸漸亮起來，才面色不善地坐起身。

南曦居然，真的沒來找他。

也幸虧南曦不知道齊遷的心理活動，不然她高低得罵一句齊遷腦子瓦特了。

她這一覺睡得香甜，夢裏她和齊遷對打，從一開始的勢均力敵，但齊遷棋差一招輸給了她，到後面她越來越強大，擊敗齊遷越來越宛如擊敗蝼蟻。

南曦做夢都差點笑醒。

但後面齊遷也不知抽了什麽風，居然愛上了她，對她苦苦哀求，死纏爛打，吓得南曦一激靈。

等醒來之後才發現，夢裏齊遷的那些動作，是劇情中齊遷和女主短暫的好過一段，後面分開時女主要對齊遷做的動作，讓南曦沒忍住暗罵一聲晦氣。

時間一轉，很快就到了論劍會最後一天。

從這天早上開始，天雲劍宗弟子們都在讨論一件事。

南曦的小師妹要回來了。

為什麽要說是南曦的小師妹，因為雖然宗門中的大家都是同門，互相稱師兄師姐，師弟師妹，但同一個師尊的才是真正的親師妹。

這個小師妹，便是和南曦同一個師尊，和劍收的二弟子，洛停雲小師妹。

但她入門晚，比這一批弟子都要晚上數年，也可以說是大家的小師妹。

不過今天，大家熱烈讨論的原因并不是什麽小師妹，而是因為另一個比較俗的原因。

他們的師妹，洛停雲，長得極為漂亮，傾城絕豔，被人稱為修真界第一美人，只是因為對方身子不好，在宗門中甚少出現，哪怕是同門，大家也沒見過小師妹幾次，自然好奇。

而傳聞這次，是小師妹的先天不足已經基本解決，日後她回來，便要與大家一起修行。

于是更讓大家有了讨論的熱情了。

關于這個消息，南曦自己是有自己不同的見解的。

首先，關于這個小師妹，她當然知道，而且熟的不能再熟。

不過不是那種熟，而是劇情中，對方作為齊遷的白月光，明明沒有出場幾次，卻橫跨了将近百萬字的劇情，每次關鍵時刻的吵鬧和誤會，都有小師妹的身影。

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? ]