Chapter 382 A Competition
The faces of the outer disciples changed one after another.
Most people lowered their heads and retreated quietly, but some individuals showed displeasure.
The outer disciples had not heard of Yun Qingqing's true identity. When they heard that she was treated as a guest of honor by the ancestor, they thought that it was because of her family background that was related to the ancestor that the previous conflict was resolved.
The outer disciples admired Yun Qingqing's strength and talent, and many of them even yearned for her.
But the more this is the case, the more some people can't stand the fact that she has an ordinary man with no talent by her side.
When the leader heard that he was described as worse than an ordinary person, anger flashed in his eyes.
But he did not dare to attack Yun Qingqing, so he could only smile awkwardly and said:
"I am Shi Yan, and I am very polite. Miss Yun misunderstood. It is true that he trespassed into a restricted area, but we did not intend to do anything to him. It was just a joke. I think Mr. Xiao would not be so insensitive to such a joke, so there is no need to be angry."
In his eyes, no matter how powerful Yun Qingqing was, she was just a guest, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with what he said.
"Joke? Okay." Yun Qingqing's smile widened and she raised her hand suddenly.
A golden light rushed towards Shi Yan at a rapid speed. He didn't even have time to react before he felt a pain on his face and cried out in surprise.
"ah!"
When he touched his face again, he found it was covered in blood. He realized that his face was cut by some unknown sharp weapon. He immediately glared at Yun Qingqing:
"you……"
"I was just joking!" Yun Qingqing interrupted with a smile, but her eyes were cold, "How is it? Is this joke funny?"
As she spoke, she raised her hand again. Shi Yan and the other two disciples saw the golden light coming towards them. This time they were prepared and dodged immediately, but they were still hit and each of them had a cut on their face.
"Why aren't you talking? Is this funny?" Yun Qingqing's voice was cold and stern, sweeping across the entire audience.
Among these outer disciples, there were many who had been beaten by Yun Qingqing when they were guarding the mountain gate. When the others saw her taking action, they knew they were no match for her and immediately became silent.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Yun Qingqing snorted coldly, retracted her gaze, and turned to look at Xiao Changheng.
She saw a wound on his right cheek that was bleeding, and half of his face was covered in blood. She frowned and was about to go forward to check the wound.
But the leader Shi Yan suddenly looked at Xiao Changheng meaningfully and said:
"Miss Yun is extremely talented and has a strong background. We are convinced by your teachings, but that does not change the fact that this Xiao is a waste!"
"He is not even worthy of being your Taoist partner! And your husband? Oh, Miss Yun, you should know best that this kind of relationship is nothing but a laughing stock in the eyes of the people in the Xuanmen!"
"Shi is just outspoken. If this truth makes you unhappy, I apologize."
As he spoke, he bowed to Yun Qingqing seemingly respectfully, but the smile on his face was somewhat malicious.
Yun Qingqing turned back suddenly, her eyes suddenly turned cold, and she raised her hand to teach him a lesson again.
But the wrist was grabbed by the person next to him.
She paused, turned around and saw Xiao Changheng holding her wrist tightly, lowering his head and looking down so that her expression could not be seen clearly:
"You don't have to cause criticism for me."
Yun Qingqing clenched her fists.
So what if she was criticized? When did she ever care?
But before she could open her mouth, Shi Yan sneered again:
"See, the loser only knows how to hide behind a woman and let her take the blame for him!"
Yun Qingqing's fists hardened, and he said coldly:
"Let go! Since no one has ever taught him how to behave, I will teach him a lesson today!"
"Don't do it..." Xiao Changheng held her wrist tightly, raised his eyes to look at her, and said in a low and hoarse voice that only the two of them could hear, "I beg you."
Yun Qingqing met his gaze. The stubbornness in his black eyes, mixed with suppressed emotions, surged over her, causing her heart to tighten.
She suddenly realized that the most difficult part of the whole matter was the intention of the outer disciple.
If I insist on standing up for Xiao Changheng, it may seem like I am protecting him, but in fact it is equivalent to nailing the labels of "waste" and "hiding behind a woman" on him!
It's simply vicious.
She herself had never thought of it that way, and she could also not care about what others thought, but she could not ignore Xiao Changheng's feelings.
"...Sorry." Yun Qingqing closed her eyes and calmed down.
Seeing that she was not going to attack again, Shi Yan's eyes flashed with success, and he shouted loudly in a voice that everyone in the audience could hear:
"Xiao, if you really don't agree, then you can fight me one-on-one! Prove that you are not a coward or a loser! Otherwise, I think you should get out of here as soon as possible, and don't stay around me and humiliate yourself!"
Yun Qingqing gritted her teeth and suddenly sneered.
She raised her eyes and looked at Xiao Changheng:
"So what are you going to do?"
Xiao Changheng looked at her deeply and let go of her hand.
He turned his head, glanced coldly at the outer disciple, and said in a calm voice:
"One on one, you are no match for me. I advise you not to humiliate yourself."
The man's face changed, and then he laughed as if he heard a joke:
"Will I lose to you? Just because of a useless guy like you who doesn't even have a sea of qi? Hahahaha... You don't want to rely on her help and use her magic weapon to win, right? But a piece of shit like you who can't even mobilize spiritual energy, what can you use to operate a magic weapon, hahahaha..."
Xiao Changheng interrupted coldly:
"I won't rely on anyone's help. If you are not afraid of losing, just give it a try!"
"Okay!" Shi Yan was waiting for this sentence, and he made it a done deal on the spot, "Then let's compete in front of everyone! If you lose, you must kneel down at the highest point of the mountain gate to apologize, shout three times that you are not worthy of Miss Yun, and then get out of here forever! If you don't dare to compete, just honestly admit that you are a waste, then I won't have to embarrass you, hahaha..."
Xiao Changheng said expressionlessly:
"What if you lose?"
"I will lose to you? Ha!" Shi Yan laughed confidently, "If you can beat me, I can apologize to you in public and admit that you are better than me!"
Yun Qingqing snorted coldly:
"Your admission is nothing! Since it's a gamble, of course both sides have to be equal! If you lose, you will kneel down at the highest point of the mountain gate to apologize to him, then quit the sect and get out of here, and you will never be allowed to call yourself a disciple of the Seven Stars Hall again!"
Of course she could see that this person was trying to provoke Xiao Changheng and force him to fight without relying on his own strength.
Just because of naked contempt and jealousy, he could humiliate and add insult to injury a person he just met.
Such people must not stay in the Seven Stars Palace!
Shi Yan didn't take her bet seriously, but he couldn't bear to see such a remarkable woman like her defending the "waste" in his eyes, and he became even more jealous.
He immediately said:
"Then it's settled! Since you want to rely on your real ability, let's go to the martial arts arena now!"
Seeing that Yun Qingqing and the other person had no objection, Shi Yan felt completely relieved.
How could he, a mere good-for-nothing, gain the favor of such a goddess-like genius?
I will be able to step on that useless person right away!
Because even if Miss Yun wanted to help secretly, it would be impossible!
In the duel on the martial arts stage, even if the elders or even the ancestors came, they would not be able to do anything!
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