"A month, Sister Meizhu, shouldn't we start testing him by now?" Xiaoyanzi looked at Meizhu, who was standing to the side.
Mei Zhu was 20 years old when she first met Xiao Yanzi; time flies, and this year, Mei Zhu is already 29 years old.
"Master, that is indeed the case."
Little Swallow asked, "How many disciples are there in the sect who have been in the sect for a month? Gather them all together. Today, I'll show the people behind me the power of our Purple Cloud Sect!"
"Yes!" Mei Zhu responded and left.
Half an hour later, Mei Zhu and her partner Zhu Baiyu had gathered all the disciples who had been with the sect for a month. (Zhu Baiyu is mentioned in Chapter 58)
Yongqi, Kangwei, Xiaoqing, Taiya, Benjamin, and their group sat in the stands, with Yongyan in the middle. The two sisters, Xingchen (25 years old) and Shizhu (23 years old), stood behind Xiaoyanzi, watching over her. (The sisters' ages are mentioned at the beginning of Chapter 13.)
"Everyone, these two people in front of you are Xiao Yun, the leader of our Ziyun Sect, and Xia Ziwei, the deputy leader!" Mei Zhu pointed to Xiao Yanzi and Xia Ziwei's positions so that everyone could see them clearly.
Yes, when Xiao Yanzi founded the Ziyun Sect, she used her real name, Xiao Yun.
"Greetings, Master and Vice Master!"
"Everyone, please stand up!" Little Swallow stood up and looked at the crowd below the martial arts stage. "Returning to the Purple Cloud Sect today was unplanned, but we happened to run into you all who need to compete today. So let the people next to me open their eyes and see just how good you really are?"
After Xiao Yanzi had the others introduce themselves, she sat down in the stands, ready to watch their performance.
Zhu Baiyu said from below, "Although the rules were explained a long time ago, I want to emphasize them again today: the competition is not about risking your life, so stop when you've made your move!"
Forget about hidden weapons and poisons, the first competition is about fist and foot skills.
"The winner is the one who knocks their opponent off the training platform or knocks them to the ground, rendering them unable to attack, within the time limit of one incense stick's burning!"
(It's still February, so the time it takes for an incense stick to burn will be shorter than in summer, about 15 minutes.)
Because there are many different competition events, you only get one chance for each event.
Everyone was focused and waiting for their turn to go on stage.
As Yongqi watched the commotion on the martial arts stage, he asked, "Little Swallow, how many people are participating?"
If two people need one incense stick, how long will it take them to arrive?
Before Xiao Yanzi could answer, Xingchen behind her spoke up, "Fifth Prince, there are 50 people participating in the competition this time."
The two-on-one duels would take 25 incense sticks to burn, which is more than three hours, to watch...
That means if you were to watch all of their matches, it would probably be evening.
Little Swallow comforted her, "Don't worry, we don't necessarily have to watch for that long!"
The first meaning is that although the limit is one incense stick, they may not be able to finish it within that time!
It's possible that someone will step down before half an incense stick has burned, and the session will end early.
The second meaning is that if they really do end the competition right on time, they can leave early and there's no need for them to sit here and watch!
Fortunately, as Xiao Yanzi said, this was the first instance, and many people had already defeated their opponents before an incense stick had even burned.
After the martial arts competition of 50 people ended, it was exactly 7 PM.
Xingchen, standing to the side, said, "Master, the sun has already set. Why don't we have a meal in the restaurant first?"
Xiao Yanzi turned to look at Yongqi and the others, and seeing that no one had any objections, she nodded in agreement.
Then she looked at the exhausted crowd below the stage and said, "Everyone has worked hard. Go wash up and have your meal."
"Get your spirits up and keep fighting!"
"Yes!" Although there were only 50 people, they shouted as if there were more than 100.
After everyone arrived at the restaurant, Mei Zhu and her people brought out the food one by one.
After they started eating, Qing'er asked curiously, "Little Swallow, Ziwei, what other competitions do they have?"
While eating, Xiao Yanzi said, "Everyone practiced their martial arts skills today, but the ones that come later are different!"
"For example, some people may not be very good at attacking, but they are fast runners. Such people can do two things: one is to be emergency responders. When disciples in the sect are in danger, it is time for these fast runners to step in!"
Xia Ziwei continued, "The other one is the intelligence officer who is responsible for collecting and transmitting information."
First compete against competitors of the same type, then combine them into a larger competition.
For example, if someone is good at cooking and also good at medicine and poison, the results of their competition will be different!
For example, if they're both making date rape drugs, whoever can preserve the taste of food and keep the person unconscious for longer is the winner.
The same principle applies to the others. In order not to irritate everyone's noses, Little Swallow selected a few fun activities for everyone to watch.
The project for the second morning was to see who could deliver a letter to Little Swallow the fastest, and that would be the fastest winner.
Everyone was eager to try, but when they saw Yongqi next to Xiaoyanzi, they felt uneasy. They felt that Yongqi's eyes were not right, as if he wanted to kill someone!
Yongqi, holding Xiaoyanzi's sleeve, frowned and asked, "Why did they send the letter to you?"
Before Xiao Yanzi could answer, Fu Erkang asked in return, "Are we going to send it to Ziwei?"
"..." Xiao Yanzi and Xia Ziwei looked at each other, neither of them knowing what to say.
Two people older than them are acting so childishly, almost arguing over something like this...
Little Swallow looked at everyone helplessly, "Alright, change your target and give the letter to him!"
Everyone looked at Xiao Yanzi's hand and eyes, then turned to Benjamin, who was watching the scene unfold. Benjamin was completely bewildered. "What?"
He's just someone who watches plays and paints, why bring him along?
Little Swallow waved her hand helplessly, "There's nothing I can do. We're all married, and you're the only one who's single..."
When the disciples waiting to deliver the message saw Benjamin, they were all dumbfounded!
They were originally overjoyed to send the letter to Little Swallow, a beautiful young woman, because they would be able to get close to their leader. But now... they have to send the letter to such a tall foreigner?
With her motivation halved, Xiao Yanzi noticed that everyone's eyes weren't as energetic as before, so she helplessly added, "After the competition, I'll personally cook a meal to reward everyone!"
Upon hearing this, everyone perked up again. It was an honor to be able to eat the food prepared by the cult leader!
Yongqi's face darkened again.
The group took a step back, distancing themselves from them.
Yongqi is jealous. If they don't get out of the way, they'll get caught in the crossfire!
The competition began, and Benjamin waited helplessly for his men to quickly deliver the letter.
Kang Wei, Xiao Qing, and Tai Ya tacitly stepped back, looking at the sky, the ground, and each other, but refusing to look at Yong Yan.
As for Xiao Yanzi, she felt that the atmosphere around her suddenly turned cold when she said she was going to cook a meal to treat everyone, making her shiver.
She turned to look at Yongqi, only to see him pouting and holding her hand with a wronged expression, "Little Swallow..."
"Oh dear, I've already said it, what more do you want from me?"
Yongqi felt frustrated. He had made a mistake. He should have just done what he did in the beginning and sent the letter to Xiaoyanzi instead.
Now, Xiao Yanzi has to work hard to cook for them?
Absolutely not!
Yongqi sighed, "Forget it, I'll go! I can't bear to let you cook!"
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