Strange glances were cast around her. Some were surprised that the daughter of the martial arts alliance leader would cheat, while others felt sympathy or admiration. After all, everyone had witnessed the consequences of provoking the Lord of Qingfeng Palace—either death or serious injury.
With a flick of her wrist, Li Luo tucked the soft sword back into her waistband. "Alright, how about you give me the silver chain on your wrist first, young lady?"
Qiao Zhen unfastened a silver chain from her wrist and handed it to Li Luo, saying, "Here you go."
Li Luo looked at Qiao Zhen's wrist, "What this sect leader wants is that silver chain with the crescent moon."
Qiao Zhen looked at the crescent-shaped safety detector bracelet and immediately decided to go all the way with her cheating. She covered the silver chain on her left wrist with her right hand. "I've already given you one. I don't care which one it is. Besides, when you gamble with me, it's not about what you want, but what I have."
Seeing Qiao Zhen's firm attitude, Li Luo became even more certain that the bracelet with the crescent moon was something special. He was not one to force people to do things against their will. Besides, the Azure Lamp was of no use to them except to cause some trouble. So he easily relented and said, "It's just an Azure Lamp. What's wrong with giving it to you?"
"Thank you." Qiao Zhen was slightly embarrassed by Li Luo's generosity; she had really thrown away all her pride for the sake of the Qingming Lamp. Qiao Zhen wanted to say something to salvage her already dwindling positive image, but in the end, she retreated dejectedly.
This round is won by Liluo.
This situation is awkward. The martial arts alliance leaders have always used martial arts and righteousness as criteria for selection, and strictly speaking, they have no evidence to prove that Qingfeng Hall has done anything immoral.
But in reality, Qingfeng Palace makes its living by committing heinous acts!
Alliance Leader Xiao felt that the situation was becoming increasingly difficult, so he braced himself and said, "The struggle for supremacy must continue. There is one last person left, Zhao Yuan."
Alliance Leader Xiao and the others were devastated. The last one was an unknown nobody in the martial arts world. Did they really expect an unknown junior to defeat the famous Lord of Qingfeng Palace?
Qiao Zhen looked at Zhao Yuan, who landed on the martial arts stage, and realized that Zhao Yuan looked exactly like Yuan Zhao. He was clearly Yuan Zhao! Qiao Zhen's mind went blank for a few seconds, and then she realized that she had overlooked something before going to Qingfeng Hall, or that she had missed something that happened to Yuan Zhao after going to Qingfeng Hall.
The most shocked were not Qiao Zhen, but Old Man Yuan and Yuan Lin.
Old Master Yuan had always kept Yuan Zhao locked in the courtyard. Even Yuan Lin, who held considerable power in the Yuan family, was forbidden from entering. It was more of a forbidden zone than a courtyard. Yet, he dared not approach and identify Yuan Zhao rashly, after all, he was the one who had personally locked Yuan Zhao in the courtyard and forced him to endure things that ordinary people wouldn't have to bear…
Li Luo was also somewhat surprised. How could there be someone who looked so much like that person?
Without a word, Yuan Zhao drew his sword and thrust it at Li Luo. Every move was sharp and ruthless; neither of them held back. A skilled martial artist could clearly see their techniques, but an ordinary person would likely only see two afterimages clashing.
Qiao Zhen's initial excitement at watching masters clash eventually turned into boredom as time went by.
Yuan Zhao and Li Luo fought for an hour without a clear winner. As their battle intensified, most of the onlookers lost interest.
Just when everyone thought the two of them would fight for another hour, Yuan Zhao feinted and struck Li Luo in the chest, making it difficult for Li Luo to maintain his balance when he landed.
After all, Li Luo was Qiao Zhen's boss, so she patted the sunflower seed shells off her hands, immediately ran to Li Luo's side and helped him up, saying with a smug look, "Didn't you check the almanac before you went out today?"
A strange light flashed in Yuan Zhao's eyes. He coldly shifted his gaze from Qiao Zhen and Li Luo. "I won."
Alliance Leader Xiao was a doting father and knew exactly what Yuan Zhao looked like. But whether the person before him was Yuan Zhao or not didn't matter much when he defeated Li Luo. "In that case, this year's martial arts alliance leader is Alliance Leader Zhao Yuan. Congratulations."
Yuan Zhao bowed to the fence, saying, "You are too kind."
Li Luo: "..." He didn't want to admit it at all; he really couldn't beat them.
Old Man Xiao immediately took the newly appointed Alliance Leader Zhao to the prestigious inn to rest, along with some well-known righteous figures in the martial arts world, and to hand over some matters concerning the martial arts world.
Qiao Zhen struggled to support herself against the fence. After watching everyone leave one by one, she hurriedly asked, "You really didn't let him have his way just now?"
Li Luo leaned most of his weight on Qiao Zhen and said with a wry smile, "Do I look like one?"
Qiao Zhen pursed his lips, "Doesn't seem like it." If Li Luo really was going easy on Yuan Zhao, he wouldn't have let Yuan Zhao hurt him like this. "Don't think that just because you're injured, I won't rush the Qingming Lamp. Remember to give it to me as soon as possible."
Li Luo replied perfunctorily, "Yes, yes, yes, I will do my best to fulfill Xiao Xiao's wishes."
Qiao Zhen dutifully helped Li Luo back to his room at the prestigious inn, and then asked Old Man Xiao's confidant to send someone to take care of him. Perhaps Old Man Xiao was wary of Li Luo being the master of Qingfeng Palace, for he only frowned and pondered for a moment before agreeing.
These past few days, Jiu Ya has been wearing its panda vest again, squeezing out its cute little voice to fawn over Qiao Zhen, but Qiao Zhen, who knows the truth, is terrified. Previously, Qiao Zhen had traveled to ancient times and was brutally hunted by a marsupial lion, so she can't help but tremble when she sees Jiu Ya now.
[System: Chu Chu requests to connect with you via a mental connection. Agree or decline]
【reject】
[System: Chu Chu requests to connect with you via a mental channel. (Note: I am Jiu Ya, Zhen Zhen's old nanny!) Agree or Reject]
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