"Challenging Situ Yan right away?"
"I thought she would challenge the Hua family's young master, or the Gu family's young master, but I didn't expect her to choose the most difficult one."
"Indeed, Situ Yan is the most talented girl in the Imperial City. The reason she wants to challenge Situ Yan is to prove her strength, right? Looking at her confident expression, she should be sure of winning."
"Well, you are worthy of being the adopted daughter of the Bai family. You are so courageous."
Emperor Yongding's gaze fell on Shen Qingqing, and he showed a little more approval. "Since you have made your choice, then let's start—"
The second elder of Wutong College also said diligently:
"Next, Shen Qingqing of the Bai family will face Situ Yan of the Situ family—" "Did Shen Qingqing ask for my opinion when she represented the Bai family?"
A crisp voice interrupted the words of the second elder of Wutong Academy. Then, a woman in light green clothes walked up from the left side of the martial arts stage.
Almost everyone's eyes were on the woman.
The woman was very beautiful, but not the kind that was alluring. Instead, she was like a snow lotus on the top of an iceberg, with a cool aura. However, her eyes were extremely beautiful, the kind of smiling fox eyes that could make people fall in love with her.
"I wonder who this girl is?"
Any spiritual practitioner who has reached the fifth level and cultivated a golden elixir can maintain his youthful appearance, or even regain his youth by taking elixirs. Moreover... this girl doesn't have any spiritual energy, so she might be a master, so the second elder of Wutong Academy asked politely.
"I?"
Bai Yanyan smiled and her eyes fell on Shen Qingqing, "Shen Qingqing, you don't forget me, do you?"
She had never seen who this was.
Shen Qingqing frowned immediately, a hint of displeasure flashed across her eyes, but she still spoke politely, "Miss, I have never seen you in the Bai family, I don't know who you are, and--
I am the adopted daughter of the Bai family, so naturally I can represent the Bai family."
"Yeah?"
Bai Yanyan curved her eyes, and the smile on her face became even brighter. "So my Bai family is completely empty, right? Is it your turn as the adopted daughter?"
My Bai family?
Who is this person?
Shen Qingqing searched through her memories.
Bai Yun hated trouble and thought women were nagging, so all his disciples were men. Aside from that useless Bai Yanyan, the Bai family had no other...
Bai Yanyan?
Shen Qingqing trembled all over and looked up stiffly, just in time to meet the woman's smiling eyes.
"Bai! Yan! Yan!"
It's her!
A year ago, when Uncle Bai brought Bai Yanyan back from the countryside, although she was thin, her little face was delicate and pretty, especially her eyes which seemed to be able to charm people.
"Um?"
Bai Yanyan smiled, "Sister finally remembered me."
It’s her indeed!
Isn't she dead?!
Even if she wasn't dead, why did she become so beautiful!
The poison in Bai Yanyan's body is the Shen family's secret poison. Even Uncle Bai can't detect it, and even she doesn't have an antidote. She will keep getting fatter, and then her skin will gradually fester, and finally her internal organs will rot and she will die!
Shen Qingqing's face was extremely ugly, but the people below were shocked.
"Is this Bai Yanyan from the Bai family?"
"I just met Miss Bai a while ago. She is completely different from the girl on the stage."
"Could it be that Shen Qingqing made a mistake? This can't be Miss Bai."
"Miss Bai can't be this pretty!"
Everyone knows Bai Yanyan from the Bai family. She has an arrogant and domineering personality and even her appearance... Even the girl who picks night incense at night is ten times prettier than her. The girl on the stage in front of her is countless times prettier than Bai Yanyan.
"Can…"
"This girl doesn't have any spiritual energy surrounding her, so she can't practice cultivation. Is there anyone else in this world who can't practice cultivation at all?"
Everyone is born with spiritual roots, which surround spiritual energy. However, whether one can draw the energy into the body depends on one's talent. During the test a year ago, Bai Yanyan was born without spiritual roots.
People without spiritual roots cannot practice cultivation even if they spend their entire lives.
"Are you Bai Yanyan?"
Emperor Yongding was also a little surprised. It's not like he had never seen Bai Yanyan before, but the person in front of him was a little different from what he remembered.
"Yes."
Bai Yanyan nodded and was about to speak, but Shen Qingqing on the opposite side choked up and said, "Sister, I'm so glad you're back."
"You ran away from home a while ago, and Uncle Bai and I have been looking for you ever since. But we haven't found you for more than half a month. I thought, I thought something happened to you, wuwuwu."
"Sister, why didn't you tell me that you were okay? You don't know how worried I was about you."
As Shen Qingqing spoke, she wiped the non-existent tears from the corners of her eyes. Bai Yanyan just looked at her quietly, watching her performance. Finally, Shen Qingqing said, "Sister, I know it's your turn to compete this time.
But you disappeared, and for the sake of the Bai family, I took the initiative to go on stage."
Tsk tsk--
Shen Qingqing is throwing the blame on her.
She said that she was missing, so Shen Qingqing reluctantly took her place.
"younger sister--"
Shen Qingqing took two steps forward and held Bai Yanyan's hand. "You won't blame me, will you? I did this for the sake of the Bai family. You won't blame me, will you?"
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