Silence of all
An idea popped up in Yuan Xuanlang's mind, and he whispered a few words to Wu Liangye who was sitting next to him, and Wu Liangye quietly left.
"Junior sister," Yuan Xuanlang turned to Lin Yuan and said, "Look, although I'm on the defensive now, I'm secretly observing the opponent's moves. That person is good at flinging swords to confuse me. Each sword move is only concerned with the surface beauty, but has forgotten the real goal in his heart..."
Lin Yuan glanced at Yuan Xuanlang. Was he simply commenting on the game or making some veiled innuendo?
"Big Brother" Wu Liangye ran back.
Yuan Xuanlang took the veil from Wu Liangye and handed it to Lin Yuan: "Junior sister, maybe you will feel less nervous if you wear the veil."
Lin Yuan was stunned for a moment, then thanked him and took it, put on the white gauze veil, let down all the white gauze, and covered herself tightly. Although she couldn't see her surroundings clearly, she felt much more at ease.
Yuan Xuanlang handed her another handful of red dates to eat.
The people behind Yuan Xuanlang got agitated, and their desire to gossip was killed by Yuan Xuanlang's eyes. They covered their mouths as a signal.
Yuan Xuan laughed and continued to explain the game. His voice was clear and rhythmic, but as low as a whisper, so people two meters away could not hear it.
Lin Yuan felt like all four of her senses were shut down, leaving only one: hearing.
When the gongs and drums sounded, the referee announced that Mu Yunxi won. Mu Yunxi clasped his fists and said coldly, "Thank you," then turned and left.
Little did she know that the person behind her suddenly waved his hand, and two darts whizzed towards her with the force of breaking through the air.
Unprepared and unexpected.
What's faster than a dart? A bullet, a ray of light, a free fall from 800 meters, or even a meteor that travels thousands of miles in an instant.
All of this is nonsense at this moment.
"clang--"
The dart was blocked, and Lingxu Sword crossed the arena and pierced the wall, with the sword body trembling slightly.
The murderer panicked for a moment. Should he escape or surrender?
In the moment he panicked, the elder had already captured him.
The murderer tried to struggle, crying out to the approaching master: "Master! Master, I..."
"Pa——" The murderer was slapped hard by his master.
The master angrily said, "I don't have a wicked disciple like you!"
The murderer shed tears of regret. He shouldn't have been so obsessed and blinded by winning or losing.
There was chaos on and off the stage.
Yuan Xuanlang said to Lin Yuan, "Junior sister, go and see senior sister." After saying that, he went to draw his sword.
He drew his sword, lowered his head slightly, and saw the date pit and dart on the ground. He was horrified and looked at the Lingxu Sword again, but there was no trace of them.
Lin Yuan accompanied Mu Yunxi to rest under the shade of a tree. "Fortunately, senior sister was not injured. That was so magical just now! I actually used my internal force! I didn't expect that the finger-snapping magic given by the system is so useful! But it's a bit laborious." Lin Yuan rubbed his wrist and raised the corners of his mouth.
Yuan Xuanlang came back and saw Lin Yuan and Mu Yunxi talking. He looked at Lin Yuan with a complicated look and said, "Junior sister, did you block that dart with a jujube pit?"
Mu Yunxi also widened his eyes in astonishment. How could his junior sister, who was mainly good at poetry and prose, be able to block the extremely powerful dart just now?
Lin Yuan smiled and nodded: "Yes, I learned it from a book recently, and I practiced it because I thought it was fun."
Mu Yunxi smiled and said, "Thank you for your help, Junior Sister."
Lin Yuan shyly replied, "Of course you are my senior sister."
Even so, she was wearing a veil and could not see the location of the dart, unless... she could identify the location by sound. Moreover, the dart was powered by the owner's internal force and was unstoppable.
Yuan Xuanlang patted Lin Yuan's shoulder and said, "That's right, my brother's hard work in teaching you martial arts has paid off."
Lin Yuan's mouth twitched. This guy just had that inexplicable confidence.
Mu Yunxi asked: "Oh? Junior brother is teaching me martial arts?"
"Well, because my junior sister's martial arts skills are not good, she is being paid special attention by the instructor. Fortunately, my senior brother is helping me practice martial arts. He is really a good person!"
Every word he said was sincere, but he wondered if his junior sister really thought so. And where did she get her finger-snapping skills? Yuan Xuanlang didn't want to get to the bottom of it; after all, everyone has secrets.
The three of them were returning to the Letian Palace together, but unexpectedly Cheng Yaojin showed up halfway.
"Are you Yuan Xuanlang?" A young man in a green robe blocked their way.
"Exactly. What can I do for you, Excellency?"
The man raised his sword, his eyes cold and stern: "I am Wu Yu, a disciple of the Mutian Sect, and my master is Elder Song Yan."
Elder Song Yan was the second elder of the Mutian Sect. Yuan Xuanlang once killed him in a dark room in a Buddhist temple.
"Oh - I see, you are here to avenge your master." Yuan Xuanlang raised his eyebrows, looking very interested.
Passersby also stopped to watch when they heard this. This kind of private challenge would happen in any martial arts gathering, and they were accustomed to it. The elders also tacitly approved of this way of competition, but he was the first person to challenge Yuan Xuanlang, the disciple of Elder Yikong in recent years.
Yuan Xuanlang was a martial arts prodigy who had won first place in countless competitions. He was 16 years old that year, a bright and cheerful young man who was full of energy and could see all the flowers in Chang'an in one day.
Unfortunately, he lost the competition when he was 16 years old and at the peak of his career. Since then, he resigned from the title of "Big Brother" and no longer participated in any competitions.
Everyone feels sad when the brilliance of genius fades.
"Make your move!" Wu Yu drew his sword and challenged.
"How about this, I'll give you three moves." Yuan Xuanlang accepted the challenge, while Lin Yuan and Mu Yunxi stepped aside to watch the fight.
Wu Liangye, the onlooker, was shocked. Big Brother actually accepted the challenge! Since that year—four years, three months, and seven days, he hadn't accepted a challenge. It was simply a miracle!
Wu Yu was not polite at all. He rushed forward with his sword in hand, delivering one move after another, so ruthless and swift that it was impossible to see his moves clearly.
"It really is worthy of Wu Jian's sword being as swift as a swimming snake and his shadow circling the universe!" others exclaimed in admiration.
Yuan Xuanlang cooperated and dodged three moves. After three moves, the long sword was unsheathed!
Ding ding dang dang, the two swords clashed, and at the same time, the internal force poured out quickly, and the battle was vigorous!
"This Wu Yu's martial arts skills are not inferior to my senior brother's. My senior brother doesn't seem to be suitable for quick battles, and this is exactly Wu Yu's advantage. It's a bit bullying." Lin Yuan puffed up his cheeks and curled his lips.
"Junior Sister Lin, don't worry. Our eldest brother has never been bullied. He only bullies others - to help others..." The "spectator" Wu Liangye stuttered. The eldest brother has always been a righteous and kind-hearted person who would never bully anyone.
"Why do you call him 'Big Brother'?" Lin Yuan asked curiously.
"Big Brother, when he was still young, led us across the Jinghu Sect, ruling the mountain as king. From the martial arts training grounds to Zhimozhai, from the vegetable fields of Wuweixuan to the remote wilderness, he upheld the weak and suppressed the strong. He is a role model for our generation, so of course, we respectfully address him as 'Big Brother.'"
Lin Yuan was shocked. His senior brother had such a glorious life, but now he seemed like a hermit with no desires or ambitions. Why?
Before she could ask her doubts, Lin Yuan was attracted by a red wave.
Wu Yu poured out his inner strength, causing countless crabapple petals to transform into red arrows and rush towards Yuan Xuanlang, like a long dragon with red scales roaring and breaking the sky.
"How wonderful! You can use the natural things around you to your advantage. If a petal gets close to you, it won't just be a scratch; it could even get embedded in your flesh."
Yuan Xuanlang leaned back and turned the sword, coiling the unruly dragon into a circle, then lifted it high into the air and struck it out with a palm.
"Bang--"
The birds hiding in the woods were startled and flew out, and countless crabapple blossoms fluttered down from the sky. A "fragrant rain" came suddenly, and the red crabapple blossoms fluttered onto people's heads, shoulders, and dresses, and spread to the ground, forming a formation of fallen petals.
Lin Yuan reached out her hand to catch the soft petals, her eyes curved as she silently recited, "The petals startled and flew away, reflecting on the green mountains; the red petals fluttered in the evening breeze."
Everyone is silent.
Wu Yu picked up the petals on his shoulders, returned them to the soil, and bowed, "I lose."
Yuan Xuanlang smiled brightly: "Thank you." After that, he called Lin Yuan and the other two and walked forward.
Watching the three figures walking away, everyone couldn't help but think of the martial arts alliance that year.
Everyone knows that Yuan Xuanlang should have been the winner, but the referee ruled that Yuan Xuanlang lost on the grounds of "intent to kill the prince."
The emperor is above, and everyone is silent.
Perhaps, the glory of genius has faded, but he is still that handsome young man with white teeth and green eyebrows.
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