Chapter 382 A Competition
The expressions of the outer disciples changed one after another.
Most people lowered their heads and retreated quietly, but some individuals showed displeasure.
Yun Qingqing's true identity was not heard by the outer disciples. When they heard that she was treated as a guest of honor by the ancestor, they thought that her family background was related to the ancestor, which was why the previous conflict was resolved.
The outer disciples admired Yun Qingqing's strength and talent, and many of them even had a yearning for her.
But the more this happened, the more some people couldn't stand the fact that she had an ordinary, untalented husband.
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 laugh awkwardly and said:
"My humble courtesy is Shi Yan. Miss Yun misunderstood. It's true that he trespassed into a restricted area, but we didn't intend to do anything serious to him. It was just a joke. I don't think Young Master Xiao would be so insolent as to make such a joke. Miss, there's 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 covered in blood. He realized that he had been 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. "So what? 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 attack, 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 incredibly talented and has a strong background. We are convinced by your teachings, but that doesn't change the fact that this Xiao guy is a piece of crap!"
"He's not even worthy of being your Taoist partner! And your husband? Haha, Miss Yun, with your level of understanding, you should know best. This kind of playful relationship is nothing but a laughing stock in the eyes of the Xuanmen!"
"I am a straightforward person. 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 suddenly turned around, her eyes suddenly turned cold, and she raised her hand to teach him a lesson again.
But someone next to him grabbed his wrist.
She paused, turned around, and saw Xiao Changheng tightly gripping her wrist, his head lowered so that her expression could not be seen clearly:
"You don't have to cause controversy for me."
Yun Qingqing clenched her fists.
So what if there was criticism? When had she ever cared?
But before she could speak, Shi Yan sneered again:
"See, all a loser can do is hide behind a woman and let her stand up for him!"
Yun Qingqing's fists hardened as he said coldly:
"Let go! Since no one has ever taught him how to behave, I'm going to 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 voice that only the two of them could hear, "I beg you."
Yun Qingqing met his gaze, and the stubbornness in his black eyes, wrapped in suppressed emotions, surged over her, making her heart tighten.
She suddenly realized that the most difficult part of the whole thing was the intention of the outer disciple.
If he insisted on standing up for Xiao Changheng, it would seem that he was protecting him, but in fact it would be equivalent to nailing the labels of "waste" and "hiding behind a woman" on him!
It's simply vicious.
She herself had never thought that way, and she could also not care 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 unwilling to attack again, Shi Yan's eyes flashed with triumph, and he shouted loudly in a voice that could be heard by the whole audience:
"Xiao, if you're really not convinced, then challenge me one-on-one and fight me! Prove that you're not a coward or a loser! Otherwise, I think you'd better get out of here as soon as possible. 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 around, 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 had heard a joke:
"Will I lose to you? Just because of a loser 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 else's help. If you're not afraid of losing, then go ahead and give it a try!"
"Alright!" Shi Yan was waiting for these words, and he made it a done deal right then and there. "Then let's compete in front of everyone! If you lose, you must kneel down at the highest point of the mountain gate and apologize, shouting three times, 'You're not worthy of Miss Yun,' and then get out of here forever! If you don't dare to compete, just honestly admit that you're useless. I won't have to make things difficult for you, hahaha..."
Xiao Changheng said expressionlessly:
"What if you lose?"
"Will I 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 this is a gamble, both sides must be equal! If you lose, kneel down at the highest point of the mountain gate and apologize to him, then resign from the sect and get out of here. 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, forcing him to fight without relying on his own strength.
Just because of naked contempt and jealousy, he could humiliate and take advantage of someone he just met.
Such a person 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 real skills, 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 can step on that loser 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 definitely not be able to do anything!
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