With the title of "the best swordsman in the world", no one in the venue would disrespect Yu Zhe.
It took less than half a cup of tea from his appearance to his speech, and the arena went from being bustling with noise to being completely silent. Such powerful prestige is absolutely worthy of his identity as the male protagonist in the original novel.
However, this kind of occasion has been shaped by thousands of years, and whenever someone speaks, they just say a few words about fairness and justice, and then they introduce the schedule and competition system like chanting a mantra. No matter what kind of jade and jadeite folding he is, he can't come up with anything new.
Tu Nian herself had no interest in Yu Zhe. After listening to just two sentences, she felt a little sleepy. After a yawn, she closed her eyes and asked Song Chengming: "Who in our sect will go to the medical project today?"
"It's Ding Rong, do you know her?"
Although Song Chengming admired the strong, he was not a swordsman after all, and the other party was from a rival sect, so he was not interested in his speech. Naturally, he was very happy to chat with Tu Nian.
"Ding Rong?"
He read the name again and looked among the disciples lying in the snow, trying to match the name with a face. Unfortunately, he had no idea what was going on and was just groping in the dark. After looking around, he still couldn't come up with anything.
Song Chengming had no choice but to point to her considerately, "That one."
Looking in the direction of his finger, he saw a female cultivator sitting at the front of the stands, next to Chu Qiurong. She looked ordinary. Tu Nian took a closer look and although he still couldn't match the name, he felt that the person was inexplicably familiar.
"I seem to have seen this person somewhere," she said.
Song Chengming said with a bit of amusement: "It would be abnormal for fellow disciples not to have met before."
Tu Nian frowned, "That's not what I meant..."
Song Chengming was a little stunned by her incoherent words, but Qin An on the other side understood. After thinking for a moment, he turned his head and said, "When Lin Qingqing was still around, Ding Rong seemed to be quite close to her."
"I see."
I remembered it as soon as I thought about it.
She asked why this girl looked familiar to her. It turned out that she was one of the people who had conspired with Lin Qingqing to plot against her together with Su Youzhi. Later, the matter was dropped with Lin Qingqing's resignation from the sect, and the remaining few people stayed in the sect.
Judging from the situation, it seems that he hasn't given up on Chu Qiurong yet?
After looking at this person twice more, Tu Nian secretly took note of it in his heart.
Soon, Yuzhe's speech came to an end, and he announced the official start of the competition with a domineering wave of his hand.
It seemed like a meaningless action, but before long, exclamations were heard from the stands.
"Look, what is that?"
"The arena seems to be changing!"
That's right. After just a few breaths, the appearance of the arena suddenly changed. A very wide platform rose from the ground, with ten tables arranged on top. The tables were neatly stacked with silver needles and some spiritual plants and beasts needed for the medical projects. Then, ten referees appeared one by one on a hanging ladder that protruded at the end of the platform.
The monks in the stands were all shocked, but after the shock, they all gave him cheers and thunderous applause.
There was no doubt that this change was intentional on Yuzhe's part. But was it just a trick? Or some other kind of magic?
"It's an illusion." Bo Qiu, who was woken up, answered Tu Nian's question concisely and clearly.
"This trip was really worthwhile." Tu Nian sighed. Advanced magic such as illusion is beyond her ability to master with her level of cultivation. After seeing it today, she has broadened her horizons.
"I would rather you hadn't brought me."
Bo Qiu's tone was very irritable. After a sleepless night, he was violently woken up. This kind of torture was definitely not something that ordinary people could endure.
...Not even a sword can do that.
Tu Nian chuckled and coaxed him, "There are only two locks missing from Jixue's residence. They can protect against gentlemen but not villains. There are so many people involved during the competition. What if you lose them? Don't worry, I will let you go back to sleep after watching the competition."
"It's so troublesome."
After complaining in a calm voice, Bo Qiu said nothing else.
A sleepless night made his originally clear and cold voice become a little hoarse. Although it was inappropriate, Tu Nian really wanted to say it, and it sounded quite sexy.
"Who were you talking to?"
When she had her last conversation with Bo Qiu, the applause in the stands had become much less frequent. Song Chengming was sitting next to her and vaguely heard a word or two.
Tu Nian looked calm and composed, and lied calmly, "I didn't make a sound at all, you must have heard it wrong."
Song Chengming wondered, "Really?"
Tu Nian used his old trick again and called him, "Look, the competition has begun."
"oh."
Song Chengming was really easy to deal with. Upon hearing this, he turned around to watch the competition. Tu Nian smiled silently, tightened Bo Qiu around his waist, and then, like everyone else, focused on watching the competition.
Medical practitioners, according to Tu Nian's understanding, are old Chinese medicine practitioners who usually practice using spiritual power for acupuncture, medicine and healing techniques.
These three items are what the medical skills competition involves.
The first is acupuncture technique, which examines the angle, strength and accuracy of the needle; the second is the use of medicine, which uses the spiritual plants on the table to prepare corresponding medicines based on the judges' descriptions of various pathologies; and the last is the healing magic formula, which is to revive the dying spiritual beast on the table.
The medical practitioners who participated in the project drew lots to form groups. Each group had ten people, and each person corresponded to a table. On Jixue's side, Ding Rong was the only one and was drawn to a relatively late group. Among the opponents in the same group, three were from Baihua.
The competition lasted from early morning to noon, and continued after a lunch break. After watching for a whole day, Tu Nian found that Baihua was particularly proficient in medicine, not to mention other sects. No matter what aspect, it could be completed quickly and well. Most of the medical practitioners who faced them would lose their composure due to nervousness, and many of them performed poorly.
She didn't understand medical science, and at first she could watch it for fun. However, when it was almost Ding Rong's group's turn, she gradually became nervous unconsciously.
His heart was in turmoil and he felt like his heart rate was off the charts. He stood up suddenly and squeezed directly and neatly into the stands.
Tu Nian is now a popular figure in the snow, and needs someone to watch over her wherever she goes. However, Jin Nanfeng has to take care of the competition schedule, and Chu Qiurong has to look after other disciples. Naturally, this important task falls on Song Chengming, who has been hanging out with her recently.
Her sudden action at this moment obviously startled Song Chengming. He quickly stood up and called out to her in surprise, "Where are you going? The competition is about to begin."
Tu Nian waved his hand and said without turning his head: "No more reading, let's go shopping."
As soon as she finished speaking, she actually strode out of the arena at such a speed that no one had the chance to stop her.
Luo Zhan and Qin An, who were standing next to them, looked at each other in confusion and looked at Song Chengming at the same time.
"What's wrong with her?" Luo Zhan asked.
"You ask me, who should I ask?" Song Chengming's face was full of despair.
How could he have the heart to watch the competition now? He immediately put down his things, squeezed down from the stands, and went to Chu Qiurong at the front to report the situation.
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