The fierce fight was still going on in the ring.
"Big brother, big sister, it's Xiao Jiu!" Wen Longting exclaimed upon seeing a familiar figure and quickly pulled Wen Chuyu and Wen Longting behind her.
"Big brother, watch out behind you!"
Wen Chuyu turned around to look at the black figure, lost in thought for a moment, and was then hit by the competitor next to her.
Coming to his senses, he knocked everyone blocking his way off the stage.
At this moment, Ji Jiuying also noticed the three people approaching, but she did not stop. Instead, she continued to fight the opponents around her. The surrounding area was full of spiritual cultivators competing, and she would be caught in the crossfire if she was not careful.
"Xiao Jiu, it really is you!"
Wen Longxiu arrived at Ji Jiuying's side first, followed by Wen Longting and Wen Chuyu.
"Xiao Jiu, I thought I would never see you again. I'm so glad you're out."
"I'm so glad you're alright!" A feeling she had never experienced before welled up in Wen Chuyu's heart: self-blame, regret, and the joy of having something lost and then found.
"Now is not the time to talk about this. Let's finish the melee first."
The group stood back to back, while the people around them were thrown off the stage. Half an incense stick's time passed quickly, and nearly half of the people on the stage had been knocked off.
Not long after, at the Duke of Ji's command, everyone on the arena stopped fighting.
"Time's up. Congratulations to the participants who passed the first round of the free-for-all. Now, let's begin the second round. Form your own teams of five."
"Xiao Jiu, let's team up!" Wen Longting said, holding Ji Jiuying's hand.
"good!"
"The three of us plus Xiao Jiu, we're still one short!" Wen Longting glanced around and realized that most of the groups had already been formed.
Not far away, several men and women dressed in fine clothes walked over.
"Wen Longxiu, you guys don't have enough people, do you?" a girl said arrogantly, arms crossed.
Wen Longxiu didn't respond, but Wen Longting couldn't stand it anymore. "Where did these flies come from? How disgusting!" Wen Longting frowned and waved her hand in the air.
"How dare you call me a fly? You're asking for it!" the girl said angrily.
"Qianqian! Don't be rude!" a man walked over and angrily rebuked.
"Hmph!" Wen Longting glanced at the man and snorted coldly.
Upon hearing the man's voice, Wen Longxiu's body trembled slightly. She tugged at Wen Longting's hand and turned to look at the man, "Young Master Situ!"
"Xiuer, your sister has caused you trouble!"
The man's eyes flickered, and his gaze towards Wen Longxiu revealed an indescribable complexity, a mixture of undisguised tenderness and regret for having missed her.
"Since you know you're causing trouble for Xiu'er, please, Brother Situ, take your sister away and stop her from hanging around in front of Xiu'er." Wen Chuyu stood in front of Wen Longxiu without hesitation.
"You!" The girl ignored Wen Chuyu and turned to the man.
"Brother, you don't still have feelings for her, do you? How can you do this to Sister Sang Ning?"
"Wen Longxiu, I'm warning you, don't have any illusions about your brother. Even if you try to kill yourself, he won't marry you," the girl said again.
Wen Longxiu's long eyelashes concealed the sadness in her eyes. The things she had almost forgotten were brought up again, inevitably causing her some emotion.
"Qianqian, shut up," the man scolded.
"Brother, I didn't say anything wrong!" the girl said angrily.
Wen Chuyu and Wen Longting were furious and were about to say something when a crisp sound rang out, "Slap!"
The girl had a slap mark on her face. Looking at Ji Jiuying, she rubbed her hand with a displeased expression.
"If you can take action, don't waste your breath!" Ji Jiuying said disdainfully.
The group stared wide-eyed in disbelief, frozen in place. Wen Longting came to her senses, feeling incredibly relieved!
The girl covered her face, her eyes wide, "You...you dare to hit me?"
"Are you an idiot? There's a slap mark on your face, and you're asking me if I dare?" Ji Jiuying sneered.
"Hahaha~" Wen Longting was amused by Ji Jiuying's appearance.
"You—you!" The girl's eyes were filled with anger, and she pointed at Ji Jiuying without being able to speak for a long time.
"What do you mean, you don't want your finger anymore?"
The girl met Ji Jiuying's cold gaze and was so frightened that she quickly withdrew her hand.
Gong Mingyue looked at Ji Jiuying's situation with a doting expression behind his mask. His little Jiu'er was too hot, and he liked it.
The man snapped out of his daze and began to seriously examine the woman in front of him wearing a black veil. Ji Jiuying met his gaze coldly.
Situ Jiannan was slightly taken aback before withdrawing his scrutinizing expression.
"Xiuer, I'm sorry, Qianqian was rude. I apologize on her behalf," the man said with a hint of apology.
"No need, but if she dares to speak so recklessly again, I, Wen Chuyu, will be the first to not let her off." Wen Chuyu stood in front of Wen Longxiu.
Seeing this, the man didn't know what to say, so he pulled the girl away.
"Xiao Jiu, thank you," Wen Longxiu said.
"No need for thanks. You are my friends, and I will naturally not let others bully you," Ji Jiuying said with a smile.
Hearing this, Wen Longxiu felt a warmth in her heart.
"Xiao Jiu, you're so cool, I love it." Wen Longting looked at Ji Jiuying with shining eyes.
"Big brother, big sister, you don't know the incredulous look in Situ Qianqian's eyes just now, hahaha, it was so funny and satisfying."
The group exchanged smiles.
"By the way, who were those people just now?" Ji Jiuying asked.
"They are Situ Jiannan, the eldest son of the Situ family, one of the three great families, and Situ Qianqian, the eldest daughter," Wen Longting replied calmly.
Situ Jiannan? What a scoundrel! The way ancient people named their children is just unbelievable!
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