The next day.
Qiong Yi's first competition was the third one of the day, and his opponent was a new disciple named Shen. The winner of this competition was decided very quickly. The opponent's disciple was not familiar with her swordsmanship and routines. He only heard a clear shout and the person and the sword were behind him. It became the fastest ending in the martial arts competition so far. .
There was a burst of exclamations from the audience:
"what!"
"Did you see clearly? How did she get there!"
"Huh? Is this the end? I didn't even fight!"
Making noises in the east and attacking in the west, they were suppressed instantly. Sheng Xuanyuan had seen these tricks before when she was practicing with Su Ye, and the victory was indeed beautiful. Looking at Qiong Yi who was surrounded by his juniors after getting off the field, he slightly raised his eyebrows.
Qiong Yi held the wooden sign with the number of wins in his hand and thought to himself: How easy is it?
At the same time, she also noticed the gazes cast on her, as if they wanted to see her strength thoroughly.
I feel like I'm being remembered now, and I'm afraid the next one won't be so easy. Qiong also cursed silently.
Sheng Xuanyuan's eyes moved away from Qiong Yi's ended match, and turned to look at the other side of the field. This match was the first match of the day: the two of them had been fighting for nearly half an hour, and were exhausted. Sweating profusely, no one was willing to lose in this evenly matched competition.
Su Ye watched with interest and said with a smile: "This kind of competition is interesting."
"They both want to outlast each other." Yan Ting narrowed his eyes and said.
Sheng Xuanyuan just waited and watched without speaking. He probably understood the mentality of not wanting to be the loser. If he had encountered an opponent of equal strength, he would still hold on. But is victory or defeat really that important?
"Sheng Xuanyuan, who do you think will win?" Su Ye glanced at Sheng Xuanyen, who had been deep in thought, and asked.
Sheng Xuanyuan came to his senses and said, "I was just thinking about something and didn't pay attention."
"What are you thinking about?"
"Su Ye, are you afraid of losing?"
Su Ye was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "I, Su Ye, want to win, so I am not afraid of losing. Losing this time will not prevent me from winning again next time."
Yan Tingshen said from the side: "Winning or losing is a common matter for military officers, so don't worry about it."
Hearing this, Su Ye nodded in agreement. In his eyes, the process of competition was far better than winning or losing. He crossed his arms and said, "Just have fun playing."
Yan Ting smiled deeply: "For me, in addition to the fun of the competition itself, it is also fun to watch others compete." He said lightly: "The Su family's sword is fast, the Sheng family's sword is sharp, the Yue family's sword is fierce, and the Lu family's sword is stable. These are all You can see it, and you will have countermeasures when you encounter her next time, so you won't be confused." After that, he added, "But Miss Lu's scene was unlucky, and it ended before she saw the 'Sword Steady'. "
"It is a blessing to have the opportunity to see the swordsmanship of various sects and tribes."
Sheng Xuanyuan was thoughtful.
Su Ye slapped him in the palm and laughed heartily: "You are neither warlike nor a person who pursues martial arts, so naturally you can't understand."
"It's because I don't have a deep understanding." He rubbed his arm and said calmly.
Yan Ting lowered his eyes deeply: "Brother Sheng, you are too humble."
Yan Tingshen has never been able to estimate Sheng Xuanyuan's strength accurately. He just vaguely felt that his cultivation aura was much higher than that of ordinary disciples. During the joint training, his martial arts and swordsmanship were both excellent, but he still had no definite idea. impression. Until yesterday, Sheng Xuanyuan cut through Yue Huan's sword domain with just one sword - Yan Ting finally saw clearly the exposed Qi.
Not on the same level.
Although they were both at the "Qi Condensation" level, Sheng Xuanyuan's cultivation level was completely different from that of his peers. Yan Tingshen thought to himself that even if he didn't care about swordsmanship and didn't study fighting techniques, he could stand alone with this cultivation level. The top spot.
What was most difficult for him to understand was that Sheng Xuanyuan seemed to be practicing with a knot in his mind. Even so, there was no sign of going crazy. How deep does one have to have deep roots to do this? Yan Tingshen said to himself: This talent that you are born with is really scary.
The bare branches in the distance were destroyed by the sword energy, and were shaken to pieces and fell to the ground. The two people on the ring finally decided the winner, and the crowd applauded and cheered. The thin tree shadows on the ground swayed, and there was no one around. care. Yan Ting held the wooden sign in his hand deeply and looked at the arena where the next group of competitions was summoned: "I'm going."
Sheng Xuanyuan and Su Ye nodded in response.
"Is the opponent from your family?" Su Ye asked when he saw the other party on the stage.
Sheng Xuanyuan was a little surprised at first, but then his expression softened: "Yes, he is the outer disciple led by my second brother."
"His swordsmanship is not bad, but..." Sheng Xuanyuan crossed his arms: "Just treat it as a training exercise."
In a few words, the two people on the stage had already drawn their swords and began to spar. The swords were flashing and it was hard to tell who was superior.
"I have fought with Yan Tingshen a lot. What do you think of his swordsmanship..." Su Ye thought about it: "Look at the power of this sword, does it look like a swordsmanship?"
It opens and closes like a sword, but it is very smooth.
"Indeed." Sheng Xuanyuan said, thinking: This is the first time among all sects and tribes to see such sword skills.
"Ten swords." Sheng Xuanyuan's eyes fell on his disciple, "With ten swords at most, Yan Tingshen can win this competition."
Sure enough, as Sheng Xuanyuan said, the disciple of the Sheng family was defeated after the eighth sword. He staggered at the ninth sword, and at the tenth sword, Zhaolin Sword stopped beside his neck.
The referee stopped, Yan Tingshen retracted the Zhaolin sword, bowed his hands and said: "I accept it."
The disciple also admitted defeat calmly.
"I tried my best. He used his full strength from the beginning." Su Ye said regretfully: "There is no way, the strength gap is a bit big."
Sheng Xuanyuan looked at the children of his clan and remained silent.
"The fight is over, let's go."
"Let's go!" Su Ye followed up in two steps: "Lu Xiyan didn't come to see you after the first game?"
"She has her own business."
"I'm just accompanying a few juniors and sisters. What else do I have to do? Ask her to come and practice swordsmanship with me. The duel match is only a few days away..."
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Qiong also heard that Su Ye asked her to come out to practice swordsmanship, so she came to the side entrance of the school with Xian Ge in her arms to attend the appointment shortly in the afternoon. When they arrived at the school, they saw Sheng Xuanyuan alone standing there. The winter wind blew away the dust and leaves on the ground, reflecting a bright color under the cool sunlight, but even the corners of his clothes were not warmed by the sun. His tied ponytail hung down from the ends of his hair. Swaying in the wind, the body stood straight.
"Hey!" Qiong Yi came close and patted his shoulder. Sheng Xuanyuan had already noticed her approach and was not frightened at all. "Why is it you? Su Ye won't let me go again."
"The rankings of the competition are being calculated, and he hasn't finished his work yet." Sheng Xuanyuan turned around and replied, "Just let me come."
"I'm busy with business again, it's been like this several times." Qiong Yi spread her hands, "What's the point of cooperating with each other? When the time comes, we can just go to the ring and fight on our own terms." She said complaining words, but there was no trace of them in her tone. Angry, she looked up at him with a slight smile on her face: "Did Sheng Jin see my competition today?"
"Um."
"Hey, I didn't expect him to react so slowly. I succeeded in no time."
The two of them continued talking while walking through the corridor. They saw a person coming towards the end of the corridor. Qiong Yi looked away from Sheng Xuanyuan and froze when he looked at the person, as if his acupuncture points were tapped. .
When Sheng Xuanyuan saw her stop, he lowered his head and saw her eyes trembling slightly. There was a bit of disbelief in Yun Ziming's eyes, but also a bit of joy, so he immediately looked towards that person. The man in the distance was wearing a white gown. He was tall and tall, with jade trees facing the wind and handsome features. When he saw Qiong Yihou, the man looked surprised. He then stretched out his hand to her with a smile and called her: "Xiao Wu."
This action was too familiar to Qiong Yi, and she involuntarily took a step forward, as if she wanted to fall into his arms like before. Suddenly, as if she realized something, Qiong Yi stopped, her heart felt like needles pricking her heart. She didn't dare to turn her head to look at Sheng Xuanyuan, nor did she dare to look at Lu Yuhao in the distance.
She could only call out dryly: "...Senior Brother."
Lu Yuhao didn't expect Qiong to stop. In the past, as long as he stretched out his hand, the fifth junior sister would definitely greet him. The smile on his face faded a lot, and he lowered his outstretched hand and walked forward.
Senior brother?
Sheng Xuanyuan lowered her eyes: It turns out that this is her best senior brother.
It was Lu Yuhao who had said this more than three or two times.
Qiong Yi turned back to look at Sheng Xuanyuan. His face was well concealed and there was no expression at all, but she could tell that he was in an extremely bad mood.
"Uh, why are senior brothers here?" Qiong Yi smiled unnaturally.
Lu Yuhao chuckled: "The Su family sent a letter. I am in Luzhou, which is very close to Yize, so I came here." After saying that, he added: "It's nothing serious, come here to have fun."
"Oh." Qiong Yi responded, taking a few steps back to hold Sheng Xuanyuan, "Elder brother, this... is my friend, Sheng Jin, you should know him, right?"
Lu Yuhao's smile was a bit playful: "Of course we know each other."
Sheng Xuanyuan felt the warmth from her palm, and was startled by the pull. He said to Lu Yuhao, "Young Master Lu, I have long admired him."
"Young Master Sheng, why do you say we have known each other for a long time? It's just that we haven't seen each other for a long time." Lu Yuhao met his unfamiliar eyes. He must have never noticed his face at many banquets in the past. He laughed: "Since we meet each other, , let me introduce myself, Lu Yuhao, the eldest son of the Lu family, it seems...my junior sister has been taken care of by you during this period."
Sheng Xuanyuan shook his head: "Just kidding."
"Where are you planning to go?" Lu Yuhao asked.
Qiong Yi told him about the martial arts competition and a series of other things: "I originally went to see Young Master Su Su Ye to practice swordsmanship, but he is busy now, so I thought it would be better to go and help him handle the affairs first."
Lu Yuhao's eyes fell on Sheng Xuanyuan: "Since Xiao Wu has to go practice sword practice, then go alone. Brother Sheng is busy, why don't you come and have a drink with me?"
"Elder brother?" Qiong Yi said angrily, "What are you doing with two drinks? Why don't you take me with you if you want to play?"
Sheng Xuanyuan on the side was full of doubts and wanted to ask Lu Yuhao, but he couldn't get it. "I'm happy to accompany you." He said to Qiong Yi: "Qiong Yi, go find Su Ye."
Hearing him call her this name, Lu Yuhao said "Huh" calmly.
Qiong Yi never thought that when they just met, she would leave alone and go out: "Sheng Jing!"
Lu Yuhao laughed: "Brother Sheng is right. I want to treat him to a drink. I can't bring you with me. Xiao Wu, go quickly!"
Qiong also saw the two people walking far away together, stamped her feet, and went to look for Su Ye.
