Ye Feng did not miss a single flicker of emotion on Zhu Lan’s face.
He narrowed his eyes and said dangerously, “You seem very disappointed. Do you want me to be hurt?”
“No, no, no, no!”
She definitely couldn’t tell him the truth.
Zhu Lan anxiously said “no” four times in a row.
‘Ye Feng is too sharp, and he’s not easy to fool.’
“But looking at your expression just now, it seems that wasn’t what you were thinking.”
Ye Feng’s tone was playful.
“Could it be that you were still thinking… hmm?”
Before he could finish, Zhu Lan took the initiative to press herself against him.
Faced with Zhu Lan’s rare initiative, Ye Feng naturally would not be polite.
He met her even more directly.
He didn’t intend to finish his sentence.
Since she was willing to spend the effort to fool him, he would play along with her act.
“Huff!”
Under the dense rain of kisses, Zhu Lan finally managed to find a chance to catch her breath.
She hurriedly pushed Ye Feng away.
“Are we still practicing moves today?”
Dissatisfied with Zhu Lan’s rejection, Ye Feng became even more forceful in his handling of the person in his arms.
After a long moment of playful teasing, Ye Feng finally squeezed out a few words.
“No more practice.”
“But if I don’t get a good ranking, others won’t respect me.”
“Whoever dares to be disrespectful, I’ll beat them until they are.”
Zhu Lan was speechless.
‘Who was the one who said we had to spar every day without fail? Who said that if my ranking wasn’t good, others wouldn’t respect me and it would lead to a lot of trouble?’
Zhu Lan was helpless and could only let Ye Feng have his way.
“Next, Number Eleven!”
“Next, Number Forty-five!”
“Next, Number Fourteen!”
Over the past few days, the Sect Grand Competition continued in full swing.
Since Zhu Lan had finished her fight on the morning of the first day, she had to wait for her other fellow disciples to finish their round, which took over a day.
The number of people eliminated over those two days was terrifying, and the roster was immediately cut in half.
The remaining fights would only get harder and harder.
Those who could stay were all tough nuts to crack.
Having been suppressed and beaten by Ye Feng for so long, Zhu Lan’s current mood was a bit contradictory.
On the one hand, she was eager to try and see if she had actually grown after being beat up so much during this period.
On the other hand, she lacked confidence.
Being suppressed for so long and being crushed every time she practiced moves made it difficult to feel confident.
“Next, Number 100!”
“Next, Number Eighty-six!”
“Next, Number Eighty-eight!”
“Next, Number Forty-eight!”
Zhu Lan was Number Forty-eight.
With a nervous heart, she bowed to her opponent.
Her opponent was a sturdy man whose physique looked very oppressive.
Seeing that his opponent was a beautiful young woman, he cupped his fists and said amiably, “Junior Sister, forgive me.”
Zhu Lan returned the gesture and drew a precious sword that was translucent and crystal clear.
The big man narrowed his eyes and said heartily, “Good sword!”
Zhu Lan was reminded of that morning when she had spent half a bag of top-grade spirit stones to buy a Spring Water Sword.
She hadn’t expected that Ye Feng would take one look and throw her sword away!
‘A pile of trash,’ Ye Feng had said.
Then he gave Zhu Lan this obviously extraordinary sword.
That was reasonable enough, so Zhu Lan had gladly accepted it.
“Senior Brother, forgive me.”
The two of them clashed, but not even a single spark was raised.
This was because the sturdy man was swinging a spiked mace, sending Zhu Lan scurrying away with her head tucked in.
‘Are you kidding me! How can someone use a spiked mace? Who could withstand a single hit from that!’
If it even grazed her, the man would have to kneel on the ground and beg her not to die.
The man chased Zhu Lan with his spiked mace, and Zhu Lan kept running with all her might.
There was no aesthetic value to it at all, and the crowd below the stage hissed in disapproval.
Zhu Lan didn’t care about any of that.
The man chased her for half an hour, and she ran for half an hour.
Finally, the man was so out of breath that he couldn’t keep up.
He took the initiative to admit defeat.
“Junior Sister, you’re too good at running. I’m no match for you.”
And that was that!
Zhu Lan perked up and bowed with a smile.
“I accept your concession!”
Just like that, Zhu Lan won another match.
She wasn’t far from the top fifty now!
Because there were fewer people left, Zhu Lan was scheduled for another match in the afternoon.
When she stood on the arena with her opponent, Zhu Lan was surprised to find that the other party was a charming, flirtatious woman.
“Xiao Rongyu! Take her down!”
“Xiao Rongyu! I love you!”
“Xiao Rongyu! We love you!”
“Xiao Rongyu! Show us your legs!”
Zhu Lan’s opponent covered her mouth and let out a charming laugh.
She lifted the cloth of her already precarious skirt just a tiny bit, just enough for people to see her absolute territory.
“Wow! Xiao Rongyu, I love you!”
“Xiao Rongyu, I want to have your babies!”
“Awoo! Wahhh!!”
The male guests outside the arena screamed frantically, and there were even a few monkey-like hoots mixed in.
It seemed that the opponent’s popularity was very high.
Zhu Lan looked at the other woman’s charming, seductive, and gorgeous appearance.
She was clearly not someone to be trifled with.
“Zhu Lan! We love you!”
“Go, Zhu Lan! Beat that hussy to the ground!”
What Zhu Lan didn’t expect was that there were actually some voices supporting her, which left her between laughter and tears.
It turned out that among the new disciples of the Heavenly Profound Sect this year, there weren’t many female cultivators.
A seductive and charming beauty like Xiao Rongyu naturally had many followers.
However, those with the “top-tier vision” of a veteran lecher would certainly not miss a Junior Sister like Zhu Lan, whose beauty was breathtaking.
Zhu Lan had also fought two matches on the stage and had gradually gained some supporters.
“What are those blind guys over there talking about? Your girl might look pure on the surface, but she probably plays even dirtier in private!”
“Stupid as pigs! Your girl’s trashy behavior is practically slapping me in the face, and only you fat nerds would lick it up!”
“I’m just a passerby…”
“To be honest…”
“I’ll tell you the truth…”
“I’m an objective party, let’s just say you’re both wrong…”
Because they supported different people, it gradually turned into a shouting match between the two sides, and the insults became nastier and nastier.
It wasn’t until the elders came and threw the few disciples who were shouting the loudest into the Law Enforcement Hall that order was finally restored.
“Please forgive me.”
“Please forgive me.”
The two bowed to each other and entered a combat state.
Xiao Rongyu brandished a whip that whistled through the air, showing extreme proficiency.
Zhu Lan performed a sword flower and took the initiative to attack.
A whip lashed out, and Zhu Lan reacted quickly, drawing her sword to block it.
However, the strength of this lash was terrifying, shaking Zhu Lan’s hand until her palm felt numb.
Even worse, the end of the whip curved around and struck Zhu Lan.
“Ugh!”
Zhu Lan felt the pain and immediately changed her strategy.
She dodged the swinging whip with agile movements and successfully closed the distance to Xiao Rongyu.
Xiao Rongyu wasn’t worried at all.
She smiled playfully and said, “Junior Sister, not everyone who uses a whip is afraid of close combat!”
Xiao Rongyu decisively let go of her whip and drew a short blade from her waist, thrusting it rapidly toward Zhu Lan’s back!
‘Does she want to trade injury for injury?’
This thought appeared in Zhu Lan’s mind.
She shifted the sword she had originally thrust out to her back, blocking the thrilling attack.
Xiao Rongyu thought the crisis was averted and wanted to pull away, but she felt a wave of cold air rushing toward her face.
“Cold Ice Palm!”