Senior Sister Bai Yueguang is incredibly strong.

Chapter 34 Sect Grand Competition (9)

Back on the sidelines, Luo Zai Shui's palms were still sweating profusely, and her hands began to tremble involuntarily. She lowered her head and buried her face in her knees.

Seeing her like this, Xue Xin couldn't help but worry. She had just taken a sword strike from a Nascent Soul cultivator: "Senior Sister... are you alright...?"

Luo Zai Shui looked up and touched her face haphazardly: "I'm fine. I'm sorry, I almost dragged you all into this..."

"Senior sister..."

Ji Tinghan wanted to say something more, but Luo Zaishui interrupted him.

"Go and keep an eye on Mu Yi and Wu Si. If anything happens, send me a message immediately."

"Senior Sister, it's not your fault!" Ji Tinghan hurriedly finished speaking before Xue Xin could pull him away. "It's the Wen family's fault. We're the ones who should stand by your side. There's no question of being implicated! We will always believe in Senior Sister!"

Luo Zai Shui forced a smile: "I understand. You guys go ahead. They need someone to keep an eye on things over there too. Be careful."

"Let's go, let's give Senior Sister some peace and quiet."

Xue Xin pulled Ji Tinghan away.

Luo Zai Shui buried her face in her knees again, and despite the many scrutinizing glances from those around her, she did not move an inch.

After an unknown amount of time, someone seemed to sit down next to her, and that person carried a faint herbal scent.

She looked up, her eyes still red, but she was met with Nie Xushuang's smiling face.

She hastily wiped away the tears on her face: "Senior Sister Nie, what brings you here?"

Another annoying male voice rang out: "But it's not just her who came, didn't you notice I came too?"

Ji Tinghan sat on the other side, casually crossing his legs, while Sun Yuan, who was standing next to him, silently raised his hand.

"I'm here too."

Luo Zai Shui asked, puzzled, "Why are you all here?"

Nie Xushuang took out a jar of cooling ointment and applied it to her temples: "I heard something happened at the sword competition, so we came to check it out."

Luo Zai Shui forced a smile: "It's alright, Senior Sister Nie, you didn't actually need to come."

"If we hadn't come, we would have missed a great show."

Chu Yeli produced a fan from somewhere and fanned her hair, making it fly everywhere: "Senior Sister Nie, give me some of your ointment too, it's so hot today."

Nie Xushuang tossed him the box of ointment: "Fifty low-grade spirit stones, no bargaining."

While applying the ointment, Chu Yeli joked, "We've been friends for so many years, why are you arguing over a box of ointment?"

While taking Luo Zai Shui's pulse, Nie Xu Shuang laughed and scolded, "Our relationship is only based on money. Don't let feelings taint our pure money."

Luo Zai Shui was amused, and her smile had a touch of the charm of pear blossoms in the rain and the first rays of dawn.

"Cough cough cough..."

A few coughs made Nie Xushuang frown: "Your pulse seems fine, why are you coughing again?"

Luo Zai Shui was both amused and exasperated: "Senior Sister Nie, I just accidentally choked."

Nie Xushuang pretended to hit her, but Luo Zaishui hid in her arms and said coquettishly, "I knew Senior Sister Nie was the best."

Nie Xushuang's hands were unsure what to do, and seeing Chu Yeli playing with her ointment, she slapped him down.

Feeling wronged by this undeserved misfortune, Chu Yeli said, "Senior Sister Nie..."

“I can’t bear to hit you in the water. You’re thick-skinned, so a little hit won’t hurt. At worst, I won’t charge you for this box of ointment.”

Nie Xushuang thought to herself, although she hadn't originally planned to accept it.

Luo Zai Shui was amused by them and crawled out of Nie Xu Shuang's arms. Although her eyes were still red, she looked much better than before.

"The child is too big now and won't let anyone hold her anymore. When Ji Yun was taking care of her a few years ago, she would call him Sister Nie all the time..."

"Sister Nie~" Luo Zai Shui gently shook Nie Xu Shuang's hand, hoping that Sister Nie would give her some face.

“You,” Nie Xushuang lightly flicked her forehead, “just like your senior sister, you’ll have a lot of trouble to come.”

Luo Zai Shui pretended to cover her forehead: "Alright, senior sister, let's get down to business first."

Nie Xushuang reluctantly nodded.

Chu Yeli also put away his folding fan and asked, "What exactly is going on? The Wen family wouldn't be so bold."

Luo Zai Shui recounted what she had just seen, and the others present suddenly fell silent.

Sun Yuan broke the silence first: "You mean, someone with mediocre Taoist skills suddenly attacked, killed their opponent with a single sword strike, and was preparing to kill the next person?"

Chu Yeli was somewhat incredulous: "How is that possible? Even if that person was provoked, no one with a modicum of rationality would do something like piercing someone's heart with a sword."

“What a coincidence.” Luo Zai Shui pointed to the audience below the stage. “Just now, that female cultivator also pierced the heart of that Wen family member with a sword.”

Nie Xushuang twitched the corner of her mouth: "Murder isn't strange. What's strange is when a person's personality changes drastically in the blink of an eye, and they lose all reason..."

Luo Zai Shui looked at the group of people deep in thought, and a vague guess formed in her mind: "What do you think?"

Nie Xushuang gave a wry smile: "How else can we see? We'll just have to look with our eyes."

"That female cultivator's family may be in trouble later..."

The image of the female cultivator weeping while holding the corpse lingered in Luo Zai Shui's mind. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

Chu Yeli spoke up to remind him, "You can't control that. There's the entire Xianyun Peak behind you."

Luo Zai Shui slowly exhaled the stale air, then slowly opened her eyes. She whispered, "I know, I just saw the shadows of many people in them."

……

"it is good!"

Shi Ming deftly sheathed his sword, hurriedly bowed to his opponent, and then rushed to Luo Zai Shui's side.

When Chu Yeli saw him arrive, he stood up and made him sit next to Luo Zaishui, then winked at Nie Xushuang.

Seeing his eye twitch, Nie Xushuang couldn't help but ask, "Did you put the ointment in your eye?"

Chu Yeli closed his eyes in pain: "It's nothing. I just remembered I still need to teach my junior brothers and sisters how to draw talismans. I'll be going now."

"Hey." Nie Xushuang saw Shi Ming sit down next to Luo Zaishui, and Chu Yeli had already gotten up to leave. "We're not..."

"Um..." Sun Yuan, who was practically invisible, quietly stepped back. "Since Senior Sister Luo is alright, I'll be going now."

Nie Xushuang and Shi Ming were left staring at each other.

"Then I'll... I'll go refine some pills first, goodbye."

Luo Zai Shui was both amused and exasperated: "Are you all this busy?"

"I'm a bit busy. The medicine stove needs someone to keep it burning. I'll be going now. You all get some rest."

The noisy crowd dispersed, and the surroundings became quiet again.

A pair of warm hands landed on her head.

"It's alright now."

The person's spiritual energy hadn't dissipated yet; if you got closer, you could still feel its warm aura.

Luo Zai Shui, who had just managed to compose herself and put on a brave face, was suddenly overwhelmed.

She lowered her head, reached out, and grabbed the hem of the man's clothes.

"Senior Brother..."

Shi Ming gently patted her back: "It's alright, it's alright."

Luo Zai Shui, fighting back tears, looked at Shi Ming: "I almost got everyone into trouble just now..."

Shi Ming crouched down to look her in the eye, his gaze firm as he said, "You did nothing wrong. I just saw it. If you hadn't intervened, that female cultivator would have been in danger too. You saved her."

Luo Zai Shui then felt a bit scared. If the Wen family were to target Xianyun Peak because of this, Xianyun Peak would definitely be in a helpless and isolated situation.

"It's alright now."

Shi Ming pulled her into his arms, only then noticing that Luo Zai Shui was trembling slightly: "It's alright, don't be afraid, your senior brother is here."

Luo buried her face in Shi Ming's arms, the familiar scent making her feel at ease.

"Senior Brother..."

Three drumbeats signal that Shi Ming will be taking the stage again.

Luo Zai Shui emerged from his embrace, her eyes red-rimmed, and smiled, "Senior brother, I'm fine, you go ahead."

Shi Ming was a little worried, but the people below the stage were already urging him on. Luo Zai Shui gently pushed him: "Senior Brother, go ahead, I have faith in you."

"it is good."

He once again drew his sword and entered the arena.

This round's opponents are the Wen family.

He bowed to the man, who seemed to be still half asleep or weak, and returned the bow hastily.

At a command, Shi Ming was the first to thrust his sword forward. The nameless sword blazed with flames and moved with unstoppable force. The man was clearly unable to withstand the attack, and after a few moves, he was defeated.

With the sword tip pointed at the man's throat, the rage in his chest almost extinguished his reason, and he sheathed Wuming.

"I appreciate your concession."

He turned around, thinking of going back to find Zai Shui, since his junior sister needed someone to be with her.

"Senior Brother, watch out!"

Perhaps the man was defeated in just a few moves and became enraged, so he took advantage of Shi Ming's turn and stabbed him with his sword.

Shi Ming ducked to dodge the sword, then spun around and delivered a flying kick that sent the man flying several meters away.

An uproar erupted outside the arena. The man, seemingly oblivious to the pain, charged forward again with his sword. No one on the field dared to step forward to stop him, so Shi Ming had no choice but to draw his sword to fight back.

Luo Zai Shui was horrified. The man seemed to have gone mad, each sword strike deadly. If Shi Ming hadn't been so strong, he probably would have been killed by that chaotic swordsmanship long ago.

She stood up to help, but Nie Xushuang suddenly returned: "Don't move!"

"The Wen family is watching."

Chu Yeli also rushed back and offered a reminder.

Luo Zai Shui then noticed Wen Lian watching the scene from not far away, as if it were a show.

Nie Xushuang said in a deep voice, "If you go down now and someone dies, the Wen family will really target Xianyun Peak."

Luo, sweating profusely, said to the sailor, "But if things continue like this, to the death, what about Senior Brother...?"

Chu Yeli rarely spoke a reasonable word: "Since he is the chief disciple of your Xianyun Peak, he should know what to do. Just observe and don't act rashly."

Luo closed her eyes in the water, and after a few breaths, she opened them.

"Senior Sister Nie, can you see clearly what's going on with that person down there?"

"I'm not entirely sure." Nie Xushuang crossed her arms. "I didn't believe you when you said someone suddenly went mad, but it seems the Wen family has ulterior motives."

"Don't forget, the Qian family last time..."

Chu Yeli's words silenced everyone.

While Shi Ming was still entangled with that person off the field, in a moment of close combat, Shi Ming delivered a chop to the ground.

The moment that person fell to the ground, Wen Lian made his appearance.

"What's wrong with Young Master Shi? Committing violence in public during the competition? Guards, take him away and interrogate him thoroughly!"

Shi Ming glanced at him indifferently, silently sheathed his nameless sword, and before the Wen family members could surround him, he said, "He is still alive. Moreover, he was the one who attacked first, and everyone here is a witness."

“That’s right.” Nie Xushuang patted Luo Zaishui’s hand and echoed, “We were all witnesses. That person clearly lost the match, but he took advantage of Senior Brother Shi’s turn to launch a sneak attack. If Senior Brother Shi hadn’t intervened in time, he probably would have been injured in more ways than just a minor injury!”

“That’s right.” Chu Yeli had conjured a folding fan out of nowhere and was fanning himself rapidly. “Is the Wen family such a sore loser?”

The crowd began to stir. Luo Zai Shui suddenly experienced tinnitus and couldn't hear what the people were saying, but he still breathed a sigh of relief. The Wen family was now out of trouble.

Wen Lian wanted to lash out, but the number of people he brought was not enough to match the cultivators from the major sects and families. He could only swallow his anger and order his men to take the man who had fallen to the ground away.

He uttered a harsh remark and then turned and left.

"Let's see how long you can keep up your arrogance!"