Chapter 34: The Little Monk Who Saw Through Him
Generally, in competitions, there are seed players eagerly anticipated by everyone.
Ning Ke looked around briefly and figured it out.
The most anticipated from the Music Sect was Zhuang Yusheng, from the Sword Sect was Lou Yunxiao, from the Pill Sect was a female cultivator named Zeng Xi, and from the Buddhist Sect was a little monk named Wugou.
These four were also the undisputed protagonists.
And naturally, the one with the highest topic of conversation was Lou Yunxiao.
The Liuyun Sect had been annihilated; some sighed with pity, but many watched for the drama.
After all, this was human nature.
Such a large noble clan, obliterated in a day.
The favorite of heaven, now blind in both eyes, strength greatly reduced, his path to ascension cut off.
It was pitiable, but he also easily became an object of ridicule for the masses.
Many disciples from other sects looked at Lou Yunxiao with eagerness in their eyes.
They all had the same thought: to defeat Lou Yunxiao while he was blind.
This was an excellent opportunity to make a name for themselves.
Ning Ke shook his head.
He thought to himself, I’ve been a sparring partner for this kid for two years.
Lou Yunxiao didn’t just improve; he flew!
Just relying on these people, they really couldn’t do anything to the male protagonist.
Everyone went up to draw lots. In front of Ning Ke was the little monk named Wugou.
After drawing his lot, the little monk walked back, brushing past Ning Ke.
A sentence drifted into Ning Ke’s ear: “Benefactor, you are not a person of this world, so why do you remain in this world?”
Ning Ke’s pupils dilated. He turned his head abruptly to look at the little monk, but only saw the other’s back.
He asked Xiao Yuan: Has this little monk realized my identity?
[…Mm, no.] Xiao Yuan also furrowed his brows, observing the little monk carefully, and said: [But his comprehension is extremely high, and he possesses a Seven-Orifice Exquisite Heart. He will be no ordinary mortal in the future.]
Afraid Ning Ke still had doubts, Xiao Yuan explained: [Host, although this world originated from a novel, the moment the author put down the pen, it gained its own consciousness.]
[After that, everything produced in this world came into being naturally. The reason you received so many missions is to make the whole world form a stable, complete world around Lou Yunxiao, the Child of Luck, allowing everyone in the world to survive.]
Hearing him say this, Ning Ke suddenly felt the burden on his shoulders become heavier.
It seemed that completing all this wasn’t just to go home, but also to give this world a completion.
…
The drawing of lots ended, and the first day of the competition officially began.
Ning Xiaoxiao was queued in front of the two of them.
Ning Ke cheered for the little girl from below.
He had taught Ning Xiaoxiao a lot from the content in the wooden plaque during this time.
He had gone over almost all the talismans and arrays with the little girl.
He would only consider that side quest completely finished the day Ning Xiaoxiao comprehended everything.
This couldn’t be rushed.
After all, cultivation doesn’t happen overnight.
Understanding is one thing; comprehending it completely is difficult without ten or twenty years.
Ning Xiaoxiao carried her sword onto the stage. Her eyes instantly shed their innocence and simplicity, becoming steady and calm.
As a Sword Sect disciple, she couldn’t embarrass the Sword Sect.
Even more so, she couldn’t embarrass her brother.
Her opponent was a male cultivator from a small sect, about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, tall and robust, looking like a body cultivator.
With a height of nearly two meters, compared to Ning Xiaoxiao’s 1.6 meters, he was simply a giant.
“Little sister, can your small body handle one move from me?” The body cultivator laughed heartily: “Why don’t you admit defeat early, you can suffer fewer injuries.”
“Cut the crap.” Ning Xiaoxiao pointed her long sword forward: “Make your move.”
Ning Ke raised his eyebrows as he listened from below.
Why did his sister’s speaking style change as soon as she got into a fight?
Then, next, he watched Ning Xiaoxiao move like a fleeing rabbit, utilizing the sword techniques taught by Gao Ze to the extreme. Throwing out a few talismans, bang bang bang explosions rang out. In no time, that body cultivator was stepped under her foot, covered in injuries.
The little girl’s sword was planted next to the body cultivator’s face, just half an inch from his neck.
“Now it’s this old lady’s turn to ask you, do you admit defeat?”
“…?”
Ning Ke watched, dumbfounded.
Was this still his silly sweet sister?
Why did it seem like something was wrong?
“Admit, admit defeat!”
The body cultivator left the stage dejectedly.
Ning Xiaoxiao sheathed her sword and raised that harmless, cute smiling face again, saying to Ning Ke, “Brother, am I very amazing?”
Her eyes flashed with the look of “praise me, praise me, quickly praise me,” making Ning Ke unable to help laughing.
He hurriedly rubbed the little girl’s head, his voice gentle: “Mm, Xiaoxiao is the most amazing.”
Lou Yunxiao listened from the side, silently tightening his fingers.
When it was his turn, he also won the victory with extremely fast speed. He got off the stage but didn’t return to his seat.
Instead, he walked to Ning Ke’s side and squatted down.
His head was just in front of Ning Ke.
He spoke faintly: “I won.”
“?” Ning Ke blinked and said, “Congratulations, Senior Brother?”
“…” Lou Yunxiao didn’t move.
Ning Ke scratched his hair and asked Xiao Yuan: What’s wrong with him?
Xiao Yuan attempted to answer: [Host, touch his head? Praise him a couple of times?]
Ning Ke did as suggested, praising Lou Yunxiao: “Eldest Senior Brother is too amazing!”
Then, he watched Lou Yunxiao’s pursed lips curve upward.
A smile, like ice melting into snow.
Incredibly good-looking.
“Thank you.” After saying that, Lou Yunxiao sat back in his seat. For the subsequent matches, he did the same.
Every time Ning Xiaoxiao came, he came too.
Just like children fighting for favor.
It made Ning Ke feel embarrassed for him.
How could someone so cold on the outside become like this?
After the three of them finished competing, Ning Ke also paid attention to the little monk Wugou’s match.
He found that the little monk used array formations with perfection. Combined with superb movement techniques, his opponents could hardly touch the corner of his clothes before being trapped in the array by him, unable to move.
Clearly an extremely strong opponent.
This preliminary screening took half a month.
The final top fifty decided could enter the Qianyuan Secret Realm.
And the top ten could get the chance to choose magic treasures in the Ninth Layer Profound Sky Pavilion in Zhongdu City.
Ning Ke, Ning Xiaoxiao, Lou Yunxiao, and Zhuang Yusheng naturally all made it into the top ten.
Next was the ranking match for the top ten.
Because the ranking didn’t affect the order of choosing treasures, this ranking match was purely for entertainment, for the cultivators of the Human Realm to see the strength of the younger generation.
Ning Ke held the lot he drew, raised an eyebrow, and looked at the little monk Wugou.
The little monk also looked at him, put his palms together, nodded slightly to him, and flew onto the arena.
Ning Ke followed him up but didn’t draw his sword.
He said, “Little Master, I saw that you never used your staff in competitions with others, only using arrays. It just so happens that I also know a thing or two about arrays. How about we compare whose arrays are more powerful?”
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