Chapter 158: The Third Round of the Legal Conference (3)
In Qiao Wan's opinion, Yu Xingzhi was simply seeking death. Even if he persisted, basic rules should still be followed! It's not about fighting someone with a broken leg, it's about finding death!
Even though people in the cultivation world are usually old cucumbers painted green, the young man in front of her had the intellect of a middle school student that Qiao Wan had never seen before in her past life.
Amidst the horrified gazes of the crowd, Qiao Wan expressionlessly pulled Yu Xingzhi down from the platform.
Truly, as she pulled him down, a dark red bloodstain trailed along the ground.
Being dragged through the streets like a dead dog, Yu Xingzhi had no strength left to even move a finger.
All eyes were on him, watching him, as helpless as a dying dog, looking as pitiful as ever.
Yu Xingzhi despondently covered his eyes with his hand and let out a cold laugh, the laughter growing louder.
Qiao Wan squatted on the ground, staring at him with cold eyes, as he laughed.
It's good to let it out.
Her injuries hadn't fully healed to begin with, and with this laugh, Yu Xingzhi coughed up even more blood, staining his clothes and creating a terrifyingly red scene.
"Lu Cixian." After finishing his laughter, Yu Xingzhi gritted his teeth and resentfully said, "I truly owe you."
"You don't owe me anything," Qiao Wan said calmly to Yu Xingzhi, looking at him. "You owe Cen Qingyou."
Yu Xingzhi's body visibly stiffened.
He owed Cen Qingyou?
Was Cen Qingyou in the same situation?
Now, with missing limbs and at rock bottom, Yu Xingzhi started to understand Cen Qingyou a little. How did he survive all those years under this kind of gaze?
Qiao Wan wasn't very good at comforting people.
When you're knocked down, you find an opportunity to stand back up. Of course, you have to follow certain rules, otherwise, it's just wasted effort.
Comforting someone, you only need to say a few words to show that you care. In necessary times, it's better to give the other person some quiet time alone.
Biting her lip, Qiao Wan awkwardly said, "Think it over for yourself."
After Qiao Wan left, Yu Xingzhi lay on the ground. His fingertips trembled, and tiny teardrops started to glisten between his fingers.
When Wang Ruyi arrived, this was the scene she witnessed.
He was crying.
There was a person surnamed Yu, crying.
Tears fell silently through the gaps between fingers, and black hair scattered on the ground, covered in blood and dirt.
"Are you okay?" Wang Ruyi hesitated and asked, crouching in front of Yu Xingzhi .
Yu Xingzhi opened his eyes and immediately met that horrifying face.
Looking at it now, it didn't disgust him as much as before.
That's life, with its ups and downs. Wang Ruyi could accept it. When she first saw herself in the mirror, she was truly startled. What does a young girl value the most? Of course, her own face. There isn't a woman, or a person, who doesn't care about their own face.
Yu Xingzhi tried to struggle, but he couldn't get up with only one arm and one leg.
After a while, the young man reluctantly lifted his hand and said, "Little mummy, help me up."
Not long after Qiao Wan left, she unexpectedly ran into a group of people from Sun Tao College.
"You." Lu Dechang's face showed a subtle expression, "Stay."
His expression couldn't be described as hostile nor friendly.
Qiao Wan said, "Yu Xingzhi is behind us."
Lu Dechang glanced at Qiao Wan, didn't say anything more, and led a group of disciples to continue forward.
A middle-aged man with a stiff face passed by them. In that moment, with a voice only Qiao Wan and him could hear, he quietly thanked her for standing up for Yu Xingzhi.
"There's one more thing." Lu Dechang paused for a second, "Cen Qingyou has run away."
Cen Qingyou has run away?!
Qiao Wan was surprised and suddenly turned her head, but Lu Dechang was already far ahead with the disciples.
What did Lu Dechang mean by saying "Cen Qingyou has run away"?
Qiao Wan stood still, her mind in turmoil.
Did he run away from Sun Tao College?
Or is Lu Dechang trying to deceive her?
Qiao Wan gathered her thoughts, calmed down, and patiently pondered.
No, Lu Dechang wouldn't lie to her about this. He knew she would go back to Sun Tao College and he didn't show any signs of fear before. It's not possible for him to be afraid now and lie to her about Cen Qingyou leaving.
Unless... Cen Qingyou really did leave?!
With this thought in mind, Qiao Wan immediately rushed towards Buping College!
The news of Cen Qingyou leaving just reached him from Sun Tao College a few days ago.
As for why he told Lu Cixian about this, Lu Dechang remained silent.
Just like how Venerable One Miaofa took Cen Qingyou as his disciple and raised Yu Xingzhi and others, Lu Dechang also cared for his own children. Perhaps it was because in the arena, he saw his own child, who he raised, being beaten up and covered in blood, which made him think of Cen Qingyou.
After returning from the ghost market, Yu Xingzhi seemed to have developed a bit of a friendship with Lu Cixian. Just now, on the arena, Lu Cixian even stepped in to stop Fanxin Temple's Zhirong from using his staff.
The deep hatred between Sun Tao College and Blue-eyed Evil Buddha can never be resolved. Even if Cen Qingyou run to the ends of the earth, he will personally bring him back. As for telling Lu Cixian this matter, it would be like repaying him a favor.
Qiao Wan ran with her breath gasping.
She managed to find out that Red Fire Golden Fetus ended up with Zhou Yan and even discovered what Zhou Yan planned to do with it. Buping College, or rather Li Pan, had their own connections, far from what others imagined.
While running desperately, she collided with someone head-on.
Qi Feidao stumbled back, covering his head in confusion and shock, saying, "Lu Cixian?!"
In that instant, the young boy had already run far away, his deep voice carrying through the wind, saying, "Excuse me!"
Is this Lu Cixian?
It was the first time he saw such obvious anxiety in the boy's eyes. Qi Feidao rubbed his chin in confusion, wondering where the boy was in such a hurry to go.
Qiao Wan hurried back to Buping College and pushed open the door.
Li Pan was sitting with Chu Jiaojiao, playing chess.
"Elder!"
Li Pan looked up, "Hmm?"
After a moment, Li Pan frowned and said, "You're saying Cen Qingyou ran away?"
Qiao Wan sat up straight and nodded, "That's why I came to find you, Elder."
Cen Qingyou is not like Xie Xingzhi-type. Sun Tao College is a big sect. Those who came back to Jiuyue Mountain are just a small group inside it. Although they say it's a Three Teachings Law Meeting and that the elites from the sect came, most of them are actually the younger disciples. The elder disciples who are a bit older are mostly guarding the sect to prevent any revenge seekers.
This means that Sun Tao College's main fighting force is not here; they are all inside the sect.
After Cen Qingyou is brought back, he will surely be closely guarded, so it's a mystery how he managed to escape.
"So, you came to ask me about this?" Li Pan looked up.
Chu Jiaojiao, a sweet and obedient girl, lifted her skirt and quietly sat down next to Qiao Wan.
Qiao Wan said, "Since you were able to find out the whereabouts of the Red Fire Golden Fetus and Zhou Yan's intentions, you must have your own sources."
These words were a bit offensive, and Qiao Wan felt a little uneasy.
Li Pan suddenly had a slight smile on his serious face.
"You are clever."
"I will keep an eye on this matter. It's not a bad thing that Cen Qingyou ran away," Li Pan said, lowering his head to tidy up the chess pieces on the board. "Stay at Sun Tao College. After Lu Dechang and the others come back, he won't have a chance. He must have been planning his escape for a while, and now that the Three Teachings Law Meeting is almost over, he's starting to execute it."
"Besides, once he's gone, you won't need to worry so much. We can immediately prioritize repairing the Wen Si Xing Zhu Sword."
Seeing this, Qiao Wan also helped pick up the chess pieces on the board. Li Pan took the black ones, and she took the white ones.
Qiao Wan carefully gathered the black chess pieces together, then released them. The pieces clanged and fell back into the chess box. She closed the lid and Li Pan looked up at her, asking, "Have you thought about returning to Kunshan?"
Qiao Wan put away the chessboard and replied, "I... haven't decided yet."
To go back or not to go back?
If she did, how should she go? What identity and reason should she use?
Li Pan didn't force her. "You still have a few more days to consider. You can give me your answer when the time comes."
The next day, it was Qiao Wan's turn to draw a lot.
This time, the number on the jade token was twenty-two, and on the Souvenir Stone, it showed the name Zhanyun Peak's disciple.
Facing the jade token, Qiao Wan recalled that this seemed to be the fourth batch.
"Greetings, taoist friend," said the disciple. "I am here to learn from you!"
After a few rounds of exchange, Qiao Wan found an opportunity.
With one swift move, her sword struck!
Clang!
Following Jiang Huiyin, she successfully defeated the second opponent.
In the third round, a girl who specialized in spiritual awareness was selected.
Qiao Wan concentrated her own spiritual awareness and made a forceful attack.
This...this is a special ability that only appears in the Yuanying stage! The girl's head was pounding, and she stared in fear with wide eyes.
"You! You actually have the abilities of the Yuanying stage?!"
Before she could finish speaking, everything went black in front of her, and her body went limp as she fell to the ground.
Clang.
The third one.
In these battles, most of the opponents she drew were either from the fourth or third group. After all, the third and fourth groups had more people, while the first and second groups had fewer. Except for some unlucky ones who drew Bai Shanhu, Meng Canglang, and Xie Xingzhi right from the start. But as the days went by, the number of people decreased, and the chances of drawing from the first two groups increased accordingly.
This time, the number displayed on Qiao Wan's jade token was sixteen.
The opponent displayed on the Souvenir Stone was Xie Xingzhi.
Alongside Qiao Wan, Qi Feidao and Fang Lingqing also drew lots together. Seeing the three big characters on the Souvenir Stone, even Qi Feidao couldn't help but feel frustrated.
This is not about having various illusory battle in a fantasy world, this is real, a real battle with Xie Xingzhi!
Encountering Xie Xingzhi man basically means that Lu Cixian's participation in the Three Teachings Law Meeting has come to an end.
Caught off guard by the sudden separation, Fang Lingqing man was stunned. "What do you plan to do?"
Unexpectedly, the young man remained calm, with deep, dark eyes, and uttered only one word: "Fight!"
Whether they can win or not remains to be seen.
She originally participated in the Three Teachings Law Meeting not to win, but to have the opportunity to improve her cultivation by sparring with Xie Xingzhi.
Regardless of whether he can win or not, he must fight first and then figure it out!
