Tragic! Mo Chengyue's attempt to shift the blame fails, and he's punished by ha

"Cough cough cough!!"

Wenren Ji was instantly hit, choked so badly that tears and snot streamed down his face, and his vision became blurred.

The entire room fell silent.

The awkwardness was so intense, you could practically dig a three-bedroom apartment out of your toes.

"This is what you call... your trump card?"

Qin Wanzhuang's voice came softly from the side.

cold.

A chill that seeps into your bones.

Mo Chengyue felt the surrounding temperature drop to absolute zero in an instant, and even his blood felt like it was about to freeze.

He stiffly turned his head, meeting Qin Wanzhuang's eyes, which seemed to be looking at a dead man.

"The way he spread the lime was very skillful."

Qin Wanzhuang smiled gently, yet it sent chills down one's spine. "Without hundreds or thousands of repetitions, you probably couldn't achieve this... effect of getting yourself into trouble, right?"

"Um... Senior sister, please let me explain... no, let me clarify..."

Mo Chengyue was sweating profusely, his brain was racing, and his CPU was about to overheat.

This pot is too big, I can't carry it!

If I admit that I taught it, my senior sister will probably hang me on the mountain gate like a teru teru bozu tonight!

"It wasn't me!"

Mo Chengyue's survival instinct kicked in, and he suddenly pointed to Xie Buci beside him, shouting righteously:

"It's the eldest brother!"

"It was the eldest brother who said that the youngest brother was too honest and would easily get taken advantage of, so he insisted on teaching him some 'worldly experience'!"

"I've already tried to persuade my senior brother! I told him we should win people over with virtue! But he won't listen! He even said that's just a man's romance!"

Xie Buci, who was watching the show nearby, dropped his fan on the ground.

"???"

He stared wide-eyed at Mo Chengyue with a look that seemed to say, "Are you being impolite?"

Is this even possible?!

I was just sitting at home when this trouble came out of nowhere!

"I……"

Xie Buci was about to retort when he felt a murderous aura lock onto him.

Qin Wanzhuang turned her head, staring intently at him, gritting her teeth:

"Thank you, no thanks!!"

"Okay, I knew it was you!"

"It's one thing for you to be a womanizer all day long, but now you're teaching Xiao Ji these despicable methods?!"

Xie Buci opened his mouth, looking at Mo Chengyue's pitiful "Senior brother, save me" expression, and then at Qin Wanzhuang, who was still angry.

Finally, he sighed helplessly, picked up the fan, and gave a bitter yet dignified smile.

"Ahem... Junior sister, this is called all's fair in war."

"I just didn't expect that my junior brother's skills were not up to par, and he used military strategy as a means of suicide."

Mo Chengyue silently kowtowed to his senior brother.

Dear senior brother!

This is my senior brother!

In the future, I, your junior brother, will definitely help you fend off more of your romantic entanglements!

At this moment, on the arena.

Due to obstructed vision and violent coughing, Wenren Ji had completely lost his rhythm.

"it's over!"

Lei Zhen seized the opportunity, his massive body leaping high into the air as he delivered a powerful punch!

"Mountain Collapse Strike!"

boom!!

Even though Wenren Ji raised his sword to block at the last moment, the terrifying power still shattered his defense.

He flew off the stage like a kite with a broken string and crashed heavily to the ground.

Dust flew everywhere.

The greatsword fell to the side with a clang, looking particularly desolate.

"In the quarterfinals, Lei Zhen of Beast Taming Peak wins!"

The referee's voice rang out.

Wenren Ji lay on the ground, staring blankly at the sky.

Lost.

Even after using those...strange tricks taught by my senior brother, I still lost.

That feeling of powerlessness overwhelmed him like a tidal wave.

Just then, a shadow blocked the sunlight.

He turned his head with difficulty and saw Qin Wanzhuang's face, which was still cold and stern, but with a hint of concern hidden in her eyes.

"Senior sister..." Wenren Ji's voice was hoarse as she lowered her head in shame. "I lost... and I even used that shameful method..."

"stand up."

Qin Wanzhuang interrupted him.

She stretched out a hand, her tone stern yet carrying an undeniable force.

"Losing is losing, there's nothing shameful about it."

"But you must remember one thing."

Qin Wanzhuang pulled him up, her gaze sweeping over Mo Chengyue and Xie Buci, who were catching quails, and said meaningfully.

"Intrigue and trickery may give you a temporary victory, or it may allow you to defeat those who are weaker than you."

"But in the face of absolute power, all the fancy tricks are a joke."

"The only way to avoid defeat is to make your sword faster and heavier than anyone else's!"

Wenren Ji was stunned for a moment.

He looked at his senior sister's determined eyes, and then at his own hands covered in scars.

A spark of starlight rekindled in his once-dim eyes.

"Yes, Senior Sister!"

"I see!"

"I'll go into seclusion as soon as I get back! I won't emerge until I've mastered sword intent!"

Seeing her junior brother regain his spirits, Qin Wanzhuang's expression softened slightly, and she gently patted the dust off his body.

"Alright, go back and apply the medicine."

After saying that, she turned around, her gaze sharp as a knife, and glared fiercely at Mo Chengyue and Xie Buci.

"As for the two of you..."

"Especially you, thank you for not giving up."

"Come to my cave tonight, and we'll have a proper 'discussion' about what 'all's fair in war' truly means."

Xie Buci's smile froze instantly, and he couldn't even wave his fan.

Mo Chengyue shrank back, trying to minimize his presence, silently chanting: You can't see me, you can't see me...

However, Qin Wanzhuang did not let him off the hook.

"And you, third brother."

"I've noticed your skin has gotten loose lately."

"Starting tomorrow, come and practice swordsmanship with me every morning for two hours. If you're even a quarter of an hour short, I'll throw you into the Cave of Ten Thousand Snakes."

Mo Chengyue's vision went black, and he almost died on the spot.

Accompanying that female Asura to practice swordsmanship?

That's not sword practice, that's just wasting your lifespan!

"No, Senior Sister! I'm so busy! I have to watch over the Scripture Pavilion! I want to eat some melon! I also want to..."

"Objection overruled."

Qin Wanzhuang snorted coldly, tossed her long hair, and left gracefully.

Only Mo Chengyue, who was on the verge of tears, and Xie Buci, who looked utterly hopeless, were left standing there, bewildered in the wind.

"Senior brother..."

Mo Chengyue tugged at Xie Buci's sleeve.

"How about you hold on a little longer tonight?"

Xie Buci rolled her eyes at him, annoyed, and opened her fan to cover her face.

"roll."

"I'm not taking the blame for this!"

Mo Chengyue watched his senior brother's indignant departure, then looked at his junior brother, whose eyes were resolute despite losing the match.

One last look at Qin Wanzhuang's domineering back view.

He sighed, pulled a handful of sunflower seeds from his pocket, and cracked one open.

"This is what they call..."

"Winning the game but losing in life; losing the game but winning in life?"

"It's just me; I get beaten up no matter whether I win or lose."

"Is there ever any hope for the cultivation world?"

As the sun set, it cast long, long shadows of the group.

This day at Qingquan Peak was, as always, chaotic and filled with suffocatingly harmonious yet loving interactions.

What Mo Chengyue didn't know was...

This seemingly farcical competition, in a way, became the beginning of Wenren Ji's true transformation.