Chapter 64
Heartfelt Intentions
Four days later.
The martial arts tournament held in the Yunmeng Mountain area came to an end under the guidance of several high-ranking Xuanmen masters and three martial arts grandmasters.
Those who made it into the top 100 all received extremely valuable martial arts techniques and weapons.
Of the top ten, seven were martial arts practitioners who had joined one of the four major mystical sects.
The other three joined two martial arts families and became their disciples.
Jiang Chao didn't join in the fun; he heard about these things from his sister Jiang Yunyao and the female knights of Chu.
Unsurprisingly, Qin Shaoling did not make it into the top 100 in this arena competition.
That day, his spear was broken in the hands of a martial arts scion from a family of martial artists, and Qin Shaoling felt guilty for a long time because of it.
This conference is full of hidden talents. Some seemingly ordinary martial arts practitioners often unleash amazing martial arts talent and potential in the end, and can even defeat a group of geniuses from famous sects.
The most famous of them was a young swordsman.
The boy's surname was Xu, and his given name was Ying.
This person possesses exceptional swordsmanship and incredibly profound internal energy. According to assessments by others, he is already very close to reaching the fifth rank of martial arts.
According to Xu Ying himself, he had no teacher and the martial arts techniques he practiced were picked up from a cave after he accidentally fell off a cliff and miraculously survived.
The sword technique he used was something he developed on his own while observing a waterfall in a mountain stream during his spare time from practicing martial arts.
Such talent was so great that even the seven great sects couldn't help but extend an olive branch to him, hoping that he would join their respective sects. If he agreed, they would carefully cultivate him according to the standards of a closed-door disciple, so that his martial arts achievements could reach a higher level.
However, Xu Ying rejected them all.
This genius boy, who was about the same age as Qin Shaoling, eventually chose to become Yue Zhengtian, the leader of the alliance, as his disciple.
For this, the overlord of the martial arts world in the Central Plains was quite happy, and he couldn't hide his smug smile.
The one who recounted this experience to Jiang Chao was none other than the heroine Chu. As she spoke, she also perfectly imitated the facial expressions of the martial arts alliance leader, making Jiang Chao unable to help but laugh heartily.
Afterwards, he naturally received a lot of cold looks from the female knight-errant, who said that Jiang Chao was heartless and cruel, and that he had laughed at her for telling him about what he had seen and heard at the conference.
Jiang Chao quickly admitted his mistake and coaxed Chu Nvxia for a long time before finally making her happy.
"By the way, when the results of the sparring were announced, we also saw the white-clad man who ambushed Miss Li. His surname is Li, his given name is Mo Yi, and he is the young master of the Ancient Pill Sect."
The night before the disciples of the Moon Goddess Palace broke camp.
After the last dinner, the heroine Chu suddenly found Jiang Chao in his tent and said these words with a hidden meaning.
Jiang Chao, who was holding the meat Ganoderma in his arms, blinked and thought for a while before he remembered who Lady Chu was talking about.
It was that pale-faced, beardless young man in white who, after ambushing Li Muqing at the lakeside pavilion, refused to admit that he had been called a turtle in the water or a soft-shelled turtle in the lake.
"He also went up on stage to fight?"
Jiang Chao asked.
The girl shook her head. "No, but the two guards he brought went on stage and each won a match, but they didn't make it into the top 100."
Jiang Chao gave an "oh" and said nothing more.
Mu Qing doesn't even remember him anymore, so if she pays too much attention to him, she'll seem petty.
Seeing his attitude, Chu Ning frowned.
"Aren't you curious why that person attacked your lover in the first place?"
Jiang Chao smirked. "What 'lover'? What nonsense are you spouting, Miss Chu?"
His relationship with Li Muqing was purely platonic; they were just good friends who sparred with each other to improve their martial arts skills, and they had not yet reached the point of being lovers.
"whispering sound!"
Chu the Heroine pouted, "You think we don't know? You've already... Hmph! You lecherous scoundrel! A shameless scoundrel, you dare to do it but not admit it!"
Jiang Chao: "..."
Well, it seems like this can't be kept a secret any longer.
but……
so what?
I, Jiang Chao, have always been a man of my word. It's just that Miss Li refuses to admit it. Does she really think I, Jiang Chao, am a scumbag?
However, I feel a little sorry for my Yiyi.
Thinking of this, Jiang Chao looked somewhat embarrassed.
Although he had anticipated before descending the mountain that he would encounter more than one confidante during his travels, he was still unsure how to handle the situation when the time came.
Seeing his dejected expression and inability to speak, the heroine Chu felt even more distressed for some reason.
Her small hands unconsciously clenched her sleeves, feeling wronged. She was the one who arrived first, so why did that woman in red, who had died once, get the first chance?
This is not fair!
But when it comes to matters of the heart, how can there be any talk of fairness?
It has never been about first come, first served.
Yes, it's just love at first sight, then nothing more.
Chu, the heroine, felt a pang of sorrow as she looked at the handsome young man before her, who had left an indelible mark on her heart at some unknown time. She felt tears welling up in her eyes.
The boy noticed the other's unusual behavior and was about to say something when he met those beautiful eyes filled with tears of grievance. Jiang Chao's heart also trembled slightly.
"Miss Chu Ning, you..."
Chu Ning didn't give him a chance to speak and immediately ran out.
At this moment, Su E lifted the curtain and walked in.
A woman with poor eyesight may have a clear mind.
She squinted at Jiang Chao and said softly:
"Young Master Jiang, are you truly unaware of Ning'er's feelings for you?"
Jiang Chao paused for a moment, then smiled wryly:
"Miss Chu has always been at odds with me, and I've always believed that she dislikes me from the bottom of her heart..."
Su E shook her head and sighed softly.
"What a tragic fate."
As she spoke, this woman, who came from the Valley of Villains but never lost her temper, shouted with a hint of anger in her voice:
"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and chase after them!"
Jiang Chao exclaimed "Ah!" and vanished from the spot in a flash.
……
Lakeside.
The moonlight was bright, and a gentle night breeze was blowing.
The girl stood by the lake, her slender figure reflected in the water.
The girl looked down at her reflection in the water, lost in thought.
Just then, a soft footstep sound came from behind.
The footsteps were so light they were almost inaudible.
But Chu Ning immediately realized the identity of the person behind him.
"Why aren't you spending time with your lover? What are you doing here looking for me?"
Are you angry?
A gentle voice came from behind me.
"Who's angry with you? Who are you to me?" Chu Ning said coldly.
Jiang Chao stepped forward and stood beside the woman, looking at the reflections of the two people in the water.
"I'm sorry," Jiang Chao said.
"You have nothing to apologize for. We were just strangers who met by chance. After this conference, we will have no further connection and should go our separate ways." Chu Ning said in a flat tone.
Jiang Chao was silent for a moment, then said, "Miss Chu, I've always thought of us as friends, and friends shouldn't act like this."
"Friend? Young Master Jiang, did you ever truly consider me a friend?"
Chu Ning sneered, his voice slightly hoarse, "Although we've only known each other for a short time, we've been through many life-and-death situations together, and we've shared hardships. But what about you? You've always kept things from us, always been wary of us. I ask you, Young Hero Jiang, have you ever considered us friends?"
This statement doesn't make sense at first glance, since Jiang Chao really didn't hide much from them, nor did he seem wary or distrustful of them.
Whether it was his background or his martial arts skills, he never intended to deliberately hide anything from them.
But... after thinking about it carefully, Jiang Chao finally understood where the girl's seemingly unreasonable and resentful words came from.
The martial arts tournament held in the Yunmeng Mountain area came to an end under the guidance of several high-ranking Xuanmen masters and three martial arts grandmasters.
Those who made it into the top 100 all received extremely valuable martial arts techniques and weapons.
Of the top ten, seven were martial arts practitioners who had joined one of the four major mystical sects.
The other three joined two martial arts families and became their disciples.
Jiang Chao didn't join in the fun; he heard about these things from his sister Jiang Yunyao and the female knights of Chu.
Unsurprisingly, Qin Shaoling did not make it into the top 100 in this arena competition.
That day, his spear was broken in the hands of a martial arts scion from a family of martial artists, and Qin Shaoling felt guilty for a long time because of it.
This conference is full of hidden talents. Some seemingly ordinary martial arts practitioners often unleash amazing martial arts talent and potential in the end, and can even defeat a group of geniuses from famous sects.
The most famous of them was a young swordsman.
The boy's surname was Xu, and his given name was Ying.
This person possesses exceptional swordsmanship and incredibly profound internal energy. According to assessments by others, he is already very close to reaching the fifth rank of martial arts.
According to Xu Ying himself, he had no teacher and the martial arts techniques he practiced were picked up from a cave after he accidentally fell off a cliff and miraculously survived.
The sword technique he used was something he developed on his own while observing a waterfall in a mountain stream during his spare time from practicing martial arts.
Such talent was so great that even the seven great sects couldn't help but extend an olive branch to him, hoping that he would join their respective sects. If he agreed, they would carefully cultivate him according to the standards of a closed-door disciple, so that his martial arts achievements could reach a higher level.
However, Xu Ying rejected them all.
This genius boy, who was about the same age as Qin Shaoling, eventually chose to become Yue Zhengtian, the leader of the alliance, as his disciple.
For this, the overlord of the martial arts world in the Central Plains was quite happy, and he couldn't hide his smug smile.
The one who recounted this experience to Jiang Chao was none other than the heroine Chu. As she spoke, she also perfectly imitated the facial expressions of the martial arts alliance leader, making Jiang Chao unable to help but laugh heartily.
Afterwards, he naturally received a lot of cold looks from the female knight-errant, who said that Jiang Chao was heartless and cruel, and that he had laughed at her for telling him about what he had seen and heard at the conference.
Jiang Chao quickly admitted his mistake and coaxed Chu Nvxia for a long time before finally making her happy.
"By the way, when the results of the sparring were announced, we also saw the white-clad man who ambushed Miss Li. His surname is Li, his given name is Mo Yi, and he is the young master of the Ancient Pill Sect."
The night before the disciples of the Moon Goddess Palace broke camp.
After the last dinner, the heroine Chu suddenly found Jiang Chao in his tent and said these words with a hidden meaning.
Jiang Chao, who was holding the meat Ganoderma in his arms, blinked and thought for a while before he remembered who Lady Chu was talking about.
It was that pale-faced, beardless young man in white who, after ambushing Li Muqing at the lakeside pavilion, refused to admit that he had been called a turtle in the water or a soft-shelled turtle in the lake.
"He also went up on stage to fight?"
Jiang Chao asked.
The girl shook her head. "No, but the two guards he brought went on stage and each won a match, but they didn't make it into the top 100."
Jiang Chao gave an "oh" and said nothing more.
Mu Qing doesn't even remember him anymore, so if she pays too much attention to him, she'll seem petty.
Seeing his attitude, Chu Ning frowned.
"Aren't you curious why that person attacked your lover in the first place?"
Jiang Chao smirked. "What 'lover'? What nonsense are you spouting, Miss Chu?"
His relationship with Li Muqing was purely platonic; they were just good friends who sparred with each other to improve their martial arts skills, and they had not yet reached the point of being lovers.
"whispering sound!"
Chu the Heroine pouted, "You think we don't know? You've already... Hmph! You lecherous scoundrel! A shameless scoundrel, you dare to do it but not admit it!"
Jiang Chao: "..."
Well, it seems like this can't be kept a secret any longer.
but……
so what?
I, Jiang Chao, have always been a man of my word. It's just that Miss Li refuses to admit it. Does she really think I, Jiang Chao, am a scumbag?
However, I feel a little sorry for my Yiyi.
Thinking of this, Jiang Chao looked somewhat embarrassed.
Although he had anticipated before descending the mountain that he would encounter more than one confidante during his travels, he was still unsure how to handle the situation when the time came.
Seeing his dejected expression and inability to speak, the heroine Chu felt even more distressed for some reason.
Her small hands unconsciously clenched her sleeves, feeling wronged. She was the one who arrived first, so why did that woman in red, who had died once, get the first chance?
This is not fair!
But when it comes to matters of the heart, how can there be any talk of fairness?
It has never been about first come, first served.
Yes, it's just love at first sight, then nothing more.
Chu, the heroine, felt a pang of sorrow as she looked at the handsome young man before her, who had left an indelible mark on her heart at some unknown time. She felt tears welling up in her eyes.
The boy noticed the other's unusual behavior and was about to say something when he met those beautiful eyes filled with tears of grievance. Jiang Chao's heart also trembled slightly.
"Miss Chu Ning, you..."
Chu Ning didn't give him a chance to speak and immediately ran out.
At this moment, Su E lifted the curtain and walked in.
A woman with poor eyesight may have a clear mind.
She squinted at Jiang Chao and said softly:
"Young Master Jiang, are you truly unaware of Ning'er's feelings for you?"
Jiang Chao paused for a moment, then smiled wryly:
"Miss Chu has always been at odds with me, and I've always believed that she dislikes me from the bottom of her heart..."
Su E shook her head and sighed softly.
"What a tragic fate."
As she spoke, this woman, who came from the Valley of Villains but never lost her temper, shouted with a hint of anger in her voice:
"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and chase after them!"
Jiang Chao exclaimed "Ah!" and vanished from the spot in a flash.
……
Lakeside.
The moonlight was bright, and a gentle night breeze was blowing.
The girl stood by the lake, her slender figure reflected in the water.
The girl looked down at her reflection in the water, lost in thought.
Just then, a soft footstep sound came from behind.
The footsteps were so light they were almost inaudible.
But Chu Ning immediately realized the identity of the person behind him.
"Why aren't you spending time with your lover? What are you doing here looking for me?"
Are you angry?
A gentle voice came from behind me.
"Who's angry with you? Who are you to me?" Chu Ning said coldly.
Jiang Chao stepped forward and stood beside the woman, looking at the reflections of the two people in the water.
"I'm sorry," Jiang Chao said.
"You have nothing to apologize for. We were just strangers who met by chance. After this conference, we will have no further connection and should go our separate ways." Chu Ning said in a flat tone.
Jiang Chao was silent for a moment, then said, "Miss Chu, I've always thought of us as friends, and friends shouldn't act like this."
"Friend? Young Master Jiang, did you ever truly consider me a friend?"
Chu Ning sneered, his voice slightly hoarse, "Although we've only known each other for a short time, we've been through many life-and-death situations together, and we've shared hardships. But what about you? You've always kept things from us, always been wary of us. I ask you, Young Hero Jiang, have you ever considered us friends?"
This statement doesn't make sense at first glance, since Jiang Chao really didn't hide much from them, nor did he seem wary or distrustful of them.
Whether it was his background or his martial arts skills, he never intended to deliberately hide anything from them.
But... after thinking about it carefully, Jiang Chao finally understood where the girl's seemingly unreasonable and resentful words came from.