The top-level junior sister also wants to act weak today

"Chu Ying! When did you establish your foundation?" Chu Ying, who had just walked down from the arena, had not yet gained her footing when she saw He Qingfeng rushing towards her aggressively, his eyes full of doubt and dissatisfaction.

Chu Ying was somewhat helpless, but still answered truthfully: "Yesterday, what happened?"

He Qingfeng's brows were knitted together, as if he was pondering something serious: "Why build a foundation now, not earlier or later?"

Chu Ying frowned slightly upon hearing this and was about to retort when she saw Jiang Yingxue beside her raise her eyes and said with a faint smile, "Mr. He, what you said is quite interesting. The Xianyun Sect has abundant spiritual energy, and with your 'threat' and encouragement from He Qingfeng, isn't it normal for Chu Ying to work hard to establish her foundation early?"

Jiang Yingxue's tone was calm, but the sarcasm in her eyes was self-evident. He Qingfeng's face changed slightly at her words, and he pursed his lips tightly, as if he had nothing to say.

He gritted his teeth, glared at Jiang Yingxue, then turned to Chu Ying with a hint of resentment in his tone: "Oh, are you sure this is the result of hard work? You didn't secretly take any banned drugs, did you?"

Chu Ying's face flushed with anger upon hearing this, and she quickly said, "Of course not! Don't spit blood at me! Besides, banned drugs can only force a breakthrough for one hour, and then there will be backlash. I still have to continue the competition later, how could I possibly take that kind of stuff?"

After hearing this, He Qingfeng's face darkened and he snorted coldly, "It's better not to!" After that, he turned around and left angrily, his steps extremely heavy, as if he had nowhere to vent his anger.

Jiang Yingxue rolled her eyes at the other person's back and said slowly, "Tsk, you're just a lemon."

Chu Ying blinked and asked, "Yingxue, what does lemon spirit mean? Lemons become spirits?"

"Lemon essence, a metaphor from my hometown, refers to people like He Qingfeng who can't eat grapes and say the grapes are sour. They are narrow-minded and jealous."

"I see..." Chu Ying nodded: "So, thinking about it this way, he is indeed a sourpuss."

"Puchi..." The two looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.

On the second day, the qualified contestants continued to the second round of competition.

However, this time Jiang Yingxue withdrew from the competition, citing physical discomfort from overexertion on the first day. Therefore, in the second martial arts test, Jiang Yingxue only scored five points. But this was enough, after all, Jiang Yingxue was just trying to control her score and get through it quietly.

Among the 320 candidates, there were only a few who were at the foundation-building stage, so Chu Ying's competition went relatively smoothly.

Five days later, Chu Ying successfully won all six rounds, becoming one of the top five in the second martial arts test and scoring a full thirty points.

On the competition stage, the examiner stood in the center with a serious expression, holding a scroll in his hand. He slowly unfolded it and announced the results of the second martial arts test in a loud and clear voice: "The top five candidates in the second martial arts test are—Cen Yizi, Chu Ying, Lu Xiangnan, Guo Min, and He Qingfeng!"

After the results were announced, there was an immediate burst of excitement from the audience.

"Oh my god, Yingxue!" Chu Ying's face flushed with excitement, her mouth almost reaching her ears. She couldn't help but jump up and grab Jiang Yingxue's hand. "I really didn't expect I could get a perfect score! If you hadn't helped me break through, I would have stopped in the fifth round, or even been seriously injured and forced to withdraw from the competition!"

Chu Ying was as excited as a child at this moment, with a silly smile on her face, completely ignoring the gazes of others, and even couldn't help but jump a few times on the spot. "But look at me now! Hehe, I won it easily! Not hurt at all! It's amazing!"

Jiang Yingxue looked at Chu Ying, smiled knowingly, and then looked at He Qingfeng who was not far away.

Compared to Chu Ying, He Qingfeng looked far more disheveled. His shirt was soaked with sweat, and a few traces of blood clung to his forehead. His face was pale, his lips tightly pursed, clearly straining to endure the excruciating pain.

Perhaps because of my own interference, the final score of this martial arts test is very different from the original.

In the original novel, neither Chu Ying nor He Qingfeng made it to the sixth round.

She originally thought that Chu Ying would successfully build a foundation with her help. As long as she won all six rounds, she would be able to open up a five-point gap with He Qingfeng in the second round.

But she didn't expect that in order to win, He Qingfeng actually risked his life in the examination room and forced a breakthrough to the late stage of Qi Refining Stage, which allowed him to barely defeat his opponent and win the final round.

Seeing this, Jiang Yingxue sighed in her heart, he is indeed a son of luck, he has not even gone astray.

On the high platform, Wan Jinan, the master of the first peak, stared at the candidates below with an unfathomable smile.

He glanced sideways at his disciple Yan Chuan beside him and asked calmly, "Yan Chuan, what do you think of the quality of this year's candidates?"

"There are indeed many remarkable talents, and the five candidates who won all six rounds performed well."

"Yes, I think so too." Wan Jinan smiled and said, "What do you think of Chu Ying?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Chuan frowned slightly. "She has dual spiritual roots and has already established her foundation at such a young age. She is indeed a talent. However, in terms of talent, I think Cen Yizhi is better. He has a calm mind and solid cultivation. And if I remember correctly, Chu Ying's first choice should be the Fourth Peak."

Wan Jinan chuckled and said nonchalantly, "Well, it's just filling out the application form. You can transfer it later."

Hearing this, Yan Chuan couldn't help but startled. He hesitated and asked, "Master, are you trying to recruit Chu Ying?"

"That's right." Wan Jin'an narrowed his eyes. "Master has decided that starting from this year, we must make the First Peak bigger and stronger, and return it to its former peak. In previous years, the people we recruited at the First Peak were all candidates who obeyed the transfer. Their qualifications were not very good, and they ran away after the four-year term was over. As a result, I only have you as an inner disciple. This year, it is rare that a good seedling took the initiative to fill us in as their first choice. Master thinks this is a good opportunity. Right now, I need a large number of talents to complete the mission of the master together. Yan Chuan, what do you think?"

Yan Chuan sighed imperceptibly: "Master, don't forget that our First Peak is the one with the most scarce resources. You want to poach people, but what can you use?"

Wan Jinan chuckled when he heard this, a sly look on his face. He turned sideways, patted Yan Chuan's arm, and said with a hint of ridicule, "Of course it's you!"

"I?"

"Yes," Wan Jin'an said confidently, "I heard that on the last day of registration, because you were there, the queue for the First Peak was much longer than the other queues. That Jiang Yingxue queued for the First Peak just because of you."

Yan Chuan held his forehead helplessly: "Master, who told you that?"

"I'm not just talking nonsense; this is the truth. Think about it, Jiang Yingxue, so frail and sickly, logically, she should have chosen the most beneficial alchemy practice. But not only did she not go, she even chose the physically demanding sword practice. What does this abnormality indicate?"

Wan Jinan said excitedly, and seeing Yan Chuan didn't react, he continued, "That means the girl is here for you!"