This is my first time playing the female lead, what's wrong with the tea and snacks?

"What's going on? Why is Ji Ruqing going to the Zhan Yue Sect?"

"Could the rumors be true?"

"Wait, wait, isn't this going to be interesting?..."

Under everyone's gaze, Ji Ruqing arrived a short distance in front of Su Yu.

Jiang Yixue and the others were also startled, with a sense of foreboding, but they still walked over to Su Yu's side.

Just as Ji Ruqing was about to walk towards Su Yu, Ye Xuan stepped out.

He stood in front of Su Yu, his golden eyes fixed on her without flinching.

"You've become stronger?"

Ji Ruqing raised an eyebrow and met Ye Xuan's gaze.

In an instant, a strong smell of gunpowder filled the air as the golden divine light and the azure sword intent collided invisibly, creating a tense atmosphere.

The terrifying aura caused the surrounding crowd to retreat dozens of meters away, fearing they would be affected.

hiss---

Here we go again?

Su Yu stroked Emei, watching this scene with a great headache.

While the benefits of being chosen by fate are numerous, they can lead to disaster if they clash with other factors.

At a time like this, we definitely can't let them start fighting again.

Su Yu steeled himself and stepped forward, standing between Ye Xuan and Ji Ruqing, his voice low and tinged with shame and anger:

"What did you promise me?"

"We almost lost our lives last time. Do you want to be laughed at in public like this?"

"If you continue like this, I will never speak to you again!"

Ye Xuan and Ji Ruqing were both startled, and their hostility gradually dissipated. They lowered their eyes slightly, as if they were admitting their mistakes.

The terrifying aura emanating from them dissipated, and the towering peak pressing down on everyone's heads also vanished, allowing them to relax as if they were deflated balloons.

"Humph."

Su Yu snorted coldly, glanced at them with displeasure, and quickly moved away from the two of them, as if she didn't want to have any contact with them.

Ye Xuan glanced coldly at Ji Ruqing, ignored her, and immediately followed Su Yu.

Ji Ruqing followed without expression.

And so, Su Yu, who had initially kept his distance from them, was followed by the two men who stood motionless beside him like guardians, without saying a word.

Although the two no longer seemed to be at odds, the atmosphere was strange and heavy.

"......"

"As expected, the rumors were true. Ye Xuan and Ji Ruqing fought fiercely over the Qingyi Fairy..."

"My god, these two are monsters capable of unleashing terrifying power! They can't even be described as geniuses. In the entire Eastern Xuan Region, what woman couldn't they have? And now they're fighting over the same woman?... "

"Please, that's Fairy Qingyi! Her talent is no less than theirs, not to mention she's as beautiful as a fairy. It's nothing special that heroes have always loved beauties."

"Holy crap, doesn't that mean Mu Qingyi will win the next round of the arena? With these two protectors around, who would dare to mess with her?"

"You make it sound like they could beat you even without their protectors..."

Su Yu was caught in the middle between the two, feeling uneasy and unsure whether to leave or stay.

Hearing the gossip of the disciples around him, he was completely devastated, both physically and mentally.

These two guys actually made him look like a monkey in front of everyone, making him a laughingstock?

It's sandy, it's red bean paste!

"......"

Why hasn't the match started yet?

The time has come, and everyone has gathered. Why hasn't anyone arrived yet?

The ordeal continues.

Half an hour later, a vortex split open on the arena, affecting the entire Extreme Cloud Secret Realm.

Several elders emerged from the crack.

The disciples were all surprised to see these four familiar elders.

"Is this Elder Zong Hongbo from my Imperial Palace? He's the leader of our sect this time. What brings him here?"

"And Elder Hu Shou of my Zhan Yue Sect!"

"And Elder Wang Yanghui of my Tianyuan Sect?!"

"Elder Ke Jing??"

Everyone was suspicious, for these four were the highest representatives of the Four Sects Grand Competition!

They usually just sit and observe from a distance, rather than taking charge.

Shouldn't it have been ordinary elders and deacons who came? Why are they the ones?

Zong Hongbo and his three companions had forced their way into the Extreme Cloud Secret Realm because of an anomaly that caused a spatial rift to appear.

When they encountered a spatial rift, they stopped in the sky to repair it.

It took a long time to repair and stabilize the secret realm.

Then the four of them immediately entered the secret realm.

They had assumed something earth-shattering had happened in the secret realm and were on high alert, but when they saw the disciples gathered together, chatting and laughing, they were instantly dumbfounded.

"What...can anyone tell me what's going on? Wasn't there some kind of anomaly?"

"Like green? Like green?!"

"Ruqing, what are you doing at the Zhan Yue Sect?"

Zong Hongbo led Hu Shou and the other two down onto the arena. When they saw that Ji Ruqing was actually mixed in with the Zhan Yue Sect's area, they were taken aback.

Ji Ruqing stepped forward and said without changing her expression, "Elder Zong."

"Ru Qing, what exactly is going on? What happened to those two Saint Realm powers from before?"

"Where did they go after they broke through the barrier of the secret realm? Have you noticed anything amiss?"

Ji Ruqing paused for a moment, about to blurt out, but feeling the subtle danger in Su Yu's gaze beside her, her throat bobbed involuntarily.

After a few seconds of thought, he said, "Those two Saintly Realm powers from before were actually generated from a friendly exchange between Ye Xuan and me."

"I apologize for not being able to control my power at the time and causing the elders concern."

"What?! It's the two of you?!"

Upon hearing this, Zong Hongbo and the other three were so shocked that they could not close their mouths.

That holy power, comparable to the top power of a sect, is extremely rare in the entire Eastern Xuan Region. It was actually unleashed by Ji Ruqing and Ye Xuan?

"Wait, how could you possibly unleash the power of a Saintly Realm expert?!"

"You've only just been promoted to emperor..."

Ji Ruqing said, "I used the trump card left by my master, and temporarily possessed the power of the Saintly Realm."

Ye Xuan glanced at Su Yu and said, "I also used the trump card that my master left me."

"Power possession, huh? I see."

"It seems it was just a false alarm." Zong Hongbo and the other three suddenly realized and relaxed.

It's good that nothing happened. If something had gone wrong during the competition they were hosting, their sins would have been enormous!

Ke Jing, standing to the side, frowned slightly.

"Even if obtaining the power of the Saintly Realm is temporary, the price paid is enormous. I understand that you can withstand it, after all, you have the Azure Cloud Sword Body, but how can Ye Xuan remain unharmed?"

Ke Jing's words also drew curious glances from the surrounding disciples.

They knew Ye Xuan was extraordinary, even capable of standing shoulder to shoulder with Ji Ruqing, but they simply didn't know what secrets he held.

After pondering for a moment, Ye Xuan also felt that the celestial bodies should not be preserved.

He stepped forward, his aura surging, and a golden sea of ​​qi surged forth, creating a sudden gust of wind.

Within that towering golden sea of ​​energy, everyone swayed precariously, and even the four elders, including Zong Hongbo, felt a powerful sense of unease.

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