After the competition ended that day, everyone from Yaochi Palace returned to the inn. Lin Jingjing, unusually, did not go out but stayed in her room to practice her skills.

Yinyin heard about this from Hongyao, but didn't offer any opinion and let her go on her own.

After all, she had just been stimulated by Yin Yin's sudden increase in strength during the day, so no matter how you look at it, Lin Jingjing would work hard for a few more days.

Although I don't know how long this situation will last, I'll just take it as it comes.

After visiting on the first day, Xuan Nu did not attend on the second day, only sending Yin Yin and Lin Jing Jing to lead the group.

On the third day, the Mysterious Woman reappeared.

This time, the competition wasn't held on the mountainside of Jianmen Mountain, and there weren't even many people qualified to watch it live.

Yinyin glanced at them and saw that most of them involved elders.

"Yinyin," Lin Jingjing said, standing far away from the actual fighting area, "Do you think Master will be able to win in the end?"

Yinyin glanced at her and said softly, "Master won't win in the end."

"Why?" Lin Jingjing asked subconsciously before realizing that whether Xuan Nu could win in the end depended not only on her strength but also on other factors.

Being the best in the world is not just a title, but also a responsibility and a constraint.

Xuan Nu only wanted to demonstrate her abilities and make others wary, not to gain empty fame and then see Yaochi Palace develop rapidly, only to fall into ruin like the Gate of All Beings after its splendor.

"here we go!"

Hearing someone exclaim in surprise, Yin Yin and her sister looked towards Xuan Nu together.

There are five top experts participating today. Apart from Xuan Nu, they are all "veterans" who have participated in the competition for the title of the world's number one at least once.

Among these people, some had good relationships, while others had bad ones.

As a newcomer, Xuan Nu should have been the one most ostracized.

However, since Xuan Nu had no grudge against them, they did not deal with her immediately. Instead, they all attacked their greatest enemy first.

After watching for a while, the Yin sisters finally understood why Xuan Nu and the others had kept all the disciples watching so far away.

When these top masters fight, it's no different from bombing each other.

One moment a tree on the mountain falls down, the next a large crater appears somewhere.

At the beginning of the fight, these people recognized each other, but after they started fighting, they attacked each other, and then two of them teamed up to deal with another person.

They've truly mastered the art of strategic alliances.

Lin Jingjing's eyes followed Xuan Nu's location, she was extremely nervous.

While paying attention to Xuan Nu, Yin Yin also took a look at the other people's moves.

After all, such a high-level competition is a rare opportunity, and one with so many participants only happens once every ten years.

With no other means to preserve and appreciate the scene, she could only rely on her own eyes to memorize as much of the situation as possible, so she could ponder it later when she got back.

The five players played from dawn until noon, and two of them were eliminated first.

Of the remaining three, two were enemies and decided to eliminate Xuan Nu together, so they joined forces.

Xuan Nu held out against the two men for another hour before she saw an opening and took the initiative to leave the area.

“Master,” Yin Yin and the other two stepped forward to greet her.

Xuan Nu moved freely, and apart from being a little tired from fighting for too long, she was actually not injured. She was much better off than the two from before: "I'm fine, you two enjoy watching the competition."

Seeing that she was in good spirits, the Yin sisters obediently continued watching.

The group wasn't initially locked in a life-or-death struggle; although they had done their best, they had also left themselves some leeway.

Now that only these two remain, they both wish they could kill each other, their strength has almost doubled, and their power has increased significantly.

In the end, the one wielding the sword, Master Yun, flattened the top of Jianmen Mountain.

The massive boulders rolled down the mountaintop and into the sea, creating huge waves.

In the end, it was naturally the Yun Sect Master who won. Although the other Sect Master, Nie, did not die, he was seriously injured and would probably need a long time to recover after returning home.

With the outcome decided, Xuan Nu and the others naturally stepped forward to offer their congratulations.

Because Xuan Nu had held out for so long despite being attacked by the two, even though Sect Master Yun won, he treated Xuan Nu better than the other two.

When they descended the mountain, Sect Master Yun led his disciples in the lead. Sect Master Nie should have been second, but because he was too badly injured, and with the tacit consent of the others, Xuan Nu became the second person to walk in the lead.

Sect Leader Nie ranked third.

Upon seeing this ranking, people in the martial arts world were in an uproar.

To put it bluntly, the sect that benefited the most this time was definitely the sect of Master Yun, but the second most, and still one that no one dared to provoke, was naturally Yaochi Palace.

After the martial arts tournament ended, Xuan Nu and the others packed their luggage and planned to return to Yaochi Palace.

This time, Lin Jingjing didn't linger outside and followed Xuan Nu and the others.

The results of the contest between several top masters had already spread throughout the martial arts world. When Yinyin and the others returned to Yaochi Palace, they were greeted with a grand celebration ceremony.

However, Yin Yin did not participate. After returning, she quickly washed up and then locked herself in the training room to go into seclusion.

During her seclusion, Lin Jingjing left her a letter and rushed down the mountain alone to return home before the New Year.

By the time Yinyin emerged from seclusion, the New Year had passed, and the snow was almost melting when she finally saw the letter.

"Master," Yin Yin quietly walked up to Xuan Nu after putting away her things, then smiled unconsciously, "It's done!"

Xuan Nu suddenly stood up and attacked Yin Yin without saying a word.

Yinyin quickly blocked her and started sparring with her.

In an instant, the air inside the room was filled with swirling energy, and many things were knocked over.

Cushions, tables, and chairs are fine; as long as they aren't directly attacked, they'll just fall over. But pretty porcelain items are a different story. If they fall to the ground, they'll either chip or shatter into pieces.

Before long, the house looked like it had been ransacked; it was dilapidated and there was nothing of value in it.

When the master and apprentice stopped fighting in tacit agreement, Yin Yin looked at the situation in the room and suddenly felt a little guilty.

"Master, Aunt Hongyao won't suddenly come over, will she?" Looking at this room, even if Hongyao had a good temper, her blood pressure would probably rise suddenly.

After all, Hongyao had put a lot of thought into the arrangement of this room.

The fragments scattered on the ground are not just fragments, but also the sound of silver breaking.

Xuan Nu cleared her throat, completely ignoring her question: "When do you plan to go out and make your way in the world?"

This topic transition was so abrupt.

Yinyin stared at her for a while before saying, "Master, you want to send me away already?"

“How do you mean to send you away?” Xuan Nu said helplessly. “We should have arranged for you to leave last year, but because there were many things to do last year and you went into seclusion, it was delayed until now.”

"What, you still don't want to go out?"

"How could that be?" Yin Yin said. "It's just that you might feel uncomfortable after I leave the house, Master."

"If you miss me, just send me a letter, and I'll write back to you often."

“You’re always running around outside, who knows where you are, and how can we send you a letter?” After saying that, Xuan Nu couldn’t help but add, “Never mind, I will send you a letter.”

Yinyin was smiling smugly when she suddenly heard a noise at the door.

"Palace Master, I just saw that the door to Yin Yin's room was open, but no one was there. Has she come over?"

Done!

The master and apprentice looked towards the door at the same time, just in time to see the smile on Hongyao's face disappear suddenly.

Hongyao looked up, her gaze lingering on Xuan Nu and Yin Yin's faces for a moment before finally stopping.

"Master! Gatekeeper!"

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