Everyone's all smiles on the surface but secretly cunning, but the junior sister only wants to

Just as Jiang Shiliu and Jiang Moqi were playfully frolicking, Bei Xi and Jiang Chuhuai, who had already entered the room, were also enacting a similar scene. At this moment, the jade pendant that Jiang Chuhuai was carrying suddenly began to heat up for some reason, and its temperature gradually rose as if it were about to burst into flames.

Sensing something amiss, Jiang Chuhuai quickly took the jade pendant from his robes. On the front was engraved a bold, flowing character for "Jiang," while the back was meticulously carved with a lifelike lotus flower. Upon closer inspection, one could clearly see that the lotus had exactly seven petals, each translucent and clearly defined.

Surprisingly, the seven-petaled lotus on the jade pendant perfectly echoed the seven-colored lotus hidden deep within Jiang Shiliu's body. Jiang Chuhuai was overjoyed and quickly turned to Bei Xi beside him, saying, "Master, why is my jade pendant suddenly so hot? Could it be that my sister is also here right now?" His excitement was palpable.

Upon hearing this, Bei Xi nodded slightly and pondered for a moment before slowly saying, "This is not entirely impossible. Today is the day of a grand competition between sects, and many elite disciples will be here to participate. Among them are some newcomers who are taking this opportunity to broaden their horizons. Don't rush, don't rush. When the disciples participating in the competition line up to draw lots later, we can pay more attention and perhaps find some clues." After saying this, Bei Xi gently patted Jiang Chuhuai's hand to reassure him.

Jiang Chuhuai pondered his master's words and nodded to himself, thinking, "Yes, what my master said makes perfect sense." So he stayed quietly and obediently in his room, waiting for the moment of drawing lots to arrive.

Meanwhile, Song Shiyue was anxiously chasing after them. Just as he was about to catch up with Jiang Chuhuai and the others, an unexpected obstacle appeared out of nowhere—a surprise guest suddenly entered his field of vision. He looked closely and saw it was Su Luoluo, talking to the person who had beaten him black and blue the night before. What was that person's name again? He couldn't quite remember.

Seeing this, Song Shiyue had no choice but to stop abruptly and quickly slip behind a nearby building. However, the distance between them was too great, and no matter how hard he strained his ears, he couldn't make out what they were saying. After thinking for a moment, Song Shiyue decisively pulled out an invisibility talisman from his pocket. This talisman was personally drawn by Jiang Shiliu, and its quality was undoubtedly top-notch!

Song Shiyue muttered incantations and instantly activated the invisibility talisman in his hand. Then, he tiptoed cautiously towards the direction where Su Luoluo and the man surnamed An were. When he was about three meters away, he finally stopped and brazenly began to eavesdrop on their conversation.

"Hello, I'm sorry, this is my first time here and I'm not very familiar with the area. Could I ask where the rooms for the disciples of the Lingtian Sect are?" Su Luoluo asked.

"I'm really sorry, this is my first time here too, and I don't know where the rooms for the participating sects are. Why don't you go ask someone else?" Xiao An replied with a smile, but the smile in his eyes gradually turned cold.

Song Shiyue was secretly pleased; it seemed they didn't know each other. Just then, a gust of wind blew by, and the faint sound of a conversation between the two people behind them drifted over. "Actually, I'm looking for someone. His name is Jiang Chuhuai. Do you know him?" Su Luoluo's voice carried a hint of urgency. Xiao An shook his head. "Never heard of him." Song Shiyue frowned slightly. What did she want with Jiang Chuhuai? Just as he was wondering, he suddenly heard Su Luoluo mutter softly, "Strange, where is he?" Song Shiyue was startled. Based on his past life, Su Luoluo should have drugged herself after entering the secret realm following the competition and gotten separated from her team. Jiang Chuhuai and Su Luoluo were assigned to the same team, which is why they knew each other. How did she know Jiang Chuhuai now? Had she also been reborn?

At noon, Jiang Chuhuai arrived at the drawing site with the group, his eyes constantly scanning the surrounding crowd, trying to find his younger sister. Bei Xi silently observed his actions, a hint of doting in her eyes. Suddenly, Jiang Chuhuai's eyes lit up, as if he had spotted her. He was about to run over to confirm when Bei Xi tugged at his sleeve. "Don't rush, let's see if you've mistaken her for someone else," Bei Xi said softly. At this moment, everyone nervously awaited the drawing results, a subtle atmosphere filling the entire venue.

Upon hearing Bei Xi's words, Jiang Chuhuai stopped and looked closely, only to find that he had indeed mistaken someone for someone else, and couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

Feng Yichen was one of the referees, and because his swordsmanship had reached its pinnacle, it was most appropriate for him to draw the lots for the swordsmanship competition. "The final day is the swordsmanship competition. Here are the draw results: Jiang Shiliu of the Xuantian Sword Sect will face Jiang Chuhuai of the Cangqiong Heavenly Sect; Xuanxiao of the Tianfo Sect will face Su Luoluo of the Lingtian Sect..."

Upon hearing the draw results, Su Luoluo's gaze fell upon Jiang Chuhuai's name, a subtle, almost imperceptible smile playing on her lips. Song Shiyue observed all of this, becoming even more certain that Su Luoluo had been reborn; otherwise, she wouldn't be so concerned about this competition.

Jiang Shiliu was completely dumbfounded, like an eggplant ravaged by frost. Good heavens! How could this be? She was supposed to use her mediocre swordsmanship to compete against her incredibly powerful villainous brother, Jiang Chuhuai? This was practically a joke!

Moreover, although there were indeed scenes of men and women fighting each other in the original plot described in the book, the arrangement of the characters in this competition is now completely messed up!

Jiang Shiliu kept muttering to herself, "This is terrible! I'm afraid that the moment I step onto the stage, I'll be kicked off without mercy! Please don't let that happen! If that happens, everyone here will know just how awful my swordsmanship is!!! Do I have no dignity left?!"

Just then, Mo Yuchen suddenly spoke up and asked, "Little Shiliu, judging from your appearance, are you feeling very scared?"

Jiang Shiliu nodded hurriedly and replied, "Yes, yes, I'm so scared! I don't want to fight that Jiang Chuhuai! Please, can you let me just give up this match?"

However, Mo Yuchen gently shook his head and replied with a smile, "Oh dear, no way~ because this competition has introduced brand new rules. Once the names of both players are determined, unless you can successfully obtain the unanimous permission of all the referees, you cannot arbitrarily change your opponent, nor can you choose to forfeit and withdraw."

Jiang Shiliu was furious, her face flushed red. Her eyes widened, hands on her hips, and she burst into a tirade: "Which damned, lightning-struck bastard dared to add such an absurd rule! Not only that, but they even changed the competition format to male-female duels! You know, in all previous sect competitions, it has always been female-female duels, and male-male duels. It should only be in the final team competition that mixed-gender teams should participate! This sudden change is simply unbelievable!"

Meanwhile, Jiang Moqi, who sat leisurely to the side sipping fragrant tea, was smiling as he watched the crowd's angry reaction. It turned out that this shocking new rule was proposed by him, the sponsor. He took a sip of tea, then slowly set down his cup, a subtle hint of smugness playing on his lips.

Initially, Jiang Moqi, leveraging his status as a sponsor, discussed matters related to the upcoming sect competition with the leaders of various sects. When he proposed changing the competition format to a mixed-gender duel, the sect leaders were initially hesitant. However, after careful consideration, they gradually came to believe that Jiang Moqi's suggestion made sense.

After all, the sect competitions in previous years had followed almost the same formula, inevitably leading to viewer fatigue. Perhaps this change could add some freshness and excitement to the event, thereby attracting more attention. Therefore, under Jiang Moqi's strong persuasion, the sect leaders finally nodded in agreement to his proposed new rule.