She became a god

The contestant's sudden illness naturally alerted the judges in the stands.

"How could such a promising talent suddenly fall ill?"

Ye Qingzhou smiled and said, "The situation is unclear. Senior Yue is highly respected and his words carry weight. We mustn't let anyone use this against us."

Before Elder Yue could react, Ye Qingzhou continued, "If it's just a relapse of an old illness, that's fine, but if it's poisoning... sigh, if this gets out, I'm afraid it will have a terrible impact on the holding of our Diviner Competition."

Upon hearing this, the judges present all changed color, and some of the more impatient ones were already calculating whether Ye Qingzhou's guess was true.

Which of the judges who sat on the judging panel wasn't a renowned fortune teller? Although they couldn't predict the existence of the Divine Calculation System, they could still tell that Liu Qing's illness was caused by a villain.

The most likely candidate for the small figure is Murong Yan, who was competing against Liu Qing.

Ling Tianchu had no choice but to step in and say, "Find a medical practitioner to treat Liu Qing first, and suspend the competition."

Ye Qingzhou took a sip of Changchun Dew and asked, "What if Liu Qing's illness doesn't stabilize today?"

"Then Murong Yan will advance to the semifinals."

"Pfft." Ye Qingzhou said calmly, "That's not appropriate. As everyone knows, Liu Qing defeated Murong Yan in the round of 32. Murong Yan cannot be judged the winner just because he was unwell during the semi-finals. Furthermore, Murong Yan is still suspected of poisoning. If he advances to the semi-finals, what will the other cultivators think?"

Ling Tianchu frowned, "You've shown too much malice towards Yan'er."

Ye Qingzhou shrugged, "Senior Ling, feel free to think that way. I'm only considering the reputation of the Diviner Competition and Xuanji Pavilion."

"you…"

Lieyang, the master of Xuanji Pavilion, quickly stepped in to smooth things over, "Junior Sister Ling, please don't take offense at a junior like me. Zhouzhou, I've treated you quite well before. Just say a few words, and I'll pick some peaches from the back mountain for you to eat later."

Ye Qingzhou sighed, "Sect Master, it's not that I can just ignore Senior Ling and pretend nothing happened because I said a few less words."

Liu Qing's headache was so severe that it was obvious his mental state was unstable, and it wouldn't get better for at least three to five days.

When the person wakes up and discovers that a defeated opponent is ranked higher than them, they'll definitely cause a scene.

Lieyang nodded in agreement. "That makes sense, but the competition time is limited. We can't let his illness affect the progress of the competition. Although Junior Nephew Murong is suspicious, we don't have any evidence that he did it."

Ye Qingzhou knew that Lieyang always valued the interests of his sect. Although he was much more emotionally intelligent than Ling Tianchu, he would definitely protect Murong Yan.

The Diviner Competition is held once every thousand years. If the disciples of Xuanji Pavilion can rank high, she, as the sect leader, will naturally have more face.

But... this is not good for Ye Qingzhou.

"Since Liu Qing can't compare, why don't we tie for fourth place between the two of them?"

Ling Tianchu disagreed, saying, "Your suggestion is unfair to the competition."

"Hmph! Then both of them will be eliminated!"

“You…” Although Ling Tianchu was trembling with anger at Ye Qingzhou, he dared not make any rash moves.

There are five judges in total. Traditionally, one judge is from each of the Little Panda Clan, Xuanji Pavilion, Tianji Tower, and the Loose Cultivator Alliance, and the organizers have one more seat.

If Ye Qingzhou insists on eliminating the two men, then Tianji Tower, which has always regarded Xuanji Pavilion as its mortal enemy, will definitely vote. Elder Yue of the Loose Cultivator Alliance values ​​reputation the most, and it is very likely that he will vote them out because Murong Yan is suspected of poisoning.

The organizer, Lieyang, finally made the decision, "Then let them tie for fourth place. However..."

Changing the subject, Lieyang said, "If Liu Qing continues like this tomorrow, I urge Princess Ye not to cause any more trouble."

The implication was that Ye Qingzhou was forbidden from saying anything suspicious about Murong Yan again.

Ye Qingzhou knew when to stop. "The Pavilion Master is wise. The list of the top four has been released. See you tomorrow."

That night, at Mingyuxuan.

Sun Hongyu angrily asked, "Why didn't you eliminate them both?"

"Why should I eliminate them both? Murong Yan poses no threat to me, so what difference does it make whether he makes it to the semi-finals or not?"

"It doesn't affect you, but it does affect me!"

Ye Qingzhou yawned. "What does this have to do with me?"

"Zhouzhou, you're so cold-blooded. After the competition today, Master only cared about comforting Murong Yan and didn't even glance at me. That bitch Murong Yan even pretended to be too frightened. Do you know how wronged I felt?"

Ye Qingzhou rubbed his temples. What's going on every day? When will this competition end?

If she stays any longer, she'll get a headache too!

"Have you said enough?" Ye Qingzhou said with a rare cold face. "You complain about everything but don't know how to fight for it. You really expect a free lunch."

Sun Hongyu was bewildered. "Compete? How am I supposed to compete?"

"Why should the latecomer surpass the early one? Because the latecomer competes and grabs. Murong Yan knows to ask questions about things he doesn't know, but don't you know? Are you just talking for nothing?"

"But Master always shows a lot of bias towards Murong Yan because of his status as the son of an old friend. Even though Murong Yan and I are competing together, her attention is always on Murong Yan."

Two days ago, I had an asthma attack and called my master, who was watching the match, over. Because of my condition, my master was very gentle and considerate towards me. It was also on that day that Murong Yan lost to Liu Qing, and I was overjoyed.

Ye Qingzhou's heart stirred. "This shows that although Senior Ling is biased, he doesn't completely disregard you as his eldest disciple. You should express your feelings more, and Senior Ling will naturally care more about you."

Today, Senior Ling praised Murong Yan for asking questions promptly when he had doubts. Murong Yan can do it, so can you!

Write down all your questions and difficulties. Senior Ling will definitely praise you for being so eager to learn.

Even if she doesn't praise you, she'll be busy answering your questions, naturally paying less attention to Murong Yan.

Why do you keep cursing and swearing all day long? Who are you? What are Murong Yan's status? Don't lower yourself to the level of a human being.

That's all Ye Qingzhou had to say. These were his final words of advice to Sun Hongyu. If she could understand them, great; if not, he had done all he could.

Ye Qingzhou left leisurely, leaving Sun Hongyu to process the situation in silence.

A moment later, Sun Hongyu decided to go to Ling Tianchu's Wind and Rain Pavilion.

Unexpectedly, someone was faster than her.

Murong Yan was carrying the books and walking out. "Greetings, Senior Sister. Are you also here for tutoring from Master? I'm a bit slow-witted, and Master was worried I'd embarrass her, so she specially arranged for me to get tutoring."

Sun Hongyu nodded, unwilling to say another word, and walked inside on her own.

Murong Yan was greatly surprised. This simpleton usually mocked him whenever he saw him. How could he suddenly be so calm?

Normally, Murong Yan would definitely try to provoke Sun Hongyu to see what she was up to.

Unfortunately, things didn't go well today, and he had no energy to pay attention to Sun Hongyu's changes. He just wanted to hurry back to his cave to plan for tomorrow's competition.

Sun Hongyu entered, bowed respectfully, and asked Ling Tianchu for guidance on her studies.

Although Ling Tianchu was surprised, it was her responsibility as a teacher to teach and answer questions.

If my disciple is determined to learn well, she will naturally agree.

Seeing that Ling Tianchu didn't find her annoying but instead taught her patiently, Sun Hongyu couldn't help but waver.

Perhaps, I don't need to care too much about Murong Yan.