LIGHTNOVELSTORY chapter 42
Chapter 42: Eating Melon Seeds or Not
Lin Qingxue watched He Youzhou’s match from the edge of the stage.
Her evaluation was that he had good luck.
She couldn’t see the intricacies of this battle, but He Youzhou’s performance indeed made people feel that he was simply lucky.
After all, He Youzhou was too embarrassed during the process, not giving off the demeanor of a master.
Especially with that hunched back, Lin Qingxue couldn’t help but think of the mountain bandits she had encountered before, who would lick their daggers.
His whole body exuded the aura of a weakling.
Today, everyone would face two battles, directly determining the top four.
Lin Qingxue took a deep breath. The next match was hers.
If she won, she would be in the top eight, and if she won again, she would be in the top four.
Since He Youzhou could win, she had no reason to lose.
“The next match! Lin Qingxue from Qingshan Sect versus Youlan from Tianyan Sect!” the referee shouted loudly. “Contestants, please come to the stage and prepare!”
Lin Qingxue and Youlan naturally knew in advance who their opponent was, so they were not surprised to hear this arrangement.
To be honest, as far as Lin Qingxue was concerned, she was very satisfied with this match arrangement.
With a light flip, she elegantly stepped onto the stage.
Her neat training clothes made Lin Qingxue look even more valiant.
Then, Lin Qingxue stood in the center of the stage in a hidden sword stance, staring coldly at Youlan.
Youlan looked back meaningfully and also lightly leaped onto the stage.
If everyone had previously said that Xiao Yang was incredibly talented, then Youlan was not far behind. Her training time was much shorter than his.
“On one side, we have the enchanting beauty! A disciple from Tianyan Sect!”
“Her moves are bloody yet magnificent, leaving a deep impression on everyone!”
“She is not just fighting, she is dancing on the stage.”
“This is art!”
As the referee introduced her, Youlan cooperatively bowed to the audience around the stage, like a dancer about to perform.
Seeing Youlan’s posture, Lin Qingxue couldn’t help but frown.
She extremely disliked such women because they gave her a strong sense of vulgarity.
“A witch who doesn’t know how to keep herself clean,” she couldn’t help but mutter.
As she muttered, the referee turned his gaze to her, making her stop muttering immediately.
“And on the other side, we have the rising star of Qingshan Sect! Heroine Lin Qingxue!”
“She has been chivalrous in Baicheng! Gaining the admiration of countless people!”
“And Heroine Lin’s strength is also evident to everyone!”
“Her sword is the sword of a hero!”
Lin Qingxue cupped her hands towards the crowd, trying not to show too much expression on her face.
The previous elimination rounds did not have these introductions, which made her a little unaccustomed.
However, this would not affect her battle. If she got nervous easily, she would have been killed by various villains long ago.
“Witch! Let’s settle our score today!” Lin Qingxue said softly, using her finger as a sword and making a slashing motion.
“Heroine Lin, although you bullied me quite badly back then,” Youlan covered her mouth and laughed lightly, “I don’t hold much grudge against you.”
Youlan had been hunted by too many people, she could hardly remember how miserable she was at the time and how fierce the people behind her were.
Perhaps it was because there were too many people chasing her that she no longer felt anything towards those who were hunting her.
She had only one deep-seated hatred in her heart, and that was Wan Ruicai.
Yulan knew that her strength was still far from enough to kill him, but she still harbored such thoughts.
Even if she couldn’t kill him with her own hands, Yulan would still strike his corpse—Yulan hated Wan Ruicai to that extent.
“You…” Lin Qingxue was surprised by Yulan’s reaction.
Originally, she thought that there was a long-standing grudge between her and Yulan, but now it seemed that the other party didn’t care.
“Hmph! At that time, Tianyan Sect protected you! But on the arena, no one can help you!”
“Even though Baicheng has lifted the bounty on you, I will not forget your evil deeds!”
No matter what, Yulan had hurt people, and that was an ironclad fact that Lin Qingxue would not forget.
“Then I can only ask for your guidance.” Yulan smiled when she saw Lin Qingxue like this.
“Alright! Both contestants, please get ready!” The referee raised his hand after the two finished their trash talk.
He hadn’t announced the start of the match because he wanted to listen to the trash talk between the witch and the heroine.
Casual gossip and trash talk were important parts of the competition, and he had to savor them.
As someone who had hosted competitions for many years, he understood this very well.
Not only did he love to listen, but the audience also loved to hear it. If they could hear something explosive, that would be even better.
“Match start!” The referee waved his hand and quickly retreated, clearing the center of the arena.
As soon as the referee’s voice fell, Lin Qingxue moved like lightning to Yulan’s side.
The long sword hidden behind her slashed out from the side, aiming directly at Yulan’s flaw.
“Heroine Lin, you’re really in a hurry.” Yulan used blood as ink and swung out a shield as thin as gauze.
Silently, the power in Lin Qingxue’s sword was completely neutralized.
“Hmph!” Lin Qingxue snorted coldly and once again assumed the hidden sword stance.
This was just the initial probing; the real battle had not yet begun.
Perhaps because of the special relationship between Yulan and Lin Qingxue, the tense atmosphere on the arena was quite evident.
This was more nerve-wracking than any previous match.
“Fairy Yulan is actually up against my sister, what should I do? Supporting either side feels wrong.” Hong Songzi used a folding fan to cover his troubled expression and muttered to himself under the arena.
Hong Songzi’s real name was Lin Qingsong, the eldest son of the Lin family in Baicheng, and Lin Qingxue’s biological younger brother.
His relationship with his sister was not strained, so it was natural for him to come and watch the match.
However, he didn’t expect the other contestant to be Fairy Yulan, whom he had a good impression of.
To clarify, he didn’t have a good impression of Yulan because of her looks, but because she had helped him before.
Moreover, who wouldn’t like Youlan’s charming yet gentle personality? Isn’t she the perfect mature girl type?
It’s hard to choose, really hard to choose, between my elder sister and the beauty.
“As for me, I definitely support my Youlan.” Suddenly, a voice responded to Hong Songzi’s words.
“Your Youlan?” Hong Songzi looked over in confusion, then his expression froze.
He hadn’t forgotten He Youzhou, “Se… Senior?”
“Yes, it’s me.” He Youzhou nodded, “Haven’t seen you in two days, where are your fair-weather friends?”
“Hmph, those guys, I’ve already cut ties with them.” Hong Songzi said angrily, “You were right, they were just a bunch of fair-weather friends.”
“Want some sunflower seeds?” He Youzhou took out a plate of sunflower seeds and asked.
“Thanks, I won’t be polite then.” Hong Songzi had thought He Youzhou was a terrifying person, but now it seemed he was quite nice.
It turned out that the fierce one was just that murderous witch.