mtl008 Chapter 31 Sect Grand Competition (6)
Chapter 31 Sect Grand Competition (6)
After searching along the way, Xianyun Peak managed to hunt down only a few ghosts here and there.
Jian Muyi scratched his head: "Could it be that the Wen family didn't prepare any ghosts at all? Otherwise, why haven't we found a single one in all this time?"
Luo Zai Shui stretched his wrists: "There were at least a thousand in the last competition, it's impossible that I didn't encounter them."
Shi Ming glanced at the sky and said, "No rush, there are still three hours left. Let's look around some more."
"I wonder how much the other sects have hunted."
"Young man, don't be afraid."
The innocent young man from the Wen family was surrounded by the Wanjian Sect again.
"We just want to borrow your bow."
The boy was on the verge of tears and could only pitifully hand over the bow. He was destined not to get any results this year, and he didn't know if he would be punished when he got back.
Ye Xiao took the bow, then handed him a homemade bow: "Thanks, and I hope you won't say anything more after you leave."
The boy nodded: "I won't say anything more... Don't worry..."
On the other side, Linghaizong somehow encountered the Wen family. Seeing that the Wen family members looked confident of victory, Chu Yeli's eyes darted around, and he secretly led his men to pick up the scraps behind them.
"The Wen family is really despicable. They actually hid the ghost in a certain place. Only the Wen family could find this place." The second disciple of Linghai Sect said indignantly.
Another junior disciple, witnessing their archery skills, couldn't help but complain, "Wait, with so many ghosts here, how can they miss nine out of ten arrows?"
"Let's go, we'll sneak up behind them and fire arrows stealthily, without them noticing, understand?"
"understand!"
Chu Yeli glanced back. At this moment, he wished that the other sects could stay with them, so that if something happened, they would share the burden together.
The disciples of the Huayu Sect also gathered together.
"Senior sister, this can't go on."
Qiao An threw away the broken bow in her hand and kicked it aside: "The Wen family is deliberately trying to prevent us from getting any points."
Nie Xushuang leaned against a tree and opened her eyes: "Shh—"
"The Wen family is in the east; let's go find them."
Nie Xushuang stood up, dusted off the dirt on her back, and walked forward with the arrow in her hand.
Joan didn't understand: "Why would you want to see them? It's disgusting."
Nie Xushuang curled her lips: "We may not get any points, but they might. Besides, Linghai Sect has already joined in the fun, so why don't we get involved in this mess as well?"
"understand!"
Sun Heng slammed his fist on the tree trunk: "Damn it! Not only did they make such a terrible bow, but there are hardly any ghosts left! Isn't the Wen family just disgusting people?"
Sun Yuan stopped him: "Brother, be careful with your hands."
"Alright, alright, let's look again. Leaving early would be too embarrassing."
"Let's split up and search," Shi Ming suggested, stopping in his tracks.
"Using the Wind Riding Technique, we'll be fast enough to search the entire mountain. If we encounter ghosts, we'll kill them; if we encounter members of the Wen family, we'll hide and avoid direct confrontation. If we encounter members of other sects, we won't waste time talking to them."
"it is good!"
The elders' faces darkened as they looked at the various sects' results.
Most ordinary sects had dismal results, and even the five major sects only managed to hunt a handful of them. In contrast, the Wen family hunted dozens of them.
Everyone present was shrewd and knew their own strength and the Wen family's nature perfectly well, but the Wen family's behavior was truly unpleasant.
Song Yu took a sip of tea and said to Ji Yuan, "It seems that none of our sects are very lucky. We haven't even encountered many ghosts."
Ji Yuan remained calm: "Luck is also part of cultivation. It's a good opportunity to temper the children's character, to avoid arrogance and impetuosity, so that they can achieve great things."
Elder Huayu Sect echoed, "Elder Ji is right. This is the time for the children to temper their character. Hunting a few ghosts is easy, but tempering their character is rare."
"Heh, if you're not as skilled, don't make excuses here." Wen Lian raised his chin arrogantly, looking down on the elders whose cultivation was far superior to his. "I think these disciples of various sects and young masters of aristocratic families are nothing special. They can't even hunt down a ghost. What great things can they possibly do?"
Lu Da chuckled and poured Ji Yuan a cup of tea: "The time hasn't come yet, and it's still uncertain who will emerge victorious."
An elder of Linghai Sect suddenly laughed out loud: "Elder Lu is right. Look, isn't our Linghai Sect's luck coming our way?"
Before the time it takes to drink a cup of tea has passed, Lin Haizong's score has actually caught up with the Wen family's.
Wen Lian snorted dismissively, "Just luck."
The elder of Linghai Sect chuckled and repeated Ji Yuan's words: "Luck is also a part of cultivation."
"Hey, senior brother, isn't that the junior sister from Xianyun Peak?" Zhou Mian from the Wanjian Sect had sharp eyes and recognized the white figure at a glance.
Without thinking twice, Ye Xiao called out to her, "Miss Su!"
Su Wusi heard someone call her and subconsciously stopped in her tracks. She turned around, her hair still flying in the wind, and met the gaze of that old friend.
For a moment, Ye Xiao forgot what he wanted to say to her; only his wildly beating heart heard everything clearly.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Su Wusi turned to leave.
Seeing that his senior brother had suddenly become mute, Xu Yu had no choice but to speak up for him: "Has Junior Sister Su gotten separated from her senior brothers and sisters?"
Su Wusi shook her head and added, "Let's search separately."
Ye Xiao looked in the direction she was heading and advised, "Miss Su, you shouldn't go there. We've already searched that area and found nothing."
Su Wusi nodded and changed direction again.
Seeing that the young girl was alone, and that her senior brother seemed lost in thought at this crucial moment, Zhou Mian took it upon herself to invite her: "Junior Sister Su, we're also heading in that direction. Why don't we go together? If we encounter any ghosts, we'll each rely on our own strength, what do you say?"
Su Wusi looked at Ye Xiao, asking for his opinion.
Xu Yu nudged his senior brother with his elbow, and Ye Xiao finally snapped out of his daze. He cleared his throat and said, "Miss Su, why don't you come with us?"
Su Wusi looked at him suspiciously: "Can you keep up with my speed?"
"what?"
Zhou Mian didn't understand, but then she saw Su Wusi turn into a white afterimage and disappear in the blink of an eye.
Xu Yu helped her put her jaw down in surprise: "Don't be too surprised. Xianyun Peak's escape speed is recognized as the fastest in the cultivation world."
"When they sparred with me..."
"I'll let you have it." Xu Yu directly shattered the girl's fantasy. "Once the people of Xianyun Peak master the Wind Riding Technique, people of the same level can't even see their moves. Only our senior brother can fight them."
“No.” Zhou Mian was deeply shocked. “Hasn’t she only been at Xianyun Peak for two years? Didn’t they say that the Riding the Wind Technique takes at least ten years to master?”
Xu Yu patted her on the shoulder: "This is the difference between you and a genius."
Zhou Mian wanted to cry but couldn't.
"Those who want to score points, hurry up and catch up."
Before the tears could even fall, her senior brother had vanished again.
"What are you standing there for? Chase after them!"
"Was it satisfying to snag a bargain?"
A clear, cold female voice rang out, startling Chu Yeli so much that his arrow shot off course and landed steadily on a rock not far away.
Luo Zai Shui smiled and picked up the bow, firing three arrows in quick succession. The three ghosts instantly vanished into thin air.
Chu Yeli suppressed his heart pounding in his throat and lowered his voice: "How did you find me?"
Luo Zai Shui raised an eyebrow: "I've searched this entire hilltop. When I heard the sound of arrows, I came here."
Chu Yeli wiped away non-existent cold sweat from his forehead. Luo Zai Shui was able to sneak up to him so silently without him noticing. This woman was still as terrifying as she had been back then.
"What about the rest?"
The "others" that Chu Yeli mentioned were a very broad group.
Luo Zai Shui pondered for a moment: "Judging by the time, my senior brother and junior brother will be here soon. On my way here, I think I saw Senior Sister Nie rushing this way. It seems that everyone has figured it out."
Chu Yeli twitched the corner of his mouth: "It's good that everyone's here. It's more lively with more people."
"Then I won't stand on ceremony."
Luo Zai Shui unceremoniously took Chu Ye Li's place, drawing his bow and releasing his arrow in one smooth motion, hitting the bullseye every time.
The Wen family members were still unaware of what was happening: "Good! We've hit so many, we'll definitely leave those sects and aristocratic families far behind! We'll all be richly rewarded when we get back!"
Luo Zai Shui's lips twitched: "Being suppressed by these guys is really unpleasant."
Chu Yeli said jokingly, "Then rise up and fight back! I'll absolutely support you in spirit!"
As Luo fired his arrow, he spoke to him, saying, "Why don't you resist? I will absolutely support you in spirit."
Chu Yeli rolled her eyes: "Do you think I'm stupid? Although the Wen family members are a bunch of good-for-nothings, the experts under their command are not to be underestimated. If you ask me, that kid from the Qian family reacted quickly enough to cut off the root of the trouble. If it were me, I would have ended him with a single sword strike."
Luo Zai Shui sighed softly, but did not deny Chu Ye Li's words. The fire that the Qian family had started had been extinguished by Qian Kuo before it could even be lit.
"Hey, have you ever heard of the Luo family?" Chu Yeli somehow remembered an example his father had given him when he went home last time. "The Luo family of Dongying, that aristocratic family stationed on the edge of the Demon Realm. My father said that the Wen family was involved in the massacre of the Luo family. Speaking of which, you also have the surname Luo, so you might even be related."
Luo Zai Shui blinked gently, showing little emotion: "Xianyun Peak is tens of thousands of miles away from Japan."
“That’s true.” Chu Yeli disagreed. “My father told me these things to warn me not to get myself into trouble.”
"Sometimes it's not that we want to get into trouble."
Before long, a large number of people gathered at the place where Linghaizong was hiding.
Chu Yeli crossed his arms: "I can understand if others can find us, but how did the Metallurgical Sect manage to find us?"
Xue Xin weakly raised his hand: "I met him on the way."
As he passed by, Sun Heng punched down a tree that three people couldn't wrap their arms around, which scared Sun Heng so much that his legs went weak.
Sun Heng brandished his fist: "Who do you think you are?"
Su Wusi was followed by the Wanjian Sect.
Chu Yeli raised an eyebrow and said to Shi Ming, "Your sect is really good at running errands."
Shi Ming ignored him and looked down at the group of Wen family members who were not good at archery.
"What do we do now?" Chu Yeli asked when he saw that most of the people had arrived. "With so many people secretly firing arrows, we're bound to be discovered."
"Why did you shoot the arrow secretly?" Shi Ming drew his bow and released an arrow. "Isn't the rule always that whoever hunts it gets to keep it?"
"Oh right," Chu Yeli suddenly realized. Before, he was outnumbered and didn't dare to confront the Wen family head-on. Now that they were all together, why would he be afraid of the Wen family?
The Wen family leader looked at the suddenly appearing arrows and abruptly turned to look behind him.
The roles were reversed, and now Luo Zai Shui was pointing an arrow at him. Luo Zai Shui smiled mischievously and let go.
The long arrow seemed to ignite the air as it pierced through the air, grazing the man's scalp and striking a ghost.
The man was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground.
As night fell, the competition drew to a close.
"Congratulations, Elder Li! Linghai Sect has won first place in the Ghost Hunt! Congratulations!"
Upon hearing that the Wen family was not number one, Wen Lian pushed away the servant beside him and stared wide-eyed.
On the blue light screen, Linghai Sect ranked first, followed by Xianyun Peak, then Wanjian Sect, Yejin Sect, and even Huayu Sect, which was not good at martial arts, ranked fifth, while the Wen family ranked outside the top twentieth.
Lu Da chuckled and stroked his chin: "The younger generation has a bright future ahead of them, a promising future indeed."