"Everyone, today is the contest for the new disciples on Kunlun Mountain. It will last for seven days. You can issue challenges on your own. If you don't accept a challenge, you'll be considered to have surrendered automatically. One point will be awarded for a win, half a point for a draw, and one point will be deducted for a loss."
Upon hearing this, many people immediately had an idea. If they won a few rounds and then stopped competing, they could preserve their scores.
Bai Youmu scanned the crowd and added, "I'd like to add one more thing. In this disciples' contest, everyone should rely on their own skills, and life and death are at your own risk. The outcome depends entirely on individuals."
As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar below. "Life and death are at our own risk?!"
"Oh my god! What if someone takes revenge?"
"Does that mean we have to fight desperately?"
Among the crowd, a woman glanced at Ji Yunxi not far away. Dark thoughts gradually spread in her heart. If she could kill Ji Yunxi during the contest, wouldn't the matter of spreading rumors just fade away naturally?
Ji Yunxi had no idea that someone had already set their sights on her.
Bai Youmu lit half a stick of incense, signaling everyone to prepare.
Everyone was whispering. Feng Xingzhi looked up and saw a man looking at Ji Yunxi with ill intent. That man was Xiao Yi.
Feng Xingzhi thought his look was really unpleasant. He tugged at Ji Yunxi's sleeve and asked, "Who's that guy?"
Ji Yunxi met Xiao Yi's gaze and sneered. "Who else could it be? That scoundrel Xiao Yi."
Ji Yunyi burst out laughing. "Well said! Isn't he just a scoundrel?"
Xiao Yi was sitting in a high - ranking position. He saw the group look at him and then start laughing. It was obvious they were not saying anything good. He immediately got angry.
But then he thought of Sang Qingzhou and quickly regained his smug look.
Disciples of Ronghua, I'll just see how you die!
After the group had some fun, Ji Yunxi whispered to Li Jiuge, "Jiuge, you must keep the Soul Pearl safe. Don't panic."
Unexpectedly, Li Jiuge was the first one among them to take the stage. When Du Tianchen found out, he cursed Zhao Qingwan in his heart, thinking that she might look like a beauty but had a heart of a snake and scorpion.
"Jiuge, Zhao Qingwan is just a paper tiger. You just go ahead and slap her in the face. Don't hold back," Ji Yunxi said while tidying Li Jiuge's clothes.
In the distance, Zhao Qingwan saw this and snorted. "Young Master Lü, if I kill the Princess of Nanyan, you have to back me up."
Lü Chengming thought to himself, What a delusional woman! I'm a young master from a prime minister's mansion. Why should I go against a whole country like Nanyan?
But he didn't say it out loud. He just replied, "Sure, go ahead. Do your best."
Lü Chengming left himself an escape route. He didn't say he wanted Zhao Qingwan to kill someone. He just said... do your best.
Zhao Qingwan thought she had really found a backer. She prepared to kill Li Jiuge and stood by the arena proudly, as if she had already succeeded.
Hua Siyun saw Feng Xingzhi and immediately walked over with a beaming smile. There was a man beside her.
The man came in front of Ji Yunxi, blatantly sizing her up from head to toe. Then he said to Hua Siyun, "This is the noble lady from Nanyan you were talking about?"
Hua Siyun didn't know what he meant and just nodded.
The next second, the man scoffed. "Just so - so."
His reaction immediately infuriated the group. Li Jiuge angrily said, "Who are you! You're so rude!"
The man looked at Li Jiuge coldly. "I'm your senior brother. What's rude about that? You're the one shouting at me. Don't you know the difference between senior and junior?"
Ji Yunxi noticed there was something wrong with this man. He seemed to have a great hostility towards them.
Li Jiuge was about to take the stage. This man might just be here to cause trouble. Ji Yunxi's eyes turned cold, and she grabbed Li Jiuge. "Don't get angry with him. Your contest later is more important."
The man was disappointed that he failed to anger Ji Yunxi. Instead, he found it a bit interesting. "You're not angry?"
"If a dog bites me, I can't bite the dog back," Ji Yunxi said calmly. Feng Xingzhi immediately curled his lips into a smile, put his arm around her, and walked away without even looking at the man.
Hua Siyun immediately knew that Feng Xingzhi was angry.
She was ashamed and angry. She glared at the man. "Senior Brother Jin!"
Senior Brother Jin's face turned red and then white. He never thought he would be called a dog one day. He was so angry that he almost attacked. But seeing that no one paid attention to him and they just walked away, it was like punching into cotton.
Hua Siyun felt that her luck had been bad since she came to Kunlun Mountain. She not only failed to get closer to Brother Xingzhi but also made him angry and leave.
It seemed that this Senior Brother Jin was not a good person either. Her tone lost the previous respect. "Let's go."
Senior Brother Jin looked back at Ji Yunxi while walking. This girl was really sharp - tongued. She didn't seem to be afraid of offending people. He had said he was a senior brother, but she was really bold.
After his anger subsided, he actually felt a bit interested.
After the previous people finished their contests one by one, it was finally Li Jiuge and Zhao Qingwan's turn.
Both of them were on one side. Before going on stage, Zhao Qingwan deliberately came in front of Ji Yunxi and said meaningfully, "Life and death are at our own risk."
Feng Xingzhi's eyes darkened. A spiritual power immediately wrapped around Zhao Qingwan, but she didn't notice at all.
"Zhao Qingwan, are you too afraid to compete with me, so you chose Jiuge?" Ji Yunxi provoked her coldly.
Zhao Qingwan was straightforward. "That's right. So what? I admit I can't beat you. But she..."
Zhao Qingwan pointed at Li Jiuge. "She's just a useless person. She can surrender now if she wants."
Ji Yunxi lowered her head and smiled. When she looked up again, her eyes were filled with killing intent. "Zhao Qingwan, I guess did Lü Chengming promise you that if you really kill the Princess of Nanyan, he'll protect you?"
Zhao Qingwan didn't expect her words to be guessed correctly. She was stunned for a moment, but the expression quickly disappeared. "Ji Yunxi, don't try to sow discord between us. No matter what you say, this is a contest on Kunlun Mountain. The Immortal Venerable said life and death are at our own risk."
"So what if it's a contest on Kunlun Mountain? Kunlun Mountain doesn't care about worldly affairs. Besides... what makes you think a young master from a prime minister's mansion can be compared with the royal family of Nanyan?"
Zhao Qingwan tightened her fists. She suddenly realized that after all, Li Jiuge was from the legitimate royal family...
"Don't just stand there. Hurry up and go on stage. Otherwise, people will think you're scared."
Zhao Qingwan came back to her senses. She suppressed her fear and walked up menacingly. No matter what, she had to defeat Li Jiuge!
As for whether to kill her... she would decide later.
The two stood on the martial - arts arena. Zhao Qingwan immediately took out her weapon, while Li Jiuge first looked back at Ji Yunxi.
Ji Yunxi didn't say anything. She just nodded encouragingly at her.