Chapter 32

Chapter 32: You Want to Challenge Me?

“How could anyone harm such a cute little guy?”

Xiao Yang frowned as he noticed the cut on the little monkey’s left arm—it was a sword wound.

Although this purple-eyed spirit monkey wasn’t an overly powerful exotic species, it was still a rare spirit beast with great intelligence and potential to become a “demon.”

In his previous life, when Lin Wangchuan perished, this purple-eyed spirit monkey had already grown into a formidable demon.

A demon—now that was the kind of being that could stand toe-to-toe with a Sword Saint in the Sacred Martial Realm.

“That’s right! Little Bai is so adorable! That scoundrel Qin Fei hurt my Little Bai! I hate him!” Lin Wangchuan fumed.

“It was Qin Fei who did this?”

Xiao Yang was taken aback; he hadn’t heard about this in his last life.

“Yes, that wretch! He’s absolutely despicable!” Lin Wangchuan’s face turned bright red from anger, and he stomped his feet in frustration.

Xiao Yang quickly learned the details from Lin Wangchuan.

It turned out that Qin Fei had gone mad that morning and had to be dragged back to Qingyang Great Hall by Jiang Qitian, only to leave in the afternoon for his own residence.

Little Bai had merely passed by Qin Fei when he was struck by a sword qi, which sent him scurrying back.

This enraged Lin Wangchuan.

He was just about to track down Qin Fei for revenge when he ran into Song Qiang, who was looking for Xiao Yang.

Song Qiang mentioned that the Senior Brother had spiritual herbs that could heal Little Bai’s injury.

Thus, Lin Wangchuan followed Song Qiang to the Saint Son’s Residence.

It seemed Qin Fei had unwittingly stirred up trouble with Lin Wangchuan.

Xiao Yang swiftly fetched the herbs and carefully removed the bandage from Little Bai’s left arm. He then cleaned the wound with water from the Spiritual Spring and applied an ointment to stop the bleeding and promote healing.

After re-bandaging, the work was done.

To his surprise, the spirit monkey was quite perceptive.

While Xiao Yang treated the little monkey’s wound, it sat still and quiet, showing unusual calm.

“Big Brother Saint Son, you’ve helped me heal Little Bai, so you’ll be like a big brother to us from now on,” Lin Wangchuan exclaimed joyfully.

“Alright, then you’ll be my little brother!” Xiao Yang replied, feeling happy. After all, Lin Wangchuan was a Pristine Holy Body, and his future achievements would be limitless.

What was most important was that although Lin Wangchuan often acted like a playful child, when things got serious, he could distinguish right from wrong. His character was beyond reproach.

Only someone as loyal and righteous as him was worthy of being Xiao Yang’s brother.

“Big Brother Saint Son, please watch over Little Bai for a moment while I go settle the score with that vile Qin Fei,” Lin Wangchuan said as he prepared to leave.

“Wait!”

Xiao Yang quickly called out to Lin Wangchuan.

Lin Wangchuan wasn’t a match for Qin Fei. Wouldn’t that be just asking for trouble?

Lin Wangchuan halted in his tracks.

“Going to confront him like this would only make it too easy for him. How about this instead?” Xiao Yang began to lay out his plan.

Lin Wangchuan’s eyes lit up with excitement.

Song Qiang stood by, utterly astonished.

Isn’t Senior Brother being a bit ruthless?

But Lin Wangchuan found it amusing and entertaining.

This was exactly how to deal with that scoundrel Qin Fei.

…

The next day, as the sun rose, the inner disciples of the Qingyang Sword Sect started gathering at the peak of Qingyang Mountain.

Before long, at the summit, in the square, beneath the Sword Comparison Platform, countless inner disciples of the Qingyang Sword Sect assembled.

Everyone was eager to show their skills in the sect’s grand competition.

Once the Sect Leader Jiang Qitian, Transmission Elder Cang Xiao, and Law Enforcement Elder Lei Lie took their seats among the five elders, Transmission Elder Cang Xiao stood up to announce the start of the grand competition.

Xiao Yang had arrived at the scene early.

Just as everyone was stepping onto the Sword Comparison Platform, a figure vaulting onto the platform first caught everyone’s attention.

“Are you kidding me?!”

“He actually dares to step onto the Sword Comparison Platform?!”

As soon as they saw who had jumped onto the platform, a wave of anger washed over the crowd.

It was Qin Fei.

His arrogance and recklessness from yesterday had rubbed everyone the wrong way.

Also, his outburst had temporarily halted the grand competition, leaving the disciples feeling aggrieved.

Yet today, Qin Fei was the first to leap onto the platform.

The crowd was on the verge of exploding with frustration.

Xiao Yang quietly watched Qin Fei on the platform.

He was curious to see what tricks Qin Fei had up his sleeve this time.

“Brothers and sisters, I, Qin Fei, apologize to you all!”

“Sorry!”

As he said this, Qin Fei bowed to those gathered around the Sword Comparison Platform, offering his apologies.

“What’s going on here?”

The crowd was perplexed.

“My sudden spike in cultivation led to instability in my mindset, causing me to nearly lose control and act out of line! I sincerely apologize to everyone!”

Qin Fei’s gestures were humble, feigning a heartfelt apology.

However, no one in the crowd responded.

Everyone was staring at Qin Fei on the platform.

Just then, Sect Leader Jiang Qitian stood up.

“Qin Fei’s mishap yesterday was understandable. We’ll let bygones be bygones. Let the competition commence!”

Jiang Qitian declared loudly with a stern expression.

Xiao Yang was left speechless.

These two had truly turned all the disciples of the Qingyang Sword Sect into fools!

The square erupted into chaos.

No one expected Jiang Qitian would stand up for Qin Fei.

Even the Law Enforcement Elder and Transmission Elder were visibly displeased.

“Your junior brother has already apologized; what more do you want?”

Jiang Ting’s voice rang out as she once again defended Qin Fei.

Sure enough, as soon as she spoke, the noise in the square diminished considerably.

After all, Jiang Ting was the Sect Leader’s only daughter; who would dare disrespect her in the Qingyang Sword Sect?

Plus, everyone knew about her close relationship with Qin Fei.

Many people even felt for Xiao Yang.

It was known that before Qin Fei joined the Qingyang Sword Sect, Senior Brother Xiao Yang and Junior Sister Jiang Ting were childhood sweethearts!

After apologizing once more, Qin Fei hopped down from the platform.

Finally, the grand competition could properly resume.

The inner disciples of the sect took turns showcasing their skills on the platform.

Some were defeated and felt utterly dejected.

Others triumphed and were filled with joy.

By noon, Qin Fei had yet to step onto the platform.

Xiao Yang watched Qin Fei mingle among the crowd.

This guy really knew how to handle social situations.

He was bowing and apologizing to those he had injured the previous day.

To Xiao Yang’s surprise, Li Yunhu, Ye Qingyao, and Fang Ritian had actually forgiven Qin Fei.

In the afternoon, the competition continued.

By this time, the top twenty contestants had already been determined.

The personal disciples of the elders were all within this top twenty.

These disciples had received direct guidance from the elders, making them naturally stronger than the true disciples.

Moreover, being recognized and accepted by the elders as personal students indicated their superior potential.

Qin Fei was currently ranked first.

His performance from yesterday was frankly astounding.

With his mastery in the Heavenly Martial Realm, who among the younger generation in the Qingyang Sword Sect could match him apart from the Sect Holy Son Xiao Yang?

No one dared challenge Qin Fei.

Yet Xiao Yang remained inactive.

As the Sect Holy Son and the top among the youth, he didn’t need to compete.

However, participants in the competition could indeed challenge him.

At that moment, Qin Fei finally couldn’t hold back any longer.

He leaped up onto the Sword Comparison Platform directly.

“Senior Brother, will you dare to accept my challenge?”

Qin Fei pointed his sword at Xiao Yang.

The onlookers were instantly taken aback.

Everyone stared in shock at this scene.

Qin Fei was actually daring to challenge the Sect Holy Son?

Challenging the Sect Holy Son in a grand competition was no small matter.

If Qin Fei succeeded in his challenge and defeated Xiao Yang, wouldn’t he sit atop the position of Sect Holy Son?

After all, only the top contender among the younger generation could hold sway over all the disciples and earn the right to be the Sect Holy Son.

“You want to challenge me?”

Xiao Yang looked at Qin Fei on the platform and smiled.