Taohua sects rising fame
"Well done Xu!"
"That was an extremely quick match, senior brother."
"Senior brother, you are dreadful! Why did you slay him like that?"
"Mr. Nangong congratulation on your winning."
Everyone in their group heartily welcomed Nangong Xu, who was feeling nostalgic. It instantly raised his mood and a beaming smile quickly bloomed on his face.
"What can I prepare junior sister? I don't possess any weapons to deal with him. It is possible I may have used a bit too much force on him..." Nangong xu explained himself.
"I moreover also don't have any weapons... do I have to do the same as you? That's kinda crude." Shen Yue made an elongated face and looked at Ning Qi, as though expecting him to produce a weapon for them.
Ning Qi simply rolled his eyes, as he doesn't possess any weapons at hand. But, however, noted down this issue.
"Alright, little sister! You can wield my weapon for this match. But you must deliver it back to me okay?" Li Ling said as she seized a dagger from her belt quite reluctantly.
Shen Yue hurriedly thanked her, while Ning Qi smiled at her a bit gladly. On the other hand, Kang Xuan looked at Li Ling with expectations written all over his face. But Li Ling simply rolled her eyes, feeling this middle-aged disciple is quite shameless to ask.
Fang Lian, simply stood there in shock, as he just got the information from his young master again. He doesn't why all these 'gods' present themselves in his show.
He merely felt that it is quite bad luck for him. He indeed treated a cultivator sect with negligence but isn't as frightened as others may think, as that young master is here for him.
"Never expected we will enjoy the honor of one more cultivator today. The winner of this match is Mr. Nangong Xu from the Taohua sect. Hope everyone will memorize the name of this sect, as it is genuinely a blessing to see so many of the sect members of the same sect and even the sect master here." Fang Lian said, making the audience bustle with wild cheering for the taohua sect.
Everyone's concentration shifted to Ning Qi's group. All of their eyes are completely occupied with respect now. Everyone wants to connect and greet them, but no one dared to.
Those young masters that tried their luck with Shen Yue initially felt like shit, right now. Some of them indeed started forcing their way out of this arena, as they don't know what will come after the matches ended.
"Little sister Yue! Your sect's initial fame is going to be spread among all the places from today."
Li Ling said carefully, everyone to listen in Ning Qi's group, as she felt Ning Qi is likely a low-key type, or else why would a person of such cultivation is unknown to the world?
Ning Qi also felt helpless about this but was unable to perform anything about this, unless he has to slaughter everyone there.
After thinking for some time, Ning Qi merely wanted to knock this guy Fang Lian for making it so obvious. But soon he shook his head and decided to deal with the situation as the time comes.
"The next two matches are from the Taohua sect's two other disciples. As the disciples of the sect practice cultivation, the odds of the next two matches are set at 1:1 for the Taohua disciples and their opponent's odds are at 1:10. Let's invite the next disciple of the Taohua sect Kang Xuan and the opponent is a mysterious guy from an unknown martial sect, tends by the alias 'Brutal tiger'."
Fang Lian hurriedly invited both of them, as he already know the result is going to be a 100 percent win for the Taohua sect. He made the odds for the opponent high so that at least some of them will bet on that guy.
Ning Qi and others looked at the determined Kang Xuan, who smiled at them, before hopping to the stadium.
"Hope junior brother can complete it as fast as senior brother did."
Shen Yue whispered to Li Ling with a bit of worry. She wanted to transfer this dagger to Kang Xuan, but from the looks of it, this dagger is relatively important to Li Ling. She doesn't want to trek a mile when she gave her an Inch.
Ning Qi on the other hand hurriedly betted all the money that he received again from the previous bet on Kang Xuan.
This time the disciple who came is too excited, and his legs are kinda shivering with the excitement of meeting and dealing with a genuine cultivator.
In the future, he can describe those his family members, whom he helped with a big cultivator when he was young, just like Shen Jian.
Ning Qi betted a total of 72 million, and he felt that he would have never made such money even if he worked all his life like a horse. Shen's family also stakes all the money they had on them, which is around 24 million.
"Why is sect master Ning so interested in secular money?"
Li Ling asked Shen Yue doubtfully, as she identify the absolute bliss on Ning Qi's face.
"Ah? Sect master is like that always. Don't worry about him, Big sister."
Shen Yue said as she peaked at Ning Qi first. She instantly got embarrassed by the faces that Ning Qi and her father made. When she looked at Nangong Xu, who is looking at Ning Qi with resentment, she couldn't help but laugh.
She slowly explained the situation to Li Ling, who looked at her questioningly when Shen Yue suddenly laughed. Even Li Ling couldn't help but laugh along with Shen Yue, after perceiving the issue.
She felt that this sect master of this taohua sect is quite funny and also quite an affectionate person.
Two diverse qualities in one person, made him stand out from the group to her.
In the arena, the opponent of Kang Xuan came out shivering, as he already know the opponent is indeed a damn cultivator.
Kang Xuan, who was initially relatively nervous, felt funny as he looked at the opponent. Even the audience felt poor for this guy and the following guy, after this match.
Right after Fang Lian announced the start of the match, Kang Xuan also followed the same format that his senior brother did.
Even though he didn't become as strong as Nangong Xu, he is still extremely mighty for an early-stage junior martial artist.
Unlike Nangong Xu, Kang Xuan delivered a fatal blow to the still enemy on the chest, who would have the chance to fight at least 2 or 3 rounds, unlike the previous guy.
"That fellow may have the chance to hinder that blow if he isn't that afraid of your junior brother."
Li Ling commented as she felt that Kang Xuan isn't that strong, compared to Nangong Xu.
"But Junior brother Kang is the weakest of all. I'm however relatively stronger than him, so don't worry about it, big sister."
Shen Yue briefly said. The match ended as abruptly as the previous match surprising the audience a bit, but not by that much.
In the final match from the Taohua sect, Shen Yue stood on the stage with a dagger, making the opponent get a shiver running down his spine.
He came on to the stage after that guy Fang Lian promised to take care of his family after he is slain, or else he would have already fled a long ago.
Shen Yue looked at the guy with no will to fight, and couldn't force herself to butcher him. She has been quite anxious that she will face indecisiveness when she needs to kill.
But after witnessing the matches and 4 deaths right in front of her, she felt that it is not going to be a significant deal anymore.
She is prepared to do something as awesome as her senior and junior brothers did. But the opponent already knelt down and is ready to face, even worse than the guy that Kang Xuan met with.
She understood that this guy wasn't going to fight with her no matter what she declared and couldn't help but looks at Ning Qi for help.
Ning Qi also looked at the guy, who simply knelt down and not standing anymore. He also doesn't want Shen Yue to kill such a helpless guy, which may mark her heart with an internal demon later on.
But he decided to seek the system, whether this can be considered as the failure of the mission. Even If that guy needs to die, he decided to deal with him by himself, as he is the one responsible for his disciples.
When he thought up to that, Ning Qi felt that their bond has become remarkably strong, even though they have all been together for only some days at best.
A deep patriotic emotion started to develop in Ning Qi, who initially just wanted to go with the flow. Everyone, including Li Ling, and Fang Lian... who is privately in talks with that young master looked at Ning Qi on his decision.
"System! Is this considered a failure, if Shen Yue doesn't kill that guy?" Ning Qi asked for confirmation.
[Ding! The mission's purpose is to gain experience and to know the cruelty of the world so that the disciples of the sect will not become indecisive when a critical situation arrives. Disciple Shen Yue at present possesses the heart to eliminate the opponent before entering the match...]
[But, she is even more determined to not kill him, after seeing the opponent's weak will, marked as an even strong heart. Therefore, the host doesn't need to worry about the match anymore. Once Disciple Shen Yue comes out of the arena, the System will issue mission rewards accordingly.]
The system said, and Ning Qi even though heard the passionless voice from the system. The words that the system used, have a kinda proud feeling in them.
Ning Qi knows that System is not as emotionless as he initially felt. But he equally knows that it may take a long time to explore this section.
Ning Qi ultimately looked at the arena and knows that some trouble might find them for this, as there is a cultivator guarding this arena. But sometimes, you have to deal with whatever comes on their way.
He can't constantly follow the low-key formula, even if it is indicated to break the values that he supports. He cherishes his people and as long as no one causes trouble, this will be concluded pretty easily.
"Shen Yue! Follow your heart... Sect master will consistently support you, as long as you don't betray the sect and don't do anything degrading that doesn't follow moral values."
Ning Qi slowly said, but everyone cleanly heard his words, as the entire avenue was waiting for his opinion.
Shen Yue smiled brightly, as her heart warmed up at the words of Ning Qi. Nangong Xu and Kang Xuan on top felt a commotion of emotions in their hearts, and they felt that the sect master is just like a father to them, he is providing them with all the support that he can.
All of them felt a deep attachment growing towards their sect, which they joined not long ago.
Li Ling equally felt her heart melt at the decision of Ning Qi. She looked at Ning Qi with a bit of curiosity and her thoughts wandered abnormally.
"Noo! What am I even thinking? He is an old monster, who may have lived for more than 100 years. But he is a very supportive person as little said, though."
She said to herself with a lot of conviction in her own words. She even increased Ning Qi's age a bit more than she initially thought.
If Ning were to fathom her thoughts, he would scold her like hell for even scarcely thinking of such odd thoughts.
'you are the old monster and your whole family is the old monster. This brother here is still only 28.'