The Legendary Master’s Wife - Chap 69

Chapter 69: Trust

According to You XiaoMo, today was the most disastrous day since the day he entered the Tian Xin Sect because of this morning’s force majeure, the both of them arrived just in time at the competition arena.

When the two of them entered the arena, they rightfully received the attention of over eighty percent of the attendees. When they saw Ling Xiao, everyone got excited as usual. But when they saw You XiaoMo, everyone gave him a look of disdain, and then … and then they could no longer tear their eyes away …

In just one glance, the eyes of over seventy percent of the people in the competitor and audience seats almost popped out of their sockets. Each and every one of the wide eyes fixed on the one walking out behind Ling Xiao, You XiaoMo. Wait no, to put it accurately, they were fixed on the clothes on his body.

A robe was the color of the crescent moon and the edges were embroidered with black and gold silk thread. It was simple yet resplendent; resplendent yet elegant. It was obviously Da Shixiong’s!

And so, the busybodies started to fill their heads with thoughts of unspeakable secret events happening in Da Shixiong’s room last night. Bursts of whispers that couldn’t be restrained rose up.

Ling Xiao appeared oblivious, an elegant and proper slight smile on his handsome face, as he walked towards the competitor seats.

However, the one behind him, You XiaoMo was not as thick-skinned as him. When everyone’s penetrating gaze fell on his body, the scorching hot stares were impossible to ignore. He finally realized what an idiotic decision he had made.

Just when they were walking past the elders, Tang Fan, who arrived just before them, suddenly opened his half-closed eyes. His probing, yet undecipherable gaze scraped over them, finally resting on You XiaoMo.

You XiaoMo’s legs almost gave out. If it wasn’t for Ling Xiao catching him in time, he would have made a fool of himself right there.

It must be said that the stares of the Central Lineage disciples already give You XiaoMo indigestion. So , the gaze of Tang Fan was like a thousand – pound , gigantic boulder pressing on him , making him almost unable to breathe. That feeling was too intense, as if cutting him open from the inside out as if nothing could be hidden from his eyes. If not for Ling Xiao propping him up, he almost felt that the secret teardrop on his chest would be discovered.

“So you’re Kong-shifu’s seventh disciple , You XiaoMo?” Just at this time, Tang Fan suddenly opened his mouth.

There was panic in You XiaoMo’s eyes. The Grand Master actually recognized him? And spoke to him? He recovered after a momentary daze, not daring to look at him, so he lowered his head and said, “Yes, Grand Master!”

“Ah, your Li n – shi xiong is a very good disciple. If you have any issues, just look for him.” Tang Fan went on to say. His serene expression looking as if he was inherently kind.

Of course the people who had had dealings with him would know that this was a fake appearance.

As a leader of a sect, Tang Fan had a ruthless heart and a harsh hand. He placed the most importance on the Tian Xin Sect. If someone dared to endanger the Tian Xin Sect or his position, even if that person was his own direct disciple, he wouldn’t hesitate to eliminate that person. So when advertising one’s closeness to him, one had to keep in mind not to touch his lower limit.

“Yes, Grand Master!” You XiaoMo repeated himself again, except that there was and added quiver in his voice.

Ling Xiao who was supporting him discovered this immediately. He then pulled him closer and met Tang Fan’s eyes smiling, “Shifu, you don’t have to worry. I will take good care of XiaoMo- shidi .”

“That’s good then. The competition is about to start. You should go to your seats.” Tang Fan nodded, and allowed them to leave.

“Your disciple takes his leave!” Ling Xiao said respectfully while bowing with hands cupped before dragging the weak-kneed You XiaoMo to the competitor seats.

Tang Fan looked indifferently at the retreating backs and after a moment of silence, suddenly turned towards Elder Jiang at his side, saying softly, “Elder Jiang, what do you think of the relationship between Xiao -Er and that mage You XiaoMo?”

Being called upon, Elder Jiang was composed, “Answering Grand Master, I think it is very good. Lin-shizi has never paid so much attention to any other disciple. So their relationship is a little unusual. But last night, when I was out on patrol, they had gone to sleep very early. I definitely didn’t find anything unusual.”

Tang Fan said seemingly offhandedly, “Xiao-Er , ever since he came back from that trip down the mountain, his character seems to have changed a lot!”

Elder Jiang’s eyes gleamed but he didn’t make any comments on this.

After returning to the competitor seats, You XiaoMo finally heaved a sigh of relief. He said with an anxious heart, “Grand Master is really terrifying!”

Ling Xiao heard these words and quietly raised the corners of his mouth, “He’s only but a wily old fox. There’s nothing to be afraid of.”

“Of course you’re not afraid.” You XiaoMo pouted. The problem was that he was not Ling Xiao. He didn’t have that strong of a resistance.

Not long after the two of them took their seats, the time for the competition arrived. The one in charge was again Elder Jiang and after a few familiar opening remarks, it was time to draw lots. After drawing lots, Elder Jiang started to read out the names of the chosen. Luckily, this time it was not Ling Xiao for the first match. It was two Xiongs of similar strengths.

One of them was the one who challenged Ling Xiao yesterday, Lei Ju. The other one was ranked ninth on the list, Luo Xia, the one who was always together with Zhou Peng.

Lei Ju was sitting in the first row and hearing his name, he stood up but didn’t immediately get on stage. Instead he turned towards Ling Xiao and gave him a challenging look, as arrogant as ever.

You XiaoMo felt that right from the beginning, this Lei Ju had always been targeting Ling Xiao. Especially when everyone was looking at the clothes on his body, only he was insistently staring at Ling Xiao. That look carried a feeling of disgust. He couldn’t help look ing over at Ling Xiao only to find his handsome face was still smiling indifferently.

Geh , pretentious bastard. Go ahead and put on an act!

Not long after the start of the match, Lei Ju used a method to garner the quickest win possible.

Although Lei Ju and Zhou Peng were both of st rength class of practitioners , Lei Ju’s explosive force and stamina was stronger than Zhou Peng ’s . On top of that, his speed was also not bad , so he was someone who was not easily dealt with. Even Zhou Peng would be at a disadvantage going up against him, what more of Luo Xia who was weaker than Zhou Peng. He had even less of a chance at winning.

The two of them exchanged over a hundred blows when Luo Xia slowly started to lose ground. The right hand holding his sword started to shake from the blows.

“Luo Xia has lost.” Ling Xiao said softly.

Just when he uttered those words, You XiaoMo saw Lei Ju hammer his fist on Luo Xia’s sword. A clear sound rang out and the sword actually broke into two, with the other piece falling onto the stage. As for the body that received the blow on the chest, that momentum caused him to fly off the stage , again heading straight towards You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao.

Just when Luo Xia was about to hit the ground, Ling Xiao suddenly reached out and pulled him down.

Luo Xia held his chest and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. He turned towards Ling Xiao and said gratefully, “Thank you, Da Shixiong.”

Ling Xiao chuckled and nodded, withdrawing his hand that was supporting his back. Right then, You XiaoMo squeezed in. Seeing that Luo Xia was injured, he quickly took out a magic pill from his magic bag and put it in front of him saying, “Luo-shixiong, this magic pill could treat inner injuries. Try and see.”

Luo Xia looked up in surprise and saw a young man looking at him with concern.

Actually he himself had healing magic pills. It was inevitable that this competition would result in injuries , so most of the disciples had more or less prepared some healing medications. But he rarely saw someone showing such pure concern for him so Luo Xia only hesitated a little before taking the magic pill and swallowing it down in front of him.

You XiaoMo saw him take it then started to smile happily. But he didn’t know that Luo Xia taking his magic pill was in itself a sign of trust towards him.

This was something that was very hard to obtain because many practitioners would not trust mages without reason. Mages would also not trust practitioners without reason. Even though they had a mutually dependent existence, they could also become enemies. Of course, the quality of the magic pills was also an issue.

You XiaoMo didn’t realize this but Ling Xiao took notice causing him to take another look at Luo Xia.

On the stage, Lei Ju didn’t say anything, and again looked challengingly at Ling Xiao as if saying ‘I’m waiting for you’, such a look of bromance !

After Elder Jiang proclaimed the winner, the next round began. The second match was between two female disciples who had been in the sect for some time. Both were women of natural beauty and although their looks could not be compared to Tang YunQi, they still enjoyed considerable popularity in the Tian Xin Sect. Their supporters were also many.

One of them was Liu LiQing while the other was Tantai MiaoYin. Both were outstanding fresh-faced beauties , but Liu LiQing’s character was stronger than Tantai MiaoYin.

Right after the two of them got on stage, the disciples below started cheering loudly, each with their own camps.

A competition could only be called a competition with this kind of atmosphere. W hen Lei Ju was competing, the audience was almost silent. It was obvious that image was also very important.

Both of the beautiful women bowed towards each other and then , accompanied by shouts of encouragement, started to compete.

One pink and one white, two exquisite figures entangled with each other. The clashing sounds of swords continuously fell on the ears. The graceful figures seemed to be dancing, causing the hot-blooded men below the stage to seethe in excitement. Both camps cheered until their voices turned hoarse and their lungs started to crack.

You XiaoMo was also very excited. This was exactly the type of adorable girl in his heart. Not just beautiful, but also strong.

Just when You XiaoMo’s eyes were glued to the women, Ling Xiao at his side was feeling especially bored.