After Breaking Off the Engagement, I Started Pursuing My Master-Chapter 33 - Trouble

Chapter 33: Trouble

The next day.

The mist cleared early, and the sunlight fell like scattered snow.

Today was the first day of the inner sect competition, which was slightly different from the random draws of the previous days. From today on, each person had to fight three matches a day, for three consecutive days, and then the top ten would be decided based on the accumulated points from the victories.

Jiang Huai still didn’t care about the complex rules of the competition; he only knew that he just needed to not lose any matches from now on.

Luo Qingyu also dressed up beautifully today, in a dreamy purple dress, with her delicate legs appearing fair beneath the hem. Her face was as exquisite and moving as ever, and she clung tightly to Jiang Huai’s arm along the way, like a little pet that Jiang Huai carried with him.

The inner sect competition was held on the Sword Debate Mountain, with four arenas set up and four light screens broadcasting the matches in real-time.

The betting pool for the disciples’ final rankings had also opened early, and Jiang Huai curiously checked the odds for him taking first place—damn, it was only four to one now.

Fortunately, he had asked Wen Wanwan to bet a hundred spirit stones on him when the odds were fifteen to one; a small profit is always better than a loss.

Jiang Huai’s first match of the day was against a sword cultivator from Lingjian Mountain.

The Junior Brother was at the early stage of Core Formation, specializing in flying sword techniques. His spirit sword hovered behind him, and although he stood still as a mountain, his sword shadows were as dazzling as startled swans.

Unfortunately, his sword was not faster than Jiang Huai’s. At the very moment the match was announced to start, Jiang Huai had already dashed forward, almost moving with the opponent’s sword. But just as the blade was about to reach him, he sidestepped and immediately advanced, throwing a punch.

With one punch, the Core Formation Junior Brother was sent flying.

Jiang Huai followed him down from the stage, helped him up, and then handed him a healing pill.

These healing pills were all concocted by Jiang Huai himself. He had made quite a few before; they weren’t worth much, but they were quite effective. The Junior Brother accepted Jiang Huai’s healing pill, thanked him, and conceded the match obediently.

The second match of the day was similar.

Jiang Huai faced another sword cultivator, ranked over four hundred in the inner sect, with a cultivation at the late stage of Foundation Establishment. After seeing the Core Formation Junior Brother punched off the stage, the Junior Brother weighed his options and asked.

“Jiang Huai Senior Brother, what are the chances you’ll punch me off the stage with one punch?”

“One hundred percent.”

“Then how about Jiang Huai Senior Brother gives me a healing pill and I concede the match? Even if you don’t, it’s fine.”

The Junior Brother looked at him with a pained expression.

Jiang Huai was caught between laughter and tears for a moment, tossed out a bottle of healing pills, and the disciple conceded the match without Jiang Huai having to lift a finger.

His third match was against a female sword cultivator, dressed in a bright red dress as radiant as fire, with a pretty face and figure. Unfortunately, Jiang Huai couldn’t remember her name.

He hadn’t paid much attention to the Junior Sisters in the sect, except for those as stunning as Wen Wanwan, whose beauty was known by many. After all, the most beautiful woman in the entire Tianxuan Sect was sitting in his courtyard.

The Junior Sister looked at him with bright eyes, her gaze flirtatious.

She suddenly spoke softly, “If I don’t concede, will Jiang Huai Senior Brother also punch me in the chest?”

As she said this, her eyes showed a hint of seductiveness.

Jiang Huai thought seriously for a moment, “I would probably give Junior Sister a punch on the shoulder.”

The red-dressed Junior Sister smiled and blinked at Jiang Huai, “I would like to exchange sword techniques with Jiang Huai Senior Brother, would you be willing to give me some pointers?”

“My sword is borrowed by someone else.”

The red-dressed Junior Sister took out a black iron sword and threw it to Jiang Huai, while she herself held a profound-grade spirit sword. This was somewhat unfair, but before she could ask Jiang Huai if he needed to switch swords, Jiang Huai had already stood with the sword in hand, softly asking,

“What do you want to learn?”

The moment he held the sword, the previously lazy and gentle Jiang Huai Senior Brother’s aura suddenly became cold and stern.

“I want to learn the Tianxuan Thirteen Swords.”

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“Alright, I’ll practice with you.”

So Jiang Huai practiced the sword with the red-dressed Junior Sister.

As they practiced, Jiang Huai thought to himself that women really are unreasonable. She said it was practice, but her sword moves showed no sign of holding back. Unfortunately for her, every strike was deflected by Jiang Huai. As he swung the sword, he pointed out where her sword moves were lacking, where the use of spiritual energy was problematic.

After a while, the black iron sword in Jiang Huai’s hand eventually couldn’t withstand her sword momentum and shattered.

“I have another black iron sword here.” The red-dressed Junior Sister was still immersed in the sword techniques Jiang Huai had taught her and seemed somewhat reluctant to stop.

However, Jiang Huai glanced at her and said, “That’s enough.”

During the sparring, if Jiang Huai had wanted to use the black iron sword to kill her, she would have died dozens of times. The red-dressed Junior Sister obviously knew this too, so she obediently put away her spirit sword, but then she stepped forward, pressing her body close to Jiang Huai,

“Then… can I come to practice sword with Jiang Huai Senior Brother on regular days?”

“Of course not, Senior Brother is very busy.”

Jiang Huai stepped back to avoid her approaching body. The red-dressed Junior Sister didn’t insist and softly conceded the match, walking off the stage.

Thus, Jiang Huai won all his matches on the first day.

.......

Wen Wanwan was a disciple of the Jijian Mountain.

Tianxuan Sect’s inner sect had a total of six major mountain gates, and the disciples of Jijian Mountain were the most numerous. Although Wen Wanwan’s cultivation was not high, her name was almost known to everyone in the entire inner sect.

Wen Wanwan also practiced swordsmanship with the Junior Sisters on regular days, occasionally exchanging and sparring. She did have some acquaintances she could talk to, but she had almost no true friends.

Because she always appeared cold and distant to others, naturally she had very few friends. However, during today’s inner sect competition, the female disciples sitting next to her were gossiping, and eventually, they couldn’t help but ask her,

“I heard that Jiang Huai Senior Brother went to Junior Sister Wanwan’s cave dwelling late at night a while ago. Is this true or false?”

Although the Tianxuan Sect was vast, the gossip among the disciples was not airtight, and some news spread quickly. Some disciples saw Jiang Huai going out late at night, heading towards Wen Wanwan’s cave dwelling, naturally leading to some idle talk. Now that they were asking her directly, Wen Wanwan hesitated for a moment before softly answering,

“Jiang Huai Senior Brother did come over.”

With confirmation, the other disciples immediately exploded with excitement, and they began to ask curiously.

“What did Jiang Huai Senior Brother come to you for? Could it be that Jiang Huai Senior Brother also covets Wanwan’s beauty?”

Wen Wanwan was not good at dealing with such situations, so she could only make her expression even colder and answer.

“No, Jiang Huai Senior Brother was teaching me swordsmanship.”

“Oh? Isn’t that the same as coveting Wanwan’s beauty? Otherwise, why would Jiang Huai Senior Brother not teach others swordsmanship, but specifically teach our Wanwan Junior Sister?”

“Since you’ve practiced swordsmanship with Jiang Huai Senior Brother, tell us, what’s the situation with Jiang Huai Senior Brother now? How can he still be so powerful if his cultivation is really ruined?”

Wen Wanwan shook her head, “I don’t know.”

Jiang Huai had told Wen Wanwan about his situation, but she felt it wasn’t right to tell others about Jiang Huai Senior Brother’s affairs, so she answered like this. Seeing her voice so cold, the other Junior Sisters continued to be enthusiastic, and one of them seemed to remember something,

“I remember, didn’t Jiang Huai Senior Brother also lend you some spirit stones? It was originally my suggestion for you to go to Jiang Huai Senior Brother. What exactly happened afterward? Tell us about it, don’t worry, we definitely won’t tell anyone else.”

But Wen Wanwan just shook her head, her eyes becoming even colder.

A beautiful woman becomes quite imposing when she turns cold, and seeing her like this, the other Junior Sisters gradually stopped trying to get more out of her and continued to chat amongst themselves.

Wen Wanwan didn’t say anything more, remaining silent. The circles among female cultivators were much more complicated than those among male cultivators. Also, because of her beauty, it was inevitable that she would be envied by others, so she had always been a loner to avoid unnecessary trouble.

Today, she had won one match and lost two, and there was still a chance to continue competing tomorrow. Although she had lost more, she should be able to maintain her ranking and not be demoted to the outer sect. The Slashing the Mist technique that Jiang Huai had taught her could now be used in actual combat, and it worked very well.

Wen Wanwan’s gaze lowered to her white daoist robe. She hadn’t sustained any injuries today, and for some reason, she suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of loss in her heart.

......

In the evening.

Jiang Huai and Luo Qingyu returned to the courtyard. After having dinner, Jiang Huai was accompanying Luo Qingyu on the rocking chair, enjoying the cool breeze and counting the stars when a spirit pigeon flew in from another mountain gate.

The pigeon was addressed to Jiang Huai, and upon breaking the seal, he saw that it was a letter from the elder of the medicine shop.

【Some matters are not suitable for transmission by spirit pigeon. Jiang Huai, come to the medicine shop.】

Jiang Huai put away the spirit pigeon and stood up. Luo Qingyu also obediently stood up with him.

“Eh, what’s wrong?”

“I need to go out for a bit.”

“Going to see Wanwan Junior Sister again?”

Jiang Huai reached out and pinched her cheek, “I’m going to the medicine shop.”

“Qingyu is coming too.”

“Let’s go then.” Jiang Huai looked at Luo Qingyu, who was clinging tightly to his arm.

The chest pressed firmly against his arm is overly soft.

This little clingy creature.

When Jiang Huai arrived at the pharmacy, the night was deep. The pharmacy should have been closed, but the lights were on for him. Elder Qin, who he had met before, was sitting by the door of the pharmacy with a worried look on his face.

Seeing Jiang Huai arrive, the worry on Elder Qin’s face deepened. He gestured for Jiang Huai to sit down, while Luo Qingyu obediently stood behind him, massaging his shoulders with a gentle and docile demeanor.

“Grandpa Qin, what’s happened?”

Jiang Huai was puzzled. Why couldn’t the matter be explained directly through the spirit pigeon? Why did he have to make a trip to the pharmacy? Hearing his question, Elder Qin sighed.

“The prescription you gave me last time, the most precious Blood Sandalwood Flower in it, was found by a disciple of our sect recently and has been brought back to Tianxuan Sect. I was about to get my hands on it, but… there was a problem today.”

“What happened?” Jiang Huai frowned slightly.

“Li Qiusheng from Alchemy Mountain, after finding out that I was looking for this Blood Sandalwood Flower for you, claimed that he needed it for his cultivation and body refining. So, Alchemy Mountain took the herb away.”

Jiang Huai’s brows relaxed a bit.

“I understand.”