Chapter 106 Qualifying!

Chapter 106 Qualifying!

The snow lotus, pure and noble, emitted a faint and gentle light, flowing quietly around Lou Yuqing and the other person like a river, making them seem like immortals descended to earth.

The contrast with the disheveled crowd only intensifies this feeling.

Hu Ruoyan had no time to appreciate the beautiful scenery. Gazing at the snow lotus blossoms, her composure vanished, and she shouted sharply, "What have you done to them!"

She regretted it. The moment she saw them, she knew things were out of her control. These two had somehow wiped out her entire tribe, bringing her immense trouble.

Lou Yuqing raised her finger and pointed, and the Snow Lotus River split in two. The flower that belonged to her came to her, while the other half floated to Ling Yunxiao.

Counting the number of snow lotuses, she had exactly one more than Ling Yunxiao.

From the moment Qi Qingxiong saw the snow lotus, his eyes were glued to it. He was breathing rapidly, his eyes were green with lust, and he wished he could fly up and snatch the snow lotus away. Damn it, they actually have so many snow lotuses!

The next moment, something shocking happened.

Lou Yuqing released streams of spiritual energy, and the snow lotus trembled slightly, as if it had been awakened from its slumber. Suddenly, it emitted a soft light, and then, a dramatic transformation occurred.

Qi Qingxiong watched in disbelief as Xue Lian transformed into a human right before his eyes. For a moment, his mind went blank. What was going on? Xue Lian had turned into a human?!

He closed his eyes, then opened them again.

The scene before me remained the same; nothing had changed.

"Could the rumors be true?!" The sickly eldest brother suddenly exclaimed. Seeing Qi Qingxiong's doubt, he suppressed his inner turmoil and explained, "The legend says that there is a snow lotus in the snow mountain that has cultivated into a spirit. It is gentle in nature and good at curing all diseases. If a person with a destiny comes up the mountain to seek medicine, it will use its medical skills to cure all their illnesses."

Qi Qingxiong's mind was in a complete daze.

The real snow lotus refers to snow lotus essence, not medicinal material!

He's targeting the wrong people; if they hadn't come along, he would have continued down the wrong path!

Qi Qingxiong looked up at Lou Yuqing and Ling Yunxiao, focusing on the latter. He had fought with him before, but he never expected to be defeated so completely in the blink of an eye.

Ling Yunxiao also noticed the Hu family scion with a complex expression. After a moment's thought, he roughly understood what was going on and smiled faintly: "Would you like me to give you a ride?"

"I have one last question. Have you found all the snow lotuses?" Qi Qingxiong wasn't surprised that he knew his identity, since he hadn't tried to hide anything from him at all.

Ling Yunxiao shook his head: "No."

Qi Qingxiong was somewhat surprised: "Who else?"

Ling Yunxiao looked at Hu Ruoyan silently; at this moment, silence spoke louder than words.

Qi Qingxiong: "..."

He activated the teleportation jade bracelet, and with a flash of white light, he disappeared. His departure went unnoticed by anyone; the small world subconsciously influences everyone's thoughts.

Meanwhile, almost everyone with ears heard what the sickly older brother said, including Hu Ruoyan. In her mind, the revelation of his identity should come later, but unexpected complications arose along the way.

Hu Ruoyan shielded her people, who had just regained their human forms, behind her and calmly spoke to Lou Yuqing: "What do you want in order to release my other people?"

He had repeatedly hunted her down. Normal people would kill their own people if they captured them, but she kindly returned them, which was clearly illogical.

The only explanation is that she wanted to achieve something.

Is there any profit to be made from it? Yes! Snow lotus petals can be used in medicine to instantly eliminate all ailments, but only the Snow Lotus Royal Family can possess this ability.

Her mother was royalty, and she was born into royalty as well, which is why her clansmen called her the young mistress.

This originally planned revenge has become much more uncertain due to the appearance of these two people. Revenge is important, but the people of our tribe are equally important.

She is willing to make any sacrifices.

Petals are equivalent to cultivation level; losing a petal will cause a corresponding decrease in cultivation level. It's unknown how many petals they need, or if they greedily want them all...

Hu Ruoyan stared at them coldly.

She didn't know that her guess was completely wrong.

Lou Yuqing released the Snow Lotus Clan because she had already obtained the points, not because she wanted the Snow Lotus petals to cure her illness. Also, she hadn't collected enough "gossip points," so she decided to let them go through the storyline and enrich herself.

Lou Yuqing smiled and said, "Miss Hu misunderstands. I have no ill intentions. No, if we're talking about ill intentions, it should be Miss Hu who is acting unilaterally towards me."

"My companions and I were searching for snow lotus simply out of personal interest. Who would have thought that this would lead to our deaths? But since Miss Hu is willing to reconcile, we don't want to play hard to get."

Hu Ruoyan remained silent for a long time before finally saying, "Your request."

"There's no rush," Lou Yuqing waved her hand. "I'll talk to you after you've settled your score with Patriarch Hu."

She didn't have any demands; she simply wanted to be a spectator.

Hu Ruoyan acquiesced.

Seeing this, Ling Yunxiao raised his hand and released his spiritual power, pushing the snow lotus in front of him forward. In an instant, the snow lotus awoke and transformed into human form, among which were Lao Xue and Lao Shang.

Old Xue was momentarily stunned, then came to his senses and glared at Ling Yunxiao with hatred: "You killed Old Ji! And you too!" His bloodshot eyes then turned to Lou Yuqing.

Lou Yuqing glanced at him indifferently and said confidently, "Those who kill will be killed in return. There is no reason in the world to not fight back when being hunted down."

The opponent died, which can only be attributed to inferior skill.

She swallowed the heart-wrenching words she was about to say. If she said them aloud, she was afraid Old Xue would go berserk. She was eager to eat her melon and didn't want to waste time on trivial matters.

Blinded by hatred, Lao Xue completely ignored her words, clenched his fists, and strode forward, intending to attack them. Suddenly, he felt a pain in his neck and fainted.

Hu Ruoyan withdrew her hand and instructed, "Old Shang, keep an eye on Old Xue."

Old Shang pursed his lips and replied, "Yes."

Like Lao Xue, he hated Lou Yuqing and Ling Yunxiao, and wanted to kill them to avenge Lao Ji. However, he hated Hu Haitian and the sect leader of Baiyan Sect the most. These two destroyed the Snow Lotus Clan and were true mortal enemies.

When it comes to killing them, everything else can take a back seat.

"Demon hunter, we can make a deal!" Seeing the situation was turning bad, Hu Haitian immediately shouted, "You captured demons for the Hu family before, and I kept my promise and gave you a reward. If you can deal with this rebellious daughter and these harmful monsters this time, I, Hu, will definitely offer you a hundred times the amount of spirit stones, no, a thousand times the amount of spirit stones!"

Hu Haitian almost roared. With death looming, he had no time to hesitate. Seeing that Ling Yunxiao was unmoved, he immediately increased the weight.

A thousand times the amount of spirit stones means at least tens of millions of spirit stones.

This amount roughly equals the sum of all the Hu family's wealth.

Hu Haitian risked everything, trying to persuade Ling Yunxiao. He believed that spirit stones could be earned back, and with Ling Yunxiao around, the Hu family would eventually rise again. But if he lost his life, he would lose everything.

Under that gaze that held a hint of madness, Ling Yunxiao smiled and shook his head: "Patriarch Hu's sincerity is truly admirable, and I am very tempted. However, my junior sister and the young lady of the manor have already made their agreement, so I can only reluctantly refuse."

The moment Hu Haitian saw him shake his head, a chill ran through his body, and he felt as if he were in an ice cave, so cold that he couldn't say a word.

Lou Yuqing glanced at Ling Yunxiao, thinking to herself that killing someone is not as bad as killing their spirit. This kid should not be underestimated. If necessary, she should get rid of him to prevent future troubles... cough cough cough, wrong scene.

Hu Ruoyan watched Hu Haitian's death throes and suddenly laughed: "Heaven's justice is clear, and retribution is swift. When my mother begged you for help back then, did you have a moment's hesitation? Now, I will personally send you down to see her, and I will not have the slightest soft heart. This will settle this karma!"

"You rebellious daughter, how dare you! Killing your father will send you to hell!" Hu Haitian felt the murderous aura coming at him and suddenly lost all strength, collapsing to the ground, but still uttering harsh words.

Hu Ruoyan held up a lotus flower in her hand, smiled disdainfully, and tossed it towards Hu Haitian. Just then, Lou Yuqing spoke up.

"No, are we just going to kill him right away?" She seemed a little puzzled and made a suggestion, "How about we announce his crimes first before we take action? That would be more in line with procedure."

Hu Ruoyan: "..."

It was originally there, but she canceled it.

Hu Ruoyan took a deep breath and said in an incredibly brief tone: "Hu Haitian's first crime was deceiving his wife, his second crime was insulting his wife, and his third crime was killing his wife. With all these crimes combined, he deserves to die!"

Lou Yuqing: And then?

Hu Ruoyan: That's all.

Just then, Hu Haitian seemed to be provoked by something, stood up, looked up at the sky and laughed wildly: "You rebellious woman, you are truly laughable! That bitch is a demon, not of my kind, and her heart must be different. I have done a great service by eliminating her, what crime have I committed!"

Hu Ruoyan noticed that many members of the Hu family nodded in agreement upon hearing his words, and sneered, "Like father, like son. Your Hu family really has no reason to exist!"

“Hu Haitian, when you met my mother, you knew she was a snow lotus in human form. Why do you know her identity? Because when you were on the verge of death, it was my mother who sacrificed her cultivation to forcibly save you with flower petals!”

The Hu family members looked at Hu Haitian in astonishment. The patriarch had known all along, and had even been saved by him!

Hu Haitian looked slightly uneasy, but being a cunning old fox, he quickly retorted angrily, "Nonsense! If I had known that bitch was a demon, I would have rather died than let her save me!"

He spoke with great righteousness, but Hu Ruoyan didn't believe a word he said.

"You call her a slut every now and then, have you forgotten how you used to address her? You called her Xue'er, and you were so affectionate with her. You used sweet words to lure her out of the snow mountain, pretending to marry her, but in reality, you only saw her as someone to exploit and use to improve your cultivation!"

A deathly silence fell over the surroundings.

Just then, the elder's mutterings reached everyone's ears clearly: "The patriarch's talent for cultivation is not good. He only achieved his current cultivation level because of a fortuitous encounter. Could it be that so-called fortuitous encounter..."

Hu Haitian cried out in anguish, "Elder!"

The clan elder realized he had spoken out of turn and immediately shut his mouth.

Various thoughts were churning in everyone's minds, though they were not spoken aloud, their expressions betrayed them to some extent.

"After the marriage, she became pregnant, and your cultivation stagnated. Because of this, shortly after she gave birth, you forced her to submit to your cultivation, which resulted in her becoming weak and bedridden," Hu Ruoyan said coldly, her killing intent increasing with each word.

"Later, the Hu family was suppressed by the Baiyan Sect because of its rise to power. You surrendered to the sect leader and offered gifts to escape the calamity. And this great gift was my mother!"

"You forced her to revert to her original form, plucked her petals to make medicine, and experimented on her repeatedly, trying to replicate the effects of the petals! She was still in pain when she died!"

An endless killing intent spread out, enveloping everyone. The woman descended like a demon, yet her face showed indescribable sorrow. Seeing this scene, everyone suddenly lost the ability to speak.

The hatred for killing one's mother is irreconcilable!

They may criticize her from the perspective of different races, but if they put themselves in her shoes, they cannot understand Hu Haitian's ruthlessness. She was not only the Snow Lotus Spirit, but also his wife.

She had never harmed him, and had even saved him. On the contrary, he was blinded by greed and devised numerous schemes, treating his bedmate as a shortcut to gain cultivation.

His actions were unacceptable to the Hu family members, who saw him as the head of the Hu family.

The matriarch looked at Hu Haitian with unfamiliar eyes, a chill running down her spine. This man was too ruthless. She only knew that the first wife had died young, but she didn't know it was in this way.

Her hand, which had been covering Hu Ruofeng's mouth, slowly slid down, freeing Hu Ruofeng. She opened her mouth as if to say something, but then hesitated, unsure of what to say next.

Previously, Hu Ruofeng had said many things to Hu Ruoyan, such as "So good at seducing men, no wonder she's the daughter of a monster," and "You and your short-lived mother should have died long ago."

But now, she remains silent.

Hu Ruoyan sneered, "Do you want to know how I, a child at the time, understood all of this? Heh, the inherited memories of spirits are a good thing. You killed my mother and slaughtered my Snow Lotus clan. Today is the time to settle things!"

The numerous forces that had come to visit were in a panic. They had already realized that the scales of victory were tipping in Hu Ruoyan's favor. If they didn't defend themselves, they would probably perish here today. For most of them, this was simply an undeserved disaster.

"Fellow Daoist Hu, this matter has nothing to do with us! We did not kill your mother, nor have we harmed your clansmen. We beg you to show mercy and let us out!"

Hu Ruoyan said coldly, "I have already given you a chance. You showed that you were on the side of the Baiyan Sect Master and opposed me. It is only right for me to kill you."

"Young Master is right, anyone who obstructs us must die!" The Snow Lotus Clan was filled with righteous indignation.

The neutral faction, led by the city lord, glared at the White Rock Sect Master. If he hadn't dragged them into this mess, they wouldn't be in their current predicament!

Xie Wenheng sensed this anger, shrank back, and instinctively moved closer to the Sect Master of Baiyan Sect. But then, as if remembering something, he abruptly stopped. Was the snow lotus in his father's cave the test subject Hu Ruoyan had mentioned? And why did he make him marry Hu Ruoyan? Did he have some ulterior motive...?

Just then, Hu Ruoyan gave an order: "Go, my people, settle your scores and avenge your grievances!"

Old Shang and the others had been waiting anxiously. Upon hearing their young master's command, they pounced like wolves and tigers, each beautiful snow lotus flower taking a life with it.

Outside the crowd, Lou Yuqing sighed deeply. This was a bitter pill to swallow. She walked away silently, leaving all the killing behind.

In reality, she might have struggled with what to choose, but at this moment, she chose to ignore it. This was also one of the reasons why she let the Snow Lotus Clan go back earlier.

Hatred only has meaning when it is released.

Footsteps came from behind.

Lou Yuqing didn't even turn her head: "You don't want your points anymore?"

If Ling Yunxiao could subdue Hu Ruoyan, his score would surpass hers. She found it difficult to deal with Hu Ruoyan, but why did he give up?

"unimportant."

Ling Yunxiao moved his hand, cast a soundproof spell to block out all sounds behind him, caught up with the girl, and stood side by side with her, his smile brighter than ever before.

Lou Yuqing looked up at him and their eyes met. She was stunned for a moment, momentarily dazzled by his smile.

Thinking it over, she said bluntly, "You have a really beautiful smile."

Ling Yunxiao's mind went blank for a moment, and he could hear nothing at all except for the girl's words. His face gradually flushed red.

Lou Yuqing watched as his face grew redder and redder, and almost unconsciously reached out to touch it. Her first reaction was that it was very hot, and her second reaction was to ask warily, "Have you been poisoned?"

A normal person could not have such a temperature.

Ling Yunxiao: "..."

He glanced at the clueless girl and smiled helplessly: "It's alright, she'll be fine in a bit."

Distracted by this, Lou Yuqing's mood was not as heavy as before, and she smiled slightly: "To be honest, I'm a little disappointed. If something happens to you, I'll be the undisputed number one."

Ling Yunxiao frowned in annoyance, suddenly hating himself for not knowing how to speak, and could only offer a dry compliment: "You were originally number one."

Lou Yuqing smiled gently, as if a thousand flowers were in full bloom.

Ling Yunxiao was so captivated by her that he couldn't take his eyes off her, not wanting to look away for even a moment.

A surge of white light transported the two out of the small world.

"The trial to find the snow lotus has ended!"

"First place: Lou Yuqing of Wendao Sect!"

"Second place: Ling Yunxiao of Wendao Sect!"

"Third place: Qi Qingxiong of the Yunxiao Sect!"

"The three of you have qualified to participate in the arena battle!"

Lingzhu Zhenren's rough voice echoed across the square, immediately attracting everyone's attention. This small world was the fastest to end, even though the stipulated seven days had not yet passed.

Especially since Wendao Sect occupied two spots, Lou Yuqing and her companion immediately became famous.

Qi Qingxiong: "..." So he was just an afterthought.

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Author's note: Thank you everyone for your concern [droopy-eared rabbit head]