Chapter 379: I, Shang Hongxue, am that one-in-a-million genius

"You lost, Shang Hongchen."

Shang Hongchen collapsed; this time, he couldn't get up.

Shang Hongxue was the final victor; this battle, fought to this point, involved mutual scheming and mutual contempt, and in the end Shang Hongxue had the last laugh—she won.

At this moment, she was happier than anyone; her excitement was bursting to come out, she loudly told everyone she had won, she had finally surpassed her older sister, gotten ahead of her—what's the use of getting ahead early? It's still not being surpassed by me.

Effort is worthless before talent.

Soon, Shang Hongxue calmed down, without loudly announcing her victory, without mocking or provoking her older sister, but instead lightly pointing at Shang Hongchen with that sword, leaving Shang Hongchen unable to resist, lying on the ground, eyes dim; from then on, she could no longer control the Shang Clan, nor maintain her older sister's dignity.

She had worked so long to get into the Heavenly Heart Sect; after entering, she trained diligently, daring not to slack off in the slightest; the result was being surpassed by her younger sister—her feelings can be imagined: how miserable, how…… gloomy.

Life turned gloomy, with no light left.

What she had persisted in, what she had striven for, were all useless.

She looked at the victor's younger sister, Shang Hongxue, unable to understand or comprehend why her sister stayed on Longshe Shan, her cultivation not surpassing hers yet her strength did; such strength, such combat power, Shang Hongchen once again realized the difference between combat power and cultivation: high cultivation does not necessarily mean high combat power, while high combat power does not mean low cultivation.

Shang Hongxue's cultivation was inferior to hers, yet her strength defeated her.

"I lost."

Shang Hongchen closed her eyes, accepted this result; she lost.

Really lost.

This time, she lost to her younger sister, and had no thoughts left.

She didn't even want to speak; before coming, she had wanted to take her younger sister away, bring her toward a better future—the Heavenly Heart Sect would surely let her sister cultivate, from then on soaring to the skies, no longer trapped in the little Longshe Cheng, fighting to the death over trivial resources and divine abilities, nor living a bland tragedy like those women.

Marry off, marry, bear children, support husband and educate them, then live out this life.

No ups and downs at all; in the end, life exhausted, she died quietly, hardly anyone would remember her, nor would anyone feel sorrow for her death.

This is a woman's life, an ordinary, common woman's life.

Shang Hongchen had been changing all along; she succeeded, her cultivation rose, and everything was under her own control.

She didn't want her younger sister to be like that, bringing her sister along to change life, change the future.

But she never expected that after returning home, her younger sister would be married.

Although they hadn't truly wed yet, she was now practically married.

Upon seeing her younger sister, Shang Hongchen was furious—this younger sister actually……

How unreasonable!

She was very angry, wanting to harshly educate her younger sister, but.

The result was that it made her feel awful.

She couldn't win, wasn't a match for her younger sister, and lost.

She lost utterly, heart and mind convinced; Shang Hongxue defeated her relying on strength, without cheating or using other means.

Openly and honorably, relying on tenacious willpower and combat power, she defeated her.

Again, she defeated Shang Hongchen's proud heart.

And the person who enabled the younger sister to do all this, the instigator Chen Chuyang—just how strong is he?

She didn't know, nor could she understand; clearly that person is an ordinary person, so why is he like this?

"Could it be that I'm really wrong?"

"Did I really make a mistake?"

Shang Hongchen blinked, unable to believe, and unwilling to believe.

Before, having witnessed Chen Chuyang's strength, she had thought it was fake, illusory.

Only now, after Shang Hongxue defeated her, did Shang Hongchen realize that all of this was real.

Chen Chuyang was indeed the most mysterious and strongest person she had ever seen, while she herself despised his insufficient strength and poor talent, destined to remain this way for life.

How ridiculous she is.

"Hahaha."

"I..."

She gave a bitter laugh, mocking herself, where did she get the courage to mock Chen Chuyang?

She actually……

Thinking this, Shang Hongchen laughed at herself again, feeling her ignorance was laughable.

As it turned out, the clown was her—not just the Shang Clan, but the whole Longshe Cheng—only she was the clown.

That clown, the sole clown.

"I'm really ridiculous."

"I..."

Shang Hongchen shook her head; she couldn't accept, nor could she……

Back then, she was so arrogant, while Chen Chuyang never rebutted any words; perhaps in his eyes, her actions and behavior were just a clown, a living clown—seeing this, how ridiculous she is, how…… funny.

In Chen Chuyang's eyes, she was no different from a clown.

She finally understood why Chen Chuyang had looked at her with that pitying, foolish gaze—she really was that fool.

And she had thought Chen Chuyang was regretting it.

Close her eyes, not wanting to see Chen Chuyang, nor wanting to be mocked by him.

The meaning of that gaze, she now understands—too late.

Everything, irreparable.

Everything, just like this.

Shang Hongxue looked at her older sister lying on the ground, estimating she hadn't yet reacted, still in the midst of defeat.

She sheathed her sword, Shang Hongxue stood in place, waiting for her older sister to come to her senses.

For a long time, she didn't get up, just lying there.

Perhaps she didn't want to get up.

Shang Yingnian walked over, stood beside Shang Hongxue, Shang Hongxue turned back, worried: "Father, the older sister?"

Shang Yingnian shook his head, signaling his little daughter not to say more; he had seen everything and also understood the older daughter's thoughts.

"Hongxue, Father will first take your older sister down the mountain."

"Father, her."

"I will take good care of her, no need to worry." Shang Yingnian turned his head, comforting: "You cultivate diligently, don't overthink."

Shang Hongchen is not as fragile as she thought, nor as easy to fall.

Right now, she cannot accept it; for a moment, she cannot accept her own defeat.

Soon, she will understand.

"Father, take good care of the older sister."

Shang Yingnian brought Shang Hongchen down the mountain; more accurately, he carried her down the mountain.

Once again, it's like before; when she was little, the older daughter was also held by him.

Later, she grew up, no longer needing to be held, and he no longer held her.

Shang Hongxue watched this scene, feeling deeply moved.

For a long time, father and older sister left her sight; then Shang Hongxue turned back.

Behind her, Chen Chuyang stood there, not moving forward, not speaking.

Shang Hongxue rushed over, clinging onto Chen Chuyang.

"Chuyang brother, I won."

"I finally defeated Shang Hongchen; I am stronger than her; I think she won't dare look down on us from now on."

Shang Hongxue hugs with one hand, clenches a fist with the other; this pose is very cute.

Chen Chuyang pampers: "My wife is the strongest."

"Hehehe." Shang Hongxue smiles proudly, lifts her head: "That's for sure; I'm the best."

"From now on, Brother Chuyang, you can't bully me, or I'll beat you up."

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