Chapter 302: Fairy Fuyao

On the other side, within the demonic path camp, Yuan Muyu, wrapped entirely in a black robe with a cloak concealing most of her face, coldly observed Lu Xingzhou and Lu Nuonuo disembarking alongside Ye Tinglan.

Earlier, hearing the jade talisman listen at the door, she had felt her sister wouldn't casually engage in intimate acts with men; it was likely done deliberately to provoke. Yet no matter how confident her judgment, a trace of doubt remained. Now, seeing Lu Xingzhou and Lu Nuonuo arrive with Ye Tinglan in person, Yuan Muyu's liver-fire surged upward instantly.

The Great Competition of the Profound Heaven Holy Land has nothing to do with you, Lu Xingzhou!

Are you even a person of the Profound Heaven Holy Land!

If I don't even count as a person of the Profound Heaven Holy Land, how do you count?

Fortunately, there was still a gap in distance as they disembarked; Lu Xingzhou and Lu Nuonuo had to put on appearances in public, showing utmost respect to "My Lord Holy Master." The two, walking shoulder-to-shoulder with Miss Qingli, followed several feet behind Ye Tinglan with orderly steps, looking exactly like disciples accompanying an elder.

Yuan Muyu's gaze shifted back and forth between Lu Xingzhou and Miss Qingli; after a moment, she remained relatively calm.

With that white-haired monster appearance, who would take a liking? Xingzhou wouldn't be so indiscriminate. Moreover, from the surface, the two didn't even exchange words, separated by Lu Nuonuo, appearing very distant.

After her thoughts relaxed slightly, her beautiful eyes fixed upon Lu Xingzhou's figure and could not move away.

He is so tall when standing...

Previously sitting in a wheelchair, his pale, broken appearance possessed a unique beauty and evoked a strong desire to protect. Now standing, he was completely another style: confident and open, walking with the stride of a dragon and tiger. His former sickly appearance had vanished; his frame had grown much stronger, replaced by a spirit that soared, truly embodying what it means to be a jade tree standing in the wind.

He looks good like this too... even better than before.

But being so handsome means he attracts flowers and grass; a swarm of female flies appears from who knows where, annoying to death.

Yuan Muyu's gaze followed Lu Xingzhou blankly all the way, watching Ye Tinglan ascend to the main seat on the high platform, while he stood behind Ye Tinglan.

Even though the Profound Heaven Holy Land arrived last, the host remained Ye Tinglan.

In her ears, she could hear the low whispers of many female cultivators: "Who is that person following behind the Holy Master of the Profound Heaven? He is truly handsome."

"I saw the Profound Heaven Holy Land's participant list; there is a Lu Xingzhou on it. Is that the Lu Xingzhou from the Great Qian New Star List? The compiler even gave a comment."

"The one described as 'The stranger on the path is like jade, the young master is unmatched in the world'? I always thought the Great Qian Heroes List was laughing people's teeth out with such awkward praise, but seeing him now, it wasn't exaggerated at all, so handsome ahhh... I admit I spoke a bit too loudly before~"

"Stop being infatuated... if anyone is to be infatuated, it should be me; you go aside."

"If we fight and meet him, do you think we can touch how many abdominal muscles he has?"

Yuan Muyu: "..."

As the female disciples chatted, they noticed killing intent emanating from the mysterious elder behind them.

"Are you here to compete in martial arts, or to flirt with men?" Her voice sounded as if coming from the Nine Nether Underworld, coldness seeping through; the young girls raised goosebumps all over and lowered their heads, daring not to make a sound.

Yuan Muyu ground her teeth.

She had worked hard to rush here to instruct these things on how to target the weaknesses of the Profound Heaven Holy Land disciples, yet everything collapsed before a handsome man. If these little mares went into battle and met Lu Xingzhou, they would probably go soft before even fighting.

Ye Tinglan, you are a Bai Chi; such a man should have his legs broken and hidden away, yet you bring him everywhere to show off, and even participate in the competition, right!

No, on what grounds does Ye Tinglan get to hide him away!

"Everyone," Ye Tinglan's voice now spread across the entire island: "The custom of the Great Competition in the Sea has continued for nearly ten thousand years. I recall that year, this seat and my incompetent sister were also on this battlefield; in a flash, several decades have passed, making one sigh endlessly..."

Yuan Muyu: "?"

Who is incompetent?

"... Regarding the competition system and rules, everyone is very familiar; this seat will not elaborate. Please have the representatives of each immortal sect come on stage to draw lots and determine the matchups."

Yuan Muyu looked at an old man beside her; the old man understood, opened his mouth, and interrupted Ye Tinglan: "Wait."

Ye Tinglan sneered coldly: "What trickery does your Nu Jiao Island have now?"

The old man said: "The outstanding disciples of each family are mostly heard of within the seas; even those cultivated secretly for long periods in seclusion mostly have rumors. Just like your sect's Miss Qingli; although she has never appeared in the sea, we still know such a person exists."

Ye Tinglan said indifferently: "So?"

"The Great Competition in the Sea has continued for ten thousand years and has its own regulations; the practice of temporarily inviting outsiders from the outside and claiming them as one's own disciples to exploit loopholes has long been explicitly prohibited. Does My Lord Holy Master not know?" The old man said: "If such suddenly appearing people count, we could also go outside to hire people to fight on our behalf; would the competition not descend into chaos?"

These words were extremely reasonable, causing the crowd to surge: "Correct! Do you take us for fools! This Lu Xingzhou is clearly a guest elder of the Tianxing Sword Sect, written on the New Star List! How has he become a disciple of the Profound Heaven Sect?"

Yuan Muyu's pretty face under the cloak smiled.

You still want to use Xingzhou to help you; are you worthy? At most, I'll let you use Lu Nuonuo; I have deliberately ignored Lu Nuonuo, isn't that enough to be fair to you, sister?

Yet they heard Ye Tinglan say leisurely: "How is a 'temporarily invited person' calculated? How long must one enter the sect to not be considered temporary?"

Someone said: "This matter has long had regulations; at least three years of entering the sect is required to plug this loophole. Where was Lu Xingzhou before three years ago?"

"But Lu Xingzhou and Lu Nuonuo have been under the Profound Heaven Sect for at least ten years," Ye Tinglan said leisurely. "It is well known that I have an incompetent sister who ran away from home ten years ago, but the sect did not remove her from the register; her identity is still that of a Profound Heaven elder, so her disciples are naturally under the Profound Heaven Sect; they only need to be added to the register."

Yuan Muyu: "?"

The crowd was stunned: "Then how can it be proven that the two of them are disciples of the Fairy Fuyao?"

Lu Xingzhou: "..."

Fairy Fuyao... are you talking about that fish? It feels so awkward...