Chapter 2116

"Actually, I figured it out too!" He Pingsheng looked at Gong Sun Kunlun and said, "You keep saying Tao Yaoyao is your fiancée!"

"But in reality, you don't actually like her!"

"Right?"

Gong Sun Kunlun's face turned embarrassed, and he said: "Hehehe... well... since the Tao family's immortal maiden has become Fellow Daoist He's Dao Companion, I naturally won't pester her anymore!"

He Pingsheng continued: "You like my daughter, Shang Yu?"

Gong Sun Kunlun was startled: "This this this... no no no... you... how do you know?"

He Pingsheng whispered: "Sigh... I've been through this before... the look in your eyes when you like someone can't be hidden!"

"Just say whether what I said is right or not!"

"Yes yes yes!" Gong Sun Kunlun admitted, then calmly said: "So, you are Shang Yu's biological father, and if this is to happen, you must play a crucial role!"

"If I truly have the fate to become Dao Companions with Shang Yu, I... I am willing to give the Shakyamuni Divine Fruit to Shang Yu as a betrothal gift!"

He Pingsheng smiled: "Hey hey hey... don't rush... Fellow Daoist Gong Sun, we haven't reached that point yet!"

"But, there's a problem I don't know if you've considered?"

Gong Sun Kunlun asked: "What problem?"

He Pingsheng said: "I agree to compete with you tomorrow!"

"But... how exactly will the competition be conducted then?"

"Look, I am Shang Yu's biological father, and our father-daughter relationship is extremely good!"

"If you hurt me... then..."

"No no no..." Gong Sun Kunlun waved his hands, saying: "Absolutely not... this time I came just to discuss this matter with Fellow Daoist He!"

"That's why I said tomorrow we only decide victory or defeat, not life or death!"

"When we face each other, we'll both hold back a bit!"

He Pingsheng said: "How about this? Actually, I also think you and Shang Yu are quite well-matched..."

"In principle, I don't object to your relationship with her!"

"But... tomorrow's competition, you need to have some discernment and effort!"

He Pingsheng whispered: "Think about it—if I lose tomorrow, Shang Yu will definitely be angry, right?"

"If she gets angry this once, won't your relationship be ruined?"

"Besides, what are you trying to achieve by winning the match?"

"Isn't it just to obtain the Shakyamuni Divine Fruit, and once you have it, isn't it all for Shang Yu?"

"Don't you see this logic?"

Gong Sun Kunlun scratched his head and said: "Actually, that does make sense!"

He Pingsheng continued: "Besides, with your abilities, even if you lose this match to me, what difference would it make?"

"Would it really prevent you from making it into the top nine just because of this one match?"

"Shouldn't it?"

Gong Sun Kunlun's face instantly broke into a confident smile: "Of course not... even if I lose one more match, I still have full confidence to make it into the top nine!"

"So..." He Pingsheng said: "Tomorrow you just surrender outright—wouldn't that achieve two goals at once?"

"Father-in-law, your words make sense!" Gong Sun Kunlun clasped his hands: "This sentence has opened my eyes!"

"Alright... tomorrow it's just the two of us fighting, and when the time comes, I'll surrender directly!"

"But, Father-in-law, you must keep your word and support me!"

"Don't worry!" He Pingsheng raised his fist and said: "I support you!"

Then, Gong Sun Kunlun directly left the Tao family's courtyard.

He walked all the way until he exited the gate.

Outside the gate, two elders of the God Venerable Realm were waiting.

"Young Master... how did it go?"

"How did the talk go?" one of them asked Gong Sun Kunlun.

Gong Sun Kunlun's expression shifted between cloudy and clear, and he said: "That dog He Pingsheng actually made me agree to surrender outright tomorrow..."

"What?"

"Unreasonable!"

"This dog, on what grounds?"

"Young Master, then what exactly should you do tomorrow?"

Gong Sun Kunlun gritted his teeth in anger and said: "He Pingsheng is bullying people too much—this dog, treating me like a three-year-old to deceive!"

But after two breaths, he sighed deeply and said: "But it's no use... if I don't let him, my relationship with Shang Yu will really be ruined!"

"You've also seen it—Shang Yu almost blindly obeys this father of hers!"

"Damn, this dog..."

"He really has us under his thumb!"

Gong Sun Kunlun is not stupid; he naturally sees that He Pingsheng is fooling him, but he can't help it.

He sees it, but can't break the deadlock.

The key is, Shang Yu is not like Tao Yaoyao.

Although the Shang family and the Tao family are both weaklings,

the Shang family has a future.

After all, Shang Yongqi is a twenty-seven orifice expert, and his future achievements are limitless—surely a God Emperor Realm expert.

This is the fundamental reason why the Gong Sun family dare not treat the Shang family the way they treat the Tao family.

Moreover, the three siblings of the Shang family are all heaven's pride, none of them weak.

The most crucial point is that Gongsun Kunlun genuinely likes Shang Yu, not like his feelings for Taoyao Yao.

……

The next day!

Gongsun Kunlun was the first to step forward, saying: "Today I wish to compete with He Pingsheng of the Tao family!"

"Please have the Tao family members step forward!"

He Pingsheng smiled and stood up, saying: "Agreed!"

Everyone's eyes were drawn to the two of them, each wanting to watch a great battle while eating melon seeds.

But the result was that Gongsun Kunlun added another sentence: "I concede…… He Pingsheng wins!"

One stone stirred up a thousand waves!

The entire venue erupted in chaos.

"Damn…… damn, damn……"

"This Gongsun brat knows how to play…… this was intentional!"

"He just surrendered like that!"

"I get it…… if He Pingsheng weren't Shang Yu's father, would he have surrendered?"

The crowd murmured in discussion.

He Pingsheng glanced at Li Yue Ren.

Li Yue Ren took a deep breath and said: "Forget it, forget it…… I won't make things difficult for you either!"

Originally, she had wanted He Pingsheng to directly slay Gongsun Kunlun on the arena.

Now there's no chance.

In the following days, the competition continued.

When He Pingsheng faced ordinary disciples, he fought slowly, each match seeming arduous, but he always won in the end.

Yet when he encountered disciples ranked in the top nine, he couldn't win a single match!

Either he surrendered outright, or he put on a token fight, only to lose in the end.

Of the top nine, He Pingsheng lost to seven!

The only match he won was against Gongsun Kunlun.

There was still Shang Yong, ranked first, whom he hadn't faced, because they were the final match.

"Young Master, this situation seems somewhat unfavorable!" As the competition continued, members of the Gongsun family began to panic.

"Fourth Elder, what's going on?" Gongsun Kunlun asked.

The Fourth Elder said: "That fellow He Pingsheng's results are unbelievably good!"

"Look, the currently recognized nine strongest, aside from you, there are eight others, and you've already fought seven!"

"I know!" Gongsun Kunlun's face darkened, saying: "My luck is terrible, I lost six of those seven matches!"

"Exactly!" the Fourth Elder said: "But your next opponent is precisely the ranked first Shang Yong!"

"Can you defeat him?"

Gongsun Kunlun shook his head: "Definitely cannot!"

"How coincidental!" the Fourth Elder said: "He Pingsheng now has the same record as you—he couldn't defeat any of the top nine either, but you surrendered!"

"Equivalent to, he also only lost to eight people, losing eight points!"

"The rest…… all victories!"