Chapter 96

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As the three of them knelt and performed the grand ceremony, reciting their vows, Qiu Chuji searched a dilapidated house and found three broken bowls. He fetched some clear water and filled the three bowls to the brim. Each of them dripped a drop of blood into the water, symbolizing their unity.

The three smiled at each other and drank the water from their respective bowls. Looking at each other, they felt a deeper sense of closeness.

Su Yi looked at Mu Nianci's delicate face and then at Guo Jing's foolish, happy smile. Neither of them had noticed his sinister intentions...

The reason for the three of them becoming sworn brothers was purely due to Su Yi's selfishness. With the issue of Yang Guo, Su Yi would never dare to make a move on Mu Nianci. However, Guo Jing was indeed a sincere and honest young man, and his martial arts skills were among the best among the younger generation. If Mu Nianci had not already fallen for Yang Kang, she might have liked this honest and simple young man. Moreover, there was Yang Tiexin, who was desperately trying to marry his daughter to Guo Jing. Hmph, Su Yi seriously doubted the true relationship between Guo Jing and Yang Tiexin...

Just thinking about Mu Nianci falling into Guo Jing's arms made Su Yi very uncomfortable. He thought, "My sister, although I can't pursue her due to various reasons, as a brother, you shouldn't be so reckless, right? It's better to directly call you siblings. I don't believe you would still have the nerve to fall for Mu Nianci, and Yang Tiexin wouldn't dare to matchmake you either."

But since I'm now your elder brother, I won't neglect you. I won't compete with you for Huang Rong...

Looking at the bright-eyed and beautiful girl who was gazing at her foolish second brother with deep affection, Su Yi couldn't help but shiver. She was indeed beautiful and adorable, but she was too young!

Judging by her appearance, she couldn't be more than fifteen or sixteen, even if we were generous! I say, Second Brother, can you really make a move on such a young girl?

As a young man whose mental age was approaching thirty, Su Yi felt immense pressure about making a move on a girl who might not even be in high school... Why don't you wait until she's in college...

In comparison... Su Yi secretly glanced at Mu Nianci again. She was at least seventeen or eighteen, which was more his type, but unfortunately, she was someone he couldn't touch... He couldn't help but feel a bit disheartened!

However, Su Yi wasn't a pervert. His slight disappointment was no different from the ordinary regret of not being able to approach a beautiful woman. He quickly brushed it off and moved on.

Since everything with Guo Jing was settled, Su Yi turned to Qiu Chuji and asked, "Master, why did you and Master Uncle suddenly appear in this capital, Beijing? You didn't even inform me beforehand. If you had, I would have prepared a banquet to welcome you!"

Qiu Chuji stroked his beard and smiled contentedly, his eyebrows and beard parting in delight. He found his disciple increasingly pleasing. Su Yi's actions and demeanor were all to his satisfaction. He laughed and said, "Isn't it because the date of your martial arts competition with Jing'er is approaching? I was a bit worried, so I came early to see if you were prepared. Who knew I would run into Master Wang and your parents halfway. Master Wang told me you had gone to the Prince's Mansion to save Jing'er. I was worried that Wanyan Honglie might harm you, so I hurried here using my lightness skills. However..."

Qiu Chuji smiled again and continued, "I didn't expect your martial arts skills to have reached such a high level. Even I can't match you now. To have made such progress in less than two years, you must have endured a lot of hardship!"

After saying this, he glanced at Ma Yu with a hint of pride, as if to say, "See, even though you gave Guo Jing the *先天功* (Xiantian Gong), my disciple is still better, and I didn't cheat!"

Faced with his younger brother's intense competitive spirit, Ma Yu could only shake his head and laugh bitterly.

Huang Rong had been standing quietly beside Guo Jing, not recognizing anyone here and not caring to. She didn't know what to say. Hearing Qiu Chuji's words, she couldn't help but ask, "What competition? Is my Jing'er going to compete with someone?"

Su Yi nodded and said, "That's right! My second brother and I have a martial arts competition on March 24th this year. There's only one or two months left!"

"How can you compete?!" Huang Rong's face changed. She involuntarily thought of Sha Tongtian, who had been smashed into a pulp. She couldn't help but imagine Guo Jing being flattened by this terrifying person. Her eyes welled up with tears, and she said with a sob, "You're so strong, Jing'er can't possibly win. What if you hurt him?"

Su Yi helplessly spread his hands and said, "But the competition was set eighteen years ago, and it's not something we can change. Even if I say I want to cancel it, my second brother doesn't want to compete... But his masters, the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan, will definitely insist on the competition."

"Exactly!!!" Qiu Chuji said firmly, "This competition is not just a matter of pride between me and the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan; it's also a testament to our eighteen years of hard work. How can it be canceled?"

"But... but... that's not fair!" Huang Rong thought of Su Yi's earlier display of fighting four people at once. The thought of Jing'er competing with such a terrifying person made her heart ache. Even though they were sworn brothers, in a martial arts competition, anything could happen. If he got hurt, she would be heartbroken!

Maybe... I should go back and ask Father to kill this Yang Kang!

She secretly glanced at Su Yi, and a thought flashed through her mind... She didn't care about sworn brotherhood; if anyone threatened her Jing'er, even if it was his sworn brother, she would kill him without hesitation!

But if I kill him, Jing'er will never forgive me... And...

Huang Rong suddenly remembered her father's eccentric nature. If she found a lover without his permission, even if she managed to bring him here, he would indeed listen to her plea and kill Yang Kang, but afterward, Jing'er would be in trouble too. They would both end up on the bridge to the afterlife!

Huang Rong shook her head fiercely, abandoning this tempting but impractical idea. The main reason she didn't want to use this method was that if she really killed Yang Kang, Jing'er would never forgive her.

Just thinking about Guo Jing ignoring her in the future made her heart ache so much she wanted to die!

Su Yi had no idea that his life had just narrowly escaped being snuffed out in Huang Rong's mind... If he knew that Huang Rong had thought about having her father kill him, he would probably laugh out loud. With his current martial arts skills, even if he couldn't defeat the Eastern Heretic, escaping wouldn't be a problem. Competing with a high-level martial artist was an exhilarating experience!

Seeing Huang Rong frowning in thought, Su Yi thought she was worried about Guo Jing's safety. He immediately comforted her, "Miss Huang, there's no need to be afraid. Your Jing'er is my second brother, and I wouldn't hurt him. I'll definitely hold back... Besides, his internal martial arts skills are quite strong. What he lacks is a refined external martial arts technique. If he learns a high-level external technique, he might be able to match me. In that case, he might have to hold back for me!"

Huang Rong's eyes lit up. That's right, Jing'er's internal martial arts skills are so profound. If I teach him one or two family techniques, once he masters them, he might not lose to this person!

But then she thought, the techniques of Peach Blossom Island are mostly intricate and clever, requiring great insight to learn. And Jing'er...

She glanced at the foolish Guo Jing beside her. His insight and talent were probably left in his mother's womb... Considering the frustration of trying to teach him something he couldn't learn, Huang Rong reluctantly gave up the idea of teaching him Peach Blossom Island techniques! (To be continued)

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