Chapter 27

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The first day of the tournament ended with the elimination of half of the disciples. The Flower Hairpin Tournament is different from other tournaments in that once you lose, there is no way back, so the disciples do everything they can to gain glory for their own sect and prevent being eliminated too soon.

In the evening, Chu Lei and his wife, who had finally finished their work, rushed to see how their daughter Xuanji was doing.

He Danping had been holding back tears for a day, but when she saw Xuanji’s head covered with gauze, she finally shed them.

“Is the wound serious? Does it hurt?” She enfolded her daughter in her arms, tears streaming down her face.

Xuanji, who was eating her meal, stuffed her mouth full of fried meat and blurted out,

“Mother, I’m fine, it doesn’t hurt at all. Look!” she tapped the wound with her hand, and didn’t even wince.

He Danping hurriedly grabbed her hand and said, “Don’t move! What if the wound is open again?”

Chu Lei gently removed her gauze, wanting to check the wound. There were still bloodstains on the gauze, but her head had no wound, only the top of the head, part of her hair that was soaked with blood, had dried into a cake, the scalp underneath is good, not even a small cut could be seen.

He was amazed and confused for a moment.

After a while, he finally sighed and said, “You deserve this fate because you were not very good at learning. If you had worked half as hard as the others, you would not be in such an awkward predicament today.”

When Xuanji heard that he was going to blame her again, she became so disheartened that she couldn’t even eat her rice.

Linglong pouted, “Father is so biased. Sister was already struck by a blow. Not even blaming others, but blaming her for this . . .”

She didn’t finish her sentence, Chu Lei stared at her, immediately shut up, and stuffed her mouth.

Chu Lei wrapped the gauze for her and said softly,: “Fortunately the wound is not big, the body is not bad, The Five Thunder’s great power must have been defused in the field, in two days it’ll be good.”

After that, he frowned and said, “That Wu Tong… he is so young and can use spells, so he is definitely not a simple person. Why didn’t I see him at the Flower Hairpin Tournament last time?”

He Danping smiled and said, “Husband, you are too concerned about the situation. The last time we went to Dianjing Valley, Chief Jiang even asked him to pour tea for us, you forgot, didn’t you?”

Chu Lei suddenly came to his senses, “Oh?! Is that the guy who poured the tea last time? He looked like a naughty boy at that time, he was really a young boy, but after a few years, he has become so powerful!”

He Danping sighed, wiped a rice grain on Xuanji’s face, and said, “This match between us can be considered a crushing defeat. But in terms of fists and kicks, Duanping may not necessarily lose.”

Chu Lei shook his head: “For cultivators, fists and kicks are only used for self-defense, while immortal magic spells are the key. Duanping’s skill was not as good as his, and he lost. Our disciples must be twenty years old to start practicing immortal arts. Chief Jiang is an enlightened person, and he let his disciples learn it early.”

At this point, he couldn’t help but muse.

He Danping, this old husband and wife, naturally knew what he was thinking about, so she smiled and said, “Husband, are you trying to get the disciples to learn the Immortal Method earlier?”

Ling Long, who had been listening to them with her ears stretched, rushed over to them and shouted, “Really? Does Dad want us to learn the magic of immortality beforehand? Let’s learn tomorrow!”

Chu Lei knocked her on the forehead and said, “You’re a hothead. I don’t need to bring this up again for the time being, but I’ll discuss it with the branch elders before making a decision.”

Ling Long knew that his words meant it would be possible, she was so happy she wrapped her arms around his neck and acted like a baby, “Dad, look at my sister, she was hurt so badly by that wicked man, you should punish him too. Otherwise, we Shaoyang people will be considered shameless.”

Chu Lei made a stern face and said, “You know you don’t have shame, but you lost face today because of your poor learning skills.It has nothing to do with others.”

Linglong said anxiously, “He’s older than we are! It’s not too late for us when my sister and I are eighteen!”

Chu Lei laughed: “You’re so lazy, I’m afraid you won’t be as good as others even when you’re eighty years old.”

As the head of the school, he was very busy and had to leave after speaking for a while.

When he saw that Ling Long was still angry, he said, “Don’t get any funny ideas, you are not allowed to mess around at the Hairpin Tournament. Chief Jiang has already apologized for this incident, so let it go for now. If you’re still angry, you should train well and defeat him in the next Flower Hairpin Tournament.”

Lingong silently pretended to be a good child. As soon as her parents left, she took Xuanji by the hand and pulled her away. Seeing that her face was covered in oil, she could not help but wipe her face with her own handkerchief, sighing like an old man. “What a child, I really don’t know whether you eat with the face or with the mouth.”

Xuanji swallowed the fried pork and said, “Just like you said, we are just children.”

Linglong looked around and made sure no one was listening and then lowered her voice. “Don’t talk about it. Didn’t Sifeng ask us to go to the back of the mountain at night? Are you ready?”

Xuanji hurriedly got the shovel and twine from behind the door, “What are these for? “A trap?”

“How do I know what hellish idea he has, just get ready and go!”

Linglong pulls her out of the house and looks around to see if there is no one there. They sneakily run towards the back of the hill.

Sure enough, Zhong Minyan and Yu Sifeng arrived early, and were waiting impatiently. When he saw them running up, Zhong Minyan said, “My ladies, what time is it! What took you so long?”

Ling Long pouts, “Dad came over to give us a lecture, we were so scared but you’re still complaining!”

Zhong Minyan hurriedly smiled, clutched her sleeve and said softly, “You’ve been scolded? All right, I’m wrong, don’t be angry. A bitter face doesn’t suit Miss Linglong.”

Linglong giggled and stomped her foot, “You’re always talking nonsense! I won’t get mixed up with you. Just now dad said he’s going to teach us the cultivation magic. Are you happy?”

Zhong Minyan’s heart burst with joy and he laughed so hard that he looked silly.

When Yu Sifeng saw Xuanji’s pale face, he thought her wound was painful, so he said,

“Here, I have some good medicine from the palace. Put this on for you?”

Xuanji shook her head silently and pulled off the bandage from her head, saying, “It’s alright, there is no wound at all, it doesn’t hurt at all.”

Yu Sifeng said softly, “You are not too… happy. It’s your father. Did he talk about you again?”

Xuanji shook her head, raised the shovel in her hand and asked, “Sifeng, did you ask us to bring these to dig a trap?”

He laughed, “That’s right. Look at it, do you still know it?”

He took out a small silver snake from his pouch, the size of an index finger, with blue eyes and silver scales, and wrapped it around his wrist.

Xuanji said, “Ah, of course I remember!” It’s the little snake she almost killed!

“It’s called…?” She can’t remember the name.

“It’s called, Xiao Yinhua[1]. Yuzifeng stroked its little head, a little proud, “I raised it. It’s a spirit animal. We grew up together since we were kids. Don’t look at its size, it’s small, but it’s very capable.”

As if it heard the master’s praise, Xiao Yinhua made hissing noises, wagged its head and tail as if she was powerful.

Seeing that it was cute, Xuanji smiled and said, “Can I pet it?”.

Yu Si Feng nodded, grabbed her wrist and gently placed it on Xiao Yinhua’s body. It was seldom touched by outsiders, so it was clearly uneasy, its head was raised and it was staring straight at Xuanji.

“Shh…. Don’t be afraid. Xuanji is a good person.” Yu Sifeng soothed it in a low voice.

Xuanji felt that the snake under her fingers was cool and soft to the touch, so she couldn’t help but giggle and asked, “Si Feng, what do you want Xiao Yinhua for?”

He smiled slightly, his dark eyes shining in the moonlight like two fine black crystals.

“Let’s dig a trap tonight, and I guarantee you, that tomorrow, he will fall into it and break his leg.”

Zhong Minyan and Linglong who had been talking and laughing next to him are attracted by his words and Ling Long wonders, “It’s rare for students from other sects to come to the back of the mountain. How can you guarantee that he will fall into your trap?”

Yu Sifeng nodded and beckoned them all to gather their heads together.

He said in a low voice, “This matter is necessary. You have to help me with this. Aren’t you going to help Xuanji to take revenge? Listen to me, so and so…….”

He murmured for a long time, and finally agreed on a plan. The children threw up their hands and happily dug up the trap.

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[1]: Little Silver Flower.

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