C74 Part1

Translated by An Edited by An

Yang QiQi basically spent the whole day before the ranking competition in bed.

Ling Yue also pampered her to no end. Apart from breakfast, he also served her lunch in bed. In the evening, Yang QiQi finally woke up from her day-long nap and came downstairs, looking exceptionally satisfied. But when she saw Xiang BuChen in the living room, she was astonished.

In the morning, he was a beautiful youth with sword-like eyebrows and peach blossom eyes. However, now his face could only be described as a tragic sight. The corners of his mouth were broken, there were patches of purple bruises on his cheek; the bridge of his nose had turned into a shade of deep red and even the condition of his right eye socket was miserable. The whole area around his eye was black and had swollen into a big walnut… All this was just on the face. As for the rest of his body? That was covered by his clothes.

“What’s wrong? With whom did you fight?” Yang QiQi approached him and lifted up his chin with her hand. After taking a closer look, she couldn’t help but nag. “How did it happen? Why didn’t you apply some medicine even after getting injured like this? Moreover, tomorrow is the first day of the competition, why didn’t you protect yourself?”

“Xiang BuChen fought with Lord Xu.” Tu Jin announced from the side.

‘Sigh! I already knew that Xiang BuChen would only be fighting a losing battle against Lord Xu ah. One should now look at his miserable condition and then look at Lord Xu’s face; there is not even a trace of any injury. What does this mean? This just indicates the disparity in their strength ah! What about the two stages in the middle? Does he think those are too easy to overlook?’

Yang QiQi turned her head to look at Xu, who was sitting perfectly straight. She discovered that his elegant manners were still the same as before. Nevertheless, she keenly discovered that the clothes he was wearing now were not the same as the ones from this morning. The design was still the same as before, it was wrapped around his body tightly. It didn’t seem like he had suffered any loss in Xiang BuChen’s hand.

Xu/(ㄒoㄒ)/~~: ‘QiQi, you are absolutely wrong. Xiang BuChen’s injuries are all on his face but mine are all hidden under my clothes. He is familiar with my strict dressing habits so he took extra care and only hit me there! Furthermore, he also isn’t a Tier 2 as he proclaims himself to be in front of the outsiders ah…’

Seeing that Xu was alright, Yang QiQi focused all her attention back on Xiang BuChen. She grumbled a few times more before going upstairs to fetch the ointment for injuries.

“Don’t move ah. I’ll apply the medicine on your wounds.” She held his face and positioned it. Then, she squeezed some of the milky white ointment on her index finger and expertly grabbed his chin with one hand. Her index finger gently brushed against the wound at the corner of his mouth. “Why didn’t you put some medicine on your face? Did you plan to go out and fight with such a brightly colored face tomorrow? You are not so young anymore. Don’t you know how to take care of yourself… blah blah blah…”

Yang QiQi was quite pleased with this disciple of hers. But, except for his talent in martial arts, his actions really worried her. As his master, she consciously assumed the role of his mother, grumbling endlessly in one breath. While applying the ointment, she simply didn’t notice that Xiang BuChen’s gaze became as deep as black hole, wishing he could suck her whole body through his eyes. When she spoke, her breath sprayed on his face and this distinctive sweet fragrance of the young girl almost made him go out of control. Her fresh and moist cherry lips opened and closed in front of his eyes, reminding him of certain memories and making him swallow his saliva roughly.

He wanted to block her small mouth and integrate her body into his own. He wanted to hug her tightly and press him under him…

*Pa!* A loud cracking sound roused Xiang BuChen from his fantasy and interrupted Yang QiQi’s nagging. Everyone turned their eyes to look at the place from where the sound was heard and discovered that Xiang BuChen had grabbed the armrest of the chair with too much force and broken it.

Everyone present was speechless…

Yang QiQi moved her hand away a little and tilted her head: “Did it hurt that much? I applied it lightly ah.”

Xiang BuChen lowered his eyes, afraid that she would notice the abnormality, “It doesn’t hurt. I simply remembered some things from the past. You can continue.”

“Oh. If you do feel uncomfortable anytime, just say it.” Yang QiQi rubbed the bridge of her nose with her fingers again. However, this time, she applied the medicine silently, no longer harping on and on about his injuries.

Nian JiMo and Zheng Shou were unable to come back for dinner. So, after the five of them had their dinner, they briefly talked about the first day of the competition. Then, the three young male beastmen took their leave.

In fact, there were no effective strategies to use in the ranking competition, especially in the first few days. The opponents would be selected through drawing lots on the spot, so it was totally unpredictable. If one got an opponent team with poor strength, then that was their good luck. But if a strong team was picked for them, they could only consider themselves out of luck. Only when there were ten people left would the contenders know who their opponent team was in advance and could pay attention to their tactics.

If one slept too much during the day, one would feel particularly energetic at night. The bored Yang QiQi decided to send some food to the two busy male beastmen personally. And Xu, as her bodyguard, had no other choice but to follow her along.

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