“Just refuse it, Lou Qianxue. There’s no need to ruin your future because of an impulse to win!” the other students advised Lou Qianxue.
Raising her chin, Mu Bailing mockingly looked at her. “Lou Qianxue, two years ago, you were just a useless piece of trash who escaped at the last minute. If you refuse to accept my challenge today, I won’t be surprised either.
“After all, cowards will always be cowards! The most that’ll happen is that everyone will recognize you for who you truly are.”
Lou Qianxue’s expression darkened as she glared at Mu Bailing.
“What are you looking at? Coward! You don’t even dare to accept my challenge, yet you have the audacity to claim that you ranked top at the Fenghua Banquet. What a joke!”
When everyone heard that, they heaved a sigh of relief. “Looks like Lou Qianxue is not dumb. She knows how to avoid trouble. Although it’s a bit humiliating, at least she saved her future…”
However…
At the next moment.
“What if you lost?” A frosty voice suddenly reverberated in the air.
“Huh?” It stunned Mu Bailing, then she could not help but burst out laughing. “Lose? How is it possible? I’ve trained at the Imperial Academy for two years. Do you think that I’ll lose to a useless piece of trash who merely relied on pills to increase her cultivation? Are you pulling my leg?”
“Pfft!” Lou Xiaoxiao stifled a laugh. “There are always winners and losers in a battle. If there’s a possibility that Qianxue will lose, there’s a possibility that you’ll lose too!”
“Yeah!” The juniors of the Lou family shot cold glares at Mu Bailing as a strange expression crept onto their faces.
“Fine. Since you’re so insistent, I’ll do the same thing as her. If I lose, I’ll also cripple my cultivation. How’s that? Are you satisfied?”
“Mu Bailing.” Lou Xiaoxiao looked at her with a complex gaze. “I’ll give you one last chance. Are you sure that you want to bet on your cultivation and challenge Qianxue?”
Mu Bailing snorted. “Give me one last chance? You sound like you’re being kind to me. Well, thanks, but no thanks. I don’t need it, Lou Xiaoxiao! Save your kindness for Lou Qianxue.”
After that, she glanced at Lou Qianxue. “So? Are you going to accept my challenge?”
“Since someone has a death wish, I naturally have nothing else to say. Do you want to fight here or in the training hall?”
“The training hall? There’s no need for that! Lou Qianxue, I can defeat you with a single move. Why should we waste time going to the training hall?”
Lou Xiaoxiao chuckled with a strange expression. “A single move? Mu Bailing, you really know how to exaggerate. I wonder who was sent flying away after being hit by Qianxue just now.”
“You!” Mu Bailing’s expression turned vicious. “That was a sneak attack! I wanted to hit you, but she took the opportunity to attack me! This time, I’ll let her know that she can never defeat me in an honest and open fight.”
As she spoke, she raised her arms and bellowed, “White Snake Spitting Core!”
Her sword instantly morphed into a flash of light and attacked Lou Qianxue.
“White Snake Spitting Core! It’s a Mystic level sword technique recorded in the school’s library! Mu Bailing has learned a Mystic level sword technique. It means that Mu Xueying most likely used his points to exchange it for her, right?”
“It’s so good to have such an impressive brother. I’m so envious!”
“It’s rare to see a Mystic level martial arts technique outside of the Imperial city. It would be hard to counter it with an average martial arts technique. Furthermore, Lou Qianxue probably increased her cultivation with pills. Looks like Lou Qianxue will definitely lose this match!”
“What a pity! She’s such a talented alchemist. Only if she weren’t dumb enough to offend Mu Bailing, she would…”
Everyone was discussing, when…
Suddenly!