381 Conspiracy (2/2)
”Oh! What do you mean?” The Qin Eldest Great Grandfather looked at that person. His eyes twinkled, seemingly having thought of something.
”That's right, Qin Qiao has Cultivation in the Qi Nucleation realm. No matter how high the Cultivation the girl has in the Sea of Qi realm, it is impossible for her to be Qin Qiao's opponent. If we can arrange for the girl to encounter Qin Qiao in battle, then the result…” The short middle-aged man laughed sinisterly. The Qin Clan had Qin Qiao. He was a figure who could contend for the top of the Ten Finest Talents. Would he be scared of a girl? The two of them were a realm apart in Cultivation. The difference in their ability could not be overcome.
Another member of the Qin Clan couldn't help but ask, ”You mean to say that we should act during the Martial Arts Symposium and order Qin Qiao to kill that girl?”
”That's right. We should eliminate this hidden danger as soon as possible, lest we have sleepless nights over this,” the short, middle-aged man said plainly.
”Murdering someone in the challenge ring, is that okay? Previous Martial Arts Symposiums forbid killing. If we do so, it will stir up a controversy,” a 50-year-old elder said out of concern. Doing so would be publically breaking the Martial Arts Symposium's rules.
The short middle-aged man said as he laughed coldly, ”What are you afraid of? It will just be an accident. In the fighting ring, accidents are very common. What's more, it is not like it has not happened before. Even if we kill the girl, so what? With our Qin Clan's current power, even if they know that the Qin Clan intentionally did so, who would dare accuse us? Don't forget that our Qin Clan now is no worse than the Bi Clan. Even if the Bi Clan wanted to target us, they would have to think carefully.”
The clan's Eldest Great Grandfather had successfully broken through to the Embryonic Breathing realm. Now among the Qin Clan, who wasn't filled to the brim with confidence? Who was afraid of anyone? After all, the current Qin Clan was no longer like it had been in the past. Before, they might not have dared to do things, but it did not mean they did not dare now.
”I like people with courage and insight. I'll give you an order. During this Capital Martial Arts Symposium, do whatever you want to do daringly. Because soon, the entire Capital's ancient martial arts world will be our Qin Clan's world.” The Qin Clan Eldest Great Grandfather nodded at the short, middle-aged man. He seemed to be very pleased with him. Being overly-cautious was not the Qin Clan's style. Before, they had feared no one. Now, it was even more so.
Upon hearing this, the surrounding Qin Clan members of authority immediately understood. At the same time, they secretly felt a sense of joy. They knew that their guess before was correct. Next, there would most likely be a huge incident. Although the Eldest Great Grandfather did not tell them, they had some intuition. After all, being born in the Qin Clan, they would know some things more or less.
”During the next Ten Finest Talents competition match, if that girl gets ambitious and aims to take the top three, she will surely encounter Qin Qiao. When that happens…” The short, middle-aged man laughed maniacally. Even if during the first few battles Qin Qiao did not encounter the girl, he would certainly encounter her in the semi-finals. He believed that with that girl's ability, she would definitely not give up taking the top three.
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After the morning, the batch of Ten Finest Talents had already been chosen. The ten most outstanding youths in the Capital's ancient martial arts world were as eye-catching as before. After a meal, everyone was talking about them, and all conversations revolved around the ten young talents.
Among the ten talents, the Five Aristocratic Families alone had already claimed six titles. Among them were the Bi Clan and Qi Clan with two each, the Wang Clan with one, and the Huo Clan with one. Only the Meng Clan, because of the Meng Guo's death, had no representative among the ten talents. For one of the Five Aristocratic Families to actually not have one of their younger generation appear in the ten talents was a rare occurrence in the many years the Martial Arts Symposium was held.
The other four titles were taken up by the disciples of the other aristocratic families below the Five Aristocratic Families. The younger generation of the small ancient martial arts aristocratic families had almost all been eliminated. From here, it could be seen that an ancient martial arts practitioner's talent was very important, but resources for practice were equally important. Small aristocratic families lacked resources. Even if a talented clansmen appeared, it would be hard for the clan to develop them.
Among this batch of ten talents, the one most discussed was naturally Qin Xiaoyou. She was this year's largest dark horse, defying everyone's expectations. Who would have thought that an unknown maiden could actually win a spot as one of the ten talents.
Therefore, this did not just result in derailing the clans who intended to strive for the ten talents. At the same time, it caused many people who were betting on the proceedings to suffer horrible losses. The bets that resulted in bankruptcy because of the unexpected outcomes could not be counted on one hand.
After the morning's Ten Finest Talents Competition ended, the afternoon consisted of a battle for the rankings among the ten talents. This battle wouldn't go unnoticed, because the Capital's ancient martial arts world's ten most outstanding geniuses would be competing to see who was the most capable and talented among them.