Chapter 510 – Her (1/2)

Chapter 510 - Her

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

For some inexplicable reason, whenever Chen Changsheng thought about how the first thing Xu Yourong did upon returning to the capital was challenging the Orthodox Academy, not even tarrying a single day, he felt rather depressed.

Once the three disciples from the Thirteen Divisions of Radiant Green and South Stream Temple saw that he received the letter, they bid him farewell.

It was rumored that Chen Changsheng had requested for the Pope to forcefully annul the engagement. Although no proof had yet surfaced, Chen Changsheng had never denied it either.

To South Stream Temple, this was without question an enormous disgrace, so that senior sister had never showed a good expression towards Chen Changsheng, even when he was now the Principal of the Orthodox Academy. On the contrary, that somewhat younger junior sister showed no enmity towards Chen Changsheng. Before she left, she even nodded her head at Chen Changsheng, as if there was something she wanted to say.

”That girl is a little weird,” Tang Thirty-Six commented.

Chen Changsheng first put away the letter, then asked, ”A rather clean girl, what's so strange about her?”

With a solemn expression, Tang Thirty-Six answered, ”From beginning to end, that girl never even glanced in my direction. She just stared at you.”

”She's called Ye Xiaolian. She should have entered South Stream Temple's outer sect just this year.”

Chen Changsheng admonished, ”Last year on the Divine Avenue of the Li Palace, you scolded her until she cried in front of so many people. It's only natural that she not have a good impression of you.””

Tang Thirty-Six finally realized just who that girl called Ye Xiaolian was. Shaking his head, he argued, ”So what? The more this is the case, the deeper the impression I should have left her. As they say, hate begets love…”

Chen Changsheng could no longer keep listening. Turning around, he walked back to the house.

Tang Thirty-Six followed behind. Rather discontent, he continued, ”In addition, just why did I scold her back then? Wasn't it because I wanted to help you vent your anger? In the end, just what was going on over there? She didn't look at me, but at you. With that enraptured appearance, how can it not be weird?”

Chen Changsheng did not turn his head as he replied, ”Let's not talk about this. Help me think of ideas on what to do next.”

”Didn't we already discuss it last night? Just fight.”

Tang Thirty-Six quickened his steps and pulled up beside Chen Changsheng. Turning his head to look at him, he asked worriedly, ”You aren't really thinking about conceding, right?”

Chen Changsheng contemplated the question, then shook his head.

Tang Thirty-Six warned, ”Seven days from now at the Bridge of Helplessness, you'd better not decide to concede because you think she's beautiful…although I know how difficult that is, but with how you didn't seem to understand what flirting was last night, there's still a possibility.”

Chen Changsheng was rather confused. Why was it that everyone, from Xu Shiji to Tang Thirty-Six, was all so sure that he would change his mind upon seeing Xu Yourong?

He had put this question to Tang Thirty-Six before. Back then, Tang Thirty-Six had given a very simple answer, but he seemed a bit more serious today.

”I've never met Xu Yourong, but I've met many people who've delayed their marriages after seeing Xu Yourong.”

He looked at Chen Changsheng and said, ”Just like your Stainless Sword, as long as it's sharp enough, sharp to the point of perfection, then it can enter the Tier of Legendary Weapons. One person, whether male or female, if they are beautiful enough, beautiful to the point of perfection, is very frightening. In the past, there was Zhou Yuren and the young Divine Empress, and now there's Xu Yourong. They're all this sort of person.”

Chen Changsheng found it impossible to understand this sort of statement.

Tang Thirty-Six explained, ”Just like a painting, a vase of plum blossoms, a lake of limpid water, a distant mountain…if someone wanted to destroy these, even you would feel it a sin.”

Chen Changsheng recalled all the sights and people he had encountered on his journey from Xining to the capital and then to Hanqiu City, the Plains of the Unsetting Sun and the dark rains over Xunyang City, the young maiden of the plains and Wang Po in the rain, and he roughly understood.

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This battle which had captivated the eyes of tens of thousands would begin in seven days. Even the waters flowing under the Bridge of Helplessness seemed to flow faster upon hearing this news.

The quickest to respond were still the Four Great Markets. This single match had far too great of an influence. Many powerful figures would definitely wish to see it personally. Perhaps even the Divine Empress and the Pope might be present. The streets on both the east and west sides of the Bridge of Helplessness began to be cleaned. It could be presumed that on the day of the match, the Imperial Court and the Li Palace would occupy their respective sides, leaving no space for the Four Great Markets to construct any sort of awning. However, the Four Great Markets would absolutely not miss out on betting for this battle.

There was still seven days of time before the formal opening of this battle, but it already had a formal name: The Battle of the Bridge of Helplessness.

It even seemed like everyone thought it a done deal that this battle would go down in the annals of history.

This had nothing to do with the cultivation levels of Xu Yourong and Chen Changsheng. The two could possess an even more inconceivable talent, they could be considered the two youngest upper level Ethereal Opening cultivators in history, but they were still just sixteen years old.

Without even bringing up the battle between Zhou Dufu and Emperor Taizong in Luoyang, this battle didn't even match up to the battle in the dark rain that had occurred not too long ago in Xunyang City.