Chapter 27 (2/2)
A miserable snort echoed in the air as Liu Yiyi was blasted into retreat. Nine vibrant red dots then bloomed like plum blossoms.
“Not too bad.” Xia Qingchen gave an evaluation as he stopped his attack.
From the time Xia Qingchen took the initiative to attack until he defeated the two of them, it might seem long, but in actuality, not even ten breaths of time had passed.
All the spectators, who were preparing to watch a good show, a spar between juniors, now had dumbfounded looks on their faces.
“That’s all?”
“Are Chen Wei and Liu Yiyi still asleep? I didn’t even see them retaliating!”
“It isn’t that they don’t want to retaliate, but that Xia Qingchen is too powerful. So powerful to the extent that his strength is far above them!”
The spectators, who were originally enjoying themselves to the fullest, fell into great shock.
This was especially so for Liu Yiyi. She erupted forth with her hidden cultivation base, yet she couldn’t even withstand a single strike from Xia Qingchen!
The atmosphere seemed frozen, and only the sound of two sentences continued reverberating through the air.
‘Can’t even withstand a single strike!’
‘Not too bad!’
For characters like Chen Wei and Liu Yiyi who were so outstanding, they could only receive such an evaluation in Xia Qingchen’s eyes!
Bright light gleamed in the Vice Headmaster’s eyes. “What dense inner force, what a powerful martial skill. I want you guys to nurture this child well!”
The eyes of the two Consecrators flickered with envy. It would be hard for any students who were verbally named by the Vice Headmaster to not soar into the skies.
On the spectator stands, all the martial aristocratic clan leaders once again surrounded Xia Yuan upon hearing the words of the Vice Headmaster.
They wanted nothing more than to invite Xia Yuan over for a visit.
Why? Because they understood that the Southern Xia Manor was going to rise to the sky soon!
…
At a certain corner of the spectator stands.
There was a pair of youngsters, and their expressions were both interesting.
Zhao Churan widened her beautiful eyes, staring with disbelief at Xia Qingchen. She exclaimed in shock, “So cousin Qingchen is so powerful?”
Xia Qingchen had completely toppled the image of a weak, cowardly cousin in her mind.
In addition, she discovered that Xia Qingchen’s back view faintly merged with his not-to-be-forgotten benefactor’s back.
But she soon wiped away this ridiculous thought. A smile with a few hints of infatuation appeared on her mouth. “I wonder if I would have a chance to meet my benefactor in this life or not?”
Xia Qilin who was at the side had his fists clenched tightly. His eyes were also wide open.
Today, he had brought his cousin here because he initially wanted her to see Xia Qingchen making a fool out of himself.
But what his cousin saw wasn’t a joke. Instead, It was the scene of Xia Qingchen displaying his magnificent side.
Truthfully speaking, Xia Qilin was also scared.
He had never known that his younger cousin had concealed his strength so deeply!
Seventh radiance-level of the minor constellation stage. This was only one level lower than him!
But this was not that important.
Others might not be able to recognize it, but how could he fail to do so?
That was the first stance of the martial skill his Northern Xia Manor had spent a huge price to obtain, Nine Plum Blossoms Bloomed of the [Traversing Snow, Flowering Plum]!
Cracking sounds rang out from his clenching fists. He roared in a low voice, “Bastard, you actually dare to secretly learn my martial skill! I will absolutely not spare you!”
Right now, there was no longer anyone who suspected Xia Qingchen of cheating, and the waves of shock created during the repeat competition finally ceased.
The people ranked in the top three, Xia Qingchen, Liu Yiyi, and Cheng Wei all had the qualifications to enter the upper court of the martial pavilion.
As for the others, they all joined the different courts of the martial pavilion as dictated by their results.
“You all have three days to prepare. After that, you can enter the academy to pursue your studies.” Li Weifeng cast a deep glance at Xia Qingchen as he announced.
After the repeat competition ended, many instantly left the training ground and returned home to prepare themselves.
As for Xia Qingchen, he came outside of the training grounds.
Staring at Xia Yuan who was quietly waiting for him, he smiled. “I did it!”
Xia Yuan felt gratified, having a smile on his face along with tears. He felt hope as well as a sense of bitterness.
“Let’s go home. Today, the whole manor will hold a celebration.” It had been a long time since Xia Yuan felt so happy!
On their way back.
In the carriage, Xia Qingchen asked, “Father, through this month, did you follow my instructions and meditate inside the Thunderwood Char?”
Xia Yuan’s smile grew even wider. “I initially wanted to give you a surprise!”
He stretched out his palm, a shimmering strand of silvery-grey inner force flowed around freely.
In the past, Xia Yuan had been riddled with old injuries, and his inner force had had no way to flow smoothly according to his will. Now with this display, it was sufficient to say that his old injuries were all cured.
“Right, since your injuries have completely recovered. I will honor the promise I made a month ago.” Xia Qingchen took out two scrolls from his sleeves that he had prepared long ago.