Chapter 122 - The Scum Is Distracted

"Ah Sheng. Shu Mu agreed." Chen Han told Cheng Sheng as they went back.

Cheng Sheng turned to him and Fei Yin. "Really?" he said. Seeing the two nodded, he smiled brightly, which dazzled the two. "I really don't expect for your talk to be successful. I actually just want you two to reconcile." He told them.

Everyone can hear Chen Han and Fei Yin's heart cracked as they looked at the merciless Cheng Sheng who resumed watching the match in a good mood.

Did he plan for the Nanshu Sect to beat up Chen Han and Fei Yin after the two provoked them1, so that Chen Han and Fei Yin would team up? They thought. No way. There's no way the two would team up! They would actually fight against each other than fight the Nanshu Sect! They suddenly felt pity for Shu Mu being used as a cannon fodder by Cheng Sheng.

"Sixth match – " Su Yuan said as he picked a nameplate. " – Xinfaxian Sect – "

Pai Lie's back straightened on his seat as he waited with anticipation. He should've known better –

" – Lei Qing!" Su Yuan said. He glanced at Pai Lie's crestfallen expression and secretly gloated.

"It's shijie!" Feng Mo and Li Tian exclaimed.

"Shijie. Good luck!" You Rou said as he held Lei Qing's hands.

"Jie. Good luck!" Lei Ling said.

"Good luck." Sun Yi and Chen Han said.

"Thank you." Lei Qing smiled as she went upstage.

"Oh! A female sword cultivator! This is a first!" the audience exclaimed. There are also female disciples in the other sects who are mages and sword cultivators. However, their strength isn't enough to enter the Intersect Competition, or that they don't want to take risks with their life. The only females who went on stage are Xi Ning, You Rou and Lei Qing. The first two are mages, while Lei Qing is a sword cultivator.

"Hey. Aren't her sleeves too short?" one of the audience commented.

"… does the Xinfaxian Sect wanted to create a new fashion?"

The Xinfaxian Sect disciples and Sun Yi and Chen Han all turned to Cheng Sheng, who just ignored their gaze as he ate melon seeds while waiting for Lei Qing's opponent.

"Opponent." Su Yuan said. "Huakai Sect, Tang Zhe." He said and looked at the Huakai Sect's direction.

"It's the Huakai Sect again!" the audience said. "Is she going to lose?"

"That's why we're placing a bet! I'm on the Huakai Sect!"

"Then, I'll take a risk! I'm on the Xinfaxian Sect! She looked stronger than the first two females."

"Of course, since she's a sword cultivator! However, that's the eldest disciple of the Huakai Sect, and the sect leader's nephew!"

"Your shijie is unlucky. Tang Zhe is stronger than Shan Lu." Sun Yi told them, his expression serious.

"Oh, no…" Lei Ling bit his nails as he looked at his elder sister, full of worry.

"Shijie…" You Rou clasped her hands as she prayed.

"Don't be pessimistic. Shijie's stronger than you think." Cheng Sheng told them.

Li Tian smiled while Feng Mo nodded. "That's right!" Feng Mo said. "Shijie's punches really bites!" he said.

Fei Yin heard what Feng Mo said and he grimaced. He remembered that after he fought with her, there were bruises on his skin. She really has heavy hands. He thought. Then, they watched the match begin!

"AHHH!" Lei Qing yelled as she rushed towards Tang Zhe who didn't move from his spot, as if waiting for her.

"Huh? Jie's not that impulsive. Why did she make the first move?" Lei Ling was puzzled.

"She's trying to see his strength." Fei Yin answered as they watched Tang Zhe blocked Lei Qing's sword.

Lei Qing raised her foot for a kick, but Tang Zhe already expected it and he caught her foot with his other hand. However, he was surprised when Lei Qing raised her free hand for a punch.

She's fast. Tang Zhe thought as he moved his head back to dodge, only to feel a pain on his right shoulder when Lei Qing, using her right foot - which Tang Zhe caught, as a leverage and raised her left foot to kick him.

"Tch – " Tang Zhe clicked his tongue as he endured the pain and loosened his hold on Lei Qing's foot. He then moved his head to hit her.

Lei Qing was forced to jump back and retreat. "OOOH! The Huakai Sect is being pushed back!"

"Damn, she's so fast!"

"Can she really win?!" the person who bet on Lei Qing asked, hopeful.

"No." Chen Han said. "They're the same. They're trying to test each other's strength." he said. "They're both careful people." He added.

Fei Yin nodded as they resumed watching. Lei Qing and Tang Zhe are now exchanging blows.

"Shijie's being pushed back." Li Tian said when they saw Lei Qing had gone defensive as she blocked Tang Zhe's attacks.

"Ai. She's fast, but she still loses to Tang Zhe." The audience said.

"Don't be pessimistic." Cheng Sheng said, his lips formed a smile as he looked at Lei Qing's expression. "She still have 'that'." He told them.

"'that'?"

Cheng Sheng didn't answer and saw Lei Qing's expression changed. "It's time." He said.

"Huh?"

Lei Qing stepped one foot back to anchor her body as she received head-on Tang Zhe's attack. I'm really thankful Fei-shidi trained my arms to become steels. She thought as she let go of her sword after the impact of Tang Zhe's attack has passed.

"Huh - ?" Tang Zhe, as well as the audience, were surprised when Lei Qing suddenly dropped her sword. "UGH!" Tang Zhe cried when, after he blinked, he was met with Lei Qing's fists.

"AAAAH! That was a nice punch!" the audience exclaimed when they saw Tang Zhe held his bleeding nose as he retreated outside of Lei Qing's attack range. "What the… so she's stronger when using her fists?!"

"That explains her shorter sleeves." One of the audience said. "The sleeves will interfere with one's arms' mobility. So she cut her sleeves." He explained.

"OH! So that's it! Xinfaxian Sect sure is innovative!"

"Yeah. Wasn't their other female disciple also made her sleeves longer?"

"This is what you call 'trick up your sleeves'!" they laughed.

"Tang Zhe must be regretting now." Sun Yi smiled. "He clearly underestimated his opponent." he said as they watched Tang Zhe helplessly received hit after hit because he can't keep up with Lei Qing's speed after he was caught off-guard earlier. He lost his momentum. 

"Five Fists Technique, first step: palm!" Lei Qing muttered as she opened her fists.

"Eh? What did she... why - ?" the audience was confused. However, their confusion was cleared when they saw Tang Zhe was slapped! "WHA - ! Ahahaha!" they laughed after they saw Tang Zhe's face turned red. It's because of the attacks and shame.

"I've had enough!" Tang Zhe roared as he swung his sword, only for Lei Qing to fall on her back and place her hands on the ground.

Lei Qing then lifted her lower body, not forgetting to kick Tang Zhe's chest in the process. "Five Fists Technique – " she said when she returned to her feet and she straightened her palms. " – second step: nails!" she said as she attacked Tang Zhe.

A scratched appeared on Tang Zhe's face and he was horrified. If he hadn't dodged, those hands that suddenly turned like knives would have plucked his eyes out! "You - !" he gritted his teeth in anger as he swung his sword again, only to miss again.

"Five Fists Technique, third step: knuckles!" Lei Qing yelled when she balled her fists again and threw punches on Tang Zhe who immediately dodged.

She's so annoying! Tang Zhe thought as he raised his foot to kick her. However, as if practiced, Lei Qing stretched her arms out, palms raised and she made a turn. "What the hell – " Tang Zhe cursed. "Ngh!" he cried when Lei Qing's hand moved swiftly and her wrist hit his nose. How many times had she hit my nose?! Does she hate my face?! He thought.

"Five Fists Technique, fourth step: wrist!" Lei Qing said as if she's reciting something. She then suddenly stopped moving, standing a meter away from Tang Zhe.

It's stopped? Tang Zhe thought, holding his bleeding nose. No – he thought as he watched Lei Qing's hand turned into fists again. What was she said? 'Five Fists'? And just now was the fourth? What happens when she reached the fifth? He suddenly had a bad feeling. And he was right when he felt the qi on the stage suddenly increased. The qi was emanating from her body as she raised her arms, making an attacking posture with her fists raised.

"No, wait - !" Tang Zhe's eyes widened when he saw her eyes turned bloodshot.

"AAAAHH!!!" Lei Qing yelled as she rushed towards Tang Zhe. "Five Fists Technique, fifth step: fists!" she said. 

"Wait – " Tang Zhe raised his hands as he dropped his sword. "Ah – " he muttered when he stepped on his sword and he fell on his back. "Oh." He saw Lei Qing jumped and then flew over him.

"… huh?" Lei Qing muttered as she looked beneath her and saw Tang Zhe lying on the ground when he tripped. "Uh-oh…" she muttered as she watched her body flew out of the stage.

BAM! Dust floated in the air after Lei Qing fell off the stage and hit the ground. "… eh?" the audience was shocked.

"OWWW!" she loudly cried and held her nose when it ached. She fell face first, and her face is now covered in dust.

"… SHIJIE!" the Xinfaxian Sect disciples called as they ran towards her.

"What the… heck…" the audience said as they looked at Lei Qing whose body was wobbling as she rose from the ground, then Tang Zhe who was still on the stage and had a dumbfounded look on his face. "… and this is what you call 'lying down to win'."