Chapter 76: Preliminaries!

Mo Fan looked at Ashen as if seen a ghost. He stammered in between as he asked: "L-Lord, are you the young master who took Yun Er as her maid?"

Ashen nodded indifferently without any change in his expression.

Mo Fan bowed respectfully as he asked: "Then, May I know if you can release Ling Yun from her maid status? Forcing a young talented girl to become your maid wouldn't be good for your reputation, Young Lord"

Mo Fan expected Ashen to reject and then he would go and complain to the sect that Ashen was forcing a talented and beautiful girl such as Ling Yun to serve him as his maid.

That would surely make the sect take action. No one could force a young girl to serve him as a maid. This wasn't the way of the righteous path.

Ashen nodded in understanding as he replied: "You are correct, It wouldn't reflect well on me if it were to be known that I was forcing a girl against her will to become my maid."

Mo Fan was taken by surprise before turning all happy and cheerful: "Yes, indeed. So please let her leave!" He requested.

However, at this moment, Ashen's words resounded in his ears: "But that would be the case if I was really forcing her, wouldn't you agree Ling Yun?"

Ling Yun nodded: "Yes, It is my wish to serve young Master Ashen. He is not forcing me in any way!"

As Veli heard this, she affirmed in her mind: "Brother Ashen was telling the truth. She really loves him. Look, she is not ready to leave even now. Such a pity that he loves me. She would be so sad when she'll get to know!"

Meanwhile, Mo Fan got the shock of the decade: "What? You are serving him of your free will? But why?"

At this moment, Ashen interjected with an annoyed expression as he asked: "Why does it matter why she is serving me? You heard her, correct? Now don't pester us and leave!"

"But..." Mo Fan was about to speak, however, was cut in between by Ling Yun:

"Brother Mo Fan, please leave. We can talk later!"

"Yun Er..." Mo Fan murmured before leaving with a down face. He wasn't understanding just what was going on.

Meanwhile, Ling Yun remembered Ashen's instructions: "Ling Yun, Mo Chen thinks that I have tamed you to be obedient and you won't talk to Mo Fan. Also if someone asks that am I forcing you to be my maid, You have to decline, otherwise, I'll be put in prison and there will be no one to protect you from Mo Chen and the Mo Family."

She also knew that Ashen was her only shield that could protect her and Mo Fan from the Mo Family.

She just had to rely on him until Mo Fan and herself weren't powerful enough.

"Sorry brother Mo Fan, but I know you'll understand me later" She murmured with a clenched fist, gazing at the saddened Mo Fan.

At this moment, the Sect Leaders arrived before taking their respective seats.

All the disciples stood up from their seats, bowing to pay their respects: "Disciples greets the Sect Leaders!"

These preliminaries were only for Nascent soul cultivators. Body Transformation realm's tournament was scheduled after the Nascent soul tournament ended.

After everyone was done, and no token floated in the air, Chen Lu again instructed:

"Now everyone rub the surface of the token and the number will become visible to you. After the number is visible, come in front of your designated ring, show your token to the elder incharge, and ascend the ring"

All the disciples began rubbing tokens rapidly as the number began appearing on the tokens.

"Brother Ashen, Sister Shiyue got number 7, what about you?" Veli asked cheerfully

"26!" Ashen answered his number before spotting the ring numbered 26.

"Oh, it's good. Now you won't have to fight each other!" Veli commented.

Ashen nodded with a smile before leaving for his ring.

He went and showed his token to the elder before ascending the ring.

After everybody had ascended the ring and were standing quietly, waiting for the preliminaries to start.

Multiple notifications from the system bombarded Ashen's vision:

[Ding! Host, Protagonist spotted]

[Ding! Host, Protagonist spotted]

[Ding! Host, Protagonist spotted]

[Ding! Host, Protagonist spotted]

[Ding! ...

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"What?"

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(A/N - Thanks for reading. ^..^)