The Ancient Realm Goddess
The Flying Sword Competition

Dugu Linwu ran towards the main building. There he directly faced the head of the North Wind sect. His hasty actions had already attracted the attention of several other elders. They all looked at him curiously.

“Linwu, why are you in such a hurry?” ask the other parents.

Dugu Linwu did not answer the elder's question. He immediately looked at the sect head seriously. “Contact Head, that, the girl came to our sect,” he said with a breath that was still hunting.

“Who's girl? Which girl?” Sect Head Yang You asked in surprise.

“The Sect Chief must have known not about the girl who brought down the Heavenly Academy?” asked Dugu Linwu.

The other elder immediately frowned. They looked at Dugu Linwu with probing gazes. “Don't tell me that girl has come here?”

Dugu Linwu immediately nodded quickly. “It's true. The girl had already entered the inn. Even before I had talked to him when he had just entered the sect territory.”

Sect Head Yang You leaned his back on the back of the chair. His dignified-looking face did not react much. “That's great if you've spoken to him. How do you think he's behaving?”

“Wait first. Sect Chief, is there no particular intent of his arrival?” ask one of the elders named Ji Aoran. He is known to have sharp eyes, as his mind is also more meticulous and careful.

The Sect Head let out a long breath. “We never know if there is a specific intent or not. However, as long as he doesn't make trouble then we should behave properly right?”

“It seems impossible. After all we have never had a bad relationship with the Celestial academy.” Dugu Linwu gave an opinion. During this time though they did not forge a close friendship but also never made trouble for each other.

“And I saw the girl did not intend to make trouble. Actually he's quite friendly,” he continued.

Sect Head Yang You agreed with Dugu Linwu's opinion. He smiled and said, “I'll see him later. If we can then we should convey good faith.”

“It's fine. I'm just worried if he comes here to make a mess. After all usually a genius will behave arrogantly and arbitrarily.” Ji Aoran gave her the reason. Some people seem to agree with him.

“It's okay. You have always been as careful as before. That's a good thing too. However, on the other hand one must also decide on a wise course of action.” The Sect Chief gave advice not only to Ji Aoran, but to others as well.

They all immediately nodded in understanding. Sometimes they were amazed by the thought of Yang You. Perhaps the previous sect head had already chosen the right successor.

“Then prepare something special for him. I heard she's a genius girl. We might as well try to build a friendship with him,” said the sect head. He looked at Dugu Linwu intently. “Older Dugu, keep an eye on him. Maybe he'll need help or something.”

Dugu Linwu nodded. “Good. I'll also move it to a better room.”

Yang You nodded. “What about Zi Xian? Has he come?”

Hearing that question, many facial expressions became sullen. Zi Xian was the name of the woman who had stopped Qing Yue'er's sword journey. A woman who would rather play the role of a man than her true identity.

“It was a while ago,” replied Ji Aoran.

“What is he making trouble here?” ask the sect head.

“For now it is still fine. I doubt he'll be a good boy.” Ji Aoran looked at the sect head with a complicated look. “Contract Chief, why did he have to come here? Last year he had already made a lot of chaos on the participants even though the competition was not held in our sect.”

Yang You let out a long breath. “After all she is my best friend's daughter. I'll talk to him later.” Then he stood up and walked out of the room.

The elders just shook their heads. Actually they did not like this Zi Xian so much because it often caused a lot of trouble. I hope there isn't much chaos.

***

Qing Yue'er was just out of dimension when the bedroom door was knocked from outside. He immediately opened it and was shocked when he saw Dugu Linwu who was already standing there. “Older Dugu? Is there something?”

Dugu Linwu shook his head while chuckling. “Nothing, nothing. I just wanted to take you to a different room. Looks like the attendant did not treat the guest so well.”

Qing Yue'er smiled slightly. He felt that this person had already changed while looking at him. Maybe before Dugu Linwu did look friendly, but the current one was even friendlier. It was strange, he thought.

“Actually I don't mind it. Anyway I came just for the competition.”

“Good! You really came!”

Suddenly a voice came from a different direction. Qing Yue'er immediately turned her head and looked at the woman dressed as the man she had previously met. They really met again.

Dugu Linwu smiled wryly. Why did Zi Xian appear here? Really not fun. He was actually quite surprised as well why did this Zi Xian seem to know Xinyu already? Have they met before?

Zi Xian walked over to Qing Yue. The fan in his hand was turned around several times. “What's your name?” ask her.

“Zi Xian, can you not appear here? If you want to annoy someone, you can go find someone else as long as it is not Miss Xinyu.” Dugu Linwu said unhappily. There was a slight warning on his tone.

“Oh? So his name is Xinyu. Why do I feel your name is not foreign?” Zi Xian said in surprise. “Where have I heard of it?” muttered. He seemed to be thinking deeply.

Qing Yue'er looked at Zi Xian and Dugu Linwu in turn. He did not know what their relationship was but for the time being he did not want to be preoccupied by anything completely unimportant. So he said, “If nothing matters, I'll go in.”

“Wait!” Zi Xian held Qing Yue'er back. “Why so rushed? How about enjoying tea in the afternoon?”

“Zi Xian!” Dugu Linwu called out to the woman. Actually he did not want her to be close to Qing Yue'er. What if that strange woman offended Qing Yue'er? What if this Northern Wind sect was made into the same field as the Heavenly Academy? That can't happen.

Qing Yue'er snorted. He waved at Dugu Linwu. “It's okay. Elder Dugu, please leave us both.”

Dugu Linwu looked objected to Qing Yue'er's decision. However, he could not refuse it either. In the end he simply stared at Zi Xian and gave an implied warning not to do anything. After that, he stepped away.

He grins. “It turns out you are quite brave too.”

“Why don't I dare?” qing Yue'er asked who was standing in front of the window while looking outwards. There are many green plants and herbs that are well preserved. It was pleasing to the eyes when he saw it.

“Because I am Zi Xian!”

“What is Zi Xian? I even heard it for the first time,” Qing Yue'er said indifferently.

Zi Xian became pouted. “I want to challenge you in the flying sword competition.”

“Why should I accept your challenge?” Qing Yue'er asked without looking at the woman. “You might give a good reason,” he continued.

“Because I will give you a gift!” Zi Xian slightly gritted his teeth. It turned out that this girl named Xinyu was quite a difficult person. However, he became even more challenged to defeat him in the competition.

“What is it?”

“What do you want? Quality swords? High level technique? Or spirit stones with large quantity?” Zi Xian gave a choice.

Qing Yue'er shook her head. “Not interesting at all,” he said with a little regret. Then he looked at Zi Xian curiously. “Indeed why are you so interested in competing with me?”

Zi Xian cleared his throat. “Because I just realized now.”

Qing Yue'er raised both eyebrows, waiting for the continuation until Zi Xian again said, “It turns out you are the one who has already blown up the Heavenly Academy. I think your name is a little familiar. Dugu Linwu treated you so well.”

Finally Qing Yue'er looked at Zi Xian deeper. He was shocked because the woman had already known his identity in such a short time. He also became understanding, it turned out that Dugu Linwu already knew that. It seemed that his arrival was also already known to the people of the North Wind sect.

“I was surprised to meet such a special person like you.” Zi Xian laughed. “Then if I can beat you in this competition, wouldn't that be a feat to be proud of? At that moment it would shout that a Zi Xian could defeat the genius Xinyu.”

Qing Yue'er immediately chuckled. He had not expected Zi Xian to clearly tell his purpose. He looked at the woman and said, “Good, but I want something more special.”

“What is it?”

“Something, whatever it is that becomes a resource to increase cultivation,” said Qing Yue'er.

“Source?” Zi Xian looked surprised. He could not predict Qing Yue'er's cultivation level. However, he could confirm that the girl definitely had a cultivation level above that of an average teenager his age. Why does he want resources so much?

“Hmm.” Zi Xian thought for a moment. He was thinking about whether he had a cultivation treasure that could be used to bet. After a while he finally nodded. “Good. I agree.”

“Good.” Qing Yue'er nodded in satisfaction. “Now can you not bother me?”

“Sure,” Zi Xian said. He also walked out of the room. Before actually leaving, he said, “See you at the competition.”

Qing Yue'er did not say anything more. He smiled happily. Not bad, he could utilize this competition to search for resources. He doesn't care about losing because he always believes in winning.

***

Time goes by quickly. The long-awaited competition day has finally arrived. Many people had already come to the North Wind sect to enter the competition or even just watch. Everything seems enthusiastic.

“You think who will win this time? Did the bugger come?”

“You mean Zi Xian? Definitely coming, definitely.”

“Heheh, what mess will he make? He used to throw hidden attacks to get rid of his rivals. Is he going to repeat it again?”

“Heh, who will know? It must be because Zi Wanyue was overindulging his daughter.”

“Do not wonder. The woman is indeed a little abnormal.”

“Ssttt! Stop talking. Look, the person being talked about has already appeared!”

Zi Xian glared at them. Of course he heard what they were talking about. But because his mood is good so there is no intention to punish the gossip people. He took a deep breath and circulated his gaze to look for someone.

Meanwhile Qing Yue'er had just walked out of her inn. He moved towards the venue of the competition held at the top of the back of the building. At the peak that was high enough was a field that was usually used to train by sect members. That's where the competition is held.

He stared at his sword and stroked it for a moment. “You must gain victory or I will throw you into the coals of fire,” he said with a chuckle.

Soon, he finally arrived at the competition. His arrival was immediately greeted by Sect Head Yang You. “Nona Xinyu, you have arrived.”

Qing Yue'er nodded. Actually he had already met Yang You. The man had come to him the night before. He was friendly and they talked about a lot of fun things.

“You saw the peak there?” Yang You asked while pointing at a peak that was located quite far away but had the same height as this peak.

“Ya, I saw it.”

“That will be your destination to land. Hope you succeed.”

Qing Yue'er understood. So it's a pretty simple competition. Other people seemed harmless but he had to remain cautious of Zi Xian. Looks like the woman is quite ambitious. Moreover, he had already heard about his cheating on the competition before.

“Sure. I'll try.”