novelraw Chapter 257 - 125: I Adore You [Second Update]
Chapter 257 - 125: I Adore You [Second Update]
After the referee finished speaking, Nan Hua’s vision went black and he fainted. Fortunately, Jun Wu reacted quickly and caught him, otherwise he would have fallen to the ground.Gu Qingqing and the others immediately rushed into the pit. Mu Chen first checked Nan Hua’s pulse and discovered that he had only fainted from spiritual power exhaustion. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief and took Nan Hua back to their residence.
Upon returning, Mu Chen fed Nan Hua an elixir and then stepped out. The others, upon learning that Nan Hua was fine, also breathed a sigh of relief.
Jun Wu, who followed along, directly pulled Gu Qingqing to the side. He pursed his lips, seeing Gu Qingqing looking at him in confusion, he found it a bit difficult to speak, "Geng Geng, you won’t blame me, right?"
When fighting Mu Chen, Mu Chen only suffered a minor injury, so naturally, Gu Qingqing wouldn’t say anything to him. But now that Nan Hua not only bled but also fainted, Jun Wu was worried that Gu Qingqing might blame him and be angry with him.
Hearing his words, Gu Qingqing paused for a moment and looked at Jun Wu, "Honestly, I do feel a bit uncomfortable, after all, the one you defeated is my senior brother, and he treats me well. But since this is a competition, winning and losing are normal. Third Senior Brother’s injuries aren’t severe. I thought about it, and if it were you who got hurt today, I might feel uncomfortable too, so I won’t blame you."
When she first saw Nan Hua faint, Gu Qingqing was indeed a bit angry, but she had already mentally prepared when she first learned that the two would fight. Her mood soon calmed down. Just like she told Jun Wu, if Jun Wu had been the one injured, she might have been uncomfortable too. Although she wouldn’t blame Nan Hua, she would be displeased. So she couldn’t be angry at Jun Wu, after all, this was a duel!
Hearing Gu Qingqing say this, Jun Wu’s heart, which had been hanging, finally settled down, and even his expression relaxed a lot.
Seeing him like this, Gu Qingqing couldn’t help but tease him, "Are you really that afraid of me getting angry?"
Jun Wu bit his lip, thought for a moment, and decided to be honest and nodded, "Afraid you’ll get angry and ignore me."
Seeing Jun Wu looking a bit cautious, Gu Qingqing suddenly felt as if something had hit her heart, causing her heartbeat to become a bit uncontrollable. She unnaturally averted her gaze, although she couldn’t see it, Jun Wu could see her ear tips slowly turning red. He paused for a moment, then realized something, a layer of smile rippled in his eyes.
"Geng Geng, after the competition ends, there’s something I want to tell you." He thought for a moment, took a deep breath, and said to Gu Qingqing.
Gu Qingqing raised her head and looked at Jun Wu curiously, "What is it? Can’t you tell me now?"
Jun Wu shook his head, "I need to prepare."
"What? What do you need to prepare for?" Gu Qingqing pouted discontentedly, glanced at Jun Wu, and found that Jun Wu showed no sign of changing his mind, so she snorted coldly.
Rarely seeing Gu Qingqing in this manner, Jun Wu looked at her dotingly, leaving her complaining words unable to come out.
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So far in the competition, only Gu Qingqing, Jun Wu, and Yue Zhao were left. Each of them needed to compete against the other two, meaning Jun Wu and Yue Zhao would compete, as well as with Gu Qingqing; Yue Zhao and Gu Qingqing also needed to compete. Then, based on who had the most victories, the person with the highest count would win first place.
To allow the participants to rest better and compete in good condition, these three matches were scheduled for one each day, with the first match being between Yue Zhao and Jun Wu.
Although Yue Zhao was a Music Cultivator, his combat ability was not weak at all, otherwise, he wouldn’t have made it this far.
Neither Mu Chen nor Nan Hua could defeat Jun Wu, which also fired up Yue Zhao’s fighting spirit, wanting to have a good duel with Jun Wu.
Thus, after the referee announced the match start, Yue Zhao was the first to take action.
This time, he played the most formidable piece he currently knew. The melody was varied, and its impact was strong, making one fall into an illusion unnoticeably. The Illusion Realm was full of dangers, hard to break through for an ordinary person. Of course, under normal circumstances, he wouldn’t use this piece.
Even someone as determined as Jun Wu couldn’t avoid being drawn into the Illusion Realm. The scene in the Illusion Realm changed with Yue Zhao’s music, dazzling people. Although the onlookers couldn’t feel it as profoundly as Jun Wu, they were somewhat affected.
"I remember, your disciple is from the Yue Family, right?" Bai Guanlin turned around and asked Wen Guiyun.
"That’s right, he’s from the Yue Family." Wen Guiyun nodded lightly.
"Now that you’ve taken someone from them, the Yue Family must be feeling terrible." Bai Guanlin raised an eyebrow, his tone somewhat gloating.
"Yesterday’s cause, today’s effect. If they hadn’t driven Yue Zhao away themselves, how could I have taken him? My achievements in the music path are not higher than those of the Yue Family." Wen Guiyun’s tone was full of sarcasm, evidently having no good feelings for the Yue Family.
"I bet by now the Yue Family members regret it tremendously," Jun Yutian spoke up, "But they deserved it, the Family Head of the Yue Family doesn’t have good sense!"
"Mm," Wen Guiyun nodded, clearly not wanting to talk more about the Yue Family, "Who cares what they do? Anyway, Yue Zhao has nothing to do with them now."
Feeling that Wen Guiyun was upset, Jun Yutian and Bai Guanlin exchanged a glance and didn’t speak further, turning instead to watch the match.
Yue Zhao’s piano sound had a strong hold on people, especially since he was already touching the edge of the Half-step Immortal Rank. Jun Wu was having a tough time coping.
Both of them gave it their all, but in the end, Yue Zhao was stronger. Even though Jun Wu eventually broke free from Yue Zhao’s control, he was already down below the ring, directly losing the match.
Fortunately, he didn’t seem dissatisfied and had no complaints about Yue Zhao’s victory over him.
The next day was the competition between Yue Zhao and Gu Qingqing. As soon as the match began, Yue Zhao surrendered directly, leaving those looking forward to seeing the two fight very shocked.
"What? Can’t I surrender?" Yue Zhao looked at the referee with a face of disbelief, the smile on his face never changing, "How could I possibly attack Geng Geng? You’re thinking too much!"
After speaking, he ignored the referee’s reaction and jumped off the stage directly.
Under the stage, Nan Hua, Mu Chen, and Rong Ye simultaneously gave Yue Zhao a thumbs-up.
"Second Senior Brother is right. If it were me, I would also surrender. How could I possibly attack Geng Geng?" Rong Ye said in agreement after Gu Qingqing came down.
"But I wanted to spar with Second Senior Brother. I’ve never had a bout with him." Gu Qingqing looked at Yue Zhao dejectedly, a bit dissatisfied with Yue Zhao’s direct surrender.
"Be good, Geng Geng. I’ll never be able to raise a hand against you. Just forget about it." Yue Zhao gently touched Gu Qingqing’s head and spoke in a warm yet firm tone.
"That’s right, Geng Geng, just forget about it. We’d never be able to fight you." Nan Hua shook his fan, speaking with equally firm conviction.
Gu Qingqing glanced at Mu Chen and Rong Ye, who quickly nodded to show their thoughts aligned with Yue Zhao.
Finally, Gu Qingqing’s gaze fell on Jun Wu. Tomorrow’s match would be between the two of them, and she also wanted to spar with Jun Wu.
"I won’t attack you either." Jun Wu also refused Gu Qingqing gently yet resolutely.
They all cherished Gu Qingqing so much that there was no way they could ever raise a hand against her. Especially in a match, what if they accidentally injured her? The concern was too great, so there was absolutely no way they could attack!
Thus, when the match between Gu Qingqing and Jun Wu arrived, Jun Wu also straightforwardly surrendered and then stepped off the stage before anyone could react.
Gu Qingqing won two matches, scoring the highest among the trio, and naturally became the first place winner of this grand tournament.
Of course, some people had a lot to say about Gu Qingqing obtaining first place.
"What’s going on? Although Miss Gu knows Saint Son Jun and Mr. Mu and Mr. Nan, it’s not necessary for them all to surrender. Previously, when Saint Son Jun fought Mr. Mu and Mr. Nan, we didn’t see this happening."
"Saint Son Jun cherishes Miss Gu very much. Probably everyone in the Immortal Realm knows by now. Asking them to fight Miss Gu is simply impossible, plus Miss Gu made it this far, so her cultivation is certainly not weak, certainly stronger than other sects!"
"I wanted to see them fight, who knew it would end like this, not satisfied!"
"Not satisfied but nothing can be done. Saint Son Jun and the others have already said they’ll never fight Miss Gu."
"..."
Gui Yun at the top and Rong Ye at the bottom completely ignored these opinions. Anyway, Jun Wu and the others would never fight Gu Qingqing, and anyone wanting to raise a hand against her would have to get past them first, otherwise forget it.
Being adored like this, what could Gu Qingqing do but accept it!
After receiving the first-place reward from Bai Guanlin, the grand tournament was completely over.
In the evening, Jun Wu was brought to the street by Gu Qingqing.
"Why did you bring me here?" Gu Qingqing curiously asked Jun Wu.
"Did you forget, I told you before that once the tournament was over, I had something to tell you." Jun Wu pursed his lips, reminding Gu Qingqing.
Gu Qingqing thought about it and realized there was indeed something like that, and became interested, "Then tell me quickly, what is it?"
Jun Wu glanced around, "Follow me to a place first, then I’ll tell you."
Seeing Jun Wu so mysterious, Gu Qingqing became more curious, but regrettably, Jun Wu’s mouth was too tight. Even Gu Qingqing’s coquettish gestures were to no avail, almost prompting her to turn around and leave, but Jun Wu held her back.
"Alright, we’ve arrived." Jun Wu held onto Gu Qingqing’s sleeve, coaxing.
Gu Qingqing huffed coldly, pushed Jun Wu away, and looked around.
Jun Wu had brought her to the edge of an artificial lake in Cloud Peak City, where the lake’s surface was filled with paper boats carrying flower lanterns, looking very beautiful. Gu Qingqing couldn’t even stay mad at Jun Wu, she directly ran to the lake’s edge, squatted and watched those paper boats, then happily turned her head, looking at Jun Wu, "Did you set all of this up?"
"Yes," Jun Wu nodded, not denying it. He walked to Gu Qingqing’s side, pulling her up, and amidst her confused gaze, nervously began, "Geng Geng, I admire you. Would you be willing to be with me?"