That person is…
Wang Ye!!!
Baoyu felt a heavy weight on his chest. He couldn’t recall whether the anime he had watched in his past life had covered Wang Ye’s first match in the Luotian Grand Ceremony.
But now…
Wang Ye was one of his most important opponents in this Luotian Grand Ceremony. He had to watch this match!
Surveying the four screens showing the arenas, Baoyu quickly assessed which one was Wang Ye’s and headed in that direction!
…
“Hey… Hey! Mister!”
Just a few meters into his walk, Baoyu heard a voice behind him, making him stop.
He turned around…
A little girl, appearing to be only around four feet tall, was chasing after him, waving her hand!
The girl wore a brown top hat, beneath which her blue hair covered her ears. Her fair, delicate skin and large, anxious eyes, along with her rosy cheeks, made her look incredibly cute!
Baoyu was momentarily stunned. Seeing there was no one else around, he confirmed that the girl was indeed calling him and asked, “Little girl? Are you calling me? What’s the matter?”
“Huh???”
The girl’s delicate face showed a look of confusion: “Hey! I’m a boy! A boy!!”
“A boy?”
Seeing the disbelief on Baoyu’s face, the little… boy puffed up his cheeks in frustration.
But he didn’t forget the main issue: “I… I got separated from my brother earlier. Now it’s my turn to compete, but I don’t know where my arena is…”
Baoyu then noticed the boy was holding a slip of paper, which read: Group C·Green Dragon.
Green Dragon!
Isn’t that the arena where Wang Ye is competing?
With some memories coming back, Baoyu recognized the boy.
“You’re Zhuge Qing’s younger brother, right? What’s your name again? Zhuge…”
“I know my brother! I’m Zhuge Bai. Can you tell me where the Green Dragon arena is?”
“I was just heading that way. Follow me!” Baoyu smiled.
“Really? Thank you!
What’s your name, little master?” Zhuge Bai’s anxious expression relaxed, and he didn’t hold a grudge over Baoyu mistaking his gender.
“Poor monk’s name is Baoyu.”
“Oh, so you’re Master Baoyu…”
Since Baoyu was familiar with the route from his first match, the two quickly arrived at the entrance to the arena.
Zhuge Bai stood in front of Baoyu, his height not reaching Baoyu’s chest.
“Thank you, Master Baoyu. I’ll go in now!”
“Zhuge Bai, wait a moment!” Baoyu suddenly called out.
“Huh??”
Baoyu’s lips curved into a mischievous smile. “Wang Ye, now that you’ve caught my attention, I can’t just let you have an easy time.
Let me add some difficulty and see how much effort you’ll need to use!”
With that thought, Baoyu raised an eyebrow and said to Zhuge Bai, “I just remembered something. Do you know the wild man from Liaodong—Jin Meng?”
Zhuge Bai thought for a moment and nodded.
“I’ve heard of him but never met him. What’s up, Master Baoyu?”
“I heard that Jin Meng spoke badly about your brother. He seems to be in the Green Dragon arena as well. Be careful; he might target you…
Don’t be scared!”
“That brainless wild man dared to speak ill of my brother!
Thank you for the warning, Master Baoyu. Just watch, I’ll deal with him!”
Zhuge Bai’s pouting face was so cute that it made you want to pinch his cheeks.
As Baoyu watched the little figure walk into the arena…
He couldn’t help but show a sly grin on his face!!
At this moment, on the spectator stands of the Group C·Vermilion Bird arena, four figures stood together: Zhang Chulan, Feng Baobao, and Xu San and Xu Si.
Watching the match that was nearing its end, with only two oddly dressed men still panting and holding on, Zhang Chulan asked in surprise, “Fourth Brother, is there something particularly interesting about this match that you wanted us to come?”
Xu Si, with a scruffy beard and a cigarette hanging from his mouth, didn’t even glance at the ongoing match.
“Of course not. This match isn’t worth watching. I called you here to see the next match—Group C·Vermilion Bird’s Zhuge Qing!”
Zhang Chulan raised an eyebrow slightly, “Zhuge Qing? Is this guy that remarkable?”
Xu San adjusted his glasses and replied, “Actually, we don’t know much about him either because the Zhuge family isn’t very active in the world of异人 (Otherworldly People).
But their family’s reputation for the Wuhou Sect’s unique techniques is huge. Zhuge Qing is said to be the first person in decades to master all the Wuhou techniques.
Such a genius is worth taking very seriously.”
Hearing this, Zhang Chulan’s face fell in dismay, “Oh no! This is going to be tough!
One Zhang Lingyu is already challenging enough, and now there’s Zhuge Qing. This is going to be difficult…”
Xu Si flicked the ash off his cigarette and chuckled.
“Ha! Do you think it’s only these two?
We’ve seen several other matches while you were competing, and there are so many talented newcomers now. Just meeting any one of them could be quite a challenge!
If it weren’t for the age limit of thirty, I’d consider stepping in myself…”
Zhang Chulan’s face turned as gloomy as a wilted eggplant, “Fourth Brother, which other gods and immortals are you talking about?”
“Let me explain!”
“First is Xiao Xiao from Group B·Ink Serpent. He practices ‘Xing Qi!’
He uses a special method to mobilize innate qi within his body and then expels it using the words ‘heng’ and ‘ha.’
This ‘Xing Qi’ technique can expel a person’s soul from their body, and in severe cases, it can even cause temporary dissolution of the soul.
The ancient creators of this technique were Zheng Lun and Chen Qi, known as the Heng Ha Duo Generals…”
Feng Baobao, holding a box of fries, stared intently at the match below as if watching two children fight, with great focus…
Xu Si continued his explanation, “Besides Xiao Xiao, there’s also a girl named Bai Shixue. She’s a natural异人 (Otherworldly Person) who seems to be able to devour others’ qi!”
“Bai Shixue?”
A beautiful girl with long purple hair and an orange T-shirt flashed through Zhang Chulan’s mind, her lovely face displaying a greedy expression.
“And there’s also Hu Jie from Dongxiang Village…
His father, Hu Lin, is quite strong, but we’ve only heard of Hu Jie as a spoiled playboy relying on his father’s influence…
But today, seeing him in action, he’s surprisingly formidable!”
“…..”
At this point, Xu San seemed to recall something and interjected.
“By the way, Chulan, there’s another person who needs special attention. Guess who it is?”
Zhang Chulan tilted his head, “Who else could it be? I don’t know many people. Is it Master Baoyu?”
“Bingo!
It’s him. He’s in the Group A match. We arrived a bit late, so the battle was already nearing its end.
From what I observed, Master Baoyu won very easily. He only used a few moves from the Buddhist ‘Yi Jin Jing’ throughout the match, and with those few moves, he easily won.
Moreover, his Buddhist protective techniques are quite impressive. I couldn’t see much else yet, but his abilities are more than just that…”
“……”
“This is just too much!!”
“Look! The next match is starting. It’s Zhuge Qing!”
The conversation stopped, and they all turned their attention to the arena below.
In the arena, three people were standing in a battle-ready stance…
And at the entrance of the arena, a tall, slender figure with blue hair walked in slowly!
Sam Williams On TYMIMA Chapter 152