Shen Xingyang told Shi Sheng that heâd invite her to a meal after todayâs matches were over.
She could only look up at the sky despondently. âI probably have to kill Shen Xinghai in front of him for Shen Xinyang to believe that I really did mean to kill the dude back then⊠But heâs not here, so I canâtâŠâ
Naturally, someone as busy as Shen Xingyang wouldnât chat with Shi Sheng for too long; he soon sat back down.
But the others didnât think that way.
There had already been rumours that there was something going on between her and Shen Xinghai. Now, seeing Shi Sheng chatting happily with his older brother, wasnât that simply affirming the rumours?
For a while, Shi Sheng received more looks than the actual competition.
Shi Sheng felt very speechless with these people. She kept feeling like theyâd walked into the wrong set or something. âThis is a tragedy novel; the hell are you guys acting like comic relief? Donât tell me thereâs a comedy novel next door?â
[This world is the setting for a series of novels. The other male lead is Shen Xinghai. His novel is one with loving leads, so no broken character settings there.] System âconsideratelyâ explained.
Shi Sheng, ââŠâ
âNo wonder Shen Xinghai just refused to die despite all that. Heâs a fucking ML; the hellâs he going to die! System, youâre really getting better at fixing bugs, eh?â
[Thank you for the compliment.]
â*flips table* Whoâs complimenting you?! Youâve already lost all face for your master! Youâre telling me you can have four leads in the same world?!â
System didnât reply, probably because it was afraid that she was trying to squeeze information from it.
Shi Sheng wondered inwardly, âWhatâll happen to this world if I off Shen Xinghai?â
[Host, please avoid such dangerous thoughts.] System truly felt tired inside. It really didnât want to serve such a person.
âDidnât you go offline? Whyâre you popping up again?â
[âŠâŠ] âI was afraid youâd go astray! Do I have it easy?!â
âWhatâs Shen Xinghai doing?â
[âŠBecause you dragged him away with you, he missed the setting where he was originally supposed to meet his FL. So now heâs gone off to meet her.]
Shi Sheng, ââŠâ
âItâs my fault again? Who the hell knew Iâd be so lucky to be able to pick up the other ML by just randomly grabbing someone off the road?!
Fine⊠Itâs my fault. I shouldnât have had itchy hands and picked up stuff that belonged to a FLâŠ
Though, who is the other FL?â
System didnât make a peep. Would it dare to say anything? What if its hostâs brain suddenly short-circuited and she decided to off the other FL?
System didnât reply.
Shi Sheng shook her head and tossed this matter out of her mind. Well, it wasnât like she had any choice. Without the related plot or memories, who the hell knew who the other FL was?
The contest today had ended. The most promising contenders didnât participate; Fu Yiyun hadnât even shown himself.
On the way back to her residence, Shi Sheng passed by a small compound and saw quite a few people crowding around it.
She curiously tried to peek inside, but there were too many people blocking the way for her to see.
âMiss, please wait while I go and ask them.â Xiaocai spoke, having caught her movement.
Xiaocai seemed pretty popular, for someone immediately told her what had happened when she went to ask.
Xiaocai jogged back, her expression a bit odd. âMiss, Ms Bai and Ms Liu had an argument. Ms Bai said that Ms Liu pushed her into the pondâŠâ
âOh?â âA confrontation so quick?â
âWhoâd Fu Yiyun speak up for?â
Xiaocai shook her head. They were standing outside, so there was no way to know what the situation inside was.
Shi Sheng raised a brow slightly. âStarting the torment stage already? Tsk tsk!â
After roughly three to four minutes, Fu Yiyun accompanied Liu Xu out. She was currently trying to coax Fu Yiyun. Though his expression was unsightly, he still patiently listened to her.
If not for Bai Luo, Fu Yiyun could be considered a good man.
âYiyun-gege, Xiaoluo-meimeiâs mind is muddled from the fever, donât be angry at her. Letâs talk to her after she gets betterâŠâ
Since there wasnât much distance between them and Shi Sheng, she heard every word Liu Xu said.
âWhat do you think of that woman?â Shi Sheng asked Xiaocai.
Xiaocai lowered her head, speaking respectfully, âMiss, this one doesnât dare to form opinions about our guests.â
âKeep your distance from these kinds of women.â âElse youâd get screwed over without knowing.â
Xiaocai was mildly surprised. âMs Liuâs personality is very niceâeveryone praises and envies her, so why does Ms Wu Zheng say that?â
That night, Shi Sheng was invited to dinner by Shen Xingyang. The whole time, she simply ate and gave a few short replies out of politeness whenever Shen Xingyang struck up a conversation.
He didnât make things difficult for her, simply getting people to send her back to her residence after dinner.
The competition continued over the next few days. As more and more people challenged the arena, the number of contestants dwindled steadily.
Ever since that day, Bai Luoâs illness showed no signs of improving.
Even on the last day of the competition, Shen Xinghai still hadnât returned, so he was definitely out of the running for Alliance Head.
Fu Yiyun was the last man standing, having suavely dispatched the other competitors. No one dared to challenge him now.
âIs there anyone else who wishes to challenge the arena?â The host shouted.
He was answered with only silence.
âSince no one else wishes to challenge any further, then Sir Fu and Alliance Head Shen will duel on the morrow to decide the next Alliance Head. If there are no objections, then let us meet again tomorrow.â
Yep, it wouldnât do to just win the competition. You also had to beat the current Alliance Head to take over the position.
âWait a moment!â
This shout successfully drew everyoneâs attention.
Since Shi Sheng was seated higher up, she was able to see the dark-clothed figure walking over from behind the crowd at a glance.
âWhyâre you blocking the road? Make way! Canât you see Iâm(lz) passing through?â
Shi Sheng facepalmed. âHey Mr Villain, can you please improve your show-off skills? Look at your compatriotsâthey all either fly in or influence people into making way on their own. Only you have to tell people to get out of the wayâŠâ
Jiang Zhan had rushed over from god-knows-where. His clothes were covered in filth, his chubby puppy trailing along behind him, itâs short tail wagging very cutely.
âWasnât this the puppy from last time? Why is it still only this big after several months have passed?â
Jiang Zhan hopped on to the arena. His puppy couldnât jump that high, so it could only yelp at him. Jiang Zhan leapt back off to carry it up.
The surrounding onlookers, ââŠâ âIs this idiot here to make us laugh?â
âSect Master Jiang, may I know why you have come?â As the Alliance Head, Shen Xingyang could only stand up and act as the representative to speak to the âdemon chiefâ Jiang Zhan.
Jiang Zhan stroked his little puppy. âOf course itâs to get revenge for last time.â
âIf Sect Master Jiang and Sir Fu have any enmity, please resolve it privately. Today, we are here to competeââ
Jiang Zhan immediately changed his tune. âThen Iâll enter the contest.â
Shen Xingyang, ââŠâ
âSect Master Jiang, weâre selecting the next Alliance Head with this competition, how could you join in?â One of the bolder people shouted. âI think Sect Master Jiang should go home and get married off; what do you guys say? Hahaha!â
Mocking laughter erupted from the crowd, who brought up Jiang Zhanâs looks. They mocked his feminine looks despite being a grown man.
Jiang Zhan had already grown immune to people mocking him for his looks, but that didnât mean he wouldnât retaliate.
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The ones whoâd laughed the hardest suddenly felt a strong wind blow past, before feeling that it was rather cool.
âAh!â
The sounds of women screaming suddenly came from the crowd.
The men lowered their heads to find themselves stark naked. As one, they crossed their legs and covered up their privates, glaring at Jiang Zhan with red faces.