377: Chapter 377 Running Run

Although the Old Celestial Master's speech was very grand and got the young people's blood boiling...

In reality, the first day of the Tianwu Grand Tournament was the most boring.

Because the qualifiers were a mixed bag; many were there through connections or had bought their seats just to show their faces and try their luck.

There were even some children of noble families who, just to show off that they were masters of both the pen and the sword, would get a participant's tag and immediately take it home to store away, not even bothering to fight.

The strong ones were already on the prodigy rankings, while the weak ones were just amateurs pecking at each other—it wasn't worth watching.

Therefore, most matches in the qualifiers were decided within a few moves.

Lin Xiao watched two of Leng Bingyan's matches; she finished both fights in two moves. This was even with her holding back, fearing she might hurt her opponents' self-esteem.

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"What is this? I could do that too," Xie Juner said, looking eager to try.

"The qualifiers are like this. The real highlights will start tomorrow with the Battle of Prodigies."

Mu Wanying smiled and said, "However, Juner, with your current martial arts, you might actually be able to compete with the top-ranked prodigies."

"Of course! Wansha and I have both been on the battlefield!"

Xie Juner held Su Wansha's wrist, speaking affectionately.

"Don't drag me into this, it's so embarrassing..."

Su Wansha felt bashful; their bit of combat experience was nothing compared to the other women.

Lin Xiao stood by with a mischievous smile. Why watch the tournament? His own women were much more pleasing to the eye.

Just then, bursts of shouting and booing suddenly erupted from around a nearby arena.

"Stop running!"

"Are you going to fight or not!?"

"Is this ever going to end?!"

The air was filled with curses!

Feeling curious, Lin Xiao narrowed his eyes, magnifying the scene on the distant arena.

In his Earth Immortal Realm, he didn't exactly have clairvoyance, but he could see clearly from several hundred meters away.

On the stage, a burly man wielding copper hammers was chasing a small, fair-skinned young gentleman.

The man swung his copper hammers with the force of a gale, but the young gentleman was incredibly agile, light as a swallow, giving him no chance to land a direct hit!

After a dozen rounds, the man was huffing and puffing, but the young gentleman was still running.

"Is that her?"

If it weren't for the fact that the Eye of God never made mistakes, Lin Xiao would have doubted his own eyes.

How did Princess Li Xinglan end up here all the way from the Yan Region!?

And she was wearing a fake mustache, impersonating a participant in the Tianwu Grand Tournament!?

"Strange..."

At that moment, the Old Celestial Master Xiao Dan, sitting in the front row, also noticed something was wrong.

"Cangshuzi, why is that disciple from the White Clothing Sect using our Daoist escape and movement techniques?"

Taoist Master Cangshuzi was resting with his eyes closed; he hadn't slept for seven or eight days because of the tournament.

Upon hearing his master's words, Cangshuzi looked over curiously.

As a result... Cangshuzi's face changed instantly!

"Infinite Longevity and Fortune! Why is she here!?"

"Senior Brother Sect Leader, that girl couldn't be your illegitimate daughter from outside, could she?" Gou Qizi said with a wink.

With their experience and cultivation, they could easily tell from her physical movements that Li Xinglan was a woman.

As soon as he spoke, Taoist Xinyizi, sitting on the other side, shot him a cold look.

Lin Xiao noticed this scene and couldn't help but enjoy the gossip: Did the Old Celestial Master's disciples have some melodramatic backstory?

Cangshuzi was so startled he cursed, "You mad dog! What nonsense are you talking!?"

"If she isn't, she isn't, why get so excited? It's just a female disciple, it's not like our Daoist sect is forbidden from taking them..." Gou Qizi curled his lip.

"She is no ordinary woman!"

"If she's not your daughter, then she's a mistress you're keeping..."

"Shut up!!"

Cangshuzi's sharp eyes saw Xinyizi clutching poison needles in her hand. He hurriedly stood up and said, "Master, I will go handle this right now!"

Quickly, Cangshuzi disregarded his dignity as Sect Leader, performed the Pure Void Shadow-Stepping Stride, and arrived at that arena in a flash.

In front of everyone, Cangshuzi flew onto the stage and announced, "There's no need to continue this match. The Thunder Sect wins!"

Li Xinglan, who was running happily, was displeased upon hearing this and questioned him crossly, "On what grounds!? I've almost run him to death like a pig!!"

"That doesn't matter! Because you aren't a member of the White Clothing Sect at all. Your eligibility is revoked!"

Cangshuzi flicked his sleeve, removing Li Xinglan's fake mustache and loosening her hair tie, allowing her hair to cascade down like a waterfall.

Instantly, the handsome young gentleman on stage vanished, replaced by a bright-eyed, clear-toothed, pure and beautiful young woman.

Perhaps because her noble status had nurtured her, Li Xinglan carried an added air of elegance compared to her days as a phantom thief.

The crowd erupted in an uproar, and many young men from the martial world stared blankly.

Even her opponent, the burly man from the Thunder Sect, felt a bit of regret. He had chased her too fiercely just now; he had been rude to a beauty!

"Husband, isn't that..." Zhao Caiwei recognized Li Xinglan, her beautiful eyes filled with surprise.

Lin Xiao nodded and signaled her not to worry about it. He would let this crazy princess cause a scene for a while; this was much more fun than watching amateurs fight.

Sure enough, as soon as the young beauty spoke, everyone's composure broke—

"You damn stinking Taoist! I was having the time of my life! You just had to butt in, didn't you? How annoying!"

Everyone gasped. This was the Sect Leader of the Daoist Sect, a Martial Arts Grandmaster—was this girl crazy?! What kind of tone was that?!

"Shh! Keep your voice down! Just come down with me quickly, don't embarrass yourself..."

Taoist Cangshuzi grabbed Li Xinglan's arm and was about to run down.

He regretted it! Back then, for the sake of a few roasted chickens and gambling money, he had established a master-disciple relationship with this crazy girl.

He wasn't surprised at all that Li Xinglan had become a participant for the White Clothing Sect.

After all, this girl's talents were quite unconventional; her lightness skill and sleight of hand were exceptional.

With her monstrous methods, it wasn't strange for her to quietly make the White Clothing Sect's actual contestant unable to take care of themselves, then steal their tag and come here to register in their place.

Originally, it would have been fine for her to be her Princess and him to be his Sect Leader, pretending not to know each other and forgetting one another in the martial world.

But coming to the Tianwu Grand Tournament, dressing as a man, and using Daoist techniques—wasn't this going to ruin his lifelong reputation!?

"Old man, you've got some nerve! I am Princess Li Xinglan of the Imperial Family! You dare to seize a Princess? Is your Daoist Sect looking to get shut down!?"

Seeing the situation, Li Xinglan directly revealed her identity.

At this, the already buzzing scene instantly exploded!

Li Xinglan was a prominent figure in the Great Gan over the past six months. A young woman suddenly becoming the ruler of the Three Prefectures of Yan was a legend in any era!

Crucially, it was heard that this Princess was doing a very good job; the livelihoods of the people in the Three Prefectures of Yan were recovering rapidly, and this young Princess was highly praised!

"Lin Xiao! Lin Xiao! Are you just going to watch!? This Princess is your woman, are you going to stand by and watch me die?!"

This shouting immediately caused the people fighting in other arenas to stop!

"Pfft!"

Lin Xiao was leisurely drinking tea when he suddenly sprayed it out. He was halfway through enjoying the gossip when he became the one making a fool of himself!

He looked at Xiao Qingxuan, Su Wansha, and the other women on either side of him, shaking his head innocently.

While the women were surprised by Li Xinglan's identity, they didn't think she was lying.

"Husband, is she really Princess Xinglan?"

"Then she must have come here to find you; there must be something important."

"Husband, the Princess has come thousands of miles to find you, go quickly!"

Lin Xiao cursed in his heart. Although he wasn't exactly faithful, it wasn't like he wanted everyone. Li Xinglan, when did you get promoted to being his woman?

He walked down onto the field and, under the intensely gossiping gazes of the crowd, arrived before Li Xinglan.