56: Chapter 56 Junior Sister Xu, this is so unethical!

Clang!

A heavy longsword slashed fiercely against the blade she had hurriedly raised in a block, erupting in a burst of blinding sparks.

Before she could even breathe a sigh of relief, an exaggerated, strange cry followed.

“Aiyayaya! Junior Sister Xu, this is too dishonorable of you!”

“Didn't we agree that weapons weren't allowed? How could you use a weapon?”

“You... you, you...”

Xu Wei was so infuriated by his false accusations that she nearly spat out blood.

Below the stage, there was a sudden, deathly silence.

All the cheering and shouting froze on everyone's faces.

As for Han Fei, Hou San, and the other seven, cold sweat broke out on their foreheads, and their hearts sank halfway.

It’s over!

My life savings...

It’s over!

All gone!

On the stage, Xu Wei seemed to realize something and immediately snorted coldly, “Despicable and shameless! You actually used Soft Tendon Powder on me!”

“What Soft Tendon Powder?” Chun Xiaobai looked completely bewildered.

“Junior Sister, one must live with a conscience!”

“Breaking the rules is breaking the rules. If you lost, you lost. Why play dirty?”

“You! You! You!”

Xu Wei’s face turned red with rage, and she couldn't even speak properly.

Just then, she noticed Elder Fu walking onto the arena stage and immediately ran over as if grabbing a life-saving straw.

“Elder Fu, this guy poisoned me!”

“Poisoned?!”

Elder Fu’s brow twitched sharply.

Poisoning a fellow Disciple of an orthodox Sect was a Demonic Path act, a capital crime in the Sect that everyone had a right to punish.

An awe-inspiring Aura radiated from him as he stared at Chun Xiaobai and asked in a deep voice, “What poison did he give you?”

Xu Wei immediately pointed at Chun Xiaobai and said, “He used Soft Tendon Powder on me! It made my legs unable to move, so I was forced to pick up my weapon to defend myself!”

“Soft Tendon Powder?!”

Hearing this, Elder Fu’s gaze fell on Xu Wei, sizing her up from top to bottom, focusing particularly on her legs, and asked in confusion.

“Are you sure you were hit with Soft Tendon Powder and couldn't move your feet?”

Several Disciples who had followed him onto the stage were also looking at Xu Wei with bewildered expressions.

“I...”

Xu Wei froze. In her fit of rage, she hadn't noticed, but now that she felt carefully, she was shocked to find that the numb, aching sensation in her legs had vanished without a trace!

What was going on?

No, just a moment ago her legs clearly had no strength; that feeling was exactly like being hit with Soft Tendon Powder!

“Exactly!” Chun Xiaobai chimed in from the side. “You’ve been standing on the stage acting all fierce; where do you look ‘soft’?”

Xu Wei immediately retorted, “He must have given me the antidote in the chaos just now!”

“Bullying an honest man again, are we?”

Chun Xiaobai instantly grew angry, spreading his hands and shouting.

“I didn't even touch you just now, how could I poison you? One finger was eight zhang away from you, how could I give you an antidote?”

He turned to face the crowd and shouted loudly.

“Besides, have you ever heard of poisoning or curing someone from a distance? Have you ever heard of someone hit with Soft Tendon Powder being able to stand there so full of energy?”

Although the surrounding Disciples hated Chun Xiaobai intensely, they had to admit in their hearts that what he said made sense.

The excuses of 'poisoning from a distance' and 'standing after being hit with Soft Tendon Powder' were just too ridiculous.

Wasn't this just rubbing their intelligence into the dirt?

“I... you!”

Xu Wei's eyes turned red with anger, and crystalline tears welled up in her eyes, looking as if she were about to cry.

Seeing this, Elder Fu walked up to her, raised his hand to take her wrist, and sent a trace of spiritual power into her body.

After a meticulous inspection, he withdrew his hand expressionlessly and immediately announced.

“Chun Xiaobai, wins!”

Ah!!!

The surrounding crowd was instantly stunned.

Then, one by one, their faces turned dark as coal, and they glared at Xu Wei with fury.

“The rules were agreed upon, how could you forget them?”

“I... I didn't forget! It was this guy's scheme!”

Xu Wei stomped her feet in anger.

“What do you mean by that?”

Chun Xiaobai immediately stepped forward, looking aggrieved as if wronged. “Are you saying Elder Fu is senile and failed to detect signs of you being poisoned?”

Ugh!!!

The crowd was stunned again.

Elder Fu's face instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot, and he could only speak coldly.

“I have already checked; your body shows no signs of poisoning, nor any traces of damage to your Meridians.”

“If you are unsatisfied, you can go to the ‘Hall of Pharmaceutical Affairs’ for another examination!”

Xu Wei gritted her silver teeth.

She was absolutely certain that after being touched twice by this guy, her legs lost their strength—there was no mistake about that!

She was one hundred percent sure that this guy had used some sinister trick on her legs!

But with Elder Fu’s strength, if he couldn't see it, going to the Hall of Pharmaceutical Affairs would be useless.

“Shameless!” she cursed resentfully.

Chun Xiaobai glanced at her, too lazy to pay attention.

This woman was no good person; she looked pure and noble, but had no sense of restraint, joining a group of male Disciples to bully an ‘honest man’ like him.

On the other side, Han Fei, Hou San, and the others stood there staring fixedly at Xu Wei, their faces darker than the last.

They now seriously suspected that this woman had intentionally thrown the match to screw them over and make them lose their savings, so their resources wouldn't exceed hers when competing for that training spot.

“Um... well...”

Suddenly, a sleazy voice broke the silence of the scene.

Everyone looked over to see Chun Xiaobai rubbing his hands together, eyes glowing with greed, looking at Elder Fu with anticipation.

“...Elder, shouldn't those Storage Pouches be given to me now?”

Elder Fu’s face twitched; he had indeed guessed correctly.

This guy was an outright bandit; he had come to this Martial Arts Field specifically to rob people!

Reluctantly, he waved his hand, and twelve bulging Storage Pouches flew toward Chun Xiaobai.

Chun Xiaobai grabbed all the Storage Pouches and hugged them tightly to his chest, his grin reaching his ears. He weighed them while muttering to himself.

“I'm rich, I'm rich! This should be enough resources to go from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment, right?”

More than enough! The Disciples nearby couldn't stop rolling their eyes.

These were the accumulated savings of twelve heavenly pride list Disciples over several years; for an ordinary person, it would be more than enough resources to Cultivate to the Golden Core stage!

But at this moment, seeing Chun Xiaobai’s smug, petty face, they could only swallow their anger.

Next, Chun Xiaobai ran over to Fang Yuan with his pile of Storage Pouches, slapped him on the shoulder, and said jubilantly.

“Junior Brother Fang, you were right! Money from the genius list is so easy to win!”

“I really didn't expect that just coming out for a stroll would make me rich!”

As he spoke, he intentionally tossed the twelve Storage Pouches into the air and caught them, clicking his tongue repeatedly.

Creak!

The fists of the surrounding Disciples all clenched until they cracked.

Besides anger, there was an uncontrollable jealousy.

They didn't know if this guy truly had strength or was just playing the fool, but he had actually managed to win three matches in a row!

At this moment, some of the more sharp-witted Disciples began to realize something.