After Becoming the Hero's Ex-fiancée

Winning the King of Lanterns (3)

Fu Sheng Zhenjun was also stunned for a moment, then he clapped and laughed, “It’s rare for Li Wei to take part. Well then, let us both compete.”

“Count me in.”

At that moment, Ming Yu Zhenjun walked out from the shadows, her dashing eyes shining brightly. She didn’t spare a glance for Zheng Wan, but greeted Cui Wang in a friendly manner.

Zheng Wan stood beside Cui Wang like a dependent and lovable little lady, and said coyly, “Cui Wang, you’re not allowed to greet her. I’m very petty.”

“Mhm.” Cui Wang answered in a low voice and looked towards the King of Lanterns in the middle of the square.

Right then, a middle-aged cultivator dressed in purple appeared. His cultivation rank could not be perceived, but his aura was even denser than Cui Wang’s. He flicked his sleeves and a small, black pagoda appeared. When the small pagoda landed on the ground, it grew thousands of feet tall before stopping.
He cast the King of Lanterns in the air and placed it at the top of the tower before saying, “It is up to you how you want to obtain the lantern, but there are three rules. Number one, you can’t harm another’s life. Number two, you can’t use external help— things like magical artefacts and talismans are all prohibited. The use of any external elements will lead to disqualification. Number three, you are not allowed to destroy the things of my Fengwu City. Otherwise, you will also be disqualified from the competition.”

“Please.”

As soon as the word, “please”, was uttered, countless cultivators suddenly soared into the air like wild geese. When their wide robes took to the air, the clothes looked as if they were floating, and it was really a gorgeous sight.

It was Zheng Wan’s first time seeing such a scene and she felt that it was really like a dream. Her black eyes were large and round as she thought inwardly, back when she was in the mortal world, wasn’t the ability to roam freely in this world precisely what she yearned for?

“When you reach the Savant rank and learn to ride flying objects, you can do it too,” said Granny Jin. “However, the ones who are in the air now are using body-lightening techniques. You must be at the Pure Veracity rank if you want to travel in the skies for long periods of time.”

“That’s also very good.”
Zheng Wan infused a trace of vital energy into her eyes and looked up. In the twinkling of an eye, the competitors for the King of Lanterns had been divided into three groups. The first group was Cui Wang and Fu Sheng. Cui Wang’s white robe was the wind, and Fu Sheng was standing behind him. Sword qi and red lotus collided, causing a loud bang, and at that moment——
Ming Yu took advantage of the opportunity to run swiftly to the front.

Fu Sheng laughed. He raised his sleeves to block Cui Wang, and the two exchanged another blow.

The force from their palms burst outwards, carrying the whistling light and wind with it, stinging Zheng Wan’s eyes so badly that she closed her eyes abruptly as tears rushed down her cheeks.

“Don’t look,” said Granny Jin, “Your cultivation rank is much lower than theirs. Your soul consciousness will get hurt.”

The Guixu Sect female cultivator from just now walked quietly over to her and handed her a handkerchief.
“For you, Senior Aunt.”

Zheng Wan gave a soft “Oh” in reply, wiped her tears, then closed her eyes and stopped looking.

She just thought to herself that if Cui Wang becomes soft-hearted towards Ming Yu, she— she would…
She couldn’t immediately think of anything to threaten him with and just stood to the side. On the other hand, the “disciple niece” was looking at her, thinking how could one’s tears fall in such a moving manner? Even she couldn’t help but feel pity and tenderness for her at the sight. No wonder an ice man like Senior Uncle Li Wei would be moved.

In the sky, Ming Yu’s chest felt like it was about to burst open from the pain. However, she held on stubbornly, not wanting to let go. This height was a little too much for her, who was at the Savant rank, to bear. But she was not one of those delicate female cultivators and was not accustomed to asking for help. So, she could only keep pressing forward.

Ten feet.
Eight feet.
Five feet.
Three feet.
…
Nearly there.

Ming Yu smiled unconsciously. Right at this moment, a white sword shadow suddenly whistled through the air like a sharp sword, leaving a raging blaze behind it. Bang——
There was another huge explosion.

She was bounced away.

Her Taoist hat fell off, and her hair loosened from its bun. Ming Yu looked up to see the familiar white-robed cultivator put the King of Lantern in his sleeve. When he passed by her, his cold eyes didn’t even flicker, and he descended straight to the ground.

Instead, it was Fu Sheng Zhenjun who gave an “Eh”, and sent out a red lotus to catch her.

Below, Zheng Wan let out a happy cry. Her eyes were as red as a rabbit’s, and she looked at Cui Wang without taking her eyes off him. She didn’t move an inch and just stood there prettily as she smiled at him.

Ming Yu landed on the ground with the red lotus beneath her feet.

Fu Sheng Zhenjun put his palms together and said, “Amitabha.”

“The King of Lanterns is won! Congratulations to Li Wei Zhenjun!”

To the countless cultivators in the square, Li Wei Zhenjun was the legendary figure on the Boundless Ranking. Presently, they saw the tall, white-robed cultivator, who was cold as the snow mountains, cast his long lashes slightly downwards, giving a red-clothed female cultivator a wisp of a smile.

The smile was so light that it could be scattered by the wind in an instant.

“Yours.”

Zheng Wan looked up at him, blinked, and gave a soft “Oh”.

“Li Wei, you really don’t hold back,” Ming Yu said. Her long hair was loose, and her normally tough brows actually had a touch of softness.
“I still need one more thing to break through to the next rank. I only competed with you for the King of Lanterns because I want to go to the black market. Since the little cultivator wants the lantern, may I ask you for the black market pass?”

Ming Yu thought, with how ambitious this little cultivator was, she would definitely make Li Wei spend money on her, so it was better that she asked for the pass. If Zheng Wan refused, it just shows that she was domineering and stingy.

If Zheng Wan agreed, then Ming Yu would be helping Li Wei to cut some losses. She would return it to him when he wakes up from his folly in the future. He would surely be grateful to her, then.

The author has something to say:

The old ancestor: Why are you giving the little lass whatever she wants?

Baby Wang: It’s all the bug’s fault.