The Xuyang Sect's disciples sent out to travel this time suffered heavy losses. Not to mention losing two outstanding disciples who were at the twelfth level, none of the disciples who followed them could come back. The only good thing is that two disciples have finally returned. One is disciple Qin Lingyu who has entered the foundation building stage, and the other is Yu Wanrou who is following him closely.
Not only that, the cultivation of the two people has also been greatly improved. Qin Lingyu has entered the middle stage of foundation building in one fell swoop, while Yu Wanrou has been promoted from the sixth level of Qi training to the eighth level of Qi training.
No one knows what they experienced in the Mysterious Forest, but it is undeniable that as the only two disciples who returned, they were surrounded by a series of people in the Xuyang Sect who were either curious, concerned, envied, or admired. My vision was overwhelmed.
This is also the reason why in Jun Xiaomo's heart, these two people are "returning from glory".
Now, the intermediate sect ranking competition is about to begin. The Xuyang Sect, which has lost two powerful disciples, can only place all its hopes on Qin Lingyu, so that his already high-profile status can be restored. Once coated with a layer of golden light.
Recently, in order to seize the time to train the remaining disciples, most of the disciples with good strength have been gathered in one place to practice together. As the saying goes, wherever there are people, there will be gossip. There are many thoughts that are usually hidden deep in the heart. After getting together and finding people who share the same views, they can't help but express them.
"I think Senior Brother Qin is really at a disadvantage. He is so powerful, but he has to be tied to Jun Xiaomo from Lintian Peak." A female cultivator said angrily.
"No, Lintian Peak is now in decline. Since Ye Xiuwen's death, they don't have many capable experts, and Jun Xiaomo is a useless person. It's really not worth it for Senior Brother Qin." Another person The female cultivator sighed with emotion, thinking of Qin Lingyu's handsome face, her heart skipped a beat.
The companion beside her didn't know that she had special thoughts about Qin Lingyu, and continued angrily: "Even Senior Sister Wanrou is hundreds of times better than that Jun Xiaomo. Senior Sister Wanrou arrived at the age of sixteen She has reached the eighth level of Qi training, and she will definitely have a bright future in the future. Moreover, the story of her and Senior Brother Qin sharing the joys and sorrows in the Lost Forest, facing the enemy together without fear, and supporting each other through the difficulties has been spread widely. I think They were made for each other."
The female cultivator who had an affection for Qin Lingyu turned pale and echoed angrily: "Haha, yes..."
She thought about it and compared it, and felt that there was nothing in her body that could be compared with Yu Wanrou - in terms of appearance, Yu Wanrou had already been crowned the "Xuyang Sect's First Class" at the tender age of sixteen. The title "One Beauty" is recognized by almost all the male cultivators of the Xuyang Sect (except for those from Lintian Peak), and no one thinks this is an exaggeration;
In terms of strength, Yu Wanrou reached the eighth level of Qi training at the age of sixteen. This is really a very talented person. In the current Xuyang Sect, only Jun Xiaomo, the daughter of the master of Lintian Peak, has ever achieved this. Yes, but now Jun Xiaomo has probably become a disabled person, so naturally all the halo falls on Yu Wanrou;
In terms of character, according to Senior Brother Qin, almost all the disciples of the Xuyang Sect were killed by the demon cultivator at that time, and he only had one breath left. It was Yu Wanrou who supported him and took him away. to that hellish place. If Yu Wanrou had a bad temperament, would she have decisively left Senior Brother Qin alone and left
Thinking of this, the female cultivator felt ashamed that she was indeed not as good as Yu Wanrou, who was excellent in everything, so she gave up her charming thoughts.
Similar conversations often occur in Xuyang Sect. In the hearts of Xuyang Sect disciples, Qin Lingyu and Yu Wanrou have obviously become weathervanes. Moreover, one is the man that female disciples most want to marry, and the other is the woman that male disciples most want to marry.
Qin Lingyu has never considered clarifying or suppressing these rumors. He knows very well that with the arrogance of Jun Linxuan and Liu Qingmei, once these conversations reach their ears, they will definitely consider breaking off the engagement, and this is exactly what Qin Lingyu purpose.
He was also tired of being tied to that woman Jun Xiaomo.
Since returning to the sect, he has not seen Jun Xiaomo again, and he has no intention of taking the initiative to see the woman who has embarrassed him time and time again.
The most important point is that Jun Xiaomo's heart is obviously devoted to Ye Xiuwen now. Although they are in the name of an unmarried couple, they have long lost the affection to support them. Qin Lingyu couldn't get any benefit from Jun Xiaomo at all.
On the contrary, Yu Wanrou helped him a lot. The reason why he was able to break through the twelfth level of Qi training this time and jump two levels in a row to reach the middle stage of foundation building was because of the "spiritual water" in Yu Wanrou's storage ring.
Yu Wanrou refused to tell Qin Lingyu where the spiritual water came from, but she assured Qin Lingyu that there were still many. If Qin Lingyu wanted to get more spiritual water, the premise was that she hoped Qin Lingyu could get rid of Jun Xiaomo and let them The two can be together openly.
Therefore, this engagement, which had great potential value in Qin Lingyu's eyes, now became a burden, making him think about ruining it all the time.
However, even though Qin Lingyu was desperate, he was still considering trying to do it slowly.
He wanted Jun Xiaomo to take the initiative to break off the engagement, so that he could be on the right side without offending Jun Linxuan, and these rumors were his biggest "sharp weapon."
Nothing can hurt a person more than rumors. Qin Lingyu felt that if Jun Xiaomo still had dignity in his heart, he should come over and break off the engagement when he heard these rumors.
Qin Lingyu felt that he had "saved face" for Jun Xiaomo.
How could Jun Xiaomo not understand Qin Lingyu's thoughts? To be honest, Qin Lingyu's move really played into her heart, because she had already wanted to break off the engagement.
However, she had been immersed in sadness before and was still thinking about improving her strength, and had no plans to pay attention to Qin Lingyu.
She allowed the other party to dance with all their heart, and allowed the other party to suffer while waiting for the result, while she watched Qin Lingyu's "passionate performance" like a clown.
Now, it was almost time to give the results. She was tired of watching the show.
"Xiao Lang, when is the intermediate sect ranking competition?" Jun Xiaomo turned his head and asked the junior brother next to him.
"It seems... a month later..." Wei Gaolang scratched his head.
His strength is the weakest in the entire Lintian Peak, not even as good as Jun Xiaomo, so he will definitely not participate in this intermediate sect ranking competition.
Because of this, he was not sure of the specific time, but only remembered it roughly.
"It's so fast..." Jun Xiaomo sighed with emotion, but his eyes were calm.
She curled her lips and said, "It seems that it's almost time to sort out some of the mess."
"Mess? What kind of mess?" Wei Gaolang asked curiously.
"It's not about your business, children's house is about to cultivate. Next year you can't reach the fifth level of qi, just wait for your father to beat you!" Jun Xiaomo played Wei Gaolang's mind.
"Oh..." Wei Gaolang reluctantly responded, stroking his forehead and murmuring, "Senior sister, you are not much older than me, why do you look so old-fashioned... Senior sister, you are really becoming more and more unlovable."
"Still nagging? Wait for me to deal with you on behalf of father, huh?" Jun Xiaomo raised his eyebrows.
In order to improve his cultivation, Jun Xiaomo often consulted with his fellow apprentices during his stay at Lintian Peak. Wei Gaolang always tried to join in the fun, but in the end he was always treated badly by Jun Xiaomo. .
Wei Gaolang decisively slipped away without forgetting to say "Goodbye, senior sister".
Jun Xiaomo shook her head and smiled helplessly. Thinking of what she wanted to solve, her smile gradually faded, and a sharp light flashed in her eyes.
Jun Xiaomo stood up and whispered to himself: "It's time to find my mother to resolve this matter."
When Jun Xiaomo found Liu Qingmei, Liu Qingmei was making soup in the kitchen. After Jun Xiaomo came back, Liu Qingmei felt sorry for her daughter's suffering, and often tried her best to find some rare spiritual beasts to "replenish" her daughter. Before Jun Xiaomo even entered the kitchen, she smelled the third-grade flower-leaf koi. The sweet taste.
There was warmth in his eyes, and he suppressed the suppressed emotions that had been lingering in his heart. Jun Xiaomo raised the corners of his lips, showed a smile as cheerful as possible, walked behind Liu Qingmei, hugged her waist, and hugged her He rubbed his back and said, "Mother, what are you doing? It smells so good..."
"You greedy cat, you came here when you smelled it, right? This is a third-grade flower-leaf koi. It took your father a long time to catch it." Liu Qingmei gave her daughter an angry look.
The curve of the corners of Jun Xiaomo's lips became deeper, and there was a slight fluctuation in his eyes.
Her parents' love filled her heart with emotion, so she could not hurt their hearts willfully.
"Mom, thank you." Jun Xiaomo said softly.
"Okay, don't thank me. I'll just thank God if you don't do this again." Liu Qingmei rolled her eyes at Jun Xiaomo.
Jun Xiaomo chuckled.
After a moment, she thought about it and said to Liu Qingmei: "Mom, I want to break off the engagement with Qin Lingyu, is that okay?"
Liu Qingmei stopped stirring the soup with a spoon. She frowned and said, "Momo, did you hear some bad rumors and that's why you had such an idea?"
"It's not because of the rumors." Jun Xiaomo shook his head, walked to Liu Qingmei's side, took the spoon in her hand, and slowly stirred it while saying, "Mom, actually you understand, right? Qin Lingyu He is definitely not a good man. When I was a child, I was not sensible and easily confused by superficial things. Over the past year or so, I have thought about it a lot. In fact, I mentioned it to you before I went out to travel in the sect. I want to break off the engagement, but you require me to reach the ninth level of Qi training before next year before agreeing to my request to break off the engagement."
"And this time, after careful consideration, I feel that there is no need to wait until next year. There is no difference between breaking off the engagement this year and breaking off the engagement next year. Mom, I would rather not enter a high-end sect than be bound by this engagement for the rest of my life." Jun Xiaomo solemnly said He said matter-of-factly, his eyes full of persistence.
Liu Qingmei looked at her daughter silently. After a moment, she sighed and said, "If it was a year ago, mother would definitely not agree to your request. But after these things, mother also figured it out. Instead of relying on people like this to enter a high-level sect, it is better to stay with your parents and practice peacefully, so no matter what you decide, Momo, my mother will support you."
"Thank you, mother..." Jun Xiaomo hugged Liu Qingmei, feeling warm in his heart.
Liu Qingmei stroked her daughter's hair and patted her shoulder comfortingly.
"By the way, Momo, when do you want to break off the engagement? Mom needs to discuss it with your father." Liu Qingmei suddenly remembered that she hadn't informed her husband yet.
"Just before the mid-level sect ranking competition, okay?" Jun Xiaomo curled his lips and a glint flashed in his eyes.
"Before qualifying? Why did you choose this time?" Liu Qingmei couldn't understand her daughter's thoughts.
"Because putting two things together makes it more topical." Jun Xiaomo said slowly, "Aren't they curious about what's wrong with me? Don't they think I'm dying or have become a waste? ?Since they like watching the theater so much, can I let them watch it all at once?"
As Jun Xiaomo spoke, the smile on his lips deepened, and he said word by word -
"Mom, not only do I want to break off the engagement, but I also want to participate in the intermediate sect qualifying competition."