Senior Sister Bai Yueguang is incredibly strong.

Chapter 30 Sect Grand Competition (5)

The venue for the general competition is usually divided into two parts: the area below the field is where the disciples gather, and the area above the field is where the team leaders and elders rest.

This year seems a little different.

In addition to a resting area for the team leaders, there was also a chair set up above the field.

Elder Lin Yu of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect sneered, "I wonder who is qualified to sit in that position. In the past, all sects and families were on equal footing, but the Wen family is different..."

"Cough cough cough."

Lu Daqing coughed, reminding Lin Yu to be mindful of the occasion.

Lin Yu wanted to argue with him a bit more, but then the Wen family arrived.

"Young Master Wen has arrived—"

The elders present looked at each other in surprise, not realizing that the person who had come was not the head of the Wen family.

Wen Lian walked on the red carpet laid in the center, giving everyone present a disdainful look, before casually sitting down in the main seat.

The maids beside him came close, some nestled in his arms to feed him grapes, some fanned him, and some knelt on the ground to massage his legs.

This behavior infuriated the elders, but none of them dared to say anything.

Although the disciples standing off the field were quite far away, they could still see everything clearly.

Standing to the side, Chu Yeli couldn't help but roll her eyes: "This Wen Lian really has no shame."

On the other side, Ye Xiao held his sword, keeping an eye on the movements of his elders.

Sun Heng, who was a little further away, had already started cursing: "Why hasn't it started yet? Is the Wen family trying to embarrass all the sects and aristocratic families?"

The disciples, who had been standing in neat rows according to their respective sects, suddenly became loose, with only the disciples in the front row holding their respective sects' banners still standing in orderly rows.

Jian Muyi held up the banner of Xianyun Peak, followed by Shi Ming, then Luo Zaishui, and Qiao An had somehow slipped into their ranks.

"Senior Sister Luo!"

Chu Yeli glanced at Nie Xushuang standing in the group from afar: "Why are you here?"

Qiao An took out a bottle of pills from her storage bag: "Senior sister asked me to bring you some pills to help you beat the heat. The sun is so strong, and judging from the Wen family's current situation, it's best not to waste spiritual energy before the competition."

"Senior Sister Nie, you're so kind."

Luo Zai Shui took the pills and distributed them.

Wen Lian lifted his eyelids and glanced at the audience: "Who's making noise down there?"

A servant immediately ran to the sidelines: "Silence!"

Ji Yuanqing coughed and reminded him, "Young Master Wen, isn't it about time? It's time to begin."

Wen Lian glanced at him sideways: "Do I need you to remind me?"

Seeing that the people below had cooled down enough, he crossed his legs and instructed the person next to him, "Then let's begin."

The attendant who had received the order immediately ran to the sidelines and announced loudly, "The sect competition officially begins—"

As soon as he finished speaking, drums and horns sounded, and the disciples of various sects and families raised their banners.

"The first event of the competition: Ghost Hunting—"

Ghost hunting is an ancient Taoist practice. In ancient times, before the rise of the demon race, the greatest enemy of the human race was ghosts. In order to protect the peace of the human world, the ancestors spontaneously formed teams to hunt ghosts, exorcise them, or drive them to the ghost realm. This practice has been passed down and is now known as ghost hunting.

There aren't many powerful ghosts these days. This activity is just to commemorate our ancestors, so we've prepared ordinary ghosts with binding talismans on them. You score points by shooting them with a special bow and arrow.

Luo Zai Shui took the bow and arrows distributed by the Wen family, weighed them in his hand, and couldn't help but frown: "So light."

Chu Yeli stopped the Wen family member: "Do you have a heavier bow? This bow is too light. I'm afraid it will break if we use too much force."

The Wen family member waved his hand impatiently: "We're all the same. Use it if you can, give it to me if you can't. If you don't use it, someone else will!"

"you!"

"Forget it." Shi Ming stopped Chu Yeli from exploding. "Let's go in first. Everyone's bows are the same. It's obvious that the Wen family did this on purpose."

The Wen family members standing nearby thoughtfully reminded him, "If the bow is broken, you'll have to go out of the mountains to replace it. If you go out of the mountains, it means you've forfeited, and your score will be invalidated."

Luo Zai Shui glanced at him indifferently: "Let's go. Even without a bow, we can still hunt those ghosts."

"Ha, I'd like to see what you're really capable of."

After three drumbeats, the group, carrying bows and arrows, entered the deep mountains.

The elders then began exchanging pleasantries.

"Elder Ji, it's been a long time."

"Elder Sun, it's been a long time. You seem to be in much better health."

"Hey, I'm getting old, I'm no longer useful, I still have to keep an eye on those young people."

"How dare we entrust things to them now? Even hunting a monster requires an elder to lead the team. If only our disciples were as worry-free as the disciples of the five major sects."

"Oh, no, no, they're still too young and prone to impulsive actions."

No one took Wen Lian, who was in the main seat, seriously.

Once inside the mountains, the air around us suddenly turned cold.

Jian Muyi rubbed his arms: "It's so cold, it feels eerie."

Su Wusi tossed her ponytail behind her: "Of course it's eerie if there are ghosts."

The deeper you go, the black fog gradually obscures the sky.

"Strange, why aren't there any?"

Xue Xin raised his head: "It seems that the other sects haven't hunted anything either."

"Over here!"

A dark shadow swiftly passed through the dense forest. Luo subconsciously drew his bow to its fullest extent underwater, aiming at the shadow.

With a "clang," the bowstring snapped, and the arrow in his hand failed to be released.

Fortunately, Shi Ming reacted quickly, firing three arrows simultaneously, which secured the first kill.

Luo Zai Shui looked at the bow in his hand, increased the force in his grip, and the bow actually cracked.

Jian Muyi's eyes widened: "When did Senior Sister become so strong?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Shi Ming's bow shattered.

Ji Tinghan loosened his grip on the bow slightly: "The Wen family is quite capable to have found so many inferior bows."

Luo Zai Shui casually tossed aside the bow in his hand: "The bows the Wen family members have should be good, right?"

The group exchanged glances, and the same idea came to mind at the same time.

"Is that one from the Wen family?"

The white clothes with red patterns are easy to recognize; you can tell from a distance that they belong to the Wen family.

It looks like they got separated from the rest of the Wen family.

The group exchanged glances and immediately understood each other's meaning.

Shi Ming rushed into the deep forest first, making some noise from time to time. Sure enough, the Wen family members aimed their arrows into the forest.

Luo Zai Shui and the others remained hidden in the shadows, waiting for Shi Ming's next move.

Seeing that there was no movement in the deep forest, the Wen family member swallowed hard and slowly approached.

Shi Ming suddenly rushed out and knocked him to the ground with great force. The man was in so much pain that he immediately let go of the bow and dropped it on the ground.

Seeing the situation, Luo Zai Shui immediately flashed to the bow and arrow and switched them.

She tossed the man's bow and arrows into Jian Muyi's hands, and then silently placed Ji Tinghan's bow and arrows on the ground.

"Senior brother, you're so careless!"

Luo Zai Shui helped the man up, and asked reproachfully, "Is this young master alright?"

"No...it's nothing..." The person was in pain, tears welling in their eyes, but they still kept saying it was nothing.

He picked up his bow and arrows that had fallen to the ground and bowed repeatedly to Shi Ming: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I thought the dense forest was full of ghosts and almost hurt you. Luckily you came out in time, otherwise it would have been bad if I had accidentally hurt you."

The man spoke in a softer and softer voice, and the disciples of Xianyun Peak present fell silent.

Who was accidentally injured? The chief disciple of Xianyun Peak?

Also, is this guy really from the Wen family?

Luo Zai Shui read silence in Shi Ming's eyes. Usually, the senior brother didn't speak because he was quiet, but now he wasn't speaking because he was truly silent.

"It's alright. My senior brother accidentally bumped into you just now, so we're even. Besides, my senior brother wasn't hurt at all, so it's not your fault."

"That's good."

The man scratched his head, and the scene became awkward again. They really had nothing to say to the Wen family.

"Um... I'll be going now. Good luck to you guys!"

Watching the man slink away, Luo Zai Shui couldn't help but ask, "Is this really from the Wen family?"

Jian Muyi weighed the bow and arrow in his hand: "It should be. This bow is good."

Luo Zai Shui looked worried: "Right now, we only have one good bow."

"It's alright." Shi Ming placed the bow in her hand. "You're the best archer among us, so you can use this one first."

He then went into the dense forest, broke off a few branches of good quality, and pulled some vines, which he tied to the branches to make a few simple bows.

"Let's make do with these for now; at least they're better than the ones the Wen family gave us."

Jian Muyi tugged at the vine and exclaimed in surprise, "It's really good! The range is at least fifty meters! Senior Brother is amazing!"

"Over there! Senior Sister!"

After searching for a long time in the dense forest, we finally caught up with one.

Luo rushed towards the tree trunk in the water, lightly touched it with his toes, then leaped up and drew his bow.

A whooshing sound rang out, and the ghost instantly vanished into nothingness.

"Bam—"

Another arrow landed where she had landed. If Luo Zai Shui hadn't reacted quickly, she would have definitely been in trouble today.

The people from Xianyun Peak glared fiercely at the group of white-clad, red-striped figures high above.

The leader grinned, showing no remorse whatsoever: "Sorry, I was just trying to hunt that ghost and almost accidentally hurt you, young lady. I'm really sorry."

Anyone with eyes could see that the arrow was aimed at Luo Zai Shui.

"you--"

Shi Ming stopped Jian Muyi, who was about to rush forward: "Be careful of the arrows they have."

The group of people had already secretly drawn their bows to the fullest extent. If they rushed forward now, the group might actually attack them in broad daylight.

"call out--"

An arrow whizzed past the man's head, taking a few stray hairs with it, before piercing the ghost floating in the air and embedding itself firmly in the rock above.

"Who goes there!"

The newcomer was dressed in white, holding a bow and arrow similar to those made by Shi Ming. His robes fluttered in the wind, making him resemble the bright moon in the sky.

That person was none other than Ye Xiao, the chief disciple of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect.

Ye Xiao said calmly, "Sorry, I was hunting ghosts just now and didn't notice you. Luckily, I didn't accidentally hurt you."

"I think you did it on purpose!"

Ye Xiao nodded: "If that's what you think, then there's nothing I can do. After all, I just wanted to hunt ghosts."

Upon hearing this, Su Wusi scoffed, "Ye Xiao certainly has a mouth that can drive you crazy."

"you--"

After recognizing the arrows they held, the man sneered, "With your broken bows, I'd like to see how long you can be so arrogant!"

Having said that, he flicked his sleeves and left with his men.

"Senior Brother Ye, you've come at the perfect time!"

Ye Xiao's gaze fell on the bow in Luo Zai Shui's hand: "Where did you get your bow?"

Luo Zai Shui didn't hide anything. She pointed in the direction the Wen family had left and said, "I borrowed it from someone."

Ye Xiao nodded thoughtfully, said "I understand," and then left.