Cohabitation with Sword Spirit-Chapter 238 - 199: Warm Reminder

December 30, 2017

This day was destined to become the most special day of this year’s competition, as the surprises—or rather, shocks—were just too numerous.

In the morning, a mind-blowing mechanism battle between Shen Qingming and Lu Fangchen forced the committee to hold an emergency meeting to amend the rules on the spot, prohibiting such mechanized creations from entering the arena again.

And just when people thought that the battle between the Steel Giant and the 33 Defense Towers would be the peak intensity of the Cyan Cloud Tournament, Qian Ye astonishingly exhibited an even more incredible power than the Steel Giant in the afternoon. Compared to her wild and blazing strength, the commentator’s pre-game predictions seemed like a joke.

Then, inexplicably, Qian Ye lost the match.

It was truly baffling. When the chief referee abruptly ended the match, even Li Jinglun in the commentary seat was dumbfounded, finding the result hard to process. Zhang Zhixi even fell off her seat, murmuring, "It’s over, all over..."

The audience only saw Li Wanqing on the other side of the arena, lifting her visor to reveal an expressionless pretty face. The young girl stood still, waiting for the referee to declare victory.

As for Qian Ye, his entire body was obscured by a magic-induced mosaic. It was only noticeable that the blood color faded from his body, returning to a golden hue, and then the Golden Bloodline quickly dissipated, with the giant over ten feet tall shrinking back to normal size.

Some spectators, wearing Happy Tree lenses, inexplicably saw a bunch of lively little tadpoles on Qian Ye’s body...

This was undoubtedly the most baffling match of the entire Cyan Cloud Tournament. Many spectators were protesting the result even before the match ended.

Although the presence of the Holy Sect Immortal Envoy prevented people from suspecting the chief referee of maliciously framing the Qian Family, they believed he must have had ample reason for making such a decision... but at least, the reason should be made public!

Yet, surrounded by shouts of protest, the chief referee only awkwardly hemmed and hawed, refusing to disclose the truth. Until he was pressured, he reluctantly said, "Ask the parties involved if you have questions; I can only say this wasn’t a very honorable match."

This remark posed a big question. Not honorable? What was shady about it?

The answer to this question seemed self-evident. Compared to the radiant and full-of-vigor Qian Ye, Li Wanqing didn’t seem to play a positive role.

Thus, when Li Wanqing stepped out of the contestants’ passage, she was surrounded by a large crowd of spectators, aggressively questioning the outcome of the match.

At the forefront were, naturally, the reporters from Cyan Cloud Daily, who ran faster than anyone, and were also Li Wanqing’s old acquaintances, Meng Wen and Yue Lian.

Compared to the furious consumers of Qian Family financial products, who wanted to nail Li Wanqing to the pillar of shame, the two seasoned journalists appeared much more rational.

Meng Wen first asked, "Li Wanqing, do you believe you won this match fair and square?"

Li Wanqing glanced seriously at the crowd around her, pondered for a moment, and then generously said, "Of course, I won fair and square with strategy."

"In other words, you’re admitting to using some... tactics?"

Li Wanqing laughed and said, "Only an idiot wouldn’t use tactics, right? Even beasts have tactics like ambush while hunting or attacking during group hunts. And speaking of tactics, that little girl from Qian Family displayed them masterfully when she eliminated my dear sister Li Chaolu."

Yue Lian then asked, "But the chief referee just stated that this was not an honorable match."

"Exactly," Li Wanqing shrugged, "I’ve already said I was fair and square, so isn’t it obvious which side is dishonorable?"

"Could you disclose some match details? At the time, Qian Ye clearly held an absolute advantage in the battle... Excuse me, that was a bit biased, but at least he was very imposing. How did he suddenly lose momentum and the match?"

Li Wanqing said, "You should definitely ask the parties involved for specific details. I’m not the one who suddenly lost momentum."

"Are you avoiding the question by answering like this?"

Li Wanqing turned to look and couldn’t help but laugh. The questioner was actually a reporter from Qian Family News, whose intent was all too obvious.

"Come on, if you really want me to say it, it’s simple because... virgins are always particularly sensitive."

"..."

The two veteran writers, who had once penned young adult romance novels, instantly had a flood of sensitive words that couldn’t pass a parent’s review board weaving into a heart-wrenching romantic action story in their minds.

But what does all this have to do with the outcome of the match?!

So people still surrounded Li Wanqing, unwilling to leave.

Li Wanqing sighed helplessly, "Are you all forcing me to admit that I used a sleazy seduction tactic to make Qian Ye, that little virgin, lose focus and lose control of his power?"

Then came an angry shout, "You’re talking nonsense! What kind of distraction?! Li Wanqing, I never thought you’d be such a malicious woman! Winning is winning, but why tarnish my Ye’Er’s reputation here?"

The thunderous roar was accompanied by a flurry of hurried footsteps. An elder from the Qian Family, furious and with hair standing on end, strode forward, pushing through the crowd to stand in front of Li Wanqing. His features twisted with raging anger, teeth gritted like a hungry beast, as if ready to attack at any moment.

Li Wanqing, however, fearlessly met his gaze, and after a moment, chuckled, "As expected, you can’t tell them apart. Other than a handful, most of your Qian Family members look the same, like those unnamed characters in novels represented by their status."

"What did you say?!"

"Before you came questioning me, you didn’t speak to your family’s stewards, did you? Neither Qian Long nor Qian Jing knows you’re here alone to stir up trouble with me, right?"

The nameless elder from the Qian Family was momentarily at a loss for words but then stiffened his neck and retaliated, "So what? They’re too concerned about Ye’Er’s injury to worry about anything else, but I can’t let you slander my Qian Family’s reputation here!"

"Reputation? If it weren’t for your family’s reputation, why would I risk being part of scandalous gossip to deal with these reporters who run faster than anything else?"

As Li Wanqing spoke, she reached out and snatched a written page from Yue Lian’s hand, glanced at it, and sighed, "Look, without me even saying anything, someone already fantasized about me seducing Qian Ye on the field, causing him to lose control of his reason. I mean, I was fully armored at the time, pitch black, with spiked joints, looking scarier than a ghost. What kind of warrior could even get aroused in that situation? You write your article, I don’t mind, but Qian Ye’s perverted reputation is practically sealed."

Yue Lian immediately looked embarrassed, especially glancing at the fierce and terrifying elder from the Qian Family, quickly clutching his stomach and making a discreet escape.

Li Wanqing casually used Yuqing True Words to ignite a True Flame, burning the paper, and then asked the Qian Family elder, "What, you still won’t leave? Do I have to lay everything out for you to be satisfied?"

The Qian Family elder now had a bad feeling, but under Li Wanqing’s mocking gaze, he couldn’t back down and stubbornly said, "Yes, I want you to tell it all! Since you think you’re so righteous, stop beating around the bush and speak openly!"

"Alright, as you wish." Li Wanqing said, "It’s quite simple, during Qian Ye’s meltdown, I didn’t do anything. He himself got sidetracked, thinking about scandalous things during the competition, then because of a virgin’s high sensitivity, lost himself completely. The referee had to intervene to cover the scene immediately, or else...well, a spectacular golden-silver waterfall scene would inspire countless adolescents."

"You, what nonsense are you talking about?" The Qian Family elder dryly questioned while feeling like a thick dark cloud pressed heavily over his head, almost suffocating.

Li Wanqing said expressionlessly, "If I did anything, it was merely repeating the term ’virgin’ during the match, giving him psychological hints, making him involuntarily think of romantic matters post-competition. As his rationality waned and his mind went out of control, it was a total slippery slope."

"Post-competition romantic matters...?"

Li Wanqing said, "He and his girlfriend agreed that if he achieved his goal of defeating his rival this competition, he’d formally propose to her. And Zhou Yu, in her moment of confusion, agreed that if he truly won, she’d give him her most precious gift. Ha, such an agreement is probably too stimulating for a little virgin."

"...You’re talking nonsense! How could you know about such intimate matters?!"

"Of course, Zhou Yu told me."

"Zhou Yu!? Why would Zhou Yu tell you such a thing?!"

"Guess you can’t understand the kind of close friendship where girls share everything with each other."

The Qian Family elder shook his head in disbelief, "Zhou Yu actually made such an agreement, I really can’t believe it!" 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

"Yes, when Qian Ye first proposed, she was quite uneasy and touched but didn’t know how to respond to his passionate feelings, so she consulted with me. Then I saw she had genuine affection for Qian Ye, so I suggested she straightforwardly agree to marry him."

"So from the start the root cause was you?! You’re the instigator!"

Li Wanqing frowned, "Instigator? What a joke, if I didn’t bring it up, and neither did Zhou Yu, could Qian Ye control himself after successfully proposing? Do you really understand what’s in the mind of a healthy 19-year-old with a girlfriend? Can’t you remember what you were like at 19?"

"I..."

"At least I reminded Zhou Yu to take contraception seriously, never to trust men saying it feels better without protection or they won’t finish inside or any nonsense."

"..."