I didn't expect that I was the heartthrob.

Chapter 149 The Bell Never Rings

There was a lot of tension as soon as the two of them came on stage.

The spiritual powers clashed and exploded in mid-air, causing everyone in the audience to squint their eyes slightly to see the blurry figure on the light screen.

In the gap between the flashing swords, the sharp eyes of the two people collided and then exploded apart.

The people in the audience were blinded by the sandstorm. They lowered their heads, or whispered to each other, or looked admiring, or jealous, and so on.

In short, the competition venue became quiet.

Gu Lan blocked Lingyao's sword light and rushed closer. After a burst of sparks, the two swords finally came together.

Seeing that she was able to compete with herself on equal terms, Lingyao felt jealousy and resentment boiling in her heart. When she was still in Qianji Sect, Gu Lan wasn't that powerful at all. Now, not long after she left Qianji Sect, Gu Lan was able to compete with herself on equal terms. What did this mean?

This shows that Yun Tiannan is very biased. He must be waiting for her to leave, and as soon as she leaves, he will teach her everything he knows!

Lingyao's chest heaved, the more she thought about it, the more this made sense.

I didn't have time to think about it carefully. I wonder if thinking like this is just being too picky.

As soon as the two men approached Lingyao, they shouted loudly.

"Yun Tiannan passed on the true learning to you! He is so biased. You just entered the sect earlier than me. In terms of qualifications, talent, and hard work, how can I not compare to you? But Yun Tiannan only has eyes for you."

Gu Lan felt a sweetness in his throat when Lingyao's sword energy hit him, and the taste of blood rushed into his mouth.

If I spit this out, I will lose my momentum.

Lose to Lingyao here?

Can't lose!

Gu Lan gritted his teeth and resisted Lingyao's spiritual sword that was pressing towards him.

At such a close distance, it was easy for the two to see each other.

Lingyao could no longer suppress her anger, and her bloodshot eyes were bulging.

Gu Lan suddenly looked up and saw Lingyao's overly complicated and angry eyes.

She was shocked. She didn't know when the hatred in Lingyao's eyes surged like a huge wave.

After hearing her question again, Gu Lan didn't bother to think about when she had accumulated such a great hatred, and instinctively protected her master.

He fought back loudly, "Master has always treated all of us disciples equally, how can he be partial to us? As for whether Master has passed on the true teachings to me, don't you know it best in your heart? Master was injured that year and has not recovered yet. All he can teach us is the basic sword skills of our sect. As for whether we can succeed, it depends on luck. When we build our foundation, we will learn from the classics left by our sect. Don't you know this?"

As Gu Lan spoke, he pushed Lingyao's spiritual sword aside, forcibly suppressing the true energy running wild in his body, and continued.

"Back then, we hadn't established our foundation yet, and Master had clearly told us that we needed to establish our foundation before we could practice the remaining classics of our sect. You couldn't bear the urgency in your heart, so you left us behind. Back then, you felt that it would take a long time to establish your foundation in Qianji Sect, so you wanted to go to Tianyan Sect, and Master never stopped you. Everyone has their own aspirations, so Master didn't ask us to interfere. Now that you see that we have made rapid progress, you blame Master for not passing on the real knowledge to you. Lingyao, I didn't expect you to be so shameless!"

When he said the last sentence, Gu Lan shouted loudly, forcing Lingyao back several feet.

Lingyao was pushed away by the sword energy, but she spun around and stood firmly again.

Gu Lan's knees went weak and he almost fell to his knees. He had no choice but to stand still with the help of his sword, his body swaying slightly.

In the stands, Yun Tiannan nervously held the young disciple's hands with both hands, and the young disciple looked up at his master.

I found that my usually calm master suddenly became nervous.

How could Yun Tiannan not be nervous at this moment? Gu Lan had fought his way through all the difficulties and finally faced off against the true disciple of Tianyan Sect. If he could win this battle, Qianji Sect would have already entered the top three. If he didn't win, he could still be in the top five.

There are so many sects in the world of cultivating immortals, and sword-cultivating sects are numerous, but only a few can be ranked. Back then, their Qianji Sect was the best among them.

Now...now Gu Lan can lead them into the top five. This is so hard-won.

This also means that even if the Qianji Sect does not have any spiritual energy on the mountain, it can still compete with those orthodox sword-cultivating sects!

This made Yun Tiannan's silent heart suddenly come alive.

The honor of the sect is more important than anything else, and Yun Tiannan also attaches great importance to it. However, he himself is not capable of it, so he can only place his hopes on his disciples.

However, Yun Tiannan was also worried about Gu Lan.

It's good to win, but it doesn't matter if you can't.

But once Gu Lan sets her sights on a goal, she will never give up easily.

Although her current battle with Lingyao seems to be evenly matched, insiders know that there is still some gap between the two.

If the two sides continue to fight, Gu Lan will definitely fail.

It’s okay to fail, but Gu Lan is a stubborn child and won’t give up easily, so he might get hurt.

On the one hand, Yun Tiannan was nervous and excited, and on the other hand, he was worried that Gu Lan would not give up and would eventually damage his foundation. For a moment, he was a little restless.

The young disciple had no idea of ​​the complex and rich thoughts in his master's heart. He just felt from his master's slightly trembling hands that his master was in an unusual mood at the moment.

Just as Yun Tiannan thought, Gu Lan naturally would not give up.

Taking a deep breath, Gu Lan held the sword in front of him and stood up straight.

Seeing that she refused to give in and hearing her putting the blame on herself, Lingyao became anxious and angry, and retorted sarcastically.

"Humph! Shameless? Only you, Gu Lan, are not shameless? Why don't you talk about what happened back then? Did the master really want to accept me? I begged him like that at that time. It was freezing cold in winter. I knelt outside the door all night and almost froze to death. Did the master ever think of me at that time? Later, after I entered the sect, the master never taught me sincerely. I finally entered the immortal sect, how could I waste my time? Let me stay in Qianji Sect and be a good-for-nothing? How can I be like you, without ambition and without making progress!"

Some of these words are right and some are wrong.

At the beginning, Lingyao did threaten to commit suicide and begged the master to take her in. However, the master saw that she had suffered such a great change and had relatives alive, and thought that it might be better for her to be with her relatives, so he was unwilling to take her in.

But at that time, Gu Lan was about the same age as Lingyao, and she had no idea of ​​her master's painstaking efforts. Seeing that Lingyao really wanted to learn, she begged her master to agree to Lingyao's request.

Gu Lan never told Lingyao all this, so Lingyao never knew that Gu Lan had feelings for her when she entered the sect.

As for the master's refusal to teach, this is completely unfair to the master. After we all joined the sect, the master treated everyone equally. After teaching everyone the basic skills, he checked everyone's progress every day. This was all the master could do given his physical condition at the time.

As for Gu Lan herself, she was indeed a bad person, but there was nothing she could do about it.

At that time, everyone had not yet established a foundation, let alone fasting.

Except for the master, everyone in the family is like a bunch of chicks crying for food. As the eldest sister, she has to shoulder the heavy responsibility as a matter of course.

So she often went down the mountain to earn spirit stones for everyone, and also had to earn some food to bring back to the mountain. How could she have time to practice? It looked like she was just giving up.

Gu Lan took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Lingyao, some things are not what you think, and what you see may not be the whole picture."

Lingyao glanced at him with contempt, "You are no longer my senior sister, there is no need to lecture me here."

These words made Gu Lan's breathing suffocate.

Gu Lan originally wanted to let her calm down and think carefully. If the master was really heartless, why would he just let her freeze or starve to death? Why would he bring her up the mountain?

Besides, Master has really done his best for these orphans.

How can people not be grateful and instead speak ill of others?

Isn't it said that a drop of kindness should be repaid with a spring?

Why do some people never feel grateful, but instead are full of malice?

Gu Lan felt somewhat powerless, and his eyes became empty. Before he knew it, Lingyao had already approached him. Her pair of slender jade fingers suddenly turned into a pair of steel claws, and she grabbed Gu Lan's delicate neck.

The wind and sand suddenly rose up all around. Lingyao had a high-level water spiritual root, and she used the water curtain to isolate the two of them.

The audience in the stands had no idea what was going on inside and they all stood up.

But the bell used to detect the situation on the field did not ring and the game continued.