TGM Vol.3 Chapter 1 – Change (1)

This Chapter has been translated by Blizzardahm.

The name list for the Zanhua Tournament was decided very quickly, and because Xuanyuan Sect was not participating this year, the competition of the five big sects were reduced to four, and everyone modified the minimum age to participate as well as added an additional three people from each sect to participate.

On the morning of this day, Xuanji and Yu Sifeng were called to the main hall and were told that the two of them were on the participating disciple name list.

Chu Lei said as he added names to the list, “This year is an exception. Even if you participate, do not expect to win. Just consider it as an experience.”

After he finished talking, he raised his head to look at Xuanji. Just as he expected, she first froze, then looked frustrated, then said, “I also have to participate? But I don’t want to at all……”

“It doesn’t matter.” Chu Lei sighed. “I’ve said it before that it doesn’t matter if you win or lose. What’s important is to experience the atmosphere of the tournament, as it will help your cultivation.”

Fighting and cultivation relate? Xuanji didn’t understand, but everyone looked as if they all liked it, clearly trying to join in the fun.

“I’ve also written your older sister Linglong’s name onto the list.” Chu Lei said in a low voice, then said after pondering, “If……they can come back.”

Xuanji’s heart sank, and she was too miserable to say anything.

Xuanji saw that her father looked calm, but there were black circles under his eyes as well as a few more white hairs at his temples. She then realized that he was the most stressed out, but as the sect leader of a cultivating sect, he had to be the role model and could only force himself to hold it all in.

She bit her lip, suddenly saying quietly, “I’ll go to Gao Shi Mountain again to look for them!”

She turned around to leave, but was stopped hurriedly by Chu Lei, “Do not be impulsive! It’s no use even if you go. The situation is already very dangerous, so don’t risk everything!”

“But they could be waiting for us in some corner of Gao Shi Mountain!”

When she thought of Zhong Minyan and Linglong waiting for them with only ragged clothes, and possibly even having serious injuries, her heart felt like it had been hatefully stabbed by a knife. Actually, she knew that going would be useless. She and Yu Sifeng had already looked in every possible place in Gao Shi Mountain, but there was still hope in the bottom of their hearts, that there would be a trace of them in a cave no one had found.

Chu Lei yelled, “Since you guys have been separated for so long, even the largest wounds would have recovered. Don’t do anything without my authority!”

Their dispute quickly caught the attention of the nearby people. The deputy palace master was talking about the matter of participating in the Zanhua Tournament with Yu Sifeng and only turned back calmly to look at Xuanji, saying nothing. Rong Valley Master and Dongfang Qing Qi even came to persuade them.

“Little Xuanji, listen to your daddy. This journey will only be dangerous. Do you want your daddy to lose two daughters at once?”

Dongfang Qing Qi patted her shoulders, shaking his head silently.

Rong Valley Master said in a deep voice, “The evil demons in Gao Shi have been eliminated, so there shouldn’t be any danger. They are probably on their way back, so do not create more problems.”

Xuanji stared at the cinnabar pen in Chu Lei’s hand, pondered for a moment, then said suddenly, “Why are you guys pretending that you don’t know what the Ocean Iron Chains are? Those demons……could even destroy the magical weapons and also carried the Bifang Bird, making trouble everywhere……it might be them that made Linglong……”

She didn’t dare say that word. It would make her tongue be cut off.

Everyone was silent. Dongfang Qing Qi coughed awkwardly, then smiled and said, “Little Xuanji, this matter shouldn’t be intervened by mortals……”

He hadn’t finished talking when the deputy palace master started laughing, and said in a high voice, “Island Master is too modest. Cultivators should not be counted as mortals. Lady Chu, why don’t you tell me why they are pretending that they don’t know, because it concerns the roots of the five big sects……”

“Nonsense!” Rong Valley Master was suddenly angry. He flicked his sleeve, saying loudly, “Deputy Palace Master, please do not disturb people’s hearts and remember what is right!”

He said this powerfully, as if he was pointing that he was trying to deceive the crowd. In a short moment, everyone was speechless, and the atmosphere was very stuffy. Xuanji looked over there, over here, not knowing if they should continue.

The deputy palace master was yelled at, but didn’t reply angrily. He only clapped his hands, smiled and said, “What Rong Valley Master said makes sense. I am only farting, it’s not worthy of being listened to. Lady Chu should pretend that she didn’t hear anything.”

He was smiling broadly, not serious at all, which made Rong Valley Master even angrier. He humphed, and walked away as he flicked his sleeve.

“Ah, why did he leave? Could it be because my fart was too smelly?”

That deputy palace master was still pretending to be crazy and dumb. Chu Lei shook his head silently. Dongfang Qing Qi persuaded him in a low voice, “Deputy Palace Master, it’s too severe.”

The Deputy Palace Master chuckled, “I am always the one who is too severe. I’ll be a person in the future, and tighten my *** on the way. I’ll fart when I need to, so if everyone is unhappy, then you’ll have to go back and hide!”

Seeing that he was saying such vulgar things as an important person of the five big sects, everyone was speechless. He was smiling as he stood up, brushed his sleeve like Rong Valley Master did and walked out, while saying, “Sifeng, stay and accompany them. I’ll leave first, or else everyone will be annoyed with me.”

Yu Sifeng smiled, but it wasn’t very proper of him to talk, so he just mumbled.

Dongfang Qing Qi couldn’t help but say, “Deputy Palace Master, you should forgive others. Why bother saying so much?”

The Deputy Palace Master was still smiling at the door, “Have I said too much? Great, really great. At least it’s better than the people who don’t say anything. At this time, you still have secrets, thinking that everything could be resolved if you kept it in the dark. When the truth comes out, it will really be funny. Ha ha! Ha ha!”

Seeing him so offended, Chu Lei and Dongfang Qing Qi couldn’t help but be surprised, but he had already disappeared.

Xuanji still didn’t understand anything and turned her head back to see Yu Sifeng slightly nod his head at her. She nodded back, then said to Chu Lei, “Daddy, Sifeng and I still want to go to Gao Shi Mountain to check. We’ll be back very soon, so you don’t need to worry.”

Chu Lei was thinking about other worries, so didn’t hear her say anything and just nodded his head. Xuanji couldn’t help but be ecstatic and immediately ran out with Yu Sifeng.

“SIfeng, are you also participating in the Zanhua Tournament?” She asked as she ran.

Yu Sifeng nodded his head, “The older disciples of all sects have all participated before, and it is hard to choose the younger disciples, so Deputy Palace Master wants me to try. But……”

“But what?”

He smiled slightly, “But I think that I won’t be able to win. I can’t underestimate my senior brothers.”

“You want to win?” Xuanji was very curious, “But I don’t want to at all, and I also don’t want to participate in the Zanhua Tournament. It’s so boring just fighting with people.”

Yu Sifeng smiled and said, “It’s okay if you don’t want to, but as you will be participating, you’ll have to do your best, or else it will be meaningless.”

Xuanji froze for a moment, thinking that what he said made sense. She could complain, but if she had to face something, she would do her very best, or else she would be wasting her own time.

“Ok! Sifeng is always right!” She nodded her head. “Then I’ll try my best. I shouldn’t lose in fighting.”

It wasn’t fighting……Yu Sifeng lost his smile.

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