kvmb Chapter 225 We can lose anything but our spirit
Chapter 225 We can lose anything but our spirit
Regardless of what others thought, Zhong Lingxin returned to the Qingyun Sect's residence after registering, ignoring the comfort offered by others, and went straight into the cultivation room.
This startled Sect Master Lu and the others from the Qingyun Sect.
Could it be that Junior Sister Zhong has really been affected?
Whether or not I can perform to my full potential in the next match is a minor matter. After all, no sect would really care about the points earned by someone in the Nascent Soul stage.
But Junior Sister Zhong's Dao heart must not be affected.
No, we have to protest. In such a small arena, self-destruction is unavoidable. The organizing committee must come up with rules to prevent this from happening.
Once inside the cultivation room, Zhong Lingxin slowly recalled everything that had happened on the field. Although she had shown signs of running out of spiritual energy, it was true that she had been suppressed by Wen Xupeng in order to make the performance more realistic.
As a result, she had many insights.
After hastily organizing these insights, Zhong Lingxin left the cultivation room, intending to ponder them carefully after returning to the sect.
Outside the meditation room stood several worried people.
Long Ling'er, Mei Yuqing, and others.
Zhong Lingxin silently broke out in a cold sweat; her performance was too realistic, making her friends worry.
Long Ling'er ran to Zhong Lingxin's side, grabbed her arm, and asked anxiously, "Master, how are you? Are you alright?"
Zhong Lingxin rubbed her forehead. As a new teacher, she wasn't used to being called "Master," especially since it felt strange to be called "Master" by a fellow Nascent Soul cultivator.
She resisted the urge to pull her arm away and softly thanked the group, "Thank you, senior brothers and sisters. I'm fine. I just learned something and wanted to sort it out."
Liu Qiang has been almost fully recovered. This serious injury has made him think a lot. Knowing that Zhong Lingxin will not accept his feelings, he is willing to step back to the position of friends and get along well with Zhong Lingxin.
He chuckled and said, "It's good that Junior Sister Zhong is alright. I knew it. With Junior Sister Zhong's mental fortitude, she definitely wasn't scared. You didn't believe me, and you all wished you could stab me a few more times."
Zhong Lingxin looked up at Liu Qiang and saw that his eyes no longer held any tenderness, only open and honest teasing. She was extremely happy and said with a smile, "Congratulations, Senior Brother Liu, you have recovered from your injuries."
Liu Qiang cupped his hands in greeting: "It's almost time. Once Junior Sister Zhong defeats Nangong Yike, I, your senior brother, will be in high spirits and will surely recover."
Zhong Lingxin looked at the group of people.
Long Ling'er explained, "In the next round, it's 30 to 15, and you drew Nangong Yike. Nangong Yike has already said that this time you won't be as lucky as Senior Brother Liu. Her contracted beast will definitely eat you."
Seeing that Liu Qiang seemed to have something to say, Zhong Lingxin invited the group to sit down in the reception room.
As soon as they sat down, before Zhong Lingxin could even serve the tea, Liu Qiang hurriedly said, "Junior Sister Zhong, you must be careful of Nangong Yike's unicorn dragon. It's said that the unicorn dragon is poisonous, but after thinking about it carefully these past few days, I've realized that the unicorn dragon is not just poisonous. It's incredibly strong, and when it whips out its tail, the resulting gale can affect my sword energy."
Mei Yuqing nodded and said, "Yes, the odds have changed. Nangong Yifeng used to be number one, but now it's Nangong Yike."
Zhong Lingxin knew about the gambling in the market, but she had just returned from the South China Sea and came to participate in the competition, so she hadn't had a chance to gamble yet.
He glanced at the displeased expressions on his friends' faces and asked, "Who from our Qingyun Sect made it into the rankings?"
The men's expressions turned even uglier.
Zhong Lingxin couldn't help but chuckle: "You don't mean there aren't any at all?"
Everyone nodded dejectedly.
Zhong Lingxin shook her head: "We're already in the top 30, and we still don't have a single member in the top ten! What's going on? Do they look down on our Qingyun Sect so much? How many of us are even in the top 30?"
Long Ling'er picked up a cup of tea, took a big gulp, slammed the cup on the tea table, and said resentfully, "Besides you, Master, there's also me and Senior Brother Mei. Everyone outside is saying that we were lucky to get promoted and didn't run into any tough opponents. We won't be so lucky next time."
Zhong Lingxin glanced at Long Ling'er, thought about the Immortal Spirit Heavenly Dao, and couldn't help but chuckle again: "They don't know that luck is also a part of strength. Just wait, your good luck will last forever. Watch me take care of that Nangong Yike first. Come on, let's skip the tea and go place our bets. I bet I'll be number one, and you can bet however you want."
Long Ling'er perked up immediately upon hearing this.
She had long wanted to bet on her master to be number one.
But her master didn't gamble, and as a good disciple, she didn't dare to gamble either.
Now, her master is taking her gambling, and she has to bet big. She asked Zhong Lingxin, "Master, your odds are the highest, 1:30. Master, how much are you planning to bet?"
Zhong Lingxin was attracted by the odds!
Wow, that's brilliant!
It would be even better if it were 1:100.
She couldn't help but smile, almost losing her composure, and her voice trembled slightly: "Hehe, hehe... Well, a little gambling is harmless fun, I'll bet 100 million, 100 million top-grade spirit stones."
The group stopped in their tracks, their faces filled with questions: "You have a hundred million spirit stones? And top-quality ones at that?"
Zhong Lingxin replied seriously, "Yes, it was left to me by my master."
Now everyone was even less convinced. Everyone knew that your master was dirt poor and had never been seen buying anything in the sect except for sect points.
Seeing that no one believed her, Zhong Lingxin had no choice but to say, "Well, I have a business called Lingji Trading Company."
Hearing this, the crowd became even less convinced.
Everyone knows that Zhong Lingxin's "Lingji Trading Company" has been either opening new stores or fighting with the Chen family in recent years, so there's no way she would have 100 million spirit stones sitting there untouched.
Zhong Lingxin chuckled and said nothing more.
She couldn't very well say that she had twice entered Dragon Island (the ancient battlefield), reaped huge rewards, robbed tens of thousands of evil cultivators and Lingyun Sect cultivators, and seized all their resources.
She couldn't very well say that she stole from the Yi, Feng, and Hai families, and scraped away all their land, could she?
Can’t say. Can’t say.
Anyway, she has 100 million top-grade spirit stones, so let people think what they want.
Actually, she has even more in her nine-story pagoda, but she doesn't want to take out more, for fear of scaring people.
Liu Qiang couldn't help but say tactfully, "Junior Sister Zhong, since it's just a little gambling for fun, isn't this a bit too much? After all, it's not easy for us to come all the way to Qingling City. I heard there's an auction after the competition. We can go to the auction and see what good things there are, and broaden our horizons."
Zhong Lingxin nodded: "Senior Brother Liu is right. I just want to get rich overnight. They say you can't get rich without unexpected wealth. This is a rare opportunity to make quick money, so I have to seize it!"
Long Ling'er knew that Zhong Lingxin still had the Phoenix Zither to play, and seeing that Liu Qiang was about to persuade her again, she quickly said, "Master is right, Master, let's go, let's go, I'll bet a little more, all of it."
Zhong Lingxin looked at Long Ling'er.
Long Ling'er chuckled and said, "Master, you taught me that we can't lose our spirit no matter what we lose, so I only bet a little bit, just ten million, which is much less than Master's bet."