[GL]Whose Wife Is Always Acting Pitiful? Oh, It Turns Out It’s Mine 118

Chapter 118: The Xue Clan of Jing Mountain

After watching the battle between Saintess Xue Yue and Han Yan, many people of the Jianghu thought the martial arts competition of the Discourse on the Dao should end. As long as someone else challenged Saintess Xue Yue and failed to win, the Goose Shadow Mountain Villa’s family heirloom “Origin Returning Wonderful Method” would be sent to the Snow Saint Mountain Villa. Anyone with discerning eyes could see that although Han Yan’s skill was strong, Saintess Xue Yue left room for maneuver in their fight, absolutely unwilling to create an outcome where both sides suffered.

Dugu Yuan’an was still staring at Saintess Xue Yue and Villa Master Xue Qun when she saw a light and slender figure land on the martial arts competition stage—it was Dugu Yunuo!

Xue Mu exclaimed, “This—!”

Master Cixing looked at Dugu Yunuo, then at Diwu Miaofu, and said gently, “Does this benefactor wish to compete with Heroine Diwu?”

Dugu Yunuo shook her head and pointed at Saintess Xue Yue. “I want to compete with her!”

The crowd was in an uproar. Master Cixing said, “Benefactor, Saintess Xue Yue has just gone through a battle and her vitality is greatly damaged. I’m afraid…”

Dugu Yunuo glanced at the ghost mask on Saintess Xue Yue’s face and said loudly, “With her unfathomable strength, Saintess Xue Yue won’t easily retreat because of a match, right? Winning or losing is just like floating clouds. If I can spar with Saintess Xue Yue, my trip won’t be in vain.”

Even wearing a mask, Saintess Xue Yue’s hesitation could be seen. After three breaths, she shook her head silently. Dugu Yunuo raised her eyebrows unhappily. Seeing that Saintess Xue Yue was about to leave, and Diwu Miaofu also had no intention of competing, Xue Mu looked back at Dugu Yuan’an and said softly, “I’ll go meet Second Sister.”

She circulated her energy to rush onto the high ground. Under the gaze of everyone, she clasped her fists to Dugu Yunuo and said loudly, “I am Xue Mu of the Xue Clan of Jing Mountain. Please enlighten me.”

Unhappy because Saintess Xue Yue refused to compete, seeing Xue Mu jump up, Dugu Yunuo beamed with joy and said loudly, “Dugu Yunuo of the Dugu Clan of the Central Plains. Please enlighten me, Heroine Xue.”

Quite a few people thought to themselves: So it’s a junior of the Dugu clan!

The Dugu clan had bloodlines in the Central Plains, Guanzhong, Bashu, and the Western Regions, but each region had only one family branch. Unlike other sects and noble families who styled themselves after “Mountains,” the Dugu clan roamed the Jianghu, often choosing their residence as they pleased, not confined by mountain names. For example, the Dugu clan of Guanzhong and the Dugu clan of the Western Regions hadn’t appeared in the Jianghu for a long time, living in seclusion.

When Dugu Yunuo introduced her name and family background, she naturally reported “Dugu Clan of the Central Plains.” Dugu Wenxing and Dugu Huansheng roamed the Jianghu together back then, making friends with many heroes. Later, they settled in Hanfeng Town for business, rarely asking about Jianghu affairs, gradually fading from the hearts of Jianghu chivalrous warriors. Unexpectedly seeing the child of the Dugu couple competing in the Discourse on the Dao here today, they were both surprised and delighted, hurriedly searching for the figures of the Dugu couple in the crowd.

Dugu Huansheng had specially put on a silver mask covering her eyebrows and eyes when going up the mountain. Dugu Yuan’an’s eyebrows and eyes resembled her mother Yu Hancheng, so naturally she would also have some resemblance to this Little Aunt. Fortunately, her overall facial features and contours resembled her irresponsible father. Even if she showed her face at the Discourse on the Dao Conference, it would be hard for anyone to guess she was the surviving orphan of the Yu Clan.

Dugu Yunuo drew a long sword and said, “Heroine Xue, in this martial arts competition of the Discourse on the Dao, you and I will go all out, only comparing moves and internal energy, absolutely not using underhanded moves to hurt each other’s lives.”

Outside the martial arts competition stage, Han Yan lowered her brows and eyes, saying to Sect Leader Qing Lan, “Master, Yan’er made you lose face.”

Sect Leader Qing Lan’s gaze swept across the stage, looking at Diwu Miaofu who was waving her fists excitedly to encourage Xue Mu, and said faintly, “The Snow Saint Mountain Villa has meticulously cultivated the Saintess. Naturally, they will let her stand on the martial arts competition stage and never come down. You don’t need to feel guilty or uneasy inside. When the time is right, defeat her again.”

Han Yan lowered her head and said, “Yes.”

On the martial arts competition stage, long swords had already clashed, making “clang clang” sounds. Han Yan had no heart to watch, only hearing Sect Leader Qing Lan ask, “What is your relationship with that little girl?” Her brain suddenly buzzed and went blank. Subconsciously, her body trembled, unable to speak.

“I see that little girl cares about you very much. If no one wins today, bring her to see me in the evening,” Sect Leader Qing Lan said.

Han Yan’s heart moved, thinking: Could it be that Master has taken a fancy to this little demoness Diwu Miaofu and wants to accept her as a disciple? Then wouldn’t I be pestered and bullied by this demoness every day?

Thinking of this, Han Yan’s gaze wavered slightly, looking at Diwu Miaofu opposite the stage who was watching the fight intently, wanting only to grab her and chop her fiercely. Thinking dazedly like this, she completely failed to notice the strangeness in Sect Leader Qing Lan’s tone when speaking.

Dugu Yuan’an was very alert and guarded against the people of the Snow Saint Mountain Villa. While Xue Mu and Dugu Yunuo were fighting on the stage, she also inadvertently glanced at the team of the Snow Saint Mountain Villa by following the changes in their body movements, observing their demeanor. At this moment, Zi’ang squeezed through from behind the crowd, covered her lips with her hand, and whispered a sentence in Dugu Yuan’an’s ear: “Madam asked you to pay more attention to the Saint Villa.”

She spoke concisely, only saying “Saint Villa,” but Dugu Yuan’an naturally understood. Presumably, her Little Aunt had the same feeling as her. So she nodded and continued to watch Xue Mu fighting fiercely with Dugu Yunuo on the stage.

Dugu Yunuo knew that Xue Mu had only learned two sets of sword techniques in total, one belonging to the Blue Wind Mountain Sect and one to the Dugu Clan of the Central Plains. Whichever set she used, if recognized by the people below the stage, it would cause controversy. So she showed mercy to Xue Mu, lest she beat her into anxiety and make her use the unique skills of renowned orthodox sects, only using a few moves casually to test the opponent’s foundation.

Unexpectedly, when Xue Mu made a move, she used neither the “Following the Wind Sword Technique” nor the “Shadow Cloud Sword Technique,” but actually a set of sword techniques she had never seen before. The moves changed unpredictably, extremely weird, with a bit of strange ingenuity. The sword momentum was like a meteor shower suddenly sweeping across the sky, dazzling and unfathomable.

At this moment, Xue Mu suddenly stabbed out with her sword. The sword light flashed coldly, pressing straight towards Dugu Yunuo’s heart. Dugu Yunuo used a move “Cloud Shadow Without Trace.” With the support of the lightness skill “Solitary Shadow Art,” her figure floated back rapidly, then circled to Xue Mu’s side. The sword shadow moved with her body method, looking for an opportunity to attack her waist.

The sword edge was still less than half a foot away from Xue Mu’s clothes. She turned her hand to defend, pouring internal force into the sword body. Dugu Yunuo suddenly sensed a scorching heat. The long swords collided with a crisp sound. With a “clang,” the sword qi was wrapped in a wave of heat, actually rushing straight towards Dugu Yunuo’s face along the direction of the sword edge!

The sunlight reflected by that sword shone brightly on Dugu Yunuo’s face, almost blinding her eyes. However, although Xue Mu’s internal energy had increased greatly, her sword moves were not very exquisite. Dugu Yunuo twisted her hand back, using “Cloud Shadow Piercing the Sky.” This move was originally a fierce attack, bypassing the opponent’s weapon to attack vital acupoints.

She only dissolved Xue Mu’s sword momentum, then used her lightness skill to leap a zhang away, looking at Xue Mu in shock and suspicion, thinking: What move is this? Did Xue Mu learn some superior martial arts from someone again?