[GL]Whose Wife Is Always Acting Pitiful? Oh, It Turns Out It’s Mine 156

Chapter 156: Wife vs. Wife

For a moment, no one responded. Then someone shouted loudly, “With Maiden Yu Yuan here, how dare we step forward to challenge! The winner of this mental cultivation secret manual naturally belongs to Maiden Yu Yuan!”

As soon as this Jianghu chivalrous warrior spoke, others echoed in agreement, their gazes extremely eager.

“Haha, once Maiden Yu Yuan makes a move, who can resist? In my opinion, just declare her the winner of this Discourse on the Dao Conference!”

“Exactly! Even the accomplished disciples of those Sect Leaders are nothing in front of Maiden Yu Yuan. How dare we act recklessly!”

“Maiden Yu Yuan even broke the blinding martial art created by Yu Hanhong. If this conference doesn’t recognize her as number one, wouldn’t it be a huge joke?”

“Correct, correct! Maiden Yu Yuan, go ask Old Madam Yan to teach you the ‘Origin Returning Wonderful Method.’ You truly deserve this honor!”

Dugu Yuan’an stood on the high ground, smiling without speaking, just waiting for someone to challenge her. But her duel with Mu Ruo a few days ago, breaking her “Frost-Blind Shadows,” and her willingness to jump to her death with her lover when Old Madam Yan was threatened by Yu Hanhong—that moment of determination and deep affection made everyone present feel respect.

Lan Qian, Han Yan, Hui Zhen, Shen Liu, and others thought the same as those Jianghu chivalrous warriors—if the one who gets the secret manual isn’t Maiden Yu Yuan, who else can convince the crowd?

Amidst the crowd’s jeering, a slender figure darted onto the high ground.

“Young Hero Yu, I am Xue Mu. Please enlighten me.” Xue Mu cupped her hands and bowed to Dugu Yuan’an with a beaming smile.

Seeing this scene, everyone was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

“Hahaha! Young Hero Xue really doesn’t avoid suspicion. Knowing Maiden Yu Yuan is her wife, she still comes to challenge in public!”

“This good show is interesting. Wives on the same stage, swords drawn against each other. Young Hero Xue wants to test if her wife can show mercy, right?”

“But Young Hero Xue was hit by Yu Hanhong’s palm before. Did she recover in three days?”

“So, today’s competition isn’t a competition, but more like flirting between wives!”

Sect Leader Mo Shen stroked his beard and smiled. “Really a bit interesting.”

Seeing Xue Mu competing with Dugu Yuan’an for victory, Diwu Miaofu clapped and laughed loudly. Seeing her so happy she lost her bearings, Han Yan snorted coldly. “Why didn’t you go up?”

Diwu Miaofu said, “I’m not going! I won’t fight my own sister.”

Han Yan curled her lips. “If you want to marry me, shouldn’t you give some useful betrothal gifts?”

Diwu Miaofu was stunned and shouted, “Oh my! My brain!”

Standing on the high ground, Xue Mu ignored the crowd’s laughter. Instead, she smiled slightly, looking at Dugu Yuan’an with a gaze partly provocative and partly gentle, and said, “Yuan’er, we’ve been through life and death together on this journey, but we really haven’t had a proper competition. If you show mercy today, I won’t agree.”

A smile flashed in Dugu Yuan’an’s eyes, but she sighed faintly. “You, really willful. Alright then, I won’t show mercy. Don’t ask me to coax you after I beat you to tears.”

Xue Mu laughed loudly. “Too early to say. Don’t know who will be beaten to tears by whom!”

The corners of Dugu Yuan’an’s mouth raised slightly. Her gaze locked on Xue Mu, carrying a bit of doting, but also mixed with excitement for the upcoming duel. Her fingertips gently rubbed the sword hilt, her eyes gradually sharpening. She whispered, “In that case, as you wish, let’s see whose skill is superior.”

Xue Mu was in high spirits. Holding the sword hilt with her right hand, she was like a crossbow ready to fire. She said loudly, “Then don’t disappoint me, Yuan’er. I don’t want to see any ‘way of yielding to wife’.” She exuded a chilling aura, clearly already in the zone. Dugu Yuan’an seemed to control the whole situation, her expression and posture unhurried. She only smiled slightly and said, “Come, good wife.”

Xue Mu leaped up lightly. The sword shadow was like a swimming dragon emerging from the water, continuous and unbroken. The moves changed unpredictably. The sword edge was erratic, seemingly left but actually right, seemingly attacking but actually defending, treacherous at every step. Suddenly feinting a sword strike, she circled to Dugu Yuan’an’s back—this set of sword techniques was the Xue family’s unique skill “Ghostly Flame Nether Flower Sword” she had told Dugu Yuan’an about.

With a smile on her lips, Dugu Yuan’an raised her wrist slightly. The sword body instantly gathered gloomy coldness. Cold air seeped out along the sword tip, and the surrounding air seemed to condense into thin ice. With a backhand wave, cold light enveloped Xue Mu’s face, blocking her extremely weird sword strike. The cold force surrounded her like continuous water waves, forcing every strike of Xue Mu to land only on the sword body. No matter how Xue Mu changed her moves, she couldn’t break through her defense.

Xue Mu narrowed her eyes, meeting Dugu Yuan’an’s smiling eyes, her fighting spirit surging even more!

The two engaged fiercely. Sword shadows and figures intertwined, fighting more and more fiercely, making the hearts of the people outside the field pound wildly.

“Heavens, this couple really shows no mercy! Each move is fiercer than the last, really looking like a fight to the death!”

“Yes! Look how weird Young Hero Xue’s sword technique is. The offensive is sharp with a bit of ruthlessness, simply giving Maiden Yu no chance to breathe!”

“Maiden Yu Yuan used her family’s ‘Soul Cold Sword Technique.’ That cold air makes me feel cold even standing this far away! She can even use another set of lighter and more agile sword techniques at the same time. It seems to be the family sword technique of the Dugu Clan of the Central Plains!”

“Look at their eyes, full of fighting spirit, and also—sigh, truly admirable and enviable! They actually fought out a tacit understanding on the sword. Responding to moves as they come, every move and style is done with full strength, yet carries concern and attachment for each other. It can be seen that neither is willing to lose, but neither is willing to really hurt the other.”

Dugu Yuan’an suddenly changed her move, withdrawing the sword momentum in her hand, and counterattacking rapidly with “Cloud Hiding Without Sound” of the Dugu Clan’s “Shadow Cloud Sword Technique.” Her footwork was erratic and agile, like dark clouds wandering with the gentle breeze at night, seamlessly integrating into Xue Mu’s sword moves, actually forcing her to retreat step by step!

The crowd cheered. Unwilling to show weakness, Xue Mu turned and skimmed towards the edge of the high ground. Internal energy circulated in her body, heat rolling out. Using a move “Fire Tide Rushing,” she danced a sword flourish, stabbing urgently at the attacking Dugu Yuan’an. At this moment, Dugu Yuan’an also used the third form of the “Soul Cold Five Swords”—”Snow Dancing Cold Stars.” Sword light scattered like cold stars, forming dense cold light sword shadows.

The moment the sword qi of the two touched, a sharp air wave formed and surged out, forcing the people watching in the front row to retreat repeatedly, their robes flapping loudly in the shock. A layer of white mist faintly appeared in the air. Under the interweaving of heat and cold force, water vapor evaporated, instantly condensing into ice chips again, scattering and falling, reflecting the two as if they were in frost and fire.

Panting slightly, Xue Mu looked at Dugu Yuan’an with a burning gaze.

Those arrogant and frivolous words of her youth were truly too insignificant. In this Jianghu, being able to advance hand in hand with her lover amidst the blood and storms, protecting each other, she should be content. How important is it whether she can become a martial arts expert in the eyes of the world?

“Yuan’er, you really make me love you to madness.” She murmured in a low voice, affection quietly leaking out.