I'm Already the Richest Man, Why Did My System Just Arrive?

Chapter 294: Chapter 177: Gathering

SHING.

Xie Luohe’s hand, reaching behind her, suddenly froze.

She shot a quick glance in Zheng Xiu’s direction, then looked away.

She had obviously heard him.

A second later, Xie Luohe withdrew the hand reaching for her bow. With both hands empty, she crooked an index finger at Le Zhuzhu and sneered, "I’ll fight you bare-handed."

With that, she took off her gloves.

This move was clearly made for Master Zheng to see.

Le Zhuzhu’s anger flared at the words. Seeing that Xie Luohe really wasn’t going to use a weapon, a sudden rage ignited within her, yet her smile only grew wider. She giggled, "Since you’re being so generous, I won’t hold back."

With those words, she flicked her Soft Sword on the Sword Inquiry Platform. It bloomed like a silver lotus, a blur of feints and real strikes, making it impossible to distinguish truth from illusion as it aimed for several of Xie Luohe’s vital points.

THUD!

A second later, Le Zhuzhu shrieked. Her delicate, graceful body doubled over like a prawn as she coughed up a mouthful of blood. She flew backward in a bizarre arc, slammed into a low wall, and passed out cold.

Xie Luohe’s sudden outburst stunned the entire Martial World gathering into a moment of dead silence.

More people subconsciously rose to their feet.

Few people had managed to see Xie Luohe’s move clearly.

If the previous few matches had been mere appetizers, then Xie Luohe’s bout had just violently raised the entire tournament to a whole new level.

On the high platform, Dugu Xiang shot to his feet, dumbfounded. He stared at Xie Luohe, who stood in the center of the ring with her hands clasped behind her back, his pupils shrinking. After a long pause, he finally choked out the words, "Yunhe Village, Xie Luohe, is the victor!"

Xie Luohe leisurely returned to the high platform, not sparing another glance toward Zheng Xiu.

Watching her swaying ponytail and cold, retreating back, Zheng Xiu and Xiaotao looked at each other in confusion.

"Is she angry?"

Zheng Xiu scratched his head, perplexed. "Angry? What’s she got to be angry about? And how could she be so vicious to such a pretty girl," he muttered, glancing down at the platform. The girl, Le Zhuzhu, was a tragic sight. Her eyes had rolled back in her head, and her breathing was faint—more exhaling than inhaling. A few of her fellows from Ruyi Square leaped down from the third-tier platform, desperately trying to revive her by pinching the philtrum below her nose. One of the older ones pointed in the direction Xie Luohe had departed, shouting curses and threats like, "Ruyi Square will never rest as long as you, Xie Luohe, still draw breath!"

"But she really did look angry," Xiaotao insisted.

"Maybe she was just mad that the other girl had a sweet voice and a pretty face."

Zheng Xiu pinched Xiaotao’s cheek.

"But the young lady..."

"Shh! I think it’s my turn!"

Zheng Xiu covered Xiaotao’s mouth as he heard someone call out the name "Xiao Buping."

In an instant, the crowd of martial artists, still stunned by Xie Luohe’s attack, snapped their attention to the stage at the mention of the name "Xiao Buping." Even those who didn’t know Xiao Buping personally had heard of the fiend’s infamous reputation. Men with beautiful wives at their sides pulled them closer, scanning their surroundings warily to see who this damned "Xiao Buping" could be. The atmosphere suddenly became even more fraught with tension than when Xie Luohe had taken the stage.

CLANG! CLANG!

The Copper Gong rang out twice.

Zheng Xiu had no intention of going down. He calmly continued to brew his tea, waiting for the third gong so he could call it a day.

Strangely, it wasn’t just Xiao Buping who was a no-show; his opponent also failed to take the stage.

Just as Zheng Xiu was wondering who could be such a coward, a terrified man pulled his buxom wife close. "I... I, Lu Wenshan, forfeit!" he cried out. "To hell with this damn Hero Rankings! Let whoever wants it fight for it! I’m not about to risk my wife!"

Then, using their Qinggong, the pair fled from the Sword Inquiry Platform like a streak of Jing Hong.

The crowd was stunned.

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