CHAPTER 439: CHAPTER 284: WHO IS WHOSE HEART DEMON_3

The small grass continued to sway.

"Right, Little Stone, have you made any discoveries?" Xiaoxue asked.

Shi Xiu pretended not to hear Xiaoxue’s teasing. After pondering for a moment, he said, "Nothing unusual. From my observations, apart from Xiao Teng, no one knows what they’re supposed to do."

"However..."

"However, what?" Xiaoxue asked.

"The positioning. I’ve observed that all the sects related to the Hundred Demons Sect’s Dark Helm, as well as some cultivators tainted with the aura of the Innate Tao Embryo, seem to have constantly changing positions here."

"Being manipulated? By whom? Xiao Teng?" Xiaoxue was confused.

"Not at all. No one is commanding them. They’re all going with the flow, trapped in the game, unable to help themselves."

"I don’t get it." Xiaoxue, who was a layman when it came to array layouts, didn’t understand what Shi Xiu was talking about.

The small grass swayed again.

"Sunflowers, you get it? The force is like the sun, and those people are like sunflowers." Shi Xiu sighed.

"Oh, oh? Someone’s coming."

The small grass stopped swaying.

"Junior Sister Li, what are you looking at?"

The flirtatious Xiao Teng squatted beside Shi Xiu, showing an annoying smile.

Shi Xiu was somewhat silent. It was the first time he realized that being pretentious was so off-putting. Probably in Xiaoxue’s eyes, he looked the same way.

Looking at Xiao Teng, Shi Xiu naturally responded with a smile and pointed with his finger, expressing his feelings.

"Grass."

...

Over with Old Tang.

He watched a small grass emerge from a flower pot and nodded to it.

"Thanks for your hard work, Xiaoxue."

"Goodbye, Taoist."

After reporting, the small grass disappeared from the flower pot, its destination unknown.

Old Tang waved his hand and unfurled a scroll in front of him, showing an overhead view of the Qinghe Association venue. He stroked his chin, pondered for a while, and seemed to come to an enlightenment before he took out a small copper burner.

He lit a talisman, stuffed it into the copper burner, and with a flash of cyan light, Old Tang was sucked into the burner.

"Meeting time, meeting time!"

After entering the space inside the burner, Old Tang clapped his hands to gather people.

A bit of starlight lit up the space inside the burner, and the big shots from all over the East Continent were called by Old Tang to join in.

Half a two-hour later.

Old Tang emerged from the burner, stretched lazily, and laid out a sheet of white paper on the table to scribble.

He was adjusting the sequence of the sparring matches starting tomorrow.

He placed Zhang Ze and Xiao Teng in two separate halves.

If the two wanted to meet, it could only be in the final match.

In any case, both had grand platforms.

After regrouping, Old Tang called over a purple-robed Heavenly Master, "Little Hou, go and secretly adjust the track of that draw mechanism, and have it follow this after tomorrow."

"Isn’t that bad?" Heavenly Master Hou looked at his master with a bit of apprehension.

"It’s not bad at all, just hurry up and get it done, and don’t ask why. If you ask, it’s because I’m making a big move. Now go, double time!"

"Okay."

After dismissing his disciple, Old Tang hummed a tune and went for a stroll with his hands behind his back.

...

The next day.

Li Yueqi looked at the number on her jade token and suddenly felt a sense of confusion.

But soon, the confusion in her eyes disappeared.

She looked down at Li Jue, "Hand over the money, I know you still have some."

Li Jue was kneeling on the ground, looking like a beaten little wife, "Sister, please, leave me some money, I promise I won’t gamble again."

"What do you mean? You don’t believe I can win?" Li Yueqi clenched her fists.

"That’s not what I mean, I..."

"You what?"

"Of course, I believe in you, sister, but gambling is harmful, destructive to my Tao Heart, ruining my youth. Little brother thinks that supporting sister with a sincere heart is worth more than gold."

Li Yueqi squatted down and patted Li Jue’s shoulder, "Bet it all on me winning, that’s an order, understand?"

With that said, she stood up and walked to the venue.

Xia Yan, who had been watching from the side, sighed, "Are the chances of winning that slim? I remember Sister Qi being very powerful. My master often praised Sister Qi, saying that no one of this generation could surpass her."

"Besides, it’s just money. If you’re out of money, I’ll support you."

Li Jue had a look of utter despair, "You don’t understand, it’s not the money I’m worried about, it’s sister’s state that’s off."

"What’s wrong?" Xia Yan asked.

Li Jue shook his head and, with tears, placed his last savings entirely on his sister.

...

In the venue.

Zhang Ze, who arrived early this time, saw Li Yueqi and greeted her, "Morning, heroine."

Li Yueqi stood still, and looking at the cheeky Zhang Ze, seemed to have made some kind of decision.

She took a deep breath, calmed herself, and said.

"Zhang Ze, do you know?"

"You are my heart demon."

These words, so direct and unembellished, not only left Zhang Ze dumbfounded but also left all the cultivators in the stands with expressions of shock as if they had just stumbled upon a juicy piece of gossip.