CHAPTER 49: CHAPTER 49: COME TO MY ROOM TONIGHT

When returning to the hotel, Ye Qingzhou reunited with Xu Yuebing and the others.

Among the five, only Ye Qingzhou and Leon maintained an unbeaten stance, emerging as the top of their district. Xu Yuebing lost to Zhu Jinfeng, while Lu Yifan narrowly made it through, both emerging as the second place of their district.

As for Zheng Zigang, he unsurprisingly failed.

"Next, it’s up to you to bring glory to our First High School."

Zheng Zigang displayed a bitter smile—being an average person, participating in the tournament was already his limit.

Leon, full of battle spirit, looked at Ye Qingzhou: "Master Ye, the sword you displayed on the ring, must have been at your full strength, right?"

Ye Qingzhou nodded: "I did indeed put all my effort into it."

"Hahaha, that puts my mind at ease."

Leon arrogantly raised his eyebrows at Ye Qingzhou’s words: "See you during the quarterfinals; by then, I shall surpass you, Master Ye, and witness me crowned as king!"

Clearly, Leon’s competitive spirit was getting the best of him again.

Lu Yifan looked somewhat melancholy at Ye Qingzhou: "You and Leon still have a chance to reach the semifinals. My opponent, however, is Liu Dingjian; I fear this might be my stopping point at the top sixteen."

Lu Yifan had participated in the last tournament as well, where he barely made it to the top sixteen before encountering the champion and being eliminated.

This time, he’s up against one of the top favorites, Liu Dingjian. His luck was downright unfortunate, and Lu Yifan knew he stood no chance; still, he aimed to give it his all, to at least lose without regret.

Xu Yuebing ended up pretty lucky, facing Liang Sheng, who was in the same district as Lu Yifan.

Though Liang Sheng is strong, Xu Yuebing’s fundamentals and tournament experience clearly placed her at a disadvantage, but it’s still better than directly encountering Zhu Jinfeng, Liu Dingjian, and Ye Qingzhou, those fierce contenders.

Xu Yuebing turned to Ye Qingzhou: "By the way, who are you up against next?"

Ye Qingzhou checked the drawing information sent by the organizers and saw that he’d be facing the second place from District Dui in the top sixteen match.

"Li Wei from Xiangtan Iron Middle School."

"It’s him!"

Xu Yuebing then warned Ye Qingzhou: "This guy has a bad reputation; you should be careful."

Leon, in a somewhat dismissive tone: "Against Master Ye, he should be the one who’s careful."

Then everyone gathered for a meal together, and after dinner, Ye Qingzhou was ready to return to his room to rest.

However, Xu Yuebing called him over: "Ye Qingzhou, come to my room this evening."

"!!!"

Leon, Lu Yifan, and Zheng Zigang were shocked upon hearing, with Leon even winking at Ye Qingzhou, giving him an encouraging and admiring look.

Managing to win over the high flower of our school, impressive indeed!

After taking a shower, Ye Qingzhou finally knocked on the opposite door.

The door opened, and Xu Yuebing poked out half her body, nervously glancing around before swiftly pulling Ye Qingzhou inside.

"What’s with all the secrecy, what do you want?"

"I want to win."

Ye Qingzhou immediately understood: "Why, do you lack confidence in defeating Liang Sheng?"

Xu Yuebing pursed her lips slightly, then displayed a somewhat annoyed expression: "I can’t crack his Illusion Sword, so I’m hoping you can help me."

"I want to first take a look at his match videos."

"I have them!"

Seeing Ye Qingzhou agree to guide her, Xu Yuebing’s charming face instantly lit up with excitement as she quickly fetched the match data on Liang Sheng.

Evidently, these were recorded by the Xu Family beforehand.

The footage showed Liang Sheng’s swordsmanship being very unique, able to interfere with the opponent’s perception, leading to spatial distance misjudgment.

Every attack aimed at Liang Sheng would miss, while his attacks were relentless and hard to defend against, ultimately leading the opponent to lose.

After watching over a dozen of Liang Sheng’s matches, Ye Qingzhou couldn’t help but exclaim: "Impressive, truly an ingenious design."

Xu Yuebing’s eyes brightened: "Did you figure something out?"

Ye Qingzhou nodded and raised one finger to Xu Yuebing.

"You mean I only have a ten percent chance to win?"

"No, I mean, give me a hundred thousand, and I’ll ensure your victory."

"!!!"

Such a profiteer!

Xu Yuebing internally criticized harshly yet obediently took out her phone to transfer the money.

With the sound of coins clashing, Ye Qingzhou finally showed a satisfied expression, then enlarged several frames and pointed them out to Xu Yuebing: "What do you see in these frames?"

"Dewdrops gathering on the blade?"

"Haven’t figured it out yet?"

"See what?"

"Liang Sheng’s Illusion Sword actually utilizes Yin’s Inner Breath to increase the humidity around him, thereby creating a mirage-like barrier. As light passes through this barrier, it refracts due to differing air density, leading to visual misjudgment."

"I see!"

Xu Yuebing suddenly understood: "Wind Force Proficiency and Yin Skill Mastery can be used like this!"

Even Ye Qingzhou admired the opponent’s creativity: "It is indeed a very interesting martial technique, though only good for bullying the weak."

"You jerk!"

Xu Yuebing was unhappy because even if she knew the principle, she did not know how to counter it.

Wasn’t Ye Qingzhou implying she was weak?

No!

Ye Qingzhou must be thinking precisely that!

This guy!

Still so annoying!

"So how do I respond to this?"

Xu Yuebing gritted her teeth and asked, yearning intensely to win.

"Simple, just don’t rely on your eyes."

"!!!"

Xu Yuebing was exasperated: "That was useless!"

"Why are you so helpless?"

Ye Qingzhou glanced askew at her, feeling slightly disdainful, but as the benefactor, attention was necessary.

"Come closer."

"Why?"

"Do."

"!!!"

Boom~

Soon, Xu Yuebing’s consciousness ascended to the clouds again with Ye Qingzhou’s Sword Intent, experiencing the thrill of a rollercoaster for a second time.

Telepathy, Mutual Understanding.

Afterward, Ye Qingzhou withdrew his consciousness.

Xu Yuebing let out a soft sigh, collapsing on the bed, her charming face flushed, still immersed in the lingering sensation.

"I passed on to you the technique ’Mind as Still as Water,’ a variant of Heart Sword, combined with Wind Force, allows for heightened sensory enhancement. When you shut down one form of perception, like eyesight, your other senses will compensate."

Leaving Xu Yuebing’s room, Ye Qingzhou encountered Leon and the others.

"What are you doing here?"

"Coughing, nothing... By the way, what about Xu Yuebing?"

"Her? She’s exhausted now, needs rest, don’t bother her."

Ye Qingzhou replied indifferently, leaving Leon and the others utterly stunned, promptly giving Ye Qingzhou thumbs up.

"Impressive, messing up the ground, Master Ye is truly an exemplar for us."

"Ye Qingzhou, you must treat her well!"

Ye Qingzhou left, puzzled, expressing confusion: "What nonsense is this? Well, I better head back to rest."