After the time travel, my cheat program disappeared.

Staggering, Lu Renyi hugged her arms and fled as if escaping, bumping past Shi Yan.

Shi Yan clenched his right hand, watching Lu Renyi's fleeing figure, and could only apologize in his heart.

Perhaps... using [Heavenly Punishment] directly would have been better than using [Ninety-Nine Hands of Rejuvenation Finger].

“Miss Shi Yan—” came a clear and gentle voice.

Shi Yan looked up at the eldest sister of the Wen family beside her.

The other person was holding a whip.

Shi Yan recognized it at a glance; it was Lu Renyi's whip that had come down.

This person... how come they even left their magical artifact on the arena?

Did I go a little too far?

"Give that to me—" With a soft sigh, Shi Yan took the whip from Lu Renyi's hand from the eldest sister of the Wen family.

A long whip covered in thorns is hardly a benevolent weapon.

One lash and your leg would be torn open, the flesh ripped open, the bone exposed.

Thinking about it this way, Shi Yan felt guilty.

Senior Sister Lu Renyi showed her mercy, but I... went too far.

Although my initial intention was to show mercy.

After all, Shi Yan was somewhat reluctant to use "Heavenly Punishment" on a fellow disciple who was theoretically half a member of the same sect.

Master Yan took the "Leaving Whip".

Subconsciously... she opened her character attribute panel.

Unlike Hua Xiangrong's zither, the [Separation Whip] in her hand is a complete magical artifact, not just a 'prop'.

The teacher said you can directly move to the equipment slot to check its attributes.

【Leaving the House Whip】

Ok.

Shi Yan nodded; it was an ordinary name.

Leaving, leaving... once you must leave, it's hard to part.

The affixes on the equipment are also quite interesting.

Then--

Shi Yan looked at the attribute entries on the equipment and felt terrible.

Just now... was this the weapon that Senior Sister Lu used to fight me in the arena?

This is just too much!

I felt guilty for neglecting Senior Sister Lu Renyi.

It turns out it was just a case of the pot calling the kettle black.

Gripping the whip tightly, Shi Yan felt like he was about to collapse.

"Miss Shi Yan?" Hearing Wen's sister's reminder, Shi Yan finally came to her senses. She gripped the whip tightly and stuffed it into her storage ring.

Wen's eldest sister hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped.

It is not very reasonable to hand over the contestants' weapons to others.

Besides, they weren't even acquaintances to begin with.

But... if it's Shi Yan's younger sister.

There shouldn't be any problem.

In the girl's heart, she had already slyly referred to Shi Yan as her younger sister.

Shi Yan looked up at the girl who was acting as the referee.

The girl simply shook her head. "It's nothing..."

"Then I'll have to trouble Miss Shi Yan."

Nodding his head in acknowledgment, Shi Yan forced himself not to show any abnormality and stepped off the stage.

Back in the lounge, Wen Ruya immediately called out, "Shilang..."

"So you still have some feelings for Junior Sister Lu?"

Shi Yan just chuckled awkwardly, after all... Aya had seen his performance on stage.

"Then...should I go and ask Junior Sister Lu for her contact information for Master Lang?"

Although Wen Ruya's voice was gentle, Shi Yan found it dangerous no matter how he listened to it.

The air seemed to be filled with the aroma of aged vinegar.

certainly--

It's just an illusion.

"No need, no need..." Shi Yan quickly refused.

Although she knew that if she asked, Wen Ruya might actually do something like get Lu Renyi's contact information for her, or even... kidnap Lu Renyi and bring her back to her.

But... Shi Yan knows—

If I really did that, given Aya's personality, she would definitely slowly, slowly... take all the interest back from me.

"On the arena... what did Master Lang do to Junior Sister Lu?"

A fatal problem seems to be looming once again.

Shi Yan quickly grasped Wen Ruya's hand, and the two of them held hands tightly with their fingers intertwined.

"If Aya wants to know, why don't you just try it yourself?" Shi Yan said half-jokingly.

The "Ninety-Nine Hands Rejuvenating Finger" technique is also excellent for massaging the shoulders.

Wen Ruya's eyes curved into beautiful arcs.

The atmosphere between the two was almost frozen.

Shi Yan could almost hear his own heart pounding wildly.

"Okay~~~" The girl smiled brightly.

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Perhaps it was orchestrated by a 'mastermind'.

To prevent a recurrence of situations like Lu Renyi, who, despite possessing considerable cultivation and talent, was eliminated prematurely.

Apart from Lu Renyi.

In the subsequent selection of the Holy Maidens, neither Shi Yan nor Wen Ruya encountered any cultivators above the Nascent Soul Realm.

Meanwhile... Shi Yan hadn't seen Lu Renyi for quite some time.

The two of them marched forward triumphantly.

Furthermore, as Shi Yan went through one competition after another...

As an 'outsider,' Shi Yan's popularity within the Love Sea Demon Sect is growing.

The number of people in the 'support group' gradually caught up with that of Wen Ruya, who should have been the popular choice.

More and more people are looking forward to the showdown between Shi Yan and Wen Ruya.

In fact... everyone had a premonition.

The showdown between Shi Yan and Wen Ruya will bring the Holy Maiden Election to a close.

The next Holy Maiden of the Love Sea Demon Sect will either be Wen Ruya or Shi Yan.

And it turned out just as they had imagined.

The final of the Holy Maiden Selection of the Love Sea Demon Sect is the showdown between Shi Yan and Wen Ruya.

Everyone initially thought there was little suspense.

After all, Wen Ruya and Shi Yan... one is at the Spirit Realm, and even if she defeated Senior Sister Lu, who is a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, by some unknown means, she is still only at the Spirit Realm.

The other is a Nascent Soul cultivator, which is almost impossible to find at this age.

Even at the Nascent Soul stage, he could be considered an invincible Nascent Soul cultivator.

Is there any suspense in this competition?

No--

If the product is not waterproof.

But... will Lady Wen Ruya go easy on me?

Anyone with eyes could see that Wen Ruya and Shi Yan are always inseparable and would think there's something going on between them.

For the Love Demon Sect, which believes that emotions are the foundation of morality and that even gossip is instinctive, this kind of romantic drama-like scene is much more interesting than Senior Sister Wen Ruya and Miss Shiyan fighting head-on.

Before stepping onto the final stage, Shi Yan and Cang Wanqing met one last time.

Finally... the day of the final battle has arrived.

The seats on Tianwen Peak were almost full.

On the stage, Shi Yan and Wen Ruya stood smiling on opposite sides.

In the very center of the stands, Wen Wan, who had disappeared for two days, reappeared with her little girl Ba.

Upon seeing Wen Wan with her child, even Wen Lingqiu had to give up her seat for her.

Wen Wan didn't stand on ceremony and sat down, holding the little girl Ba on her lap and pointing out her to her sister Shi Yan.

"Has anything happened recently?" Wen Wan asked Wen Lingqiu.