Stop crying, I'll give it to you, okay?

Instead of saying something that was on the tip of her tongue, she changed it to answering his earlier question.

"These are just random words from the demon. Besides, I am straight, I don't like men, and I will never become a Daoist partner with a man."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Wuli's face turned even paler for a moment.

Chi Buwan finally understood why Xiao Wuli's mental state had been off all day.

Xiao Wuli's parents were killed by a demon, so when he heard the demon's nonsense, it must have felt like the sky was falling.

If his father's killer and mother's murderer became his teacher's wife, he would be in a daze for most of the day.

After the matter was explained, Chi Buwan got up and said, "Rest well today. Tomorrow you will be fighting Hu Tianmei from the Hehuan Sect. I'm sure you've heard of her."

Xiao Wuli nodded blankly.

Chi Buwan raised her hand, which had been rolled up with her sleeve, and gently patted his shoulder. With a slight smile, she said, "Keep it up, I believe in you."

Xiao Wuli nodded, and only after the figure left the room did he collapse into a chair, exhausted.

The master dislikes men, but he is a man...

His master didn't like him.

Master will not become his Daoist partner.

...

The old man looked at Xiao Wuli, who seemed to have lost all his soul and vitality, with great interest for a moment before slowly saying, "Don't be so rigid. Your master doesn't like men now, but will he never change?"

Xiao Wuli sat there blankly without responding.

The old man walked up to him, waved his finger in front of his eyes, and said, "Hey! Snap out of it!"

Xiao Wuli remained motionless.

The old man crossed his arms, finding it somewhat amusing, and said, "Do you think your master would like you if you were a woman?"

Xiao Wuli's pupils flickered slightly.

The old man's sarcasm was direct: "I think you've been fantasizing too much. Subconsciously, you've mistaken your master for your Daoist partner. Heh heh heh, it's not even close to happening yet. Besides, someone as great, sincere, and genuine as him is simply not worthy of you right now."

You should be thankful that your master doesn't like men now.

Xiao Wuli snapped out of her daze and looked up at him.

The old man said, "If your master prefers men, his suitors would circle this world ten more times. Even if it's one in ten thousand, there would still be half a million. If we only consider cultivators, there would still be tens of thousands. How could someone at the Foundation Establishment stage like you possibly have a chance?"

The old man patted him on the shoulder and said, "Only after you become a god, standing beside him, will no one dare to approach."

Xiao Wuli's heart pounded as he spoke, gradually regaining its composure. It wasn't until the last syllable of "no one dares to approach" faded that he snapped back to reality and his mind cleared instantly.

The old man was pleased with his reaction. "Don't lose tomorrow's match. Bring home first place and show it to your master."

Xiao Wuli nodded seriously.

-

the next day.

The competition stage of the sect tournament.

There were other matches taking place on other arenas as well, but the arena where Lingxiao Sect was fighting against Hehuan Sect was clearly the most crowded.

"On stage 3, Xiao Wuli, disciple of Jade Immortal Venerable of the Lingxiao Sect, is facing off against Hu Tianmei, disciple of Lingmei Immortal Venerable of the Hehuan Sect!"

The two whose names were called stepped onto the ring at the same time.

Upon hearing this, the audience erupted in excitement.

"The two are facing off again. Who do you think will win?"

"Is there even a need to guess? This dark horse named Xiao Wuli is indeed formidable, but compared to Sister Tianmei, he's far inferior!"

"Did you place a bet at the Tianbo Casino?"

"I'm in! How could I not participate in something like this where I can make easy money? I've bet all my spirit stones that Xiao Wuli will be on the field within ten seconds!"

"So late? You still don't trust Sister Tianmei? I bet him five seconds."

"..."

On the rooftop, Chi Buwan frowned slightly as he listened to the scene of belittling the male protagonist, a common trope in male-oriented wish-fulfillment novels.

When I read these words in the book, I felt quite satisfied knowing that I would be proven wrong later, but why did it sound so jarring when I heard it with my own ears?

Do they know how hard Xiao Wuli has worked in his cultivation?

While everyone else was asleep, he was still cultivating, putting all his effort into catching up with the 12-year gap. But what did they do? They just gossip!

Gambling again? Just wait, once Xiao Wuli defeats the Hehuan Sect, they'll be bankrupt!

Chi Buwan was indignant, and even Liu Yuye, who belonged to the Hehuan Sect and was standing next to him, was unhappy with him.

Liu Yuye: ?

"What's wrong, Miss Chi?" Liu Yuye asked helplessly.

Chi Buwan noticed the gazes of those around him and his brows furrowed slightly.

He wasn't wearing his veiled hat today. He only remembered that he had lost it yesterday when he went out this morning. He only brought two with him when he came down the mountain, one white and one black. He gave the black one to Xiao Wuli, and that was it.

Learn from this experience; from now on, bring a veil, hat, and hair ornaments with you when you go out.

"Do you still have the beauty pills you gave me? I feel like more people are looking at me these days." Liu Yuye also sensed the gazes around her, raised her hand to touch her face, and said, "That stuff looks ordinary, but I didn't expect it to actually work."

Upon hearing this, Chi Buwan promptly dumped a huge pile of food on him.

Liu Yuye, half-buried in the beauty-enhancing pill:........

He accepted them all without hesitation, then leaned closer and said, "Young Miss, I wasn't even angry with you, but you're already angry with me. My good disciple was eliminated in the very first round, crying his eyes out at the inn. I had to spend ages comforting him!"

Chi Buwan coldly replied, "If you call me 'Young Miss' again, I'll bury you with a beauty-preserving pill!"

Liu Yuye covered her mouth in surprise.

one second.

"Young Miss".

"Clang—"

Chi Buwan's Liu Yuye has turned into a beauty-enhancing mountain.

Liu Yuye:.......

Liu Yuye put all the beauty pills into her storage ring with satisfaction. She turned her head to look at Chi Buwan, whose brows were serious but unconsciously showed worry, and looked at Xiao Wuli on the arena. Her lips twitched.

You! Say! No! It! Is! Self! Withholding! Funds!!

........

On the stage, Xiao Wuli could hear the voices from below. Even without specifically inquiring before the match, he knew what Hu Tianmei's abilities were.

Fox Fairy has only used one spell, Charm, so far. Many people were so dizzy that they left the stage before the competition even started.

Xiao Wuli raised his eyes and met Hu Tianmei's fox-like eyes, his expression unchanged.

Hu Tianmei chuckled and said, "I know you, Xiao Wuli."

Xiao Wuli ignored her.

"Knock knock knock—!"

The referee struck the drum, announcing, "The match begins!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Wuli saw a pink glint flash in Hu Tianmei's fox eyes.

"It's starting! It's starting! Sister Tianmei has activated her skill!!!"

Xiao Wuli was stunned. Could he really walk off the stage like the others before him?

"I bet on the right thing! I bet on the right thing! I'm going to be rich!!!"

"......"

The audience was bustling with activity, but after a while, some people gradually noticed something was wrong.

"Xiao Wuli was not bewitched!"

"He resisted Tianmei's allure!"

"Is it that terrifying? I heard that even Tianmei's master, the Immortal Venerable Lingmei, was bewitched by her for a second, but Xiao Wuli wasn't bewitched by her for even a second?"

"Aaaaaah, my money! All my spirit stones are gone! That was all I had!"

"......"

On the arena, Xiao Wuli indifferently withdrew his gaze.

Allure?

He tilted his head slightly to look at his aloof and indifferent master on the high platform. His gaze slowly moved down and landed on the fair wrist that was often exposed in front of him. His eyelashes trembled slightly, and he slowly withdrew his gaze. In his mind, he saw his body pressed tightly against the soft softness in his arms in the water yesterday.

He has already resisted the strongest temptations, so how could he be seduced by others?