If I stay in the Hehuan Sect, I'll live off the pampered daughters of the Heavenly Pride Sect.

When Mo Chengyue returned to Qingquan Peak, the moonlight had already climbed to the top of the bamboo, and the mountain wind blew through the corridor, making his sleeves flutter.

He stood in front of the door, first looking to the left, then to the right, and then to see if any clever birds that liked to eavesdrop were perched in the trees.

After confirming that no one was around, he pushed the door open, closed it behind him, and activated the soundproofing array.

He placed the storage bag on the table.

The temporary contract sample brought back from the Love Pavilion lay quietly beside the spiritual fruit.

Mo Chengyue looked at it.

It lay there quietly.

Mo Chengyue was silent for a moment, then said in a low voice, "You are just an ordinary jade slip."

The jade slip did not reply.

Mo Chengyue added, "You have no special significance."

The jade slip remained docile.

Mo Chengyue picked it up, stuffed it into the bottom of his storage bag, and then placed three stacks of talisman paper, two incomplete array scrolls, a packet of expired spiritual tea, and a broken copper bell that he had picked up from the ruins on top of it.

He thought for a moment and then moved the broken copper bell to the top.

"That makes sense."

Mo Chengyue sat back down at the table and took a sip of cold tea.

The tea was a little bitter.

He is satisfied.

When a person is sober, they should drink this bitter stuff.

Otherwise, you might easily be brainwashed by places like the Romance Pavilion.

Suddenly, Xie Buci's lazy voice came from outside the window.

"Third brother, are you asleep?"

Mo Chengyue almost dropped the cup in his hand.

"Senior Brother, what are you doing outside my window in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?"

Xie Buci leaned against the outside, his laughter drifting in through the paper window.

"I was just passing by."

Mo Chengyue said, "From the main hall of Qingquan Peak to Peach Blossom Spring, it's about half a mountain more to walk around my window."

Xie Buci said, "For cultivators, walking a little more helps strengthen their bodies."

Mo Chengyue asked, "Senior Brother, are you asking about a sample contract?"

Xie Buci asked, "Is Senior Brother that kind of person?"

Mo Chengyue replied, "Yes."

Xie Buci laughed even more heartily.

"So where did you hide it?"

Mo Chengyue said, "Burn it."

Xie Buci said, "The jade slip from the Love Pavilion has an imprint on it. If you burn it, you'll have to pay for it with spirit stones."

Mo Chengyue said, "Then I didn't burn it."

Xie Buci asked, "So where did you hide it?"

Mo Chengyue said, "It's hidden in a place where the eldest brother will never find it."

Xie Buci said, "It's at the very bottom of your storage bag."

Mo Chengyue remained silent.

Xie Buci asked, "Are there some worthless old things piled up there?"

Mo Chengyue raised his hand to his forehead.

"Senior Brother, it's one thing to be a womanizer, but don't use your womanizing for investigation."

Xie Buci said, "That's called experience."

Mo Chengyue said, "Your Love Pavilion has too much experience."

Xie Buci replied, "You flatter me."

Mo Chengyue said, "I wasn't praising you."

Xie Buci lowered his voice a few decibels after he had finished laughing outside the window.

"The sect competition starts tomorrow, and the sword-fighting arena will be very lively."

Mo Chengyue asked, "Can I not go?"

Xie Buci said, "According to the sect leader's decree, all inner disciples without a legitimate reason for seclusion must attend the ceremony."

Mo Chengyue asked, "Is it too late for me to go into seclusion now?"

Xie Buci replied, "It's too late."

Mo Chengyue said, "I'm injured."

Xie Buci asked, "Where are you injured?"

Mo Chengyue said, "My heart."

Xie Buci asked, "Was it Senior Sister Xiao who was injured?"

Mo Chengyue closed his eyes.

"Senior Brother, you should leave now."

Xie Buci smiled and said, "Go to sleep early, don't be late tomorrow."

Mo Chengyue asked, "What if I'm late?"

Xie Buci said, "Second Junior Sister will come and get you."

Mo Chengyue immediately straightened his posture.

"I will start at 5:00 AM tomorrow."

Xie Buci said, "Good boy."

The sound of clothes rustling outside the window faded into the distance.

Looking at the cold tea on the table, Mo Chengyue suddenly felt that Qingquan Peak was not very safe either.

The following morning, a deep, resonant bell-like sound echoed from deep within the Hehuan Sect's mountain gate.

The tolling of the bells echoed wave after wave, piercing through the sea of ​​clouds, sweeping over the peaks, and landing in countless caves and palaces.

Just as Mo Chengyue hung the wooden sign for guarding the Sutra Repository on his waist, he heard Lin Wanqing running up the stone steps.

"Senior Brother Mo!"

Mo Chengyue looked up.

Lin Wanqing changed into a light apricot dress today, with small silver bells adorning her hair, which jingled crisply as she ran, and her round almond-shaped eyes were filled with gossip.

Mo Chengyue said, "Junior Sister, that expression of yours is dangerous."

Lin Wanqing stopped in front of him and said in a low voice, "The competition is about to begin!"

Mo Chengyue said, "I heard the bell."

Lin Wanqing said, "Why aren't you excited at all?"

Mo Chengyue said, "I'm not signing up."

Lin Wanqing said, "But the Holy Son and Holy Daughter need to be re-selected."

Mo Chengyue said, "The selection is for the Holy Son and Holy Daughter, not for the guards of the Scripture Pavilion."

Lin Wanqing blinked.

Elder Chen said that today only the outer sect members will be on duty at the Scripture Pavilion, while the inner sect members will all go to the Sword Debate Platform to watch the ceremony.

Mo Chengyue said with deep sorrow, "Even the Scripture Pavilion won't take me in?"

Lin Wanqing said, "Elder Chen also said, especially you, that you are not allowed to use the excuse of organizing rare books to hide."

Mo Chengyue looked towards the direction of the Sutra Repository in the distance.

Elder Chen has a deep misunderstanding about me.

Lin Wanqing laughed and said, "Elder Chen said you didn't misunderstand; you have a criminal record."

Mo Chengyue said, "Junior Sister, you're laughing too happily."

Lin Wanqing said, "Of course I'm happy. I can watch a lot of geniuses fight today."

Mo Chengyue said, "What's so interesting about fighting?"

Lin Wanqing said, "Good-looking people are good-looking when they fight."

Mo Chengyue pondered for a moment.

That makes sense.

Lin Wanqing leaned closer and said mysteriously, "I heard that Tianqing Peak is determined to take back the position of Holy Son this time."

Mo Chengyue said, "It would be strange if they weren't worried after Ye Wushang just passed away."

Lin Wanqing asked, "Who do you think will step forward?"

Mo Chengyue said, "Whoever is pushed out first will not be the one who ultimately plays the game."

Lin Wanqing was taken aback.

"What do you mean?"

Mo Chengyue said, "In a competition like this, those who step forward early are responsible for establishing authority, while those who stay behind are responsible for reaping fame."

Lin Wanqing seemed to be deep in thought.

"Who will Senior Brother Mo be looking at?"

Mo Chengyue said, "Let's see who stays far away from me."

Lin Wanqing laughed out loud.

"You are still you after all."

Mo Chengyue said earnestly, "The most important thing in being a person is to be stable."

As soon as the two arrived at the martial arts arena, Xie Buci was already waiting there.

Today he wore a moon-white long robe, the collar still not quite proper, and he lightly waved a folding fan in his hand. When his peach blossom eyes swept over, it was as if even the morning mist had been lured away by him to drink.

Qin Wanzhuang stood beside him, her black outfit accentuating her sharp waistline, her long hair tied up high and hanging down her shoulders, the blood jade hair ornament gleaming with a warm red hue in the morning light.

Wenren Ji stood at the very edge, holding the ancient sword. His clothes were worn and faded from washing, but his expression was colder than the sword sheath.

Seeing the three of them, Mo Chengyue felt a little more at ease.

The Qingquan Peak survival team is complete.

Xie Buci asked, "Third brother, did you sleep well last night?"

Mo Chengyue said, "Thanks to my senior brother, I had enough of a fright before going to sleep, so I woke up very on time."

Qin Wanzhuang glanced at Xie Buci.

"Go bother him again?"

Xie Buci said, "Junior sister, you've been wronged. I was just reminding you about the competition."

Qin Wanzhuang said, "The way you remind people has always offended my eyes."

Xie Buci said, "Second Junior Sister, you have too much prejudice against me."

Wenrenji said in a low voice, "Not deep."

Xie Buci looked at him.

"Junior brother, you've learned how to finish off enemies too?"

Wenren Ji said, "It's true."

Mo Chengyue patted Wenren Ji on the shoulder.

"Keep."

Wenren Ji's ears turned red, and he took a half step to the side, holding his sword.

Qin Wanzhuang asked, "How shall we sit today?"

Mo Chengyue said, "To the rear."

Xie Buci raised an eyebrow.

"Why isn't it at the very front?"

Mo Chengyue said, "Those at the front are closer to the sect leader and are more likely to be questioned."

Qin Wanzhuang asked, "And at the very end?"

Mo Chengyue said, "Being at the very back makes you seem guilty."

Wenren Ji asked, "In the middle?"

Mo Chengyue said, "There are many middlemen, and the escape routes are poor."

Xie Buci smiled and asked, "What are the advantages of being on the back?"

Mo Chengyue said, "It will let the sect leader see that Qingquan Peak has arrived, and it will also let the other peaks see that we are not trying to steal the limelight."

Qin Wanzhuang nodded.

"It's acceptable."