Purple Mist Dao Master
Chapter 271 - 219 Yan Old Dog! We Trusted You Wrongly!_2

Chapter 271: Chapter 219 Yan Old Dog! We Trusted You Wrongly!_2

As expected, this took another four hours.

"Standing on stage for four hours isn’t too tiring, but it’s rare to get targeted guidance and instruction from Yan Chuan," Yang Wei thought he understood the Zhou Family Sisters: "They’re just injured, not dead. Of course, they are willing to listen closely to Yan Chuan’s swordsmanship explanation."

Four hours!

Let’s wait and see!

After Yang Wei and Chu Yan came off the stage, they also listened attentively, then waited for Zhou Jiao and Zhou Hui to concede.

Time flew by.

As the time limit for the match approached, a loud shout echoed in the arena—

"I concede!"

That’s right—

"Hmm?"

Yang Wei and Chu Yan’s eyes widened simultaneously; this wasn’t right! They realized the voice conceding wasn’t female, wasn’t from the Zhou Family Sisters, but was male, it was—

"Yan Chuan?!"

...

"We’ve been tricked!"

Chu Yan slapped his thigh, "Yan Chuan is in cahoots with the Zhou Family Sisters!"

Yang Wei also realized: "Yan Chuan wants to help the Zhou Sisters secure the last qualifying spot in Group A!"

Both were furious!

Yan Chuan had just taken four hours from them, and now, turned around and betrayed them.

What a bastard!

But saying this now was pointless; figuring out just how injured Zhou Jiao and Zhou Hui were, and how much strength they had left was the priority.

But there was no time—

"Stop worrying about it for now."

"Next, we must win the match against Chen Qiang’s team, or else it’s all meaningless!"

Chu Yan and Yang Wei, pushed to the edge by Yan Chuan’s move, had no way out!

...

"I thought Palace Master Yan was a Martial Arts Fool; surprisingly, he’s also a charming rogue, willing to do such a cunning deed just to win a smile from a beauty!"

"I, Old Niu, am impressed!"

In the third match of Group A, Yan Chuan Team versus Chen Qiang Team, as soon as Niu Gu stepped onto the stage, he sarcastically mocked Yan Chuan, absolutely furious that what seemed like a sure qualifying spot had gotten precarious due to Yan Chuan’s interference. How could Niu Gu not hate it?

Chen Qiang also didn’t understand: "Why is Palace Master Yan so kind to the Zhou Family Sisters?"

Why?

In fact, this question had been asked by Wang Zhengyi as well, and Yan Chuan didn’t answer directly, but he had his reasons.

His ’kindness’ to the Zhou Family Sisters could be split into two aspects or phases.

Firstly, it was about healing and saving lives.

For one, Yan Chuan acted out of humanitarian concern, caring for martial arts prodigies, unable to stand seeing the Zhou Sisters, such martial arts geniuses, become ordinary people.

Secondly, it was for the "Derivation Skill" and "One Yang Finger." The injuries of Zhou Yan and Zhou Hao, with their shattered meridians, could conveniently serve as ’experiments’ to aid Yan Chuan in his research and development, confirming "One Yang Finger."

Thirdly, it was out of cherishing and recruiting talent. Yan Chuan had ’Purple Mist Palace’ and "Mutual Teaching and Learning," naturally hoping more Heavenly Prides like the Zhou Family Sisters would gather around him to practice the Martial Arts he taught and progress together with him. Such ’directional cultivation’ of ’martial arts geniuses’ could provide Yan Chuan with constant feedback, enabling his faster growth.

The Hundred Flower Palace was established on this concept.

So, whether it was the Zhou Family Sisters being injured or other Martial Arts Geniuses being injured, as long as their characters were compatible, Yan Chuan would intervene.

This included the plan he and Wang Zhengyi deliberated on to reorganize a ’Galaxy Battleship’ to compete in Cang Mountain after the Jian Province Competition, tailoring a few Martial Arts styles for them. This was to gather martial arts geniuses around him, maximizing the utility of "Mutual Teaching and Learning."

All these plans!

All for cultivation!

To be able to help some people while accommodating one’s cultivation, that would naturally be better.

Based on these three points, Yan Chuan was willing to invest effort and energy into researching "One Yang Finger" to heal the Zhou Family Sisters.

As for today’s ’fake match’ to help the Zhou Family Sisters qualify, it wasn’t just out of pure goodwill—

Yan Chuan promised to heal the Zhou Family Sisters.

The Zhou Family Sisters also vowed to follow Yan Chuan.

That made them family.

Since they were family and it happened to be such a special situation in Group A, and the Zhou Sisters had the opportunity to qualify, Yan Chuan naturally had to do his utmost to assist them.

It’s understandable!

After all, the rewards for making the Top Eight of the ’Jian Province Competition’ or the qualification for the ’Cang Mountain Sword Discussion’ were definite benefits.

Yan Chuan had no reason not to strive for ’his own people.’"

Of course, all he could do was give them two points and temporarily teach some swordsmanship.

Ultimately, whether they qualified depended on the comprehension of Zhou Jiao and Zhou Hui.

...

"We concede!"

Chen Qiang and Niu Gu vented to Yan Chuan, and as soon as the match officially began, they conceded right away, not giving Yan Chuan a chance to stop and stall for time.

Want another four hours on the stage to give a martial arts lecture?

No way!

Not letting you!

Can’t beat you!

Then make you sick!

...

Jian Province Competition.

Group A round-robin.

The first match, Yan Chuan Team VS Tu Tiannan Team, Yan Chuan wins!

The second match, Yan Chuan Team VS Zhou Family Sisters, Zhou Family Sisters win!

The third match, Yan Chuan Team VS Chen Qiang Team, Yan Chuan wins!

The fourth match, Tu Tiannan Team VS Chen Qiang Team—

...

"Chu Yan and Yang Wei were defeated by Chen Qiang and Niu Gu."

"Tu Tiannan’s team lost both matches and is already out of contention for qualifying, so for the fifth match, you don’t have to clash hard with them."

As the fourth match concluded, Tu Tiannan’s team was eliminated, and the second qualifying spot for Group A would be decided between Chen Qiang’s team and the Zhou Family Sisters’ team.

"You two can only handle one more fight today."

"Even if you beat Tu Tiannan’s team, you would still have to compete with Chen Qiang’s team and at least draw to qualify."

"In that case, it would be better to go straight for the match with Chen Qiang’s team, winner takes all!"

Yan Chuan suggested: "Give up the fifth match, focus on the sixth!"

"That’s what we were thinking too."

Zhou Jiao nodded.

Zhou Hui sighed: "We didn’t expect that in the fourth round, which we had no hope for, we now just need to win one more match to qualify securely."

In their current state, having a fair chance to qualify was truly remarkable.

And all of this was thanks to Yan Chuan!

"Palace Master Yan!"

"Wait for our good news!"

Zhou Jiao and Zhou Hui supported each other, carrying their swords, and stepped onto the stage.

The fifth match!

Zhou Jiao, Zhou Hui VS Chu Yan, Yang Wei!

"We concede!"

Zhou Jiao immediately conceded, not giving the two a chance to cause trouble or vent.

Immediately after.

The sixth match!

Zhou Jiao, Zhou Hui VS Chen Qiang’s Team!

The match began!

...

Liyang Academy.

Fu Yunzhan and Liu Qifeng stood alongside each other; neither were authentic Liyang disciples. They had joined Liyang Academy as temporary external support for this ’Jian Province Competition.’

Fu Yunzhan’s swordsmanship was strange and unpredictable!

Liu Qifeng was full of tangled love and hate!

Both were strong, along with ’Innate Master’ Yan Chuan and ’Unrivaled Divine Power’ Wang Zhengyi, they were known as the ’Jian Province Four Masters.’

Others thought they must be incompatible like water and fire.

But in reality, Fu Yunzhan and Liu Qifeng got along quite well.

At this moment.

On the stage.

Zhou Jiao and Zhou Hui were about to face off against Chen Qiang and Niu Gu.

Fu Yunzhan glanced at the stage, then looked at Liu Qifeng: "Brother Liu, you were there last night. How are Zhou Jiao and Zhou Hui’s injuries?"

He had heard that the five sisters were dead or crippled, all useless, with no fighting strength.

How were they on stage again, ready to fight?

Fu Yunzhan was puzzled.

"Zhou Jiao has internal injuries, her right arm and hand are wounded, unable to wield a sword."

"Zhou Hui can’t use her inner strength."

Liu Qifeng responded to Fu Yunzhan while pondering: "In such a state, how can Yan Chuan let them fight against Chen Qiang and Niu Gu?"

Certainly, Chen Qiang and Niu Gu weren’t as strong as the Zhou Sisters at their peak, but circumstances had changed, and Zhou Jiao and Zhou Hui each had injuries, unable to even exert two or three-tenths of their strength.

How could they fight like this?

"Yan Chuan, quick-witted and talented, might have a different training method." Fu Yunzhan recalled Yan Chuan’s sword lecture earlier. Many sword techniques were profound and hard to decipher, even he couldn’t fully grasp them at once. There was too much obscurity, and perhaps, the key to Zhou Sisters’ victory was hidden in there.

Unfortunately.

Fu Yunzhan couldn’t figure it out: "Probably, only when they exhibit them can I verify."

But in the arena, after the match started, neither Zhou Jiao nor Zhou Hui or Chen Qiang and Niu Gu moved. They all stood still, waiting for the other to make a move.

"Since Zhou Jiao and Zhou Hui are injured, they don’t want to act rashly and wish to wear out the opponent, which makes sense."

"But Chen Qiang and Niu Gu are being overly cautious."

Liu Qifeng shook his head.

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