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Chapter 278 - 215 Martial Arts Display

Chapter 278: Chapter 215 Martial Arts Display

"It’s really too much!"

Jing Shiyu hung up the phone and thought to herself, "The Emei Sect, Zhou Tian Sect, and Divine Dragon Gang are pressuring us together. When did they join forces? Or is it just a coincidence?"

"Or did they strike some agreement at the previous sect gathering?"

"Xingxiao must be condoning their actions behind the scenes, otherwise, it wouldn’t have escalated to this point."

Just as Jing Shiyu was contacting several staff members and officials from Xia Country to further understand the situation,

Lin Xing’s call came through.

"I don’t want to attend the conference for the next three days."

"Since it’s all about politics and economics, I wouldn’t understand much anyway."

"The martial arts exchange won’t start until three days later, right?"

"I’ve thought it over; I should focus on cultivating in these three days."

Jing Shiyu could sense a trace of urgency in Lin Xing’s words.

Ever since she first met Lin Xing, Jing Shiyu had always felt his urgency—

To alleviate the impact of excessive memories,

To enhance his power to combat Taiching,

To prepare for the second transmission to protect the present world.

All along, Jing Shiyu had watched Lin Xing keep himself busy ceaselessly until he began to uphold justice in the real world a little while ago.

However, since the battle at Bright Temple, Jing Shiyu once again sensed an increasing restlessness in him.

Jing Shiyu understood that Lin Xing wanted to pursue greater power, to control his own destiny.

She felt the same way.

Jing Shiyu nodded, "I understand. You focus on your cultivation; if anything important happens at the venue, I’ll make a note and tell you."

After hanging up the phone, Jing Shiyu started studying the documents at hand.

...

The next day.

The world’s attention was focused on the conference venue in New Ke City, White Eagle Country.

Yet, Bai Yiyi could only sit within the confines of the fixed gate point, watching the conference scene through a live broadcast.

Puppet Girl turned to Wei Zhi beside her and said, "I was supposed to be there too; probably would have been on TV by now, but Lin Xing dragged me here to cultivate."

Out of curiosity, Wei Zhi asked, "I heard from the grapevine that Lin Xing has been cultivating for a long time?"

Bai Yiyi said, "Both day and night, he is the most obsessed cultivator I’ve ever seen..."

...

At the conference venue.

Jing Shiyu sat at the resting area, rubbing the human skin mask on her face.

With so many forces from Mirror World present at the venue, Jing Shiyu had hidden her identity to prevent being recognized.

At the moment, she kept thinking about the various topics discussed at the recent meeting.

"The nine major sects, the Great Zhou Dynasty in the north, and the new southern government must have reached some agreement."

"But how did they manage that?"

"Does Xingxiao really have that kind of influence?"

Thinking of this, a hint of unease emerged in Jing Shiyu’s heart; she felt like Xia Country was a prey caught in a spider web, being targeted by many.

Just then, a man suddenly sat next to her, smiled, and said, "Miss Jing of the Xia Country delegation, right?"

Sensing his aggressive gaze, Jing Shiyu frowned and asked, "Are you from Mirror World?"

The man was dressed in the fine garments of Mirror World, with a sharp and predatory look in his eyes.

He chuckled upon hearing the question, "I am Fan Mingxiu, the Secretary of the President’s Office of the new government in the southern Mirror World."

"Miss Jing looks somewhat familiar."

"Have we met somewhere before?"

Jing Shiyu could clearly feel the undisguised malice in Fan Mingxiu’s eyes, a malice she had encountered far too often since her childhood.

Therefore, Jing Shiyu stood up and said indifferently, "If the new government has any matters to discuss, they should directly speak with the head of the Xia Country delegation. I am only responsible for recording the meeting, not for negotiating any matters..."

Right then, Jing Shiyu’s eyes suddenly moved, and without finishing her sentence, she rushed out as if chasing after someone.

Watching Jing Shiyu’s departing figure, Fan Mingxiu’s gaze wandered continuously over her silhouette, a smile unwittingly appearing at the corner of his mouth.

At that moment, Xia Jianlong, who had approached stealthily, reminded, "Mr. Fan, this place is not under the new government’s jurisdiction."

Fan Mingxiu responded with a slight smile, "This woman is from Mirror World."

Xia Jianlong started, asking, "Are you sure?"

Instead of answering the question, Fan Mingxiu lamented, "Ah, at the previous gathering, that crazy Sword Maiden chopped off three of my Corpse Princesses. That was a huge loss, and Xingxiao promised to compensate me for it."

"This woman’s talents seem quite good."

Meanwhile, after running for a while, Jing Shiyu stopped and took out her phone to make a call: "Hello, Master Bai? Where are you?"

"Oh, you’re watching the live broadcast?"

"Mm... it’s nothing."

Jing Shiyu hung up the phone, thinking to herself, "Did my Heavenly Eye just see wrongly?"

She had just vaguely sensed a presence very similar to that of the Puppet Girl.

Her first reaction was that Master Bai had secretly infiltrated the venue.

However, Jing Shiyu soon realized that was not the case.

The phone call also confirmed her thoughts.

"If it wasn’t Master Bai, could it be another puppet?"

At that moment, a female voice behind her asked, "You are from the Xia Country delegation, right?"

Jing Shiyu turned to face the Sword Maiden standing behind her and took a couple of steps back, asking, "What do you need?"

The Sword Maiden’s eyes were filled with intense fighting spirit as she looked at Jing Shiyu and asked, "Where is Lin Xing from your delegation? Where is he?"

Jing Shiyu thought to herself, "Does this crazy woman want to cause trouble for Lin Xing?"

Jing Shiyu stated honestly, "Lin Xing is not here."

The Sword Maiden’s expression turned cold as she declared sternly, "He didn’t come? How could he not come?"

Jing Shiyu explained, "He has other important matters and will not attend the meetings for the first three days."

The Sword Maiden pressed further, "But will he come for the combat demonstration three days from now?"

After seeing Jing Shiyu nod, the Sword Maiden finally relaxed and then laughed, "Worthy of being the man who defeated me, not even showing up for today’s worthless meeting."

"Damn it, I didn’t want to come either."

"Wanting not to come and not coming—that’s what true strength is about."

"Why should I let these trivial matters disturb my heart of a true warrior?"

As the Sword Maiden spoke, she walked away and in the next moment, she blasted a huge hole with a boom and leaped out of the venue.

Watching the scene, Jing Shiyu shook her head helplessly, "What has this person been doing these days, becoming even crazier than before?"

After glancing a few times at the chaos caused by the Sword Maiden, Jing Shiyu found a seat and began organizing information.

For the next three days, she consistently came to the venue to gather intelligence and observe the changing situation.

Until, three days later, under the leadership of Xingxiao, the interdimensional martial demonstrations officially began.