After traveling through the book, I conquered the male protagonist Long Aotian!

Lu Xingchen felt that since He Lanzhi was stronger than himself, he would have a greater chance of getting a good ranking in the sword-fighting competition.

Even if he doesn't consider himself a member of Cangjian Peak, even as a sword cultivator, even for his own honor, he should go.

Not only will you receive rewards if you rank high, but you will also get a chance to visit unexplored secret areas.

It would have been fine if He Lanzhi had told me this long ago, but she told me this news less than half a month before it was about to start.

I have already registered him not long ago, and once you register for the sword-fighting competition, you cannot go back on your word. If the elder presiding over the competition announces that "He Lanzhi from Cang Jian Peak will face disciple XXX," and He Lanzhi is nowhere to be seen at the sword-fighting venue, other sword practitioners will think that Cang Jian Peak is afraid to take the field or does not respect the competition, and will then criticize Cang Jian Peak.

Sure enough, that stinky fox was always mean and always liked to laugh at other people's jokes.

"My father died suddenly. If I hadn't rushed over in time, my mother would have been killed by the fox demon who coveted the position of clan leader. In order to protect my mother, I had to go back, so I'm sorry."

Unexpectedly, He Lanzhi did not tease Lu Xingchen anymore, nor did she give him a random excuse, but explained it carefully.

Lu Xingchen was also a little surprised, but when he heard He Lanzhi's sincere eyes, and even though he always talked nonsense before, he had never made a joke about his parents, so he temporarily defined it as true.

If Lu Xingchen put himself in her shoes, if he knew that his mother was in danger, he would also rush over and give up the sword-fighting competition. He had no reason or logic to blame or disagree.

"Then go ahead. I'll take care of it if anything goes wrong."

"Thank you."

He Lanzhi looked at Lu Xingchen deeply, but there was no teasing or disdain in her eyes as before. Lu Xingchen vaguely felt that there seemed to be something different about He Lanzhi compared to usual, but he couldn't find it for a while and just thought he was overthinking it.

Looking at He Lanzhi's departing back, Lu Xingchen knew that for the honor of Cangjian Peak and to ensure that the monthly spirit stones would not be reduced by half, he could only rely on himself to get a good ranking in the Sword Contest.

Seeing Lu Xingchen's eyes full of fighting spirit again, Gu Qingze, who was standing beside him, patted him on the shoulder.

"Junior Brother Gu, what can I do for you?"

"Um... Senior Brother, can I take a day off? I have something to do tomorrow."

Although he knew that he would only have one morning to train after Senior Brother Helan left, Gu Qingze still wanted to take the whole day just in case. After all, he didn't know how long it would take to do that.

When Chu Lingxiao heard his words, he tilted his head in confusion. Except for the time when he was practicing, he was basically with Qingze every day. How could he not know that Qingze had something to do?

"Junior Brother Gu, you should take a break for half a month starting from today. Just treat it as a relaxation before the conference. This is all I can teach you. As for other things, since our swordsmanship is different, I can't teach you anything. You can only rely on your own exploration."

Lu Xingchen thought for a while and spoke slowly.

In fact, he had finished teaching everything he could a few days ago, and these few days had been mainly consolidation and review. However, when he heard Junior Brother Chu say that he needed a rest and adjustment, he realized that Junior Brother Gu hadn't rested for a long time, so it was a good opportunity to give Junior Brother a complete vacation and have a good rest.

Gu Qingze was confused. He just wanted to take a day off, so why didn't he have to train for half a month before the conference? Although he didn't understand, Gu Qingze still thanked Senior Brother Lu for taking care of him these days, and then left with Chu Lingxiao.