Chapter 81: The third round of the competition begins!
After hastily washing her arms, Yuehai climbed out of the bath, enduring immense temptation. She quickly found her clothes and put them on. Having learned from past experiences, Yuehai now chose clothes that were easy to remove, basically allowing herself to alleviate any physical reactions with just a few movements.
“However, on second thought, who on earth set up such a large bath here? While I’m extremely grateful to that person, I almost bled to death because of it.” Yuehai muttered to herself. It’s nice to feast one’s eyes, but looking too much indeed made one itch even more. Yet, you can’t touch it. Is there anything more tragic than this?
No, no, thinking like this, in the future, one might tirelessly use this body for peeping, and then what’s the difference between oneself and a pervert?
Yuehai solemnly declares that she is just a bit lecherous but by no means a pervert.
Obviously, Yuehai is unaware that by admitting this, she is not far from being a pervert.
Dang dang, suddenly a crisp metal clashing sound comes from nearby. Yuehai looks towards the sound, and a delicate and exquisite bracelet is gradually rolling over.
“What is this…” Yuehai crouches down to pick up the bracelet. Suddenly, a strange scene flashes through her mind. With a start, Yuehai realizes that when she comes back to her senses, a green-haired girl has already appeared in front of her.
“Sorry, miss, this is my bracelet. Could you please return it to me?”
“….Of course.” Yuehai, somewhat absent-minded, handed the bracelet to the other person. However, her mind kept recalling the fleeting image from just now, both familiar and unfamiliar.
“Thank you.” The green-haired girl slightly lifted her skirt in a standard gesture of courtesy. Yuehai naturally returned the gesture and then asked.
“What kind of bracelet is this?”
“Take a look.” The girl smiled faintly and slowly put the bracelet on her wrist.
“Take a look…” Yuehai furrowed her brow tightly, another name that was both familiar and unfamiliar.
“Can you tell me your name?”
“Me?”
“Yes.”
“I am Lajess T. Jallinia.”
“Lajess …”
“So, can I leave now?”
“Oh, sorry for bothering you. Please, go ahead.”
“No problem, I’ll probably bother you all later,” Lajess smiled faintly, bowed again, and slowly walked out of the dressing room under Yuehai’s gaze.
“Lajess …” Yuehai muttered to herself, but she still couldn’t recall who this name belonged to. It felt very familiar, probably a name she had heard recently. Unfortunately, Yuehai had never been particularly interested in things outside of herself, so many names would slip her mind in the next moment.
Dong, dong, dong~
A crisp sound emanated from the magical stones installed in various corners. It was the alarm signaling the end of the break. All relevant personnel immediately and orderly exited the rest building. Originally bustling with two thousand people, now only two hundred remained. Although the atmosphere was still tense and serious, it was noticeably quieter.
On this side of the stage, Laogeri had just finished narrating the chaos in the imperial capital and slowly departed amid applause.
Following closely, the male and female hosts strode up. Among them, the male host, Charles, spoke first.
“Lord Laogeri’s narration was truly splendid and vivid, as if one were there oneself, making it difficult to extricate oneself for a moment. I, listening on the side, was completely enraptured, only regretting not being born a few hundred years earlier, unable to witness those grand epic chapters, the heroic valor of those heroic figures. It’s lamentable…”
“Charles, what illness have you caught this time?” the female host, Siva, sneered, even taking two steps back.
Charles awkwardly coughed and glared at Siva, saying,
“Don’t you know that phrases with four characters are idioms? I’m teaching you how to effectively use elegant language to elevate your cultivation.”
“Well… Charles, is that also an idiom, you fool?”
“Um…”
Hahaha, the audience burst into laughter immediately. One by one, they tried to mock Charles using four-character idioms, which made Charles even more embarrassed. He coughed harshly and then continued.
“Don’t laugh, we bid farewell to Lord Laogeri, and now we welcome the third round of the competition. What they need is applause. Come on, tell me, where is the applause?”
The applause from the audience resounds, and naturally, they are generous with their applause. Amidst the applause, one hundred mages and one hundred warriors gradually step forward. In the cheers, Charles, using a louder voice amplified by a magical stone, begins to speak.
“So, next, let me explain the rules of the third round of the competition, the rules for the duel!”
