After Qin Ziyan appeared, she had focused her attention on Ye Liuyun and Mo Tianheng. However, one of them merely shot a glance at her, while the other did not even look at her and was only cultivating with his eyes closed.
She even began to doubt her charm. Was her appearance not attractive enough?
But she soon recovered. After all, she was the host of the contest and still had to preside over it.
She said loudly, "Thank you all for coming to Fengyang City's martial arts competition this year. On behalf of the Governor, I welcome everyone here.
Since almost everyone is here, let's start directly!
It's still the same as the previous years. The first round is to show the cultivation methods. Which talented youth is willing to show us some of the techniques?"
A few young men jumped onto the arena and demonstrated the skills they had learned.
To put it bluntly, the first round was a warm-up session. Those who demonstrated were either a disciple from a foreign place or a small clan. They wanted to gain the attention of the main clans through their displays. Of course, it would be even better if a pretty girl like Qin Ziyan could like them.
And the people of the three families clearly would not show up at this moment.
It was not until two people had displayed their techniques that Ye Qingyun brought Ye Xingyu to the Governor's manor.
Ye Qingyun held an invitation card and a token from the Sky Fortune Mansion. Thus, the people of the Governor naturally would not stop them. However, after they entered, they did not sit together with the Ye Family. Qin Ziyan could not help but feel curious.
Nevertheless, she did not know the reason so she could not arrange it. She could only let them sit wherever they wanted.
Ye Qingyun had imagined that as soon as he came in, he would get the attention of tens of thousands of people, and the Governor would even stop to greet him.
Unexpectedly, no one paid attention to him.
Moreover, many well-informed people were pointing at Ye Xingyu. Obviously, they were talking about Ye Xingyu's divorce.
This made Ye Xingyu lose the courage to even raise her head.
"Did you really divorce Ye Xingyu?" Liang Xue also asked Ye Liuyun for confirmation.
"Yes!" Ye Liuyun replied simply. He did not even spare the two of them a glance.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk! You're really willing to part with such a delicate little girl!" Liang Xue said in a somewhat gloating manner.
Ye Liuyun smiled. "Yes! She's acting coquettishly to everyone, except me!"
His words made Liang Xue and the disciples of the Ye Family laugh. They all looked at Ye Xingyu.
Anyone with sharp eyes could tell that Ye Liuyun must have said something to make the Ye family look at Ye Xingyu with that kind of gaze.
Seeing this, Ye Xingyu felt even more ashamed to stay, but she could not leave now.
Thus, she pulled Ye Qingyun's sleeve, hoping for him to stand up for her.
As for Ye Qingyun, he was not paying attention to Ye Xingyu at all. He looked at Liang Xue and then at Qin Ziyan alternatively.
Liang Xue's temperament was several levels higher than Ye Xingyu's.
As for Qin Ziyan, she appeared to be even more magnanimous than Ye Xingyu.
In addition, people around were pointing at Ye Xingyu. At this moment, he actually wanted to keep a distance from Ye Xingyu.
So he swung his sleeves and shook off Ye Xingyu's hand.
Ye Xingyu felt aggrieved, but she did not dare to lose her temper. If she could not even rely on Ye Qingyun, she would be put in an even worse situation. Thus, she could only endure it and blame all her humiliation on Ye Liuyun.
At this time, the demonstration in the arena was also coming to an end. Some young people who liked to fight were already ready to move.
Qin Ziyan seized the opportunity and said to everyone. "I'm afraid that many people have already wanted to fight! In that case, the martial arts competition for this year shall officially begin. Which youngster wants to step onto the stage to fight?"
As soon as she finished her words, one of her pursuers flew into the ring.
"I'll go first! I'm willing to give Miss Ziyan the chance to win the first battle!"
Qin Ziyan merely smiled and nodded, not saying anything.
The one on the stage was only at the Seventh Level of the physical refining phase. His realm was not as high as hers. Furthermore, he was not a disciple of any great noble families, so she did not care about his challenge.
"Where did this arrogant tramp come from? How dare you call Ziyan by her name!"
As soon as he finished speaking, another pursuer of Qin Ziyan also stepped onto the arena.
They did not agree with each other and soon fought with each other.
A disciple from the Ye family who had participated in the martial arts competition the year before said, "In the previous years' competitions, the Sixth Level of the physical refining phase went up first. This year, the first who went up was at the Seventh Level of the physical refining phase. It seems that his overall strength this year is higher than the previous years!"
"Correct!" Ye Liuyun nodded and said, "The scarred man behind Qin Ziyu is at the Second Level of the Genuine Condensation Phase. I wonder if he'll come onto the stage later."
"I didn't expect the Mo family and the Qin family to have hidden experts! Liuyun, can you handle them?" Ye Tianci asked.
"Pretty much! I won't know until I try it," Ye Liuyun said.
"Alright! Mingzhen and I will test their strengths for you later!" Ye Tianci knew that he could not defeat them, but a fighting desire surged from his body.
Even if he knew he would be defeated, he would still fight! Ye Liuyun liked this characteristic of Ye Tianci.
As the competition went on, casualties happened occasionally. Disciples of the Ye family also went onto the arena one after another. Every one of them had either won or lost, but none of them lost their lives.
At this moment, Mo Tianli started to challenge Qin Ziyan.
Mo Tianlan and Ye Tianci were almost on par. They were a little stronger than Qin Ziyan and Ye Mingzhen.
He took the initiative to challenge Qin Ziyan, who was one of the Governor's people. Apparently, the family had instructed him to deal with the people from the Governor's manor first.
Ye Tianci's main target was also Qin Ziyan.
However, Qin Ziyan smiled and said, "Tianli, you had looked too highly on me. How could I possibly be a match for you! My cousin Qin Xiong, who is a guest of our Qin family, is a good match for you. Let him accompany you to your heart's content!"
Mo Tianli also knew that he was no match for the scarred man. But he had the same idea as Ye Tianci. He wanted to test the scarred man's strength.
At this time, one person from the Mo family took the lead to enter the ring. "If you want to fight with my cousin, you have to show your ability. You will need to defeat me first."
This person's intention was obvious. He wanted Mo Tianli to preserve his strength. If Mo Tianli was injured, no one from the Mo family would be able to compete with someone on the same level as Ye Tianci and Qin Ziyan.
The scarred man sneered and jumped onto the stage. "You asked for it, don't blame me!"
As he said, a bright light flashed on the stage, and one of the arms of the Mo family disciples flew out of the air.
"Hiss!" Everyone under the stage gasped.
"What fast skills!"
"The Qin Family has found a powerful backup!"
Most people had not seen how the knife on Qin Xiong's back moved, let alone seeing how he attacked.
Ye Liuyun's Phantom Eyes were able to observe everything clearly.
Qin Xiong has used the Battling Blade Technique, but the speed of his strike was faster than his, mainly because his realm was higher.
However, Ye Liuyun was confident that he could dodge his attack.
His Divine Soul was originally strong and his senses were keen. With the aid of the Phantom Eyes, he was able to clearly see the trajectory of the blade.
And this person's strike was only fast, without any artistic conception.
Under the stage, Ye Qingyun smiled and was secretly delighted.
"Fortunately, I didn't agree to fight. Otherwise, I'd be making a fool of myself! Facing such a strong enemy, I'd like to see how Ye Liuyun deals with him!"
The Mo family went up to the platform and helped the disciple up to his feet to heal himself.
Mo Tianli could not help but want to step onto the stage, but someone pressed down on his shoulder.
"You're no match for him. Let me do it!"
It was Mo Tianheng.
With a flash, Mo Tianheng entered the arena.