Chapter 64: Great Hero Yun, Great Hero Lian

Consequently, the event could only be pushed back by two days. The final round would take place the day after tomorrow, and once it concluded, Su Fu’s husband would be officially decided.

Many people turned their gazes toward Yun Huizhou. A martial arts marriage competition was ultimately a test of martial prowess, and among everyone present, not a single person possessed higher cultivation than him.

Sensing the crowd’s gaze, Lian Li was speechless for a moment.

Yun Huizhou hadn’t intended to participate in the competition at all, yet because of Shuangrengang’s sudden appearance, he had been forced to “compete.” Furthermore, he had very clearly suppressed everyone else by a wide margin.

Among those participants, the one with the highest martial arts was Young Hero Zheng, who was only at the peak of the Second-class level. However, considering his talent and age, entering the First-class rank was only a matter of time.

But the strength Yun Huizhou had displayed was a genuine, top-tier First-class level, only a single step away from being Super First-class.

Lian Li opened his mouth, wanting to say that Yun Huizhou wasn’t participating in the competition. However, he felt this was Yun Huizhou’s own business; if a refusal was to be made, it should come from Yun Huizhou himself rather than his own mouth.

Yun Huizhou also sensed what they were thinking. He opened his mouth, just about to speak, but Su Jun spoke up first.

Lian Li was startled, fearing that Su Jun might directly claim Yun Huizhou as the winner. If Yun Huizhou denied it then, it would be embarrassing for everyone.

However, if Su Jun really did try to claim him, Lian Li felt there would be no need to give the Su family any face, as Yun Huizhou’s previous attitude had been very clear.

Fortunately, Su Jun was a very sensible person. He cupped his hands toward Yun Huizhou and Lian Li, saying, “I originally invited the two of you to be guests at my Su Mansion and to oversee this martial arts marriage competition. I did not expect such an incident to occur. Su Jun hereby thanks you both for your assistance.”

His words were tactful, but most of the people present understood the underlying meaning.

Lian Li and Yun Huizhou were guests invited by the Su family to help out; they were not here to participate in the marriage competition.

This statement both gave face to the other swordsmen present and elevated Yun Huizhou and Lian Li’s status, all while preserving the Su Mansion’s dignity.

Otherwise, they couldn’t very well say that the Su Mansion wanted to marry Su Fu to Yun Huizhou, but Yun Huizhou had no intention of marrying her.

Where would that leave the dignity of the group of swordsmen who had been fighting tooth and nail to marry Su Fu?

After hearing Su Jun’s words, Lian Li nodded inwardly. Su Jun had high emotional intelligence and knew how to speak; he was much more reliable than Master Su.

Moreover, it was far more appropriate for him to speak than for Yun Huizhou to do so.

Sure enough, after Su Jun spoke, the strange atmosphere on the field was finally broken.

By this time, it was getting late, and the crowd dispersed.

When Lian Li and Yun Huizhou reached the gates of the Su Mansion, Lian Li suddenly remembered that Master Su and Madam Su hadn’t been seen since they hid in the house at the start of the attack.

He asked Yun Huizhou, “Did you see Master Su and Madam Su?”

Yun Huizhou replied, “Su Jun arranged for people to escort them back long ago.”

Having said that, he reached out and draped an arm over Lian Li’s shoulder, leading him into the Su Mansion.

The two had no particular intention of visiting Master Su or Madam Su and went straight back to the small courtyard where they were staying.

When the servants in the courtyard saw the two of them return, they hurried forward to inquire, “Great Heroes, would you like to have dinner?”

Hearing the servant call him and Yun Huizhou “Great Heroes,” Lian Li felt a sudden surge of joy. He cleared his throat and gave a composed “Mhm.”

Seeing him like this, Yun Huizhou found it amusing. Once the Su family servant left, he leaned close to the ear of the light-footed Lian Li and whispered with a smile, “Great Hero Lian, you seem to be in a very good mood.”

Knowing his little thoughts had been seen through, Lian Li wasn’t shy. He turned his head toward Yun Huizhou while saying, “Great Hero Yun, aren’t you happy to have claimed a bounty today?”

The two were standing too close, and because he turned his head so suddenly, their lips almost met.

Fortunately, Yun Huizhou retreated quickly and Lian Li jerked his head away just as fast, preventing it from happening.

However, due to this little interlude, the distance between them widened slightly.

The Su Mansion servants soon brought the food, and the two ate at the small table in Yun Huizhou’s room.

Recalling what happened earlier at the competition grounds, Lian Li asked Yun Huizhou, “That Shuangrengang(Double-Bladed Steel) has been wanted by the Martial Arts Alliance for years. How did he manage to gather so many people around him? Their martial arts didn’t look weak either. Could they have been evading the Martial Arts Alliance?”

Yun Huizhou replied, “He likely was evading the Martial Arts Alliance. It’s just unknown which region he fled to that lacks the Alliance’s supervision.”

As he spoke, he glanced at Lian Li, who was still frowning in thought, and said, “In any case, the Martial Arts Alliance will worry about this matter.”

Lian Li looked at Yun Huizhou, feeling that he probably knew something or had some guesses, but simply didn’t want to tell him right now.

It was likely something that would be useless for him to know given his current level of martial arts.

He nodded, pretending to agree with Yun Huizhou not to think about it, but planned to use his imagination to ponder it once he returned to his room.

Thinking of this, he sighed inwardly again. Why hadn’t he finished reading that book?

Up until now, he still didn’t know if this marriage competition had anything to do with Yun Huizhou’s inability to advance his martial arts further. It didn’t seem to pose much difficulty for Yun Huizhou.

Although Shuangrengang seemed to be locked in a fierce struggle with Yun Huizhou, Yun Huizhou had killed him quite cleanly and hadn’t sustained any injuries.

He didn’t look like someone who could be easily targeted by underhanded schemes.

As for the food in the Su Mansion, aside from the feast Master Su hosted for them on the day they arrived, he had tested every meal before eating. There were no problems.

Thinking it over now, he couldn’t find any possibility of a hidden attack.

But was it possible that because he, this little butterfly, had appeared, the plot had been “butterflied” away?

Or perhaps, they had already passed the danger safely? After all, since arriving in Fengyi City, he had been very attentive to matters concerning the two of them.

As he thought about this, his eating speed slowed down, until he was snapped back to reality by a flick to the forehead from Yun Huizhou.

Yun Huizhou looked at him and said, “You should be glad we are at the Su Mansion today. If we were on Drunken Dream Island or out in the wild, with the way you’re eating, I would have finished before you were even a third full. Then I’d make you clear the table and wash the dishes.”

Lian Li rubbed his forehead and talked back, “On Drunken Dream Island, there are servants to wash the dishes. We usually just tidy the table a bit after eating; when have we ever washed dishes?”

Yun Huizhou said, “On Drunken Dream Island, everything goes by my word. If you eat like this next time, I’ll take note of it, and once we return to Drunken Dream Island, I’ll make you wash the dishes.”

Lian Li: “Hmph!”

After finishing the meal, Lian Li stood up and went straight back to his own room. Just as he was about to change out of the women’s clothing, he suddenly realized something.

Shuangrengang had been missing for so many years; his sudden appearance this time couldn’t possibly have been caused by the flapping wings of a little butterfly like him who had only been here for a year.

Therefore, this must be a plot point that was destined to happen in this book.