However, was he so confident his opponent wouldn't pull off a comeback on him?
Without waiting for the alloted time to end, he already turned in his answers to the teacher.
Sigh...
It's still the same old words. This disciple of his was good in every way, except for a personality that's too rushed and too arrogant, considering everyone to be beneath him.
Yet it's also because Murong Chang Feng handed in his answers early that the audience became impatient, their voices loud boisterous.
"Lord Murong has won for sure, ha ha ha! Even until now, that girl haven't even moved her writing brush!"
People finally noticed that Helian Wei Wei, standing by the side, indeed haven't even moved her writing brush. Her fingers have only been agilely turning those armament components this way and that. Her thin lips almost seemed to be smiling, but also don't know what she's thinking.
The judges knitted their brows and gently reminded her. "There's not much time left in this duel, hopefully, the competitor can move a bit faster. When time's up and the plans haven't been submitted, we'll be forced to eliminate the competitor."
She's probably getting anxious now.
Wei Wei eventually picked up her writing brush, however, her long, shapely eyebrows knitted into a lump. That appearance appeared as if she felt this topic was too difficult.
Standing in the not so distant place to watch, Huan Ming Xiang let out a very, very long sigh. "This kind of them is really too difficult as far as a newbie to armaments is concerned."
"Elder Guan also feel that this duel is Superior Compound's win?" The human figure laughed lightly. "I reckon that this time, the Superior Compound will truly display their strength. However, the Inferior Compound's people are also not bad, to be able to compete with the Superior Compound to this degree. Losing one duel also isn't so humiliating."
"There's a fifth of the time left." The master who's judging watched the incense almost burn out, perspired cold sweat for Wei Wei's sake.
As he watched Wei Wei's appearance, almost as if she's struggling with her writing brush.
The people in the audience already grinned. "What was I saying, she's going to be humiliated for sure."
"Someone who fawned on others in order to climb up then came to participate in an armaments competition, was a joke to begin with."
"Sister Jiao Er, you should stop her."
Helian Jiao Er gently and tenderly smiled. "How can I stop her. Older Sister usually likes this kind of situation."
What she implied was that Wei Wei liked to be in the spotlight.
Those spectating young girls naturally also deciphered her meaning. One after another, they picked up their fans and covered the mockery on the corners of their mouths.
Little Seventh Prince adorably turned towards the southeast corner to take a glance and discovered that his Third Brother's pair of eyes was hidden more deeply than at any other time.
Could it be that there's a hidden move?
He seemed to have noticed the little person's gaze.
Baili Jia Jue slowly looked up.
Little Seventh Prince's entire body stiffened and his body immediately sat up straight, his round cute eyes very seriously fixed on the stage.
Hoo...why did he feel that the girl's expression was particularly similar to the principal's expression when he gave him more homework to do.
He also hated to write!
Especially when he had to write large paragraphs!
Merely thinking about it was enough for him to be terrified!
Could it be that the young girl also didn't like writing that her speed was so slow?
Little Seventh Prince's fiercely knitted the little brows on his bald head. Once the competition's over, he's going to properly get to know this young girl.
After all, to be able to find someone whose handwriting was worse than his at the academy simply was too difficult!
(Helian Wei Wei: ...wanting to get to know her because of this kind of reason, she'll surely have a hard time feeling happy about it, you know!)
The last bit of incense fell on the ground.
Bang!
When the incense was just about to extinguish, Wei Wei finally put down her brush.
Murong Chang Feng coldly glanced at her. "Luck's not bad." He thought that she'd certainly get eliminated from the competition and didn't expect that she was able to make it in time.
However, even if this was so, she could only be a joke.
How much she was worth, was something he knew better than anyone else.
At Armament City last time, she was just a cat that ran blindly into a dead mouse.
This time, merely watching her write was enough to gather how difficult things were for her.
It's even possible that the answers she'd submitted were all randomly put together.
Ah, a person like her, was indeed only suitable for pairing with that destitute and pedantic young guy.
It's just that...Murong Chang Feng looked at the side of that face beneath the sunshine which looked like it stood in the light, his pair of hands clenched and he couldn't keep himself from saying. "Helian Wei Wei, I'll give you one last chance, if you turn back, I can consider our old affections, and allow you to lose less miserably."
"Ha ha ha, girl, what am I hearing. This guy surprisingly used this kind of method to have you turn around." Yuan Ming's voice sounded from the Celestial Boundary Space, an evil light in his eyes. "How about it, do you want to become a noble's wife that thousands focuses their attention on?"
Wei Wei indifferently retracted her gaze, and redirected it at Murong Chang Feng's body. Her softly smiling countenance seemed to be be a response to Yuan Ming's question, and also seemed to be speaking to Murong Chang Feng. "This simply is the best joke that I've heard, yet."
Murong Chang Feng's back abruptly stiffened, his handsome face also seemed gloomy for that split second.
The two people's voices were very soft, other people didn't know what they were saying at all and only saw them standing side by side. That kind of position actually somewhat hinted at some unclear attachments.
"That can't be, this girl still can't forget Lord Murong even now? There's only a short waiting period, yet she's rushing to talk to him. Truly, she's really opening our eyes." A young girl who'd always liked Murong Chang Feng very much coldly laughed, each word, each sentence clearly meant to look down upon Wei Wei.
People sitting by her side were also from the Superior Compound. They laughed lightheartedly. "I reckon she thinks she'll lose for sure, so she's looking to Lord Murong for comfort."
"The young lord, won't comfort a good-for-nothing." The young girl blew on her red nails. "What's clear is that she's come to make herself a fool. When they announce the answers in a moment, we can watch her get humiliated!"
Hearing those comments, Nangong Lie pretended to sigh a long sigh as he leaned backwards and faced up, his two hands placed behind his head, his wicked thin lips intentionally or otherwise, spoke as he glanced at Baili Jia Jue. "Sigh, unforgettable old flames, old flames unforgettable, ahh. It seems that I'll need to prepare to go onstage. Romance indeed can make a woman thoroughly lose her judgment, so much so she's unable to differentiate between friends and foes. The captain clearly planned to throw the duel, Ah Jue, what do you say?"
Baili Jia Jue was somewhat absent-minded. As he turned his body slightly, a strange light streaked across the depths of his pupils, got caught in his rumination. Suddenly, his hands crossed and propped up his chin as the corners of his mouth slowly outlined an ice-cold smile. "I say, it's best you shut up."
After saying that, he stood up.
"Ah Jue, where are you going!" Nangong Lie became excited. Was he looking for a duel, because of fighting over a woman, and what not!
Baili Jia Jue glanced back, immediately draped on his long jacket. As before one could only sense his tall and straight back, and his strong, well-built musculature, that unadulterated and cold ancient aura, determined to sever all relations, was expressed on his body in a saturated fashion. Indeed, his gracefulness had been accumulated for years, as he slowly curved up his thin lips. His eyes focused on Wei Wei's body radiated a demonically cold light...
Baili Jia Jue looked down, his loose black hair draped down, preventing people from seeing his expression. "Go make a birdcage."
"When did you become interested in raising birds?" A baffled Nangong Lie lifted his brows.
Baili Jia Jue's voice was neither fast nor slow. "Not birds. Human."
Having heard that, Nangong Lie's scalp numbed. No, it can't be what he's thinking!
Ah Jue's flown into a rage out of humiliation, and planned to lock up that oldest daughter of the Helian family like a pet!
"Listen to me, I was joking just now." Nangong Lie immediately held onto Baili Jia Jue's arm. His entire body wished he could wind around him, in order to hold him up. "The captain absolutely wouldn't go soft on him. Are you forgetting that she actually loves money the most. Murong Chang Feng, that guy, who knows what place he's at."
Baili Jia Jue thoughtfully glanced at him. Just when Nangong Lie almost could no longer stand the gaze fixed on him.
Baili Jia Jue finally sat back down, a cold light in his eyes. "You're right."
"Huh?" Nangong Lie swallowed his saliva. Actually, he'd forgotten what he said just now.
Baili Jia Jue extended his hand and was going to turn the pinkie ring on his finger, but discovered that there was a plain white strip of cloth wrapped there instead. His dark eyes became deeper. "She certainly loves money the most. Don't know how far down the list other people are."
Including him...
During the time Nangong Lie and Baili Jia Jue were speaking, onstage, Master Tu Lao already started to read Murong Chang Feng's answers.
It was written quite well. Each answer was explained clearly and could be graded as excellent. Other masters also felt this way. One after another, they nodded their heads.
When it was time to read Wei Wei's answers, one of the masters was disinclined to read it.
The outcome of the competition was already obvious, what difference would it make to read her answers?
Yet suddenly!
When Master Tu Lao actually took hold of that rolled up piece of paper, his fingers immediately trembled. "So it's like this. It turned out that tungsten can be used in this way, to change the armament's form...how did I not think of this before!"
If, as they say, this piece of paper was blindly written, then he wouldn't have been so excited. However, the logic and line of thinking was clearly analyzed and each component was assigned its appropriate place by her.
It's as if all of these components were originally part of an armament, after they were dismantled, they were again reassembled. In addition, each design was more breathtaking than the previous one.
What's most unfathomable was that her writing surprisingly filled up the entire page of paper, with no less than eight designs!
Even he could only think of seven designs at most!
This, this girl unexpectedly!
What was even more astonishing was that she surprisingly even wrote at the end: There are other armament designs, however, this writing brush was too difficult to write with. I propose that in the future, the masters can change this into an oral competition. Thank you.
There were other designs? ? ! !
How's that possible? !
The person sitting next to Master Tu Lao also became shocked!
They looked at each other in dismay. The light in their eyes was shivering.
"Helian Wei Wei..." Master Tu Lao murmured this name, his fingers gripped in excitement. "This person is certainly a genius! I want to go down there, go see what this girl really looks like!"
The other master's left hand was extended and held Master Tu Lao to keep him down. "Don't, Tu Lao, you should wait a moment. We're in the middle of a competition, after all, and must follow the rules. Moreover, she's Grandmaster Zi Zun's disciple. Maybe she got lucky and was taught these answers prior to the competition, so she merely recited each word from memory, that's all."
Tu Lao stiffened slightly. "Maybe that's true, I reckon that guy, Zi Zun, could be used as a cover. However, to be able to recall and recognize so many components so well, within White Academy, we won't be able to find a second person like her! That girl absolutely is not the good-for-nothing that others say she is!"
"I know that." That master nodded his head, and gently stroked his beard. "What I'm saying is that this part of the duel is very clearly is her win. However, her strength is only this much after all. We still need to see her put the knowledge to practical use. That's the second part, assembly and installation."
"Ha ha, this proposal of yours is good." Tu Lao sat down again, but his eyes were no longer as calm as before.
Everyone was puzzled as they watched those two master laughing, and creased their brows in confusion.
"Must be that the answers provided by Oldest Sister made people not sure whether they should laugh or cry. That's why the masters were so moved." Helian Jiao Er spoke as she sighed in a rather vexed manner.
Having heard that, the young girls in the audience also laughed, one after another. "What do you guys think. What kind of answers can she possibly write? Could the designs be the ones that I don't know how to design, ha ha ha ha."
Facing the sneers rising from beneath the stage, Wei Wei didn't open her mouth to say anything at all, and only rotated the writing brush in her hand. Even the way she stood was as if she was languidly taking a stroll in a garden. If it's necessary to use something to describe her, then she's precisely like an afternoon sunshine, an enchanting scenery, in addition to a cup of the highest grade earl tea, when rotated in the hand, it's very ordinary. Only when one truly drank it into one's mouth, did it become clear what it meant to be refined.
Helian Wei Wei, she's that kind of person.
Possessing a kind of casualness, as if all of those things before her eyes were only a game.
Speaking of which, from her point of view, it's truly that way.
Assembling components was something she's done all of her life.
The K7 weapons in modern times were much more complicated than these armaments. Weapons' parts, from her point of view, posed no difficulty.
What's more, after arriving at Dragon War Empire, she depended on the assembly of armaments to become rich. Even though she might not necessarily be able to compare with other master in other ways. However, their store's most distinguishing feature was that they catered to both common martial artists and armaments researchers. In other words, no matter what category of armament components, poor, or good, she's worked with them all.
Moreover, from her point of view, there might not be such a clear distinction between poor and good components.
As long as a suitable use could be found for a component, it could produce a previously unimagined power....
Master Bai didn't know at all what Wei Wei was thinking, and even thought she was left speechless. Facing Tusu Feng, who's sitting not far from him, he said with a look of much regret. "What did I say before. I've suggested that Principal change your candidate. It seems the second duel no longer needs to continue. It's predestined to be a knockout competition."
Tusu Feng didn't respond, and only turned his head to say to Nangong Lie. "You should get ready."
Hearing that, people from the Inferior Compound lowered their head. Even the principal also spoke this way. It seems it's hopeless.
"Lord Murong, I knew the result was going to be this way!" The young girls from the Superior Compound turned towards Murong Chang Feng and smiled sweetly. "You're Dragon War Empire's most outstanding genius! It doesn't make any sense that you wouldn't win!"
Murong Chang Feng knew who that young girl was. That's why he returned her smile gently. After all, it's beneficial to him. "The results haven't been announced. Let's wait a bit." Even though he said this, Murong Chang Feng's appearance actually was one which was determined to win!
"OK." The young girl was pleased with herself as she glanced at Wei Wei.
Wei Wei didn't even try to throw her off.
That young girl clenched her teeth. Wait until the results were announced, she'd properly ridicule her then!
Finally, Master Tu Lao stood up from his judges seat. His gaze encircled the audience below, his voice unhurried. "The winner of the first portion of the armaments competition is..."
Murong Chang Feng raised his chin, the side of his face lengthened to a degree that appeared incomparably haughty, as if he anticipated his own win. He already took a step forward and was going to receive everyone's worship.
But didn't expect that Master Tu Tian would control his voice and loudly read "Helian Wei Wei", that name!
Clang!
The thing within the human figure's hand dropped.
Even Huan Ming Xiang didn't foresee that this would be the outcome. He stood fixed at his spot, and simply didn't have time to react.
Murong Chang Feng's smiling expression, during that split second, clearly solidified at its original position. He opened his eyes wide in amazement as the step he was taking also immediately froze in its original position. His fingers slightly trembled as he turned his head and glanced at Wei Wei, blood thoroughly drained from his face!
How's this possible!
How could he lose to a girl that's got nothing going for her!
Everyone was stunned by this outcome as they opened their mouths and forgot to close them. Right now, the stage's so quiet it seemed that one could hear a pin drop.
Couldn't, it couldn't be...
The person who won was that good-for-nothing?
The girl that was sneering just now and Helian Jiao Er's expression simultaneously started cracking. The words they originally wanted to speak in ridicule now was completely choked back into their throats. Their cheeks were both green and white, not very spirited in color.
While everyone was shocked dumb, a black and white robed Wei Wei slowly walked up towards the front.
Her expression didn't change at all. That smile that wasn't a smile was still on her little face as before, yet for a split second people thought they were seeing things.
Her clothing was very simple, without any accessories, the long sleeves floated in the air, black hair flew upwards. Surprisingly, within the contrasting black and white, the aura of a peerless talent began to emerge.
The audience blanked out as they watched this scene, what insanity was this?
A good-for-nothing unexpectedly defeated Lord Murong!
When did this girl become so awesome?
Wasn't she ignorant of everything?
Murong Chang Feng basically couldn't accept this result. He, the heir of the magnificent Murong Prince's Mansion actually lost to a good-for-nothing who previously hadn't attended any armaments class nor touched any armaments before? !
Murong Chang Feng fiercely suppressed the undulating discomfort in his chest and turned his head towards the not so distant judges seats to say. "Masters, I drew up three designs, one more than what you've requested. I really don't understand how I lost."
Master Tu Tian could hear the discontent in the way Murong Chang Feng spoke, as he faintly creased his white eyebrows, shortly after which he sighed. This disciple of his was still too arrogant. "You've indeed drawn up three plans, that's true, and they're designed quite well."
That master sitting next to Tu Tian knew that it was uncomfortable for Tu Tian to speak, so he straightforwardly responded to Murong Chang Feng's inquiry, with a smile in his voice. "Lord Murong, sigh, you've already done a great job, however, your opponent has drawn up more than twice your number of designs." His implication was, just what is there to complain about.
Murong Chang Feng's face trembled and seemed to be full of disbelief. "Twice as many designs as mine? Impossible, that's absolutely impossible! Those components that master provided can only be used to make five different armament designs at most, seven or eight designs are basically impossible!"
Hearing Murong Chang Feng say that it's impossible, the light in Helian Jiao Er's eyes changed, as she bit her red lips and said. "Master, is there maybe a problem, even if someone is Grandmaster Zi Zun's disciple, they still can't change that much, right?"
"Are you saying that I'm shielding Helian Wei Wei?" That master's complexion darkened, and spoke in an agitated manner. "Since you feel that as a judge, I'm not impartial, how about you be the judge."
Hearing that, Helian Jiao Er's face erupted with embarrassment. "I definitely am not saying that master's being partial, I only wonder if someone may have played a trick..." Otherwise, how could that slut win!
"That's enough!" At this moment, the one who hadn't spoken, Master Tu Tian, coldly opened his mouth. "I didn't want to speak, because I didn't want to embarrass the Superior Compound too much, this result was based on my judgment, if Miss Helian still objects, then probably even I should be disqualified as a judge." After saying this, he turned and glanced at Master Bai, his voice replete with annoyance. "So these are the students that Master Bai has always been proud of. They've really expanded my horizons. Hehe, if the Superior Compound's students are all like this, then I'll propose to the principal that we'd better get rid of the Superior Compound as soon as possible!"
Master Bai became rigid and seemed as if he wished he could dig a hole in the ground and crawl into it.
Tusu Feng gently smiled and didn't respond at all.
This Master Tu Tian was truly angry now!
Not only Helian Jiao Er, after everyone from the Superior Compound heard these words, they all felt as if they'd been slapped on the face.
Everyone who originally had doubts, in this moment also didn't dare to have suspicions.
Master Tu Tian was Lord Murong's master, yet even he claimed that there's no problem whatsoever with the competition.
Then the person who won was really Helian Wei Wei!
Tu Tian also didn't care about everybody's response as he handed the rolled up fine paper to the teacher by his side. "Have him take a look at it himself."
The teacher bowed his head and passed Wei Wei's designs over to Murong Chang Feng's hand.
Murong Chang Feng saw each distinct train of thought, each simplified analysis, every single word to the point and relevant to the answer. The pupils of his eyes repeatedly constricted and dilated.
He'd never thought that those components could be used in these ways.
What the sixth armament referred to, in particular, wasn't something that he, or maybe even his master could have known. The little component that they deemed to be of the least value, could actually have such a big effect!
"She, she really drew up these seven or eight designs?"
At a distant place, the human figure's voice shivered. "Elder Huan, why didn't you tell me earlier that you were acquainted with an armaments genius!"
Huan Ming Xiang opened his eyes wide. "What would you have me say, I didn't know at all that this girl knew armaments. I only knew that her ability martial qi was similarly incredible! In regards to other things, I also only discovered it today!" He was also very depressed, OK? ! He and that girl's been together for tens of days now, yet he's surprisingly still unclear about what's going on with that girl!
"My god, what kind of freaks have the Inferior Compound admitted this year!" The human figure called them freaks, but his eyes actually were shining with the light of seeing rare treasures!
Huan Ming Xiang rubbed his chin, murmuring to himself. "No wonder! Tusu Feng, that despicable fellow, suddenly wanted to head the Inferior Compound himself. Since the icey youngster is that person, then the student next to him who chose divination as his specialty...who can he be?"
"Elder Huan, what're you saying? Who's who?" The human figure's was only thinking of Wei Wei. Right now, he only wished that after this,he could see what she looked like when she personally assembled armaments.
Huan Ming Xiang curved his lips and smiled, deep in thought. "Nothing. I was saying that you're right, this year, the Inferior Compound totally collected a bunch of freaks."
And Murong Chang Feng standing on the stage, as he heard the drawn breaths by his ears, his body stiffened.
He...truly lost?
He lost to the girl who he disdained the most?
Murong Chang Feng gripped the fine writing paper. After he again looked towards Wei Wei, he stared blankly in a way he's never done before...
This kind of blank stare, made that girl who adored him hate it so much her tightly clenched fists turned white as her red fingernails dug into the palm of her hands. She turned and glanced at Helian Wei Wei, holding in her disdain with great effort. "Only drew up a few more designs, that's all. If I was Grandmaster Zi Zun's disciple, maybe I could've also written so many plans. Who doesn't know how to regurgitate, whether she wins or not still depends on practical assembly."
Even though what the young girl said was right, however, the students sitting at the Inferior Compound also very much wanted to tell her: Helian Wei Wei, that girl, had never memorized any books. When she attended classes, besides sleeping, she just sprawled on the desktop. The teachers had been so angry, they didn't even count on her being awake anymore!
"Who doesn't know how to regurgitate? She makes it sound so simple. If she's so confident why doesn't she go up see what happens when she competes with the chief. I guarantee that she won't even be able to recognize all of those components." Those people from the Good Compound, solemnly already genuinely accepted Wei Wei as their chief, not only because of this duel. In the previous duel, when the Good Compound battled the Inferior Compound, they were already scared stiff by Wei Wei's speed that was so fast it was impossible to describe. What's more, only geniuses who'd worked with armaments before knew, to be able to remember so many parts within such a short amount of time, and even immediately figure out how they should be used, really wasn't as simple a matter as it sounded.
From their point of view, those geniuses from the Superior Compound couldn't even compare to them.
At least when they lost, they admitted defeat.
These people from the Superior Compound only knew how to find excuses for themselves this whole time.
In a moment, when the chief truly moved her hands, they'll learn to behave!
This was the first time people from the Good Compound glared at her like that. Without mentioning her family background, she'd still been a member of the Superior Compound ever since she entered the academy. When had she ever not been the object of people's envy. Yet now, how did these people from the Good Compound have the gall and dare to speak out against her!
"Then let's see what happens when it comes to armaments assembly." Just at this indignant time when daggers were somewhat drawn, a faint laugh transmitted from the center of the stage.
Wei Wei half curved her lips into a smile that's not a smile, since that smiling expression didn't reach her eyes at all. She slowly walked over, appearing more dashing and languid than most girls.
After that, she turned to the side as her fingers moved. A 'click' could be heard, like something was unfastened from her right wrist, after which she casually threw them to the side. Her posture was very relaxed, within her gracefulness, there was an indescribable demonic charm.
Just like an assessment someone made of her in modern times, Helian Wei Wei was absolutely an ace among aces. She possessed a beauty that others were envious of. She could be warm like the transparent sunshine, yet could be elegant like a queen from the paintings.
Everyone stared blankly as they watched in astonishment as she casually threw the weights bands to the side. Everyone actually forcibly inhaled.
She'd always been wearing the weights bands? !
Didn't they say that only students from the Superior Compound wouldn't be excessively restricted by the weights bands when moving their hands.
If their cultivation hadn't reached a certain level, it would basically be impossible to withstand the pressure produced by the weights bands, wasn't that true?
Yet this girl had always been wearing them, from the Good Compound to the Superior Compound!
Moreover, unlike Murong Chang Feng, she'd appeared onstage in every match!
How'd she accomplish this!
Even the competitor from the Fine Compound found this to be inconceivable, and finally couldn't help but turn his head and faced Hei Ze. "I was in fact truly defeated. She wiped the floor with me. At that time, I shouldn't have been complaining."
"It's fine, my friend, losing to her is nothing to be ashamed of." Hei Ze's fist struck that person's shoulder as he silently thought to himself,
Wait until after you find out your idol, Tiny Pond Under Heaven's boss, is her, you won't be able to show your face...
How could that girl know of these things. As she watched Wei Wei's nonchalant appearance, she only became increasingly agitated. Her pair of hands clenched and wished she could charge onstage herself and tear Wei Wei to shreds!
Watching her, Helian Jiao Er leaned over by her ear and said something.
That girl's eyes flashed and lifted her chin. "Since the Eldest Miss Helian is so confident, how about making all of those armaments you've designed. That'll also let us see if you're truly capable, or if you've only memorized the materials Grandmaster Zi Zun gave you. Only being able to cram study simply doesn't prove anything else."
Heh, not much time had been allotted for the duel, even if this slut could assemble armaments, during the remaining half incense's time, she still wouldn't be able to make seven or eight armaments.
Moreover, she even had to use these same components. Besides the fact that these metal parts were certainly not that great in quality, some were even simply unusable.
She really wanted to see how this slut will manage!
"Having me make all of them is also possible." Wei Wei smiled as her eyes searched for Tusu Feng beneath the stage, "however, based on the rules of the competition, I'm simply not required to make so many armaments. Now that someone from the Superior Compound has raised an additional request, then shouldn't the award money be doubled."
The young girl coldly sneered. "Award money? Shouldn't you win before speaking about that."
"I've never done anything without compensation." Wei Wei curved her thin lips, her expression in the next second became incomparably serious and fierce. "Otherwise, why the hell should I listen to your demand. Did you truly think that the world owes you, to let you act so willfully?"
The young girl was stopped up by Wei Wei's words as her whole body shivered and she rigidly clenched her hands. "Helian Wei Wei, don't you only want money? As long as you really can make all of these armaments, I'll pay!'
"Fine." Wei Wei decided with on word, smiling. "Then let's settle on this."
Nangong Lie watched this scene and breathed a very long sigh. "Captain Wei Wei must've done it on purpose, Ah Jue, no wonder she's to become your red phoenix. Her level of two-facedness is practically at your level already. Defeating someone, yet even having them pay for it. Sinister, too sinister!"
Baili Jia Jue didn't speak as his lender and long legs pulled up slightly. The left hand wrapped in a strip of white cloth indolently propped up his chin, his pupil as pitch black as the night beautifully pondered something inexplicable.
Nangong Lie sniggered as he knew the more black-hearted a person was, the more they could arouse Ah Jue's interest.
It would seen that their captain Helian, would not be able to escape her bad luck of being locked up in a birdcage by someone in the future. There's nothing she can do about it, Ah Jue just loved evil in that way!
In the past, that flock of ministers were even guessing what kind of girl Third Prince, who never approached girls, would prefer.
In the end, they determined that their target was someone like Helian Jiao Er, an appearance of innocence and purity, gentle and tender, a precious jade untouched by dust and winds.
At that time, he wanted to tell them, this guy, Ah Jue's taste was so much more piquant than what they imagined, alright? !
It's just that this guy was afflicted with mysophobia, so he couldn't stand being touched any woman.
If Ah Jue truly wanted to pick one, he reckoned that Ah Jue would prefer the type that extended her claws towards him...
It wasn't because this kind of girl was special at all, rather, this guy just liked to snap off a prey's claws!
Nangong Lie also wondered. In the future, what's Ah Jue going to do when he truly did that?
He reckoned there'll only be two kinds of scenarios, one was that he'd reject her for being dirty, and kick her out half way through.
The second scenario was that he'd find it pleasing to get rid of her claws, whether he actually did it was inconsequential.
Thinking of this Nangong Lie felt that captain Helian's future prospects was truly incomparably bleak...
The three masters who sat at the judges seat were worried for Helian Wei Wei's sake, after all, there were so many designs that even they couldn't finish assembling them all within a half incense time, not to mention Wei Wei, who hadn't even obtained any armament master's certification.
They'd been feeling that Wei Wei had been more or less bullied in this duel.
If Zi Zun came back and knew that they treated his disciple like this, he'd definitely flip out on the spot!
Tu Tian and Yun Xiu glanced at each other, after which Master Yun Xiu stepped forward to persuade Wei Wei. "Lass, just like you've said, the academy competition's rules certainly doesn't require you to make so many armaments. You can completely ignore the things that other people say."
"Thank you, Master." Wei Wei knew that these elders were truly concerned about her. The smiling expression on her face became a bit more sincere. "However, this student has already decided to accept Mis Mu's proposal."
Having heard her refer to herself as a student, his previous impression of her changed and sighed deeply. "It's still Zi Zun, that guy, who has good eyes." To have accepted such a sensible disciple. They're the ones who previously placed too much value on idle chatter, aye! Thinking up to this point, he laughed lightly, then added, "Lass, do your best, I believe that you'll succeed."
As a master from the armaments assembly, Master Yun was someone linked to Young Master Wu Shuang in numerous ways, yet he surprisingly spoke to Wei Wei in this way.
This made that young girl with the last name Mu even more envious, as she coldly glared at Wei Wei. In fact, she wanted to see how this slut's going to assemble this huge heap of useless components. She's just a dead duck who refused to admit her mistake, that's all. Unfortunately, there's still people who surprisingly believed in her!
Master Tu Tian stroked his shining white long beard, his voice neither anxious nor bland. "Chang Feng, since Miss Helian agreed, then you should also make all of your armaments according to the designs you've previously drawn up." Otherwise, this duel would be too unfair.
He certainly didn't say that last sentence out loud, firstly, because he really didn't want to see his own beloved disciple lose too much face. Secondly, since Wei Wei herself had already agreed, he also could say anything more.
Maybe, he also wanted to know if these designs that Wei Wei had created would be effective, or not, when all was said and done.
As fellow armaments experts, he also was very much aware that sometimes, what we conceptualize was one thing, yet actually being able to assemble the components when they're finally in our hands was another thing.
The time given to the two of them wasn't much. Both had half an incense stick's time, but Murong Chang Feng only needed to make three armaments, whereas Wei Wei needed to make at least seven.
Yet people from the Superior Compound still didn't feel that they're taking advantage of her as they continued to mock and ridicule her. "Do you guys feel that this good-for-nothing can take these components and put them together?"
"She's just talking big. If she said she could put one together, I'd believe it, but making seven, and within such a short time. She didn't need to brag so outrageously."
"She merely succeeded in writing some stuff and already don't know how high the heavens is or how profound the earth is. Indeed is a country bumpkin from the Inferior Compound, haven't even seen a market, same as that mother of hers..."
The student from the Superior Compound haven't finished her sentence when see saw a shadow come before her.
Wei Wei lowered her eyes to look at her, and unprecedented ice-coldness escaped through the corners of her eyes. "I've changed my decision. I don't want the money anymore, only require that this girl." Her finger pointed at that girl who mentioned her mother, the corners of her mouth carried a blood-thirsty smile. "I want her to slap herself ten times."
That girl suddenly stood up. "Helian Wei Wei, who do you think you are! You're only a good-for-nothing trash, this is White Academy, forget bringing that rampant, spoiled behavior from the capital into this place!"
Wei Wei curved her lips into a smile and suddenly leaned over to grab the young girl's collar and pull her up, anger could be heard in her voice. "Hm? I'm precisely that unbridled and spoiled, otherwise you guys can also withdraw that proposal, and compete per the original rules." Having said that, she glanced towards Master Bai. "It's just that, when the moment comes, the Superior Compound will certainly lose miserably. If you don't believe it, just wait and see."
Master Bai clenched both hands. As the head of the Superior Compound, he was under even more pressure than the students.
For so many years now, the Superior Compound had always completely triumphed over all of the other compounds.
Don't mention the Dragon War Empire, even within the entire Divine Continent, the academy was acknowledged as a significant player.
Yet this Superior Compound, unexpectedly will lose its winning streak under him.
He simply couldn't imagine if the Superior Compound truly lost this interacademy competition, how he could continue to sit in this position that he'd just been promoted to.
The Superior Compound must win!
No matter what price they had to pay!
Not merely Master White, even the other students from the Superior Compound also thought this way.
That's why when Wei Wei said what she did, they all uniformly turned to look at that young girl.
Ah, so these are the so-called top-rated students, in the face of victory or defeat, they revealed their own unprecedented selfishness, only for the sake of winning! !
It's precisely because Wei Wei understood this group of people's character well, that she changed her response at the last moment.
Because the words that young girl just spoke already crossed her bottom line!
Her bottom line was very simple, she was indifferent to people looking down on her, but if they humiliated her family, she wouldn't mind making clear to these people how ruthless her methods could be!
That young girl looked at those eyes which seemed to have frozen over, and subconsciously cringed her shoulders. How did this girl suddenly become someone who's so difficult to deal with, how detestable!
She originally wanted to taunt her using a few words and didn't expect to be forced by this girl to the degree where she could neither advance nor retreat.
If she refused Wei Wei's proposal and the Superior Compound actually lost, she'd become the main culprit.
She really didn't want to be alienated by her fellow students. She's watched how people from her compound alienated others. Basically, they viewed the other's existence as being insignificant. They wouldn't be like other shrews and grabbed the hairs of the ones who displeased them. They'd only indifferently walk away when you try to chat or gossip with them. It could be said that after they saw you, they'd turn down their thin lips.
She absolutely, absolutely didn't want to receive that kind of treatment!
The young girl ground her teeth. "It's but a few slaps on the face, if you really win, I'll follow till the end."
This good-for-nothing was merely bluffing, she didn't believe that within such a short time, she could make seven armaments, unless she grew three heads and six arms!