Chapter 169: Towards Wei Wei, His Highness
Translator: Misty Cloud Editor: Misty Cloud
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. action
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...
Chapter 170: Wei Wei Counterattacks
Translator: Misty Cloud Editor: Misty Cloud
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. action
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!
Chapter 171: Wei Wei Shocked People!
Translator: Misty Cloud Editor: Misty Cloud
She's not the only one who didn't believe it, even Murong Chang Feng's attitude was one which doubted all of this.
However, Helian Wei Wei didn't cower at all after she heard her say this.
She straightforwardly loosened her collar and spoke with a faintly smiling expression. "Since we've agreed on the conditions, then let's start."
Having said this, she then bound her long hair and picked up the armament components before her eyes. Actually, her current expression was especially conscientious. Her pair of pupils as dark as the night were as calm as the sea, as if only she stood here. A slight smile could bring a cool breeze.
Things have already progressed to this stage, so the teacher declared loudly. "The second part of the armament's duel starts now, will the three judges light the incense!"
Bang!
Once the sounds of his words dropped, Helian Wei Wei immediately moved her hands.
Her speed was so fast that everybody didn't have a chance to react!
So much so that even their eyes didn't have a chance to look at the movements on this side!
Yet Wei Wei already started, this was still the first time that she personally assembled armaments in front all of the students.
The side of her face, her thick eyelashes hung down slightly, those slender white fingers didn't seem like they were assembling armaments, and instead seemed like a musician strumming the lute. Each of those fingers were used fully by her at a suitable position, pretty and agile as they changed direction. The components in her hands also followed her movements, and flowed fluently like a calligraphy painting.
Besides 'clang clang' sounds, everybody basically watched, but couldn't tell how her fingers moved.
The only thing they could feel was that this was a dazzlingly beautiful image!
Those natural movements like moving clouds and flowing water, wasn't anxious nor impatient, as if those armaments components were merely toys picked up by her in passing.
"One!" action
While Murong Chang Feng had just started to assemble.
Wei Wei had already used her first set of plans to finish her first armament.
Her thin lips indifferently curved upwards. Her appearance, contrasted with the full body white robe, actually made people unable to take their eyes off her.
"Bang!"
The second armament! The palm of Wei Wei's hand turned over and a silver whip was shaped.
Murong Chang Feng was located closest to Wei Wei, and also knew the most about those armaments which originally should've been scattered. How in her hands, they became an armament.
His eyes couldn't stop themselves from constricting and dilating, while the components in his hands crashed and everything fell upon the ground!
If one was to say that when Baili Jia Jue triumphed over his opponent, the area was dead silent.
Then right now, these people were unable to take their eyes off of her, along with those rhythmic noises, they couldn't help but swallow their saliva.
Wasn't this too quick?
How could she be so fast!
Only Master Tu Tian, even as he felt she was breathtaking, he still showed a tinge of regret.
This Helian Wei Wei was indeed fast, however, she's still not as fast as that girl he'd seen previously at Phoenix Tower.
He thought someone who could draw up so many designs would be even more outstanding that that girl, but apparently, she's not at that level...
Bang!
The third armament!
Logically speaking, when assembling armaments, the more towards the end, the more difficult it became. After all, the designs also followed this order of simple to complicated.
However, this point seemed to be nonexistent where Wei Wei was concerned.
On the contrary, her eyes shined brighter and brighter like water, as resplendent as the stars!
As Murong Chang Feng studied his opponent's refined facial features, his heart surprisingly seemed as if it was stirred fiercely by something, both aching and numbing.
"Lord!" Seeing this scene the girl offstage stiffly bit her thin lips. "Hurry and pick up your things!"
Lord Murong had never used this kind of gaze to look at any other person. It's the expression of being captivated by another person. Damn it, she deserved to die!
Murong Chang Feng's senses finally returned to him as he stooped to pick up those components and quickly finished the first armament. However, no matter what, he had no way of maintaining his focus.
Everyone was stunned.
Bang!
The fourth armament!
Wei Wei casually rubbed her neck.
Loud voices.
The crowd broke into an uproar!
"The fourth one, she really already finished four of them!"
"That can't be, Lord Murong only just finished one!"
"How's the time? What's most important is the time!"
In a flash, everybody's gaze moved to rest on the incense which will soon go out. A never before present intense nervousness engulfed their entire bodies!
There's only a little bit of the incense left!
The young girl clenched her fists tightly, as her eyes fixedly stared at the incense stick in the distance, with the kind of expression that wished the wind could blow stronger and quickly put out the incense!
Sitting by her side, Helian Jiao Er extended her left hand and placed it on the back of her hand, maliciousness seeping from the sound of her voice. "Don't worry, that girl won't be able to win. She's only finished four armaments and already used about four fifths of the time. She simply won't be able to finish the remaining three!"
Just as Helian Jiao Er was saying this, a 'bang' was heard!
The fifth armament was single-handedly placed by Wei Wei on the tabletop, as her eyes looked up, apparently also looking at the length of the incense.
"There are still two left! Only two left, and she'll win!"
"There's not enough time, look at that incense!"
People in the world knew that Young Master Wu Shuang was someone who made armaments at high speeds. No matter how capable this Helian Wei Wei was, she couldn't possibly be faster than Young Master Wu Shuang, right?
What's more, there's not enough time left. If she forced these components to come together, and didn't follow the designs she'd previously created, then she'd also lose!
But what everyone didn't anticipate was that, in the next second, Wei Wei actually raised her hand, and removed something from her wrist?
It's the weights band they'd seen previously!
The heck, what kind of joke was this!
How many weights bands was she actually wearing!
Bang!
Someone finally noticed that Wei Wei changed hands. "Look, she started to rely on her left-hand, her right hand's now assisting! Her speed seems to be twice as fast as before!"
"Don't tell me...she basically wasn't going all out previously? This, isn't this too terrifying!"
It was indeed terrifying. As a master at White Academy, Yun Xiu couldn't be sure if even he could accomplish this level. Even if the armament assembly was only at a junior level, and didn't require any difficult back and forth fiddling, however, even for him, four would be the limit. In the past, he'd always thought that Murong Chang Feng was a genius. Besides Young Master Wu Shuang from the Armaments Assembly, no one else's achievements in armaments could surpass his. After all, at such a very young age, there were not many in the younger generation who could keep up with him.
Yet, from what he's seen of today's duel, watching Wei Wei's assembly techniques, he actually experienced what it was meant by a genius among geniuses!
How could there be such an awesome girl, and this girl surprisingly even had always been considered by them to be a good-for-nothing trash!
"The seventh, she's making the seventh armament!"
Indescribably, the entire arena became a world of stillness. After Wei Wei displayed the sixth armament, everyone couldn't help but hold their breaths.
Master Bai also couldn't sit still anymore and suddenly stood up from his wood chair as his eyes turned to take a look at the incense stick, the corners of his mouth curved up to smile. "She can't win, because there's already no more ti..."
Master Bai hadn't finished saying that word, when he heard a clear 'bang' sound, resounding through the entire arena, as if it's echoing, for a very long time without subsiding!