Chapter 179 Willing

"Huh?"

Qi Manyao was even more confused. Her already somewhat simple-minded little head seemed unable to quickly process the series of rapid questions asked by the beautiful young woman before her.

The Kui Lian Sect Master sighed. How could she not see that this silly girl had long been in love with Wan Lei? She asked these questions on purpose, just to see how far she and Wan Lei had progressed.

But Qi Manyao said they were just friends.

Yes, there was no confession, no engagement, not even the most basic kisses or hugs. They couldn't even be considered nominal Dao companions.

What else could they be but friends?

Actually, she had already guessed it when she saw the Qingxin Jade on Qi Manyao.

Back then, when she was just a small cultivator, she cultivated in a small sect.

At that time, she was at the Foundation Establishment stage, and the senior brother she had always liked was a Core Formation cultivator.

This senior brother didn't like matters of the heart; he only loved comprehending the ethereal Heavenly Dao.

She knew that the senior brother also liked her, but he felt that his aptitude was not good and didn't want to hold her back.

She didn't say anything, just silently accompanied him, traveling with him, cultivating and training with him.

Later, the Myriad Pride Ranking began.

The senior brother went to participate in the Myriad Pride Ranking, while she watched from outside, cheering him on.

She saw with her own eyes that during the competition, the senior brother met a woman. The two of them teamed up and went through life and death together.

That competition took place in the Barren Great Swamp, which was the deadliest in the history of the Myriad Pride Ranking.

They needed to hunt demonic beasts, and cultivators also fought each other.

She watched as that woman died tragically in the mouth of a demonic beast to protect her senior brother.

From then on, the senior brother had a knot in his heart that he could never untie.

When the senior brother was in danger, she cried out outside and was seen by the previous Kui Lian Sect Master.

Seeing that she had excellent aptitude, the Sect Master took her as a disciple.

The senior brother achieved a good ranking and entered the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion, which he had always dreamed of. He could continue to comprehend his Heavenly Dao.

The two of them became strangers.

"Senior brother, if there is a chance, I am willing to exchange my life for yours."

She said this when she handed the Qingxin Jade to her senior brother.

Better to forget each other in the Jianghu (martial world) than to love and not be able to have.

Now, hundreds of years have passed, and another session of the Myriad Pride Ranking has begun.

A Foundation Establishment stage woman, like she was back then, was crying outside for the man she loved.

She carried the Qingxin Jade that she had given to her senior brother back then.

Senior brother, are you trying to tell me that this is a woman who, like me back then, loves but cannot have the man she loves who is participating in the Myriad Pride Ranking?

Do you want me to take her in, just like how Shifu (master) took me in back then?

Thinking of this, the Kui Lian Sect Master turned her head and looked towards the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion.

This time, the senior brother didn't dodge.

He looked over.

He smiled at me.

Tears instantly welled up in her eyes.

It's been hundreds of years, and you haven't paid attention to me. Today, you actually looked at me.

Is it for this junior?

Very well, for your sake... no, for the sake of her being exactly the same as I was back then, I will give her a chance.

As long as she can say the same words as I did back then, she will be my personal disciple from now on.

Qi Manyao's eyes were still fixed on the distant projection.

In the projection, Wan Lei was fighting the Liu family's Four Simpletons.

To be precise, it was torment.

After the Tianxuan Resurrection Pill entered his stomach, Wan Lei's injuries healed quickly. The medicinal power rapidly healed his injuries, and the excess medicinal power turned into streams of pure energy to supplement his Lei (lightning) power.

The twelve people were still kneeling on the ground in a daze, which gave Wan Lei extremely valuable time to recover from his injuries.

After a long time, the three teams finally came back to their senses and stood up one after another. They no longer stood together, but automatically returned to their original team positions.

It was a joke; the three family patriarchs had come forward. They were their heavens, and they wouldn't dare to disobey the patriarch's words even if they died.

The patriarch's order was Heavenly Might.

Therefore, according to Young Master Lei's principle of horse racing, he would definitely hit the weakest first.

So, he chose the Liu family's Four Simpletons.

This battle seemed to give the three teams the choice. They could take turns attacking Wan Lei, even using a rotation strategy.

But the competition rules stated that only after one side had completely lost could the others join the battle.

The price of losing was either death or elimination.

Therefore, even if one team came to kill Wan Lei, Wan Lei could attack another team. The team chasing him would be forced to stop the chase, because if they continued to fight, they would break the rules.

Seeing Wan Lei kill towards their side, the Liu family's Eldest Simpleton was shocked and immediately called for the Second, Third, and Fourth Simpletons to meet the enemy together.

As soon as they started fighting, they fell into a disadvantageous position because they lacked confidence.

Because at the beginning, the four of them were tormented by Wan Lei. Later, eight more people came, and Wan Lei was able to withstand the siege of twelve people for so long without dying.

Wan Lei's strength had long formed a deep-rooted image in their hearts.

Now, Wan Lei had the opportunity to take revenge at will, and he took ruthless action as soon as he came up.

Soon, the Liu family's Four Simpletons were all seriously injured by Wan Lei and fell to the ground, unable to get up.

"Just now, the four of you were clearly trying to kill me. Now, tell me, what should I do with you?"

"Wan Lei, we lost, but we are not people who can't afford to lose. We wanted to kill you, and you can naturally kill us. Do it."

"Oh, you're very tough. But considering that your patriarch is still a very reasonable person, for his sake, I will spare your lives.

Hand over all your storage bags, crush your identity tokens, and leave."

The Liu family's Four Simpletons looked at Wan Lei in disbelief and immediately threw out their storage bags and crushed their identity tokens.

They were simpletons, but that didn't mean they were stupid. Who would want to die if they could live?

There were so many resources in the family waiting for them to enjoy; the things in the storage bags were only worth a few coins.

In the sky, four teleportation beams descended, and Wan Lei took the initiative to disperse the formation. The Liu family's Four Simpletons disappeared.

"Wu family, next, it's your turn."

Wan Lei licked his lips, raised his hammer, and killed them.

Just now, the Wu family's four people had hit him particularly hard. Now, it was time for him to fight back.

He had been coveting that big bell for a long time.

Outside the formation, the Kui Lian Sect Master waited for Qi Manyao's answer.

Watching Wan Lei's crazy fighting in the projection, Qi Manyao smiled, with a hint of crystal tears in her eyes.

"He is just a fool, always so reckless, inflexible in the face of things, never shrinking back from battle, not even knowing how to escape in a situation where death is inevitable, so stupid.

He has saved me many times. My only wish in life is to help him, and I will do my best to help him."

"So?"

"So… I am willing."

If one day,

I need to use my life,

To exchange for your life,

Then…

I am willing!