Chapter 146 Yunju Temple
Chapter 146 Yunju Temple
"Tell me, how do you want to spar?" Zheng Luoqi asked Quan Yuyuan.
After a moment's thought, Quan Yuyuan said, "Since we are at Yunju Temple, let's make this temple the arena. Whoever arrives at the temple first wins. What do you say?"
Upon hearing this, Zheng Luoqi smiled slightly and agreed without hesitation: "Sure!" She turned to Zisang beside her and said, "Zisang, you will be the chief referee for this competition!"
Zisang respectfully replied, "Understood!"
Zheng Luoqi nodded in satisfaction, then raised an eyebrow at Quan Yuyuan and asked, "You have no objection to my subordinate being the chief referee, do you?"
Quan Yuyuan shrugged and casually replied, "Why not? This young master has no objection!"
Quan Yuyuan and Zheng Luoqi stood at the same starting point. Quan Yuyuan first gave Zheng Luoqi a provocative look, and Zheng Luoqi looked back at him disdainfully.
With Zi Sang's shout, "Begin!"
Quan Yuyuan immediately rushed out; he was very fast.
Unlike Quan Yuyuan, Zheng Luoqi was not in a hurry. Instead, she calmly picked up a pebble from the ground and aimed it at the back of Quan Yuyuan's knee.
Just as Quan Yuyuan was about to accelerate forward, Zheng Luoqi suddenly threw a pebble that struck him squarely in the back of the knee. Quan Yuyuan cried out and nearly collapsed to his knees from the pain.
Just as Quan Yuyuan was in pain, Zheng Luoqi quickly ran past him and overtook him.
Quan Yuyuan stared at Zheng Luoqi's departing figure, his eyes wide with anger, and shouted furiously, "You cheated?"
Upon hearing Quan Yuyuan's shout, Zheng Luoqi didn't turn around but loudly replied, "You didn't say we couldn't do this! We only agreed that whoever reaches the temple first wins!" After saying that, Zheng Luoqi continued running forward, leaving Quan Yuyuan standing there gritting his teeth.
Quan Yuyuan was not to be outdone. Since Zheng Luoqi was cheating, he would do the same!
Quan Yuyuan quickly bent down, picked up a pebble from the ground, aimed at Zheng Luoqi's knee, and threw it forcefully.
Zheng Luoqi seemed to have anticipated this, and quickly dodged.
When Quan Yuyuan failed the first time, he grabbed a large handful and threw them as he ran. It has to be said that this trick was effective.
Zheng Luoqi slowed down to avoid the stones thrown by Quan Yuyuan.
Suddenly, Quan Yuyuan stopped throwing stones at Zheng Luoqi and ran directly into the nearby woods. Zheng Luoqi thought to herself, "This is bad, this kid is going to take a shortcut."
Zheng Luoqi was surprised that this kid learned things so quickly. Zheng Luoqi immediately chased after him and used her light-foot technique to quickly leap across the forest.
Seeing the vines on the trees in the forest, Zheng Luoqi had a flash of inspiration and used the vines and her light-footed skills to quickly leap across the forest.
Zheng Luoqi flew ahead of Quan Yuyuan in an instant. Quan Yuyuan realized something was wrong and followed suit, using the vines to quickly traverse the jungle just like Zheng Luoqi.
Suddenly, Quan Yuyuan realized that Zheng Luoqi, who was in front of him, seemed to have disappeared. Just as Quan Yuyuan was looking for her, he suddenly felt something on his feet. It was a vine. Luckily, Quan Yuyuan reacted quickly, otherwise he would have been tripped by Zheng Luoqi again.
Quan Yuyuan continued to chase after Zheng Luoqi. He saw that he was getting closer and closer to Zheng Luoqi, but he was always just a little short. He was extremely anxious and wondered how to catch up with her.
As Quan Yuyuan chased after them, he observed his surroundings, looking for an opportunity. When he noticed the vines around him, an idea suddenly flashed into his mind.
Quan Yuyuan's lips curled into a sly smile as he muttered to himself, "Zheng Luoqi, you just wait."
After saying that, Quan Yuyuan reached out and tore off a thick vine, quickly weaving it into a ring shape. Then, he locked his gaze on Zheng Luoqi running ahead, accurately estimated the distance, and forcefully looped the vine ring around Zheng Luoqi.
The vine hoop traced an arc in the air and landed precisely on Zheng Luoqi.
Zheng Luoqi was suddenly bound by the rattan ring, immediately lost her balance, and fell backward.
At this moment, Quan Yuyuan seized the opportunity to accelerate and rush in front of Zheng Luoqi.
Zheng Luoqi quickly broke free from the vines and grabbed Quan Yuyuan's shoulder just as he was passing by, coldly saying, "Trying to run away?"
Zheng Luoqi then struck out with a palm, which Quan Yuyuan dodged. Quan Yuyuan, not to be outdone, retaliated.
They fought their way up the mountain, gradually approaching Yunju Temple.
Although the fight between Quan Yuyuan and Zheng Luoqi looked intense, they weren't actually hostile. They were simply sparring and testing each other's strength. Therefore, while the movements appeared fierce, both were behaving with restraint.
During the fight, Quan Yuyuan could clearly sense that Zheng Luoqi's martial arts skills were not low.
Seeing Zheng Luoqi handle the situation with ease, Quan Yuyuan couldn't help but recall what his father had said before, and his anger grew even stronger.
Quan Yuyuan was about to lose his temper, but then he remembered his father's words: "With your easily angered mindset, how can you achieve great things?" He quickly adjusted his mindset and transformed his anger into fighting spirit.
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The two fought all the way to the entrance of Yunju Temple before stopping. In the end, Zheng Luoqi arrived at the temple entrance first, and the outcome was already decided.
Quan Yuyuan looked at Zheng Luoqi, who had arrived at the door first, and suddenly smiled, feeling that it was a bit childish of him to hold a competition for this kind of thing.
After a moment, Quan Yuyuan broke the silence.
"I lost this match," Quan Yuyuan said frankly.
"It's just a friendly exchange, why take it so seriously! All subordinates!" Zheng Luoqi shrugged.
At this moment, a monk walked over from the doorway, put his palms together, and greeted them: "Amitabha! You two benefactors, have you come to offer incense?"
Zheng Luoqi and Quan Yuyuan exchanged a glance and returned the monk's greeting.
Then, Quan Yuyuan took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and stepped into Yunju Temple.
Seeing this, Zheng Luoqi followed her inside.
Upon entering the temple, they found that many people were already burning incense and praying to Buddha.
Quan Yuyuan and Zheng Luoqi didn't exchange many words. They each found an incense burner, lit the incense, and began to pray devoutly.
Just then, Quan Yuyuan suddenly asked, "Lord Zheng, why do you suddenly want to come in and offer incense?"
"Since you're already here! You've come in too, so why are you here?" Zheng Luoqi said calmly.
"Since we're already here!" Quan Yuyuan said, mimicking Zheng Luoqi's tone.
Zheng Luoqi was genuinely amused by him: "Hahahaha!"
Zheng Luoqi felt that this young master was quite contradictory; sometimes he was quite normal, and sometimes he was very childish.
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