My Five Bigshot Seniors: I am The Most Coddled Junior!-Chapter 341 - 21: Breaking the Formation

Although she knew it was all fake, she couldn’t deny that seeing the expression on Jun Wu’s face made Gu Qingqing feel a bit upset and angry inside.

But she didn’t do anything. Instead, she watched quietly.

After the veil was lifted, they were to drink the wedding wine. Gu Qingqing watched as Jun Wu held a cup and walked to the bedside, handed one to the woman sitting on the bed, and held the other himself. The two intertwined their arms and went to drink the wine from the cups.

Drinking the wine meant that the two were officially married. Gu Qingqing’s hand twitched, her face darkened, but she didn’t intervene to stop them.

Just as Jun Wu was about to put his lips on the cup, the door to the room was suddenly pushed open with great force. Immediately, Gu Qingqing saw another version of herself burst into the room angrily.

She saw Jun Wu’s expression turn cold after seeing the other her, his brows furrowed slightly.

"What are you doing here?" he spoke coldly, his eyes even showing disgust.

This look not only made Gu Qingqing’s face turn colder but also drastically changed the other her’s expression.

"Ah Wu, I’m your wife, and the one who grew up with you since childhood is me. Why are you marrying her?" ’She’ looked at Jun Wu with tear-filled eyes and a look of grievance.

"What nonsense are you talking about? We have nothing between us. The one I’ve always liked is her, and you have nothing to do with me. Stop pestering me, or don’t blame me for being rude to you," Jun Wu’s expression changed dramatically upon hearing her words, and he glanced nervously at the woman sitting on the bed, saying viciously.

"Ah Wu, she’s deceiving you. The person who should be with you is not her. Today, I’m going to reveal her true colors here." Hearing Jun Wu say that, her expression grew even more sorrowful.

With a shout, the Mixed Immortal Silk flew directly from her sleeve, heading towards the woman sitting on the bed. Just as the Mixed Immortal Silk was about to touch the woman’s face, a silver scimitar blocked it, as Jun Wu intervened.

"What are you doing? I already told you I don’t like you at all. You’d better not provoke me again!" Jun Wu seemed to have reached his limit. His eyes, when looking at her, were full of indifference.

Stimulated by this look, she launched an attack again.

In the small bridal chamber, swords and sabers clashed. Neither she nor Jun Wu wanted to back down, but both were also mindful. Although fiercely engaging, the battle did not affect the surroundings.

Their cultivation levels were about the same, and Jun Wu’s might even be stronger. After exchanging over a hundred rounds, she feigned a blow and approached the bedside. The Mixed Immortal Silk swept towards the woman again.

"I’ll kill you! That way Ah Wu will be mine!" She shouted as she attacked the woman with the Mixed Immortal Silk.

Just as the Mixed Immortal Silk was about to wrap around the woman’s neck, suddenly, she felt a shock, looked down in disbelief, and saw a silver scimitar piercing through her body, the tip dripping with blood.

Behind her, Jun Wu was equally shocked, seemingly not expecting to kill her!

Seeing this, Gu Qingqing frowned. She roughly understood the purpose of the Illusion Array.

It seemed intended to make her witness Jun Wu marrying another woman, and then, seeing her unresponsive, watch him kill her himself. All in all, it was to force her to lose control.

It has to be said, if it were someone else, they might have acted by now. But Gu Qingqing, having often been thrown into Illusion Arrays by Nan Hua back on Xuantian Continent, was quite familiar with such tricks, allowing her to stay clear-headed.

Now that she had seen through the Illusion Array’s purpose, she didn’t want to waste any more time.

Without looking at Jun Wu and others entangled inside, she walked out of the bridal chamber, stood in the courtyard, looked around slightly, opened her mouth, and a mysterious and ethereal voice floated out.

"Break!"

As her voice fell, everything around her came to a standstill, then shattered like glass, piece by piece, disappearing from around her.

Her surroundings changed once again, and she reappeared on a high platform, not far from a shocked Yan Lingcheng who had just witnessed her exit.

Yan Lingcheng was indeed shocked at this moment. According to his calculations and past experiences, most people needed to stay in the Illusion Array for about half an hour before coming out.

But Gu Qingqing used less than a quarter of an hour to come out from the Illusion Array. This indicated that the Illusion Array had little effect on Gu Qingqing, or that Gu Qingqing’s will was so strong that she was unaffected by the Illusion Array.

Either way, it showed that Gu Qingqing was not only talented but also very outstanding in other aspects.

Thinking of this, Yan Lingcheng was eager to bring Gu Qingqing back to Langya Immortal Trace. With such a promising talent, if they didn’t quickly make her a disciple of the Langya Immortal Sect and other sects discovered her, they would suffer a great loss.

Though he was eager, Yan Lingcheng didn’t show it at all. He merely glanced at Gu Qingqing and then retracted his gaze.

It was the disciples who came with Yan Lingcheng, seeing Gu Qingqing come out so quickly, who ran surprised to her side, looked her over, and invited her to rest nearby while waiting for others to come out.

Almost as soon as Gu Qingqing stood by, Jun Wu’s figure appeared where she stood before.

Jun Wu’s expression was somewhat dazed, but upon seeing Gu Qingqing, he immediately snapped to attention. Without minding the Langya Immortal Sect disciples approaching, he strode quickly to Gu Qingqing’s side and extended his hand to put it around her shoulders.

"Ah Wu, you’re quite fast. Encountered any bad Illusion Arrays?" Gu Qingqing obediently leaned against Jun Wu’s embrace, looked up, and asked softly.

Recalling what he saw inside the Illusion Array, Jun Wu’s face turned cold for a moment but quickly returned to normal, shaking his head towards Gu Qingqing, indicating he hadn’t encountered any bad Illusion Arrays.

"That’s good. In the Illusion Array, I encountered you marrying someone else and even killing me. If I didn’t know it was an Illusion Array, I might not have been able to come out now." Gu Qingqing thought of the scenes just now. Although she knew they were fake, her face still looked somewhat unpleasant.

Upon hearing this, Jun Wu was a bit surprised. Seeing Gu Qingqing’s unpleasant face, he quickly tightened his grip, pulling Gu Qingqing into his arms.

"I will never marry anyone else, and I would never hurt you!" He held Gu Qingqing and whispered softly in her ear.

With Jun Wu’s promise, Gu Qingqing closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and then slowly exhaled, finally feeling much better in her heart.

The third person to emerge from the Illusion Array was Nan Hua. He came out just shortly after Gu Qingqing and the others. As an Array Master, Nan Hua was very familiar with the Illusion Array. Although the Illusion Array created by the opponent was extremely realistic, it was still an array. Nan Hua quickly found the array’s core and destroyed it, thus breaking the array, which allowed him to come out so quickly.

However, when he saw Gu Qingqing and Jun Wu, he was a bit surprised, not expecting them to come out even faster than he did!

The three of them stood chatting nearby while waiting for the other disciples to emerge.

Mu Chen was the fourth to come out. Having been long harmed by Nan Hua, he had developed some understanding of how to break the Illusion Array, which allowed him to appear half an hour earlier.

Subsequently, several people came out of the Illusion Array one after another, each with a different expression. Among them, one woman looked particularly disheveled, unclear whether it was due to a fierce battle or something else.

Ye Tingwen came out neither early nor late, appearing unobtrusive. Seeing that Gu Qingqing and the others had all passed, he remained very calm.

An hour later, about forty to fifty people failed to pass the second round and were eliminated.

Yan Lingcheng collected the Immortal Artifact and then instructed those who passed to go back and rest, as the third round would take place the next day.

At this point, fewer than a hundred people remained. After exchanging glances, they dispersed in small groups.

This time, Ye Tingwen did not invite Gu Qingqing and the others to dine; instead, he left with Ye Wanwan and the others, while Gu Qingqing’s group of four returned to their residence.

"This Langya Immortal Sect assessment is indeed different; the second round is somewhat challenging. Initially, about seven hundred people participated in this disciple recruitment test. The first round eliminated most of them, and now dozens more were eliminated. By the end of the third round, fewer than fifty should remain, which should be a good outcome." Nan Hua said softly while shaking his fan.

The others nodded, clearly thinking along the same lines as Nan Hua.

"I wonder what the test will be tomorrow; I’m quite looking forward to it." Gu Qingqing said with bright eyes as she rubbed the Mixed Immortal Silk in her palm.

Initially, her expectations for the Langya Immortal Sect’s recruitment assessment were average, but now she felt it had some meaning and was very much looking forward to the next round.

Nan Hua and the others had similar feelings. Although they weren’t as eager as Gu Qingqing, they were somewhat curious.

In the afternoon, when the four went out for a meal, they heard some surprising news. Apparently, Ye Tingwen was attacked while returning to the Ye Family from the plaza. If not for the Ye Family’s prior preparations and having experts to protect Ye Tingwen, he might have been injured again and unable to participate in the subsequent tests.

Upon hearing this, Gu Qingqing was indeed a bit taken aback. She didn’t expect that even though Ye Tingwen was about to become a disciple of the Langya Immortal Sect, someone would still make a move against him. Wouldn’t this also be an affront to the Langya Immortal Sect?

However, upon recalling the current situation in Purple Sunset City, she instantly understood why someone would risk angering the Langya Immortal Sect to target Ye Tingwen at this time!

Once the third round of testing is complete, they will surely leave Purple Sunset City with Yan Lingcheng and return to the Langya Immortal Sect. By then, the opponent would have no chance to act. Now is the perfect time to strike.

At this point, Ye Tingwen had not yet become a disciple of the Langya Immortal Sect. If he were injured or died, the Langya Immortal Sect would be angry, but only temporarily, and they certainly wouldn’t seek vengeance for Ye Tingwen. This is the best opportunity for those who want to eliminate him!

...

What Gu Qingqing could think of, the Ye Family could also think of.

Ever since Ye Tingwen’s recovery, the Ye Family had been very attentive to his safety. The Ye Family Master personally ordered one of the family elders to secretly protect him to prevent any further attempts on his life. They initially thought that with Ye Tingwen about to become a disciple of the Langya Immortal Sect, no one would dare make another attempt, and planned to call the elder back, ceasing the protection. Yet, their adversaries chose to act at this very moment!

"Luckily, we didn’t call Elder Huang back; otherwise, Third Brother would be injured again!" Ye Tingshen said, glancing at Ye Tingwen with a flicker in his eyes.

"This behind-the-scenes instigator is too much. If Third Brother were injured, how could he participate in the subsequent tests? Wouldn’t it affect his entry into the Langya Immortal Sect? Who could be so unscrupulous to make a move against Third Brother?" Ye Wanwan, staying by Ye Tingwen’s side, grumbled angrily.

Ye Tingyan and Ye Tingwen exchanged glances, and Ye Tingyan put down his cup.

"Although I don’t know exactly who it is, it must be one of the Bai Family or the Sheng Family. Only those two families wouldn’t want Third Brother to become a disciple of the Langya Immortal Sect. Other forces are wary of the Ye Family and dare not take action against him, especially knowing he would become a disciple of the Langya Immortal Sect." Ye Tingyan’s voice was cold, as the opponent’s actions severely tested his patience.

The past accounts were unresolved, and now the adversaries dared to provoke Ye Tingwen again. They left no room for the Ye Family, aiming to completely silence them. Yet this time, Ye Tingyan would not remain passive but planned to exact some interest from them first!

If he doesn’t teach them a lesson, he worries the adversary might concoct some other insidious plan against Ye Tingwen, leaving them without a defense!

"I think the Bai Family is more likely. If you consider who in Purple Sunset City most doesn’t want our Ye Family to grow stronger, it would be the Bai Family Master!" Ye Wanwan frowned, contemplating as she spoke.

"Indeed, I think the Bai Family is also more likely. Only someone as crazy as the Bai Family Master would dare such an endeavor, especially considering the risk of offending the Langya Immortal Sect!" Ye Tingshen nodded, agreeing with Ye Wanwan’s speculation.

"No matter which of the two families it is, since they dared to make another attempt against Third Brother, we cannot endure it any longer. We originally planned to wait until Third Brother joined the Langya Immortal Sect before acting, but it seems they consider us easy targets. We will show them that our years in Purple Sunset City were not in vain!" Ye Tingyan glinted with an icy light in his eyes, speaking coldly.

"Yes, we must teach them a lesson and let them know we are not easy to bully!" Ye Wanwan fervently agreed with Ye Tingyan, nodding vigorously.

"What does Big Brother plan to do? What do you need me to do? Just say the word!" Ye Tingshen immediately showed his stance.

"Me too, Big Brother, just give the orders," Ye Tingwen chimed in after Ye Tingshen, also making his stance clear.

Ye Tingyan nodded, then shared his plan with the three. Afterward, they each returned to their respective courtyards.