My Wife is Unbeatable in the Whole World, Touch Me If You Dare!-Chapter 358 - 232: Like Mother, Like Daughter

Martial Arts Village.

After the opening ceremony, a piece of news came out from the Ministry of Rites.

This Martial Arts Tournament was not only an opportunity for exchanging insights but also a platform for various sects to showcase their strength.

By this opportunity, the court would select ten martial artists from all the grandmasters to confer upon them the title of "Ten Great Grandmasters."

These ten were undoubtedly grandmasters among grandmasters.

Although there weren't any practical benefits to being among the Ten Great Grandmasters,

the boost in fame was tremendous.

The crown clothes for the Ten Great Grandmasters were even more gorgeous and exquisite, distinctive from the rest, and their waist cards were made of pure gold.

Clearly, the court had also spent quite a sum for this Martial Arts Tournament.

Participation in the grandmasters' competition was voluntary, not mandatory.

However, for the grandmasters of various sects who had already come, to refuse would seem as if they were scared, wouldn't it?

In the Martial Path, coming second to someone wasn't shameful.

But not even having the courage to compete against the strong—that was truly embarrassing.

Besides the grandmasters' competition, the court also introduced the Martial Arts Ascendant List.

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Disciples from all sects who were under thirty years old and had cultivation in the Third Realm or higher could participate in the contest for the Ascendant List.

The Ascendant List likewise only selected ten people, who were akin to being recognized by the court as the strongest young talents in the Martial Arts world.

Being a martial artist often meant having a competitive spirit.

Moreover, the court had erected two stone steles at the entrance of Martial Arts Village.

Becoming one of the Ten Great Grandmasters or entering the Ascendant List allowed one to engrave one's name on the steles.

Inside Martial Arts Village, countless young disciples were already raring to go.

The next morning, after having breakfast, Li Nuo took Jiaren and Yiren to Martial Arts Village.

Each grandmaster was a paragon of Martial Arts, and watching the duels between grandmasters could provide substantial inspiration for one's own Martial Path.

Li Nuo could teach them various martial arts, but whether they could breakthrough, that final step before mastery, depended on them themselves.

Before the competition even started, Li Nuo first led Jiaren and Yiren to the courtyard of the Sanqing Sect.

This time, the Sanqing Sect had brought thirteen grandmasters and more than fifty disciples, making it the sect with the most participants.

"Uncle Master!"

Seeing the two grandmasters from the Shangqing lineage, Yiren immediately went up to them smiling.

The lady grandmasters by her mother-in-law's side both took her hand, joyously examining her.

"It's been a long time since I've seen Yiren."

"How come this girl seems even prettier now?"

"Hehe, where…"

Seeing familiar elders, Song Yiren was in high spirits, but when she saw a few other figures approaching, the smile on her face disappeared and quickly turned from giggles to non-giggles.

A young man approached her and happily said, "Junior Sister, it's been a long time. Where have you been these days?"

Song Yiren's smile vanished but she still politely said, "Senior Brother Chen, long time no see."

Then, she greeted the other two figures with a bow, saying, "Uncle Master Chen, Uncle Master Xu."

The elder nodded slightly, smiling, "Yiren has really grown more beautiful. Chen Jian here, keeps talking about you back at the sect."

Song Yiren did not respond, and another middle-aged woman glanced at him and said, "No manners, leaving the sect for over a year without a word. Do you know how many people have been worrying about you during these days? Don't end up like your mother, not only delaying your cultivation but also becoming a laughingstock in the entire Martial Arts world..."

The Sanqing Sect's once-in-a-century talent, had sneaked out of the sect and married a common man with no Martial Path talent, and later returned to the sect dejectedly with a child, subjecting to long discussions in the Martial Arts world.

Twenty years later, her daughter had done the same thing.

Su Qing, with a dark face, came over and said, "My daughter, I'll discipline her myself, no need for Senior Sister Xu to bother."

The middle-aged woman glanced at her indifferently and said, "If you knew how to discipline your daughter, she wouldn't have run off just like you did back then. Just hope you remember the lesson from the past and don't let history repeat itself…"

Su Qing's face turned purplish with rage, but the other party's words hit exactly where it hurt, leaving her unable to retort.

All these years, she had been the sect's prime negative example when admonishing female disciples.

Even she herself felt that she had been wrong back then.

Men are deceivers; rather than chasing some elusive love, it's better to pursue the Martial Path.

After all, in the Martial Path, as long as you work hard, you are bound to reap rewards.

It was only when she followed Yiren to Chang'an that she realized how foolish it was to return to the sect in a fit of rage back then.

These matters, they do not understand, and she could not possibly explain.

Feeling the fluctuation of True Qi coming from Su Qing's body, the elder hurriedly advised, "Junior Sister Su, Junior Sister Xu, please don't start arguing upon meeting. This is not the sect, don't let outsiders watch the fun. Junior Sister Xu, your match is about to start, hurry over..."

After several people left, a female grandmaster from the Sanqing Sect looked at Su Qing helplessly and said, "Why do you start arguing every time you meet? It's the same in the sect, and it's still the same outside the sect..."

Su Qing trembled with anger, pointing at the back of the middle-aged woman and said, "You all saw it, she started it first, she always initiates the trouble!"

Another female grandmaster gently patted her arm, consoling her, "Calm down, calm down, you know that before you, she was the first talent of the sect. Many outstanding male disciples gathered around her. You are more beautiful than her and have better talent. After you arrived, all the male disciples in the sect began revolving around you. How could she not be jealous of you..."

Li Nuo listened with keen interest; the grudges of the previous generation were often more fascinating than those of the new generation.

As domineering as Lady Mother-in-law could be, there were still people she could not defeat.

However, this was normal; given her disputed past, it was embarrassing to speak loudly in an unjust situation.

At that moment, a female grandmaster came over, looked at Jiaren and said with a smile, "This must be Jiaren, she looks exactly like Yiren. If Yiren did not speak, I probably wouldn't be able to tell them apart..."

Another female grandmaster said, "The first match is about to start; let's talk while we walk..."

The group left the courtyard and headed towards the competition venue.

Because the Horse Riding examination was to be held, every Examination Hall had a not-so-small open space.

This Examination Hall's open space had been transformed by Li Nuo into a competition venue, with spectator stands built around it, open for ticket sales.

The officials and nobles of Chang'an, having seen everything, were unmoved by ordinary spectacles, but a duel among grandmasters, and so many of them, was something they had never seen in their lifetimes.

Li Nuo reserved the spots with the best viewing experience in the stands for them; although the prices were set very high, they still sold out quickly.

Part of the stands was for sale, while the rest was reserved for these sects.

Each sect had its own designated area.

Li Nuo and his companions arrived at the Sanqing Sect's area and encountered the middle-aged grandmaster from before.

Just now, Yiren had said that she was a grandmaster of the Taiching lineage, a prodigy who became a grandmaster at thirty-three and had set the record for the youngest grandmaster in recent decades, a record soon broken by Lady Mother-in-law.

The two were on very bad terms, often clashing within the sect.

The middle-aged woman seemed to have forgotten the earlier displeasure, and looking at Su Qing, she said in a lecturing tone, "Yiren is not young anymore. How have you considered her marriage? In terms of talent, there should be no one in the younger generation of the Martial Arts world who can compare to Chen Jian. In terms of appearance, he is also quite handsome. What more could you ask for?"

Behind the middle-aged woman, the young man silently puffed out his chest.

Hearing this, Song Yiren immediately became nervous and looked towards her mother.

These were not the first words Su Qing had heard about this.

Even the sect master of the Taiching lineage had mentioned it to her master.

A few months ago, under considerable pressure, Su Qing herself had even considered it, loosening her stance.

But now.

She glanced at the young man standing behind the middle-aged woman.

This could be called handsome?

She wanted to show her what really called handsome.

She turned her head to look at Li Nuo and said, "Nuo, come here."

Li Nuo, who was enjoying the spectacle, did not react at first.

Such a warm address, actually coming from Lady Mother-in-law's mouth?

He stepped forward, showing a puzzled expression.

Su Qing looked at him and said, "Since you are my son-in-law and counted as almost a half-disciple of Sanqing Sect, there are elders of the sect here, you need to pay them respects."

Hearing this, Li Nuo could only bow with clasped hands and said, "Greetings to all the elders."

The elders of the Sanqing Sect then realized that this young official from the Ministry of Rites was actually Junior Sister Su's son-in-law.

Wait, did Yiren get married?

Although this young man was handsome and had an extraordinary demeanor, he had no trace of True Qi fluctuating around him, clearly a common person.

The once-in-decades talent of the Sanqing Sect marrying a commoner?

Like mother, like daughter.

The middle-aged woman was also startled, exclaiming, "Yiren got married?"

Su Qing did not elaborate much, just saying, "Their marriage was arranged at birth."

The middle-aged woman looked at Li Nuo, furrowing her brows and said, "He has no talent for the Martial Path."

Su Qing retorted, "So what if he has no talent for the Martial Path? Who said Yiren must marry a Martial Artist? He is proficient in Qin, Chess, Calligraphy, and Painting, and is also a Sixth-Ranking Scholar in the Imperial Examination. Such a person only appears once every few hundred years, more than enough for Yiren..."

The middle-aged woman's lips moved, saying, "But he has no talent for the Martial Path, and their children might also lack Martial Path talent."

Su Qing scoffed, "My husband also has no Martial Path talent, and is my daughter's Martial Path talent bad? Who she marries is her own business. Senior Sister, you should mind your matters first. You are already forty and not yet married; why bother about other young women…"

Song Yiren widened her eyes at Su Qing, for the first time feeling that her mother had made a perfectly reasonable point...