Gu Chi's continuously rising reputation put immense pressure on the players.

If it was just a fast increase in reputation, it wouldn't matter, they could just kill him. The key was that they couldn't kill him.

If the content reported by Junzi Pavilion was true, then Gu Chi's strength displayed at the marriage proposal event had already far surpassed theirs, and he even successfully married the Holy Maiden. This meant that the opponent's cultivation level would further improve.

When one year passed and even the sect masters of the Nine Great Sects couldn't stop him, Gu Chi would be able to directly crush them with violence.

Originally, many people planned to cause trouble in the last half year.

First, cultivate for two and a half years, then enter the world and gracefully step onto the grand stage of the capital city.

But the appearance of "Gu Changge" completely disrupted their plans.

By the time they made their move, Gu Chi would have already left the bridal chamber. Who would dare to increase their reputation?

Wouldn't that be like offering tribute on the King of Hell's table and seeking death?

They had to take action in advance, while Gu Chi was cultivating with the Holy Maiden, to increase their reputation within this year. The more they increased, the better. Then they would find a place to hide and wait quietly for the game to end.

As a result, some players who were originally not planning to participate in the Ten Continents Sword Trial started packing their bags and heading towards Qihuang Mountain.

One month passed in the blink of an eye.

Xia Ling wandered around and returned to the city of Huanyan.

Although Gu Chi gave her a huge surprise, it didn't matter. Out of sight, out of mind.

The game still had to continue.

Anyway, she wouldn't see that guy for a short period of time. As long as she didn't think about it, she would still be the calm and wise Princess Yangyue, and nothing could disturb her state of mind.

Xia Ling was preparing to seize the first place in the Ten Continents Sword Trial.

Her goal was not reputation. Many people had already heard of the title of Princess Yangyue, and whether she participated or not wouldn't have much impact on the scores. Xia Ling wanted to prevent other players from taking the first place so that she would have more initiative in the later stages of the game.

But unfortunately, things often didn't go as planned.

On this day, Qihuang Terrace was once again crowded with people, even more lively than the marriage proposal event.

After all, the marriage proposal was just one person's affair, while the Ten Continents Sword Trial concerned everyone.

At this moment, the large round table and hall on Qihuang Terrace had been removed, turning it into a spacious arena.

It wasn't an arena—according to past experience, no matter how sturdy the arena was, it would eventually be destroyed. Huang Yang didn't let anyone build it, she just expanded the area a few times so that her husband could display his skills.

In addition, VIP seats were set up on the side of the arena, shaded by a canopy, with fruits and top-quality tea on the table for the elders or sect masters to watch the competition.

There were already people fighting in the arena.

The rules of the Ten Continents Sword Trial were not complicated. It was a traditional one-on-one competition, with ten disciples from each of the Nine Great Sects and the royal dynasty. The elders drew lots to determine the opponents.

If a sect didn't have enough disciples, the vacant spots would be filled by other small sects or independent cultivators, which was the ongoing "qualifying match".

In each Ten Continents Sword Trial, the Qianyuan Dynasty, Qinghuan Tower, and Qihuang Mountain would only send one or two disciples symbolically, and this time was no exception.

So there were actually quite a few vacant spots, and many cultivators were counting on this battle to become famous.

The battles on the arena were intense, and the spectators cheered and exclaimed from time to time.

Xia Ling lazily yawned, finding these fights between disciples of small sects really boring. There was no order, no special effects. She regretted coming so early.

There were no mobile phones to play with in ancient times, and Xia Ling was truly bored.

Until she heard a commotion.

"Hey, look, isn't that Gu Changge and the Holy Maiden Huang Yang?"

"It seems so!"

"Truly a perfect match, a talented man and a beautiful woman."

Many cultivators who didn't know the inside story compared the two with the illustrations in the Junzi Pavilion's report and found that the disciples of Junzi Pavilion still had room for improvement in their drawing skills.

They didn't even capture their temperament accurately. The real person was much more handsome than the portrait.

And the cultivators who knew that it took a year to refine the bloodline of the Spirit Phoenix all had frozen expressions. "Why are they here?"

Xia Leng followed the sound and saw a man and a woman walking hand in hand in the area belonging to Qihuang Mountain.

The man had a gentle smile on his face, and the woman's lips also curved slightly. As they walked, they whispered to each other, appearing like a harmonious family with a blissful relationship.

Xia Ling: "???"

Aren't these two supposed to be busy cultivating together?

What's the meaning of coming to Qihuang Terrace?

Are they deliberately showing off to this princess?

Mr. Liu saw that the situation was not good and quickly stepped forward, blocking the path of Gu Chi and Huang Yang. He poured a cup of tea for the young girl and smiled, "Your Highness, the weather is so scorching, it's better for us to drink more tea to cool down and benefit our bodies."

Xia Ling had no expression on her face. "Step aside."

Mr. Liu: "..."Under the pressure of the princess, Mr. Liu had no choice but to step aside, silently praying in his heart that the young girl would not cause any more trouble.

It had been a month since they last met, surely the princess had lost interest in that man by now?

Mr. Liu bent over, squinting his eyes, carefully observing the changes in Xia Ling.

However, he saw the girl's face changing constantly, like the pages of a book flipping rapidly, all within three seconds.

Xia Ling gradually clenched her silver teeth.

If she couldn't figure it out at this point, she would truly be a fool.

No matter how you looked at it, after Gu Chi and Huang Yang's wedding ceremony, they should have consummated their marriage. The fact that they could still appear here could only mean one thing - Huang Yang was no longer pure on the day she married Gu Chi.

No wonder Huang Yang blushed when she mentioned Gu Chi...

So these two had known each other intimately a year ago!

But that wasn't the point.

What Xia Ling found most difficult to accept was that she had held back her jealousy and didn't make a scene at the wedding, wasn't it to give Gu Chi and Huang Yang a chance to cultivate together and improve their cultivation?

But the result was, Gu Chi's cultivation had already improved, even if she took him back, it wouldn't affect Gu Chi's game progress.

But she didn't.

She very rationally gave Gu Chi to Huang Yang to be her husband for a month.

And as a result, she lost several billion.

Xia Ling: "..."

This really made her look stupid.

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Fortunately, it wasn't too late to discover this.

She didn't have to hold back anymore.

Didn't Gu Chi always like to be with three people since he was a child?

As one of the parties involved, and someone who loved this man so much, of course she had to satisfy him!

"Mr. Liu."

"Eh, I'm here."

"Have someone bring the stuff, we're going to join the Holy Maiden at her table."

After saying that, Xia Ling jumped off the chair, put on a kind smile, and walked towards Gu Chi and Huang Yang.

Mr. Liu: "???"

Again?

Oh no!

"Hurry, bring the chair over!" Unable to stop Xia Ling, Mr. Liu could only urge his subordinates with a worried face, following the princess's pace.

At this moment, Gu Chi, who was still feeding Huang Yang grapes, was unaware of the impending disaster. He was turned away from the direction Xia Ling was coming from and didn't notice the girl approaching.

Suddenly, a sweet shout came from his ear.

"Changge, I want to eat too~"

Gu Chi: "?"

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