Chapter 197

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　　“Ding！”
　　Amid another sword chirping sound, Ye Xuan, who had engraved the Qingxuan Seven Rhymes on the cliff, steadily retrieved his flying sword and sheathed it.
　　“Thank you, Elder Black Dragon.”
　　Ye Xuan respectfully returned the two-hundred-and-sixty-two-jin boat-pressing iron to Elder Black Dragon.
　　“Not bad.”
　　Elder Black Dragon, who rarely appraised the participating disciples, nodded with great satisfaction.
　　If the sword-questioning session a few months ago had caused Ye Xuan’s reputation to plummet to the bottom, then his sword today pulled him back from the bottom.
For a moment, there was a chorus of admiration for the Cloud Tower.
　　Among the disciples present, perhaps there were quite a number of disciples who could suspend more than three hundred jin of iron, but there were very few who could suspend nearly three hundred jin of black iron at Ye Xuan’s age.
　　“Hoo…”
　　Listening to the surrounding praise and feeling the envious gazes, Ye Xuan let out a long sigh of relief. His originally somewhat gloomy face once again exuded a proud expression, as if proclaiming to everyone – I, Ye Xuan, am back！
　　Then, his gaze once again fell on Xu Taiping, and he said loudly：
　　“Xu Taiping, it’s your turn！”
　　With Ye Xuan’s words, all the eyes of the people present once again fell on Xu Taiping.
　　“I should have checked the almanac when I went out today.”
　　Looking at Ye Xuan’s burning gaze, Xu Taiping said sarcastically with a blank expression.
　　“Go ahead, do your best, there’s no need to have pressure.”
　　Qing Xiao patted Xu Taiping on the back.
　　After seeing Xu Taiping’s performance in the previous match, he no longer persuaded him to withdraw from the competition.
　　“This match of yours was originally beyond our plan.”
　　The eldest senior sister, Jiang Zhi, also smiled at Xu Taiping.
　　Actually, not only this match of Xu Taiping, but also that match of Zhao Linglong was actually not in their plan.
　　According to the original plan, she and Qing Xiao intended to support this competition with their two strengths.
　　So it would be better if Xu Taiping could win, and it didn’t matter much if he couldn’t win.
　　“I will do my best.”
　　Xu　Taiping　nodded.
　　Although he faintly felt that he could suspend two hundred and sixty catties of iron by gritting his teeth, he really didn’t have much confidence without having tried it himself.
　　However, whether it was possible or not, he had already made up his mind that as long as he could grit his teeth and hold on, he must help the senior sister and senior brother in front of him.
　　After watching these few competitions, the appearance of the two people being helpless on the stage made him feel inexplicably sad.
　　“It’s really Xu Taiping.”
　　“He really came onto the stage.”
And when Xu Taiping walked towards the stage, many disciples from other peaks in the Xizhou Cloud Tower started to make a fuss again.
　　“Xu Taiping, are you also planning to hang two hundred and sixty-three catties of iron this time?”
　　“It’s a pity that it has to be increased by at least one catty. If only there was one tael.”
These people were slapped in the face by Xu Taiping in the last match. Now that they saw the opportunity, they started to sarcastically sarcasm again.
　　“Yes, if only there was one tael.”
　　Hearing the taunts of these people, instead of getting angry, Xu Taiping self-deprecatingly said in his heart.
　　If he could really add one tael, he would definitely not hesitate to ask Elder Heilong to hang two hundred and sixty-two catties and one tael of iron for him. The easier it is, the better.
　　“Xu Taiping.”
　　Ye Xuan, who had not yet stepped down from the stage, suddenly stopped Xu Taiping.
　　Xu Taiping stopped and turned to look at Ye Xuan.
　　“Don’t　disappoint　me.”
　　Ye Xuan looked at Xu Taiping with burning eyes.
　　It can be seen that he really wants to win against Xu Taiping once.
　　Xu Taiping looked at Ye Xuan for a moment, and then turned around and walked towards Elder Heilong without saying a word.
This kind of provocation method has no effect on him.
　　“Disciple Xu Taiping of the Seventh Peak, greets Elder Black Dragon.”
　　After standing in front of the Elder Black Dragon, Xu Taiping bowed and saluted as usual.
　　“Xu Taiping, you must choose the ship-pressing iron of more than two hundred and sixty-two catties.”
　　The Elder Black Dragon didn’t waste any words.
　　“I choose the ship-pressing iron of two hundred and sixty-three catties.”
　　Xu Taiping said without any hesitation.
　　Upon hearing this, there was another burst of laughter on the Cloud Tower.
　　However, compared to the first match, the heckling and jeering had decreased a lot.
　　Even many disciples cast expectant glances at Xu Taiping.
The Ye Xuan even had a slight rise at the corner of his mouth.
After watching Xu Taiping’s last match, he judged that Xu Taiping could at most suspend the iron of one hundred and fifty catties. Now that he suspends the iron more than two hundred catties in one go, the Soul Weeping Syndrome will definitely have an attack severely. he might make a fool of himself on the stage.
　　Not only him, but many disciples were also looking forward to this scene.
　　“Have you thought it through？”
　　The Elder Black Dragon actually had no ill feelings towards the young person in front of him, so he didn’t announce it immediately but confirmed it with him again.
　　“Thought　it　through.”
　　Xu　Taiping　nodded.
　　Seeing that Xu Taiping’s intention was already determined, the Elder Black Dragon didn’t say anything more and then loudly announced to everyone：
　　“Disciple Xu Taiping of the Seventh Peak suspends the iron of two hundred and sixty-three catties.”
　　After hearing the official announcement from Elder Black Dragon, the hustle and bustle on the Cloud Tower became even louder.
　　“I should have tried to persuade Taiping one more time just now.”
　　Zhao Linglong looked at Xu Taiping’s back on the stage with a worried expression on her face.
　　“Don’t you understand your junior brother’s temperament yet？ When he doesn’t want to fight, no matter how many treasures are placed in front of him, he won’t fight for them. But when he makes up his mind to fight, even if there is a mountain of knives and a sea of fire ahead, he will never give up.”
　　Qing Xiao said without looking back while looking at the stage.
　　“What made him make up his mind to fight is probably us useless senior sisters and brothers, right？”
　　The eldest senior sister Jiang Zhi helplessly smiled bitterly.
　　Hearing this, both Qing Xiao and Zhao Linglong showed a hint of shame in their eyes.
　　After all, this competition should not have let the junior who just entered the sect bear the risk.
　　“Zheng！” A sword chirping sound suddenly rang out.
　　The few people threw aside their distracting thoughts and looked at the stage in unison.
　　I saw the rusty sword behind Xu Taiping fly out and finally hung quietly in front of Elder Black Dragon, waiting for Elder Black Dragon to hang the ship-pressing iron on it.
　　Seeing this scene, Zhao Linglong became so nervous that she didn’t dare to take a breath.