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Chapter 193 - 193 193 Your Ugliness is a Bit Too Much
Chapter 193 - 193 193 Your Ugliness is a Bit Too Much
?Chapter 193: Chapter 193: Your Ugliness is a Bit Too Much Chapter 193: Chapter 193: Your Ugliness is a Bit Too Much Guests and students were stunned when they heard what the young man said.
The young man and young woman looked to be around seventeen or eighteen years old. It shouldn’t be very hard to beat them, right?
Ji Xinghang was immediately interested. He could tell at a glance that these two were practitioners.
He was about to step forward right away, but when he saw Bo Xiangxiang by his side, eager to try, he changed his mind.
He looked at Bo Xiangxiang and said, “Teacher Bao has always said she’s good at martial arts. Why don’t you go first?”
Let this woman go embarrass herself first, so she doesn’t get too full of herself.
Bo Xiangxiang actually thought Ji Xinghang believed in her, and a look of delight appeared on her face.
“Okay, then I’ll show my modest skills,” she said with a blush.
Ji Xinghang nodded seriously, “Yes, go ahead and show your modest skills.”
Bo Xiangxiang didn’t catch the irony in Ji Xinghang’s words. She thought he appreciated her, so she went along with what he said.
However, the others caught onto Ji Xinghang’s sarcastic tone, and each one of them didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
Ni Xinxuan couldn’t help but want to cover her laughter when she saw that Bo Xiangxiang didn’t get it.
She whispered to Luo Ning, “This Ji Dingliu is really hilarious. He has such a sharp tongue.”
Luo Ning chuckled, “He’s always been sharp-tongued.”
No wonder in the past life, Bo Xiangxiang could tolerate Ji Xinghang’s sharpness. It turns out she always filled in the blanks herself, turning sarcasm into praise.
She found it quite amusing too.
Soon, Bo Xiangxiang stepped forward and greeted the young girl with a salute, “Please enlighten me!”
She tried to give off a heroic and striking vibe, but due to her natural looks and demeanor combined with her exaggerated performance, it looked rather awkward.
The girl smiled and returned the salute, “Please enlighten me!”
After that, her demeanor shifted from charming to fierce.
Then with a tip of her toe, she jumped directly onto the nearby competition stage.
“…” Bo Xiangxiang stood there dumbfounded, suddenly feeling not so confident.
She somewhat awkwardly climbed the stairs to the stage, clearly lacking the ability to jump up like the young girl.
The others almost laughed watching her actions.
Luo Ning slid her fingertip slightly, and then an Unlucky Talisman flew into Bo Xiangxiang’s body.
The effect of the previous Unlucky Talisman had already passed, so she created a new one.
Such a talisman wouldn’t really bring bad luck to someone with high Luck like Bo Xiangxiang.
But it could limit her luck, preventing it from working like a bug.
Otherwise, Luo Ning was worried that on the competition stage the young girl might suddenly encounter bad luck like tripping or making a mistake, and then Bo Xiangxiang could win by fluke.
Now, both were almost at the same starting line, with victory depending on individual skill.
They each picked up a long spear and began to move.
Bo Xiangxiang had specifically learned the long spear and believed her movements were very graceful.
The moves of the young girl lacked the ornate and deliberate show, and very quickly, she thrust the long spear at her.
Bo Xiangxiang was still trying to look cool when the spear came at her; her expression changed instantly, and she floundered to defend herself.
However, she wasn’t a professional, and what she usually learned was only superficial.
The long spear in her hand was flicked away by the young girl in one move.
While she was still dazed, the young girl’s spear landed on her neck, “You admit defeat!”
Bo Xiangxiang: “…” She hadn’t even started to perform yet.
Not willing to give up, she asked, “I’m not good with the long spear, can I try again with a sword?”
She had previously been praised by a martial arts instructor when using a sword.
Seeing her reluctance, the young girl generously raised her hand, “Certainly, please!”
Both of them switched to swords, and Bo Xiangxiang quickly created a flourish with her sword before dancing with it.
The young girl was speechless. Was this woman here to compete in martial arts or to dance?
Once Bo Xiangxiang had danced enough, the girl advanced with her sword.
The result was the same; the girl won with a single move, and Bo Xiangxiang was defeated.
Even though Bo Xiangxiang was reluctant, she had to admit defeat this time.
Moreover, she had seen for herself that the girl’s martial arts skills were far superior to her own.
After all, the girl was from a specific Martial Arts Institute; losing to her wasn’t unjust.
At least, since she had been on stage, she had cunningly showcased her skills with both the long spear and the sword elegantly.
At least it was a feast for the audience watching the live broadcast.
Bo Xiangxiang implied, “Indeed, those from the Martial Arts Institute are impressive, I concede graciously.”
Essentially, she meant it was normal for her not to be on par with those from the Martial Arts Institute.
Just then, a middle-aged man approached from the side.
“Miss Bao, martial arts isn’t for show.”
“Coming up here and performing with a long spear and dancing with a sword, your mind is all on putting on a show, which is disrespectful to martial arts.”
He clearly disapproved and sternly said, “I hope you won’t use martial arts as a spectacle anymore.”
When the girl saw the middle-aged man, she immediately introduced him to everyone, “This is Vice Dean Guo of our Martial Arts Institute.”
Another young girl spoke to the guests, “The dean is quite straightforward, and usually doesn’t tolerate any wrongdoing. Please forgive him.”
Mainly because the live broadcast was on, and her statement was aimed at excusing the Vice Dean.
Although it was true, she feared that netizens or Bo Xiangxiang’s fans might criticize him.
Bo Xiangxiang’s face turned pale instantly; she hadn’t expected him to speak of her in such a manner.
His words had demeaned her to dust right in front of the live broadcast.
Her martial arts were indeed good, how dare he criticize her performances and showmanship; it was detestable.
The production team and other participating guests also felt awkward at this moment.
Watching Bo Xiangxiang’s performance, they too thought she was flaunting, but they didn’t expect the Vice Dean to bluntly point it out.
Suddenly, applause broke out.
Everyone looked over and saw Ji Xinghang clapping.
With a smile, he looked at Vice Dean Guo and said, “The Vice Dean is right, martial arts should not be used for flaunting or spectacle, and disrespect should be criticized.”
Then, he turned to Bo Xiangxiang and said, “Your show was quite embarrassing.”
And to think he had considered her skills to be formidable.
He genuinely loved martial arts, so like the Vice Dean, he particularly disliked this sort of behavior.
He also couldn’t understand what he had been thinking before.
He didn’t particularly like Bo Xiangxiang as a person, but why did he always let her lead him by the nose, rushing to help whenever there was an issue?
Was it what people say, that he was ‘blinded by bacon grease,’ or was his brain waterlogged?
Bo Xiangxiang hadn’t expected Ji Xinghang to deal her an additional crushing blow.
Distressed, she burst into tears, “I was just trying to help everyone get started, why are you all being like this?”
Ji Xinghang pursed his lips, “If you can ‘get started’ like that, maybe the Martial Arts Institute should just close up.”
“Please stop insulting martial arts,” he earnestly advised.
Vice Dean Guo also agreed wholeheartedly with Ji Xinghang’s remarks; indeed, there were still people who understood him.
Bo Xiangxiang was infuriated by Ji Xinghang’s blunt criticism, resenting his harsh words for the first time.
Tearfully and angrily, she said, “You’re so great, then you do it, I’d like to see how you don’t insult martial arts.”
This time she really couldn’t hold back, Ji Xinghang’s words hurt her deeply; how could he be like this.