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"If that slip of paper really belongs to Lu Lingfeng, you have to give me two kisses!"
Zhuge Lan said to Bai Chenxiang with a grin.
Bai Chenxiang knocked him on the head.
"Get lost! Hurry up and talk."
The corners of Zhuge Lan's mouth tilted up slightly, revealing a confident smile, and he said softly:
"Look at Pei Xijun's eyes. Although they are calm as water now, the moment she opened the slip of paper and saw what was inside, I precisely captured the instant of surprise that flashed across her face. Besides drawing Lu Lingfeng, who else could make her react like that?"
Bai Chenxiang raised her head slightly, looking at the sky, as if lost in thought:
"What you said makes some sense, but it's just your guess."
Zhuge Lan shook his head gently, his gaze still fixed on Pei Xijun, and said firmly:
"Just wait and see. You'll know when the results are announced."
At this moment.
Pei Xijun tried hard to calm the waves in her heart and quietly put away the slip of paper.
She pretended to be nonchalant as she stood in the crowd, but her slightly flushed cheeks and sparkling eyes betrayed her.
The people around her were still excitedly discussing the results of the draw, but Pei Xijun's thoughts had already flown to Lu Lingfeng's side.
At the same time that Pei Xijun was drawing lots.
Lu Lingfeng, standing not far away, although his eyes didn't watch Pei Xijun's drawing process, pretended to be nonchalant and played with the long sword in his hand.
In fact, he was also extremely nervous!
Lu Lingfeng seemed to be casually playing with his long sword, but his ears were perked up, carefully listening to the movements in the crowd.
His heart beat like rapid drumbeats, and a feeling of unspeakable tension and anticipation surged in his heart.
He occasionally glanced in the direction of Pei Xijun out of the corner of his eye, but quickly retracted his gaze, afraid of being discovered.
Lu Lingfeng secretly guessed in his heart who Pei Xijun had drawn. How much he hoped that name was his own.
This feeling of uncertainty made him feel like he was sitting on pins and needles, and the long sword in his hand was unconsciously gripped tighter.
And although Pei Xijun tried to appear calm, her gaze always involuntarily drifted towards Lu Lingfeng.
She looked at that heroic figure, her heart full of anticipation.
How much she wished she could immediately walk to Lu Lingfeng's side and share this joy with him.
But she knew that now was not the time, and she had to restrain herself.
After Zhuge Lan's reminder, and seeing Pei Xijun's expression, Bai Chenxiang also believed some of what Zhuge Lan said.
After a while, the person in charge of the draw began to announce the results.
When it was announced that the name Pei Xijun had drawn was Lu Lingfeng, there was an uproar.
"Oh heavens! This golden couple is together. What suspense can there be in this competition…?"
"Yes! This is invincible."
"If you ask me, I feel like the other three groups combined might not be able to win."
The clansmen discussed among themselves.
Bai Chenxiang looked at Zhuge Lan, a look of disbelief on her face, and said softly:
"You really guessed it right."
Zhuge Lan smiled triumphantly and said:
"Tch! Don't you see who your husband is?"
And Pei Xijun, hearing her name and Lu Lingfeng's name being announced at the same time, a brilliant smile bloomed on her face.
Lu Lingfeng, at the other end of the crowd, also felt ecstatic in his heart when he heard his name being announced, and then a gentle smile appeared on his face.
His gaze passed through the crowd and met Pei Xijun's.
At that moment.
It seemed as if time had stopped.
They stared at each other, their eyes only on each other, and the surrounding noise seemed to disappear.
At this time, A'li walked over, wearing a red and white robe.
"Young Sect Master, Big Brother Zhuge!"
"Oh, Little Sister A'li!"
Zhuge Lan immediately greeted her.
A'li smiled lightly, her eyes shifting between Zhuge Lan and Bai Chenxiang:
"Seeing your reactions, you must be surprised by the results of the draw."
Bai Chenxiang nodded and said:
"Indeed, I didn't expect that Xijun and Lu Lingfeng would be drawn into the same group. The two of them standing together are truly a match made in heaven."
Zhuge Lan also echoed:
"That's right, both of them are strong. They are likely to have victory in their grasp this time."
"Speaking of which, Little Sister A'li, who is your partner?"
Zhuge Lan asked A'li.
"He's over there!"
A'li pointed to another corner of the preparation area.
Everyone followed the direction of A'li's finger and saw a man who was not tall, thin, but with an unusually cold face standing there alone.
His eyes were full of determination, and even a bit of anger.
Bai Chenxiang asked curiously:
"Little Sister A'li, your partner looks very unusual. What's his name?"
"He said his name is Sha Zhuge, but I don't know him very well."
"Before this Rapid Challenge, I had never heard of our Speed Clan having such a strong young man named Sha Zhuge."
A'li said in confusion.
Bai Chenxiang thought for a moment:
"Hmm, Sha Zhuge, I don't seem to have any impression either."
"Maybe his strength has greatly improved recently, and you see, he is always alone, as if he has no friends. I feel like he should have just finished his closed-door cultivation."
Zhuge Lan narrowed his eyes slightly, carefully looking at Sha Zhuge in the distance. He had never seen this person's face before.
But.
He always felt that this Sha Zhuge had a familiar aura…
Afterward.
Sha Zhuge also saw Zhuge Lan and his group. The moment his eyes met Zhuge Lan's, the anger in his eyes seemed to burn even more intensely.
He stared at Zhuge Lan, his eyes seeming to pierce through the air and directly into the heart.
Zhuge Lan noticed Sha Zhuge's unusual gaze, and a sense of doubt arose in his heart.
"No way, what's this guy's problem? Did I eat his rice?"
He didn't understand why this person he had never met would harbor such strong hostility towards him.
Bai Chenxiang and A'li also noticed Sha Zhuge's abnormality. They looked at each other, not knowing why.
Bai Chenxiang said softly to Zhuge Lan: "This Sha Zhuge seems to have a lot of opinions about you. I don't know why. Did you offend him sometime?"
A'li frowned, shook her head and said: "Yes, he seems to have a strong hostility only towards Big Brother Zhuge. I don't know why. When I was talking to him just now, he didn't seem to have this expression. I feel like things are not simple."
Sha Zhuge slowly took a step and walked towards Zhuge Lan and the others.
Every step carried a suppressed aura, as if a storm was about to come.
As he approached, everyone could feel the cold aura emanating from him.
Zhuge Lan straightened his body, his gaze calmly meeting Sha Zhuge's. He tried to find some clues in the other's eyes to solve this mystery.
However.
There was only deep hatred in Sha Zhuge's eyes, without any explanation.
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