Chapter 33: Grand Tournament Rewards

  "Brother Chuan, don't worry, I'm quite formidable now. Ordinary monsters can't beat me!" Xia Xiaoliang proudly puffed out her chest and said. Her five little dumplings weren't to be trifled with, one could take down one, two could take down a pair! If all else failed, she still had the Thousand Illusions Technique and the Treading Sandalwood Step, escaping was no problem at all!

  Xia Mingchuan stretched out his index finger, lightly tapping Xia Xiaoliang's forehead, and scolded with a smile: "You little girl, relying on this little trick to show off in the same rank, if you encounter someone whose cultivation is one level higher than yours, you probably won't even have the chance to run away!"

  "But even if you're by my side, can't we both run away?" Xia Xiao Liang shrunk her neck, and her cat ears twitched with fear.

  "You can't escape, after all you're by my side. Looking at you, watching over you, I feel at ease. If you were to venture out alone and something happened to you, what would I do?" Xia Mingchuan said with deep emotion, without any reserve, to Xia Xiaoliang. It seemed like a confession, but the serious feeling was more like an older brother protecting his younger sister.

  Xia Xiaoleng's face was dull, and Xia Mingchuan must have taken the wrong medicine today, otherwise he wouldn't say such nonsense!

  "Brother Chuan, you must be exhausted from cultivating, get some rest!" Xia XiaoLiang didn't dare to look at him, what a young age and not learning well, flirting with this cat! He must have treated himself as a younger sister, yes, that's it! Xia XiaoLiang kept hypnotizing herself.

  Xia Mingjiang looked at Xia Xiaoliang with a bewildered expression, her face flushed red. What did he just say?

  As expected, Xia Mingjiang is indeed an idiot! He's already 15 years old and still so foolish, will anyone marry him in the future...

  Because of Xia Mingchuan's instructions, Xia Xiaoleng couldn't continue to idle around and had to follow them every day to the square to watch the competition. The competition itself wasn't very interesting, but the various demons sparked Xia Xiaoleng's interest.

  For example, an elephant has a pair of huge ears that are incredibly large and looks silly, with a very sturdy body. Xia Xiaoleng thinks that if she were to be stepped on by an elephant, her entire cat would probably turn into a pancake.

  There are even more lovely flying birds, with small and light bodies, in stark contrast to the giant elephant demons. The small flying birds have extremely fast hands, and their speed of forming seals is not inferior to Xia Mingchuan's, showing that each race has its own advantages that make others envious.

  Xia Xiaoliang was amazed by the awesomeness of these ethnic groups while also ridiculing the marks they retained. Although most of them retained their ears and tails, some were expressed in skin color and other aspects.

  "Brother Chuan, I'm tired. I want to go back and sleep." Xia XiaoLiang had watched two matches and couldn't bear the scene of being pointed at and discussed, which made her feel uncomfortable in her heart. Who let her be so young and yet make it all the way to the final match?

  Xia Mingchuan felt a bit helpless, he really had no resistance to Xia Xiaoliang's coquetry!

  "I'll take you back." Xia Mingchuan said to Xia Xiaoliang with a smile, then turned to Xiao Long and Qiao Xian and said: "Xiaoliang and I will head back first, you two finish your match and come back early."

  "Good." Xiaolong and Qiaoxin responded. As for Yan Wang, he was groaning in the western wing of the palace, using his illness as an excuse. After getting injured, he had others serve him food and water. Everyone went to watch the match, but he continued to eat and drink without delay.

  "Brother Chuan, you're getting more and more majestic!" Xia Xiao Liang looked at Xia Ming Chuan with admiration, every time he gave orders, she would get infatuated.

  "What's 'Lao Da Fan Er'?" Xia Mingchuan smiled and said, this must be another phrase Xiao Liang brought back from his hometown.

  "It's just what the leader meant."

  "I get it!" Xia Mingchuan's eyes lit up and he smiled. As expected, Xia Mingchuan was indeed Xia Xiaoliang's confidant, able to understand this too!

  Xia Xiaoliang smiled brightly, friends are easy to find, but it's hard to find someone who truly understands you. Now that I have Xia Mingchuan, what could be happier than this? Xia Xiaoliang couldn't help but feel delighted again.

  Two days later, the competition entered the final stage. The contestants were very tired, while the onlookers seemed to be in high spirits.

  Miao Zu War Results: Xiao Long and Qiao Xin both lost, Xia Mingchuan won with an extremely fast seal speed.

  Finals shortlist: Xia Xiaoleng of Cat Tribe vs. Qiuyue of Pig Tribe, Xia Mingchuan of Cat Tribe vs. Duan Chen of Fox Tribe.

  Xia Lian saw that it was a demon of the pig tribe, and she laughed unscrupulously. I wonder what the taste of roasted suckling pig is like? Should we use water to give her a bath first, and then roast her with fire? Ah? The cumin hasn't been put on yet, let's wait for Brother Chuan to go back and get it.

  Xia Xiaoliang's thoughts, Xia Mingchuan guessed accurately. Before Xia Xiaoliang could speak, he said: "Don't be nonsense, a proper match is the way to go. If you want to eat roasted suckling pig, I'll go catch one from the human side and bring it back for you to eat your fill."

  "It's settled then!" Xia Xiao Liang had a drool at the corner of her mouth, looking like a starving ghost, and clung to Xia Ming Chuan's arm with a very flattering expression.

  Xia Mingjiang's mouth twitched, Qiao Xing laughed and said: "Mingjiang, just spoil her, next time she wants to eat the phoenix in the sky, can't you catch one for her?"

  "When I have the ability, whatever she wants to eat, I'll catch it for her! Whether it's a phoenix or a qilin!" Xia Mingchuan nodded solemnly, as if today's words were a permanent promise to Xia Xiaoleng.

  "Brother Chuan, you're so nice!" Xia Xiao Liang looked at Xia Ming Chuan with sparkling eyes, and nowadays, apart from acting cute to get Xia Ming Chuan's affection, she had no idea how to interact with him. At this moment, she completely forgot that she was an old woman in her heart.

  Xiao Long and Qiao Xin hugged each other, looking at Xia Xiao Liang and Xia Ming Chuan with disdain. These two kids must have gotten hysteria, it's better to stay away from them.

  "Another century's grand competition, your excellence lets me see the future of the demon tribe!" The tiger tribe leader stood on the judges' platform, speaking in a dignified and resonant tone, "This grand competition has allowed me to see many children with strong abilities and excellent qualifications."

  "As a reward for the top three, I'll announce it now. The first prize is a high-quality spiritual artifact, the second prize is a medium-quality spiritual artifact, and the third prize is a low-quality spiritual artifact!"

  Whoosh!

  All demons were in an uproar!

  Xia Xiaoleng listened to Xia Mingchuan's explanation: "Spiritual instruments are divided into five grades, extreme grade spiritual instruments, high-grade spiritual instruments, medium-grade spiritual instruments, low-grade spiritual instruments, and law instruments. The higher the grade, the stronger the magic that can be cast. As far as I know, my adoptive father only has one high-grade spiritual instrument, which he treasures dearly."

  "What about the flying sword he gave me?" Xia Xiaoleng asked with a tilted head.

  "Give you the flying sword? It's just a magic weapon!" Xia Mingchuan looked down on Xia Yu, knowing that Xia Xiaoliang had excellent qualifications and would surely bring glory to the Cat Clan. He didn't give him a suitable spiritual instrument, but only gave him a magic weapon - how stingy!

  "It's just a magic tool!" Xia XiaoLiang pouted, but her heart was not calm. Humph, Xia Yu you old cat, be stingy and die! But this one spirit tool, watch me earn it myself!

  "Most of the spiritual instruments were made by human masters, and it's not easy to make them. The success rate is only one in two. Human demand is already high, so there are very few spiritual instruments among the demon tribe. This time, taking out three such good spiritual instruments is really a big move!" Xia Mingchuan sighed.