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Chapter 31: Battle Arena, Part 2
The entire audience was silent as they stared up at the rectangular glass floating in the center of the arena. The other participants gulped nervously, hoping they would not run into a large group. On the rectangular glass, a soft clanking sound was followed by a bright light. Xin Chunling sat on the balcony with Xin Wangji beside him, who was leisurely sipping his tea while his gaze was fixed on someone at the arena's edge. Two names appeared from the rectangular glass, followed by the pleasant voice of the maiden announcer echoing throughout the Divine Trial hall.
"Mei Tengxui and Qian Lian, please set out to the arena with your respective groups."
MeiTengxui was speechless as she gracefully ascended the stairs, her remaining group trailing behind her. She looked at the other woman on the other side of the arena, who had her lips slightly pursed, as if mocking the Nature Goddess's second daughter.
Qian Lian, the woman's name, was dressed in red. Her bare neck and collarbones, as well as her stomach, were exposed, and she held a long, slim sword in her right hand. Her hair was pulled back into a neat bun, and she wore jewels and hairpins all over her body. Mei Tengxui smiled slightly as she looked at the woman who would be her enemy.
"Fancy meeting you in this arena, Mei Tengxui." Qian Lian spoke with a slightly sarcastic tone.
"Jiejie." Mei Tengxui replied with a slight bow.
( Jiejie means Sister. )
Qian Lian's face turned bitter as soon as she heard that word: "Don't jiejie me. I hate you and your mother's guts."
Mei Tengxui's smile remained on her lips as she listened to Qian Lian's words, as if she had been hearing them for a long time. The gods who were watching began whispering to each other as they gazed at the two beautiful maidens who stood in the center of the arena.
"It's Qian Lian, the second daughter of the Goddess of Spring."
"I heard that the Goddess of the Spring's eldest daughter died after she was exposed to a faint demonic aura."
"It was really sad. After the death of the eldest, the second became the heir to be the next holder of the Goddess of Spring's position."
"Qian Lian is not that known, but she is a very talented woman. I heard that she mastered the spring dance and applied it to her swordsmanship. Truly a genius!"
"But why do the two of them look like they don't like each other?"
"Oh, it seems that you haven't heard about it."
"About what?"
"They say that the Nature Goddess's second daughter was the reason why the Goddess of Spring's eldest daughter died."
"Ah! I heard about it! But isn't that an accident? The two maidens were just children back then."
"Hating someone doesn't need to define age. After the incident, the Goddess of Spring blamed the Goddess of Nature for the death of her eldest daughter and also ordered her to get her second daughter killed."
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