The Side Character Who Wins by Doing Nothing

Feng Lin marveled at Luo Linlang’s outrageous scheme and refused Lu Sangjiu’s Spirit Stones. ”Luo Dao You did all the hard work selling him. You two should just keep it.”

But Lu Sangjiu wouldn’t have it. ”Everyone pitched in. It’s not right for us to be the only ones taking the Spirit Stones. Besides, you only got involved to help me. If you don’t accept them, my conscience won’t be clear.”

Hearing her say that, Feng Lin stopped protesting. ”Alright then. If you have any more trouble with Yi Ze later, you can come find me.”

Of course, Lu Sangjiu didn’t actually intend to ask for her help again, but to put her at ease about accepting the payment, she just smiled and nodded. ”Of course. We’re friends, after all.”

Luo Linlang left, and Lu Sangjiu and Feng Lin continued to watch the matches.

They saw quite a few exciting matches over the morning, and just before noon, they also caught Chi Yan’s fight.

He was pretty lucky and faced a very weak opponent, so he won with ease.

Afterward, the two of them went up to congratulate Chi Yan, and Lu Sangjiu also gave him his share of the Spirit Stones.

Chi Yan didn’t refuse, accepting it gleefully. ”HAHAHAHA, this is the money from selling off Yi Ze! I have to take it!”

Lu Sangjiu: ”...”

’Suddenly, I feel like Yi Ze is really pitiful... But he deserves it.’

Chi Yan was with his martial brothers and still had to watch their matches, so he didn’t leave with Lu Sangjiu’s group. He just asked for her match number, saying he would definitely come to watch her fight later.

Lu Sangjiu and Feng Lin continued to wander around, but as they walked, they unexpectedly ran into Yi Ze and Zhou Yun.

The moment the pair saw Lu Sangjiu and her friend, their eyes practically shot flames. Yi Ze gritted his teeth. ”Lu Sangjiu! You actually dared to sell me!”

Lu Sangjiu: ”...”

’Looks like Zhou Yun really is willing to spend a fortune. She actually managed to ransom him back so quickly.’

Zhou Yun was even more furious. ”You people are utterly shameless! Selling Ze was one thing, but you even turned around and demanded money from his martial brothers for the information!”

”Do you have any idea? In the end, Ze was the one who paid those Spirit Stones! Give the money back!”

The corner of Lu Sangjiu’s mouth twitched. Her gaze toward Yi Ze became even more sympathetic. ’He really has it rough.’

But she wasn’t afraid. With an innocent look on her face, she said, ”What are you talking about? I didn’t sell you. You were clearly abducted by someone else after you passed out. My senior sister was worried you were in danger, so she risked her life to go and inform your sect.”

”By that logic, my Second Senior Sister is your life-saving benefactor. What’s wrong with asking for a little compensation for her trouble?”

Yi Ze and Zhou Yun hadn’t expected Lu Sangjiu to be so shameless. He laughed in fury. ”Abducted by someone? Then why don’t you tell me who abducted me? What did they look like?”

Lu Sangjiu thought for a moment. ”If I tell you, I’ll be offending someone. How about this... if you’re willing to give me one hundred Mid-grade Spirit Stones for the information, I’ll tell you?”

This time, it wasn’t just Yi Ze and his companion; even Feng Lin, who was standing beside them, felt a little embarrassed. ’Scamming them like this... isn’t this going a bit too far?’

But Yi Ze was no fool and certainly wasn’t going to actually give her the money. He just roared, ”In your dreams!”

Lu Sangjiu feigned helplessness. ”Since you’re not willing to part with the money, there’s nothing I can do. I’m not foolish enough to offend someone for no benefit just to give you the information.”

Zhou Yun was so angry she gripped her small leather whip. ”You’ve gone too far! I’ll...”

Just as she raised her hand, a cold voice came from behind Lu Sangjiu. ”Fighting is forbidden here.”

Lu Sangjiu turned around and saw that Gu Jue had arrived at some point.

Seeing her look over, Gu Jue gave her a slight nod before turning his gaze to Zhou Yun and Yi Ze.

”If you’re not afraid of causing trouble and being disqualified from the assembly, then by all means, make your move.”

As he said this, he had already walked in front of Lu Sangjiu, discreetly shielding her behind him. The message was clear: if they wanted to attack, they would have to go through him.

Yi Ze nearly coughed up a mouthful of blood. But in the end, he was wary of Gu Jue. No matter how unwilling he was to let it go, he could only glare viciously at Lu Sangjiu. ”This... isn’t over between us!”

Now, he no longer just wanted to teach Lu Sangjiu a lesson. He wanted to kill her.

’It’s not easy to make a move in Muxian Town, but once we’re somewhere else... out in the wilderness, I can destroy the body and erase all traces. Who would ever be able to trace it back to me?’

A sinister glint flashed in his eyes. He gave Lu Sangjiu one last, deep look, then turned and left.

Feng Lin frowned slightly, saying with some worry, ”The look in his eyes just now was extremely malicious. You need to be careful of him trying something underhanded in the future.”

After all, Yi Ze was at the Late-stage Golden Core, while Lu Sangjiu was only at Late-stage Foundation Establishment. There was a whole major realm between them. If he caught her alone, he would probably dare to actually kill her.

Even when Gu Jue turned back to look at her, his eyes held obvious concern.

’The Qilin Sect is still looming over her, and now she’s provoked Yi Ze... It’s really hard not to worry.’

Lu Sangjiu herself, however, was unconcerned. ”It’s fine. I won’t give him the chance.”

’If Yi Ze really is foolish enough to try and ambush me when I’m alone, then he can only blame his own bad luck.’

’After all, her Immortal Demon Attraction was so powerful it could probably even take on a Nascent Soul Cultivator, let alone a mere Golden Core like him. Killing him would be child’s play.’

As they were talking, Gu Jue suddenly turned his head and looked toward the third arena in the distance. ”...It’s my turn to fight.”

Lu Sangjiu hadn’t expected such a coincidence and immediately said happily, ”Then we’ll go watch too! I’m sure you’ll win.”

A hint of a smile appeared in Gu Jue’s eyes. ”Okay.”

The group headed toward the third arena. As they got closer, they saw... Yi Ze, standing on the third arena with a look of arrogant posturing.

”Who is Number Thirty-six? What, too scared to come up?”

”Stop dawdling and wasting my time. If you don’t show up soon, I’ll take it as a forfeit.”

At that moment, both Lu Sangjiu and Feng Lin fell silent. They looked at each other and saw the same pity for Yi Ze in each other’s eyes.

’This is... just absurdly bad luck!’

Gu Jue was also a bit surprised. He glanced down at his own number token, confirmed that he was indeed Number Thirty-six, and then leaped lightly onto the arena stage.

The moment he saw Gu Jue, Yi Ze looked as if he was being strangled. The words he was speaking died in his throat, and he stared as if he had seen a ghost.

The crowd below erupted. ”Wow, is that Gu Jue from the Lingjian Sect? I’ve heard he’s incredibly strong for ages. We finally get to witness his signature technique, Phoenix Cry Nine Heavens!”

”Yi Ze is a Heavenly Pride Level figure from the Beast Taming Sect, too. This match is going to be amazing!”

The spectators grew excited, even starting to call their friends over to watch what was sure to be a spectacular match.

However, one of the contestants, Yi Ze, was currently staring at Gu Jue, his face turning pale then red. ’He was cursing up a storm in his head, convinced his luck was just too absurdly bad!’

At that moment, looking into Gu Jue’s indifferent gaze, he was on the verge of tears.

But with so many people watching, even though he felt his tournament run was most likely over, he had to grit his teeth and try to put up a spectacular fight.

’Even if I lose... I have to lose with some dignity!’