The Side Character Who Wins by Doing Nothing

Everyone looked at Chi Yan’s face and fell silent.

Chi Yan, not understanding, asked confidently, ”Why are you all looking at me like that? Am I not handsome?”

As he spoke, he even flexed the muscles on his arm for everyone to see.

Lu Sangjiu: ”...”

’Your ’handsome’ and my ’handsome’ don’t seem to be the same thing.’

Amid the silence, Xie Ningyuan nodded seriously. ”Yes, very handsome.”

As he said this, he even reached out, gave Chi Yan’s muscle a squeeze, and exclaimed in admiration, ”How impressive!”

Lu Sangjiu and the others: ”...”

Xie Ningyuan’s praise was so sincere, with no hint of mockery, that Chi Yan was instantly overjoyed. He came right over and slung an arm around his shoulders. ”Brother Xie, you’ve got good taste!”

”I feel like we’d get along great. When we have time, let’s go for a proper drink together!”

Lu Sangjiu found the whole scene difficult to put into words, but Xie Ningyuan wasn’t finished yet.

Having just buttered up a delighted Chi Yan, he turned to Luo Linlang. ”Luo Dao You, I’ve heard Little Jiu mention you for a long time. When I was out buying clothes with her just now, I also bought an outfit for you as a first-meeting gift. I hope you won’t mind.”

As he spoke, he actually produced an exquisite set of women’s clothes and handed it to Luo Linlang.

Luo Linlang was overjoyed. She took it, glanced at it, and exclaimed happily, ”Wow, it’s the latest style! This outfit has a built-in defense effect, and it’s warm in the winter and cool in the summer. It must have been so expensive!”

”Mr. Xie, you’ve really spent too much!”

Xie Ningyuan smiled. ”You are Little Jiu’s second senior sister, so you’re one of us. It’s only right.”

After speaking, he took out another set of clothes in a different style and gave it to Feng Lin. ”Of course, there’s one for Feng Dao You, too.”

Feng Lin was a little surprised and instinctively refused, ”There’s no need, I...”

”Feng Dao You is a friend of Little Jiu’s. This is just a small token of my goodwill. I hope you won’t refuse it.”

Since he’d put it that way, Feng Lin had no choice but to accept it.

And just like that, he had managed to make everyone around Lu Sangjiu happy.

Only Lu Sangjiu stood to the side, questioning her reality... ’What on earth is Xie Ningyuan up to now?’

Just as she was about to send a voice transmission to ask what was going on, Xie Ningyuan turned and handed her a storage bag. ”This is for Mr. Lu, too. You forgot to take it after we bought it, so I brought it for you.”

Lu Sangjiu hesitated before taking it. She swept her Divine Sense inside... ’Holy cow, more than twenty outfits! Did he buy out the entire store?’

While once again marveling at Xie Ningyuan’s extravagance, she grew even more puzzled. ’What is he planning?’

But before she could ask, Xie Ningyuan took the initiative and explained via a voice transmission.

’It’s pretty boring always lurking in the shadows. It’s time I integrated into your circle of friends and stayed by your side openly.’

’Besides, always sneaking around like a thief is really damaging my image.’

Hearing him say that, Lu Sangjiu felt he had a point...

’Fine, integrate all you want, but why call me ’Little Jiu’ in such a chummy way? It makes it seem like we’re really close.’

Xie Ningyuan replied matter-of-factly, ’Of course I have to act like we’re very close. That’s the fastest way to be accepted. Plus, this way, no one will be suspicious when I spend long periods of time with you in the future.’

’He seemed to have a point... but why did it still feel so strange?’

After thinking for a long time, Lu Sangjiu couldn’t come up with a reason to refute his words, so she could only let him be.

After a short while, it was finally Lu Sangjiu’s turn on the stage.

Her opponent was also a Female Cultivator, and an extremely beautiful one at that. She had a naturally seductive air about her; just standing there was enough to captivate one’s gaze.

Lu Sangjiu heard someone in the crowd exclaim, ”Ah, it’s Yan Zui from the Joyful Union Sect!”

She immediately connected the woman before her with the Joyful Union Sect genius on Xiang Qian’s list... It was said that she had the greatest talent in the Joyful Union Sect’s current generation.

This was, in fact, somewhat evident from her attire alone.

Most other women from the Joyful Union Sect wore revealing clothing, as it helped supplement their Charming Skill.

Yan Zui, however, had no need for that. She was dressed in a simple purple gauze robe, yet her beauty was still enough to leave people completely mesmerized.

Looking at Lu Sangjiu, Yan Zui chuckled lightly. ”What a pretty little sister... With looks like yours, you wouldn’t be out of place even in my Joyful Union Sect.”

”Alas, I have a soft spot for beautiful people. How could I possibly bring myself to fight someone like you?”

Since her opponent was beautiful and spoke gently, Lu Sangjiu naturally responded with a smile.

”Then I’ll have to ask you to go easy on me, Sister. The next round is a defensive battle anyway. With your strength, even if you lose this round, you’ll definitely have the power to win later. Not like me. If I lose this round, I’m afraid this will be the end of the road for me.”

Yan Zui’s smile widened. ”Oh my, a sweet-talking little sister too. That makes me like you even more.”

Seeing the two of them chatting without any intention of fighting, someone in the crowd couldn’t help but shout, ”Are you two going to fight or not? Hurry up and stop wasting time!”

Yan Zui paused slightly, then shot a light glance in that direction.

Despite her beautiful face, that seemingly casual glance inexplicably filled the air with immense pressure and fear.

The person who had shouted stiffened and immediately fell silent.

But when Yan Zui looked back at Lu Sangjiu, her face was once again wreathed in smiles.

”Little sister, how about we just exchange a few simple moves? If you can withstand three of my attacks, I’ll admit defeat. I’ll do you this favor, what do you say?”

Lu Sangjiu’s eyes lit up instantly. ’Who wants to fight to the death when there’s an easy way out?’

She immediately nodded. ”Okay, okay! Then I’ll thank you in advance, Sister. No matter the outcome, I’ll be sure to treat you to a meal afterward. You have to give me the honor of your presence!”

Yan Zui’s eyes curved into crescents. ”Alright, then it’s a deal.”

Lu Sangjiu’s string of ”Sisters” was incredibly sweet, making Yan Zui absolutely delighted.

But down below the stage, Luo Linlang was not pleased. She couldn’t help but mutter sourly, ”Hmph, Little Junior Sister has never even called me ’Sister’.”

Next to her, the ever-blunt Feng Lin looked at her in confusion. ”But you’re her senior sister. Why would she call you ’Sister’?”

Luo Linlang: ”...”

Meanwhile, having come to an agreement, Lu Sangjiu and Yan Zui wasted no more time.

Yan Zui tapped her toes lightly and leaped into the air, an exquisite bow appearing in her hands.

She didn’t need a physical arrow. She drew the bowstring, and an arrow formed from Spiritual Energy materialized. With its tip aimed at Lu Sangjiu, she smiled. ”My Magic Treasure is quite powerful, little sister. You’d better be careful.”

Lu Sangjiu could tell even without her saying it; this was a top-grade magic treasure.

None of Lu Sangjiu’s Defense Treasures could withstand such a blow, so she unhesitatingly summoned Duoduo. ”Ice Wall!”

Duoduo let out a ”CHIRP CHIRP,” and the single horn on its head flashed with Light. Instantly, a thick wall of ice, radiating an endless chill, solidified in front of Lu Sangjiu!