The Whole World Knows That the Crown Prince Loves Her

When Huang Quan coughed, she looked truly weak, as if she might ascend to the heavens at any moment.

Jing Chen watched her, unsure of what to do for a while.

Taking advantage of someone in a vulnerable state wasn’t his style. Moreover, Huang Quan had just told him to wait a moment and that she would be fine soon. So, Jing Chen could only wait…

“Is the girl okay?”

The headmaster, watching from below the stage, had a look of concern in his eyes.

The girl had been performing exceptionally well in the past few days of the competition, causing them to forget that she was actually very frail and couldn’t stop coughing once she started…

Huang Quan’s health had always been like this since she was young. Nangong Mian was quite aware of it, so he was more reassured compared to the headmaster. “Quan Quan is like this when she coughs. Once she’s done, she’ll stop.”

The headmaster, hearing this answer, was still a bit uneasy. “Are you sure she’ll be okay?”

Nangong Mian nodded. “She’ll be fine.”

The headmaster nodded, feeling reassured.

At the very front of the audience, the High Priest watched the incessantly coughing Huang Quan with a slight frown. “Is this the problem you mentioned she has?”

Di Qin, looking at Huang Quan on the stage, his deep and dark eyes full of worry, responded, “Yes, I’ve examined her and couldn’t find the cause.”

The High Priest was well aware of Di Qin’s medical skills.

If even Di Qin couldn’t determine the cause…

“That’s strange.” The High Priest looked at Huang Quan, frowning even more deeply.

From the current perspective, not only could Di Qin not figure out the cause, but Huang Quan herself probably didn’t know either. Otherwise, given her ability to refine those pills, which indicated her medical proficiency, she would have treated herself if she knew her condition.

With this in mind, the High Priest turned to glance at Di Qin beside him.

The Crown Prince was full of deathly energy, seemingly cursed.

Huang Quan possessed the power to restrain this deathly energy, yet she couldn’t stop coughing, the reason for which was unknown. These two were really quite similar!

The coughing on the competition stage gradually subsided and eventually stopped.

After such a bout of coughing, Huang Quan’s throat felt extremely uncomfortable. She took out a small porcelain bottle from her space, opened it, and poured the liquid inside into her mouth.

It was a tonic elixir for her health. After drinking it, the discomfort in her body lessened significantly.

Putting the porcelain bottle back into her space, Huang Quan looked at Jing Chen and smiled apologetically, “I’m fine now. Let’s begin.”

Jing Chen pressed his thin lips together and looked at her, asking incredulously, “Are you really okay?”

Huang Quan nodded, her expression quite sincere, “I’m really okay.”

Jing Chen frowned, “If you’re not okay, don’t push yourself. A first place isn’t more important than your life.”

Huang Quan replied, “Don’t worry, I’m really fine now.”

Seeing that Huang Quan didn’t seem to be forcing herself, Jing Chen didn’t say anything more. He placed his hand on the zither strings and gently plucked them. Blood instantly stained the strings, and a heavenly melody filled the air, carrying powerful spiritual energy toward Huang Quan.

The sound of the zither itself was an attack, and combined with the special properties of the Dragon Yin Zither, its sound could attack a person’s sea of consciousness. Without sufficient cultivation, it would be difficult to resist, making it a double attack!

The people in the audience couldn’t hear the zither’s sound due to the barrier, so they weren’t affected like they were yesterday.

Although they couldn’t hear it, they could see.

They knew Jing Chen had plucked the strings of the Dragon Yin Zither, so they looked worriedly at Huang Quan.

Yesterday, when Jing Chen had plucked the zither strings, Feng Jiuyuan had immediately conceded, showing just how terrifying the Dragon Yin Zither’s power was. No matter how strong Huang Quan was, she had no weapon to counter the Dragon Yin Zither…

The situation looked bad. Huang Quan might, like Feng Jiuyuan, concede immediately…

The zither’s sound, like a dragon’s roar, echoed through the heavens. Those who heard it felt as if a dragon’s roar was resounding right next to their ears.

Those with insufficient cultivation naturally couldn’t withstand the oppressive force of this sound, especially since it contained spiritual energy.

However…

When Huang Quan heard the sound, the corners of her mouth lifted slightly.

Not enough.

It had sound but lacked power!

Huang Quan moved, her body flashing like a phantom, charging towards Jing Chen.

Seeing Huang Quan disappear from her original spot, Jing Chen’s eyes widened in surprise. Hugging the Dragon Yin Zither, he tapped his foot and flew away from his position.

In the instant his body lifted into the air, a surge of power flickered in Jing Chen’s hand. With a wave, ice spikes flew out.

Huang Quan appeared where Jing Chen had just been standing. Seeing the incoming ice spikes, she clenched her fist and punched them.

The foremost ice spike shattered instantly.

“Ice Formation!”

Jing Chen’s voice rang out.

Countless ice spikes appeared around Huang Quan, rapidly closing in, attempting to trap her inside.

Huang Quan tapped her toes, leaped into the air, performed a sideways spin, and swept her leg through the nearest ice spike, shattering it with a crack!

With the ice spikes shattered all around her, Huang Quan flew out of the ice formation. Before she could land, a snow lion lunged at her from the front!

Seeing the snow lion pounce, Huang Quan leaned back, bending at the waist, letting the snow lion pass over her.

Huang Quan coldly eyed the snow lion. Just as it was about to land, she suddenly reached out, grabbed its tail, and with a forceful swing, vaulted onto its back.

The snow lion beneath her wasn’t a real beast but a manifestation of an ice technique, like the ice spikes. It was made of ice, but this technique was more advanced than mere ice spikes, allowing it to move like a real beast. However…

Huang Quan’s eyes narrowed, and she clenched her fist, smashing it down hard!

No matter how advanced, it was still just ice imbued with power!

Just like those ice spikes, it could all be shattered!

“Boom!”

Huang Quan’s punch landed, and the snow lion collapsed with a crash, shattering into pieces of ice, no longer resembling a lion at all!

With a “whoosh,” a sharp wind approached. Huang Quan tilted her face, and an ice arrow, the size of a sleeve arrow, flew past, its sharp tip grazing her cheek, causing blood droplets to splatter and leaving a scratch on her fair, delicate face.

Huang Quan raised her hand to touch the painful area on her face, her fingers stained with blood.

Looking at the blood on her hand, Huang Quan gave a wicked smile. She wiped the blood-stained fingers across her lips, the pink lips now tinged with blood, making her smile appear even more sinister.

On the other side of the competition stage, Jing Chen, his face pale, continued his assault.

“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!”

Countless ice arrows flew out. Huang Quan moved, meeting the ice arrows head-on.

In the midst of dodging, Huang Quan suddenly reached out and grabbed one of the ice arrows.

Seeing Huang Quan approaching, Jing Chen set the Dragon Yin Zither aside, clapped his hands on the ground, and countless sharp ice spikes rose, spreading towards Huang Quan.

Seeing the ice spreading towards her, Huang Quan tapped her toes and leapt into the air, landing on one of the ice spikes. At that moment, her body seemed as light as a snowflake, weightless.

Her light, seemingly weightless body darted towards Jing Chen like lightning.

Seeing Huang Quan land on the ice spikes, Jing Chen knew they couldn’t stop her. He grabbed the Dragon Yin Zither beside him, holding it horizontally in front of him. With a pluck of the strings, another zither sound rang out!

“Spurt!”

Huang Quan was unharmed, but Jing Chen, having used the Dragon Yin Zither twice, spat out a mouthful of blood.

At that moment, a shadow loomed. Huang Quan leapt down from the ice spike, landing on one knee. In an instant, she thrust the ice arrow forward, its tip pressing against the skin of Jing Chen’s neck.