With Heaven-Defying Talent, I Actually Became Lu Xueqi

Watching the approaching Fire Qilin, Lu Xueqi reached out and gently stroked its head.

The Fire Qilin submissively enjoyed the caress, like a well-behaved child.

When Zhang Xiaofan saw Lu Xueqi appear, he was greatly shocked.

He had carefully scouted the area while hiding and was certain no one else should have been here—yet here she was.

Once he clearly saw who it was, Zhang Xiaofan’s eyes widened, his mind buzzed loudly, and only one thought echoed within.

“Why is it her?”

Zhang Xiaofan was all too familiar with Lu Xueqi. The emotional entanglements between them in his previous life always caused him immense heartache whenever he recalled them.

In that past life, due to various helpless reasons, he had let down this senior sister.

Now, upon seeing her appear, the affection he had once buried began to sprout once more.

However, at this moment, he felt somewhat afraid to face Lu Xueqi.

After playing a bit with the Fire Qilin, Lu Xueqi turned toward Zhang Xiaofan’s direction and softly asked,

“You’re the lucky one from Dazhu Peak who drew lot number 1, right? What’s your name?”

Hearing Lu Xueqi’s clear and melodious voice, Zhang Xiaofan was momentarily stunned.

Then, he quickly bowed respectfully.

“Dazhu Peak disciple Zhang Xiaofan greets Senior Sister.”

Lu Xueqi only gave a slight nod in response.

After that, she ignored Zhang Xiaofan and turned to walk off in another direction.

The Fire Qilin quickly followed after her.

Seeing this, Zhang Xiaofan reached out, wanting to say something, but then remembered—this was not the past life.

He and Senior Sister Lu Xueqi were not familiar with each other in this life.

The Water Qilin, after sensing Zhang Xiaofan’s aura, revealed a trace of confusion in its eyes.

It had indeed just sensed a hint of demonic aura and had assumed it came from Zhang Xiaofan.

But after a closer inspection, it found nothing at all, which left it deeply puzzled.

Seeing the Fire Qilin leave with Lu Xueqi, the Water Qilin didn’t linger either.

It gave a low growl in the Fire Qilin’s direction and then leapt into the cold pool of clear water to rest.

Zhang Xiaofan watched the Water Qilin depart and couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, he possessed techniques from Buddhism, Daoism, and the Demonic Path, and with the support of the Heaven Book, his aura-concealing ability was exceptionally strong—enough to avoid the Water Qilin’s detection.

He stared at Lu Xueqi’s retreating back, unable to return to his senses for a long time.

His eyes longingly followed her gradually disappearing figure.

Though he had countless things he wished to say to Lu Xueqi in his heart...

He also understood that in this life, Lu Xueqi didn’t yet know him. There were no entanglements between them yet.

Thus, he could only stand by the cold pool of clear water, gazing infatuatedly in silence.

As Lu Xueqi left with the Fire Qilin, she felt Zhang Xiaofan’s gaze.

But she didn’t pay it much mind.

After all, with her beauty, it was only natural for young disciples to stare at her with dazed admiration. Even Zhang Xiaofan, famously dull in the original story, was no exception.

At this moment, Lu Xueqi was strolling through Tongtian Peak with the Fire Qilin, while the chat group buzzed with excitement.

During that whole time, the group hadn’t paused once, constantly discussing Qi Hao, Tian Ling’er, Lin Jingyu, and Zhang Xiaofan.

Until after Lu Xueqi left—

Huang Rong: “Sister Xueqi, how do you plan to treat this Zhang Xiaofan in this life? In the previous life, the two of you were quite entangled.”

After Huang Rong spoke, Lu Yu and Xiao Yan grew visibly nervous in the group, eager to see how Lu Xueqi would respond.

After spending some time with her, both had inevitably been affected by Lu Xueqi’s presence in the real world as well, and thus paid special attention to anything involving her.

Lu Xueqi: “Zhang Xiaofan? In this life, I don’t intend to get too entangled with him. I’ll just treat him as an ordinary junior from the same sect.”

Huang Rong: “Is that so? What a pity—I was hoping to witness your love-hate entanglement again.”

Lu Yu: “Sister Huang Rong, based on the original story, while Lu Xueqi and Zhang Xiaofan did have emotional entanglements, the ending wasn’t very clear.

Moreover, they belonged to opposing paths—one righteous, one demonic—it would’ve been hard for them to have a good outcome.

Now that Sister Xueqi has made her decision, I think it’s the right one. Better not to get too entangled with him.

Xiao Yan: “That’s right, I feel the same.”

Zhang Sanfeng: “Miss Lu, now that you’ve joined the chat group in this life, your fate has already changed. The future will hold far broader horizons.

Although Zhang Xiaofan is quite talented, from the moment Bi Yao’s incident occurred, there was no turning back for him.

So it would be best for you, Miss Lu, not to get too entangled with him.”

Xiaolongnü: “I agree as well. Matters of love and affection... it’s better not to get too involved.”

Huang Rong: “Why are all of you saying that? Honestly, I still have high hopes for Sister Xueqi and Zhang Xiaofan. But since you’ve all said so, then no matter what decision Sister Xueqi makes, I’ll support you.”

Lu Xueqi: “In this life, my goal is to cultivate to immortality. I don’t wish to involve myself in matters of romance.”

After chatting idly with her group friends for a while, Lu Xueqi noticed it was already late and didn’t linger any longer.

She directly closed the chat interface and returned to the guest room arranged for Xiaozhu Peak on Tongtian Peak to rest.

The next morning, the second round of the Seven Peaks Tournament officially began.

In the previous round, a total of 63 disciples had competed. Apart from Zhang Xiaofan, who had a bye, several rounds had been conducted on each arena yesterday.

Now, the top 32 had been determined, and Lu Xueqi was to face a new opponent today.

Shortly after the end of yesterday’s matches, Lu Xueqi had learned that her opponent today would be a disciple from Chaoyang Peak, named Lin Bufan.

Lu Xueqi didn’t pay much attention to this Lin Bufan.

After all, he was merely an ordinary disciple with a Jade Purity Realm cultivation, not someone who posed a threat to her.

Today was the 32-to-16 match.

However, within the Qingyun Sect, there were only eight arenas.

Therefore, disciples wanting to compete had to wait patiently for their turn.

While waiting, Lu Xueqi also learned about Xiaozhu Peak’s performance yesterday.

In the 64-to-32 elimination round, Xiaozhu Peak’s results were less than ideal.

Aside from Senior Sister Wen Min, only Lu Xueqi had made it into the top 32.

Most of Xiaozhu Peak’s junior sisters had been defeated. As an all-female peak, Xiaozhu Peak’s disciples generally had slightly less combat experience than their male counterparts.

Moreover, most of Xiaozhu Peak’s disciples were only at or below the Fourth Level of Jade Purity Realm. Even Senior Sister Wen Min had only reached the Fifth Level.

Today, Senior Sister Wen Min was the first to compete.

Lu Xueqi followed her master, Master Shuiyue, along with many Xiaozhu Peak junior sisters to the arena where Wen Min’s match was to take place.

Wen Min’s opponent was a disciple from Longshou Peak.

After a quick assessment, Lu Xueqi noted that the opponent’s cultivation was at the Fourth Level of Jade Purity Realm.

Following a bout of intense exchange, Wen Min used her techniques to blast the opponent off the arena, securing victory.

Because of Lu Xueqi’s presence, along with disciples from Longshou Peak, Xiaozhu Peak, and many others who had heard of her name, a large crowd gathered to watch, packing the arena to the brim.