"Phew!" Li Qianxia exhaled deeply, her body involuntarily relaxing.
But Turquoise Pool wasn't very happy.
She said to Yang Qinglan, "Aren't you going to teach him a lesson? First, it was the little Demon Star, now Si, and not to mention those two little girls from the first challenge, he relies on women for everything."
"Then I should be teaching you a lesson first," Yang Qinglan replied, neither salty nor bland.
Si had no emotions and helped Li Changzhou purely out of rational considerations; she understood that... although it made her somewhat uncomfortable.
She slowly turned to Turquoise Pool and said, "Aren't you overreacting?"
"It's in!" Li Qianxia suddenly stood up, nearly screaming, "Money, so much money! This is true unearned wealth! I've finally become a rich woman!!"
"About winning the money..." Turquoise Pool mumbled to herself, "I should actually thank Si."
"It evens out," Yang Qinglan said.
On stage, Li Changzhou was also thanking Si.
"I intended to give you Divine Will, but since we're in the middle of the competition, I can only gift you a Divine Skill that operates with mana," he said.
He didn't skimp at all, directly teleporting "Dragon Lake Great Divine Power" to Si.
This wasn't a chat; much like teleporting the Giant Kun or Chaos Yang Snake, it was an uprooting transfer - losing the skill entirely upon transmitting it.
Si nodded and continued to sit cross-legged, absorbing the Divine Will.
Li Changzhou glanced at Spirit Clan·Yak, who was staring at him, then twisted around to leave the stage and return to Yang Qinglan's side.
"That was close," he finally let out, still a bit apprehensive, "If Si hadn't reminded me, I really might not have taken first place."
"Considering how vast the Divine Will Great Wall is, and all these individuals are talents from their various races, I'm actually quite surprised you came first," Yang Qinglan chuckled.
Li Changzhou quirked an eyebrow and replied with a smile, "You don't have confidence in me?"
"I'm not a love-struck girl; I've always been rational in our relationship," Yang Qinglan gave a slight smile, "So my affection for you is the result of deep thought, and being with you was a carefully considered choice."
"Yikes," Li Qianxia seemed to have seen a squashed banana.
"Haha!" Li Changzhou laughed heartily, "I'm completely opposite to you; I didn't even think about it when we got together. Seeing you in a skirt, wearing a baseball cap and sitting by the window, I wanted to marry you right then."
"Gross," Li Qianxia looked as though she had seen something truly disgusting this time.
"Big Brother," Turquoise Pool suddenly clung to Li Changzhou's sleeve, coquettishly alluring, "And what about me?"
Li Changzhou looked at her strangely, "Didn't I break your leg the moment we met?"
Li Qianxia struggled to hold back her laughter; now was absolutely not the time to laugh!
But it was so hard, Li Qianxia lifted her juice and bit down on the straw.
"I understand what Second Master means, you break someone's leg so they can't leave you, right? Don't worry, Second Master, even if someone breaks your leg, I won't let you leave me."
"Hmm!!!"
The three of them looked at Li Qianxia, who looked like she wanted to spurt out.
"Pfft!"
Li Changzhou waved his hand to sweep aside the spit that Li Qianxia, who still shared a part of his physical strength and was essence an Immortal, had sprayed out.
"What do you mean?" Li Changzhou asked her.
Li Qianxia waited a while before spitting, targeting him.
".....Ah, you see, there are people all around."
"Am I not a person?"
"Whether you're a person or not, you're still my best big brother~" Li Qianxia placed her hands squarely on Li Changzhou's shoulders and pouted coquettishly.
"Let go." Yang Qinglan watched her coldly.
"Mind your status." Turquoise Pool wasn't showing a good expression either.
"Wuwu, they are still so fierce, only I, your sister—"
"Can spit on me." Li Changzhou mercilessly pressed against the face of Li Qianxia, who tried to snuggle into his arms.
Li Qianxia moved away from Li Changzhou, drank a big gulp of her drink angrily, and then towards Li Changzhou, "Pah! Stinky brother, lousy brother, I don't like you anymore! Humph!"
Those who don't have a sister might find it cute, but for Li Changzhou...
"I'd rather you spit on me; even spitting on me is less disgusting than what you're doing now."
"Sister-in-law~" Li Qianxia went to hug Yang Qinglan, "My brother is being mean to me~"
"...Speak properly." Yang Qinglan fended off her embrace with Ruyi.
"Sister-in-law~~" Li Qianxia went to hug Turquoise Pool, "My brother is being mean!
Turquoise Pool smiled and embraced Li Qianxia, "Sister-in-law will take revenge for you sooner or later!"
"Yeah, thank you... wow, Sister Yao, it's so comfy leaning on you, hmm—" Li Qianxia moaned as if she was rolling in bed.
"Hey!" Turquoise Pool couldn't cope and hastily pushed her away.
As the four of them chatted and joked, someone else on the field advanced, and Si's performance was quite good, obtaining the fifty-second place.
"Congratulations." Li Qianxia congratulated her with a smile all over her face.
"Not making it into the top fifty, the result is just average." Si's tone was somewhat cool.
The 'thank you' she said before and the smiles she showed were all 'knowing what to do, so doing it'; now that everyone's relationship had improved, she wasn't performing in front of them anymore.