Chapter 1154: Chapter 1154: Encountering Fu Shiyan
Xun Tianhai was eager, bringing a few people into the hotel lobby. Just as he was about to speak, a familiar voice came from not far off to the side.
"Abbot—"
Jiangli heard the familiar voice and turned her head to look.
The next second, her pupils slightly widened.
Xia Xin and the others also looked over, somewhat surprised.
Not far from them, Duan Jianchuan and Fu Shiyan were walking over one after the other.
It was Duan Jianchuan who had just greeted them.
Duan Jianchuan waved to them in signal.
A few steps behind him, another person followed—it was Qing Yue.
Qing Yue’s presence here was no surprise to Xia Xin.
After all, Qing Yue worked for the Unusual Affairs Management Office and was bound to show up now.
But...
Could someone tell him why Fu Zong and Duan Jianchuan were here?
Xia Xin instinctively looked at Jiangli.
Thinking, did the ancestors know?
Jiangli stared at Fu Shiyan, her gaze seemingly fixed only on him.
In the moment she saw Fu Shiyan, she was quite surprised.
But recalling Fu Shiyan’s unusual behavior in the past two days and what Xun Tianhai had just mentioned—the key point of the big group’s sponsorship—she suddenly understood.
When she looked at Fu Shiyan again, Jiangli’s expression was calm, even somewhat aloof.
Fu Shiyan looked at her, smiling warmly, his gaze soft as water.
"Why does Lili look at me like that?" Fu Shiyan took a step forward, stopping in front of Jiangli, his demeanor as usual, as if completely unaware of what Jiangli was thinking now.
Jiangli raised an eyebrow, getting straight to the point, "Did Fu Zong know I was coming to compete and block me here?"
Fu Shiyan’s lips twitched, "Lili, you wrong me. I only learned Jiaoyang Temple would participate in this competition after the sponsorship."
Jiangli smiled slightly, "Is that so? What a coincidence."
Xun Tianhai looked at the two of them, also a bit surprised, "So Fu Zong is the sponsor this time?"
Fu Shiyan, puzzled, asked back, "What, no one told you?"
Xun Tianhai: "...I only heard there was a major sponsor but didn’t hear who it was."
"I didn’t have time to tell you all the news."
At this time, Bai Changfeng followed behind Qing Yue and came over.
He looked apologetically at Jiangli and Xun Tianhai and the others, "Abbot, Tianhai, I’m sorry, I’ve been so busy these two days I forgot to tell you about this. Fu Zong is indeed our biggest sponsor for this event, and as per the contract, Fu Zong will be present throughout the competition as an observer and witness."
Jiangli frowned slightly, questioning, "He’ll be there the whole time?"
Bai Changfeng confirmed with a nod.
Jiangli’s frown deepened, "Who is overseeing this competition? How could such a decision be approved?"
Fu Shiyan was just an ordinary person.
Moreover, his luck was excessively good.
No matter where he was thrown, he was a prized item.
Especially in front of cultivators and malevolent spirits, he was like the walking flesh of Tang Monk.
If any competitor aimed at stealing Fu Shiyan’s luck to boost their cultivation base, Fu Shiyan would be in grave danger.
Not to mention, there might be malevolent spirits appearing during the process.
Fu Shiyan standing there was practically a live target.
Did the person who designed this competition have any brains?
"Well..." Bai Changfeng was somewhat helpless in the face of Jiangli’s questioning.
At this moment, Fu Shiyan looked at Jiangli, smiling as he spoke, "Is Lili worried about me?"
Jiangli glanced at him.
She hadn’t spoken yet.
Fu Shiyan continued, "Don’t worry, I’ll stick with Lili all the way and won’t go anywhere."
Jiangli: "..."
I thank you.
Others are here to compete, I’m here to participate in a weighted match.
Jiangli was somewhat speechless.