Lin Huanhuan had long wanted to experience the feeling of slapping her rival’s face like Xiao Yan did.
But unfortunately, the enemies before were a bit too much. Bai Lingfeng was a terrifying existence who became the protagonist through pure strength. Slapping Bai Lingfeng’s face was asking for death—wasn’t it asking to die too quickly and too miserably?
Today’s opportunity was so good. Her rival Shangguan Muqing willingly played the role of an arrogant, brainless villain, so she naturally wanted to show off. It would be even better if she could shout that classic famous line.
Lin Huanhuan’s cute face showed a bright smile, the corners of her lips slightly lifted, quietly waiting for Shangguan Muqing to accept the challenge.
“Sorry, I refuse.”
Hearing this, Lin Huanhuan almost couldn’t stand steady and fell straight to the ground.
“What did you say? Why are you refusing?”
Shangguan Muqing gave a light snort and said indifferently, “Why can’t I refuse? Right now, I have a huge advantage over you. As long as I drag this out, your side will definitely face destruction. In this situation, why would I accept a challenge that increases risks for no reason? I’m not stupid.”
“Most importantly, you challenged me so confidently, which means you must have some reliance. I don’t know why, but refusing is the right move. I won’t give you any chance to turn the tables!”
Lin Huanhuan’s eyes dimmed slightly and she couldn’t help grinding her teeth.
‘Damn Shangguan Muqing, why think so much? Just accept it brainlessly, wouldn’t that be fine?’
‘I want to slap your face, can’t you just offer it willingly? Why resist so much? This is really troublesome! And I can’t even overturn the table.’
Although the situation was a bit off, Lin Huanhuan wasn’t panicked at all.
She still had a trump card.
Lin Huanhuan put her hands in her pockets and said nonchalantly, “Since you don’t want to bet, then forget it.”
“Hm? Giving up so readily, what conspiracy do you have?”
Shangguan Muqing frowned slightly, listening to Lin Huanhuan’s faint voice:
“Originally, I thought that if I lost this bet, I would announce to the entire sect that I, Lin Huanhuan, am Shangguan Muqing’s defeated opponent, and I would avoid her in the future. If unavoidable, I would treat her with utmost respect.”
“I finally made such a big decision, but I didn’t expect you to refuse without hesitation. Phew, good thing too, at least I don’t have to bear such mental pressure.”
Hearing this, Shangguan Muqing’s heart tightened, feeling as if someone had grabbed her heart and squeezed it hard, making her dizzy.
Her body trembled with excitement.
Such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity—if she missed it, it would never come again.
Although her remaining reason was frantically warning her that this must be a conspiracy, telling her to be cautious and not to make a mistake that would cause eternal regret,
But opportunity waits for no one. Once this village passes, there won’t be another shop.
Just as she saw Lin Huanhuan grabbing Huyan Yazhi and about to leave, Shangguan Muqing’s thread of reason finally snapped. She hurriedly called out, panting:
“Wait, wait! I’ll accept your bet request, but what you said must be true, otherwise I won’t do it.”
Lin Huanhuan stopped, thinking to herself:
‘She took the bait. It seems she’s set her goal on winning against me. Now that my strength has surpassed Shangguan Muqing, this is her only chance, so she has to seize it.’
‘Heh, little Shangguan Muqing, still trying to compete with me?’
She turned back and smiled: “Naturally. Although I, Lin Huanhuan, don’t claim to be a good person, I can be considered a man of my word. You’ve known me for so long, you should understand that.”
“That’s true.”
“You were the one who begged me to bet, so the bet terms must be fair and just, otherwise I won’t agree either.”
Shangguan Muqing nodded and then asked, “Then how do you want to bet?”
Lin Huanhuan said, “Since we came here to do business, let’s compare who does it better. Three days of preparation time, then the official start three days later. After three days, we’ll see which place has more guests. The one with more guests wins.”
“The loser can no longer do this business and also has to give this guild hall to the winner. Since I’m the challenger, if I lose, I’ll add what I said earlier as well. How about that? Pretty generous, right?”
“Boss Huanhuan, isn’t this a bit too risky? What if we lose?”
Huyan Yazhi panicked, grabbing Lin Huanhuan’s arm and said urgently.
Lin Huanhuan casually brushed her off.
“Shut up, this isn’t the place for you to speak. I’m the one in charge!”
Seeing this, Shangguan Muqing thought to herself:
‘Is there really no conspiracy? Huyan Yazhi’s expression doesn’t seem fake.’
She racked her brains for a long time but couldn’t find any trap, so she finally nodded in agreement.
“Fine, I’ll agree. But I want to modify one thing: change the preparation time to seven days. Seven days later, we’ll decide the winner!”
Lin Huanhuan seemed to think of something, showed a troubled expression, but finally chose to endure.
“Fine, then seven days later we’ll decide the winner!”
After saying that, she directly pulled Huyan Yazhi and left.
If she didn’t leave faster, the smile on her lips that she couldn’t suppress would be discovered.
Back at their guild hall, Huyan Yazhi couldn’t help asking:
“Boss Huanhuan, you’re smiling so happily. Have you thought of a good way to solve this?”
Others also gathered around, curiously looking at them.
Lin Huanhuan didn’t answer her but first explained what they had just done to the others.
“Wow, as expected of Lady Lin Huanhuan, truly heroic and admirable!”
“So strong, I wonder when I’ll have such powerful strength.”
Ling Dongdong couldn’t help asking:
“Lady Huanhuan, we have far fewer guests coming to our place than the opposite side. We’ve already used the methods you taught before, but the other side shamelessly copied them. Do you have another good method?”
“Yes, I do.”
Lin Huanhuan directly put her hands in her pockets and smiled:
“Of course not.”