Li Guanqi’s sharp eyes immediately spotted the little girl at the door.

He stood up, walked over to her, and gently rubbed her little head as he looked at her slightly reddened eyes, softly asking, “What’s wrong? What happened?”

At that moment, everyone’s gaze also converged on Yu Sui’an.

Qin Xian and Li Nanting were even more concerned as they asked, “What happened?”

Yu Sui’an looked at the crowd, their faces full of concern, and at Li Guanqi, who was mostly recovered from his injuries.

She raised her head with a laugh and waved her hand dismissively, “Ah, it’s nothing serious.”

“Just fell down on my way back from buying steamed buns, and all those white buns ended up on the ground, such a waste.”

Hearing this, Li Guanqi didn’t think much of it; after all, it was normal for the little girl to cry over something like this.

He rubbed her head again and chuckled, “It’s okay, I’ll buy you more later. Do you want to eat now?”

“If you do, I’ll take you.”

Li Nanting also smiled and said, “If you’re worried about his recovery, Grandpa will take you to buy them.”

The little girl lifted her chin proudly and said, “Why go? No need, I’ll just eat more tomorrow to make up for it.”

“Blind… are you feeling better?”

Li Guanqi stood up with a smile, showing off his healing wounds, and said, “Look, they’ve already scabbed over, I’m fine.”

The little girl looked him over from left to right, as if to confirm he was really okay.

Then, like a little adult, she nodded and said, “Good, as long as you’re fine.”

Then she ran back to her room like a gust of wind.

Seeing this, everyone smiled slightly, and then Qin Xian dismissed the crowd, saying he needed to help Li Guanqi recover his Primordial Energy.

But as soon as everyone left, the old man called Li Guanqi into his own room with a stern face.

As soon as they entered the room and Li Nanting closed the door, the old man waved his hand and set up a barrier of Primordial Energy.

The old man moved next to the young man and asked in a deep voice, “Brat, tell me the truth!”

The young man spread his hands innocently and said, “Elder Qin, what truth do you want me to tell?”

Li Nanting slapped him on the head, annoyed, “Nonsense, of course it’s about how much strength you really used today!”

“If Elder Qin and I hadn’t probed your meridians, we’d still be in the dark!”

Li Guanqi couldn’t help but grin at this.

Because the state of his meridians was not as bad as the two had said.

In fact, he had even feigned unconsciousness at the end.

By the time he defeated the last disciple of Xuanmen Hall, he still had at least twenty percent of his Primordial Energy left!

Qin Xian, stroking his beard, chuckled with a twinkle in his eye, “Goodness, are the disciples these days all so cunning?”

“Who exactly are you trying to fool?”

“Was it necessary to get yourself so seriously injured?”

Standing in the center of the hall, Li Guanqi spoke softly, “Zhao Beichen!”

“He’s the only one who poses a real threat to me.”

“Even if I win the Inferno Challenge today, I’ll have to challenge again tomorrow to ensure the Sect advances to the next round!”

Li Nanting frowned, “Zhao Beichen isn’t well-known; is he really worth all this cautious plotting?”

Even Qin Xian agreed with this sentiment.

The young man grinned and said softly, “My grandfather once said, if you really want to trap someone, you have to start before they notice and guard against you.”

“If the other party has already sensed something, by then it’s too late to trap anyone.”

The two Elders exchanged glances, both seeing a hint of disbelief in the other’s eyes.

They all understood the principle, but they had never seen a teenager with such cunning and courage!

Qin Xian said solemnly, “So the injuries you sustained today seemed severe, but none were fatal or hindered your movement; it was all intentional?”

“And if you had truly gone all out against Guan Qingyun, what would the odds have been?”

Li Guanqi pursed his lips and said, “When my Master and Elder Xu pressed me in combat, I could hold my own against both of them.”

“If I were to go all out against Guan Qingyun…”

“With a sword in my left hand, ten breaths would suffice!”

The two Elders gasped at his words.

Li Nanting’s eyes showed understanding; no wonder he felt something was off while watching the fight.

If it weren’t for their examination of his body today, they wouldn’t have noticed anything unusual.

In other words, Li Guanqi’s performance today had deceived everyone!

Qin Xian gained a new understanding of this prodigious young man.

Even in his heart, he was considering whether the Sect should take on another closed-door disciple…

Li Guanqi shrugged and said softly, “Master, Elder, I’ll have to keep up this act~”

“Don’t let it slip to the other Sect disciples, or my ruse will have been for nothing.”

Qin Xian’s face broke into a rare grin, “Brat, don’t worry, we won’t let you down.”

“The Sect is now ranked twelfth, and the resources we can obtain have increased many times over the last century.”

“All we need is to win one more round, and it’s a huge gain!”

“So don’t feel too much pressure, just do your best! Your well-being is the priority.”

“The Sect would rather lose countless resources than have any of you come to harm again.”

Li Guanqi nodded slightly at this.

However, while Li Guanqi and the two Elders were in the room discussing in secret, the little girl who had returned to her room bolted the door shut.

Suddenly, with a pained expression, she crouched down and lifted her dress to reveal a large bruise on her thigh, larger than a palm, covering almost the entire thigh.

Limping back to the bed, she took out a Storage Bag and found some medicinal oil to apply to it.

She rubbed it vigorously, and the intense pain made the little girl cry out.

But she quickly buried her head in the quilt, muffling her sobs.

With red eyes, she dressed herself and muttered under her breath, “Be good, can’t worry Blind anymore.”

“He’s already hurt like that, and he still has to fight tomorrow…”

“An’an won’t cry, An’an is the strongest!”

“It’s just six delicious meat buns… just six… Wah! (′??Д??`)”

The little girl hid under the quilt and cried for a long time, but no one knew.

Because Li Guanqi was fully focused on recovering his Primordial Energy, for the Inferno Challenge would continue tomorrow.

And it wouldn’t stop just because he was injured!