Chapter 119

Rong Jing and others soon saw Rong Yu and Su Ping in the rocky shoals.

It wasn't like they were always on the reef and shallows. It was just that after they followed their train of thought and walked around the island, they strayed from Rong Jing and his group by coincidence. After finally reaching the coconut grove, they couldn't find the tools to pick coconuts.

In the end, it was Su Ping who put forward a suggestion.

"There are a lot of oysters and small crabs over there in the reef shoal. We have also found tools. Why don't we go back there and pick up more oysters, clams and crabs? When we get back, we can see if we can exchange some food with other groups."

Because of the conflict between Rong Yu and Rong Jing on the first day, Su Ping was very careful when he spoke and did not mention Rong Jing's name directly. He only said in general that they had exchanged with other groups.

But although they collected a lot of oysters and clams, there was only a little meat in them and it couldn't be used as a staple food. If Rong Jing's group found something that could be used as a staple food, they would still need to deal with them and it would be best if they could exchange some for it.

Rong Yu knew what she was thinking when he heard her tone. He lowered his eyebrows and smiled softly, as if he wanted to avoid talking to others: "I know Sister Su Ping, I will not conflict with... them."

Su Ping: “…”

Program team: “…”

I don’t know whether I should say that this person is stupid, or I really didn’t think that his words would give people endless room for imagination.

Su Ping had some good feelings towards him before, but now he frowned a little uncertainly, smiled and said nothing more: "It's just a change of ingredients, there's no conflict."

"Haven't you been there before? I'll go over and see if there are any oysters." Su Ping said this, and trotted over with the small bucket she had found with great difficulty. Sure enough, she found a group of oysters.

Rongyu was caught off guard and fell behind for a while.

As if noticing Su Ping's avoidance of the topic, Rong Yu pursed her lips and followed him.

The director looked at the series of comments on the screen saying "something is happening" and didn't know what to say for a moment.

After all, with what happened yesterday, Rong Yu felt that he had been slapped in the face and suffered a loss, so it was possible that he wanted to regain some face, but when he said it out loud, it made the entire program group's live broadcast seem a little wrong.

Especially after Rong Jing and the others arrived.

The program crew looked at these hosts a little nervously, and even began to consider whether to shut down the live broadcast for a while.

However, the interaction between Rong Jing and Xie Xuanqing in the mangroves had attracted many new viewers. If the live broadcast was turned off now, it would not be so easy to attract traffic back later.

The director team hesitated for a moment, and then Geng Ming, one of Rong Jing's group, went up to say hello first.

During this short half-day of working in the same group, Geng Ming vaguely felt that Rong Jing's usual temperament did not seem to be as sharp as when he first came yesterday. Instead, he seemed a bit casual and indifferent.

They had a conflict just before. If he were in Rong Jing's position, he might have continued to put on a bad face when he knew that he was in the same group with him today, but...

Geng Ming felt a little complicated at this time.

Subconsciously not wanting to embarrass Rong Jing and Rong Yu, he took the initiative to speak and greet them, thinking that perhaps there was some misunderstanding between Rong Jing and Rong Yu.

Rong Yu looked up in the direction of his voice, and his eyes instantly met Rong Jing, who was standing not far behind Geng Ming.

"...Teacher Rong." There seemed to be a pause in his expression. Rong Yu did not directly respond to Geng Ming's greeting. Instead, he called Rong Jing softly.

His reaction inevitably reminds people of the vague statement he made earlier that "there will be no conflict."

The comments on the screen had already started to fight, especially when he saw that Rong Jing just glanced at him lightly in the next second without making any response.

“??? No, Rong Jing obviously heard Rong Yu greeting him, right? He turned his head away…”

"He wasn't like this when facing Patriarch Xie, Patriarch Zheng, and Emperor Mu. Looks can really be deceiving. With this face, everyone thinks he's a male god. When Geng Ming first learned about the team list, his expression wasn't very good. Wasn't he confused by the face of this Master Rong?"

"It's a pity that one careless move led to a complete loss. Did you think Rongyu had just debuted and was not famous? She didn't even pretend. No wonder Rongyu said before that she would not conflict with certain people. With this look, everyone would be worried about being tripped up later."

"No, the previous comments were a bit too much. Throughout the whole process, Rong Jing seemed to be so calm and indifferent. At most, he was a little more aloof. How did it get to the point of tripping someone up?"

"Besides, isn't Su Ping also an unknown little-known celebrity? Rong Jing responded to her greeting."

"Yes, why didn't you say that it might be your Rong Yu who caused the trouble?"

Just as the comments said, after Su Ping realized that another group was coming, he stood up and greeted them.

To be honest, although she had never worked with Rong Jing before, she actually felt that the basics were pretty good, especially since there were only two female guests in the entire program group, her and Ji Wan. After the director finished filming last night, she came a little earlier and did not rush to rest. Instead, she walked around the villa and chatted with Ji Wan for a while.

From Ji Wan, she heard that Rong Jing not only helped her avoid a small disaster in her life, but also promised to help her uncle after she had the audacity to visit him.

At that time, Ji Wan did not mention Ji Yucheng's wealth, and Rong Jing did not mention it either. Even the final reward was donated directly.

People like this... don't seem like the type to deliberately make things difficult for others.

But judging from the interactions during today's team building, although Rong Yu doesn't quite understand the ways of the world, he has a good heart and behaves well. He shouldn't be able to provoke Rong Jing, right?

Su Ping really couldn't guess what was wrong between the two, so he didn't mention it deliberately. He just followed his previous thoughts and asked, "Our group has been here and found a lot of oysters and clams."

She pointed to a large bucket not far away and said, "We found it when we came here this morning. It has been soaking for nearly two hours, so it should have spit out a lot of sand."

"It's almost noon now. Mr. Rong, you guys won't have enough time to wait for them to spit out the sand. How about we exchange some?"

Her idea was indeed good, but the staff of the program team still came out and said something silently.

"Exchange also counts as an alliance..."

Su Ping: “?”

They have been picking clams and prying oysters here, but they are the group that knows the least about the rule changes made by the program team.

Seeing this, Ji Wan went over and explained it to her.

Su Ping reacted quickly.

The number of clams and oysters they picked up today was not much, but not too little either. If they handed over half of them to the program crew, all the guests might eat them together.

But they had just discovered a colony of oysters not long ago. Since they had to hand them over to the program team, they didn't have to spit out the sand, so they just pried up the oysters and handed them over.

Thinking about it this way, they are the group that is gaining the upper hand.

Several other food gathering places had already been explored in advance, so even if half of the staple food was handed over, it would be enough for their group to eat.

The sea water on the other side of the mangroves should have calmed down. Su Ping looked at her arm. She and Rong Yu might be able to catch some fish, but it would probably not be easy to catch. So if they cooperated, they could "borrow strength".

After confirming the alliance, Su Ping nodded without hesitation, turned around, and called Rong Yu to go digging oysters together.

Rong Yu has been standing aside since being ignored by Rong Jing.

He could never have imagined that Rong Jing and his team had already collected things from three places!

It was not that he had not thought about the possibility that there must be a few "fixed locations" where it was easier to collect food. However, his physical strength was limited and he could not get many clues. So, he finally followed Su Ping's advice and prepared to exchange the oysters and clams he had dug.

Although he was well prepared, Rong Yu still didn't expect that the difference between him and Rong Jing was so big?

——No, it shouldn't be like this. Rong Jing was able to collect so many things because he was lucky enough to find Xie Xuanqing early on. Otherwise, he and Geng Ming alone would not be able to collect so many ingredients.

I don’t know if it’s because the golden light of merit that suppresses the peach blossom evil spirit on his body is about to disappear, Rong Yu is now a little affected by the overflowing evil spirit, and his expression is a little not so good.

But he reacted quickly. Thinking of what the man said when he contacted him before the filming started, Rong Yu's heart trembled slightly.

This island is indeed beautiful, with green trees, red flowers, blue sky and white clouds, and golden sand covering the entire land. The resources are as rich as the program team said.

So... Rong Jing and the others would be satisfied if they stayed here for the rest of their lives.

It was not known whether it was jealousy or some other emotion that was surging in Rong Yu's heart. With her eyelashes drooped, she quickly caught up with Su Ping's pace.

"Emm, why do I feel like the scene just now is a little bit wrong..."

"Rongyu obviously looks quite aggrieved, but I just feel a little cold?"

Similar comments flashed by in an instant, and were inconspicuous among the comments on the screen.

Since a cooperative relationship has been established, while Su Ping and Rong Yu are digging oysters, Xie Xuanqing and others will naturally not be idle.

After digging out all the mature large oysters from that small patch of oysters and handing them over to the program team, they returned to the mangroves and caught two more fish.

Perhaps because there were so many people, it didn't take that long to complete the whole process. The program team's plan had gone awry almost from the moment Rong Jing proposed cooperation to Xie Xuanqing, and it had gone awry even further until now.

But seeing the consistently high viewership rate, the production crew was silent for a while, but still quietly let the camera keep up.

This is actually quite good...Except for the oysters that haven't spit out all the sand, the other ingredients can be prepared a little bit and will be enough for the staff of the program crew to have a snack.

After filming for a while, the group collected enough food and returned to the holiday villa.

The ingredients they had collected before had already been brought back by the program crew, so when they returned to the villa, the first thing they saw was a pile of coconuts that were almost piled up, and a large barrel with a little wet mud on it, which contained the fish they had caught before.

The guests had spent a lot of effort collecting the ingredients, and when it was their turn to cook, the program crew did not make things difficult for them and directly let professionals prepare the ingredients for them.

The green coconut shell was peeled off, and the fish scales and fishy gills were removed directly.

While the production crew was processing the ingredients, the guests who were covered in mud from fishing had time to wash up.

Geng Ming just went down to help catch another one, and now his body is as wet as Xie Xuanqing's.

Geng Ming lifted his clothes and walked upstairs.

Rong Yu did follow them down just now, but because there were too many people, the fish were afraid to come over. He then waited on the shore with Ji Wan and the others, so only his trouser legs got wet.

So he didn't seem to be in a hurry to wash up, but just got up and walked into the garden of the villa barefoot, as if he was disgusted with the stuffiness in the villa.

Most of the staff were gathered in the villa in front. The live broadcast was paused again at this moment. It was the time for the guests to move freely, so the camera crew naturally could not keep up.

Rong Yu glanced back out of the corner of his eye, holding the mobile phone he got back from the program crew.

"...Are you here?" Rong Yu asked softly in the empty garden.

The golden light of merit on his body would not last long. If the opponent did not make a move, he would most likely explode and die from the evil spirit.

Rong Yu felt cold at the thought of that scene. But the other party still needed him to pass the life-changing talisman to the guests, so he definitely dared not not come.

This is indeed the case.

The voice coming from the phone was as gentle as ever, with no trace of the ruthlessness that had temporarily stripped away the golden light of merit from his body.

However, the meaning of the other party's words made Rong Yu shiver all over.

"Well, we are indeed here." At this point, Liao Peiming had some real patience facing Rong Yu, who was destined to be swallowed by evil spirit.

"But there's no need to meet or anything like that... After all, the evil spirit in you has been with you for so many years. Don't you think it's a bit cruel to suppress it all the time?"

"I heard that the variety show you participated in had a good audience rating. If you were killed by Rong Jing's push... with so many witnesses, even if Rong Jing escaped the reflection of your evil spirit, he would not have a good ending. I just happened to fulfill your wish, and you should be satisfied."

Liao Peiming said slowly, but his eyes fell on a "young man" standing next to him.

I call him a "young man" because at first glance he looks very young, even delicate.

But if you look more closely, you can see the stiff expression on the other person that is clearly different from that of a living person.

The overly pale skin color did not turn rosy in the sunlight, but instead appeared somewhat bluish, which made people feel a chill in their hearts when they saw it.

When Rong Yu heard what Liao Peiming said, he realized something. He widened his eyes slightly and said, "Without me, you won't be able to get the fate of the guests!"

There are so many staff members in the villa, and the guests live under the camera most of the time. If Liao Peiming and others do not want to expose themselves, they must let him hand the life-changing talisman to the guests.

This was also the reason why Rong Yu had always been certain that Liao Peiming would come to help him suppress the evil spirit again.

However, now, the other party announced without any warning that he had given up on this chess piece.

Rong Yu has never denied that he is a chess piece in Liao Peiming's hand to collect other people's fortunes and destiny, but he believes that he is important enough to Liao Peiming and has never thought that he would become a discarded pawn.

Liao Peiming listened to his accusation quietly, and then said in a gentle voice: "Who said that without you, we can't get the fate of these people?"

"Didn't you just say that there are a lot of production crew members in the villa?"

Rong Yu's heart trembled.

"If I die, aren't you afraid of being discovered..."

Liao Peiming: "Well, isn't it said that only dead people can't speak?"

"Besides, how do you know that we are afraid of being discovered?"

The country is becoming increasingly wary of the Tianshi family and the Tianshi sect. In recent times, it has even directly cooperated with Rong Jing to establish the "Tianyuan Sect".

Outsiders thought that the country wanted to support metaphysics, but Liao Peiming, who had been in the Liao family for such a long time, knew that the country was dissatisfied with the attitude of the Heavenly Master family and wanted to intimidate them.

What happens after they are shocked? If they allow the other party to grow stronger, what role will they, the Heavenly Masters of the Aristocratic Clan, have in this world?

Liao Peiming deliberately ignored the fact that he and even the Liao family wanted to get involved in the state power, and felt that the country was going too far.

Other Tianshi families and Tianshi sects might be able to tolerate it, but the Liao family, who has accumulated power for so many years, is unwilling to endure it.

If it weren't for the unexpected appearance of Rong Jing, they might have succeeded long ago.

But since something went wrong, all they need to do now is to put it back on track.

Rong Yu vaguely sensed something: "What do you want to do?!"

Liao Peiming chuckled but did not answer his question.

Beside him, Yuan Xiu gently opened his eyes, a slightly cool breath emanated from him, and the leaves next to him seemed to be stained with a layer of frost.

He raised his finger slightly and moved it, and the last bit of golden light of merit on Rong Yu's body dissipated.

The peach blossom evil spirit that had been forcibly suppressed for a long time finally broke out. Rongyu's face was almost instantly covered with a layer of bright pink, and the whole person seemed to have been steamed in a steamer, with an exciting heat.

Liao Peiming said from the side: "With such a big commotion, he must have noticed it."

The "he" that Liao Peiming mentioned naturally refers to Rong Jing.

Yuan Xiu was silent for a moment, then said, "He already knew it."

Although he was jealous of Rong Jing, if Rong Jing's ability was not outstanding, he would at most just think that this person was cheating and was really disgusting.

It is precisely because Rong Jing’s strength is strong enough, and even everyone thinks that it is natural for him to become the National Master, that Yuan Xiu is jealous and wants to pull him down from that position and make him disappear completely.

In fact, the Liao family did not agree to confront Rong Jing directly at the beginning, but the establishment of Tianyuan Sect was becoming more and more perfect. Once the country had enough power to shock the entire metaphysical world, the first to bear the brunt would be the Liao family, who once had a grudge with the country.

If they don't want to become the "chicken" used by the country to make an example of others, then they can only resist.

And Rong Jing is the key to whether the country can command more Heavenly Masters. Only by getting rid of him, the country will not have Heavenly Masters with high enough skills to teach the skills, and naturally it will not be able to gather more metaphysical power.

The key to everything lies in Rong Jing.

Liao Peiming was also in pain when he first knew that his family had a relationship with Yuan Xiu. But all his skills were taught by the Liao family, and now that the Liao family was forced to this extent, he naturally couldn't just stand by and watch.

And...if his Zijun wants to be resurrected, he also has to rely on Yuan Xiu.

He was just forced to choose his own small family in the face of so-called justice.

Liao Peiming sighed softly.

"I heard that the government sent a lot of spiritual medicine to Master Rong Tian. The injury he suffered from vomiting blood from his heart should be almost healed. Master Yuan, you..."

Liao Peiming didn't mean to distrust Yuan Xiu, but the Liao family had been worshipping Yuan Xiu for nearly eight years, and he had always been aloof and untainted by the dust, and had only been seriously injured not long ago.

Liao Peiming knew that his use of the special department to resurrect Wang Zijun was not thorough enough, so he found a chance to slip out after the retreat.

Just because he was concerned about whether Wang Zijun could successfully take over the body, he stayed in the capital and secretly managed the Liao family's connections.

But since Rong Jing captured Wang Zijun's soul from Zhang Jingyao, Liao Peiming immediately left Beijing.

It's not that he doesn't care about Wang Zijun anymore, but the other party has obtained Wang Zijun's soul and will definitely be able to find out what happened that year. If he stays in Jingshi, he will be easily exposed.

But after leaving Beijing, Liao Peiming could not return to the Liao family's main residence for a while, and could only temporarily settle down in another base of the Liao family.

It was at that time that Yuan Xiu returned to the Liao family.

Although they were in a cooperative relationship, the Liao family was previously managed by the original head of the family, and their attitude towards Yuan Xiu was one of vigilance and cooperation first. The matter of the life-changing formation was of great importance, and the Liao family had been proceeding carefully in secret, and the vitality and luck they collected could not compare to what the Lan family, which later established a relationship with Yuan Xiu, could achieve.

But it turns out that being too high-profile will indeed attract attention first.

The Lan family, which had been glorious for several years, was destroyed in one day, and Yuan Xiu's cultivation level was greatly reduced.

Liao Peiming recalled the remnant soul he saw in the dark room at that time - it was so weak and so dark, with a light that could almost burn the entire dark room.

"I can teach all the techniques I know to the Liao family."

Just as Liao Peiming was thinking about whether to take this opportunity to control Yuan Xiu, the remnant soul that was so weak that it was almost dissipated suddenly spoke.

"——Including the technique of resurrecting people." Yuan Xiu smiled gently, "You can send a young man with the right fate here, and I will teach you personally."

Liao Peiming no longer remembers what his expression was at that time.

He only knew that he handed all the vitality collected by the Liao family to Yuan Xiu, and the other party did as he said. After his strength recovered a little, he personally taught him how to resurrect the dead.

It is so mysterious and so desirable.

"It's a pity that this magic is still missing that last bit from success." Yuan Xiu said in a tempting voice.

I don’t know if it’s a coincidence, but after Yuan Xiu took over the body, the appearance of his body was not very similar to the original owner. Instead, it was 70% similar to Wang Zijun.

So even though he knew that Yuan Xiu was trying to seduce him, Liao Peiming looked at that face and still obeyed his wishes without hesitation and asked in a low voice.

"What is it?"