Chapter 41 Two-sevenths of the mission has been completed

The martial arts competition held by Jiucai Country has officially ended.

Except for the third round, which is a confidential process, neighbors talk about what they saw and heard to everyone they meet.

As Xu Ren'er and his group walked down the street, they could see all sorts of related storybooks being sold everywhere. In the teahouses and teahouses they passed by, they could hear the storytellers' catchy descriptions.

As time went by, under the guidance of Ai Wanle, several figures came out of the palace one after another, announced the ranking of the competition to the public, and posted it at the east gate of the palace for everyone to watch.

Xu Ren'er poked his head out from the crowd and looked at the list. There was not much content, so he finished reading it quickly.

First place: Colorful Python

Second place: Tang Beiju

Third place: Liu Roulei

Fourth place: Xu Rener

Fifth place: Hao Yunqi

Sixth place: Nie Erfeng

Seventh place: Tang Qiuyue

Eighth place: Xiao Aodang

Seeing that the name of the five-colored python was at the top of the list, Xu Ren'er was convinced. With its powerful and terrifying strength, even a master like Ai Wanle could be defeated easily. It was definitely the number one with a huge gap.

Tang Beiju was second. Xu Ren'er took a look and skipped over him, looking straight down.

Tang Beiju has always been the one with the most outstanding martial arts among the four of them. Secondly, his strength.

Liu Roulei, seeing these three words, Xu Ren'er couldn't help but began to sigh. She fell from the first place last year to the third this year. I wonder what she would feel?

After seeing the top three, Xu Ren'er didn't feel anything and immediately turned around and left.

In the third round, she actually started to silently calculate the time for each person.

However, the time periods of Tang Beiju and Liu Roulei were too similar, and she was not sure whether her calculation was accurate, so she came over to take a look to confirm it.

According to her calculations, Liu Roulei only had one second more than Tang Beiju. A difference of one second means a huge loss.

"Ren'er, have you seen the rankings?"

As soon as Xu Ren'er came out, Mo Youli immediately noticed her. He took two quick steps in the direction where Xu Ren'er came from and asked with his head down.

"Beiju is second and I am fourth."

Xu Ren'er first talked about the key points that Mo Youli was concerned about, and then told him the rankings of the other contestants one by one.

"Hahahahaha! As expected of Beiju, his ability is second only to the Five-Colored Python. It's not unfair for me to lose to him!!"

While Xu Ren'er was describing, Shangguan Jieshu's voice suddenly came out from the crowd, praising the list.

Because the voice was loud, everyone's eyes immediately turned to him. Shangguan Jieshu was originally immersed in the good news that his friend was a master, but he felt that the space was wrong, so he pulled his attention back and suddenly found that he was being watched by everyone, and a sense of embarrassment arose.

He looked around and suddenly noticed the presence of Xu Ren'er and the others. His eyes lit up and he strode towards them.

"It's so strange that the top of the list is actually a snake! I wonder where this colorful python came from? Why does it have such powerful strength?"

Shangguan Shujie spoke in the crowd at the right time, successfully turning everyone's attention back to the list, and began to discuss with each other the reason why the five-colored python was so powerful.

Shangguan Jieshu came to Xu Ren'er and the others, and found that only Mo Youli was next to Xu Ren'er, and the Tang brothers and sisters were nowhere to be seen. He curiously asked where the two had gone.

"Qiuyue participated in the third round. He's seriously injured and is still recovering. As for Beiju..."

Xu Ren'er subconsciously paused, not knowing how to start for a moment, and a trace of confusion and hesitation flashed in his eyes.

After the competition, Tang Beiju started to go out early and come back late, like a dragon that was nowhere to be found. Xu Ren'er secretly followed him and found that he was just practicing martial arts.

Compared to when they practiced martial arts in the mountain village before, they got up earlier, returned later, and practiced more fiercely.

Shangguan Jieshu quickly asked, "What about Beiju?"

Xu Ren'er shook his head, clearing his mind of thoughts. He looked up and smiled faintly, "Beiju isn't the kind of person who cares about rankings. He's currently concentrating on practicing martial arts."

"People who are better than you work harder than you. Tsk tsk tsk, this is really unpleasant news."

Shangguan Shujie came to see Shangguan Jieshu and happened to hear Xu Rener's words. She couldn't help but sigh.

"Beiju has always been a very hardworking person." Mo Youli smiled gently and continued, "From childhood to adulthood, among us, only Beiju would practice day after day, regardless of wind, rain, lightning or thunder. We have never seen him leave his sword."

Xu Ren'er nodded in agreement.

"By the way, can you tell me in detail about the third round? What happened?"

Shangguan Jieshu looked at Xu Ren'er curiously, his eyes shining.

Xu Ren'er didn't know whether to laugh or cry. If possible, she wouldn't mind telling him what happened in the third round, but unfortunately...

"We were separated in the third round, and I don't know the situation of other people's games."

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Jieshu looked disappointed.

Seeing his distressed expression, Xu Ren'er felt a little sorry and quickly said, "But I can tell you the rules of the third round and my experience in it. What do you think?"

Shangguan Jieshu smiled and wanted to say something when he accidentally noticed that someone on the opposite side was looking over here, or more accurately, looking at Xu Ren'er.

Seeing Shangguan Jieshu staring in a certain direction without saying a word, the others followed his gaze...

"Friend of Gou?"

Xu Ren'er was not sure and called out cautiously.

It’s not her fault that she couldn’t recognize him. It’s mainly because the contrast is too great. The Gou Zhiyou she met before had a lingering melancholy in his eyes and eyebrows, as if all his edges and corners had been oppressed by life, and there was no vitality in him.

But now, he has bright eyes and is full of vigor. He is completely different from the previous one.

"Woof woof!"

A loud dog barking was heard, and a brown figure pounced on Xu Ren'er.

"Brown! Stop it!"

It was Zongzong who pounced on Xu Ren'er. Gou Zhiyou had no choice but to scold it gently. Zongzong then desperately licked Xu Ren'er's face with his tongue, with his tail pointing upwards and shaking wildly.

Gou Zhiyou picked up Zongzong from Xu Rener and apologized to Xu Rener who stood up on behalf of Zongzong.

"No problem."

If she had intended to dodge, how could she not have done so given her abilities? She had simply realized it was Brown Brown and had willingly let herself be tackled.

Mo Youli looked at the lively and energetic Zong Zong and said with a smile, "It seems that Zong Zong's illness has been completely cured."

Gou Zhiyou nodded and said gently, "I brought Zong Zong here to let you know that Zong Zong's illness has been cured, and secondly, to express my gratitude. Without you, Zong Zong's illness would hardly have recovered so quickly."

Xu Ren'er stared at Gou Zhiyou quietly for a long time and smiled.

Gou Zhiyou has changed so much, probably because he recovered from Zong Zong's illness, his thorns have fallen off, and he has become more approachable and friendly.

Xu Ren'er: "Now that Zong Zong's illness has healed, what are you going to do in the future?"

"Go home." Gou Zhiyou's eyes were filled with nostalgia, sadness, determination, and multiple complex emotions. He said calmly, "My hometown has been destroyed. I want to go back and rebuild it."

Xu Ren'er was stunned: "Are you alone?"

Gou Zhiyou shook his head and touched his brown head:

"With Zong Zong accompanying me, I am not alone.

What's more, I'm not the only one who escaped that disaster. I think there must be people who want to come back. If there are more people, my hometown will regain its former bustle."

Except for Gou Zhiyou, everyone was moved.

Xu Ren'er thought for a moment, took out a few banknotes and a dark green pill from his pocket, and handed them to Gou Zhiyou.

"The journey is long, and rebuilding my hometown requires financial support. This is a small token of my appreciation, please accept it."

Seeing this, Gou Zhiyou felt as if Xu Ren'er had a hot potato in his hands. He quickly took two steps back and shook his head vigorously to refuse:

"You guys have already done me a great favor by helping me save Zong Zong. How can I continue to accept your favors?!"

Seeing his resolute attitude, Xu Ren'er thought for a moment and changed his words:

"In that case, then you should write a written IOU. Let Jieshu and Shujie serve as witnesses to our agreement. The term will be ten years. After ten years, we'll come back to pay you back, and you must also show us a bustling and prosperous hometown. How do you do that?"

"this……"

Gou Zhiyou was still hesitating. Mo Youli took the banknotes and pills from Xu Ren'er's hand, smiled kindly, but stuffed the banknotes and pills into his arms with a forceful movement.

"Brother Gou, if you keep refusing like this, Ren'er will be heartbroken. You don't want to see your benefactor sad, do you?"

So scary...

When Gou Zhiyou saw Mo Youli's smile, these three words couldn't help but pop up in his mind.

Smiling and shaking his head, Gou Zhiyou looked down at the dark green pill, wondering: "What is this?"

“Give it to Tan Tan. This is a pill that will allow you to communicate smoothly with Tan Tan.”

Although it was given to her by the five-colored python, she could speak and had no use for it. It would be better to offer it to her and make a good relationship with her.

Gou Zhiyou's eyes changed instantly.

He looked at Xu Ren'er and was silent for a long time, his eyes slightly moist. Finally, he spoke:

"I will always remember this kindness in my heart. You will be a benefactor I will never forget in my life. If you need anything in the future, I will be there for you, even if it means going through fire and water."

His tone was very formal, making Xu Ren'er feel a little embarrassed. She quickly waved her hands and said, "No, no, no, this is just a small favor. It doesn't hurt me at all. It's not a big deal at all. You don't have to be like this!"

After hearing what Xu Ren'er said, Gou Zhiyou just smiled and said nothing.

Maybe to Xu Ren'er, this was just a simple act of kindness and did not mean much, but to him, every move Xu Ren made to help him was like timely help.

She can take it lightly, but he can't!

"Ding—Congratulations to Miss Xu Ren'er for completing two-sevenths of the task and earning Mr. Gou Zhiyou's most sincere affection—his reincarnated benefactor.

In view of Miss Xu Rener's outstanding performance, Miss Xu Rener is rewarded with a one-time prize - a good rebirth in the next life.

To be born into a good family in the next life means that after death, a person can be born into a wealthy family in the next life, have no worries about food and clothing, have a stunning appearance, and be blessed by the goddess of luck from birth to death.

The prize can be used by yourself or transferred to others.

To activate the prize, close your eyes, silently recite the slogan "May you be reborn into a good family" three times, and then silently recite the person's name.

A cold mechanical voice came from his ears. After eight years, Xu Ren'er heard this voice again, and his brain was in a trance for a moment.

After eight years, she has almost become accustomed to this body and life here.

This voice only appeared at the moment when it spoke to Mo Youli eight years ago. It had been so long...

She thought that this voice was just an illusion, and even her experience in modern times was almost mistaken for a dream of Zhuangzi.

Now hearing this cold voice again, Xu Ren'er found it difficult to describe his feelings, which were mixed with various emotions.