Chapter 43: Going Upside Down (IV) Upside down and upside down, like waves...

After drawing the lots, there was almost no waiting time, and everyone went directly to the fighting arena according to their numbers.

Zhang Deng's number was around forty, so he should be there tomorrow. But Wei Yuanye drew number thirteen, so if things progressed quickly, he could get a spot this afternoon.

So a few of them sat under the arena and watched for a long time. Later, Niu Zhuang found them and joined in.

Zhang Deng saw a lot of new and interesting things. The most amazing one was probably a young girl with pigtails and unusual clothes. She came up on the purple mist and held a flute made of unknown material in her hand. After the sound of the gong, the purple mist under her feet slowly swirled and floated around her legs. As she moved, the mist filled the field. The opponent's expression gradually became confused, his reaction speed slowed down, and his moves became mediocre. In the end, he was defeated by her.

"Illusion?" Lin Yuzhou had never seen it before and asked.

Dong Yu: "I don't like this crooked way."

"That's strange," Shi Hong said. "I thought you knew a lot about this."

Dong Yu said, "I understand. This is Jinfen."

Zhang Deng had heard the word "jin" too many times. He asked, "Is it the same as jincai and jinyan?"

"It's the same thing," Dong Yu said, "just prepared differently... The roots, stems, leaves, and flowers of Jincai all have their own uses. The roots can be eaten, and the leaves can be used to make tobacco. These are not uncommon, but the Jincai flowers are different. Jincai rarely blooms, unless it encounters extremely cold weather. Only in fog and rain will it combine with water vapor to condense into a purple flower with ice crystals, which will wither overnight. The pollen of this flower has the function of paralyzing the nerves."

Zhang Deng said, "Then this girl must be very rich."

"I'm afraid it's not just about being rich," Dong Yu said. "The brocade flower is so hard to come by that it's called the Flower from Heaven. It's cold, damp, and filled with mist, reminiscent of the environment where immortals live in heaven. There's no consensus on where the mountain hikers found the brocade flower, so many people believe it was stolen from the sky."

Zhang Deng: "Oh, the Provence Stealer."

Wei Yuanye: "Are you hungry?"

"..." Zhang Deng said, "Why do you say that?"

Wei Yuanye: "Provence is stew, and the one who stole the fire was Prometheus."

Zhang Deng seemed really hungry. He said, "Let's go and have something to eat. We'll talk about it this afternoon."

The number now reached five, and the few of them didn't feel any sense of urgency. They all said let's go eat first. Niu Zhuang also came along naturally. No one had any objection to his joining. They were a completely casual group of people.

At this time of day, any restaurant you enter is packed, with no room to sit down. They were about to leave when someone behind them said, "Huh?"

Zhang Deng turned around, took a closer look at the man, and said in surprise, "Ah, Ah Ping?"

Ah Ping held the plate and looked them over. "Want to eat?"

"Forget it, there's no place," Zhang Deng asked. "You work here, how are you doing? Is the boss nice to you?"

Zhang Deng went to look for the boss and wanted to go through the back door to ask for help. A Ping said, "Come with me." Then he left on his own.

A few people followed him, and Ah Ping led them into a private room. He said to another handyman, "This room is booked out. Don't let anyone in anymore."

Shi Hong said, "Oh my god, you can do it."

Zhang Deng: "Isn't this bad? Will I get scolded?"

"This is a spare room for big customers," Ah Ping said. "You have money anyway, so just order more dishes."

Everyone looked at Shi Hong, who had no choice but to pick up the menu and said, "Okay, okay, I'll pay."

"Thank you, boss." They finally felt relieved and started talking at once.

Ah Ping used that notebook to record dishes, and occasionally he would say, "This one isn't tasty. These two dishes taste the same. Just order one."

Zhang Deng was somewhat moved and said, "A Ping, you have grown up."

Lin Yuzhou said, "Hey, you said fate is really hard to predict. Last month, I saw you on the bus from Yuzhou to Qiang, and now you've found a job."

"You were like this the last time I saw you," Ah Ping said. "Today, you are still like this. Your fate is just like this."

Everyone:"……"

Shi Hong laughed and said, "Good boy, you have great potential."

Ah Ping collected the menu and said, "That's enough. I'm leaving now."

In fact, Lin Yuzhou was telling the truth. If it weren't for fate that made them meet Zhang Deng and Wei Yuanye, today would be the day Aping died.

He would stand on the altar, offer sacrifices to the gods with his flesh and blood, and distribute the flesh to everyone for consumption.

But Aping did not show the joy of surviving the disaster. His face did not show that he had escaped the threat of death. Aping was very calm.

This calmness will disappoint those who were expecting him to be fearful and grateful. People will wonder why he is so indifferent.

Shi Hong could only say, "This child is not ordinary."

"He's very interesting," Zhang Deng said. "He has a strong personality."

Lin Yuzhou asked in confusion: "Does he hate me?"

"Probably not." Dong Yu said, "I can only say that I don't like you."

Lin Yuzhou humbly asked, "Is there any difference?"

"I didn't provoke him." Lin Yuzhou said.

The dishes came up one after another. Zhang Deng tasted the stew first and said to Wei Yuanye, "I think I really want to eat Provence stew."

Zhang Deng used to love eating fried beef, because chili and beef are very friendly to people who are losing weight. But since he stopped losing weight, the food he likes to eat has become more diverse, and he started to pursue richer tastes.

These days he has been asking to eat things that he doesn't want to eat normally. Last night, Zhang Deng said he wanted to eat a Big Mac egg tart.

Wei Yuanye asked, "Which one do you want to eat?"

Zhang Deng: "What do you mean?"

"The kind that you have to eat now," Wei Yuanye asked, "or the kind that you can endure and eat when you get home."

Zhang Deng thought about it carefully and said, "I should be able to bear it."

Wei Yuanye nodded: "Then we'll talk about it when we get back."

Zhang Deng laughed so hard that he asked, "What if I say I want to eat now?"

"Go back and eat." Wei Yuanye didn't take it seriously.

Zhang Deng found himself feeling a little happy again, in love again, and extremely annoyed.

Wei Yuanye never took Zhang Deng’s emotions as a trivial matter. Wei Yuanye would clean up Zhang Deng’s emotions, put them safely in his pocket, and release them at the right time.

At the dinner table, Shi Hong said, "You two are too annoying."

Zhang Deng said, "Jealous?"

"Jealous," Shi Hong said truthfully, "Is there anyone suitable? Can you introduce me to someone? I don't have high requirements, just pretty."

Zhang Deng was puzzled: "Why don't you guys have a relationship?"

"I think I should have a wife." Lin Yuzhou said while eating, "So I'm keeping my virginity."

Dong Yu: "I don't have any money."

Shi Hong: "I'm too rich."

Niu Zhuang ate in silence. Zhang Deng said, "What about you? Forget it, you'd better not look for her. You're too emotionally unstable."

“I actually have someone I like.”

"We know." Everyone said in unison.

Niu Zhuang said: "You know? My wife and I have been together for a long time."

Everyone:"?"

"What?" Even Zhang Deng was surprised.

Niu Zhuang said, "My wife is making cakes in Yuzhou. When I get my martial soul body back this time, we will retreat to the mountains to practice."

Lin Yuzhou asked: "...You have a wife?"

He was as if he had eaten a fly: "You have a wife?"

"Don't you like to hang lanterns?" Shi Hong said.

Niu Zhuang: “I like it.”

He felt embarrassed again and said, "I want to be friends with you."

Zhang Deng: “…”

"Thank you," Zhang Deng said, his mood was a little complicated. "You could just say it directly."

Niu Zhuang said, "Is it really possible?"

"What's wrong with being friends?" Shi Hong said indifferently, "Just don't kill anyone. It's too much trouble."

"If you want to blend in with humans, you have to accept that humans don't kill very often," Dong Yu said. "Because killing is a very troublesome thing. If you always kill, that's what separates you from humans. You're too easily angered and don't consider the consequences clearly."

Dong Yu said: "Humans are always playing dirty tricks, making you suffer a fate worse than death, they won't kill you for no reason."

Zhang Deng couldn't stand it anymore: "Can you please stop teaching me these nonsense?"

Dong Yu spread his hands and said, "This is the truth of this world."

The private room was opened from the outside. Several people thought that the dishes were being served and did not take it seriously. Wei Yuanye was the first to feel something was wrong. His nerves tensed up. Zhang Deng's attention was all on him, so he turned his head and saw a giant python crawling in and rushing straight towards his face!

A short sword appeared out of nowhere in Wei Yuanye's sleeve, and he slashed it across, heading straight for the snake's head. The snake's head swayed around, screaming and dodging. Zhang Deng was pulled away by Wei Yuanye. Wei Yuanye turned over and jumped onto the table. He held the snake's neck and smashed its head hard on the table. With just a fierce force, blood splattered everywhere.

Zhang Deng shuddered with fear, and a drop of blood splashed on his eyelid.

Wei Yuanye stood up from the table and looked towards the door. The girl from the fighting arena just now walked in at some point, looked at them with her arms folded, and smiled gently.

The rest of the people, except Niu Zhuang, didn't even stand up.

Shi Hong said, "That's impolite."

"Lack of education." Lin Yuzhou said.

Dong Yu said: "It's simply sick."

Niu Zhuang asked: "Do you want to die?"

Zhang Deng wiped the blood from his eyelids and saw some white tissue. He was so disgusted that he said, "I haven't eaten yet!"

The girl's expression froze, and she said, "A few lunatics."

"Sister," Lin Yuzhou said, "Who is the crazy one? Who are you? You have to pay for this meal."

Shi Hong said: "Money alone is useless. I need some compensation for mental damage and lost wages. Otherwise, I will call the police. This matter is not that easy to resolve."

Wei Yuanye jumped down from the table and stood not far from the girl. He looked at her. Wei Yuanye's reaction was what the girl wanted to see, so she said, "Don't you want to know why I came here?"

Zhang Deng hurried over to Wei Yuanye and said to the girl, "I advise you not to—"

Wei Yuanye had already thrown a punch, and everyone started to move. Shi Hong said, "Oh, no, kneel down!"

girl:"?"

Dong Yu said, "Apologize!"

The girl laughed in anger, flinging her sleeves. A burst of fragrance hit her, but before she could utter a harsh word, Wei Yuanye punched her in the cheek. Blood spurted from her nose, and she fell backwards.

Everyone: "I just asked you to apologize!"

Shi Hong said, "Okay, okay, if we continue to fight, it will be difficult to settle the claim."

Zhang Deng realized that everyone had seen that Wei Yuanye was Chao Xiong.

Wei Yuanye's temper is really bad. He starts with zero frames, leaving people unprepared.

Dong Yu smelled the scent and said, "Jinhua again?"

"Where did you get so many brocade flowers?" Dong Yu shook his head and said defensively, "Stay away from her."

The girl stood up with the help of the wall and laughed. Blood flowed to the corner of her mouth. She looked a little sinister when she laughed. She said, "Come on."

Wei Yuanye rushed forward and punched her, knocking her down again.

Everyone: “…”

Wei Yuanye's speed was too fast for anyone to stop him. In fact, the people being beaten couldn't react in time, let alone stop the fight. In fact, Shi Hong and others had already realized that something was wrong, and it seemed that their reaction speed had slowed down.

Zhang Deng said, "Stop fighting!"

He was really annoyed and hit Wei Yuanye on the back of the head: "Are you done yet?"

Shi Hongdao: "Wait a minute——"

The girl said, "Why?!"

Wei Yuanye went up and slapped her, but he didn't feel relieved, so he slapped her again. Wei Yuanye grabbed her collar, gritted his teeth, and said the first words he said to her tonight: "How do you want to die?"

The girl stared at him blankly for a long moment, then burst into tears, rolling on the ground and saying, "Why! Why is it useless to you? Ahhhhhhhh! Why? Help!"

"Go out and make a scene," Zhang Deng said, "this trick won't work on him!"

Wei Yuanye is such a stupid person!

Wei Yuanye grabbed her collar and threw her directly against the wall. With a "bang", the girl vomited blood and could no longer pretend to be stupid.

Wei Yuanye asked, "With this little ability, you're going to kill someone?"

No one dared to persuade him anymore, as they could see that Wei Yuanye was really angry.

Zhang Deng guessed that it might be because the snake just now was coming directly towards him. If Wei Yuanye had not reacted in time, Zhang Deng would have been dead by now, so Wei Yuanye was so angry.

Wei Yuanye usually has a bad temper towards others, but he would not beat anyone to death. But today, even Zhang Deng didn't dare to say anything. He could only quietly hold Wei Yuanye's hand and comfort him that nothing was wrong.

Zhang Deng thought that Wei Yuanye almost didn't react in time. The snake came suddenly and pounced on him without any movement. If Wei Yuanye had been able to react, the blood would not have splashed on him.

The girl spat out another mouthful of blood. She looked at Wei Yuanye hatefully and wanted to say something, but her face wrinkled in pain and she couldn't utter a word.

Ah Ping heard the noise and rushed over. Seeing this scene, he was just stunned for a moment and said, "Is he dead?"

"No!" the girl said hoarsely. "Are you blind?"

Ah Ping asked, "Are you going to kill him?"

girl:"……"

What kind of people are these?

Ah Ping picked up a knife from the plate where the lamb legs were being removed from the table and asked, "Do you want more of her meat?"

Zhang Deng said, "Don't make trouble!"

The girl's eyes were filled with death. She finally realized what kind of people she was facing. None of them was as simple as they seemed. The girl suddenly sensed something. Her expression changed. A gust of wind blew, and the corners of everyone's clothes fluttered. A black shadow suddenly appeared, and then the girl's body became lighter and was picked up. A man appeared in front of them.

It was a man wearing a black half-face mask. His eyebrows and eyes were covered by the fox mask, and the lower half of his face was tightly pursed.

The girl shouted, "Brother..."

Then he fell into coma.

"It's not over yet," Shi Hong said, "What on earth are you going to do?"

Dong Yu said: "Oh, I see, you are Wei Yuanye's opponent this afternoon."

"My sister is ignorant," the man said, "and I'm sorry to have made you all laugh."

Zhang Deng, however, could smell the scent of impending storm. This man was clearly filled with murderous intent. Shi Hong and others seemed to be still under the influence of Jinhua. Wei Yuanye should not have any reaction, but could he do it on his own?

Zhang Deng felt something was wrong and said, "Wait a minute—your sister started it. We did hit her hard, but it was self-defense. Calm down."

The man glanced at Wei Yuanye and said, "My name is Qing Mi."

"Please allow me to introduce myself," Qing Mi said, "I am a descended immortal from Qingqiu."

Dong Yu said: "What he meant is that there is now a fox-cultivating immortal in him."

Zhang Deng asked, "Are you a god?"

"You could say that," Qing Mi said, "I hope you can give me an explanation."

Zhang Deng: "Even gods have to be reasonable. Your sister was the one who started the trouble first."

"How dare you!" Qing Mi's eyes glowed red beneath his mask. His hair fluttered in the wind, and his aura grew stronger. "You hurt my little sister, and you still spoke rudely. You're really rebelling!"

Dong Yu quickly grabbed Zhang Deng, stepped forward, and bowed, saying, "It's our fault that we didn't recognize you, Qingqiu Immortal, you—"

Before he could finish his words, he was knocked over by a burst of air. Shi Hong grabbed his legs and pulled him back. Wei Yuanye said, "How about the immortal?"

"Can you kill me?" Wei Yuanye raised his chin slightly and asked, "Come and try."

Zhang Deng felt that this had gone beyond the scope of normal human provocation. Would he and Wei Yuanye die here today?

It's not so bad. They died when they were in love the most. They had never quarreled and their relationship was pretty good. It was also the best age for them, and their relationship was pretty passionate.

Okay, okay, Zhang Deng stopped trying to persuade him. He also pinched his waist and said, "Yes, you try it!"

Everyone: “…”

Zhang Deng acted as if she was helping her husband vent his anger. It didn't matter anymore, he said, "If you hadn't come up with a broken snake, who would hit your little sister? What's wrong with gods? Are gods unreasonable? If you, a god, can live like this, I think I can do it too."

Qing Mi was so angry that she trembled slightly. He passed the girl in his arms to the side, and a cloud of dark air rose from his hands. After Zhang Deng finished speaking, he hid behind Wei Yuanye, put his hands in his trouser pockets, and grasped the Kunlun wood.

Qing Mi clenched his hands, and a powerful suction force came towards him. Wei Yuanye did not resist at all, and was directly pinched by his neck. Wei Yuanye stabbed a knife into his chest. Qing Mi was even more furious. He swung him away with one arm and pulled out the knife from his chest in one go. The wound bled for a while and then slowly healed.

Dong Yu said: "Immortal, Immortal!"

Wei Yuanye wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and stood up. Shi Hong and Lin Yuzhou stood in front of him. Shi Hong said, "Even if you are an immortal, why do you have to argue with us ordinary people?"

Lin Yuzhou said: "Are you okay?"

Wei Yuanye passed by their shoulders sideways, and there was not even a trace of fear on his face.

Zhang Deng realized that he and Wei Yuanye had been together for so long, but he had never seen Wei Yuanye afraid of anything.

Wei Yuanye said that he had seen a lot, he had been to many worlds, and even rode a dragon. Perhaps such a small descent of the spirits was really nothing in his eyes.

But in the eyes of others, this is a suicidal act.