Chapter 33 I Admit Defeat
The second round of the competition ended early.
Logically speaking, since the venue was just destroyed, the game could be suspended midway, the venue could be moved, or the game could be invalidated and a new round could be added.
However, a contestant like the Pink-Green Chicken happened to appear in the competition. He was able to spy on the whereabouts of every crystal ball and had extremely outstanding abilities, so he forcibly paired the contestants in pairs.
Look, all eight crystal balls were exposed before the attic was damaged, and the eight contestants needed for the third round were quickly selected from the sixteen contestants.
Ai Wanle stroked his beard and hesitated slightly in response to this situation. While he was thinking, he suddenly felt Ai Fengdou's resentful gaze.
A drop of cold sweat fell, and he simply made the decision at once, selecting these eight contestants and making a quick decision to directly enter the third round.
"This is unfair?! There are still five days left, plenty of time for us contestants who haven't gotten the Crystal Ball to compete. This completely deprives us of any chance of winning!"
Gou Zhiyou was the first to express his dissatisfaction.
In the second round, Pink-Green Chicken assigned Nie Erfeng as his opponent. He tried his best for this match, but didn't even hurt Nie Erfeng's finger.
He admitted defeat, but not completely!
He wants to win, no matter what the means!
As long as there is time, he can plan, deceive, and find others to cooperate with, and there will always be a way to enter the next round.
"I am also responsible for the early end of this game. If you have any opinions, you are welcome to come to me at any time."
The pink-green chicken narrowed its eyes, revealing the intimidation of a strong man, and spoke with a half-smile and half-threatening tone.
The strength of the pink-green chicken is unquestionable, especially after watching its fight with Tang Qiuyue. Even if the pink-green chicken loses, no one will dare to underestimate it, and almost no one is willing to go against it.
Obviously, Gou Zhiyou is also the type who does not want to be his enemy.
He stared at the pink-green chicken hatefully for a long time, and only after the pink-green chicken threatened, "If you look at me again, I'll dig out your eyes," did he look away.
From then on, the second round of competition officially came to an end.
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On the way back to the palace, Ai Wanle asked the guard closest to him, "Which contestants made it to the third round?"
Upon hearing this, the guard quickly responded, "Your Majesty, those who have entered the third round are Five-Colored Python, Tang Beiju, Liu Roulei, Tang Qiuyue, Xu Ren'er, Xiao Aodang, Hao Yunqi, and Nie Erfeng."
"Oh? Zhuidu isn't here?!"
Ai Wanle pretended to be surprised.
"Your Majesty, you're joking. You watched the whole scene between Liu Roulei and Zhui Du intently."
Ai Xiangshou shook his head helplessly and said something to spoil the show.
Ai Wanle laughed heartily: "You actually found out! Oh, it seems I still can't learn to hide my thoughts. The imperial mindset is really hard to learn!"
As soon as these words began to be spoken, the guards around were so frightened that they knelt on the ground, sweating profusely.
Ai Xiangshou was already used to it. He had already returned to the hall. He waved his hand and the guards evacuated quickly and orderly.
After everyone left, Ai Xiangshou stared at Ai Fengdou steadily. Ai Fengdou pretended not to understand and looked back at him with a smile.
Seeing that he couldn't drive the people away, Ai Xiangshou gave up.
He turned to Ai Wanle and criticized:
"Father, ever since you ceased to be emperor, you have become more and more outspoken, even scaring these guards into breaking out in cold sweats."
"Because you are around, I have unknowingly forgotten my identity."
Ai Wanle smiled bitterly and defended his words and actions.
These words touched Ai Xiangshou's heart. His mind moved, his lips trembled slightly, and finally he chose to shut up.
There was a moment of silence in the air, and Ai Fengdou suddenly spoke, successfully diverting the attention of the other two.
"What is the content of this third round of competition?"
Hearing this, Ai Wanle revealed a mysterious smile, opened his lips slightly, and began to tell the story.
"No! It's too dangerous!"
Ai Fengdou indeed refuted.
"Change the content!"
Ai Xiangshou and Ai Fengdou share the same idea.
Ai Wanle's eyes were gentle, and one could vaguely see a hint of inexplicable reluctance in them.
He listened quietly as they presented a series of rebuttals, and their long speeches continued in his ears.
If the two of them had not been born into royal families and taught etiquette since childhood, their saliva would probably have splashed on him.
When they were exhausted from talking and seemed to have no more energy left, he finally spoke. However, what he said made their mood plummet.
"My time is running out, please let me be willful one last time."
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The area around the imperial palace, the Imperial Medical Service.
The competition was over, but the effect of the Illusion Pills had not yet worn off, so a group of contestants were gathered in the Imperial Hospital, where the imperial doctors personally treated the effects of the pills for them.
As a seriously injured person with damaged internal organs, Tang Qiuyue was naturally the focus of the imperial physician's attention. She was placed in a separate room and taken care of carefully.
It was hard to imagine that these contestants could actually receive a personal diagnosis from the imperial physician in just a casual competition held in the palace.
Such treatment is truly flattering.
After countless acupuncture treatments, Xu Ren'er slowly felt great changes taking place around her. The fairy-like mist that had always accompanied her slowly faded away, and some inexplicable creatures that she had never seen before also began to disappear.
"Briefly describe the scene you are seeing."
The imperial physician who was responsible for solving the problem of the medicine's effectiveness suddenly spoke beside her.
Xu Ren'er looked around and said, "It's empty here, with only two chairs and a table. You're taking my pulse right now, and this is what I see."
"What can you see outside the door?"
"A man in his twenties was boiling some medicine. The fire suddenly got bigger, and he took two steps back to avoid it, but was choked by the smoke."
The imperial physician followed her gaze and found that it was almost the same as what she had described, so he withdrew his hand with relief.
"It's okay. Someone will bring you some medicine later. Drink it all and you'll be fine."
Xu Ren'er was a little curious: "What else is wrong with my body?"
Aren't you completely unaffected by the Illusion Pill?
"That medicine completely removes the effects of the Illusion Pill. Although you are fine, there are still residual toxins from the Illusion Pill in your body."
Xu Ren'er was surprised: "The Illusion Pill is actually poisonous?!"
Hearing this, the imperial physician looked at her with a very strange look: "You are hallucinating, if not poisoned, what is it?"
"What if, according to the normal competition schedule, after seven days, we contestants will still see the scene given by the Illusion Pill? Will we be in a state of poisoning the entire time? Have you already prepared to treat the contestants?"
"Of course not. The Imperial Hospital is so busy, how could they have so much free time?
Although the Illusion Pill is poisonous, the toxin itself is not very strong. After all, the person who made it did not intend to harm people, and the human body can completely withstand it.
After seven days, the toxins in the Illusion Pill will be completely eliminated by the body's self-digestion, and the things you see will automatically return to their original state without any impact."
So that’s how it is. Xu Ren’er understood.
After thanking the imperial physician, she strode out of the door. She looked up slightly and saw the boundless sky, which instantly cleared her slightly cloudy mind.
She glanced around casually and found that Mo Youli was standing on her right, as if he had been waiting for a long time.
"How long have you been here? Why didn't you call me?"
"Not long. I just got there when you stepped out the door."
"Do you know where Beiju is?"
Mo Youli helplessly held his forehead and said, "I ran into him when I went out. As soon as he saw me, he quickly told me that he was going back to the inn to wash up, and then he disappeared."
The corner of Xu Ren'er's mouth twitched, which was exactly in line with Tang Beiju's personal style.
On second thought, for someone as mysophobic as Tang Beiju, it would really be difficult for him to endure not taking a bath for two days.
Fortunately, the competition was advanced. If he hadn't bathed for seven days, Xu Ren'er could hardly imagine how deep Tang Beiju's resentment would be.
"Qiuyue was seriously injured and is recovering. Doesn't he care about her?"
Mo Youli gave her a look that said "you know what I mean":
"You and I thought the same thing. Before he left, I hurried over to ask him, and he shouted three words in my direction from a distance."
"Which three words?"
Mo Youli recalled the scene at that time and began to imitate Tang Beiju's indifferent tone: "I can't die."
Xu Rener: ...Those two siblings are definitely biological children!
"Let's go see Qiuyue! Do you know the way?"
"Of course, I've already found out about everything before coming here."
"Then let's go!"
Xu Ren'er took a running start and jumped into Mo Youli's arms. Mo Youli opened his arms skillfully and caught her steadily.
"You seem to have gained weight. Is it time to lose weight?"
Mo Youli teased with a smile.
"You've been exerting so much energy these past few days, how could you possibly be fat?! I think you should exercise more."
Xu Ren'er replied.
Mo Youli raised his eyebrows: "I'm curious about your philosophy? Blame others more and embarrass yourself less?"
Xu Ren'er's mouth corner tilted, his eyebrows and eyes were full of pride:
"If you understand it that way, you're not wrong."
When Mo Youli heard this, he couldn't help but say "Hey". Xu Ren'er's righteous attitude made him laugh.
A man and a dog were bickering with each other, their eyes and brows were full of smiles, the sunlight gently caressed their faces, the picture was extremely beautiful.
Zhui Du was watching silently from a distance. Seeing that they still didn't notice his presence, he was helpless and coughed dryly, successfully drawing their attention to him.
Zhui Du: "Mo Youli, I'm here to find you."
Mo Youli was puzzled: "What do you want from me?"
"Did you make it to the third round this time?"
Hearing this, Mo Youli pursed his lips, as if remembering something unpleasant.
"No. Why do you ask?"
Zhui Du lowered his head and smiled slightly, his laughter was quite creepy.
"As fellow warriors who control insects, I thought we would have a fateful duel in the second round. Unexpectedly, you and I are not destined to be together. We didn't even meet by coincidence."
Mo Youli stared at him silently and asked softly, "Have you qualified for the next round?"
Zhui Du smiled and shook his head slightly:
"No, I was eliminated in the second round just like you."
"Who did you meet?"
Based on his impression of the drug chaser's strength in the first round, the drug chaser shouldn't stop here.
"Liu Roulei."
Zhui Du revealed the name of his opponent in the duel.
Mo Youli was a little shocked when he heard Liu Roulei's name.
Liu Roulei, the girl who looks so fragile and weak, who always seems to be on the verge of tears every time you see her.
In the first round, she did perform well, but her aura of being vulnerable at any time made it easy for people to overlook that she was actually a warrior.
Especially compared with Zhui Du's aura of self-reliance, it is hard to imagine that the winner of their duel would be Liu Roulei.
"What about you? Who did you meet? With your strength, you were eliminated."
Mo Youli tried to speak calmly: "Five-colored python."
Zhui Du was stunned, but after he came to his senses, he looked at Mo Youli with eyes filled with sympathy.
It turned out to be a five-colored python. Judging from the eyesight of people who have been observing poison for a long time, there are probably few people in the world today who can match the level of the five-colored python, let alone these fledgling contestants.
Mo Youli was really unlucky to meet it.
Du Zhui was curious: "How did you fight it?"
Zhuidu asked a very good question, and Mo Youli's originally cheerful smile began to freeze.
"I didn't fight it, I surrendered."
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