Chapter 143 The Results of the Marriage Proposal
The cultivators on the arena used a hundred different methods and a thousand different transformations, moving from the air to the arena and back again.
The embroidered ball bounced rapidly between them, occasionally landing in the hands of one cultivator, only to be knocked away or snatched away by another in the next instant, never stopping.
Countless violent explosions rang out!
The sharp thorns on the hydrangea rise and sweep, and if you listen carefully, you can hear countless tiny, rustling sounds as if they are scraping glass. At first glance, you may only hear a buzzing sound, but after a while, it can make you feel dizzy and have a tightness in your chest.
This hydrangea can even launch sonic attacks!
Silently and imperceptibly, it stimulated every cultivator vying for the embroidered ball!
Those cultivators who can enter this stage are all very perceptive. At first, they may only be focused on competing for the embroidered ball, but as time goes by, they can quickly detect that something is wrong.
Soon, they used some of their profound energy to seal their perception of the sound waves.
At the same time, the competition for the embroidered ball intensified!
His attacks became increasingly fierce!
The airspace above and the ground of the arena were being bombarded by countless attacks!
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Zhong Cai watched intently... and gradually a somewhat subtle expression appeared on her face.
Wu Shaogan glanced at the various battles on the stage, lowered his eyes, and asked with a smile, "A-Cai, why the expression?"
Zhong Cai tried to hold back, but couldn't help laughing out loud: "Old Wu, there are so many slaps on stage!"
Wu Shaogan was taken aback.
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Indeed, the arena was filled with upright palms wielding profound energy.
Although in most cases the released profound energy is invisible, it can manifest a form when it accumulates to a certain degree—many secret techniques are manifestations of profound energy.
Now, this Xuanli slap is considered a basic operation.
Often, they are extensions of the cultivator's own body, moving very flexibly according to the cultivator's will.
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Numerous cultivators moved about on the arena, even attacking each other, and these slaps took on various different forms, such as encircling, striking, fanning, whipping, and grabbing.
The embroidered ball was often slapped and hit by hands, with everyone vying to grab it.
When Xuanli slaps his palm, it causes a great flow of power, and the sound of the wind will also cause the embroidered ball to fly away.
so……
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Zhong Cai cleared her throat and described it with exaggerated gestures: "I had many similar ball games in my past life, but I don't think there were any hand-to-hand games. There were games where we tossed the ball to each other, patted the ball with our hands, kicked the ball, and hit the ball with a racket..."
Anyway, the way these cultivators are vying for the embroidered ball right now looks like a mix of many ball sports, giving the impression of them exercising.
And it's becoming more and more like no one can keep the ball.
Wu Shaogan was surprised that A Cai remembered this. He thought for a moment and asked, "Does A Cai want to play ball?"
Zhong Cai thought for a moment, then said with a grin, "If we have some free time in the future, we can play together. But I'm not really interested right now."
Wu Shaogan smiled gently and said, "Whenever A-Cai wants to play, I'll accompany her."
Zhong Cai replied matter-of-factly, "Of course! If you don't keep me company, who will?"
Wu Shaogan smiled broadly: "A-Cai is right."
The two looked at each other, momentarily forgetting to watch the others "play ball".
The two were awakened by a commotion in the distance.
Zhong Cai immediately looked in that direction.
Wu Shaogan said, "Eliminate one person."
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At this moment, high in the air above the arena, someone was being attacked from both sides. In addition, he had just been attacked by the embroidered ball and was using his Xuan power to defend himself, which resulted in him only barely blocking the attack from the right. However, the cultivator on the left quickly flipped over and used a pushing force.
Then, the attacked cultivator was sent flying, shocked and furious, and forcibly suspended in mid-air.
But it was too late.
Everyone could see that the cultivator was already outside the arena space.
He failed!
He was also the first cultivator to be eliminated.
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The other cultivators completely ignored this cultivator's reaction, and no matter how angry this cultivator was, he was unable to re-enter the arena.
He revealed a resentful expression, wanting to rush into the arena and attack those cultivators frantically!
Not far away, a dignified gaze swept over.
No matter how much resentment the cultivator felt, it was as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over him, quickly cooling down his feverish head.
Although he had already come this far and still suffered a setback, making all his previous efforts almost futile, if he were to rush in now and disturb the other cultivators, it would be a case of not being able to accept defeat.
At that point, we truly lost all face and dignity.
Now that he can leave with a more relaxed attitude, at least he can still act with some grace.
The cultivator's mind raced, and he quickly concealed his displeasure.
Then, he bowed to Ding Qing on the arena, looked at Ding Jing, cupped his hands in regret, and left on the flowing wind.
In the blink of an eye, the cultivator disappeared from everyone's sight.
The onlookers were also in an uproar:
"Someone's already out!"
"Senior Gong Jian actually left so soon..."
"This is a veteran among our independent cultivators. He's roamed the Lesser Liangshan Mountains for many years and even formed a Golden Sword Hunting Group. He's always been very fair when it comes to missions. He made it to the final round as soon as he arrived. I thought that from now on, the Golden Sword would have a Level 4 Alchemist in charge..."
"What a pity! What a pity! But the others are no ordinary people either; many of them are only above, not below, Senior Gong Jian."
"Senior Gong Jian was sent away by other cultivators working together, which shows that he was under a lot of pressure from them."
"Now that I've witnessed Senior Gong Jian's strength, I can hire Jin Jian if I ever encounter any difficult tasks in the future!"
"That makes sense!"
"Look! The competition among the other seniors is even fiercer now!"
"Looking at it from all angles, we really can't tell which one is the most likely candidate..."
"Indeed, no matter how you look at it, their strengths are about the same."
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Zhong Cai was also dazzled by what she saw.
Honestly, such a scene is rare. Even though he and Lao Wu had both participated in the beast tide, they had never seen so many people fighting each other.
Indeed, after eliminating Gong Jian, the remaining nine contestants became even more aggressive in their attacks on each other when vying for the embroidered ball.
In other words, after a period of simple competition and probing with "literary skills," they have now begun to abandon all martial ethics!
These spectators are ruthless in their pursuit of eliminating their opponents as much as possible.
For example, the scene right before our eyes.
Originally, a woman in white and a young man in blue were targeting a woman in red, but somehow the woman in red and the young man in blue made eye contact and they both attacked the woman in white.
Although the woman in white was fully on guard, she was still no match for the two men's simultaneous attacks.
This attack was even coordinated!
The woman in white never expected this, and as a result, she was unable to withstand the doubled attack power and had to fly out of the arena.
Before the woman in white could react, the young man in blue and the woman in red were still in a state of joint attack, their faces flushed, clearly indicating that they were also fighting.
Then, a burly man flashed in, his speed several times faster than he had shown before!
Caught off guard, the woman in red was knocked away first, but she was not willing to give up. She actually used the connection of their joint attack to pull the young man in blue out of the arena as well!
The young man in blue: "..."
In the blink of an eye, it was a classic case of the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.
Three people were eliminated in succession. The burly man looked rugged but was very cunning. He had been watching this side for a long time and was only cleaning up the mess at the end.
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In an instant, a frustrated voice rang out:
"I also bet that the senior in red would win, but he was eliminated so quickly."
"I'm betting on Senior White Robe! She was expelled even earlier!"
"That burly man is truly unpredictable; he looks so cunning with his thick eyebrows and big eyes!"
"How can you say that senior is cunning? He is clearly meticulous!"
"I know that senior! He's the sect leader of the Little Dancing Sect!"
"The Little Dao Sect? As far as I know, it's a minor, insignificant force. The strongest member is only at the Suspended Illumination Realm. However, if the sect leader can truly become a Daoist partner with a pill refiner, it would be of great benefit to the sect..."
"It's not just big! It's going to make leaps and bounds!"
"But I vaguely remember that the leader of the Xiaodao Sect has a wife and children?"
"He not only has a wife and children, but also concubines, but he has not become a Daoist partner with anyone. His wife passed away early, and if things were to really work out now, he could simply give the concubines some resources and send them away. As for his children, they are all grown up now, so it won't prevent him from finding a Daoist partner."
"That being said, there are many troublesome aspects involved, and I'm afraid it might have negatively impacted Ding Jing's impression of him..."
"Then we'll see if this sect leader can overpower all the others!"
"In my opinion, that senior in brown is the most prudent..."
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Now, there are four women and two men remaining on the stage.
One of the men was a burly, imposing figure, while the other was withdrawn and taciturn.
Among the women, there was one in a blue robe, and others in colorful skirts, yellow robes, and green skirts.
The group continued their rapid struggle in the air.
But now that four people are missing, the other cultivators are becoming increasingly targeted at each other.
As they fought fiercely, their figures moved so fast they were almost invisible, only revealing different colors that suggested who among them had a slight advantage—or perhaps they took turns having the upper hand.
The hydrangea has disappeared from sight.
But every now and then, intense roars would emanate from different parts of the arena, sometimes a series of muffled thuds, sometimes an explosive boom.
Very strange.
Everyone knows that the struggle has now reached a fever pitch.
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Zhong Cai exhaled and realized that she had been so nervous that she had almost forgotten to breathe.
Wu Shaogan patted Zhong Cai's shoulder and said with a smile, "Now things are getting interesting."
Zhong Cai chuckled and said, "Yes, it was too exciting."
It was so spectacular that even with Chung Tsai's abilities, he couldn't see it at all, and even if Wu Shao-kan had extraordinary consecration abilities, he could only see a few images.
So now the two of them can only wait for the outcome.
At least, we have to wait for those competitors to slow down a bit.
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Zhong Cai waited for a while, and seeing that the people on the stage seemed to be scorched in the same ball of light and shadow, she rubbed her eyes and stopped staring at them.
His gaze casually swept across the many cultivators watching.
Hey, there are several people over there dressed in fine clothes and with high strength. They seem to be scions of a prominent family in Nine Turns City...
There were also a few haughty men and women, who should be from other families... or sects?
Many of those who were eliminated earlier are also waiting for the results...
That person over there seems to be at the Fusion Realm? Quickly look away, don't stare, it wouldn't be good to attract attention.
On the other side... hmm, they look familiar, like people from the city lord's mansion.
—Wait, someone from the City Lord's Mansion?
Senior Brother Ji, Senior Sister Mi, and Senior Brother Lu, have they arrived yet?
Zhong Cai suddenly remembered something, turned to look at Wu Shaogan, and asked curiously, "Old Wu, do you think Senior Brother Lu will come? Did that guy he fooled last time actually show up?"
Because Zhong Cai himself did not yet possess a soul, he did not know what Lu Yuning had become, nor did he know who his lover was or what she looked like.
Therefore, only Old Wu, who had scanned the area with his soul at the time, knew.
Wu Shaogan's expression was somewhat subtle.
Zhong Cai was taken aback, and suddenly felt a little uneasy.
Despite the various formations inside the room, preventing anyone from seeing or hearing them from the outside, Zhong Cai still lowered her voice and quietly asked, "Could it be that the male cultivator who so confidently hinted at his feelings to Senior Brother Lu actually joined the battle after all?"
Looking at Zhong Cai's adorable face, Wu Shaogan couldn't help but smile and pinch Zhong Cai's cheek.
Zhong Cai's eyes widened: "Really?"
Wu Shaogan nodded, then quickly pointed his finger into the crowd.
Zhong Cai looked over in the direction Wu Shaogan pointed.
It was a young man in white.
Zhong Cai had some impression of this person. He was one of the first two to fight among the forty finalists, and also one of the first two people to let him see the Dao Palace's colorful light.
The young man in white was defeated, and he looked at Master Ding Jing with resentment and a hint of bitterness.
Zhong Cai: "..."
No way? Didn't he and Lao Wu overhear this guy telling his cousins that he didn't want to sign up that night, and that was the deadline for signing up for the martial arts contest to find a husband?
So after he secretly pledged his loyalty to Senior Brother Lu's fake identity, he went back and immediately signed up that night, and even made it into the second round?
Moreover, the way this male cultivator looked at Alchemist Ding Jing made it seem like they had some kind of romantic entanglement... but he had clearly been flirting with Senior Brother Lu's avatar just yesterday!
It's a bit complicated to explain.
Wu Shaogan smiled slightly, then quickly pointed his finger in a certain direction.
Zhong Cai subconsciously looked over again.
There stood a handsome young man, and beside him stood a petite young woman, who was holding his arm and watching the game together.
Both of them were at the Enlightenment Realm; the petite girl was beautiful and charming, and she and the handsome young man seemed very close.
When the handsome young man occasionally looked at the petite young woman, his eyes were always full of doting affection.
Zhong Cai stammered, "...Old Wu, do you mean that Senior Brother Lu has changed his identity again and seduced another girl this time?"
Wu Shaogan pondered for a moment.
A strange premonition suddenly arose in Zhong Cai's heart.
Sure enough, Wu Shaogan calmly said, "No, perhaps the title 'Senior Brother Lu' should be 'Senior Sister Lu'."
Zhong Cai's lips twitched, then twitched again.
So, is that petite girl actually Senior Brother Lu?!
That's outrageous!
What kind of hobby is Senior Brother Lu, going around hunting for women while sometimes being male and sometimes female?
Should he say that Senior Brother Lu's sexual orientation is definitely male, or should he say that his sexual fetish is a bit strange?
Simply using his male identity to hunt for women is no longer enough for him; does he also need to use his female identity?!
--etc.
Zhong Cai blurted out, "By the way, Lao Wu, Senior Brother Lu... he was originally a senior brother, right?"
Wu Shaogan was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing.
Zhong Cai: "..."
He scratched his own face, then rubbed his old man's face hard.
Honestly, it's all because Senior Brother Lu is too eccentric that he made wild guesses.
Senior Brother Lu is definitely the senior brother!
Uncle Yuan, a seventh-level alchemist, how could he not know whether his disciple is male or female!
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Having lived in this world for many years, Zhong Cai naturally knows that everything that happens is reasonable.
However, Senior Brother Lu's... twisted, pretzel-like method of hunting for women is still somewhat... somewhat...
I don't know what Senior Brother Lu was thinking, taking his lover to see another ambiguous person who was breaking his promise and pursuing that ambiguous person... It's really hard to describe.
Just by looking at it, you can't tell that Senior Brother Lu is unhappy in the slightest.
So, is he really that open-minded and free-spirited?
Is it because you are too free that you don't apply double standards to your ambiguous relationships with fake identities?
Or was he inherently hypocritical, but because other people were around, he was very dedicated to playing his role well?
Zhong Cai couldn't help but recall Lu Yuning herself.
Well, my overall impression of him was that he was slightly hostile towards me. He was mild-mannered and obedient, didn't like to stand out, and rarely had a presence when he was with his senior brothers and sisters. He mostly followed their lead...
As it turns out, appearances can be deceiving.
Zhong Cai guessed, "Perhaps, when Senior Brother Lu was in his true identity, he was apprenticed to a seventh-level alchemist and had some burdens that made it inconvenient for him to hunt for women, so he let loose when he was using an alternate account?"
Wu Shao chuckled dryly.
His wife, A-Cai, has a cheerful personality and always tries to think the best of people when faced with controversial issues.
But he is different.
When A-Cai last met Lu Yuning, he thought that "she might be playing with his feelings," and he felt that he had thought it through quite well. In reality, however, he was still thinking too simply. At the time, he only mentioned it casually, perhaps because he was in front of many people and was worried about being entangled with them.
At this moment, he intends to go into more detail.
Wu Shaogan said slowly, "In my opinion, if Senior Brother Lu uses his real name to hunt for women, he must maintain his composure. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, he will definitely be held responsible. Otherwise, Uncle Yuan will hold him accountable."
"But he used a pseudonym, so no matter what he did, he could easily shed his identity without any pressure. And the so-called 'no matter what' naturally includes more than just hunting for women..."
"He is a level three alchemist, and his alchemy skills are quite remarkable. He has enough pills to help him accomplish all of this. As for the women he has been hunting, those he has seen so far should all be between the Enlightened and Illuminated stages."
Zhong Cai was stunned by what she heard.
But it must be said that his husband's guess... is quite reasonable.
At that moment, he even felt a chill run down his spine.
If he meant if—
If Senior Brother Lu wasn't just shirking responsibility and playing around, but also intended to use his alternate account to do other things while hunting for women—the kind of less-than-ideal things where no one could detect his presence…
Zhong Cai shook his head, dismissing the thought, and muttered, "Old Wu, let's not think about this anymore."
Wu Shaogan patted Zhong Cai's head and nodded, saying, "Okay."
He was just giving Acai a heads-up.
After all, Lu Yuning did indeed harbor hostility towards A Cai, even if it was so slight that it was almost imperceptible, it was still there.
No one can be sure whether this hostility will turn into malice at some point, even if the malice is not great, but Lu Yuning is a disciple of a seventh-level alchemist.
If his malice turns into something detrimental to Acai, it will cause them some trouble.
Zhong Cai understood what her master meant, nodded, and indicated that she had remembered.
"Don't worry, I'm definitely wary of this Senior Brother Lu."
Despite their precautions, the two were ultimately unable to ascertain Lu Yuning's true thoughts.
Uncle Yuan and their master are good friends, so they can't get rid of Lu Yuning prematurely just because of this bit of hostility. As for Lu Yuning's messy private life and love of chasing women, it has nothing to do with them, so they don't need to meddle in this business.
Even Lu Yuning's alternate account might not be a good thing...
These were all just reminders from Wu Shaogan out of concern for Zhong Cai.
Neither of them can conclude that Lu Yuning is really a bad person just because of speculation or possibility.
Besides, even if Lu Yuning is really a bad person, as long as they don't attack them, how could they possibly overstep their bounds and discipline the disciples on behalf of Yuan Danwang?
At most, if something goes wrong later, I'll complain to my master.
Then, it was up to Master and Uncle Yuan to contact and handle the matter.
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As Zhong Cai thought about it, her mind started to wander further and further away from the topic.
He quickly stopped thinking and said, "Wait! Why are we keeping thinking about this? The result on the stage is about to be announced!"
Wu Shao chuckled dryly, pressed Zhong Cai's shoulder, and together they looked towards the arena.
Sure enough, because everyone had used up too much of their power, they couldn't maintain high speed for long.
Two more women from the tangled group of six figures were thrown off the stage.
Now there are two men and two women left.
The fighting escalated to an extremely fierce level, and everyone was injured.
Bright red blood dripped down, and it was unclear whose it was.
The group was locked in a fierce battle, each determined to give way to the other, and it was practically a fight to the death.
The burly man fought with the woman in the colorful dress, while the reclusive young man fought with the woman in the blue robe.
After hundreds more rounds, the burly man was forced to leave the ring after the woman in the colorful dress traded injuries for injuries.
The woman in the colorful skirt then joined the battle between the reclusive young man and the woman in the blue dress.
The three engaged in combat once more.
The enormous embroidered ball bounced among the group. Suddenly, the reclusive young man looked up—
The embroidered ball suddenly appeared in front of him, spinning and bouncing.
The reclusive young man neither dodged nor flinched, but instead extended his palm!
In an instant, countless sharp thorns pierced his palm!
More blood spurted out!
For some reason, the embroidered ball seemed to be fixed in the palm of the reclusive young man, no longer moving.
Both the woman in the colorful skirt and the woman in the green robe were startled. At the same moment, a bright light burst forth from the reclusive young man, and an extremely powerful secret technique was suddenly released!
The two women were blinded and had to back away.
But this light was not merely dazzling; it also carried a strong sense of interference, causing the two women to momentarily lose their senses.
The next instant, they were struck by the secret technique, and their faces turned pale.
The reclusive young man grabbed the embroidered ball and swung it at them.
The two women retreated again!
But at that moment, they acted instinctively and lost control of the distance, so they suddenly left the ring area.
The reclusive young man won.
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