Si Ying appeared in the square, feeling mixed emotions. He originally thought he had won, but within just five minutes, his joy turned into sorrow, and the game ended there.

Looking at tens of thousands of people, Si Ying's heart was dead and his face was stiff. Si Yi, who was sitting on the dragon chair on the platform, ignored him.

"Such a shameless person has finally been defeated!"

"That's right, I wonder how Xia Xiao offended him?"

"I guess it has something to do with the National Elderly Home."

…

Tens of thousands of people sneered and finally started to talk about it with open and veiled ridicule. It is said that the winners are the kings and the losers are the bandits. They would not pity the losers, especially a guy like Si Ying who used tricks but still lost.

With a look of confusion in his eyes, Si Ying looked at Si Buwen on the side and retreated with him.

"Grandpa, what did I do wrong?"

Gradually leaving the crowd, Si Buwen finally spoke.

"I didn't do anything wrong. It was Xia Xiao who was wrong!"

"What should we do now?"

"Change of plans."

After saying this, Si Buwen quickened his pace, and Si Ying followed closely behind him. They walked together to the room in the palace, and a close servant knelt on one knee to listen to Si Buwen's orders.

"Go and release Huiyue, then keep the news secret and don't tell the Zhu family about what's going on here."

"yes!"

After the servant left, Si Ying asked:

“Grandpa, Xia Xiao is unstoppable now. If we don’t cut off our connection with the Zhu family, we might be implicated.”

"Isn't this cutting off?"

Si Ying was brought up by Si Buwen, who was relatively gentle. He stroked his beard and told him his carefully planned plan.

"The matter between the Xia family and the Zhu family will be settled sooner or later. According to the current trend, regardless of other factors, and only considering Xia Xiao's identity and the contribution of the Xia family, the Zhu family will not last long. At this time, if we ignore it, we will cut off contact. Although the relationship between us has been exposed, I am the elder of the National Elders' Institute after all. The matter of the Xia family, let the Zhu family bear the consequences!"

"I'm sorry, Grandpa, I failed to eliminate Xia Xiao, and..."

"alright."

Si Buwen sighed in a cold voice:

"He has obtained the Wild Mark. The road ahead will definitely be smooth. We can only retreat."

Si Ying sighed. He never expected that Xia Xiao could go so far.

cough!

Crisp applause spread throughout the room. Si Ying spat out a mouthful of blood and sat still in his chair.

"grandfather……"

Why did the grandfather who was so kind just now suddenly do such a cruel thing? Half of Si Ying's face was swollen, and a bloody slap mark appeared. The vitality in his body was stirred, and he was seriously injured.

"Remember, this was Xia Xiao who beat me!"

Si Ying was stunned for a moment, and understood what his grandfather meant. Although he was eliminated now, his performance in Wanling Valley was likely to make it to the final selection. But no matter what, this incident was a huge blow. How would the world look at him in the future? Just like the looks of thousands of people before, he felt ashamed.

Soon, it was dark outside Wanling Valley, and most people left. Tonight they had something to talk about, so they could have a good chat with a pot of wine and a plate of peanuts.

In the valley, the talisman formation took the initiative to repair the fog, so that the middle part was shrouded in fog again. Xia Xiao and the other six people rested for most of the day and were awakened by hunger.

After lighting a tree, the six people sat by the fire and roasted the pheasants in their hands. They were lucky to be able to kill the pheasants, otherwise they would have gone hungry.

"I haven't eaten any meat since I entered the Wanling Valley. I'm tired of eating medicinal herbs and fruits!"

Si Ta was careless and extremely rough. He turned his head again and looked at the three-meter-tall Ju Mang.

"Try it?"

“No!”

Si Ta did it on purpose. Pheasants and Ju Mang should be considered the same kind, after all, they are both birds with wings. At this time, he laughed loudly, causing Xia Xiao and Ju Mang to look at each other, looking at him helplessly as if looking at a child.

When bubbles appeared on the roast chicken, Si Ta cut it into eight pieces, leaving only the residue.

Xia Xiao looked at Su Huan who was swinging the stick and asked:

"You don't want to eat?"

"Tell me about what happened in the coffin."

Su Huan seemed very curious. Xia Xiao nodded and told her everything without hiding anything.

Su Huan and the other three listened attentively. Under the firelight, they gradually showed surprise on their faces. They all secretly admired Xia Xiao and Shu Shuang's willpower, since they could withstand that kind of temptation and really engrave the wild patterns without fear of the consequences.

"After we came out, we met Si Qingling. She was hiding in the previous tomb, waiting for the screening to be over."

It was a good thing for her to hide now, after all, she had enough points. Speaking of points, Su Huan asked:

"Have the points for eliminating Si Ying been added to the token?"

Xia Xiao had just woken up and hadn't paid attention to it, so he took it out and took a look. Both he and Shu Shuang had about 13,000 points, which was obviously enough.

"It's up to you."

Xia Xiao and Shu Shuang had the lowest points in the team, only over 6,000. By this calculation, Si Ying's points totaled 14,000. What a greedy man. I wonder how many points belonged to Zhu Tiankang and his team.

"We are only two thousand short. It will be enough to eliminate a few people."

"That's right, no rush! We will take care of Zhu Tiankang and his gang sooner or later!"

Xia Xiao nodded slightly and handed the roast chicken in his hand to Shu Shuang.

Inadvertently, Xia Xiao looked up and saw the thick fog. He hadn't seen the stars for a long time. The thick fog, as always, isolated them from the outside world. But it was almost time. The selection of Wanling Valley had reached the final stage.

The roast chicken was tasteless, after all, they didn't even have salt, but they were full, and then they leaned against each other and took a nap. Ju Mang returned to his own forest, or somewhere suitable for him. Wanling Valley seemed peaceful, but the atmosphere of the mortal world was too heavy.

At dawn, the five people were full of energy, especially Su Huan and the other four. They were trapped before and their vitality was completely depleted. Now they replenished their energy and felt extremely comfortable. However, they did not act immediately because they were still injured.

On the third day, Si Ning and the other two left first. They had to eliminate some people to enter the final round, so they couldn't waste any time. As for Su Huan, because of the serious injury on his leg, Xia Xiao and Shu Shuang took care of him.

That night, there was thick fog again.

"We'll set out early tomorrow morning."

Su Huan's words were somewhat anxious. There was only half a month left. The final selection was different from the local selection and the Wanling Valley selection. It had no accurate content and no accurate scoring criteria, and it was held after the Wanling Valley selection. So in the last period of time in Wanling Valley, we must first ensure that we have enough points, and then adjust our status. In other words, Su Huan still had a lot to do now.

"No! You need to rest for at least two more days."

In the light of the fire, Shu Shuang glanced at Xia Xiao, then at Su Huan, and had a bad feeling.

“No time to rest!”

"Then Shu Shuang and I will take turns to find the elixir, and you wait here to absorb it."

"I can support myself."

"fart."

Xia Xiao's words made Su Huan angry.

"Xia Xiao, don't think you can control me just because you saved me."

"Do you want to be lame in the future? Your tendons are injured, you can feel it, right? You need to rest for two more days before you can barely run and walk."

"Who said that? I'm fine!"

"You have to trust Shu Shuang's medical skills. The rest time she gives is already the shortest possible."

Shu Shuang sat next to Xia Xiao, looking well-behaved but a little confused, not knowing how to talk to Su Huan. She didn't like arguing and was afraid that Su Huan would get angry.

This proud and cool woman was as silent as a sheathed sword, but she was also conflicted, with her fists clenched.

Noticing that her palms were clenched together, Xia Xiao said:

"Don't worry, you just need to recover from your injuries. Shu Shuang and I will take care of the points."

"Thanks."

"That's too formal."

When they looked at each other, Su Huan couldn't help but smile.

"I didn't expect you to control me."

"Everything can defeat something else."

There was a little ambiguity in the words, but Xia Xiao's eyes were clear, without any pain. Shu Shuang saw this, and she was not angry, but secretly happy. She felt that Xia Xiao was hers, and it would be great if it could always be like this. But who would have thought that this day next year would not be such a warm scene, and they would no longer be able to sit under the fire and talk like they did now...