Chapter 168 Eastern Region 31 Xie Jiaoyue's Trial Footage Ends...
After Xie Jiaoyue's trial video finished playing, all the disciples remained silent.
They were all so engrossed in the images they had just seen that they couldn't shake them off; Xie Jiaoyue's agile figure lingered in their minds for a long time.
The high-ranking members of various aristocratic families near the training ground were the first to recover from their daze. After all, they were highly skilled and their feelings towards Xie Jiaoyue were more of admiration than shock.
After admiring them, they couldn't help but start complaining about their own kids. They said, "Look at them, look at us. They're so outstanding, while our kids look so stupid."
Someone else's child has appeared!
Is it too late to recruit them now?
Xie Jiaoyue still doesn't have a Daoist partner? Does her silly son have a chance?
Outside the training grounds, the people inside the tavern were even more uninhibited, and cheers were already filling the air.
Who doesn't enjoy watching a comeback story?
Who wouldn't enjoy watching a small-town cultivator beat up a disciple from a top-tier aristocratic family!
Although we didn't see the latter in the three events of the first round, at least we saw a comeback, which was satisfying.
Xie Lingliu, who had previously gone unnoticed, suddenly became a hot commodity. Congratulatory voices came from all directions, cups of wine were offered to her, and contact information for the Spirit Mirror was also presented to her.
Xie Lingliu was flattered and surprised. So this is what it feels like for her younger sister to become a big shot? So this is what it feels like to cling to a big shot's coattails?
Even the male cultivator from the Gongshi clan hiding in the corner was restless, as if he wanted to drink a cup of wine to drown his sorrows and have a hearty and unrestrained friendship with Xie Lingliu.
Xie Lingliu recalled Xie Jiaoyue's earnest teachings: one should work hard when one should work hard, play when one should play, and seize opportunities when they come, otherwise all previous efforts will be in vain.
She immediately changed her nickname from "Psychic Mirror".
The first to add Xie Lingliu's spiritual mirror were the Baili sisters.
The older sister opened the psychic mirror and took a look.
Xie's Lingliu – Safeguarding Your Emotions.
The older sister chuckled; it really suited Xie Lingliu perfectly.
By the time Xie Jiaoyue left the training ground, the trials for Danxiu and other groups had already ended. She had sharp eyes and spotted her friends waiting not far away.
Jin Wan, who had nothing to do and had sold out of all the mung bean soup, arrived earliest and occupied the best spot. As soon as he saw Xie Jiaoyue, he rushed forward, eager to show her his achievements for the day.
As a result, just as he was about to rush in front of Xie Jiaoyue, he was suddenly pushed away by Ren Dali.
He took a step back, covered his head, and rested for a moment before he could see clearly who was in front of him.
It turned out to be the usually gentle and self-possessed Gongshi Moyu.
What's this guy doing here? Isn't he tired after participating in the trials for half a day? Can't he just rest quietly at a time like this? Why is he competing with him for favor?
Come, come, he wanted to see what this person wanted to do so quickly.
But after watching for a long time, Gongshi Moyu just stood there, not saying a word, not doing anything, just standing there blankly.
Is this person crazy? Just to stand here, they pushed him away?
Sister Jiaoyue must really hate this kind of behavior.
Jin Wan then turned his gaze to Xie Jiaoyue's face, and then he noticed that Sister Jiaoyue was actually smiling.
ah?
What are you laughing at!
Xie Jiaoyue smiled, her eyes crinkling: "How did your trial go?"
"As expected."
"First?"
Gongshi Moyu nodded and asked in return, "And what about you?"
"Unexpected."
Gong Shimo touched his chin with his jade finger, pondered for a moment, and said, "First place?"
Xie Jiaoyue nodded in surprise, wondering how this person had guessed correctly.
Gong Shi Moyu said, "If it were something bad and unexpected, you wouldn't feel this way."
Xie Jiaoyue touched her face. Was she in a good mood? She should have been unhappy because she didn't receive the system reward.
"If you like being number one, then keep being number one. Don't let other factors influence you."
Xie Jiaoyue listened to Gongshi Moyu's ambiguous words and had a feeling that this person knew something.
Jin Wan found their conversation incredibly boring and pushed them aside, saying, "What are you two chatting about? We've already booked a celebration banquet. You two are the best, shall we go?"
Since most of the people were young, neither the Sword Master Qingyuan nor the late Director Wan participated. Instead, the two of them sat at a separate table in the same restaurant, drinking and singing together, raising their glasses to celebrate their disciples and political achievements.
Qingyuan Sword Master never expected to find such a treasure on his first disciple. He is already planning to start writing jade slips overnight, vowing to pass on all his life's knowledge to Xie Jiaoyue.
Director Wan was even more impatient and began writing a letter right there at the dinner table, intending to give it directly to the Wan clan chief. Putting aside everything else, his monthly allowance had to be increased.
The two older men were lost in their own thoughts, while the younger men on the other side were more relaxed, focusing on the top performers from two different cultivation paths, and the rest of the group enthusiastically shared their own trial experiences.
Xie Xinghui gesticulated wildly as he performed for everyone: "You all don't know, I was completely dumbfounded when I saw that trial question. It said that I had to forge a magic weapon with a hardness comparable to purple bamboo, but as flexible as a whip. My god, I don't even know what purple bamboo is. I suspect that Buzhou Immortal Realm is targeting me."
He looked so serious that everyone burst into laughter.
Why would the Buzhou Immortal Realm bother targeting Xie Xinghui? They probably didn't expect someone to be so ignorant.
I laughed and then couldn't help but want to cry. What should I do? They are so ignorant. Waaah.
Someone prompted Xie Xinghui, "So what did you refine? How were the results?"
Xie Xinghui rolled his eyes: "What could I possibly refine? I just made them a lump of mud!"
Xie Xinghui showed off his "mud".
Xie Jiaoyue looked at it for a while, and realized it was a slime.
It's certainly flexible, but it's tougher than purple bamboo... I get it, if a sword can't cut through it, then it's tough, right?
Xie Xinghui actually found a loophole and even solemnly explained it to the judges.
The judges were furious and almost disqualified him from the competition.
Fortunately, the other judges stopped it.
However, his grades were naturally not very good; they were the kind that were easy to spot at a glance, ranking near the bottom.
Feng Qianqian is a magic cultivator and is in the same training ground as Xie Jiaoyue. Although her results are not as good as Xie Jiaoyue's, they are still quite good, ranking in the top twenty.
She had no intention of ranking; her appearance was merely to express the Phoenix Clan's attitude. When participating in the trials, she mainly showcased the Phoenix Clan's heritage and informed everyone that the Phoenix Clan still existed.
Although none of the people at the table understood what attitude the Phoenix Clan was trying to express.
Haven't the Phoenix Clan always been friends of the Human Clan?
Five of us participated in the overall competition. We know the rankings of four of them, but we don't know the rankings of one of them yet.
Xin Xiuying.
Jin Wan didn't drink alcohol, but brought a cup of tea to Xin Xiuying's side.
"Xiuying, how are you?"
Xin Xiuying appeared expressionless, neither sad nor happy, and simply pushed away the teacup that Jin Wan offered.
"fine."
Fortunately, it was an ambiguous answer.
Jin Wan refused to give up: "Sister Xiuying, you weren't with us much back in the Qingyuan Secret Realm, and you didn't talk to us much after that. Are you annoyed with us?"
As he spoke, he shook Xin Xiuying's shoulders, acting exactly like a wronged, abandoned woman.
Jin Wan's aggrieved expression finally made Xin Xiuying laugh.
"Alright, alright, my ranking is naturally not as good as Jiaoyue and Gongshi Moyu. They are exceptionally talented, while I can just get a similar result."
After saying that, Xin Xiuying said that she was a little hot and wanted to go out for a walk by herself.
Instead of taking the main road, she followed a side path into a quiet alley. The brilliant lights gradually faded into the distance, turning into tiny specks of light that twinkled in the distance, along with the starlight in the sky.
As she walked, she found an empty house, leaped up, and wanted to sit on the roof and look at the starry sky.
Perhaps because I was distracted, I failed to get up on the first try. My foot slipped and I almost fell. I only managed to regain my balance and sit on the roof after making a hand seal in mid-air.
The cold, hard corrugated board wasn't very comfortable, but it brought her inner peace.
Her gaze involuntarily drifted towards the direction of the tavern she had left, where Xie Jiaoyue and Gongshi Moyu were.
Before meeting Gongshi Moyu, she always thought that although her talent was not top-notch, with her hard work, she was capable of giving it her all.
Before entering the Jinling City Clan Academy, she always thought that she would become a legend in alchemy in the academy, just like Gongshi Moyu, so that all the teachers would remember her and use her as an example to teach future disciples.
But when she actually met Gongshi Moyu, she found it extremely difficult.
No matter how she ran or chased, she seemed unable to touch the hem of Gongshi Moyu's clothes.
She was chosen by the Water Pattern Alchemy Furnace, and she was also one of the best in the clan. She carried her father's expectations and the hopes of the entire clan.
But it seems she's about to let all of this down.
"You're jealous of them."
“We are all human. Although you have dual spiritual roots and they have celestial spiritual roots, you also have a water-patterned alchemy furnace. You should not be inferior to them.”
"You're just less lucky than them. You just don't have Gongshi Moyu's luck in gaining Lady Gongshi's support, nor Xie Jiaoyue's luck in gaining the favor of the Azure Kite Sword Master."
"If you could also possess these, you might just be the champion of the entire region's alchemy competition, and the one everyone would be watching would be you!"
Xin Xiuying stood up warily, holding the ritual implement.
"Who? Who's there!"
Her face was tense, and she was in a clear defensive posture. Perhaps because of her training over the past period, she had mastered the position and posture of both the magical artifact in front of her and the hand seals behind her, ensuring that she could protect herself and launch a counterattack at the first moment.
However, a tremendous and irresistible force flowed through the magical artifact in front of her and into her hands. She tried her best, but could not resist at all. In the end, she could only let the force carry her hands to her sides.
"Don't be so nervous, little girl. I'm here to help you, not to harm you."
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