Long Yi smiled warmly. "The reason I'm here is, of course, to participate in the Qiankun Martial Arts Competition."
Lin Yahan hurried to Long Yi's side and rolled her eyes. "Participating in the martial arts competition? Didn't I tell you not to run around these few days? This isn't a place where ordinary people can enter."
Although she was not polite, she looked over Long Yi and said to the guards at the door, "Hey guys, this is my friend. Can I take him in with me?"
The leading guard remained unmoved and said coldly, "Excuse me, Miss. We have a rule that warriors below the Earth Realm are not qualified to enter!"
Lin Yahan hurriedly took out the invitation from her bag and smiled sweetly, "I am from the side branch of the Lin family. My father is Lin Yushan."
"A branch of the Lin family?" The guard's expression softened slightly. After glancing over the invitation, he said sternly, "Since she's the daughter of Third Master Lin, she's naturally allowed in. However, she's not listed on the invitation, so you still can't bring her in."
Wen Xiaolan, who was standing next to him, was about to say a few more words to help Long Yi, but was stopped by Lin Yahan.
Although these people at the door were just guards, their strength was at the peak of the Earth Realm. Even if her father came in person, he would have to speak to them in a nice tone, not to mention her and Wen Xiaolan, the two younger generations.
What's more, the Lin family has a strict status and has always been against the side branches within the family. She was able to participate in the martial arts competition because of the invitation of the younger generation of the Lin family's direct descendants.
Just as the two women were about to go in, a pure black Maybach stopped at the entrance of the martial arts meeting. Several guards bowed to the Maybach as soon as they saw the license plate.
A handsome young man got out of the car. His skin was better maintained than any girl's and he looked as handsome as Pan An. His black windbreaker highlighted his slender figure and his every move revealed an aristocratic air.
The young man had a smile on his face that made people feel like spring breeze, and he said softly, "Xiao Han, didn't I send you an invitation? Why are you still standing at the door and not going in?"
Lin Yahan shyly tilted her head to the side and said shyly: "Brother Jiashi, I met a friend at the door and stopped to chat for a few words."
The young man attracted everyone's attention as soon as he appeared. His appearance and aura were impeccable. Several women present were even too shy to meet his gaze.
"Well, let's go in together to pay our respects to the elders of the family. Let your friend look around first." The young man said without question, his eyes swept directly over Long Yi, and he walked into the door as if no one was around.
When he passed by six guards, they all bowed in unison and said, "Welcome, Young Master!"
Lin Yahan hurriedly followed the young man and gave Long Yi an apologetic look before leaving, as if the young man's status was far above her.
After the young man had gone far away, Shen Bao enviously said, "As expected of the eldest young master of the Lin family, he's showing off his skills to the fullest. I heard he's only 26 years old this year, but he's already a powerful warrior at the initial stage of the Heavenly Realm. He's truly blessed!"
Long Yi didn't think so. The moment they met, he felt that this guy was a smiling tiger and the warm smile on his face was all a disguise.
However, since the other party did not provoke him, he did not feel much aversion to the young man. After all, as the son of a wealthy family, it was normal for him to be a little arrogant.
Long Yi restrained his gaze and looked at the guards again, "Didn't you say that warriors above the Earth Realm can enter? How can I prove it?"
The six guards looked at each other, obviously not expecting Long Yi to be so persistent.
The leading guard pondered for a moment, then came up with an idea. He pointed to the bronze tripod by the lake and said, "If you can hold this tripod up for ten seconds, you'll be allowed in."
There are six bronze tripods by the lake, all filled with lake water and housing many koi. Each of the tripods weighs over a thousand pounds, not to mention that they are filled with lake water.
Several warriors who had originally planned to enter the martial arts competition stopped to watch the show, and they were sure that Long Yi was going to make a fool of himself.
"Even an outer cultivator at the Earth Realm would have difficulty lifting the bronze tripod. If this young man had any sense, he would have given up as soon as possible."
"Who said it wasn't? It's better to leave now than to make a fool of yourself later."
"There should be some threshold like this, otherwise those random people will think it's so easy to enter this martial arts association."
A hint of sarcasm appeared on Long Yi's lips. He didn't even need to do this request himself, the big ghost next to him could easily handle it.
He raised his eyebrows, and the big ghost immediately understood. He walked three steps to between the two bronze tripods and held the legs of each tripod with his left and right hands.
"It seems that this guy is not very smart. The guard said it only takes ten seconds to lift a bronze tripod. Does he want to lift two bronze tripods at once?" Shen Bao sneered.
The next second, the sneer on his face froze, and his eyes became bigger than copper bells.
The big ghost was just half-squatting, taking a deep breath, holding the leg of a bronze tripod with one hand, and lifting two bronze tripods weighing thousands of pounds above his head like lifting chickens.
What surprised everyone even more was that the two bronze tripods were almost full of lake water, and not a drop had spilled.
One second, two seconds... After a full twenty seconds, the great genius, at Long Yi's signal, easily put the two bronze tripods back to their original places.
"This... this is beyond human power!" The leading guard was dumbfounded.
The bronze tripod with three legs and two ears weighing a thousand pounds was easily lifted by the big man in front of him, and he lifted both of them at the same time.
"Hundreds of years ago, the King of Chu, Xiang Yu, lifted a bronze tripod and left a legendary story. This man's strength far surpassed that of the King of Chu!"
"Tsk tsk, this guy is probably a celestial realm cultivator. That young man looks like his master. Could he be the eldest son of a prominent sect?"
The eyes of the onlookers almost popped out of their heads. They originally wanted to watch the joke, but they didn't expect to be taught a lesson.
After completing the task, the big ghost returned to Long Yi in an obedient manner without saying a word.
Long Yi looked at the guards with a half-smile and said calmly, "Sir, am I qualified to go in now?"
The leading guard swallowed hard and said in a hoarse voice, "You can come in. You can enter after you leave your name on this roster."
"Zhongyuan, Long Xuan!" Long Yi concealed his real name and added, "The one behind me is my bodyguard, the big ghost."
Hearing this, the guards became more respectful and looked at Long Yi deeply.
To be able to have an outsider master of the Heaven Realm as his bodyguard, Long Yi must be from a prominent family. However, no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't think of any large family or sect with the surname Long in the Central Plains.
Shen Bao was also a person who knew how to judge people by their abilities. After seeing the big ghost's strength, he followed Long Yi with a more respectful attitude.
The Martial Arts Competition of the Three Kingdoms was hosted by the Lin family, and the three of them were led by the Lin family's housekeeper as soon as they entered.
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