Hua Shi and the two of them were in frequent contact, and when they met and greeted each other, Zhou Li and the other two took Hua Shi around the disciples' residence, introducing him to the houses, the competition venue, and so on.
"This is where all the disciples will compete for the next three days." Zhou Li said as he came to the arena that had already been set up at the end: "During these three days, all the disciples who come to participate in the sword test will be divided into groups and fight here until the top three disciples are selected to challenge the mysterious swordsman five days later."
Hua Shi looked up at the empty competition venue and nodded: "Isn't three days a bit too short? Can this place accommodate so many people competing?"
Zhou Li shook his head and smiled: "There are several more venues like this, but this is the venue for the final battle. At that time, the competition will be held in all venues at the same time."
He then raised his hand and pointed to the far end of Yuan Lake. Yuan Lake was very wide, and there was only a small black island at the end. He couldn't even see the shape of the island clearly. "That's where the mysterious swordsman is. In five days, the three winners will be sent to the island to challenge the swordsman."
Hua Shi had already understood the rules, and then asked about other things.
And he did not ignore that while he was chatting with Zhou Liyuxing, many disciples from various sects passed by, and when they passed by him, they would unconsciously turn their eyes to him.
Almost everyone would greet Zhou Liyuxing when passing by, calling him senior brother and sister. However, when they greeted him, they seemed to ignore Hua Shi. After seeing the two senior brothers and sisters, they immediately lowered their heads and left.
Such situations were quite common in Hua Shi's eyes. Some disciples would even talk to each other in a low voice after walking a few steps, pointing at Hua Shi's back.
The disciples thought that Hua Shi couldn't hear anything, but the fact was that Hua Shi's cultivation had already reached a higher level after this period of training, and he could hear all these gossips clearly.
These people's words were nothing more than doubts about his strength. They believed that Zhou Li and Yu Xing were the real strong ones among this generation of disciples, but Hua Shi was just an ordinary person who relied on luck to get to the top, and he was able to make friends with his two senior brothers and sisters only because of the influence of his master Xuan Shuzhi.
Hua Shi heard these words clearly, and Zhou Li and Yu Xing also heard them. After so many times, their conversation could not help but stop. Yu Xing glared at the disciples who were gossiping nearby and said unhappily: "Speak louder, so that everyone can hear and see if what you say really makes sense, how about it?"
Several disciples had intended for people to hear what they said, but they did not expect the other party to actually say it out loud, and they certainly did not expect Yu Xing to speak for Hua Shi. Naturally, they did not dare to repeat what they had just said loudly, but just said a few irrelevant words in a panic and quickly turned around and left.
Yu Xing was so angry that she couldn't help but snorted, "What a gossiper." She turned to look at Hua Shi, hesitated for a moment and said, "Don't take their words seriously. They don't know anything. You saved our lives, otherwise we would have been in trouble in Frost Forest Valley."
Hua Shi shook his head and smiled with a relaxed look on his face: "I'm fine, let them say whatever they want."
Anyway, this is the routine in all face-slapping novels. The protagonist keeps a low profile but has great strength that no one knows about. When he first appears, he is destined to be ridiculed countless times. Only when he appears at the critical moment and turns the tide can he achieve a stunning effect.
Although Hua Shi did not think that his strength was earth-shattering enough, at least he would not be affected by such low-level provocations.
Hua Shi spent so much time in Xuanling Pavilion and did not have much contact with disciples from other sects. Although he had already mingled with other disciples in Xuanling Pavilion and no exclusion had occurred, he forgot that in the eyes of disciples from other sects, he was just an ordinary young master who was fought over by several masters because of his luck and weird farces, and actually had no strength at all.
He didn't take this matter to heart. As it was getting dark, he said goodbye to Zhou Liyuxing and returned to the room that the sect had arranged for him in advance.
After returning to the room, washing up and lying on the bed, Hua Shi did not fall asleep immediately. It was his first time participating in such a competition and he was inevitably a little nervous. So after lying down for a while, he could not help but get up from the bed, sitting in front of the window and practicing sword moves facing the moon.
"Why is this competition called a sword-testing contest, but no one is using swords?" Hua Shi muttered, and after gesturing for a while, he put his hand down.
Fang Wei watched him tossing and turning in the house at night, and finally couldn't help but say, "Because everyone is not testing the sword in their own hands, but the sword of the mysterious swordsman."
Hua Shi nodded and said in sudden realization: "So it should be us who are being tested on the sword?"
Fang Wei said: "It should be so."
He had not communicated with Hua Shi since Zhou Li and the others showed up, but he had listened to their conversations. He said, "Just deal with tomorrow's competition with a normal mind, you don't have to worry too much."
Hua Shi scratched his head a little embarrassedly: "Actually, I can't sleep not because I'm worried about tomorrow's competition, but because I'm thinking about what clothes I should wear tomorrow."
Fang Wei: “…”
Hua Shi was very practical: "The strength of the disciples I saw today is quite average. Although I am not sure that I can definitely enter the top three, I should still have hope of entering the top ten. This should be my first time to appear in front of everyone except for the inexplicable opportunity at the Spiritual Transformation Conference. I should at least get some nice clothes, right?"
Although this is true, but since Hua Shi took the initiative to say this, Fang Wei didn't know how to respond.
"But are you concerned about me?" Hua Shi took out a few sets of clothes from the Yunxiu pen space and started to choose, while asking Fang Wei in his mind.
He didn't see Fang Wei's response, and continued to talk: "But you seem to have changed a lot now compared to before, becoming more humane, as if..."
Fang Wei asked, "Like what?"
Hua Shi thought about it carefully and said, "She doesn't look like an artificial intelligence, but more like a virtuous little girl."
Fang Wei: “…”
He temporarily lost interest in talking to Hua Shi.
But Hua Shi seemed not to notice Fang Wei's thoughts at all, and continued: "Don't worry, I won't be affected by other things now. I have figured it out. I am not so afraid of danger now, because only when I encounter danger can I break through, and only when I break through and become stronger can I do more of what I want to do."
He then asked, "System, am I right? Can I load the classic quotes of the passionate male protagonist?"
Fang Wei still didn't respond to him.
Hua Shi relaxed his brows and smiled again: "Okay, I was just kidding. I won't call you a little girl, okay?"
Fang Wei finally spoke up: "As long as nothing unexpected happens in these three days of competition, you will definitely be in the top three." His voice was calm, and there was no sign of anger at all.
Hua Shi was a little surprised: "Am I really that strong?"
Fang Wei said: "You don't know your own strength well enough."
Hua Shi held his chin in his hand. He finally picked out a green robe on the table and decided to wear it tomorrow to participate in the competition: "I hope I won't let you down."
He put away his clothes, paused for a moment, then said, "But I'm still curious, will the system be divided into male and female?"
Fang Wei didn't know how his thoughts jumped here.
Hua Shi asked again: "When you turned into a white cat, were you a male or female cat?"
Fang Wei: “…”
Hua Shi's curiosity drove him to keep asking questions. Fang Wei endured for a long time and finally couldn't stand it anymore: "...Shut up."
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The next morning, when Hua Shi came out of his room, the disciples of other sects had already packed up and went to the competition venue. Zhou Li was always a worrier, and probably guessed that Hua Shi didn't know the situation, so he waited in front of his door early, took him to eat, and then went to the venue: "We will draw lots later. We will be divided into four groups and compete in four venues at the same time. In the end, there will be a winner in each venue. The four winners will fight against each other in pairs, and the two winners and the two losers will fight again. The final three winners will be able to enter the island of Yuan Lake in four days."
While they were talking, they had already arrived at the lottery point. Yu Xing was already waiting for them. She shook the bamboo stick in her hand and said, "I'm in the third group. You guys come quickly."
Zhou Li nodded and stepped forward, looking at the two people in front of him and said, "You two monsters, I don't want to be drawn into the same group with you."
After he finished speaking, he took the stick tube from the senior Lingdao who was guarding the place, pulled one out casually and looked at it, his expression suddenly became strange.
Hua Shi asked, "How is it?"
Yu Xing was also curious, so he quickly went over to take the stick from Zhou Li and handed it to Hua Shi. They both looked at it together: "Group 3, number 73."
After seeing the number clearly, Yu Xing couldn't help but shout, "Are you in the same queue as me?"
Zhou Li nodded helplessly: "It looks like I have no chance to go to the island."
Yu Xing tilted her head and smiled: "Shouldn't we wait until the competition is over before we talk about it?"
The two of them whispered a few more words. Although Zhou Li showed weakness, he did not really give up and still wanted to compete with Yu Xing in an upright manner. Finally, the two of them set their sights on Hua Shi, who had not yet drawn a lot, and urged him, "It's your turn, go and try."
"Yeah." Hua Shi imitated Zhou Li's actions just now and took the lottery box from the senior's hand.
However, when he took the lottery ticket tube, he looked at the senior with a probing look for some reason, and he did not look away for a long time.
"Hua Shi?" Zhou Li reminded him in a low voice.
Hua Shi then retracted his gaze, glanced at the sign in his hand, and then breathed a sigh of relief and said, "The fourth group."
He felt relieved that he was not in the same group with Zhou Liyuxing.
In fact, not only Hua Shi breathed a sigh of relief, Yu Xing and Zhou Li also breathed a sigh of relief. They each determined their own groups, and then it was time to start preparing for the battle. The first day's battle was a melee of a hundred people. Everyone entered the same trial field, and the twenty people who competed to the end would stay and start a one-on-one battle.
So now they have to start going to their respective venues and wait for the battle to begin.
Yu Xing and Zhou Li were in the same trial field, so they naturally left together, while Hua Shi went to the fourth group's venue alone. Before leaving, he couldn't help but look back at the old man who was in charge of watching people draw lots.
Fang Wei noticed that he looked strange, so she asked, "Is there something wrong with that person?"
Hua Shi said "hmm" softly, looking like he was full of thoughts.
Fang Wei also paid attention and looked at the man carefully for a moment, but did not find anything wrong.
Only then did he hear Hua Shi say again: "I was wondering if he was the card I wanted to collect this time."
Fang Wei: “…”
Hua Shi scratched his chin and frowned, "But it doesn't seem like it. He doesn't seem weird enough compared to Senior Jiang and the others. When Senior Jiang appeared, he was so imposing, but this senior seemed too ordinary."
He murmured in distress, "But where is my new companion? Could it be that mysterious swordsman? Isn't that a little too powerful?"
Fang Wei was silent. He didn't quite understand where Hua Shi's distress came from, and quickly urged people to go to the venue.
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