Chapter 12 Penglai Island (Part 2) “Yes, Senior Brother is here.”…
——Yu Mansion.
"Why didn't you notify me in advance so that I could prepare and host a banquet to welcome you?"
"There's no need for such a big show. We're close friends, so a simple home-cooked meal will be fine."
Yu Yongji, the owner of Penglai Island, is in his early thirties. He has a generous and casual personality.
"Are these the disciples who came to participate in the secret realm trials this year? I see they are in good spirits and have quite the potential to be among the best."
"Hahaha." Master Yuyin gently waved his folding fan and introduced them to him one by one.
When the topic of Zhu Ciying came up, Yu Yongji slapped his forehead, his face overflowing with joy. "You are Yingying! Years ago, I heard your master say that you were a very talented, well-behaved and obedient child. Seeing you today, it's true!"
Zhu Ciying: "The island master is too kind."
"Alas, why are you calling me island master? It's too strange. Call me Uncle Yu from now on."
Zhu Ciying's eyes twitched slightly, and she called out obediently, "Uncle Yu."
"Yeah." Yu Yongji felt relieved.
He invited everyone to the banquet hall: "Come on, come on, the good wine and food are ready, let's go and eat together."
There were more than a hundred dishes on the table, bringing together flavors from all over the thirty-four states.
rich.
The spirit bird had never eaten such a rich meal.
Blissfully unwilling to speak.
True Man Yuyin, Yu Yongji and Yun Bujin played finger-guessing games and drank wine.
Xu Feihuai, Qu Wanqing and Zhu Ciying, who were considered minors but were actually adults, could only drink fruit wine that was not easy to get drunk at the strong request of the three of them.
But Zhu Ciying is easily drunk. Even if it is fruit wine, if he drinks too much, he will feel dizzy.
She stretched out her arms to grab the sweet and sour pork, but she couldn't reach it after trying several times.
"puff."
Who dares to laugh at her? Zhu Ciying glared at him.
Xie Rangchen picked up the serving chopsticks, picked up a piece of meat and put it into her bowl, and then put some other dishes that she coveted but couldn't eat.
For the sake of picking up the food, she forgave him once.
Zhu Ciying continued to eat the food in small bites.
Xie Rangchen laughed and quietly replaced her fruit wine with warm tea.
When everyone had almost finished eating, Yu Yongji started talking about business: "Everyone, the island has decided that the venue for this trial will be Duqing Mountain."
Qu Wanqing asked curiously, "Is it the mountain where the white dragon was sealed?" According to local residents, the swordsman did not kill the white dragon, but only sealed it on a mountain on Penglai Island.
Yu Yongji nodded. "Although there are many rare treasures in the secret realm, there are also ferocious beasts guarding it. It is safer to enter the secret realm through Duqing Mountain."
Xu Feihuai asked, "Will Bailong be in danger here?"
If the seal is loosened and the white dragon escapes and wreaks havoc on the world again, it would be more trouble than it’s worth.
"Your worries are not without reason." Yu Yongji laughed twice and said with certainty, "Relax, the demon dragon won't get out."
He deliberately kept the secret in suspense, making people eager to know what caused him to be so confident.
"You all witnessed today's Water God Festival. Actually, there are some inaccuracies in those images. For example, when the swordsman faced the white dragon, he didn't use his sword. His sword remained unsheathed."
"He subdued the demon dragon with just one move."
The more he understood the truth, the more curious Qu Wanqing became: "What's the trick?"
Yu Yongji was about to answer, but was interrupted by a slightly hoarse voice.
"Follow the laws of heaven and earth." Zhu Ciying said with flushed cheeks.
Qu Wanqing gasped.
These moves can only be used in the Dharma Image Stage. No wonder he can subdue the dragon. What a ferocious strength!
Yu Yongji laughed heartily, as if he had discovered something very amusing: "Yingying can also get drunk after drinking fruit wine."
Zhu Ciying: "I'm not drunk."
"Okay, okay, you're not drunk." Yu Yongji continued, "Penglai sends people to maintain the seal every year, so you don't have to worry about the demon dragon breaking through the seal."
"I'm going out for a walk." Zhu Ciying stood up, her body swaying slightly.
Xie Rangchen followed closely behind and said to everyone, "You guys chat, I'll watch her."
Zhu Ciying walked around outside, stopped and walked, and found a swing to sit on.
She will grab the rope and the swing will start without any wind.
Zhu Ciying slowly turned around and saw a person standing quietly behind the swing, with almost no presence.
Zhu Ciying called him, "Brother, come to the front."
Xie Rangchen walked around half a circle and came in front of her.
"Squat down."
Xie Rangchen did as he was told and looked up at her.
The girl's eyes were intoxicating. She raised her hand and gently placed it on his head, then stroked it gently twice.
She murmured to herself, "Hmm...it's my senior brother with thorny hair."
Xie Rangchen's calm heart was suddenly stirred up by a storm.
He thought of Aying at an inappropriate time.
A closer look revealed that Zhu Ciying and Ah Ying's facial features were actually 70% similar. He had noticed this very early on, from the moment he opened his eyes the day he arrived here.
"Senior Brother?" Zhu Ciying retracted his hand and hid it in his sleeve, as if to say that what happened just now was not done by me.
"Yes, Senior Brother is here."
After receiving a response, she asked, "Master often teaches us to be prepared for danger in times of peace. What do you think about the trial site being located at Duqing Mountain?"
Xie Rangchen replied, "Junior sister, the hero of the Water God Festival may not appear again. Therefore, in the face of natural disasters, all beings are equal. Since you and I cannot escape this calamity, then we shall..."
Zhu Ciying: "Practice hard!"
Xie Rangchen: "Eat well and sleep well is enough."
Zhu Ciying: “?” She almost thought she had misheard.
It's a matter of life and death, how can anyone be so righteous and act like a jerk?
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The next day, Zhu Ciying sat in front of the bronze mirror and beat his head in regret.
She did all the embarrassing things last night.
How will I meet Xie Rangchen in the future...
She pinched the bell on the cotton rope and rubbed it unconsciously.
Or... pretend you don’t remember?
I feel like the scumbag girl in the story who ran away after a one-night stand.
Zhu Ciying had no time to think of a countermeasure. The trial was about to begin today, and they had to go to Duqingshan early.
She quietly pushed the door open, but was caught by Xie Rangchen who was about to knock on the door.
"Bang——" Zhu Ciying quickly closed the door.
Xie Rangchen: "Junior sister?"
Zhu Ciying leaned his back against the door: "Senior Brother, about what happened last night, I..." I didn't mean to touch your head!
"You went back to your room and rested last night. Do you have any doubts about this?"
Zhu Ciying: “?!”
She thought about it for a while and roughly understood that Xie Rangchen was trying to give her a way out.
She took a few deep breaths, opened the door, and restored her usual calm expression: "It's okay, let's go."
At the gate of Yu Mansion, Yu Yongji led his people into his custom-made flying car.
Du Qingshan is outside the city, and it takes an hour to get there by car.
Zhu Ciying was bored, so he clicked on the jade slip. At the top were ninety-nine messages from Zhou Mingran:
Junior Sister Yingying, have you eaten? Have you slept?
You're going to the trial today, and you said it's not me who's going, so why should I be so nervous...
Zhu Ciying replied one by one.
Then, she opened the record module of the jade slip and looked over the various spiritual plants she had recorded.
Duqing Mountain was formed after a major earthquake thousands of years ago. There is a spiritual vein in the mountain for spiritual beasts to practice and spiritual plants to grow.
The car stopped at the foot of the mountain.
Master Yuyin led the team to the designated seats and took their seats.
Duqingshan is extremely lively today, with almost all the prominent sects from the thirty-four states coming.
A gathering of heroes.
Yu Yongji took the stage and explained the trial rules using the transmission technique: "This trial adopts a group collaboration model and a points ranking mechanism. Every disciple who collects spiritual plants will have their points recorded by the person in charge of the assessment, and this can be viewed on the jade slip."
"Now let's talk about the three red lines. First, no disciple may use banned drugs. Second, competitions must be limited to a certain point, and killing is not allowed. Third, malicious humiliation and abuse of other sects' disciples is not allowed."
"As for the prizes for this trial, the team that ranks first in points will receive a Heavenly Ganoderma Lucidum and a flying boat, and this island master will also give each team member a wish."
"The team ranked second in points will have the opportunity to cultivate in the Qingshan Spiritual Vein for ten years."
"The team ranked third in points can choose any magical weapon from Yu's personal treasury."
The monks present were so excited that their blood boiled and they were eager to try it out.
Yu Yongji: "Please ask the leaders of each group to come forward and draw lots to sort them out."
Yun Bujin drew a lot and was extremely lucky.
Serial number:—.
When the incense in the incense burner burned out, Yu Yongji gave an order, and the figures of the monks participating in the trial all disappeared at the same time.
Xie Rangchen looked down at the ground. It turned out there was a teleportation formation below.
Yu Yongji snapped his fingers, and a water mirror as tall as a wall immediately appeared on the stage, simultaneously transmitting the images in the secret realm with incredible clarity.
He clicked on number one, and the water mirror image instantly twisted and divided into four images.
Yun Bujin's luck might have all been used up in the lottery, as he was in a bad position, surrounded by four Danzong disciples. The Danzong disciples, relying on their numbers, summoned their own alchemy furnaces.
Qu Wanqing was halfway up the mountain, surrounded by dense forests and spiritual plants everywhere. Fortunately, the disciples who landed in this area were all alone, so at least she wouldn't be in danger of being surrounded.
In the cave, the beast glared with its large, copper-bell-like eyes. Xu Feihuai, clutching a giant egg in his arms, stared back at it. The man and the beast remained in a strange position, a stalemate.
Zhu Ciying's side...
Outside the water mirror, the leaders of the major sects all gasped, their eyes filled with seven parts disbelief and three parts envy.
Because in front of Zhu Ciying was a spiritual plant that had been extinct for a hundred years - the Seven-Leafed Phantom Branch. It was very effective in repairing spiritual roots.
Zhu Ciying took it off without hesitation.
“Ding Dong—”
In the secret realm, a tenor voice announced in real time:
"One team gets one thousand points.
So far, it ranks number one.”
Zhu Ciying's face darkened slightly.
The advantage of real-time ranking broadcasting is that it motivates disciples to catch up and participate actively; the disadvantage is also obvious, the teams with high rankings are easy to be targeted and attacked by the crowd.
At this moment, the first important thing she had to do was to reunite with her teammates as soon as possible and stay together.
Zhu Ciying took out the jade slip and sent a message to everyone, reporting the location.
[Yun Bujin]: It’s too dangerous here, don’t come over.
[Xu Feihuai]: Don’t come.
[Qu Wanqing]: The situation is still okay. Yingying can come and help me get more spiritual plants.
Zhu Ciying thought about it and realized that the person closest to her was Qu Wanqing.
Time was running out, so she opened the map, found the approximate location, and headed to the middle of the mountain.
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