Chapter 22: Entering the chess game, the words of the spirit call for resonance
It was just dawn.
The Danfeng martial arts training ground was still cold, but it was already full of people.
Zheng Qiuyu stood on the platform, the morning breeze making her thin clothes rustle. She was thin, but her back was straight, and her expression was solemn, with a hint of deliberately contrived mystery.
Below the stage, the Danfeng disciples were whispering to each other, their faces filled with confusion.
"Why did you call us all here so early in the morning? It's not even daylight yet."
"Who knows? Judging from Senior Sister's attitude, it doesn't seem like a small matter."
"Wasn't she going to the Valley of Myriad Beasts to send... ahem, train? Why did she come up with this?"
Zheng Qiuyu's eyes slowly swept across the entire room. Wherever his cold gaze reached, all the discussions stopped tacitly.
"Last night, I sensed the secret of heaven."
Her voice was not loud, but extremely clear, as if it had some strange penetrating power, reaching everyone's ears.
"The vision in the Valley of Beasts is calling me."
"This journey will surely be extremely dangerous."
She paused for a moment, letting everyone digest the chill brought by these words, and then changed the subject, her tone revealing an unquestionable power.
"But my husband's extraordinary power will ensure my safe return."
"Not only that, he will also bring an opportunity to the sect that has not been seen in a thousand years."
As soon as these words were spoken, the audience exploded as if a pot of cold water was poured into boiling oil.
Zheng Qiuyu ignored their shock and continued to make even more shocking remarks.
"You can consider this trip to the Valley of Ten Thousand Beasts as a 'test' for us after my husband fell asleep."
"This will be the first manifestation of that power."
"I want everyone to see how a true 'miracle' happens."
Assessment? Miracle?
The disciples were confused, but the confidence in Zheng Qiuyu's words made their hearts beat wildly.
Is this woman crazy?
She wanted to turn her own life-or-death experience into a carnival feast for the entire sect?
This cake is so big and round, and it smells ridiculously good!
"Miracle!"
A figure suddenly emerged from the crowd. It was Elder Zhang Xuan. His eyes blazed with passion, and his entire body trembled with excitement.
He didn't think about the assessment at all, he only heard the word "miracle".
Enough!
"I've said it before! Master Zheng's husband is definitely not an ordinary person! How can we guess?"
Zhang Xuan's old face flushed red, like a fanatical believer who finally waited for his idol to hold a concert.
He turned around abruptly and roared at all the Danfeng disciples.
"Did you hear that? This is the moment to witness a miracle! Everyone, be alert! Master Zheng's prophecy is the highest command from Danfeng!"
He immediately waved his hand, pointing at several disciples: "You, you, and you! Go and round up all those bastards still sleeping in the cave! Anyone who dares not come, I will say they missed a great opportunity, and they will never be able to ask me for pills again!"
He wanted to make this fire burn even more vigorously and burn the entire sect!
…
The news spread like wildfire and reached Elder Wang's cave almost immediately.
"Mystique."
After listening to the report from his trusted disciple, Elder Wang sneered disdainfully.
A useless person who is only at the third level of Qi Refining dares to talk about the secrets of heaven and predict miracles.
Who does she think she is? Is Tiandao owned by her family?
But for some reason, his hand holding the teacup was a little unsteady, and he felt inexplicably nervous.
The blessing from heaven that the woman had received when she was refining the elixir last time was indeed so strange that it was beyond his comprehension.
just in case……
No, there is absolutely no such thing.
"Just the last struggle of a dying man."
Elder Wang put the teacup down heavily, and a few drops of tea splashed out.
At the same time, the direction of the sect changed completely.
Those disciples who were originally misled by the rumors and were hostile to Zheng Qiuyu now became active.
"Do you think what she said is true? This is an opportunity that hasn't been seen in a thousand years!"
"Who knows? But she did receive a blessing from Heaven when she refined the elixir last time. This can't be faked. What if?"
"If a miracle really happens, wouldn't we be wrongly blaming the good guys? Maybe we can even get some credit for it!"
"Let's take another look. The Valley of Ten Thousand Beasts is no joke. Whether it's a dragon or an insect, you'll know after taking a walk in."
People's attitudes have completely changed from contempt and hostility to observation and expectation.
…
Inside Tingyu Pavilion.
Lin Yue'er watched as the last batch of fanatical Danfeng disciples left. The sacred halo on her young lady's face instantly faded, revealing a hint of fatigue.
Despite being under such great pressure, the young lady stood straighter than anyone else.
This tenacity made Lin Yue-er's eyes sore.
She quietly stepped aside and decided to make a pot of the most nourishing chicken soup for the young lady later.
As soon as Zheng Qiuyu returned to the cave, he immediately closed the door.
All the expressions on her face disappeared instantly, replaced by extreme concentration and calmness.
"System, retrieve all known data on the Valley of Ten Thousand Beasts, down to every topographical feature and spiritual energy node."
[Data loading...]
"Based on the Golden Eyed Lion King's patterns of activity and the energy fluctuations within Burning Fire, we can deduce the optimal location and form for a 'miracle' to occur."
Her brain was working rapidly, and instructions flashed through her mind.
She had to fill in every detail of this "miracle" drama in her mind.
How to make the unconscious power of the burning fire erupt, making it look like it was "guided" and "predicted" by her.
How to turn every crisis into a stepping stone for her "husband" to appear.
Every step must be precise to the minute and second.
…
Elder Wang’s cave.
"Master, everything has been arranged." A trusted disciple knelt on the ground with a sinister look on his face.
Elder Wang was playing with a pitch-black jade talisman. There seemed to be black energy flowing on the surface of the jade talisman, and murderous intent was revealed in his eyes.
"Go ahead, lurk outside the Valley of Ten Thousand Beasts, and use this 'Sky-Seeing Mirror' to closely monitor her every move."
"I want to see how her 'miracle' will work under the claws of the Golden Eyed Lion King."
"If she reveals a flaw or falls into a desperate situation, immediately activate this talisman and send her to her doom. Do it cleanly."
"yes!"
…
It’s late at night.
Zheng Qiuyu stood beside Han Yu's bed, quietly looking at the man sleeping on the bed.
This journey is a life-or-death one, and she knows it better than anyone else.
But she had no way out.
For him, and for myself.
She reached out and gently grasped the burning, icy fingers. A familiar yet unfamiliar, violent force flowed through his fingertips, fragile and dangerous.
"Hold on, my silly husband."
She whispered.
"When I come back, I'll put on a good show for you."
Just as she was about to sit cross-legged and take the last moment to regulate her breathing.
In her mind, an extremely weak alarm sound suddenly came from the system, which made her hair stand on end.
【Warning: Weak resonance detected.】
[Source of resonance: Deep within the Valley of Ten Thousand Beasts.]
【The resonance frequency is the same as the source of the target 'burning fire'.】
The system paused for a moment, as if conducting a deeper analysis, and then a line of text appeared that made Zheng Qiuyu's heart stop.
[Warning: This frequency fluctuation...is resonating synchronously with the host's constructed 'Miracle Trial' script.]
Zheng Qiuyu suddenly opened his eyes.
Her script and the lies she carefully fabricated seemed to have invisibly plucked the strings of an unknown existence deep in the Valley of Beasts.
That doesn't feel like a coincidence.
It's more like a hungry hunter who has been dormant for thousands of years and finally hears the secret signal that belongs only to its prey.
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