Chapter 150 Let’s talk. Are you afraid of falling out? Can’t wait…
The hundreds of ghostly figures on the field all had dim eyes and were delirious, knowing only to obey their masters. If their masters commanded them to sacrifice themselves, they would do so. If their masters commanded them to charge into battle, they would tear the heads off their opponents.
When they all released their powerful Yin energy, black fog filled the arena. Dark clouds were attracted and gathered towards the arena, turning the day into deep night.
As the opponent, Liu Cheng already felt the pressure.
Feng Yuansi looked relaxed and said:
"Your headquarters selected a contestant who wields the Hundred Demons Banner in the preliminary round. He successfully passed the previous semi-finals and advanced to the second round. I really wanted to meet him and see who was better at controlling the spirits. Unfortunately, I didn't meet him, but you, senior, did."
"Oh, that's not a pity. He's already won this round. All I have to do is beat you, senior, and advance to the next round to meet him."
Liu Cheng originally hated Feng Yuansi.
Feng Yuansi's words made Liu Cheng realize that Feng Yuansi had never taken him seriously. Feng Yuansi's eyes were filled with the Hundred Ghost Banners, and he, an outstanding spiritualist who had emerged from the preliminaries, was just a stepping stone for his advancement.
Liu Cheng originally wanted to admit defeat, but he gave up. He wanted to make Feng Yuansi, the idiot, take him seriously and remember him thoroughly!
Liu Cheng raised his arms and shouted, "Lord of Eternity, I offer my blood as a sacrifice. Please release the restrictions on your power, fight for me, devour—"
A red light burst out on the field.
The red light came out of Liu Cheng's body and sank into the body of the demon named "Lord of Eternity".
The Eternal Lord grew even larger. A thin, blood-red glow emanated from his already prominent spine, and between his ribs and through his nostrils, he exhaled a red mist of blood with each breath. He looked like a diesel-powered car, except that the diesel was human blood.
Liu Cheng turned pale and weak in an instant. He took two steps back and barely managed to support his body and not fall down.
Feng Yuansi asked:
"Hey, why are you doing this blood sacrifice? Are you trying to kill yourself?"
"Stop talking nonsense and start fighting."
Liu Cheng said to Feng Yuansi,
"I can't last more than a few minutes on the court."
"OK."
Feng Yuansi nodded.
Hundreds of ghosts rushed to the other side of the field like an army receiving orders.
The Eternal Lord stood up, pounding his chest, raising his head, and roaring upwards like a thunderous roar. His overwhelming pressure emanated from him, and many in the audience were so frightened that they dared not move.
After roaring, the Eternal Lord dropped to the ground on all fours. His limbs, completely wrapped in muscle, powerfully and swiftly carried his body towards the Hundred Ghosts. Every step he took left a new footprint on the field.
Soon, the hundred ghosts encountered the Lord of Eternity.
The Eternal Lord tears souls apart with his sharp claws.
But some souls were terrifyingly resilient. Not only did the Eternal Lord fail to tear them apart, but they even had their hands captured. He pulled his hands away and struggled, only to see pairs of hands filled with resentment reaching out from below, grabbing his feet, his body, his hands, and even, along his spine, touching his head.
Feng Yuansi asked gently:
"Give me back the undead I swallowed earlier, and I'll let you go. How about that?"
"If the Lord of Eternity accepts the sacrifice and then returns it, he will suffer backlash, and the cost will be great."
Liu Cheng said to Feng Yuansi,
"You can't do anything to the Lord of Eternity. The 'Him' in this arena is just an avatar. Even if you kill Him, it won't have much impact on the original body."
Feng Yuansi looked at Liu Cheng inquiringly and asked:
"But it had a big impact on you, didn't it?"
Liu Cheng was stunned for a moment and asked, "Why do you say that?"
"After all, I grew up abroad, so I have some understanding of demons."
Feng Yuansi exposed Liu Cheng,
"Demons establish bonds with humans for profit. When the Eternal Lord's incarnation died here, it proved that the benefits you brought to Him were not worth the risks. In this case, you can no longer call upon the Eternal Lord."
After looking at Feng Yuansi for a moment, Liu Cheng sighed deeply. He walked to the side of the imprisoned Lord of Eternity and whispered to him that if he wanted to return the soul he had just swallowed, he would sacrifice many live animals as compensation.
All twenty-three souls were sent back, but they all had some injuries on their bodies.
Fortunately, Feng Yuansi doesn't care about these things.
The damage is not serious, as long as it can still be used.
The referee came on stage, grabbed Feng Yuansi's arm, raised it high, and said:
"Liu Cheng admits defeat! Feng Yuansi wins!"
The second round of semifinals concluded, and eight of the sixteen contestants advanced to the third round, which would be followed by the semifinals and finals. It was unknown what sparks would emerge from the competition in the coming days.
There are still ten days of rest and preparation between the second and third rounds of semi-finals.
Shi Can wanted to take Lin Zhuyue north to visit one of the resorts in Huangshan. But Lin Zhuyue was a bit nervous and didn't dare to relax, so the vacation plan had to be abandoned and put on hold until after the finals.
And... Lin Zhuyue encountered another trouble.
On the afternoon of the day when the second round of the semi-finals ended, Shi Can was standing in his kitchen beating the cake cream. He turned his head and looked at Lin Zhuyue who was standing aside and secretly eating strawberries, and asked:
"What's wrong? You keep sighing."
Lin Zhuyue held up her phone in front of Shican:
"I'm currently enrolled at Wudaokou Vocational and Technical College, right? My grandparents wanted to come visit me and 'by the way,' let me meet the grandson of a friend who lives next door at Zhongguancun University of Arts and Sciences."
Shi Can said unhappily, “That won’t do.”
"I didn't say yes."
Lin Zhuyue was overwhelmed and asked,
"I want to know how I should deal with this? How can I lie?"
Shi Can whipped the cream. He placed the slices of chiffon cake on the turntable, spreading the cream while turning it, and said:
"The truth will come to light sooner or later. If you can't keep lying any longer, then there's no need to lie anymore. Let Ling Yuanche go and have a good talk with your family. Tell them everything about your life story, your identity, your property, and your fiancé."
"Good idea."
Lin Zhuyue wanted to eat another strawberry.
Shi Chan quickly took the strawberry box away and said:
"Don't eat it. There's not enough for making cake. When the cake is ready, you can take it down and eat it."
"If we do that, they might end up falling out."
Lin Zhuyue helped Shi Can put the sliced strawberries into the cake layer and said,
"I always feel that my grandmother hates me. If it weren't for the fact that our family needed to rely on marriage to gain benefits, she would definitely want me to have a bad life."
Shi Chan asked, "Are you afraid of falling out?"
Lin Zhuyue shook his head and said with a smile, "I can't wait."
She really wanted to draw a clear line with the Lin family.
Especially at Shican's home, after truly feeling the love given by his family, Lin Zhuyue realized belatedly what kind of purgatory she had been living in.
Shi Can stopped, patted her head and said:
"Then do as I say and contact your uncle."
Shi Chan spread the dough quickly, and soon a strawberry cake was ready. But it couldn't be eaten yet, so it had to be put in the refrigerator to set before being cut.
On the afternoon of the second day, while Lin Zhuyue was drinking ancient tree Pu'er tea and eating the cake he had not finished yesterday and the koroli he had baked today, he received a call from Lin Lang.
"What's up with your 'uncle'?"
Lin Lang asked anxiously on the phone,
"I was having lunch at your grandparents' house today when he suddenly showed up. After telling them what you were doing, he asked how much the Lin family owed him for raising you, and how much he would pay to buy off your relationship with them..."
"Your grandparents are very angry and have high blood pressure. They have just been sent to the hospital."
Lin Zhuyue did not care about the health of her grandparents, but just said calmly to the person on the other end of the phone:
"I'm sorry, Mom, if I scared you. But that's exactly what I meant."
Lin Lang said: "You..."
"You might think I'm being too extreme."
Lin Zhuyue took the teacup, took a sip, savored the unique wild mountain mist aroma of the ancient Pu'er tea, and said,
"But I think it's impossible for you not to know how my grandparents treated me. Do you really think that as my grandparents, they deserve my respect and return of kindness?"
"I used to be incompetent and could only tolerate. But now I have the ability. I no longer want to stay in this house, I no longer want to listen to them, and I don't want to let them manipulate my life like you. I will no longer hide when I want to do something."
Lin Lang was speechless for a moment.
Lin Zhuyue's voice became more resolute:
"Mom, I understand that you are both a daughter and a mother, so I don't ask you to choose between grandpa and grandma and me. But please never blame me for grandpa and grandma, otherwise, I will choose to leave you forever because your love for grandpa and grandma is greater than your love for me."
After hanging up the phone, Lin Zhuyue sighed.
Finally said it...
She stood up and entered Shican's room from the balcony.
Shi Can was playing Pokémon on his game console. With his lineup of six max-level Psyducks, he would kill anyone who stood in his way, and even if it was a Grass-type Pokémon, he would not change the lineup and would kill it with just a scrape.
After Lin Zhuyue entered the room, Shi Can asked, "Have you finished the cake? Can I cut you another piece?"
"No, I'm almost full."
Lin Zhuyue sat down next to Shi Can. She reached out her hand, held Shi Can's face, kissed him lightly, and said,
"I just suddenly felt that you were very nice and wanted to kiss you."
Shi Can put down the game console and hugged Lin Zhuyue.
"Not playing games anymore?"
"With a beautiful woman in your arms, why play games? You don't understand romance."
Shi Can hugged Lin Zhuyue tightly and asked,
"You're sad again, aren't you? I can feel it."
Lin Zhuyue closed her eyes and said, "...I'm a little sad, but also very happy."
She was finally free, truly free.
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