C211 (1/2)
”Are you finally willing to come back?” Just as Jin Zhong Ri and Jin Qiao'er were sneakily walking through their main hall, an imposing and aged voice came from behind them, causing them to involuntarily shiver and stiffen their bodies.
He obediently turned around and stood on the spot like two lambs waiting to be slaughtered. He didn't even dare to pant for a moment.
However, what was strange was that other than the white hair representing his identity as an old man, his face was not the least bit old. Instead, his skin was as rosy as a baby's and had a sheen to it, giving him a very refreshing spirit.
”Grandpa …” The two of them secretly lifted their eyes to glance at the old man in the middle of his rage and lightly called out, hoping that they could calm the old man's anger.
”Humph!” The old man glared at the two of them and walked past them. He came to the elegant chair in the middle of the hall and sat down.
”Bastard, how can you do such a thing? If people were to find out about this, what kind of a blow would it bring to our reputation? Going back on your word? FIGURE... The reputation of the Jiong Clan is not allowed to be sullied by anyone. Don't you know about this? ”Hmm?” The elder sat there with a stern expression. His deep eyes that had experienced many vicissitudes of life did not show any signs of aging as he stared at the duo that obediently stood on the spot. His anger was overflowing.
”I …” Jin was about to explain himself, but his words were quickly cut off by Jin Qiao'er.
”Grandfather, you can rest assured on this point, we hid very well outside and we definitely did not know that we are from the Ji Clan. Besides, we did not cause any trouble outside, so we definitely did not have any influence on the reputation of the Ji Clan!” Jin Qiao'er fawned over him with a smile. She had thought that this kind of analysis would reduce the old man's anger, but to her surprise, the old man's expression became more and more unsightly.
”Hmph, you still dare to say that? I will deal with you guys in the future when you guys leave home and steal it from me!” ”Rumors have started to spread that the Ju Clan is untrustworthy, that the Ju Clan is greedy, that they even want to take fourth place …” The more the old man said, the uglier his face became, ”The reputation of the Jiong Clan, how can we tolerate you ruining it like that? ”Bastard …”
”Grandpa …” After a long time, he finally mustered up all of his courage and raised his head. He boldly and stubbornly looked the old man in the eye, ”I only want to prove my strength. I am not inferior to them. Why can they participate and I can't?” Normally, he liked to be low-key, but being low-key and having a gentle temperament did not mean that he did not pursue them. Being ignored by the elders made him feel uncomfortable, and this time, he could only use this method to prove his abilities, and let those elders who ignored him be taken aback and look at him in the eye once again.
”You? With just you? ”Humph!” The old man glanced at the grandson in front of him. He was very clear on the quality of this grandson of his, although there were still fruits compared to many people, but compared to the three top candidates, there was still quite a gap. Here, if one was not particularly outstanding, it was easy to be overlooked, and this was the cruelty of reality, strength and aptitude determined a person's status, and unfortunately, Jin Zhong Ri was just behind the top three, so it was inevitable that he would be ignored, ”Stop messing around, second test, give up on his own accord, before anyone else knows that you are a part of the family!” The old man's tone was firm and without a doubt.
”I …” Hearing the old man's words, a flash of sorrow flashed across Jin Zhong Ri's face. It was the sorrow of being ignored by the most respected person. ”Not only will I not give up, but I will also use my own strength to enter the top three. Just you wait …” With that, he no longer paid any attention to the old man's face, which was flushed red with anger. He turned around and left, with an air of arrogance that he could only conceal.
”You …” Looking at the grandson who dared to disobey his command so boldly, a flash of surprise appeared on the elder's angry face. He had never known that this kid, who had always been low-key, would say such words to him today. Good boy, as expected of his grandson …
However, he still didn't have enough self-confidence. With his talent, he could only pass the first stage. Did he want to enter the top three? My ability is still a bit off...
The position of the Patriarch was shared by 55 years old or older. In five years, the position of the Patriarch was changed, and he, Jin Gu, was fortunate enough to become this year's Patriarch, but as the Patriarch, he did not have many successors in his family. In his eyes, the eldest grandson, Jin Zhong Long, was only average in talent, so he had always put all of his efforts into his eldest grandson, to the point where he did not even spare a glance for the other grandchildren.
Forget it, it would be better if he touched the wall for him to know that things were not as simple as he thought. There was also no clear rule that the Ju Clan could only send out three people!
The old man sighed in his heart.
”This, Grandpa …” ”Second brother …” Jin Qiao'er awkwardly looked at the old man and finally chased after him, unafraid of death.
Those who were chosen naturally wanted to stay, they did not forget to nurture their ancestors while preparing for the next round, and those who were eliminated, although they were sad, did not leave just because of this, most of them stayed behind, waiting to see what the next round of psychokinesis competition would be like.
And in Bu Jinghua's room, Bu Jinghua was sitting on the bed. He did not waste any time as he repeatedly cultivated, and with Sister Su's combination of medicine and psychokinesis, he condensed and released his psychokinesis time again and again in an attempt to raise his psychokinesis to a higher level.
After the spirit reading competition's initial selection, everything seemed so calm. However, this kind of calmness was almost an illusion. Who didn't want to win this time's spirit reading competition? This way, it would allow the strength of one's family or country to rise to a whole new level. Therefore, this kind of peace, just like before the storm, was present in many people's hearts, and there were even more people who were already ready to secretly investigate the strength of the contestants, if they were too strong, then they would have to come up with a corresponding plan. In this telekinesis competition, everyone was determined to win.
Of course, Bu Jinghua was also secretly being watched by a lot of people, but because of the fact that she was surrounded by three experts with unfathomable inner strength, their visits were quickly cut off. To them, Bu Jinghua was just a mystery; his strength was a mystery, his identity was a mystery, and with such high level experts by his side, and there were even a few of them, protecting a single person … Such an expert was rarely seen. Now that there were three of them, Bu Jinghua's identity would definitely not be extraordinary. However, no one knew about his strength. Perhaps … He was just a f * * k! No matter how many experts there were, they could only rely on their own strength in the spirit reading competition, without which they were destined to be eliminated.
Humph, to send such a high profile expert to protect her, she must be a young miss who has lived like a prince. That's why, they guessed that Bu Jinghua was naturally an opponent they shouldn't be afraid of. Perhaps, they were just feeling comforted in their hearts, because even if they did, they would never know anything about Bu Jinghua. Even if they did, they would only be able to see the good fortune of their own participants, and they would not know who would win or lose, only, they knew that the three contestants sent by the Jiu Family were definitely not simple, and should be highly valued, and the top three were considered lucky for them, but the fourth and fifth place were still fought for with all their might, because although the two of them were not in the top three, they were still quite good psychokinesis techniques.
With the protection of Mu Yuyi and the other three Divine level experts, Bu Jinghua was able to continue cultivating his psychokinesis through the night, and was constantly taking in psychokinesis. Although she did not know how much it would improve her psychokinesis in such a short period of time, she would not let it go just like that.
The night was spreading. In a dark room with a candle flame, an old man in his sixties was sitting on the bed meditating. His eyes were tightly shut and his breath was steady. He looked rather experienced.
This person was the old man who was standing next to the jade and giving orders to the participants. Everyone called him Elder Yan. And from the looks of it, it was as if he had fallen asleep.
”Ling Dan, it is probably against the rules for you to barge in at such a late hour!” Suddenly, the elder's lips opened and closed, and his eyes opened. The light in his eyes was as sharp as a torch.
”Hehe, Elder Yan, I'm sorry to disturb you so late at night!” At this moment, another figure appeared in the room. It was none other than the Spirit Pill. Facing the old man who had a stern expression, he smiled coyly, and his attitude was shockingly respectful.
”Hmph, you clearly knew that you were disturbing me, yet you still came in? What do you want to know? If you have any information regarding the participants, please go back. Please forgive me for not being able to give you any comments! ” With Yan Lao Ping's voice revealing his intentions, the estrangement in his tone could no longer be any clearer. How could he not know the thoughts behind these Spirit Dans? However, he, Elder Yan, was not only known to be strict and prudent, but also fair and strict. He would definitely keep the information of the participants confidential, which was also why the chief chose him to be the judge of the first selection.
”This … Elder Yan, I just wanted to ask you about someone. That person is called Bu Jinghua, the girl who went in the longest …” The elixir did not care about Old Yan driving the guests away. It directly stated its purpose.
However, before he could finish his words, he was immediately interrupted by Elder Yan. His voice grew more serious. ”I've already said …”
”I know, it's just that the little girl is Spirit Dyed White's disciple, so I want to know as much as possible from her!” Ling Dan panicked and interrupted Elder Yan's words, saying the name ”Spirit Dyed White”.
”Soaring White …” Even his stern eyes were instantly tainted with an indescribable emotion. Even after so many years had passed, he still remembered this name, remembered the appearance of the child that was kicked out of the sect, that pale face of his that was filled with empty eyes, that stubborn and confident face when he was chased out back then, that he would definitely return. He never thought that he would actually do so today.
Back then, if it wasn't for his negligence, that child wouldn't have been kicked out. That was why he had such a deep impression of him.
”That's right, spirit dyed white! He's back, and that Bu Jinghua is his disciple! ” Back then, if it wasn't for Old Yan, he would have been the one being chased out. Because of this, he had to cultivate his psychokinesis day and night, which gave him his current psychokinesis cultivation and status. Otherwise, it would have been him who had been mercilessly chased out and left alone.
”He's finally back …” Elder Yan's expression was somewhat excited, as if he had been waiting for this person to return for a long time.
”Yes.” ”Then about that Bu Jinghua …” Ling Dan only wanted to know about Bu Jinghua.
”Alright, go back! ”I can only tell you that those who get selected will always have a certain amount of strength. Next up, we will have to depend on their performance!” Finishing his words, Elder Yan closed his slightly excited eyes and continued to meditate coldly, treating the spirit pills as though they were transparent.
”…” Knowing Elder Yan's insistence, Ling Dan did not say anything more. After retracting her eyebrows, she finally left.
He was even a little afraid that Bu Jinghua was too strong, or that Shixiong's disciple was too strong, or even stronger than his own disciple. If that was the case, wouldn't it just be a proof that he was the one who left and not Shixiong Ye?
A person like Bu Jinghua, no matter what, couldn't be stronger than his disciple. Even if he was a little weaker, it was still not allowed. His disciple will definitely leave that fellow called Bu Jinghua far behind.
”Damn it, it's as if the people from the Bu Clan disappeared from this world without a trace. Brother Tian, what should we do now?” Duan Tianfeng cursed as he waited for Heng Tian's next command. In truth, she had already sent out a lot of manpower and resources to gather up the treasures, and she had even personally gone to search for it herself. However, she couldn't find even the slightest bit of information about Little Treasure and the others.
”Hmph, I never thought that there would actually be such a secretive place in this world. Even I, Hengtian, am unable to capture it!” ”However, no matter how secretive it is, I must get that brat out, right? Bu Jinghua, it seems that we can only start from you!” Heng Tian's eyes darkened. The plan seemed to have already formed in his mind.
”It's just that, that girl has Mu Yuyi and the other two by her side. Furthermore, that is the territory of the Jiong clan. If something were to happen, I'm afraid …” Duan Tianfeng had some scruples towards the Ji Clan.
”Hmph, rest assured!” I'm not that stupid to offend the Geng people. However, there is still a chance to catch that girl! ” Heng Tian's expression became more and more ruthless.
The 50 contestants who passed the first round of the psychokinesis competition stood on the main platform, facing the judge Elder Guo as they announced: ”The telekinesis competition competition will now officially begin. The rules of the game are that you'll encounter many attacks and temptations during telekinesis, so not only must you resist these temptations, you must also find a time and space exit that's like a maze. The first ten contestants will be ranked directly in the top ten, while the rest will be eliminated.” The old man was around seventy years old, but his voice was full of vigor, comparable to a young man, ”Alright, you can go in!”
With that, he saw a black hole that looked like an entrance appear in front of the candidate. This was the entrance to the space and time Elder Guo spoke of.
Faced with such a strange and new object, many people were still afraid, but four people appeared abnormally calm, and without much thought, they calmly walked in, including even the Jin Zhong Sun that Bu Jinghua knew. Of course, Bu Jinghua did not feel any fear, since it showed that it was a time and place for psychokinesis, then there was nothing worth considering, so after the four of them also stepped in, becoming the fifth person to enter the space and time of telekinesis.
As soon as his feet stepped into the black hole, his figure disappeared, and the spectators outside became even more panic-stricken. After looking at each other for a few moments, their expressions changed, and they even rushed in, trying to get in. They were afraid that if they fell behind by five people, they would not be able to make it into the final selection.
Soon, all the contestants had entered the space of telekinesis, and the space of time had shrunk smaller and smaller, until it finally closed. The onlookers looked at the mysterious scene, and the sounds of greetings rang out. Now, all they could do was wait, wait for the top ten to appear.
After entering the black hole, it was as if they had entered another paradise. This peach garden was not unfamiliar, but was a world that everyone was familiar with. Could it be that this was the temptation that Elder Guo spoke of the most? Staring at the wonderful world in front of him, Bu Jinghua was shocked at first, but when he thought of Elder Guo's words, his brows knitted and his eyes swept the surroundings. He was fully prepared for this world.
The world that Bu Jinghua envisioned was actually a bustling street of the 21st century. There was nothing here but a lack of people, yet there was not a single person. No, there was a single person, and that was Bu Jinghua.
”Mommy!” Immediately, Bu Jinghua seemed to hear Little Treasure's voice. ”Little Treasure …” This shout immediately made Bu Jinghua's heart flustered. His eyes excitedly searched his surroundings for Little Treasure, but he couldn't find him.
”Hua'er …” It was indeed Long Yan's voice, and as Bu Jinghua looked over, he actually saw the handsome and extraordinary Long Yan, who was wearing a black suit, standing there and smiling at Bu Jinghua. That smile was so warm and intimate that Bu Jinghua was intoxicated by it.
”Long Yan, why are you here?” Bu Jinghua asked in shock.
”Hua'er, don't say so much. Come quickly, let's go home!” Long Yan didn't reply to Bu Jinghua's words. He only extended his big, warm hand towards Bu Jinghua and said as such.
”Go home?” Looking at that man who was as gentle as water and that big hand that seemed to be completely safe, Bu Jinghua hesitated.
”That's right, let's go home! Little Treasure is waiting for us at home!” Long Yan gently smiled at Bu Jinghua and waved his hand.
”Little Treasure …” Bu Jinghua was even more puzzled. Just now, she seemed to have heard Little Treasure's voice as well. Could it be that Little Treasure was really awake? With a twitch of her heartstrings, she even had the desire to charge towards Long Yan.
As soon as she took a step towards Long Yan, she hesitated, because she felt something was wrong. Long Yan was actually wearing a modern suit. Although it was ”man”, it lacked that familiar charm – the ancient aura! That's right, it was the smell of ”ancient”. She remembered that he was clearly from the ancient times, and they were all from the ancient times. How could they appear on the streets of the 21st century? Impossible, absolutely impossible!
Bu Jinghua became more and more hesitant. Even the way she looked at Long Yan was filled with suspicion. She also stopped and did not continue forward.
”What's wrong? ”Why aren't you coming, dear?” Long Yanyun slightly frowned, his words becoming more gentle and intimate.
”Impossible, impossible!” Looking at Long Yan in front of him, Bu Jinghua shook his head, ”This is not true, seduction... ”That's right, this must be the temptation Elder Guo spoke of. I can't go, I can't …”
Hearing Bu Jinghua's words, Long Yan's brows furrowed even more, but he quickly gave a calm smile and gently said, ”My dear, isn't this the life that you want? We live happily together, I go to work, you take care of children at home... My dear, imagine what a life it is! As long as you come here now, this life will come true. Don't you want to? ” That incomparably gentle voice continued to move Bu Jinghua's heartstrings, causing him to become blurry.
That's right, this was the life that Bu Jinghua wanted to lead from the bottom of his heart. It was a normal but happy life. This was indeed very tempting. This was something that was deeply ingrained within her heart. This was something that caused her to waver more and more. If she could live such a life here … So what if it was illusory? As long as she felt happy and happy, wasn't life the same as well?
”My dear, what else is there to consider? ”Hurry up and come over!” While Bu Jinghua was still hesitating, Long Yan once again spoke to entice him.
”…” Finally, Bu Jinghua was swayed and began to move closer.
When Long Yan saw Bu Jinghua's expression, he finally revealed a smile.
”That's right, my dear. That's more like it. Let's go back. Little Treasure is still waiting for you!” Long Yan stretched out his arms towards Bu Jinghua as a greeting.
”No, it can't be this way!” Suddenly, Bu Jinghua stopped walking. That's right, Little Treasure was still waiting for her. Even though he knew it was just a temptation, he still chose to believe it. What about the unconscious Little Treasure then? The things in this world weren't real. Once she chose to believe it, it would mean that Little Treasure in the real world would go unconscious forever, so … Long Yan's last sentence reminded Bu Jinghua, who came back to his senses. She frowned, and her blurry eyes lit up as she glared at Long Yan, resolutely saying, ”Damned thing, I will not be tricked by you. Die!” Once again, Bu Jinghua condensed his spirit energy and condensed it into a powerful air current that rushed towards Long Yan, preparing to destroy the illusion in front of him in one go.
”Darling, you …” Before he could finish his sentence, Long Yan was quickly attacked and disappeared into thin air. The street in front of him also disappeared in an instant, and the illusion, was indeed an illusion. Luckily, there was still the final sentence, ”Little Treasure is still waiting for you.” Otherwise, Bu Jinghua really thought he would be bewitched by the illusion in front of him.
Breaking out of the illusion, Bu Jinghua continued forward and continuously used his psychokinesis to search for an exit. He hoped to use the shortest amount of time to exit so that he could enter the finals.
Along the way, illusions continued to appear one after another, mostly because of the suffering and suffering Bu Jinghua had endured in the 21st century. However, all of this was broken through by Bu Jinghua one by one.
Soon, what appeared in front of Bu Jinghua was no longer the familiar scene of the 21st century, but a dense forest from ancient times. It was so quiet that it was frightening, as if there were beasts attacking it at any time.
Sure enough, not long after, Bu Jinghua received an attack from two eagles. This flying hawk was of the same size as the huge rock eagle, but it was one head taller than the huge rock eagle and its attack was also quite strong. The two sharp beaks were constantly trembling towards Bu Jinghua, as if trying to kill him.
Facing this kind of attack, Bu Jinghua was not afraid at all. She was no longer familiar with the scene of being attacked by the ferocious beasts, and dealing with these ferocious beasts was pretty easy for her, she gathered the vigorous internal energy in her palm, and Bu Jinghua was just about to use internal energy to attack the two eagles, but she did not expect that, strangely, Bu Jinghua actually received the opponent's psychokinesis attack. Although the attack was not too strong for Bu Jinghua, but it was still the first time she had seen it, and very quickly, Bu Jinghua also condensed his psychokinesis.
These two eagles were nothing to Bu Jinghua, so they were quickly taken care of by Bu Jinghua. After taking care of the two eagles, Bu Jinghua continued to explore the forest. His psychokinesis could faintly sense that the Portal was in this forest.
Next, Bu Jinghua was attacked by a series of ferocious beasts. Although these beasts used psychokinesis attacks, Bu Jinghua wasn't weak either in terms of internal force or psychokinesis, so he was able to easily break through these attacks. However, besides the fierce beasts' attacks that were arranged in the space of thought, Elder Guo's attack also had another meaning, and that was, participants could attack each other. As long as the opponent's life wasn't harmed, then it was a rule that they could do everything they could to make the opponent lose the opportunity to fight with them, even if the opponent was crippled.
On the other hand, everyone had a bead in their hand. If you wanted to quit, or if you were forced to quit because you felt that you were in great danger, you would naturally be sent out of the competition with telekinesis.
After neutralizing the ferocious beasts' attacks, Bu Jinghua had indeed encountered his opponents' attacks. They were two youths, both of whom looked to be around 20 years old. When they saw Bu Jinghua, they also mercilessly appeared on two different faces.
”Same old rules. You go first!” One of the youths said to the other youth.
”Alright!” ”Yes!” The young man readily agreed and immediately brandished his sword to attack Bu Jinghua.