Chapter 594: The Great Elder's Promise
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On the day of the competition, I, Rong Qi, Mu Huan and Qian Shun'er came to H City together. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ฝU๏ฝEใ ๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ฝ
When I came to the old mansion in the mountains where the three elders lived again, my heart felt a little heavy.
The last time I won the competition, I naturally won easily, but this time it was my weakness after all, and to be honest, although I had gone through a few days of retreat and practice, I was not completely sure in my heart.
Just when I was unsettled, I suddenly felt a soft touch in my palm, I looked down and saw that it was Rong Qi holding my hand, his black and white eyes were facing me, nodding, and his expression was indifferent.
I immediately squeezed his hand as well, no longer nervous, and walked directly into the quaint house in front of me.
The competition was scheduled for two o'clock in the afternoon, and we arrived a little early, and after I had settled them all in, I went to the room of the Great Elder alone.
Standing still in front of the door, I heard a powerful voice from inside before I could knock on it.
"Come in."
I straightened my face, pushed the door in, and saw the Great Elder sitting cross-legged on the soft couch behind the screen, still looking cold and serious.
"Great Elder." I called out respectfully.
"Why, when you come back this time, you brought your husband with you?" The Great Elder's eyes were closed, and he didn't open his eyes when he knew that I was coming in, but just said something lightly, and his tone was unpredictable.
My heart sank, thinking about the fact that I brought Rong Qi back, and sure enough, I couldn't escape the eyes of these three old men.
"Yes." I whispered, "And Great Elder, I want to discuss something with you. โ
"Do you want our Mu family's artifact?" Again, before I could say what I meant, the Great Elder guessed what I was thinking.
I was secretly frightened.
The Great Elder actually knew that we were looking for an artifact!
It dawned on me what was coming. Although I had doubted that the three elders were secretly observing my actions, they were just thinking about it, and they were not sure. Now I'm sure that the three elders probably really have someone to watch my every move. So I helped Rong Qi recondense his soul and collect the artifact, I'm afraid they already knew.
Although I felt a little uncomfortable in my heart, I also knew that with my current power and ability, there was no way to say no to these three old men, so I could only hold back a little unhappiness in my heart and said, "Yes, Great Elder, so I hope you can agree." โ
"But why should I say yes?" The Great Elder asked rhetorically, opened his eyes, and on his wrinkled face, his eyes were still clear, revealing a bit of coldness, giving people an indescribable sense of oppression.
"Because Rong Qi is my husband." I tried to meet the Great Elder's cold eyes and spoke.
"He is indeed your husband, but these treasures are one of the ancestral heirlooms of our Mu family, why should they be given away for nothing?" The Great Elder was not moved by my words in the slightest, and as he spoke, the ghost aura on his body suddenly unfolded.
In an instant, the ghostly energy was like an invisible hand, pressing my shoulders tightly, as if trying to force me to kneel on the ground.
I didn't say anything, I just quickly condensed the spiritual power in my body to fight against the Great Elder's ghost energy.
But after all, the Great Elder's ghost aura was higher than telling me too much, and although I tried my best, my knees still bent uncontrollably under his oppression.
But I know that if I kneel down for the Great Elder at this time, I don't have to think about the Mu family's artifact. Therefore, I bit my lip and condensed my spiritual power even harder, and my lips and teeth were filled with the smell of blood, but I still held on, and my knees couldn't stop shaking.
The whole room was silent, a silent battle went on like this, and I don't know how long it had been, and just when I felt that I couldn't support it, the Great Elder suddenly took away his ghostly energy.
In an instant, I almost fell to the ground as if I had lost my support.
"Your stubborn temper is carved out of the same mold as your father." The Great Elder still looked light, picked up the teacup on the table next to him, put it to his lips, took a sip, and said lightly.
I was stunned for a moment.
I rarely heard the Grand Elder mention my parents, after all, he had always been such a cold person. In the entire Mu family, the only thing he cares about seems to be my concubine, and he doesn't seem to care about anything else or anyone.
"So may I ask the Great Elder, about these two artifacts......" I tried to bring the topic back to the artifact.
"Only one of the two artifacts you asked for is in my possession." The Great Elder said lightly, "The other thing, in the hands of the Third Elder, if he is unwilling to give it to you, I can't do anything." โ
When I heard that, I couldn't help but smile.
What does the Great Elder mean to be relieved?
"You want the artifact in my hand, you can." The Great Elder saw through my thoughts at a glance, his sharp eyes swept over me, and he said in a low voice, "However, the premise is that you want to win against Mu Ying today. โ
I was originally worried that the Great Elder would say something difficult for a strong man, but I didn't expect him to just let me win against Mu Ying.
"Great Elder, don't worry, I won't lose."
Hearing my sworn words, the tight wrinkles on the Great Elder's face relaxed a little, and he said, "Okay, then I'll see your performance later." โ
After saying goodbye from the Grand Elder's room, it was time for the afternoon competition.
When I arrived at the venue a few minutes early, I saw that the entire lobby was already full of people from the Mu family, and the middle of the venue was empty, only a table was set up, and there were three small boxes on the table, which I thought was the thing to be used for today's competition.
I was a little earlier, but my opponent Mu Ying didn't show up until 2 o'clock in time.
"Ouch, Miss, you arrived so early?" As soon as she saw me, Mu Ying showed a look of surprise, and played with her hair casually, "It seems that the eldest lady is indeed very interested in this competition." You see, I was so casual that I accidentally slept a little and almost got late. โ
I looked at Mu Ying, and I was a little speechless in my heart.
It seems that this woman is really not an ordinary annoyance, and even before the competition starts, she has to try her best to insult me. But I don't care at all, after all, the jury is still out on who wins and who loses.
"Why do you talk so much nonsense?" I said with a blank face, "It's time, isn't it?" Let's start the game. โ
Seeing that I was not moved by his humiliation at all, Mu Ying couldn't help but show a little annoyed, but she quickly gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, you are Shuqian, you can show me, how long can you be arrogant!" โ