Chapter 230: The Calm Before the Storm
The final day of the tournament is now more than halfway through, the morning game is over, and all the students have one game left, and they all know who their last opponent will be. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Therefore, this noon is destined to be different from usual, since many people even know their opponents, so they can also gauge the strength of the other party, and both sides will not be able to relax, and both will want to win the last game.
But alas, except for a draw, as long as there is a winner, there will be a loser, and no matter how hard all the students try, there will always be nearly half of them who will be disappointed in the afternoon.
In a vast area of the Dota World near the arena, where many small groups were scattered as in the previous days, it was time for the students to recuperate, and in two hours they would enter the arena again, when the afternoon game would begin.
The warm sunlight shines down into the forest, and through the lush foliage shining on the ground, a cloud of light and shadow emerges, quiet and peaceful.
A petite girl sat on the lawn against a large tree, her eyes closed, as if she were asleep, with a faint smile on the corner of her mouth, thinking that she should be dreaming of something.
The girl's sleeping posture looked very sweet, her head resting on the trunk of the tree, as if listening to the sounds of nature, a breeze blew, blowing her nimble side ponytail.
The beautiful eyes slowly opened, a pair of watery pupils appeared, the girl woke up, she blinked, lazily stroked her Liuhai, and stretched her waist charmingly.
"There will be another crusade in the afternoon, which is really exciting, and it will be another battle for the honor of the Empire. The girl held her red face and smiled happily.
The breeze was blowing, the girl showed a very sunny smile, smiled, she rearranged her side ponytail, and then her eyes turned brightly, and her eyes looked at a small forest not far away, and said softly: "You can come here." ”
As soon as the words fell, I saw three figures slowly coming from there, two men and one woman, all of whom were extraordinary, and they should be the proud sons of the sky who had the ability, but the three of them looked very respectful in the face of this sunny and agile petite girl.
"I've seen Her Royal Highness the Princess. The three of them said in unison.
"Hee-hee, sit down. The girl laughed and invited the three young men to sit down on the mats that had been set up, but the two men among the three seemed a little weak-hearted.
At first glance, one of them thought he was a quiet scholar, while the other had a childlike face, but in fact his voice had not completely changed.
Cao Qiang and He Yang, these two peerless Tianjiao, who are known as the new generation of twin stars of the Contra Empire, should have their own arrogance, but now when they face the petite girl in front of them, they are extremely awe-inspiring.
"Her Royal Highness the Princess has come to talk to us about today's game. Only the woman who was also not tall, with short sassy hair and a green robe in ink, could speak on behalf of the two of them.
The princess is naturally the princess of the Contra Empire, and there must be no one else here except Ji Ruyan.
"Yes, I'll get straight to the point, Dugu Mei, your game this morning was not bad, and you deserved to be commended for defeating an opponent fiercely, but Cao Qiang and He Yang, the performance of the two of you made me a little dissatisfied. Ji Ruyan said with a smile.
In the end, she also clearly pointed out her dissatisfaction with Cao Qiang and He Yang, but she couldn't hear the slightest anger in her words, she still maintained a sunny smile, and people who didn't know the truth might wonder why this girl's temperament and words didn't match at all.
This is due to long-term habits, and Ji Ruyan's way of thinking has deviated from most people's thinking patterns.
"Thank you, Your Royal Highness, for the compliment, I will win the afternoon game. The woman named Dugu Mei smiled, as if she was happy to receive Ji Ruyan's award.
She completely regarded herself as Ji Ruyan's subordinate, but she was clearly a first-class top force in the Contra Empire, an excellent clansman of the Dugu family.
And it's not just her, even Cao Qiang and He Yang of the top power astrology platform are humble when they face Ji Ruyan, and even He Yang, who is arrogant and arrogant on weekdays, has also restrained his temper and is very respectful;
This phenomenon would be terrifying if it were seen by people of insight in the two neighboring countries, because it had completely subverted some of their perceptions of the Contra Empire.
Especially the people of the Tianxin Empire, at least in their cognition, the major forces of the Contra Empire have always been unified, although the strength of the Contra Royal Family far exceeds that of other forces in the Empire, but it cannot make them all surrender, which is why every time the southern invasion is almost the reason why the army of the Contra Empire is in the vanguard, and other forces have their own ideas and want to fish in troubled waters.
But now this scene inadvertently reflects another phenomenon - I am afraid that all the famous forces in the Contra Empire have been loyal to the Contra royal family, which can be seen from the performance of Cao Qiang and the three of them.
You must know that they are equivalent to representing the top forces and the second-level top forces of the Contra Empire, and even their heirs have to face Ji Ruyan respectfully, so the submission of other forces to the Contra Empire is also well documented.
In other words, the Contra Empire may have completely achieved a dictatorship initiated by the royal family, achieving another form of "unity", which is obviously not good news for the two major neighbors.
Cao Qiang and He Yang didn't say a word, and they were really uncomfortable, but for some reason, they really couldn't play any temper in front of Ji Ruyan.
"Cao Qiang, He Yang, as a peerless genius from my Contra Empire, the honor you carry cannot be tarnished, but what about ......" Ji Ruyan finally restrained her smile, and a hint of fierceness appeared on her pretty face.
Cao Qiang and He Yang were sitting in danger, not daring to speak. Even Dugu Mei kept her mouth shut for the time being, she knew that Ji Ruyan was going to preach Cao Qiang and He Yang.
"You are all a new generation of famous twin stars, and this competition should have been a complete victory to honor the motherland, but what about you! Ji Ruyan was slightly angry, treating them as if she was teaching her subordinates.
"Cao Qiang, your fiasco to Zhong Yi on the second day of the competition was enough to disappoint me, especially for me to see your serious lack of combat experience, just like you, you still want to become the head of the Guardian Sect of the Astrological Observatory in the future?
"He Yang, I originally thought that you were more powerful than Cao Qiang and would not disappoint me, but today you have completely lost to an opponent who has just risen in all aspects, you are really worthy of the name of the Twin Stars!"
Ji Ruyan pointed at the two of them and asked very mercilessly, but the two really didn't dare to refute at all.
Cao Qiang's thoughts were relatively normal among several people, he couldn't help but want to preach a few words, but he still swallowed the words in his stomach; after all, it was a fact that he had failed miserably to Zhong Yi, and it was indeed a bit inappropriate to excuse himself now.
He Yang was silent, at this time he lost his usual sharpness, not only because of facing Ji Ruyan, but also because he was really destroyed by Peng Hui this morning.
Although for such a peerless Tianjiao, the spiritual trauma will soon recover, and it will not affect He Yang's cultivation in the future, but Peng Hui has undoubtedly become a hurdle in his heart, a shadow, if he can't defeat Peng Hui's shame in the future, he will have to hold his head up in front of Peng Hui for the rest of his life.
"Well, forget it, you don't mind, a failure shouldn't be nothing to you, there will be a chance in the future. But in the end, Ji Ruyan's words suddenly turned around and became soft again.
Those who are familiar with her know that Ji Ruyan's moment of educating people has passed, and it is only at this time that the three of Dugu Mei can finally relax completely.
"Your Royal Highness Princess, please rest assured, this afternoon my opponent is also your defeated Fan Xinyue, and I will give her an unforgettable memory again. Dugu Mei said.
Mao Sui recommended herself, and she took the initiative to ask Ying to show herself in the afternoon event, and her opponent was actually Fan Xinyue.
Cao Qiang and He Yang couldn't help but snort coldly in their hearts when they heard it, they naturally knew what Dugu Mei was planning, didn't they just want to take advantage of the time when the two of them were suppressed to curry favor with Ji Ruyan by defeating Fan Xinyue?
It should be said that they are really worthy of the people of the Dugu family, all of them are ambitious, Dugu Jue has achieved absolute power in the military department, Dugu Zhun has made friends with many elders of the Contra royal family, making this sub-level top power level family more noble than other families attached to the Contra royal family, Dugu Jue alone has already mastered half of the empire.
Dugu Mei is obviously also a scheming and ambitious woman, hoping to gain Ji Ruyan's favor in order to get a higher status, this practice is obviously scornful in the eyes of Cao Qiang and He Yang, and they disdain to do so.
"She only dares to take advantage of Fan Xinyue's half-ruin situation, if she meets Fan Xinyue a few days in advance, I don't think she even has a chance to fight back!" Cao Qiang mocked in his heart, he was extremely disgusted with Dugu Mei's plan.
"Whatever you want, but I'll keep an eye on it. Ji Ruyan smiled.
Dugu Mei's face suddenly turned happy when she heard this, her appearance made Cao Qiang feel even more disgusted when he saw it, and it is estimated that if He Yang's mental state had not recovered, he would have sneered.
In another campsite far away from them, Peng Hui, Su Xuan, and Su Li set up a table and were eating and drinking very leisurely.
The three of them persuaded each other to drink, their faces were full of red light, they were completely immersed in it, the cups and plates were messy, and the three of them also ate and drank so much, with a drunken face.
"Brother Peng Hui opened my eyes this morning, but I didn't expect to target He Yang from all aspects. Su Xuan had the best amount of alcohol among the three, and he was still sober at this time, so he couldn't help but joke.
Although Su Xuan, like most of the new generation of peerless Tianjiao, had doubts about Peng Hui's final reappearance and stronger soul possession state, he also knew that it was inconvenient to ask Peng Hui, after all, everyone had some secrets.
"Haha, lifted!" Peng Hui was drunk, there were still wine stains on the corners of his mouth, and he waved his hand again and again and said that Su Xuan had praised it.
"Ahem, Peng Hui is fortunate that you kept the agreement, if you lose, I won't kill you today. Su Li shouted half-drunk and half-conscious, very unruly.
A handsome face couldn't hide the "ugliness" he exposed when he was drunk, and when he wanted to continue drinking, he was held down by Su Xuan.
"Didn't you swear an oath? Peng Hui has already achieved it this morning, it depends on Brother Su Li's performance in the afternoon, you should not drink too much for the sake of safety. Su Xuan persuaded.
"Yes, your opponent is Ji Ruyan, don't drink it. Peng Hui said in a daze.
And Su Li also has a rare interest this time, as long as he is half drunk and half awake, as long as he does not continue to drink, he will soon be able to wake up with the characteristics of the Easy Dao Method.
"Don't worry, of course I won't fail!" Su Li said confidently.
However, Su Xuan was a little worried in his heart, after seeing Ji Ruyan's horror with his own eyes, even he felt that he couldn't defeat her, after all, the domineering Fan Xinyue was defeated in the end, although Su Li was a bit mysterious on weekdays, but he always gave people a feeling of being a hanger, could he really defeat Ji Ruyan as he wished?
"Then I'll wait for tonight's celebration wine. Peng Hui smiled and poured the jar of wine that Su Li had previously withheld by Su Xuan into his mouth. (To be continued)