Chapter 437: Invitation and Showdown
The next day, Luo Tian Dajiao's competition went on as scheduled.
After a day off, the contestants gathered up again and competed again, this time without any twists and turns, completing the second round of selection without any twists and turns.
Like the first round of selection, Zhang Chulan also used the "conspiracy" in the eyes of others to pass this round of selection this time.
Zheng Shu only watched half of the duel between Huang Ming and Xiao Xiao before leaving the scene, because he already knew the result in advance.
In the original book, Huang Ming and Xiao Xiao were only slightly inferior when they faced off, and they suffered a bit of a loss in age, which caused their cultivation to be slightly worse, so they lost.
And now Huang Ming has been "trained" by Zheng Shu for several years, and before coming to Longhu Mountain, he had a round of duel with Wang Yi, a high merit of Chongyang Palace, and he had a lot of gains, and his strength was much stronger than in the original book.
Now Huang Ming, Nei Dan Gong has been cultivated to a certain level, and the combination of life is quite perfect, and Xiao Xiao's "blowing qi" can't shake his soul at all.
Having lost his biggest reliance and relying solely on his physical skills, Xiao Xiao couldn't defeat Huang Ming, who was born innocently.
Therefore, Zheng Shu left here after thoroughly studying the operating principle of "blowing qi" and went to the competition venue of Feng Xingtong.
However, Zheng Shu's luck was not too good, Feng Xingtong's enemy strength in this round was relatively average, and it did not allow him to show his ability to detain the spirit and send generals.
Just when Zheng Shu was about to leave, he was stopped by a person.
The person who came was a young girl with waist-length pink hair, bright eyes and bright teeth, delicate facial features, and fair skin.
Dressed in casual clothes, he should be quite active from the point of view of his expression.
It's just that there are a lot of bandages on his hands and forehead, and there are several bandages on his face, so he looks a little weak.
Judging from the violently fluctuating aura, it should have been just seriously injured before sorting out the injury.
However, Zheng Shu felt a strong "vitality" from this girl's body, obviously suffering injuries that would require others to lie in bed for several days to recuperate, but this girl was able to get out of bed and move immediately after dealing with the injuries, and the injuries on her body were healing at an alarming speed.
The so-called "vitality" is Zheng Shu's own name, this thing is a derivative of innate Qi or vitality, because the effect is very similar to the explicit effect of vitality, so it is always confused.
But in fact, this thing can only be regarded as a degraded version of the Innate Qi, to be specific, it is probably the intermediate form of the Innate Qi in the process of transforming into Qi.
Generally speaking, the active life opportunity of Innate Qi is also strong enough, just like the girl in front of Zheng Shu, because of some special reasons, her vitality is quite strong.
If you calculate it, an ordinary A-grade hybrid can probably only reach this level when you open a burst of blood.
"Ouch, isn't this Senior Brother Lu Linglong? This wound on your body is ......"
"Huh? You are ......"
Lu Linglong, who was stretching out her hand to shake hands with Zheng Shu, looked dazed after hearing Zheng Shu's greeting, and looked at Zheng Shu's gorgeous face a little unsure.
"Hey, senior brother, you are really a noble person who forgets things. Yes, I was just 10 years old when I left, and the changes in the past few years have been a bit big. ”
Zheng Shu smiled gently, and quietly lifted the corner of the bun on his head, revealing the beast ears with yellow hair inside.
"If you see this, you should be able to remember it."
"Huh? Yes!! It's you? You are Zheng Shu?! ”
Lu Linglong's exclamation made the people around turn their heads to look here, and after hearing Zheng Shu's name, everyone unconsciously changed their eyes and talked about it.
"Senior brother, you are still as energetic as ever, but this place is too eye-catching, let's go to a place with few people." Zheng Shu rearranged his hair bun and proposed.
"Sorry......"
Feeling the rapidly increasing gaze around her, Lu Linglong also knew that she was in trouble, nodded awkwardly, and took the initiative to lead Zheng Shu out of here.
"But I didn't expect you to change so much, I remember when I left, you were obviously just a little bit."
While walking, Lu Linglong felt a little emotional, she remembered that when she left, her junior brother seemed to be just a child, but she didn't expect to grow so tall after not seeing her for four or five years, and her appearance changed from cute to "gorgeous".
Secretly glanced at Zheng Shu, Lu Linglong went to reconfirm her evaluation.
That's right, it's gorgeous, obviously he used to be a cute child, why has he become so beautiful now?
She felt that if the other party was a girl, she might not be able to compare to him.
Zheng Shu looked at Lu Linglong, who was leading the way in front, and also smiled gently.
Because all the monks in Baiyun Temple are monks, they do not accept women, Lu Linglong is just a lay disciple of Baiyun Temple, but she did practice and live with other disciples at the beginning.
Emotionally speaking, Zheng Shu's sense of Lu Linglong, a lay disciple of Baiyun Temple, is no different from that of a monk like Huang Ming.
Generally speaking, except for people like Zheng Shu, who have lived in Guannei since childhood, the age of Baiyunguan disciples is generally around ten years old.
After all, if you are too young, you need to allocate additional people to take care of them alone, and if you are too young, your body and meridians have not yet been shaped, which is not conducive to cultivation.
However, Lu Linglong was an accident, when she was five years old, she accidentally opened the flow of Qi during the introductory trial in Fujiyama and gained the ability to control blood.
However, because the leader of Fujiyama discovered her self-destructive tendencies and refused to allow her to enter, Lu Jin worshiped the True White Cloud Temple in order to prevent her abilities from getting out of control and polishing her mind.
Therefore, although Linglong's age is not very large, her generation is not small, and her entry time is even earlier than Liu Xingyang, the scripture teacher of Baiyun Temple.
In other words, even Senior Brother Liu Xingyang, who brought them to Longhu Mountain this time, saw her, and he had to call him Senior Brother.
Anyway, when Zheng Shu was adopted back to Baiyun Temple by his master, Lu Linglong had been in Baiyun Temple for two or three years.
By the time Huang Ming got started, Lu Linglong had even left Baiyun Temple to go to school to study.
"By the way, senior brother, recently Uncle and Master they also mentioned that you are here, speaking of which, how long have you not been back to Baiyun to watch."
"Aha...... Actually, I want to go back to see the master and the master, but recently I am close to graduation, and there are too many things in the school. ”
Lu Linglong smiled weakly, as soon as Zheng Shu heard her laughter, she knew that this girl was afraid that she was not having too much fun outside, so she forgot about Baiyunguan.
But it's normal, in the kind of bitter place of Qingxiu in Baiyun Temple, Zheng Shu, who has enough experience, can endure it.
After a little girl like Lu Linglong was fascinated by the world of flowers outside, how could she still remember the coarse tea and light rice in Baiyun Temple.
"Are my master and my master all right?"
"Okay, two days ago, I saw my master running after my uncle with a stick, and his legs and feet are much sharper than those of young people."
"Ahaha...... I didn't expect that after so many years, Master Tai's temper is still so short-tempered. Don't worry, after the matter of Longhu Mountain is finished this time, I will find an opportunity to go to Baiyun to watch the master and the master. ”
"Okay, then when this matter is over, I'll go back and say hello to Uncle Shi."
Zheng Shu nodded and glanced around, they had now come to the outside of the arena, and there was no longer anyone watching them.
"By the way, senior brother, did you come to me for something?"
"Ah yes, I almost forgot, in fact, I came this time to invite you to the bonfire party in the evening, I was going to take advantage of yesterday's full moon night, but because of an accident, it was postponed by a day, and basically most of the contestants will come."
"Ahem, yes, I see, no problem."
As the party involved in yesterday's "accident", Zheng Shu coughed awkwardly and agreed.
Of course, the reason why he was willing to participate in the bonfire party this time was mainly to communicate with other contestants, and definitely not to observe the famous scene of Zhang Chulan walking birds under the moon.
"By the way, Senior Brother, do you have any extra mobile phones there? This is the first time I have gone out, because I am in a hurry, and I don't even have a mobile phone on me. ”
"A cell phone? No problem! I'll go to someone and ask you for one later, yes, if you don't have a phone, it's too much trouble to connect. ”
"Then I'll trouble you, senior brother."
"You're welcome!"
Well...... In this era, smart phones have become popular, and most mobile phones have the function of taking pictures and photos, so you have to make good use of them.
Thinking of this, Zheng Shu touched his chin and smiled evilly.
The two chatted for a while about what happened when they were young, and Lu Linglong glanced at the time, waved her hand and left here.
"I have other things, go first, Zheng Shu, you must remember to come at night!"
"Don't worry, senior brother!"
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The night, although it is not a full moon today, can be called bright.
In a clearing in the forest behind Longhu Mountain, a huge bonfire is burning, and more than a dozen young people in different costumes are drinking and chatting around the bonfire, and the light and dark of the fire make everyone's shadow become shadowy.
These people are all Luo Tian Dajiao's contestants, and they are all good players who have passed the first round, and they basically represent the strongest group of people in the new generation of the Inhuman World.
Zheng Shu came relatively late, and the atmosphere in the party had reached a climax.
Zhang Chulan was sitting with Hidden Dragon and Xiao Xiao, drinking and bragging, and the fat man of Hidden Dragon kept asking Zhang Chulan what method he used to keep the Qing Fu God from playing.
It's a pity that although the fat man of Hidden Dragon can be regarded as a human spirit, he is still several points inferior to Zhang Chulan, and he has been prevaricated by him in various languages.
On the other side, Fang Jinhua also sat with her old friend Zhang Lingyu and chatted about gossip, while Zhuge Qing, who seemed to be sitting alone and drinking, had been quietly listening to Zhang Lingyu's gossip with Xunzi and listening to the wind, and the evil smile on his face was a little unbearable, and he even had to drink alcohol as a cover.
Zheng Shu didn't have the habit of hiding his figure, so when he came out of the forest, Lu Linglong immediately spotted him.
At this time, Lu Linglong had already drunk a lot of wine, her eyes were red, and her movements became more and more arrogant, and after seeing Zheng Shu, she proudly picked up a bottle of wine and stuffed it into his arms, shouting loudly.
"Haha, Zheng Shu, you're finally here, we've been drinking for a long time, I thought you wouldn't be here tonight!"
Zheng Shu smiled and politely rejected the beer that Lu Linglong handed him.
"Since I have already agreed, I will naturally not miss the contract. As for the wine, forget it, brother, have you forgotten? I'm a monk, so I can't drink. Besides, I'm not an adult now. ”
"Ah yes, look at me, I'm drunk and drunk, give, this is a juice for you!"
"Thank you."
And with Lu Linglong's shouting, everyone's eyes converged.
After all, what Zheng Shu did yesterday was so amazing that he could almost rely on his own strength to suppress everyone present.
Although the dozen or so people present can be regarded as determined-minded, under the terrifying threat of death that day, they can only resist by sitting on the ground and closing their eyes and concentrating, so that they will not faint.
Among them, Wang Ergou, who was staying in the crowd, couldn't help but shudder after seeing Zheng Shu, and hid his figure in the crowd.
That day, he was the closest to Zheng Shu, and the impact he received was also the strongest, and until now his body still had an almost reflexive fear when facing Zheng Shu.
And Zhang Chulan, who has been drinking with others, flashed a different look in his eyes after seeing Zheng Shu.
"Everyone, let me introduce to you, maybe you already know, this is the Zheng Shu I said! In terms of seniority, he can be regarded as my junior brother in Baiyun Temple! ”
Lu Linglong's arm wrapped around Zheng Shu's neck, and the whole person looked triumphant.
Zheng Shu nodded amicably with the people present, and sat down in front of the bonfire with the strength of Lu Linglong's pull.
Because of Zheng Shu's arrival, the party stalled for a moment.
However, after seeing Lu Linglong's grinning movements and Zheng Shu's quite amiable expression, the people who had already drunk a little bit made the atmosphere of the party lively again.
Some people even had the courage to run in front of Zheng Shu to ask questions, but Zheng Shu was not impatient, except for avoiding some key questions, he basically told the truth.
While chatting, Zheng Shu suddenly felt that he had two eyes staring at him, he was slightly stunned, turned his head and saw the Xu family brothers sitting outside the crowd.
In the blink of an eye, Zheng Shu suddenly had a good idea in his mind, getting rid of these people who were asking questions around him, Zheng Shu quietly got up and sat down next to the Xu brothers with two bottles of wine.
"Two, why don't you sit here and not have a lively time over there? To give. ”
"Ah...... Thanks a lot. ”
It seemed that he didn't expect Zheng Shu to take the initiative to come up and talk, Xu San and Xu Si were stunned for a moment before reaching out and taking the beer in his hand.
"It's all young people over there, and we're not involved at our age."
In the end, Xu Si, who was better at dealing with people, took the initiative to take over the topic, but his eyes were still a little uncontrollably looking Zheng Shu up and down.
"Is there anything special about me?"
Zheng Shu took a sip of the juice in his hand and asked deliberately.
"It's nothing, it's just that I didn't expect Xiaodao to have such strength at such a young age, and he is indeed an enviable young talent."
"After the award, the two people who can serve as the heads of the company at a young age can definitely be called young and promising."
"Hahahaha, our brothers have taken advantage of it, and everyone can only get this position for the sake of my father's face."
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The two of them are completely touting each other, and they are engaged in a topic that is completely devoid of any nutrients.
However, although Xu Si did not reveal any verbal information, this itself also represents an attitude.
Zheng Shu did not experience hostility from his mental fluctuations, which means that the company's decision was indeed the same as he expected, which was to maintain stability.
Judging from Xu Si's words, the company's strategy may be more conservative than Zheng Shu expected.
Otherwise, with Xu Si's character, it would be impossible to simply talk about these unnutritious topics with him like this, and at least he would try to get some information a little bit.
It seems that all the top management of the company is ...... At least at this stage, most of the high-level executives who can speak still adhere to the purpose of the company's establishment: to maintain the balance and stability of the Inhuman world, and to ensure that ordinary people will not be aware of the existence of Inhumans on a large scale.
Since this purpose is still maintained, it means that the company will maintain a tacit attitude towards most of the friction within the Inhumans, after all, they also need to maintain the demographic red line.
Confirming this, Zheng Shu knew that he could slow down a little in the next action.
As long as he doesn't do the kind of radical behavior like the Heavenly Master going down the mountain and directly leveling the whole nature, basically he doesn't have to worry too much about the company's interference.
After confirming the intensity of future actions and solving some of his worries, Zheng Shu set his sights on the two Xu brothers again.
The first goal was easily accomplished, and then the second goal was next.
Finding that Zheng Shu's gaze was a little wrong, Xu Si and Xu San immediately became vigilant, but Xu Si still reacted quickly, quietly gestured to Xu San to make him feel less impatient, and asked with a smile.
"Xiaodao Chief, what's wrong? Is something happening? ”
"It's nothing, it's just a little emotional, I didn't expect the company to be so open-minded."
Xu San and Xu Si looked at each other, and Xu Si, who was already considered a human spirit, suddenly had a bad premonition.
"Haha, look at what you said, the company has been committed to maintaining the stability of the Inhuman World, and it is naturally quite enlightened, but there are many people who have some misunderstandings about us."
In the face of Xu Si's haha-ha behavior, Zheng Shu did not go around with him much, but went straight to the point very simply.
"To be honest, I used to have a little misunderstanding of the company, but after seeing that Feng Baobao, I realized that the company was more enlightened than I thought. It seems that I have spent the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, and Master is right, I am too young, and I still need to go out and experience more. ”
Rumble!
There was an obvious shock in the invisible spiritual world, and after Xu San and Xu Si heard Zheng Shu mention Feng Baobao, the momentum on their bodies changed drastically.
If Zheng Shu hadn't wrapped the three of them with his spiritual power in advance, their movements might have even alarmed the people who were singing and dancing over there.
"Really...... What a violent reaction. ”
Facing the two people who kept exuding hostility towards him, Zheng Shu was still calm, and even the muscles on his body didn't have any tense posture, looking as if he was very relaxed.
"It seems that I understood a little wrong, I originally thought that this matter should be just a secret of your upper echelons, but judging from the current reaction of the two of you, I'm afraid not many people know about this matter. I'm so sorry, but I'm talking too much. ”
"Wait, what you just said...... What is the meaning?! ”
Seeing that Zheng Shu was about to get up and leave, Xu Si immediately reacted, stood up and wanted to stop him.
"That's the question...... I can't answer, after all, I don't know how much you know, so let's wait for you to bring Feng Baobao to come and talk to me in person. ”
Zheng Shu still had a gentle face, completely unaffected by Xu Si's actions.
"As for now, there's going to be a good show over there, so please let me go first, thank you."
Xu Si only felt a flower in front of his eyes, and when he reacted, Zheng Shu had already come behind him.
On the other side of the bonfire, Zhang Chulan had already been drunk with the deliberate cooperation of several people, and at this time he was jumping on a boulder, smirking and shouting with saliva.
"Hmph, hey, hey...... Hahahaha! Do you really want to see it that way?! ”
A group of people at the bottom gathered in front of him and urged.
"Yes, yes, Zhang Chulan, the man who broke through the sky, do you still care about this little section?!"
"Please let us open our eyes!"
"In this world, apart from you, who is qualified to be attached to Gongsha alive!"
In the shouting of everyone, Zhang Chulan, who was already drunk, also came up and unbuttoned his pants without hesitation.
"Then I'll show you tomorrow!"
As the belt was taken off by Zhang Chulan on his own initiative, the already almost lost Shougong Sand appeared in front of everyone's eyes with a faint golden light.
"Oh!!"
Everyone exclaimed, and some of the girls seemed to cover their eyes shyly, but the distance between the two fingers on the palm of the hand seemed so large.
Except for Zhang Lingyu, whose face had darkened on the side, everyone else seemed very happy and took out their mobile phones to take pictures.
"Tut-tut, the world is getting worse and the people's hearts are not ancient, and there are people who take advantage of the danger of others to take pictures in this situation."
Zheng Shu sighed with contempt as he took out the mobile phone that Lu Linglong had given him just now and turned on the photography.
"Such a precious talisman is naturally a photo souvenir!"
For a while, with the illumination of the flash of the mobile phone, the Shougong sand on the lower half of Zhang Chulan's body seemed to become a little brighter.
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"What should I do, does that guy really know about Feng Baobao?"
Looking at those lively crowds, Xu San and Xu Si's hearts were extremely cold.
Xu Si glanced at Zheng Shu, who had already gathered in the crowd and turned on his mobile phone to take pictures, took a deep breath, and forced himself to calm down.
"Relax, it's not clear whether this guy is cheating on us or not, theoretically speaking, no one except Zhang Chulan and us should know about the baby. And even if he did know some information about the baby, judging from his attitude, the situation was not as bad as we expected. ”
"So how? Do you really want to talk to him? ”
"It's very risky, so it's better to discuss it again."
Xu Si glanced at Zhang Chulan, who had already started walking birds under the moon, and sighed helplessly.
"At least wait until this guy comes to his senses, and we'll listen to the baby."
(End of chapter)