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a day ago.

On a dark and windy night, Zhao Jiao tiptoed out of the stone room, his spiritual sense was released, and when he saw that there was no one around, he gently knocked on the door of the stone room next door.

"Click-"

Lin Shuiyao, who was exercising his skills, was surprised, and he didn't know who came to him so late.

As soon as he opened the door, seeing Zhao Zhen looking at him with a smile, Lin Shuiyao was stunned, and he didn't know what this guy was doing when he came to him so late.

"What is Senior Brother Zhao looking for me?"

Lin Shuiyao saluted slightly and asked respectfully.

Zhao Qian laughed, grabbed Lin Shuiyao's arm, hooked his shoulders and back, and leaned into his ear and said, "It's not like I haven't seen you for a long time, I want to be close to Shui Yao......"

Lin Shuiyao felt a chill, quietly broke the arm that Zhao Zhi put on his shoulder, and said with a wry smile: "Senior Brother Zhao, don't make fun of me......"

Seeing him like this, Zhao Qian suddenly became joking, and without explaining his intentions, he slowly circled around Lin Shuiyao's stone room.

This Lin Shuiyao is really clean, and there is not a trace of dust in the cracks of the floor in the stone room, which makes Zhao Cheng amazed.

"Don't worry, why don't you even have a table in this stone room?"

Lin Shuiyao smiled bitterly: "Brother Zhao, if you have something, just say it, tomorrow will be a big competition, how can you do it if you don't cultivate enough spirit?"

As he spoke, he stretched his waist and looked like he was going to see off a guest.

Zhao Zhi was overjoyed when he saw his embarrassed appearance, this handsome stuffy gourd was really interesting.

"Okay, Shui Yao, I won't hide it from you, I came to you tonight to discuss something important with you, about tomorrow's big ......"

"Brother Zhao, please speak. ”

"Hey, one Senior Brother Zhao, Brother Zhao's, how many people see outside? ”

Lin Shuiyao was slandered, why is there so much nonsense in this house?

Seeing that Lin Shuiyao was silent, Zhao Zhi said to himself: "What is it called? Zhao Zhi is too angry, Senior Brother Zhao, I don't like it, why don't I take a word, by the way, Shui Yao, do you have a word?"

"Nope. ”

Generally speaking, a monk can be crowned with a word at the age of fifteen, but Lin Shuiyao has not yet reached the age of taking a word, and has no father or mother, so naturally there is no word.

"That's it, Zhao Zhi slapped his thigh, you can call me Zishi in the future, Zishi is my word. ”

Zhao Zishi?

Lin Shuiyao was speechless, it was too hasty to obtain this word.

"Okay, Zhao ...... Zishi, what the hell is going on?"

Zhao Zhen smiled: "I came this time to give you a big gift to Shui Yao." ”

"A chance to compete for the top spot. ”

"What?"

Lin Shuiyao is self-aware, although he doesn't think he can get the first place in the big competition, he will go all out. At this time, after listening to Zhao Yuan's words, his heart was also moved, and he didn't know what medicine was sold in Zhao Yuan's gourd.

"You and I are in a group, if nothing else, tomorrow you and I will have a fight. ”

Lin Shuiyao groaned.

Zhao Zhi asked, "Shui Yao, what do you think of my Zhao Jiao's strength?"

Lin Shuiyao said: "Zishi single-handedly killed the Kaizhi Demon Beast, and I am far behind. ”

"Hey—"

Zhao Qian waved his hand: "That's just a fluke." ”

After that, he asked with burning eyes: "I want to hear Brother Shui Yao's sincere words, if you face me, what are your chances of winning with all your might?"

Lin Shuiyao thought for a moment and replied, "With the ability that Zishi showed two days ago, you and I should compete in the number of six or four. ”

It's not to be big, it's not self-humility, Zhao Yuan's sword intent Lin Shuiyao knows. Lin Shuiyao carefully considered that if Zhao Zhi did not hide his hole cards, he would still have a chance to win against Zhao Zhi with his mad demon fist technique, and his winning face would even be slightly higher.

But Zhao Yuan is kind to himself, if he goes all out and has an accident, his Dao heart will inevitably be blocked......

Shui Yao praised it. ”

Zhao Zhen smiled, "Without the help of magic weapons, I am far from being your opponent Lin Shuiyao." ”

"But—"

Zhao Qian's expression changed, and he said word by word: "If I say that I have a magic weapon ten times stronger than the sword intent, does Shui Yao think that he will still win?"

What the?

Lin Shuiyao was shocked, how could a magic weapon ten times more powerful than sword intent be?

Lin Shuiyao smiled bitterly: "No." ”

"Still. ”

Zhao Xuan's words changed: "I don't know how to use it, and I don't want to use it." ”

"If I were up to you, I'd throw in the towel. ”

Lin Shuiyao was stunned for a moment, thinking that she had heard it wrong.

"Even if I can't win against Cai Xinghe, I will try my best to consume his strength and help Shui Yao ascend to the position. ”

Zhao Jiao yawned and lay on Lin Shuiyao's bed on all fours.

After Lin Shuiyao listened, she couldn't care about Zhao Cheng "defiled" her bed board, and asked eagerly: "Brother Zhao said that he admitted defeat?"

Zhao Zhen smiled: "Literally, I admit defeat." ”

"Why?"

"I'm not interested in being the first, but Shui Yao, you are different from me, so you must be diligently pursuing the first place. ”

It's just a matter of thinking about it day and night.

Since Lin Shuiyao joined the Lingxi Sect, she only slept for two hours a day, fought for six hours a day, and practiced all the time the rest of the time, for what?

Still not trying to prove that you're not a waste?

Isn't it to prove that Father is not a coward?

Isn't it to let the Lin and Xu families open their eyes and take a good look?

He wanted to take the first name so badly.

Lin Shuiyao was penniless, but now he didn't even have a magic weapon, because he felt that it was a waste.

He wanted to use all his resources on cultivation, and let him exchange the skin and flesh of the middle-grade demon beast inner pill and the high-grade demon beast for the elixir and spirit stone that sharpened the refining body.

This is not enough.

Far from enough.

Only by taking the first place will he obtain the status and resources of the inner disciple, and he will be able to go to the seventh layer of the Xiuzhen Pavilion to learn more powerful secret arts.

With such desperate cultivation, Lin Shuiyao has reached the seventh-level realm of qi refining in one year from a mortal, which is almost the speed of everyone's Dao.

Is it bitter?

It's too bitter.

But so what?

Compared to being bullied and blinded in the Lin family, the days of penance in the Lingxi faction were like living in a honey pot for Lin Shuiyao.

Although the practice is hard, it is as sweet as food.

Lin Shuiyao thought about it too much.

The first place in the big competition will reward 1,000 spirit stones, 3 Zhuji Dan, and 10 bottles of Qi and Blood Pill. Except for Zhao Yuan, the "big rich man", no student thinks that this is small money.

Lin Shuiyao sighed: "That's right, I want to fight for the first." ”

Zhao said noly: "I have one condition. ”

Lin Shuiyao was stunned and knew that this was the right topic.

"Shui Yao, what am I doing to you?"

"Zishi Daen, Shui Yao is toothless and unforgettable. ”

"Okay! I just need you to admit my affection. ”

Zhao Qian stroked his palms and smiled: "Actually, it's not a big deal, since I admit defeat, then you will naturally fight one less, in that case, you will have a few more chances of winning against Xia Tenglong." ”

Lin Shuiyao bowed silently.

"And today I promised Xia Tenglong to fight with him, but I broke my promise to avoid the battle, then Xia Tenglong will naturally be anxious, so Shui Yao will have one more chance. ”

"Dealing with an anxious and irritable Xia Tenglong, Shui Yao should have a lot of chances to win, right?"

Lin Shuiyao groaned: "There is only a thirty percent chance. ”

Zhao Cheng smiled: "It's a lot, come over with your ears......"

In the gloomy stone chamber, a plan against Xia Tenglong was secretly unfolding, and Fearless Peak was silent, only the nightingale outside the door could be heard cooing......