bookrandom Chapter 150 The Competition Begins [2 Chapters in 1]
Chapter 150 The Competition Begins [2 Chapters in 1]
Gulis struggled not to say it out loud, but under the effect of the truth pill, his mouth couldn't be controlled and he spit out everything.
A gust of wind blew on Gulis's face, and he shivered subconsciously, which also made him more sober.
Thinking back to what he just said, he had only one thought in his mind: he was going to be finished!
At this moment, Xiao Lingyi was alone and disheveled in the wind. He even wondered if Guris had been seduced by the demons, but he didn't expect that he would dare to dig a grave.
The grave they dug up was his ancestor's grave!
Gulis had already given up. "So what if you knew? Do you want to learn from me and dig graves too?"
Mu Qingli looked at Xiao Lingyi and asked, "How do we resolve this? Should I tell your father?"
Xiao Lingyi: "That's for sure!"
Gulis's originally arrogant face instantly collapsed after hearing the conversation between Mu Qingli and Xiao Lingyi. He looked at Xiao Lingyi's face carefully again, and his face instantly turned ashen.
He actually said in front of others that he had dug up his family's ancestral grave and listed all the things he had stolen from it.
God is killing me!
He wanted to escape, but the teleportation formation he had stolen from the ancestral tomb could only be used once, and he had already used it in the Nether Forest.
Besides, he just found out that his space bag was lost at some point, so he couldn't escape at all.
When Mu Qingli took out his lost space in front of Gulis, he felt even more hopeless.
But when he thought that Mu Qingli definitely couldn't open it, he felt relieved instantly.
But just a second after he felt relieved, Mu Qingli easily opened his space bag.
"No... Impossible! How could you open my space belt!"
But in the end, no one answered his question, and the three of them focused their attention on the space bag.
Mu Qingli scanned the space bag with his spiritual sense. There were quite a lot of good things in it. No wonder he didn't feel sorry to use them in the Nether Forest.
However, Mu Qingli handed all these things to Xiao Lingyi: "The things stolen from your family's imperial mausoleum should be handed over to you for safekeeping, but this thing... I think it's better to burn it."
Mu Qingli took out a scroll, which showed the second use of the Spirit Beast Heart.
The main reason is that this method can easily lead people astray. Human desires are endless. Perhaps this method is a magic formula to save people, but the disadvantages outweigh the advantages.
Rather than allowing this drawback to exist and cause chaos in the entire continent, it is better to eliminate it now.
Xiao Lingyi had the same idea. He didn't even want to bring the scroll back to the palace and just solve the problem on the spot.
"I'll take this man back first. Li'er, thank you for this matter. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have known that someone dared to rob the imperial tomb. I will report the truth to my father, and I believe he will reward you."
Xiao Lingyi picked up Gulis and planned to give him to his father for disposal.
"Why thank you? I was just trying to figure out where his method came from, and I stumbled upon it by accident.
However, since there is a reward, I will not hesitate."
Xiao Lingyi was stunned when he heard the latter part, then he laughed heartily: "I thought you were going to say you didn't want the award, so I wanted to persuade you. It's great that you have such awareness! You deserve it!"
Mu Qingli thought for a moment and then asked, "Are there any alchemists among your ancestors?"
"My great-great-grandmother was an extremely powerful alchemist. I guess he stole the scroll from my great-great-grandmother's tomb."
Xiao Lingyi was very familiar with the development history of the royal family. What he cared about most was the teleportation formation, which should have belonged to the royal-level formation, but there was no record of it now.
However, since this formation exists, he will definitely study it carefully in the future, and maybe he can actually figure it out.
After saying goodbye to Mu Qingli and Shangguan Xiyue, he brought Gulis back to the palace and went straight to his father without disturbing anyone.
Emperor Feiyu saw his son dragging someone over and was surprised: "Ling Yi, what's going on?"
Xiao Lingyi cut to the chase and revealed everything that Gulis had done.
Emperor Feiyu's face turned very ugly when he heard this. The imperial mausoleum was a very sacred place. He usually didn't dare let his guards set foot there, for fear of disturbing the peace of his ancestors.
Unexpectedly, even though he forbade anyone to set foot in, someone actually sneaked in. However, as the emperor, he couldn't bring himself to tear him apart, so he simply executed him immediately.
Guris cried bitterly and said that he was wrong, but he did not deserve to die. Xiao Lingyi slowly told the emperor about his intention to force Xiao Cui. The emperor was so angry that he changed his decision and ordered him to be executed by slow slicing.
Gulis didn't dare to say anything more, for he was afraid that if he continued, it would only lead to more pain. He didn't want to die, but he had to.
After dealing with Guris, the emperor looked at Xiao Lingyi again. After a long moment, he sighed:
“Originally, I thought it was the right thing to do to put the things of our ancestors into the imperial mausoleum to be buried with them.
But now I realize that our ancestors' purpose was to make those things useful.
I've decided to wait until the Four Nations Competition is over and convene a meeting of elders to discuss moving the items from the Imperial Mausoleum!"
After the emperor said this, he sent some more guards to strengthen the defense to prevent people like Guris from taking advantage of the loophole and sneaking in again.
"Father, my friend found the man. Don't you think he deserves a reward?"
Xiao Lingyi began to discuss with Emperor Feiyu.
The emperor glanced at Xiao Lingyi and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? Did I say I wouldn't give it to you? I've already prepared it. Take it!"
Oh, and these, didn't you say you formed a star team? I can't meet them privately, but I'll be able to meet them at the game the day after tomorrow. Give them some, it's not easy for you to make friends!"
Xiao Lingyi: "..."
Who said it’s not easy for him to make friends? He just doesn’t make friends easily. Why is he so unbearable in their eyes?
Although he thought so, Xiao Lingyi collected all the things his father handed to him.
"Father, the competition will be held the day after tomorrow. I need to practice in seclusion for two days. I'll take my leave now!"
Emperor Feiyu muttered something about crossing the river and destroying the bridge, then said, "Go, go!"
Xiao Lingyi bowed and left without staying any longer.
On the day when the Four Nations Competition began, all the members of the Star Team gathered together. Several players who participated in the initial individual competition were exempted from the test and entered the finals.
Mu Qingli distributed the gifts from his grandfather and Mr. Murong, and also received gifts from others.
What Pei Yan brought was even more heavyweight - the Imperial Rune.
Except for Shangguan Xiyue, all the elders of the other people prepared gifts.
Shangguan Xiyue didn't say it, but she secretly envied them in her heart.
"Sister Yue, what are you thinking about? We are here to stay. We are your family!"
Shangguan Xiyue glanced at Luo Ning and twitched the corner of her mouth: "Ningning, I know, thank you."
Luo Ning waved her hand nonchalantly: "Actually, I'm pretty much the same as you. My father married a stepmother and no longer cares about me and my brother. But since he doesn't care about me, I ignore him. This time, I got this gift by force! If he doesn't give it to me, I'll go and complain!"
Shangguan Xiyue burst out laughing, instantly forgetting her sadness. She reached out and pinched Luo Ning's cheek: "So cute."
"Who do you think will take first place in this individual competition?"
Xiao Lingyi walked over and asked the few people.
"Who are there in other countries? What are their cultivation levels?"
Mu Qingli didn't know much about other countries, and didn't even know which countries had directly advanced to the finals.
Murong Jingchen took out a piece of paper and handed it to Mu Qingli: "I have written down the list of finalists."
Mu Qingli glanced at him approvingly and slowly read the list -
【Tianlin Kingdom】
Mu Qingchen, fourth level of Spiritual Sect.
Mu Qingli, second-level spiritual master.
Pei Yan, a tenth-level spiritualist.
Shangguan Xiyue, a tenth-level spiritualist.
Gao Jingxiao, first-level spiritual master.
Gao Jingxiao is from the Gao family, one of the four major families. He happens to be twenty years old and is also studying at Qingyun College.
【Feiyu Country】
Xiao Lingwei: Spiritual Master Level 5
Xiao Lingyi: Spiritual Master Level 2
Murong Jingchen: First-level Spiritual Master
Xu Xinyi: Ninth Level Spiritualist
Jiang Xinling: Eighth Level Spiritualist
【Yue Ling Kingdom】
Gongsun Cheng: Spiritual Master Level 3
Luo Ning: Spiritual Master Level 10
Luo Yu: Tenth level spiritual master
Shen Mengqi: Seventh-level Spiritualist
Liu Xiaoran: Ninth Level Spiritualist
Liu Xiaoran is Gongsun Cheng's fiancée and someone Shen Mengqi particularly hates.
【Donglai State】
Duanmu Lanjiang: Spiritual Master Level 4
Duanmu Lancang: First-level Spiritual Master
Meng Fanlin: Eighth Level Spiritualist
Zhao Wenzhuo: Eighth Level Spiritualist
Sun Yuewei: Ninth Level Spiritualist
After roughly understanding everyone's information, Mu Qingli curled the corners of his mouth slightly. It seems that Tianlin Kingdom is going to make a comeback this time.
If it weren't for me and Shangguan Xiyue, the strength of Tianlin Kingdom would definitely have declined a lot. Just like my brother said before, the fifth place in the last session was an eighth-level spiritualist.
"My brother definitely takes first place, there's no doubt about that, but I'd like to fight for second place."
Mu Qingli looked down at the list, then looked at Xiao Lingyi: "Your brother is the strongest besides my brother. How do you think I compare to him?"
Xiao Lingyi actually stopped to think about it. He didn't think Mu Qingli was daydreaming at all. After all, Mu Qingli was already a second-level spiritual master. She had always been able to fight across levels. With Yun Xiao's assistance, it might be worth a try.
"You two split it in half."
Xiao Lingyi was not exaggerating; he was speaking from his heart.
Mu Qingli also felt very confident. After all, besides Yun Xiao, she also had Yun Ying.
"Is there a casino? I want to go place a bet."
Mu Qingli mentioned it briefly, and the eyes of the others lit up instantly: "Yes! And there are so many casinos in the Four Nations Competition. Let's go to different casinos!"
"How do you want to block it?" Luo Yu asked casually after adjusting his clothes.
"Let's bet on the top three. Right now, the top three favorites are Mu Qingchen, Xiao Lingwei, and Duanmu Lanjiang. Everyone is betting based on their strength."
Xiao Lingyi knew this more clearly because the royal family also set up a gambling house.
"Alright then, I'll also bet on the top three, in that order: Mu Qingchen, Mu Qingli, and Xiao Lingwei!"
Luo Yu made up his mind and didn't change it. He also asked the others for their opinions.
Everyone nodded in agreement, and the group dispersed to seven locations to place their bets directly, while at the same time avoiding the royal casino.
Xiao Lingyi saw this and felt a little touched.
Mu Qingli was not planning to invest more, and still invested 30 Black Mysterious Crystals as before.
The casino owner was startled by her: "Girl, did you vote wrong? One of the three people you chose is only a Level 2 Spiritual Master."
Mu Qingli smiled and said, "I am the second-level spiritual master. I believe in myself."
Seeing this, the boss didn't say anything more. After all, if you can get a good deal, you're a fool not to take advantage of it. He was very happy when someone gave him money.
He quickly took the black crystal and said, "It's a done deal. It can't be changed."
Mu Qingli smiled and said nothing more. He got the ticket and left.
The casino owner looked at his departing figure, a smile on his face, and followed the people behind him to complain:
"A person who is so arrogant like this will cry once in a while. A little girl actually thinks she can win over our Crown Prince Xiao. She is really too naive."
Xiao Lingwei often shows up in Feiyu Country and is loved by the people. If Mu Qingchen's strength was not so great this time, they would definitely put their own prince first.
It's a pity that the prince almost went to Qingyun Academy before, but was held back by something and didn't go. Otherwise, he would have reached the Spiritual Sect realm by now.
There was a woman standing behind the boss. When she heard him belittling Mu Qingli, she looked unhappy and punched him directly: "What? You look down on women? I'm telling you! Women are no worse than men!"
The boss was so smug that he forgot that the wife he married was a hot-tempered one. His expression suddenly changed:
"Wife, I'm not saying women are inferior to men, but there's such a huge gap between him and Crown Prince Xiao, and he actually said he could beat Crown Prince Xiao. Isn't that overestimating himself?"
His wife's expression brightened slightly after hearing his explanation: "That's their own business. You don't need to talk about it behind their backs."
"Okay, okay, I won't say anything. Anyway, I don't think he will win."
The boss's voice became weaker and weaker, and he finally stopped talking under the gaze of his wife.
Mu Qingli and a few others went to take a look at the first round of the competition. There were actually people at the Spiritualist level among them. It looked really boring. After watching for a while, they left.
The third day of the finals arrived. Although the remaining people were not very strong, they were almost all above the spiritualist level. Mu Qingli was lucky enough to meet the only survivor of the ninth level spiritualist in the first draw.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be an old acquaintance - Shen Shuyao.
Shen Shuyao and Shen Mengqi are both from the Shen family, but Shen Shuyao's talent is not as high as Shen Mengqi's, so she was not selected in the last Qingyun Academy selection.
Mu Qingli still remembered the conflict she had with her before. Fortunately, she had changed her appearance before, so Shen Shuyao did not recognize her.
However, when Shen Shuyao saw Mu Qingli's appearance, a hint of jealousy flashed in her eyes, but when she heard Mu Qingli's name, there was a hint of fear in her eyes. At the same time, she felt sour in her heart and felt very aggrieved.
Obviously, Mu Qingli was a waste laughed at by everyone before, but now he is even stronger than her. It is so unfair. Why is she so lucky?