Chapter 243 Drawing Lots [Two in One]

Inside the Zhuxie Yamen, everyone gathered together to discuss the ownership of these things.

"I hope to give some of the gold and silver to the silver-guarding monster. It has done me a great service this time. I promised to give it some of the treasure when we find it." Liang Yue said.

"No problem." Chen Su made the decision, "Anyway, the Silver Guardian Monster is at the animal farm and belongs to the court. I'll discuss it with the Ministry of Rites. Under clear supervision, it should be okay to store several hundred thousand taels with it. If needed, we can also take it out."

After a pause, he continued, "You guys can't use the remaining spiritual plants with aphrodisiac effects, right?"

As he looked around, every time he looked at a person, that person would wave his hands repeatedly, "No need, no need."

At this moment, if there was any hesitation, it would be easy to fail on the spot. Several men shook their heads very firmly.

"Then we'll hand them all over. The next thing is this immortal seed, which we must keep." Chen Su said, "Since Liang Yue found it and now he has to participate in the selection battle, why not let him refine it."

Hearing Chen Su say this, Liang Yue felt relieved. At least it showed that the Zhuxie Yamen was very fair and would not embezzle the treasures you had obtained.

But at the same time, there is also a hint of regret, because it is impossible to refine two seven-colored vines at the same time.

You can either refine just one root, or combine all seven roots into one and refine it into the legendary complete seven-color mixed vine. Liang Yue has already refined the blue fairy vine and has made many contributions in previous training.

At this moment, he was unable to refine the Yellow Immortal Vine.

After thinking for a while, he said, "Uncle Chen, everyone, I think this immortal vine should be given to the person who needs it the most."

"Huh?" Everyone looked at him. Could it be that with the immortal seed in front of him, he still wanted to refuse?

"I practice martial arts, and I just broke through the fifth realm not long ago. The essence of the sun and the moon entered my body, and I have the power of diamond indestructibility." Liang Yue clenched his fists and showed his cultivation. "This actually has some overlap with the power of the Yellow Immortal Vine. It would be a bit of a waste to give this vine to a warrior. I suggest giving it to Senior Sister Wen. She has excellent sword skills and is almost invincible among her peers. The only weakness that may be considered is her close combat strength. If she has this vine to protect her body, she will be invincible."

"This..." Chen Su frowned and said, "What you said makes sense. If we want to make the best use of it, then maybe it is true. But you have to know that immortal seeds are something that can only be encountered by chance but not sought after..."

I think it’s okay, Liang Yue thought silently in his heart.

From his point of view, if a enlightenment tree could pop up in his house while he was sleeping, it wouldn't be so impossible.

And he wouldn’t feel bad about giving it to Senior Sister Wen.

Wen Yifan listened to Liang Yue's words, but shook his head repeatedly, "You can't let your emotions get the better of you. Although this seven-colored vine is only one of the branches of the immortal species, it is also an important aid. Since you have a chance to get it, you shouldn't give up."

"Senior Sister Wen." Liang Yue said resolutely: "I made this decision after careful consideration. It is the best choice for our Evil Slaying Division. For the sake of victory in the battle to seize the city in the future, I don't think you should refuse."

"Junior Brother Liang, what you said makes sense." Shang Yunhai nodded and said, "If Junior Sister Wen feels that she owes him something, she can compensate him when she has the chance in the future."

Wen Yifan looked at Liang Yue, his eyes flickering slightly.

Liang Yue smiled again: "It really doesn't matter, it's the same whether I give it to you or to me."

"Okay." She finally agreed softly.

……

A few days passed in a flash, and it was the day for the selection battle to begin. The venue was chosen to be the large military training ground outside the city.

There will be no competition arena on the first day, just an opening ceremony. All those who have registered to participate will be gathered together to be informed of the rules of the selection and to draw their opponents.

Flags are waving on the martial arts field.

When the young men from the Zhuxie Yamen arrived, there were already about a hundred people inside. Wen Yifan, Shang Yunhai, and Liang Yue, as soon as these three appeared, they immediately attracted the attention of the whole audience.

Of course, it’s mainly Senior Sister Wen.

As the current second on the Young Unicorn List and the first on the Nine Provinces Yin Dynasty, she was almost certain to have a spot, and with her stunning appearance, she naturally attracted attention. Moreover, young people from the Xuanmen branch would also regard several Xuanmen disciples as their core.

The crowd will unconsciously divide into several circles. The front group is centered on Qi Yingwu from the academy, the right group is centered on Chen Xuanjiu from the Zen sect, and the left group is centered on Wu Handing, the young master of the Whale Sect.

As soon as the people from Zhuxie Division arrived, a group of people immediately gathered around.

"I am Li Chuanyun from Yunyang Temple in Wanren Mountain. Nice to meet you senior brothers." A young man in Taoist robe was the first to salute.

"Xizhou Xuanhe Sect, Fang Chong, the sect's inheritance comes from the Hualong lineage."

"Nine Swords Gang, Chen Zhiyuan, master from the Yujian Sect."

"..."

After the group of young people greeted each other, they began to chat with each other, but the three people from the Zhuxie Division in the middle said very little. They mainly served as a banner. Apart from the Xuanmen disciples, no one could unite these Taoist practitioners.

At this point, Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism and martial arts are clearly distinguished.

In addition, there are some small groups with smaller numbers, such as the few royal family members around Prince Jiang Yan of Dinggou, who all seem to be weak.

After Jiang Zhenye lost his power, Jiang Yan's expression was not as high-spirited as before. When he saw Liang Yue appear, a hint of hostility flashed in his eyes.

After a while, I heard a gong sound, clang -

Everyone quieted down upon hearing the voice, and then an important court official in red and purple official robes slowly appeared. Liang Yue was quite familiar with this person, as he was the Minister of Rites Xu Zhan'ao.

"Thank you all, young heroes, for being willing to contribute to Jiuzhou and participate in the battle to seize the city."

Xu Zhan'ao didn't say much when he came up. After a few simple greetings, he started announcing the rules directly.

"The selection for this city-capturing battle adopts the simplest arena competition system. A total of 126 people signed up. According to the original plan, we will let the six geniuses ranked in the top ten of the Young Unicorn List have a bye for the time being. The remaining 120 people will be divided into four levels according to their cultivation level. Level A will fight against level D, and level B will fight against level C. The winners will compete in this way again. After two rounds, the six who had a bye will participate again and have a showdown. After two more rounds, there will be nine people left, and we will select seven regular personnel and two additional personnel from them."

Liang Yue listened to this competition system and thought it was reasonable.

The top ten players on the Young Unicorn Ranking were definitely the biggest seeded players, so it was normal for them to have two byes. A-level players playing against D-level players could avoid strong confrontations to the greatest extent possible, so as to avoid any regrets.

After all, the selection battle is not for entertainment, but to truly select the strongest players to fight. There is no need to create a plot that makes the strong players eliminated early in an unexpected way to attract attention.

If one cannot even defeat an opponent whose cultivation is obviously lower than his own, it means that this person's combat power is indeed weak enough, and it is normal for him to be eliminated.

"Although you must do your best on the stage, you must also be careful not to kill or injure your opponent intentionally. The former four handsome men and three strange men will serve as judges to supervise the fight and protect your safety."

"Now, please ask those whose names are called to come up to the stage and draw their own cards. Those who draw the same cards will be the opponents in the next battle."

After Xu Zhan'ao quickly announced the rules, he walked down the platform. Several of his officials came up to the platform and placed four boxes there, each with the words "甲乙丙丁" on it.

Liang Yue's current cultivation level is 30th on the Young Lin List, but in this rating, he is undoubtedly top-notch.

His name was called soon, and he went up and drew a card from the "A" box. Their opponents would be the people in the "D" box.

After drawing the lot, Liang Yue took a look at the wooden sign in his hand. There were three small words engraved on it: "Fifty-eight".

That means he will be ranked 58th, and there are only 60 rounds of matches for 120 people, which is a very low number.

Everyone kept their own cards very secret, for fear that if they were leaked, the enemy would have the opportunity to investigate them and take countermeasures in advance, so no one knew who their opponent was.

Just as he was looking around, the name "Lin Fenghe" was called on the stage.

No one responded to the first call. The official who called the name called out again, "Lin Fenghe?"

This time, there was a gust of wind in the distance, and a figure suddenly floated onto the stage. Lin Fenghe, with a stern face, took out a sign from the box without saying a word.

But he did not leave immediately afterwards. Instead, he raised the sign into the air and said loudly: "My name is Lin Fenghe, and I was born in Xuanmen Bagua City. My ranking is twenty-third. No matter who is my opponent, you can start studying me now... although it is useless."

After saying that, he leaped into the sky and flew away on the wind again.

"..." Leaving everyone on the ground in complete silence.

"Is this person also a disciple of Xuanmen?" Someone nearby couldn't help but ask, "Has he always been so arrogant?"

Wen Yifan, Shang Yunhai and Liang Yue shook their heads at the same time and said in unison: "Not very familiar!"

……

After drawing the lots, they went back to the Zhuxie Division. When they came back, they saw Lin Fenghe squatting on the flower bed in the yard, wondering what he was thinking about.

"Brother Lin?" Liang Yue asked in confusion, "Why are you squatting here?"

Lin Fenghe raised his chin and said, "There is someone on the roof."

When they looked up, they discovered two figures standing on the roof of the attic in front of them, one on the left and one on the right.

It turned out that his territory was occupied by someone, so he had no choice but to go to the flower bed.

The two figures were also somewhat strange. The man on the left was tall and slender, wearing a plain wide robe, with an elegant demeanor, and a hideous ghost mask on his face.

The person on the right was wearing a dark green flowing gauze dress. She was tall and slender, with long hair draped over her shoulders. Her neck was like a beautiful jade, her shoulders were like carved porcelain, her eyebrows were thin and straight, her eyes were round and moist. Her appearance was heroic yet charming. She was a beauty that was stunning at first sight.

The two just stood facing each other in silence.

Many people below were looking up, not knowing what was going on.

It was Chen Su who was standing in the middle of the courtyard who spoke first, "You two have been standing here for half an hour. Come down and have some tea."

"Not tired." The man with the ghost face responded indifferently.

"He is not tired, and I am not tired either." The woman in green said immediately.

"I'm tired, okay?" Chen Su said, "My neck is sore from watching you guys, can you guys come down?"

"Okay." The man with the ghost face said, "You go first."

"Why?" The woman in green snorted, "You go first."

"Look, you just want to argue with me about everything." The man with the ghost face said, "Even if it's meaningless."

"Even if you know it's meaningless, you still refuse to give up fighting, right?" said the woman in green.

"Let's go down together, okay?" Chen Su said helplessly, "The children are watching us, please stop doing this."

"Okay, let's go down together." The man with the ghost face nodded.

The woman in green also said, "Okay."

After saying that, the two of them jumped together and then landed back to their original places.

The man with the ghost face laughed and said, "See, I knew you were lying. You definitely won't go down obediently."

"Why would I lie to you? Because I knew you would lie to me." The woman in green sneered, "You really don't tell the truth."

"I can't lie to you anyway, so what does it matter whether you tell the truth or not?" said the man with the ghost face.

"Just know that you can't fool anyone." The woman in green snorted.

"You fooled me, you fooled me!" Chen Su shouted from below, "You are almost a hundred years old in total, can you be more mature? Why are you still doing this?"

Xu Luzhi, who was watching this scene from below, also wondered, "Why is no one willing to land first?"

"It's not that they are unwilling to land, it's that they are unwilling to admit defeat." Liang Yue said.

"Why do you give up as soon as you land?" Xu Luzhi was very puzzled.

"It's obvious from looking at them that they have a lot of love, hate, and emotions, and their relationships are very complicated," Liang Yue said.

Wen Yifan looked over and said softly, "You understand a lot."

"I don't understand at all." Liang Yue quickly shook his head.

The two argued for a long while, and finally, after Chen Su's mediation, they landed together, walked into the house together, and sat down together. No one was willing to take the lead, nor was anyone willing to fall behind.

"Come here, you probably haven't seen these two before. They were also among the four handsome men and three strange men back then." Chen Su introduced, "Ugly Tanhua and Drunk Qingyi."

"It turns out to be you two seniors. I have long heard of your great names." The younger generations hurriedly saluted.

"Oh, no need to be so polite." The ugly scholar casually took out a handful of green leaves and said, "I begged for these Xumi leaves from the Mianbi Temple not long ago. They are not expensive. I will give them to you as a gift."

"Thank you, senior!" The younger generations quickly bowed and expressed their gratitude.

Seeing this, Zui Qingyi immediately took out a bunch of small jars and said, "I got this wind-listening insect from Nanzhou. I usually use it for self-defense when I am on a mission."

This gift seemed a little more precious than the Xumi leaf. The ugly scholar frowned slightly under his mask and took out a bottle of pills. "This enlightenment pill can increase your understanding. Take it and eat it for fun."

Not willing to be outdone, Zui Qingyi took out a jar of wine and said, "This is a gift from the spirit monkey. Drink a glass when you are enlightened to the Tao, and it will increase your affinity with the Tao."

The ugly scholar stood up suddenly and took off his shoes. "My Tianmen shoes are ranked on the list of immortal items. They can help me rise to the top and reach the sky in no time..."

Zui Qingyi got up and started to take off her flowing gauze skirt, "I..."

“Hey hey hey—” Chen Su hurriedly stopped them, “You two, we both have the same intention, there’s no need to compare. If you keep going like this, both of you will have to go out naked.”

After much persuasion, he persuaded the two to return and gave each of them a gift. Afterwards, he rubbed his temple and asked, "Which genius came up with the idea of ​​asking you two to go together to do something?"

"Humph, originally I was the one going on this mission, but he insisted on coming along." Zui Qingyi said.

"It was obviously my turn to take action, but you insisted on snatching it, and in the end it became two of us." The ugly scholar retorted.

"That's enough! That's enough!" Chen Su slapped the table twice and said, "Tell me what you found out."

The two of them looked at each other and said at the same time: "There's a spy from Jiuyang sneaking into this selection battle!"

　Good morning.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)