Chapter 17: Li Zhengzhi, the best poacher

"No need, Grandpa Palace Master, I already have it."

Because he saw himself readily agreeing in his future vision, Li Zhengzhi took out a different style of forget-me-not ring.

He said that this one had larger internal storage space and was better than the one he was using now, and he wanted to exchange it with him.

Xingyuan reacted immediately when he saw this future scene.

My goodness, Li Zhengzhi is targeting himself.

But what expression would be on his face if he knew that Cai'er was the Reincarnation Saint of the Assassin's Temple?

Xingyuan thought secretly in his heart.

Seeing that it was almost time for the convoy to depart, Xingyuan said goodbye to Li Zhengzhi without saying anything more.

Going with Xingyuan to participate in the Demon Hunting Team selection competition were Lin Xin and some magic class graduates who were older than them and whom the two had never met before.

"Why aren't those people with us?"

Xingyuan looked at the vast majority of Magic Temple contestants heading in the other direction and couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Them?"

Lin Xin took a look and said, "They are level 4. They need to complete the assessment task of hunting down ten demons each to get the same qualification as us."

It turned out to be like this...

Xingyuan thought that it was no wonder that he felt like he was missing some process. It turned out that those of them who were at the fifth level could skip the assessment process and directly enter the qualifying round.

"After all, if we don't set a threshold for the number of participants who sign up for this grand event that is only held every five years, it might take several months to complete the event."

Xingyuan and Lin Xin looked in the direction where the voice came from. The person who spoke was a young wizard in a yellow robe.

"Excuse me, you two. I didn't mean to interrupt your conversation."

He smiled apologetically, "I'm Huang Yi. Like you, I'm a fifth-level player who signed up for the Magic Temple to participate in this year's Demon Hunter Team Trials."

"Brother Huang Yi."

As Lin Xin, who knew everything about Jialing Pass, naturally recognized him and immediately introduced him to Xingyuan.

Xingyuan was not interested in who was handsome and rich, what were the names of the elders in his family, what position he held in the temple, etc.

The only valuable information Lin Xin said was that Huang Yi was also an earth magician like himself.

It’s just that he is a pure earth element, while Xingyuan cultivates the three elements of earth, light and fire.

Of course, Xingyuan only called himself a dual-element mage of earth and light to the outside world, and did not bring up the fire element, for which he did not have a high affinity, just as a backup.

However, just when Lin Xin was about to introduce Xingyuan, Huang Yi smiled and waved his hand to indicate that it was not necessary.

"It has been many years since we have had a dual-element mage in the Magic Temple, especially one as gifted as the Xingyuan brothers who have become fifth-level magicians at such a young age. I remember the last one was our current temple master."

"Brother Huang Yi, you are overpraising me."

Since Lin Xin just said that this person is the grandson of an elder in the temple, it is not surprising that he knows of my existence.

"It's not an exaggeration at all."

Huang Yi shook his head slightly and stretched out his hand towards Xingyuan, "I always like making friends, especially outstanding young talents like you, Xingyuan and Lin Xin.

And I think with our strength, it is no doubt that we will pass the preliminary round of this Demon Hunting Team selection and become members of the Demon Hunting Team."

Huang Yi did not ignore Lin Xin and shook hands with him in turn.

“We are comrades and teammates on the same front, and it is necessary to maintain a good relationship.

After all, if there is an opportunity for cooperation between our demon hunting teams in the future, maybe we will have to act as matchmakers, cooperate for mutual benefit, and improve together. "Huang Yi also knew that if he rashly came to talk to the two people, it would easily arouse their suspicion and doubt, so he also frankly stated his purpose of making friends.

He hopes that he can be opponents with the two in the trials, but also become friends who can cooperate with each other after the competition.

"Hey, sure!"

"Ah."

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Huang Yi stopped disturbing the conversation between the two. After telling Xingyuan that he was looking forward to competing against him in the trials, he took his leave and returned to his own carriage.

The way they traveled was the same as when Xingyuan came to Jialing City eight years ago. They took a caravan passing by and went to the capital of the Temple Alliance, the Holy City.

Looking at Tan Wan standing on the side of the road and waving to the two of them, and a group of familiar and unfamiliar faces watching them leave, Xingyuan gave her a reassuring smile, telling her not to worry.

"Sister Wanzi, I will definitely come back to see you when I have time, don't miss me too much!"

Lin Xin leaned out of the window and said reluctantly, "My fellow junior brothers and sisters, the same goes for me. Even if I don't have time to come back to see you, I will let you hear the legend about me."

Xingyuan: “…”

Suddenly I want to spend money to buy a single carriage.

Tan Wan: “…”

No, you may not even pass the preliminary round, you might be back in two months.

But despite this, Tan Wan still forced himself to maintain a smile on his face, "Well, Lin Xin, you have to work hard too!"

……

The convoy finally drove out of Jialing City.

Xingyuan looked at the scenery outside the window, fiddled with the forget-me-not ring on his hand, and thought about Cai'er.

If nothing unexpected happened, Cai'er would have passed the first test of the Reincarnation Spirit Furnace and regained the ability to speak.

But what replaced it was the loss of the ability to see.

That is to say, blind...

Hearing the constant clanging sounds coming from behind him, Xingyuan turned around helplessly, looked at the carriage space that was mostly occupied by Lin Xin's various alchemical equipment, and found a clean place to sit down.

"Hey."

Xingyuan held his chin and asked, "Lin Xin, what are you going to do next?"

Lin Xin, who was grinding and adjusting the proportion of materials, looked up and asked curiously: "What should I do?"

"Of course, what about the competition?"

Xingyuan flipped through the silver and asked, "What if he really becomes a member of the Demon Hunting Group?"

In fact, Xingyuan was not worried that Lin Xin would not be able to pass this year's Demon Hunter Team selection.

After all, in the original plot, he didn't even know any offensive magic, but he still managed to pass the preliminary round with various tricks.

What Xingyuan really cares about is that if Lin Xin joins Long Haochen's demon hunting team in the future, how will he gain a foothold in the team if he has no attack magic at all?
You have to know that the biggest reason why Long Haochen's demon hunting team in the original world line could accept Lin Xin, a mage with "zero output", was that their team's output was seriously overflowing.

But now, their team's original highest output teammate, the assassin Cai'er, had been snatched away by him more than ten years in advance...

"Ah, there will always be a road when the car reaches the mountain, and there will always be a straight line when the bridge reaches the bow of the boat."

However, Lin Xin acted as if it didn't matter. "I have to pass the preliminary round first before I can consider the Demon Hunting Team."

(End of this chapter)