"Wait a minute——"
Suddenly there was a shout from behind the four of them, but the four of them ran away without stopping for a moment as if they had eaten shit. Even Ma Qizhi, who had just been ridiculed for being "stupid", knew that he was still lagging behind everyone at this time.
Yes, there is only that hateful guy!
"Don't run!" Sun Changming caught up and found that the four of them accelerated in unison!
"Each person has a third-level spirit insect, so you can enter the third level of the assessment!" Sun Changming roared, but the four people in front still didn't stop. Sun Changming was surprised: Are you so brave?
Everyone is so angry. Do you want you to be a good person? We could have broken into the third level with our own strength! You have snatched all the prey, and now you are here to harass us?
But after running, I had already reached the first floor, and if I went further, I really left the Xuanyou Cave. There was no chance anymore. Wanqianlai slowed down a few steps, and suddenly squeezed out a smile and asked Sun Changming who was following behind.
: "What conditions do you have, sir?"
"No conditions."
Although the person who asked the question came from Wanqian, the other three people all pricked up their ears - they were unwilling to give in after all.
But when Sun Changming said there were no conditions, the four of them didn't believe it. Wan Qianlai laughed dryly and said: "What is your purpose, sir? You might as well tell it in detail. You have done whatever you want in Xuanyou Cave, and we are all embarrassed, so please don't
If you plot against us again..."
What bad intentions could Sun Changming have? He suddenly felt that it would be boring to go to the third level of the Dragon and Snake Ranking without these people.
These few people are the real geniuses among this generation of monks, the ones with the most outstanding cultivation. They were all eliminated inexplicably, which is indeed unfair.
Moreover, Sun Changming could roughly grasp the current situation. A third-level spirit insect could allow them to enter the third level without spending a lot of money.
Of course, it would be unrealistic to say that there is really no selfishness at all. Sun Changming still hopes that Ma Qizhi can enter the third level. After all, Master Sun's original motivation for participating in the Dragon and Snake Ranking is to take over Master Liang's job and come to beat him.
His. Ma Qizhi was eliminated at this level. How could Sun Changming complete Master Liang's commission?
Sun Changming stated his purpose of doing this sternly, but he was a little scrupulous in the end. He did not point out that the biggest moneymaker behind the Dragon Snake List was the emperor of the day. He only said that he wanted to attack Ji Su, a treacherous person.
After these words were spoken, the one with the greatest sense of identity among the four was Li Wuming. In the first level, he was forced to cover his face and attack the concierge Jisu! But in the second level, among the four,
The worst thing was Li Wuming. He never wanted to mention this experience to anyone in his life!
So he was still a little hesitant about whether to accept Mr. Sun's "gift".
Wan Qianlai, the most pragmatic among the four, had already rubbed his eye circles red, and pretended to be touched: "I didn't expect that your Excellency turned out to be such a proud and proud man. This third-level spirit insect, I
Here comes the money!
Although I am the son of a businessman and do not dare to be compared with Mr. Sun, I still have inner perseverance. After taking this spirit insect and entering the third level together, I must follow the example of Mr. Sun and set an example, and I will never let Ji Su make money again.
Opportunity!”
Ma Qizhi cursed loudly in his heart, "I don't want Bilian anymore," he said so impassionedly.
Sun Changming was too lazy to pay attention to this. He took out four third-level spirit insects and threw them away: "You guys can decide for yourself. I'll take the first step."
Sun Changming went ahead, and when he reached the entrance of the cave, he flew up and disappeared into the light of the sinkhole.
Wanqian came to get a third-level spirit insect, but he secretly hoped that the other three people would have better save face and not the spirit insect. In this way, when he reaches the third level of the Dragon and Snake Ranking, the only real opponents are Sun Changming and that Meng.
Hebei, isn’t this a guaranteed top spot?
So he pretended to persuade: "I know some of you can't bear this tone..."
But Shui Linghua snorted lightly, rolled up his long sleeves and put away a third-level spirit insect: "Master Sun's heart-breaking words show that he is a person who focuses on righteousness rather than personal grudges.
A heroic figure. If we still care about our hypocritical personal appearance and waste your kindness, wouldn’t we be stupid?"
Li Wuming and Ma Qizhi actually nodded together and took away the remaining two third-level spirit insects.
Ten thousand dollars:???
Meng Hebei, who was at the back, happened to catch up and saw this scene. He walked past the four of them with a dull expression, and suddenly said: "You, the children of aristocratic families, can speak so high-sounding even if you are timid, I admire you!"
The four people's faces suddenly darkened.
…
Sun Changming also only befriended one third-level spirit insect. Ji Su had no expectations for him anymore. He just asked this guy not to do anything to trick him, but he didn't expect that this kid would be the first among all the cultivators.
Hand in the third level spirit insect!
After Sun Changming discovered that Ji Su smiled kindly at him, he felt that something was wrong. He went to Zhang Chunfa and asked, and he immediately regretted it. If he had known, he would not have given him this third-level one.
Zhang Chunfa comforted him: "Sir, you came out late. If you want to enter the third level steadily, you must have third-level spiritual insects."
When Song Gongquan waited until this moment, he was really panicked!
Most of the cultivators have come out, but his precious son is still missing. The men he arranged to assist his son have not come out either! He doesn't know that all of those men were killed by Lord Sun. No matter how he looks at it,
For example, Ma Qizhi couldn't find high-level spiritual insects, so he took the risk of going down to the fourth floor with his people, and then... didn't dare to think about it.
He saw Sun Changming coming out. Although he was very reluctant to talk to him, he still loved his son eagerly: "Master Sun, have you seen our prisoner?"
Sun Changming did not torture him: "Ma Qizhi will come out soon."
At this time, he felt that the third-level spirit insect given to Ma Qizhi was a bit of a loss, and said with a smile: "Ma Qizhi was able to enter the third level only because of my help. Master Song has always been clear about grudges..."
Song Gongquan had turned into an afterimage and went to the Tiankeng to guard his son.
Sun Changming cursed secretly: "Iron Rooster!"
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Four figures rushed up to the entrance of the sinkhole in almost no particular order! After Sun Changming left, the four of them divided the spirit insects, and after being mocked by Meng Hebei, they all rushed out. The closer they got to the entrance of the cave, the faster the four of them were:
Already realized, everyone turned in level 3 spiritual insects, so the order in which they exit the cave will determine their ranking in the second level assessment!
So everyone fought bravely to be the first.
The idiot Meng Hebei was still walking slowly. Suddenly, four figures flew past him. He slapped his head and chased after him. He chased him halfway and then slapped his head again: I'm chasing you.
Ah, what I turned in was a fourth-level spiritual insect. If you were ranked first, I would definitely be second.
No one expected that four people would rush up at the entrance of the sinkhole, and they didn't see clearly who came out first. But Song Gongquan was Lao Jianghu, and Fu Zhi shouted in his heart: "My Zhi'er came out first!"
He was a commander in the sixth level, a prison commander, and he did not hesitate to blow himself up and have an illegitimate child. How could the others have the nerve not to admit it? Don't worry about other things for now, you must keep your place to enter the next level.
Ji Su nodded first: "It was indeed Ma Qizhi who came out first."
Li Wuming and the other three cursed secretly, but they could only endure it, and then handed over the spiritual insects. Song Gongquan realized that what he just said was indeed useful, and he stroked his beard happily.
Finally, Meng Hebei slowly came up and handed over a fourth-level spiritual insect. Meng Hebei suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. He turned around and saw Zhang Chunfa staring at him fiercely with his little eyes. He couldn't help but feel inexplicable.
:What's the matter?
Ji Su knew that he was defeated this time. All of the thirty thousand cultivators were second-level spiritual insects. There were only five third-level spiritual insects, only one fourth-level one, and no fifth-level ones! The fifth prince must be very dissatisfied and want to sell the spiritual insects.
The money was used to make up for the deficit in the first level, and all plans failed.
Ji Su had already scolded this generation of cultivators in his heart: They are trash, they are all trash! There are so many people, and this is the only gain? I really wish I could be like the predecessor in history, who was on both the A and B lists.
There is a vacancy for you. This year's cultivators are not qualified to be on the Dragon and Snake List!
He had a sullen face and suppressed his anger. After all, there was still a hurdle to come, and he still had a chance to make a comeback.
He really couldn't understand. This year's cultivators were not weak, with many in the fourth and fifth realms. How could they gain so little?
Not making money means losing money. Ji Su was so depressed that he didn't even bother to personally check the ranking of the second level and let his subordinates deal with it. Meng Hebei actually came out on top with a fourth-level spirit insect and became the second place.
Off the top of the list!
Meng Hebei was surprised when he heard this ranking. He turned to look at Sun Changming and was puzzled: Sir, why have you captured so many fifth levels?
Zhang Chunfa was still glaring at him with his little eyes: "You are really stupid!"
Sun Changming ranked second, Ma Qizhi relied on his father's key words to rank third, followed by Wanqianlai, Shui Linghua, and Li Wuming.
After that, there are Zhang Chunfa, a group of poor cultivators. This list seems shabby even when listed. Except for the first few, among the thousand "excellent" cultivators selected for the third level, all of them are second-level cultivators who rely on getting out of the cave.
The order of ranking determines...
Ji Su cursed and turned away, continuing to go to the capital camp to "close" it.
Song Gongquan rolled up his sleeves and picked up Ma Qizhi and left in the air. On the way, Song Gongquan asked about what happened in Xuanyou Cave. Ma Qizhi told him one by one. He couldn't understand why Wang Jiuhai and the others went to provoke Sun Changming. They were obviously no match, so why would they risk their lives?
Song Gongquan recalled Wang Jiuhai's character and guessed the reason but did not tell his son. He also felt that his son's mentality might become a problem when facing Sun Changming, and he had to find a way to solve it.
Liang Yuzhi walked over with a smile on his hands, walked around Sun Changming a few times, and nodded repeatedly: "You kid, it's okay. How did you ruin that old dog Ji Su's good deeds? Tell me now!"
Sun Changming spoke righteously: "How could Mr. Liang accuse someone of innocence out of thin air? I respect the chief examiner very much. He holds the future of all of us cultivators on the list of dragons and snakes!" Before he could finish speaking, he couldn't help but huff.
He laughed out loud, then he pointed at the hundreds of Xiuzi around Zhang Chunfa and said, "Thanks to everyone for helping me."
He pulled Liang Yuzhi aside and whispered: "I have a big business deal with the fifth prince."
Liang Yuzhi's eyes moved. Of course she knew about the hookup between Jisu and the fifth prince: "Are you planning to cut off Hu Jisu's business?"
Sun Changming chuckled: "The ones Ji Su collected from the second level assessment were only one fourth-level and five third-level ones, and the rest were all second-level. What would he trade with the fifth prince? The fifth prince's fighting bug.
The competition won’t lack a large number of second-order spiritual insects, right?”
Liang Yu pointed out and said with a smile: "It's not easy for me to come forward directly in this matter, but I can introduce you to an intermediary."
Sun Changming said: "Thank you, sir, but this time...these brothers from poor families work very hard, so we cannot treat them badly, so my subordinates really can't give too much for their share."
Under Sun Changming's continuous misleading, Liang Yuzhi naturally thought that the reason why Sun Changming was able to intercept those high-level spiritual insects in the Xuanyou Cave, resulting in Jisu's harvest being greatly reduced, was because these nearly a hundred poor cultivators joined forces with him.
Let's besiege and capture spiritual insects together.
After all, to say that all the spirit insects were controlled by Sun Changming... was sensational, and Liang Yuzhi didn't think about it at all.
Although this secret will be leaked sooner or later, by that time, Sun Changming has probably completed the deal with the fifth prince, and has even ended the Dragon and Snake List and fled back to Mengjiang Dusi!
Even when Liang Yu pointed out the crime, Sun Changming also said: I never told you that they helped me catch him, it was all your own misunderstanding.
Liang Yuzhi swallowed. The scale of this business was huge. It was worth several million. It was a bit painful not to be able to pump water - it was enough to cover the expenses of the Jiaofang Division for half a year.
She still doesn’t know that this is not just a few million, but tens of millions...
She glanced at the plainly dressed poor cultivators beside her and sighed: "That's all, I'm not one of those corrupt officials. This time I'm just helping, not depriving you of any spiritual jade."
"Thank you, Sir!" Sun Changming's face was filled with gratitude, but her heart trembled. The more generous Sir Liang is at this moment, the angrier she will be when the truth is revealed in the future.
I'm afraid the excuse I just thought of won't work, so I'll have to think of another one.
On the way back to the city, Sun Changming found Zhang Chunfa. As the commander of Meng Jiang, he gave Zhang Chunfa a sum of public funds and asked him to settle everyone down.
Most of these poor cultivators, like Meng Hebei, live in inn woodsheds, warehouses, and even some ruined temples.
When they arrived at the gate of the city, Lord Liang Yuzhi left alone. Zhang Chunfa also took the poor disciples to say goodbye to Lord Sun temporarily. Then Zhang Chunfa grabbed Meng Hebei alone: ​​"What on earth do you mean?"
Meng Hebei was confused for a while: "Huh?"
Zhang Chunfa told everyone about their preparations to join Mengjiang Dusi, and then explained the reasons why everyone decided to do so, and asked Meng Hebei: "Are you coming? If you are willing to come, be smarter, if not, continue to go.
You and your sister live in someone else's woodshed."
Meng Hebei said coldly: "Aren't you asking the powerful and powerful to sacrifice their lives?"
Zhang Chunfa had the courage to curse him as "idiot" and then asked him: "Then what are your plans in the future?"
Meng Hebei was at a loss. He was unwilling to bend, or he stubbornly believed that as long as he surrendered to a certain big shot, he would "bend to serve the powerful". He took his sister all the way to the capital to participate in the Dragon and Snake Ranking, and naturally wanted to win
A good name achieves widespread recognition.
But as Zhang Chun asked, what happens next? Even if you really get on the top list, what should you do next? Normal people will use this reputation to choose a good future in the common sense. To put it bluntly,
, is also a kind of sale waiting for price.
But Meng Hebei still doesn't want to do this, so should he go back to his hometown and continue the hard life before?
Zhang Chunfa looked at him, shook his head, and patiently tried to persuade him: "No matter what you think, what you did in Xuanyou Cave this time was not authentic.
Let's follow Master Sun. You also understand Master Sun's ambition. He is not for himself, but to punish that Ji Su. Even Master Sun himself, after catching so many high-level spiritual insects, only surrendered one third-level spirit insect.
, but you have achieved level 4. Your ranking at the top of the list is equivalent to being earned by Master Sun for you."
Meng Hebei finally knew why Zhang Chunfa was glaring at him when he came out of the Xuanyou Cave. Thinking back on it... it seemed that something was wrong.
Zhang Chunfa sighed and turned away without wanting to say any more.
Meng Hebei also returned to the inn. In the woodshed, his sister was hungry and emaciated. She was hiding behind the firewood pile alone. When her brother was away, she was very lonely and scared in the capital. When she saw her brother coming back, she happily showed a sweet smile.
Smile: "Brother!"
Meng Hebei touched his sister's little face and felt a little shaken in his heart.
…
Ji Su's chief steward has been responsible for liaising with the fifth prince. After the second level assessment was completed as planned, he went to visit the fifth prince's retainers in the evening.
The retainer didn't even show up, and only sent a boy out with a very rude tone: "The deal is over! You will tell your master that our Highness is not a rag collector, and you, the Ji family, will not do it again in the future.
Come to the door of our Highness."
The butler was anxious and quickly grabbed the young man and stuffed him with the favor: "Please say a few kind words to Sir. Although there were some accidents this time, there are also a large number of spiritual insects. His Highness's insect fighting competition is always needed. Please
Your Highness offers you a price, it doesn’t matter if it’s lower, as long as we honor Your Highness.”
The boy went in and came out shortly after: "Sir, it's no need. His Highness has a new partner, and they have a large number of high-level spiritual insects. The following are the original words of my Highness:
Go back and tell your master that he is a waste! Such a great opportunity, Xuanyou Cave is full of high-level ones, but he only got tens of thousands of second-level ones to fool me? Let him get as far away as possible immediately, and then
If you dare to come to my door and pester me, I will definitely make you regret being born in this world!"
The chief steward was dumbfounded. After returning in a panic, he immediately sent the news to the master. When Ji Su learned about it, he became furious: "Check! We must find out who is behind this plot against me!"
But after that, it was not so smooth for him to use his connections in Jingying to convey information to the outside world. The old veterans in Jingying were all like monkey spirits, and they obviously no longer thought highly of Ji Su.
…
The next day, Sun Changming invited Wu Yuanji and Zhao Xiaoyao to accompany him to a hunting ground outside the city.
"Hunting" is an extremely popular activity among the elites of the capital. Basically...men who have no ability to hunt monsters alone in the realm of destruction spend several times the price to experience killing high-level people with a wave of their hands near the capital.
The pleasure of the monster. In the future, I will have the capital to brag to outsiders who don't know the inside story: I once killed a fifth-level monster alone, and so on.
The hunting ground is not far from Xuanyou Cave. It is an area of ​​undulating hills. The grass is taller than a person's head. There is a spiritual array on the outside to block the perimeter. A strong cage is built underground. After someone comes to hunt for the spirit jade, the hunting ground will select a customer.
The satisfied monsters are released, and then several overhauls secretly assist to ensure that the customer kills the monsters safely and happily.
When Sun Changming and the others arrived at the hunting ground, they were greeted by an elegant female cultivator in palace attire with two attendants: "Master Sun, right? His Highness has already given instructions. You are a distinguished guest and we must receive you well - please come with me, Your Highness."
Hunting."
Yesterday, through the introduction of Liang Yuzhi's intermediary, Sun Changming negotiated the price with a client of the fifth princes and made an appointment to come over for a face-to-face transaction today.
Faced with Sun Changming's identity, the fifth prince seemed to have some scruples. Instead of letting him go to the palace, he chose this hunting ground.
Walking in, Sun Changming found that he seemed to be the only one in the huge parade. The female cultivator in palace attire saw his doubts and explained with a smile: "We have a small cave spiritual array in the hunting ground, which can be changed at any time to simulate different environments.
And they are all real scenes of destruction in various places, guaranteed to be exactly the same as the real ones.
And we will absolutely keep our customers confidential, and there will be no low-level mistakes like different customers meeting each other in our hunting grounds."
Sun Changming's mind changed, he suddenly realized, and couldn't help but praise: "How brilliant!"
The female cultivator in palace attire smiled gently, and it was enough for Sun Changming to understand.
Everyone comes to the hunting ground to brag. The capital is so big, wouldn't it be embarrassing if we bumped into each other in the hunting ground...
The female cultivator in palace attire led them through a large moving formation and appeared in a wild forest with a northern style. As soon as everyone stood still, suddenly the mountain collapsed and the ground cracked on the side.
Huge boulders rolled down from the mountain peaks, the earth cracked on both sides, and red magma spewed and splashed below.
Then a desolate scream of a giant beast sounded from heaven to earth, and everything calmed down.
The female cultivator in palace attire smiled and said: "Every time His Highness comes, he will buy the highest-level hunting effect in our hunting ground: open the sky with one blow."
Chapter completed!