The crowing of cocks in the distance broke the silence of the village.
After breakfast, the contestants came to the lobby of the wooden building early.
The difference from before is that this time, except for contestants and staff, outsiders are not allowed to enter.
Mr. Hong stood beside me, his eyes always fixed on Jin Wushuang, who was holding a folding fan and closing his eyes to meditate.
I touched him lightly and whispered:
"Master Hong, there is no need for you to eliminate yourself in the first round. Everyone has his or her own destiny. Maybe I can beat that girl from the Gu sect?"
Mr. Hong turned his head and glanced at me, with a wicked smile on his face, and asked me:
"Do you believe this?"
I'm a little embarrassed, I really don't believe it.
Apart from anything else, she wields the power of poison, making it impossible for anyone to defend herself.
Don't tell me a thousand, you may not even be able to hold the cards firmly.
But I know that Mr. Hong once wanted to make a name for himself among thousands of families, and this opportunity was too rare for him.
After Mr. Hong finished speaking, he bumped me lightly with his shoulder, pointed at Jin Wushuang, and said:
"I'll help you get rid of that girl from the Gu sect. When the time comes, you must take care of Jin Wushuang for me. Otherwise, you will be disgraced to Old Wei's spirit in heaven!"
I sighed in my heart. Mr. Hong seemed to not care about anything, but in fact he had many things on his mind.
While he was talking, a jingling sound suddenly came from the door.
Turning around, he saw the girl from Gumen walking in from outside.
She looked around, and finally her eyes fell on Master Hong.
Then, she slowly walked towards Mr. Hong.
As soon as he arrived, he stretched out his white hand to shake hands with Mr. Hong.
Mr. Hong turned a blind eye, while the girl in silver curled her lips and said with a smile:
"You won't be so frightened by me, right? You won't even dare to hold my hand?"
"What am I afraid of you for?"
As Mr. Hong said, he shook hands with the Gumen girl.
But the Gu sect girl grabbed Mr. Hong's hand and refused to let go. She said with a proud smile:
"Don't forget our bet. If you lose, you have to say you like me and love me in public..."
Mr. Hong took his hand away and glanced at the other party:
"Like you? I don't even know your name, how could I like you?"
The girl from the Gu Sect was even more proud. She smiled so much that her branches trembled wildly. The silver jewelry on her body also jingled.
"Want to know what my name is? I'm in a good mood today, so I'll tell you. My name is Feifei!"
Master Hong suddenly smiled evilly, raised his eyebrows, and said in a somewhat provocative tone:
"Guess, what is my nickname?"
"What?"
The Gu sect girl asked curiously.
"My nickname is "Fantasy!"
The people watching nearby were watching the fun.
But as soon as Mr. Hong's words came out, everyone burst into laughter.
It took me a while to react before I understood what Mr. Hong meant.
After all, it’s Mr. Hong, and he actually has the intention to tease the opponent when the competition is about to begin.
The girl in silver was startled for a moment, but she immediately reacted.
She didn't show any anger, instead she smiled calmly and said:
"Okay, after you are eliminated, I will give you a chance. It depends on whether you dare or not?"
Just as he was talking, the wooden door behind was slowly pushed open.
Several security guards stood in formation on both sides of the wooden door.
Then, Liu Yunxiu, Luobei, and the Three Beauties from Central Yunnan came in. They were the organizing committee of this final.
Following them were Star Reaching Zhang and Zhang Fan, as well as several teams of referees wearing white shirts, vests and bow ties.
Seeing these people coming in, everyone immediately became quiet.
After everyone sat down, Liu Yunxiu looked at his watch and said to Zhaixingzhang:
"Lao Zhang, the time has come. Please do it!"
The front and rear doors closed slowly, and Zhaixing Zhang stood up and walked to a circular platform in the middle.
He looked solemn, glanced at everyone, and said:
"The river is the eye, and the lake is the mouth. There are thousands of gates in the rivers and lakes. Since the creation of the sky in Pangu and Nuwa created human beings, Master Fuxi has set up the first gate between heaven and earth, the Qianmen. The rivers and lakes flow, and the stars move.
Over the past hundred years, our Qianmen have evolved from the Qianmen. As a member of the Qianmen, we should inherit the skills of the Qianmen, so that we can be worthy of our ancestors. Today, I, the Qianmen, have thirty-six thousand hands to inherit the skills of the ancestors.
A star-catching conference will be held. Thousands of sects and thirty-six Tiangang hands will be arranged one after another to preach for the ancestors!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he met at the corner of the wall facing south and north. Two staff members slowly took off the red cloth on the wall.
Only then did I realize that this wall was actually hollowed out. On it were written in black characters on mahogany the names of previous stars.
I specifically searched for it, and the name of the previous Merlot was clearly on the list.
It's just that there is a red circle drawn on his name. It means that my father has passed away.
At the top is a carved wall chart of Fuxi's Questions.
Reaching for the Stars Zhang Ze continued:
"This is the list of the previous star-catchers. After everyone ranks, your name will be engraved on it. It can be regarded as leaving a valuable piece of information for my Qianmen..."
Now, it is up to me to announce the rules for this final.
"In the first round, there is a match-up. There are a total of eighteen groups, and the winner advances to the waiting area. The eighteen people in the losing area can challenge anyone in the winning area to hit the top eighteen. Each person only has one chance to challenge.