Under the leadership of Tan Xinmeng, Qianyu and the others arrived at the guest room of the City Lord's Mansion. There were many empty rooms here, and Qianyu and the others had one room each.
"Beauty, I'm here for the first time and I'm not familiar with the place. Can you arrange for someone who knows the way to take me around the city?" The honest monk asked with a smile as he had nothing to do.
"Of course." Tan Xinmeng immediately arranged for a servant to take the honest monk shopping.
"Master, you guys need to rest first. My father told me that I have something to do. I'll see you later." Tan Xinmeng smiled playfully and left the guest room.
After the honest monk left, Qianyu was much cleaner. Xu Shouyi did not dare to go back to his room to rest alone. His reason was: "Wu Yue is a very vengeful person, and he must avenge himself. If I live alone, I will probably be killed by Wu Yue."
Moon kills.”
"Then you move over and live with me so that we can take care of each other." Qianyu also wanted to be on the safe side.
"Then...can we sleep together?" Xu Shouyi asked sheepishly.
"Sleeping together...isn't it necessary?" Qianyu said with an embarrassed look.
"You're such a fellow Taoist, I always like to hug someone when I sleep, so that I feel safe and can fall asleep."
"Do you still have this habit?" Qianyu heard this for the first time.
"Yeah." Xu Shou nodded, "I was often bullied when I was a child, and when I grew up, I was also the target of oppression by my peers, so every time I went to bed, I would always think of the scene of being bullied, and I was often so scared that I couldn't sleep. Only
Only by hugging others can I feel safe and not have nightmares."
"You are a disciple of Yuheng Dojo. Who dares to bully you? Yuheng Dojo has great influence in the East China Sea." Qianyu was a little confused.
"It was the senior brothers and sisters from Yuheng Dojo who bullied me. They disliked my background and called me a bastard..."
"This is too abominable!" Qianyu felt unhappy when he heard it.
"Fellow Daoist Qian, have you heard of Bu Zheng Chun, the largest brothel in Liuyun City?"
Qianyu shook his head. He never paid much attention to places like brothels.
"My mother was a prostitute in Bu Zheng Chun. After she gave birth to me, she threw me in the garbage. I was raised by beggars."
Qianyu listened with rapt attention and felt pity for Xu Shouyi.
"I have known since I was a child that I am different from others. I have regarded the ridicule and bullying I suffered as a necessary part of life. In order to be like an ordinary practitioner, I practiced hard and relied on my own efforts to pass the exam at Yuheng Dojo.
I passed the assessment and became a disciple of Yuheng Dojo. I thought my life would change because of this, but I was too naive. The ridicule and bullying did not decrease at all, just because I am the son of a prostitute, so no matter what I do, I will be laughed at.
Right?" Speaking of the emotional part, Xu Shou burst into tears, which made Qian Yu feel distressed.
Qianyu has never seen his parents since he was a child, and was adopted by his adoptive father when he was an infant. He was also the target of insults by his friends when he was a child. The pain of being laughed at and bullied is very similar to Xu Shouyi.
"Just because I'm different from them, should I suffer all this? Are all my efforts in vain?" Xu Shouyi asked crying. He looked at Qianyu as if he was questioning the whole world.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry for being a human being." Xu Shouyi cried bitterly, and Qianyu fell into silence.
"There is no need to apologize for being a human being." After pondering for a long time, Qianyu patted Xu Shouyi's shoulder gently and said softly: "If you are different from ordinary people, then be different. The world is complicated.
Colorful. If everyone were the same, wouldn't the world be extremely boring? It is precisely because of your existence that this world has a different color."
"Really?" Xu Shou stopped crying, and hope rekindled in his eyes.
"Believe me and live well."
"Fellow Taoist Qian, I want to apologize to you."
"Why?"
"The reason why Wu Yue killed me was because I scolded him intentionally, not because he didn't like me because he killed me..." Xu Shou told the truth, "Actually, I took the initiative to find him because I wanted to die in his hands and end everything completely.
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"Let what has happened go away." Qianyu continued to comfort, "I will protect you tonight, so you can sleep peacefully."
"No need, fellow Taoist Qian, thank you for your comfort, which gave me the courage to live. I can face the future life alone." Xu Shou thanked him and returned to his room to rest.
Qianyu sat cross-legged to recuperate his body and mind. The battle with Tan Xinmeng consumed a lot of energy.
An hour later.
"Dong dong dong!"
Someone knocked on the door.
"Master, it's me, I have something to do with you." Tan Xinmeng's voice came from outside the door.
"Come in." Qianyu had almost recovered. When he saw Tan Xinmeng, he asked, "What does the disciple want from me?"
"Two things." Tan Xinmeng said with a smile, "The first is to introduce you to the opponents you will face on the carnival day. The second is that my father wants to talk to you."
"How did you know I was at the carnival day?"
"Master, the carnival day is jointly organized by the City Lord's Mansion and the four major families. My father has a detailed list of contestants, and your name is among them."
"No introduction is needed, the important thing is participation. Whether you win or lose, it doesn't matter to me." Qianyu doesn't attach much importance to ranking.
Tan Xinmeng objected: "That won't work. You are my master now. If you are defeated on the carnival day, I will also be embarrassed. Master, if you lose, the people in the city will laugh at me."
"Uh..." Qianyu laughed dryly, "Then introduce your opponent."
"The opponents that threaten you this time mainly come from the four major families. They are Xiao Yuan of the Xiao family, Yanhe of the Yan family, Shuixi of the Shui family, and Ye Ling of the Ye family."
"How many people are participating in this competition?"
"Probably more than three hundred thousand..."
"More than three hundred thousand, and only four people threaten me?" Qianyu was a little dumbfounded.
"In the first round, at least 250,000 people can be eliminated. In the second round, 50,000 people can be eliminated, and there will never be more than ten people who reach the third round."
"The elimination rate is so high?"
"Of course, the Universe Stone is a rare treasure that can only be found in a thousand years. It is definitely not that easy to get. Judging from the results of previous years, the most likely winner this year is Yanhe from the Yan family. He was the runner-up in the last carnival day.
Two years ago, he was only sixteen years old and originally did not meet the requirements for the competition. His father gave gifts to the other three major families and also to my father, so we agreed to make an exception and give him a place."
"Sixteen years old?" Qianyu sighed, "It's true that a hero comes from a young age."
"He is eighteen years old this year, which is exactly the age for competition. The biggest obstacle to your winning the championship is him."
"What's his strength?"
"Two years ago it was the early stage of Yuanyang Realm..."
"What?" At the age of sixteen, he is in the early stage of Yuanyang Realm. Such talent is beyond the reach of Qianyu.
"Now that he has practiced hard for two years, he is estimated to have reached a higher level of cultivation." Tan Xinmeng analyzed, "Master, there is no need to envy him. He is half of the Lei Ling clan. His cultivation has advanced so quickly. He should be in line with the inheritance of the Lei Ling clan.
It has a lot to do with it.”
"Thunder Spirit Tribe..." Qianyu has dealt with people from the Thunder Spirit Tribe and has some understanding of their methods.
"What about the three people from other families? What kind of cultivation are they?"
"Xiao Yu'an, twenty-four years old, in the middle stage of Yuanyang realm. Shui Xi, twenty-four years old, in the middle stage of Yuanyang stage. Ye Ling, twenty-four years old, in the late stage of Yuanyang stage."
"Is Ye Ling the strongest in cultivation?"
"He majors in defensive skills, and his attack power is not very strong. The ones with the strongest attack power are Xiao Yu'an and Yan He. Shui Xi is known for her agility in body skills. By the way, she is also very strong in spirit gathering skills. She is a third-level gatherer.
Spiritual Master. Master, do you know how to gather spiritual skills?"
"Know a thing or two."
"That's troublesome. The first round of assessment is a competition of spirit gathering skills. Master, you must not lose in the first round."
"Don't worry, if you are eliminated in the first round, how can I dare to be your master?"