"I told you to give up when you meet Fang Hui, but now I take it back." Lei Ming said with a bitter smile, "It turns out that you have already broken through the middle stage of the spirit body, and your combat power is on the same level as him. Even if you can't beat him, you won't.
A big defeat."
"Yes, Xu You, it turns out you are so powerful. I used to be with you every day, and I didn't feel anything at all, and it was nothing. But suddenly we saw such a big gap between you and us. We don't know why, but we suddenly felt empty.
." Lei Zhen blinked and said.
He seemed to have remembered something, and quickly explained: "We are not jealous of you, Xu You, we are brothers, there is no jealousy, and you are far more than us in terms of talent and hard work. With your current cultivation
That’s right. I just feel like I’m far away from you all of a sudden. I don’t know if I’m right to describe it this way..."
His voice became softer, and he sounded like a child, a little scared and a little uneasy.
The other Lei family members nodded silently.
Xu You finally understood and couldn't help but sigh.
He had actually thought of this situation a long time ago, or in other words, he had thought of it a long time ago.
As his cultivation level improved, it was natural for him to become farther and farther away from Lei Ming and others. No one would see the family leader Lei Zhenshan laughing and scolding all day long with the ordinary disciples in the early stage of the spiritual body.
What's more, he will leave the Lei family one day. Although his friendship with Lei Ming is sincere, it will eventually turn into memories...
Xu You shook his head, not thinking about these illusory things, but asked with a smile: "Are we still brothers?"
"Of course, we will be brothers for life." Lei Ming answered.
Lei Zhen and others also nodded vigorously, their eye circles slightly red.
"Since we are brothers, don't say such boring things. After I defeat Fang Hui and the test is over, let's go drink wine together, go to a brothel, gamble on dice, find a few girls to have sex with, and keep getting drunk!"
Xu You chuckled, his face full of pride.
Lei Ming, Lei Zhen and others' eyes lit up.
If Xu You said that I am still your brother and will not be estranged from you, no matter how sincere he is, they will not be too touched. But as soon as these hobbies were mentioned, they suddenly felt that the person who we usually play with is flesh and blood.
The boy is back again, and the unfamiliar distance is gone.
"This is our brother. Damn it, if you act like a master, I don't even know what to call you." Lei Ming smiled and punched Xu You hard on the shoulder.
"I just like visiting brothels..." Lei Zhen drooled and laughed excitedly, which seemed particularly harsh.
Many of the disciples around heard this and cast contemptuous looks at him.
If you go to a kiln, just go to a kiln. Do you have to be successful like a grandma?
"How many are you looking for? Xu You, please say it again, I didn't hear you clearly just now." Suddenly, a clear voice sounded, and accompanied by the fragrant breeze, Lei Qinglan walked over, her face didn't look right.
"Xu You, I have a stomachache and I have to go to the bathroom right away. You have a conversation with Miss Qinglan first." Lei Ming reacted very quickly and immediately patted Xu You on the shoulder, and he disappeared.
Seeing that the situation was not right, Lei Zhen and others immediately shouted the collective slogan "Let's go to the toilet too" and dispersed like birds and beasts.
In an instant, Xu You was left alone.
"Uh, Miss Qinglan, I just said that I would like to find a few... young men to have fun together. Do you want to come and join us?"
…
Soon, as the competition passed, it was almost evening again.
At this time, the cultivation level of the disciples who are still participating in the competition are all above the middle stage of spiritual body, and most of them are core disciples. Only a small part of the ordinary disciples can continue to stay on the field.
Even the competition venue has been moved from four to one. After all, there are far less disciples in the middle stage of the spirit body than there are in the early stage, and as the cultivation level becomes stronger, a wider range is needed to display it.
After Feng Chen, Xu You played twice more, but he faced only middle-stage spiritual body disciples, and his opponents automatically gave up at the first opportunity.
Fang Hui also played twice. I don't know if it was a coincidence or what happened, but he faced the core disciples of the Lei family who were at the peak of the middle spiritual body.
The two core disciples of the Lei family did not voluntarily admit defeat, but insisted on competing. Naturally, the result was that they were defeated instantly by Fang Hui without any suspense.
Perhaps because of resentment, Fang Hui's attacks were very severe. After the two core disciples of the Lei family stepped down, they lost the ability to continue the assessment.
This also forced the second elder Lei Wancheng to remind him by name. Fang Hui just nodded in agreement, not sure if he took it to heart.
After a few more rounds, it finally got dark.
"Brother Lei Qinglan, Fang Hui comes on!" Suddenly, the voice of the referee rang out.
Lei Qinglan stood next to Xu You. Hearing this, he glanced at Xu You and whispered: "I'm going up."
Xu You didn't speak, just nodded.
Fang Hui's stone face finally had an expression. He gave Xu You a meaningful look and strode into the field to stand still.
Lei Qinglan slowly walked to stand opposite him, her beautiful face very calm.
"Miss Qinglan is only in the middle stage of her spiritual body, so she is definitely no match for Fang Hui, but I guess Fang Hui will show mercy for the great elder's sake."
"That should be the case. Even if you don't look at the elder's face, Miss Qinglan is just a girl. She can't bear to be cruel."
Everyone was paying attention to these two focal figures and talking in low voices.
"Dongfang, why don't you tell Fang Hui to be careful and give Qing Lan a decent chance to step down? It's best to have a draw." On the south side of the field, Lei Zhenshan was silent for a day and finally spoke.
Although the assessment is all based on rules, you can't be ungrateful at all. What's more, it's the daughter of the great elder, so it's normal to take care of her.
"No need." Lei Dongfang shook his head seriously, "If I do this, Qinglan will blame me, not to mention that she has to take care of a family assessment. How will she grow in the future."
"Yeah." Lei Zhenshan didn't insist, nodded and said, "Just make up your mind."
Fang Hui listened to everyone's discussion with a cruel smile on his face.
It is true that he cannot be cruel, and he does care about the majesty of the great elder, but if he does not teach Xu You a painful lesson, wouldn't his majesty and the words he said last night become a joke.
This needs to be within the tolerance limit of the great elder, and at the same time, Xu You needs to feel angry, regret and blame himself.
It may be difficult, but Fang Hui can't help it, he already has an idea.
As for hurting Lei Qinglan, it is unavoidable. He has been out and about for many years, and he has no idea of pitying her. Anyone who has this idea has been killed by those women who are beautiful in appearance and like snakes in heart.
Besides, it is impossible to be friends with the core disciples of the Lei family in the future, so naturally there is no scruples.
"The competition begins." The referee ordered.
Fang Hui stretched out his hand, like a gentleman, politely signaling Lei Qinglan to take action first.
His good demeanor made everyone feel good.
"I admit defeat." Lei Qinglan said calmly, and then walked off the field calmly.
Fang Hui's expression froze, and his outstretched hand froze in mid-air.
Lei Qinglan actually gave up on his own initiative... The thoughts in his mind were a little unable to keep up for a while, and he felt like a short-circuit.
But immediately, he came to his senses and shouted: "Lei Qinglan, you just surrendered like this. Don't you care about the honor of the children of Lei family? Don't you feel that you have lost points by doing this?"
Lei Qinglan stopped, turned around, and said calmly: "First of all, I'll correct you on a common sense mistake. There are no children of the Lei family or children with other surnames in the Lei family. All children are children of the Lei family, regardless of each other, so we can't talk about it.
The honor of the children of the Lei family. Secondly, I don’t think it’s very honorable to try hard even though I can’t beat you. I think it’s stupid. Finally, me giving up on my own initiative only means that I’m not as good as you now, and I may not be as good as you in the future.
.”
After she finished speaking, she walked back to Xu You.
Everyone's faces were a little stiff, especially the core disciples of the Lei family. They blinked and slowly thought about Lei Qinglan's words, and suddenly felt that what they did before was stupid.
Yes, why do you still fight when you know you can't beat them? Even for the honor of the Lei family, you don't have to show your bravery by being defeated and injured, right?
That's not defending honor, that's being short-sighted.
This is in the Lei family. If I were still so impulsive outside, I'm afraid I would have lost my life long ago.
For a moment, both the children with the foreign surname and the children with the Lei family looked thoughtful.
"Haha." Lei Zhenshan smiled slightly, "Dongfang, it seems that Qinglan has grown up a lot this year. What a good thing to say. As a father, you should feel very pleased."
Lei Dongfang looked puzzled and shook his head slightly: "This is not what she said. I know this girl is quite impulsive sometimes. I guess someone taught her to say this."
"Someone taught her?" Lei Zhenshan asked doubtfully.
Lei Dongfang pointed slightly towards where Lei Qinglan was standing and said with a smile: "That boy probably taught me."
Lei Zhenshan followed his gaze and happened to see Xu You standing next to Lei Qinglan. The two seemed to be talking about something.
Lei Zhenshan's face suddenly darkened.
Fang Hui clenched his hands into fists and walked off the stage without saying a word. Lei Qinglan's willingness to admit defeat made all his plans fail. Needless to say, it must have been Xu You's fault again.
He suppressed the anger in his heart and did not let any clues show on his face. It seemed that ever since he met Xu You, things had not gone smoothly for him, which also made Fang Hui's inner hatred even stronger, and even made him murderous.
After many years of wandering outside, Fang Hui is not a good man or woman, and he has many innocent souls on his hands.
Xu You, please don't give me a chance... Fang Hui's eyes flashed coldly.
"I thought that the core disciples of the Lei family would blame me for surrendering just now. I didn't expect... It seems that you are right. In fact, I also think it is stupid to do it for honor, but everyone does it, so I have no choice but to do it.
." Lei Qinglan breathed a sigh of relief and looked relaxed. Obviously, the calmness just now was just an act of hers.
"It's not that I'm right, but if what you say makes sense, they will listen." Xu You smiled slightly.