The Shangguan family in Lengcheng seems to be buried in a thousand-meter deep pool and has endured thousands of years of ice. It is as quiet as the nearly ten thousand people can even hear each other's breathing clearly, as if if a silver needle falls to the ground, it will immediately stir up thousands of people.
Layers of waves.
Pairs of stunned gazes all converged in one direction.
In that direction is the young man in black robe standing on the ring: Qin Shi.
He stood under the blazing sun, holding a blood-colored talisman in his hand. The six lines on the talisman were so piercing and dazzling.
"He, he succeeded?"
"Oh my god, the six-marked magic talisman? Is it true that someone can refine the six-marked magic talisman? Is it impossible?"
The first comment arose from nowhere, and soon the crowd of tens of thousands of people fell into a long and continuous uproar.
Everyone looked at Qin Shi with astonishing eyes as if they were looking at an old monster that had survived for tens of thousands of years. Yu Luosha and Xiaomi Cai felt relieved at the same time, showing a sweet smile of relief.
"Sister, daddy succeeded."
Xiaomi Cai stood on tiptoe excitedly. Jade Rakshasa put his arms around her shoulders and smiled: "Well, I knew he could do it."
The head of the Zhao family's fierce gaze solidified, while Zhang Tao, Guo Lin, and many other talisman magicians showed their respect and admiration.
Of course, the most excited person present was Shangguan Leng.
No one can understand that kind of heart that is lost and found again.
"Haha, haha, hahaha, old guy, I won, I won! This time, Yan Dong can't protect you!" Shangguan Leng let out a harsh laugh.
Shangguan Ba's turbid old eyes narrowed slightly, looking at Qin Shi with a strange look in his eyes. He clenched his fist and said, "Does the sky insist on destroying my Shangguan family?"
"Impossible, this is impossible!"
With a pop, Yan Dong trembled and collapsed to the ground, a look of despair on his face.
Immediately, he got up and rushed to the official tyrant and howled: "Master, I can't count, how can he refine the six-marked magic talisman? He must be cheating, hurry up, declare him to be in violation of the rules!"
After hearing these words, there was no more admiration this time. There was only contempt and disdain in the eyes of the crowd looking at Yan Dong.
Shangguan Ba lowered his head sadly. In this short moment, he seemed to have aged dozens of years. He could understand Yan Dong's mood at this time, but he could not change this fact.
"Haha, if you lose, you lose. After dragging it on for so many years, it's time to give up." He patted Yan Dong's shoulder gently, Shangguan Ba shook his head with a wry smile, and stepped onto the ring with ease.
Walking on the ring, every step is as heavy as a stone.
"Congratulations, little friend." Shangguan Ba stood in front of Qin Shi and snorted at him.
Qin Shi smiled freely: "Thank you, Master, it's just a fluke."
Hearing the sound, Shangguan Ba stared at Qin Shi, whose heart was as calm as water, and couldn't help but be stunned. On Qin Shi's face, he noticed a sense of indifference, ease and indifference that did not belong to his age.
This young man is not simple.
There is thunder in the heart and the calmness of the lake is the aura of a true king.
"Master, is it time to announce the result?" Qin Shi looked at the stunned Shangguan Ba and coughed twice.
Feeling moved in his heart, Shangguan Ba was awakened and realized that he had lost his composure. He nodded sternly, held up Qin Shi's sleeves, looked around and said, "Well, I now announce that the winner of this Fu Mage Competition is Shi."
Little friend Qin!"
Although this result was already certain, when it came out from Shangguan Ba's mouth, it still caused quite a commotion.
The words "Shi Qin" kept shouting among the crowd, and from this moment on they spread throughout Lengcheng.
"Little friend, regarding the rewards of this competition..." Mentioning this matter, Shangguan Ba moved his blazing gaze towards Qin Shi's palm. Logically speaking, the reward for the first place is the corpse of the red demon lizard, so the six-stripe
The magic talisman should belong to Qin Shi.
But a six-marked magic talisman is a treasure that is accessible but out of reach for any force.
"See if you can..."
For this reason, he shamelessly wanted to speak.
But before he could speak, Qin Shi interrupted with a smile: "Haha, is there a reward? I'll just take my part."
After saying this, Qin Shi deliberately shook the six-marked magic talisman in his hand, hoping that he would spit out what he had got? Just kidding.
Hearing the sound, Shangguan Ba smiled bitterly.
He knew that if Qin Shi said this, he would definitely not give the magic talisman to the Shangguan family. For this reason, he did not feel embarrassed and said: "That's fine, but I hope that if you have time, you can stay after the competition."
If you stay at my Shangguan's house for a while, my Shangguan's family will treat you warmly."
Qin Shi's dark eyes turned, and he immediately guessed Shangguan Ba's little idea, which was that he just wanted him to stay and help refine the magic talisman.
But now, he had no time to delay in Lengcheng. He had planned to leave directly after the competition to find the murderer who massacred the village with a thousand cuts.
Seeing Qin Shi's hesitation, Shangguan Ba refused to give up and asked: "Don't worry, little friend, if you stay, you will be a guest of my Shangguan family. If anyone dares to have evil intentions towards you, I will not let them eat in this cold city."
Walk around!"
After saying this, he glanced towards the Zhao family head intentionally or unintentionally. The meaning of these words could not be more obvious, that is, for the Zhao family head to hear.
The head of the Zhao family was stunned in the audience and lowered his eyes.
In fact, even if Shangguan Ba didn't speak, he felt regretful and wanted to go back immediately to catch Zhao Yong and give him a severe punishment.
A six-marked talisman magician, I am afraid that even the royal family of the Red Flame Empire would not be able to help but win over. If it were not for Zhao Yong's previous conflict, maybe the Zhao family could still win over Qin Shi, but now he has become a pawn for others to win over.
"I'll think about it."
Narrowing his eyes, Qin Shi did not refuse in a hurry.
After receiving such a response, Shangguan Ba was already very satisfied. Then Qin Shi walked down the ring and started the follow-up process of the Shangguan family ceremony.
But no one cared about this process anymore. The moment Qin Shimai stepped down, a large crowd surged in and engulfed him. The heads and elders of each family continued to show their hospitality.
Regarding this phenomenon, Shangguan Ba could only laugh helplessly.
"Little friend, little friend, I am the head of the Li family. I would like to host a banquet for you tonight..."
"Li Yan, shut up, little friend, I am the eldest elder of the Zhong family..."
"My little friend, are you married? I am the head of the Wu family. The youngest daughter in the family is eighteen years old and will be the most beautiful woman in the country. If I don't mind it, I will betroth her to you."
There were all kinds of disputes, and the large group of people almost started fighting in front of Qin Shi.
Several junior girls cast charming peach blossom eyes at Qin Shi. Among them, several of the rather elegant Ling Qin Shi were stunned for a moment.
If it weren't for the jade hand that suddenly climbed up around his waist to pull him back to reality, he would have really sunk in.
Jade Rakshasa stood in front of Qin Shi, with a sweet smile that was a little weird: "Hey, everyone, Mr. Shi's daughter is already so old, so don't go to all the trouble."
"Yes, daddy, you can't live without me." Xiaomi Cai teased from behind.
At this time, everyone was in confusion, but just for a moment, a loud scream made Qin Shi feel his forehead darken: "I am willing to be a concubine for Mr. Shi Qin! I am a slave and a maid!"
"..."
People nowadays are so crazy.
Qin Shi wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. In the end, Shangguan Leng stepped forward to rescue him. Otherwise, he really doubted that he would be trampled to death by the crowd.
Accompanied by Shangguan Leng, Qin Shi finally escaped from the crazy crowd. Along the way, Shangguan Leng's lips could not be concealed with joy: "Brother Shi Qin, thank you very much this time."
"Haha, Brother Leng, you don't have to be like this. I have already said that I would take people's money and eliminate disasters for them. I, Qin Shi, will do what I say, and I will never say anything twice." The three of Qin Shi were taken to the pavilion at the back of the ring by Shangguan Leng.
He leaned on a wooden stake and smiled with his arms crossed.
Shangguan nodded with a cold smile: "But I didn't expect that my brother would hide so deeply? Six-marked Talisman Magician, this is really a terrifying identity."
"I don't know, brother, what are your plans for the future? If not, you might as well stay at Shangguan's house. I promise that as long as I become the head of the family, no one will dare to say anything to you in Shangguan's house!"
Hearing this, Qin Shi was not surprised, but he just smiled and shook his head and said: "I am dissatisfied with Brother Leng. This is not my ambition. As soon as I help you take the position, my wife and daughter and I will leave Lengcheng."
"Leave Lengcheng?"
Shangguan Leng clicked his tongue in surprise.
But before he could speak again, Qin Shi, Yu Luosha and Xiaomi Cai had already disappeared into the pavilion, not wanting to be disturbed by outside factors.
Looking at the retreating figure, the joy in Shangguan's cold eyes subsided and he clenched his fists: "Haha, Shi Qin, you forced me to do this."
"A powerful treasure is just a pile of scrap metal if it is not used by me, Shangguan Leng!"
The ceremony continued, Shangguan Ba talked endlessly, and finally at sunset, all the tedious procedures ended, and the selection of the trustworthy family leader began.
The Shangguan family's method of electing the head of the family is quite interesting, it is a democratic vote.
Together with Guan Ba, Shangguan Leng, Shangguan Yinyue and other juniors, they were together.
The voting began, and Shangguan Leng stood on the stage with his hands behind his back, as if he had already secured victory.
"Huh?"
In the pavilion, Qin Shi kept his eyes closed and remained silent. The scene on the field was always in his mind. But when the voting was getting heated above, he suddenly frowned and opened his black eyes.
"What's wrong?"
Next to him, Jade Rakshasa couldn't help but express concern when he sensed Qin Shi's strangeness.
Hearing the sound, Qin Shi's stern face revealed a slight smile, and he shook his head at Jade Rakshasa without saying much.
Soon, the results of the democratic voting came out. The cold relationship between Shangguan and Shangguan had been cleared up a long time ago. Shangguan Ba was far ahead with 360 votes, while Shangguan Ba was lagging behind with 290 votes. The remaining people could almost be ignored.
The final result depends on the four Talisman Magicians.
Qin Shi has 200 votes, Yan Dong has 100 votes, and Zhang Tao and Guo Lin each have 50 votes.
Yan Dong's 100 votes undoubtedly went to Shangguan Ba, and Shangguan Ba immediately surpassed Shangguan Leng with 390 votes.
But this lead only lasted for a moment. Zhang Tao and Guo Lin voted for Shangguan Leng with their two fifty votes, and Shangguan Leng took the lead again.
So, the current result depends entirely on the two hundred votes in Qin Shi's hands. He can only reverse this result by voting for Shangguan Ba.
But, is that possible?
The result is self-evident. Everyone has already guessed that Shangguan Leng Junyi's face could not hide the wild laughter, and his eyes were glowing red.
Shangguan Ba seemed to have taken it for granted and closed his eyes in a relaxed manner.
But at this moment, a sound echoed that made the whole place roar, and the closed muddy old eyes suddenly opened with a look of disbelief.
"My two hundred votes go to the head of the Shangguan family, Shangguan Ba!"