Under Gu Jian's expectant gaze, Murong Shuran nodded and admitted without any grudge.
"Mr. Gu, you should know that precious heavenly materials and earthly treasures like Purple Jade Spiritual Ginseng will most likely be guarded by powerful ferocious beasts, so it is basically impossible for me to obtain Purple Jade Spiritual Ginseng alone."
Speaking of this, Murong Shuran paused for a moment, then her pretty face turned slightly red.
"What's more, you helped me defeat Chen Zilan earlier, and I never had the chance to repay you.
If we can really find those two purple jade ginseng plants by then, how about one for each of you and me?"
"no problem."
Gu Jian happily agreed.
Gu Jian has not gone out for training for a long time since the Hundred Tribes Elite War, so he had planned to participate in the hunting trial six days later.
Now that Murong Shuran had given him such a big temptation of purple jade ginseng, he wanted to go even more.
"Then it's settled."
Murong Shuran stood up with a smile.
"Mr. Gu, I won't disturb you for now. I'll see you in the academy in six days."
"Okay." Gu Jian smiled knowingly and personally sent Murong Shuran out of Piaoxue Tower.
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After informing Mu Long and Gu Hongye that he was going to participate in the hunting trial, Gu Jian began to practice behind closed doors.
In five days, he had mastered Po Jun Zhan and Luan Jian Wu Xing to perfection.
Gu Jian even practiced a stronger sword skill, Soul-Slaying, in the "Ten Thousand Swords Sword Art" as a trump card.
"Tomorrow is the hunting trial. Let's take a rest tonight to recuperate."
Gu Jian took the evil dragon back into the ring, wiped the sweat from his body, and was about to go back to his room to sleep, when unexpectedly there was a knock on the courtyard door.
"Mu Long, are you looking for me so late? Is there anything important you have to do?"
Gu Jian let go of his consciousness, saw Mu Long outside the door, and asked doubtfully.
"Master, the little princess is here."
Mu Long said.
"oh?"
Gu Jian looked suspicious, why did Xiao Hongchen come to look for him so late at night?
Under the leadership of Mu Long, Gu Jian met Xiao Hongchen in the elegant room.
"Your Highness, I wonder if you are here late at night. What's the important matter?"
Gu Jian slightly cupped his hands and said curiously.
"this……"
A blush appeared on Xiao Hongchen's face, as if he was too shy to speak.
Gu Jian became more and more suspicious.
"I heard that you are going to take part in the hunting trial tomorrow, so I plan to give this to you."
After a long while, Xiao Hongchen finally spoke, thrust a brocade box into Gu Jian's hand, turned around and ran out without waiting for Gu Jian to ask.
"baffling……"
Gu Jian was confused, opened the brocade box in his hand, and saw a lotus flower.
"Isn't this the Destiny Lotus? Is Her Royal Highness worried that I will be in danger during the trial?"
Gu Jian was shocked. He didn't expect Xiao Hongchen to give him such a valuable thing.
Although the Lotus of Destiny was given to her by Xiao Chen, the Lotus of Destiny itself symbolizes the second life. Who would give their second life to others?
Could it be...
squeak!
Just then, Mu Long walked in, smiling meaningfully on his wrinkled face.
"Master, Your Highness the Princess is even willing to give you a treasure like the Lotus of Destiny. She obviously has a crush on you."
Mu Long said.
Gu Jian shook his head and smiled bitterly: "This is just a concern between friends. Don't make random guesses."
Xiao Hongchen was kind to him, and he would naturally try his best to repay it. As for the rest, it was better to let nature take its own course.
Gu Jian has lived for seventeen years and only has martial arts in his heart. Women will affect the speed at which he draws his sword.
After closing the brocade box, Gu Jian returned to the room and slept peacefully.
Early the next morning, he left a letter to Gu Hongye and set off for the Longteng Mountains.
When Gu Jian arrived at the gathering point of Tianxing students, the foot of the mountain was already filled with students.
"Master Gu."
As soon as Gu Jian arrived, Murong Shuran trotted towards him.
"Miss Murong."
Gu Jian smiled slightly.
Soon, an elder from Tianxing Academy appeared at the front of the crowd.
This elder is as angry as a furnace and unfathomable. He must be a Nascent Soul Martial Lord!
"Before the hunting trial begins, there are a few rules that need to be announced."
As soon as the elder opened his mouth, the whole place fell silent.
"First, on weekdays you have to use beast elixirs to exchange for merits, but during the hunting trial, you only need to kill the ferocious beasts to get the corresponding merits. The beast elixirs and all other materials on the ferocious beasts are yours to own.
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Before entering the Longteng Mountains, you will be assigned a token. As long as you drop the blood of the ferocious beast on the token, you will receive merit. Remember, only the first drop of blood from each ferocious beast can increase merit."
"Second, there are many ferocious beasts in the Longteng Mountains, so the academy has specially divided several hunting areas with different levels of danger. It is best for you to hunt in these areas. Leave at your own risk if you leave without permission."
"Third, the hunting trial does not prohibit students from competing with each other, but it must not harm lives. If lives are harmed, the Law Enforcement Hall will intervene in the investigation after the trial, maliciously kill fellow students, and execute them immediately!"
"Do you understand everything?"
The elder said with bright eyes.
"Understood!"
The students said in unison.
Soon, trial-specific tokens were distributed to the students present in sequence.
While Gu Jian and Murong Shuran were waiting, a strong young man walked up to them.
"Shu Ran, who is this?"
The young man looked at Murong Shuran, pointed at Gu Jian beside her and asked.
A hint of vigilance appeared in Murong Shuran's eyes, and she replied: "He is my good friend Gu Jian."
"Gu Jian?"
The young man named Jiang Cheng was obviously stunned for a moment when he heard this name.
Then, he looked at Gu Jian and said, "So you are the famous Gu Jian. You were the one who killed that loser Li Ping, right?"
"It's me."
Gu Jian answered calmly.
"Let me introduce myself, my name is Jiang Cheng, and my father is Jiang Xun, General Zhaoyong of the Kingdom."
"Nice to meet you."
Gu Jian nodded lightly.
Jiang Cheng looked at him with a hint of hostility, so his tone was not polite.
After the meeting, Jiang Cheng looked at Murong Shuran again and smiled with Yun.
"Shu Ran, after we enter the mountain later, come with me."
Seeing that she was invited, Murong Shuran shook her head in embarrassment.
"I'm sorry, Brother Jiang Cheng, I have already formed a team with Gu Jian."
Jiang Cheng advised again: "Shu Ran, with his half-hearted level, can he protect your safety? Don't worry, as long as you team up with me, I will personally protect you to hunt the ferocious beasts."
"Forget it, Brother Jiang Cheng, why don't you find someone else to form a team?" Murong Shuran felt uncomfortable.
Hearing this, Jiang Cheng frowned and glared at Gu Jian fiercely.
"Boy, if you are smart, you can find someone else to form a team."
"Idiot."
Gu Jian cursed directly.
He could see that Murong Shuran seemed to be a little disgusted with this Jiang Cheng, and could even be said to be afraid.
If you still dare to order yourself to do things now, of course he won't look down upon you.
"How dare you scold me! You don't really think that you will be invincible after killing Li Ping, do you?"
Jiang Cheng was furious and took a step forward with his huge body. The pressure of the fourth level of Yuan Dan Realm was crushing towards Gu Jian.