Volume Two: Wind Rises and Spiritual Clouds Chapter 153: Opening of the Competition
Lin Dongjiu asked in a deep voice: "What is a military talisman?"
"The military talisman is a talisman that mobilizes the military power of the Lingyun Kingdom. It can also use this symbol to command the seven guardian city lords of the Lingyun Kingdom. Anyone who sees this talisman is like meeting the founding ancestor of the Yin family."
Die Huanyi said with some worry: "It is precisely because the military talisman is so important that Qiu Qianbian has not launched Z transformation. If he really gets the military talisman, the consequences will be disastrous!"
Lin Dongjiu tapped his fingers rhythmically on the table and said:
"In this way, only by finding Nie Weiwei as soon as possible and preventing her from going astray can we prevent the accident from happening. But Nie Weiwei's whereabouts are elusive. Finding her is like looking for a needle in a haystack. It's so difficult!"
Die Huanyi comforted her and said, "Master, don't worry, the slave family has sent Huanzong to look for you in the past two days while you are away, and tomorrow is the Alchemy Competition, she might come over."
"only..."
Die Huanyi hesitated for a moment and said:
"It's just that the master is the prince of the Yin family, and Nie Weiwei has a deep hatred for the Yin family. If she learns the true identity of the master..."
Lin Dongjiu sighed: "Nie Weiwei's hatred for the Yin family is ultimately caused by the Demon Palace. She was just used by that beast Qiu Qianbian. If I have a good talk with her and explain the truth behind it, I believe she will
He who has gone astray finds his way back.”
Die Huanyi glanced at Lin Dongjiu and opened her mouth, but some words remained unsaid after all.
As a master, she is good at everything, but she is too soft-hearted...
Die Huanyi sighed in her heart, but when she saw Lin Dongjiu looking worried, she couldn't help but feel distressed, so she took his hand and said softly:
"Master, would you like to guide the slave family in practicing the Nine Arts of Soul Transformation?"
"Um..."
Lin Dongjiu nodded, sat cross-legged on the bed with Die Huanyi, put aside distracting thoughts, and began to guide her in her practice.
...
Today is the official opening day of the Alchemy Competition, and the Imperial City of Nuoda is particularly lively.
Since the night before, all major inns and hotels in the imperial city have been full. As long as you pass by restaurants, even if it is not a meal, you can see a group of diners chatting and drinking, and discussing the upcoming alchemy competition.
Lin Dongjiu stayed out of the matter and was not interested in these matters. He and Peng Yan had breakfast leisurely in Zuidie Tower.
However, Peng Yan has been urging Lin Dongjiu to eat faster. He can't wait to pretend to be a saint in front of others!
"Brother Lin, I have been asking around for the past few days. This alchemy competition is particularly grand, and there will be people from the Alchemy Alliance coming to watch the competition.
I heard that people from the Alchemy Alliance have been looking for extremely talented alchemy wizards all over the Southern Spiritual Realm. This visit to Lingyun Country is a great opportunity for me!
If I can be favored by people from the Danmeng League, they will take me to the Danmeng League for further study for two years...
Hey! When I come back, my godfather will have to make way for me. The first thing I will do is book Zuidilou..."
"Yeah, yeah, yes, yes..."
Lin Dongjiu listened to the little chubby guy playing, his left ear went in and his right ear went out more, and he kept stuffing meat buns into his mouth with his hands.
Peng Yan didn't care about Lin Dongjiu's perfunctory attitude and kept chattering:
"This alchemy competition has an unprecedented lineup. Not only are we Baicao Cao participating, Luoxia Sect and Piaomiao Xianchi will also send people to participate, but there are also alchemy aristocratic families from all over the world, and alchemy wizards hidden among the people. It can be said that it is a gathering of talents.
, I’m a little excited just thinking about it!”
"Oh? The Luoxia Sect is also coming to compete?"
Lin Dongjiu's eyes lit up, and he pulled Xiaopang out and walked out: "Hurry up, hurry up, there will be no seats if you go late..."
"You are so excited when you mention the Luoxia Sect..."
Peng Yan curled his lips and followed Lin Dongjiu to the competition venue.
On the way, Peng Yan asked:
"By the way, Brother Lin, the competition venue is not accessible to ordinary people. Even if you are an audience, you have to have some skills. How will you get in then?"
Lin Dongjiu didn't even look back: "Am I an ordinary person?"
Die Huanyi had already prepared a VIP ticket for him in the front row of the venue.
Today he is also wearing a white brocade suit, a golden crown for his hair, and a Pisces pendant on his waist, which makes a jingling sound when he walks.
If it weren't for the mask that obscured his face, with his tall and strong body and the attire of a rich young man, it would be an exaggeration to say that he has charmed thousands of girls, but it is also worthy of the saying that he is elegant and extraordinary. When Die Huanyi saw him
It's all very wet.
Of course, this outfit was specially designed by Die Huanyi, in order to match his image of sitting in the VIP seat.
Peng Yan was walking slowly behind. Lin Dongjiu looked back at him impatiently and found that his face was a little pale and his brows were tightly knitted together, looking a bit like the meat buns he had eaten this morning.
Lin Dongjiu couldn't help but joked: "What's wrong, Fat Brother? Is it possible that the dignified chief disciple of Baicao Cao is still nervous in the face of such a small scene?"
Peng Yan shook his head: "I'm not nervous at all. I've never seen your fat brother in any situation. It's just that I suddenly lost confidence."
Lin Dongjiu smiled and said: "I have already taken off my pants, and I am just trembling for the last time. Why are you still not confident?"
Peng Yan said solemnly: "I suddenly remembered that a great god suddenly appeared among the people recently. I heard from others that that person went to participate in the general election outside Crescent City. After refining the elixir, he caused a thunderstorm on the spot. He is genuine.
Alchemy King!"
He said with a mournful face: "Brother Lin, you said that I have never heard of a person who can become an Alchemy King before the age of twenty-two in the entire Southern Spiritual Realm, but his grandma suddenly appeared as soon as he came to the competition. This is not
What is causing trouble? Why should I be number one? I guess the guys from the Dan Alliance won’t even look at me!”
Lin Dongjiu wanted to laugh, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Then do you know the name of that genius?"
Peng Yan thought for a moment and said: "It seems to be called...Lin Bei!"
Lin Dongjiu said again: "Then take out the jade plaque I gave you and look at it."
Peng Yan didn't know why, but he still took out the jade plaque. He squinted his eyes and looked at them, and then his eyes widened. The jade plaque clearly had two small characters "Lin Bei" engraved on it.
He stammered: "Lin...Brother Lin, are you that Lin Bei?!"
Lin Dongjiu was noncommittal and said with a smile:
"Fat brother, I'm not telling you that you didn't even notice this detail. When I gave you the jade token, you were only thinking about how you could have fun on your white belly at night, right?"
Peng Yan blushed and said with a smile: "No, no... I just didn't look carefully at that time!"
His walking pace suddenly became brisk, catching up with Lin Dongjiu, and hummed:
"I just said my luck can't be too bad..."
Lin Dongjiu shook his head and smiled bitterly, and ignored him.
...
The competition venue was held in the largest square in the imperial city. When they arrived at the venue, Lin Dongjiu saw what a huge crowd of people meant.
He made a visual inspection and found that the square could accommodate approximately 50,000 people, but at this time, even the outside of the square was full of people, and there was no place to sneak in.
And in the sky in the center of the square, there is a huge stone suspended, which clearly reflects the situation below the square.
Lin Dongjiu knew that this kind of treasure was called a shadow stone, and its function was similar to that of a shadow stone. The possible difference was that one could broadcast live and the other could store images.
From the shadow stone, it can be seen that there is a venue circled in the center of the square that can accommodate a hundred people to compete together. Audience seats are arranged from high to low in the four directions of the venue, southeast, northwest.
On the competition venue, the alchemy furnace, some alchemy materials and other things have been arranged, but it is a bit early now, the players have not entered the venue yet, and there are not many spectators in the auditorium.
After figuring out the situation at the scene, Lin Dongjiu and Peng Yan went their separate ways.
Peng Yan went to the exclusive passage for the alchemist of the competition to enter. Lin Dongjiu found the soldiers maintaining order, showed his entrance and took pictures, and was respectfully escorted to the competition venue.
Lin Dongjiu's seat is in the middle of the first row due to the north. There are no people in the seats on the left and right because Die Huanyi has already been opened.
Directly to the south are the exclusive seats for the current Queen Yin Tao, King Gongsheng, relatives of the Yin family, representatives of the Dan Alliance, and the four major sects. There is a large open space next to each seat, and there are also special attendant costumes on the left and right.
However, the VIP seats on the east, west, north and west sides were almost full. The seats on the south side were still sparse, and there was no one in the front row.
Maybe this is a quirk that only belongs to big men... Lin Dongjiu cursed in his heart.
He folded his arms and sat there for nearly half an hour, and finally saw that the seats to the south were starting to fill up.
There were more than ten women with veiled faces entering the venue. The leading woman was plump and full of mature charm, which was not comparable to that group of young girls.
Sect Leader Liao Yin's style is still the same... Lin Dongjiu's eyes stayed on her body for a few seconds longer, then moved away and began to glance at the other female disciples purposefully, but after a while, he frowned again.
Strange, why can’t I see Hua Yueyao?
Maybe Hua Yueyao didn't like to participate in such occasions, and she was not an alchemist... Lin Dongjiu was relieved and didn't think about it anymore.
After Piaomiao Xianzong took office, representatives from Baicao Cao entered the scene. After a while, Lin Dongjiu saw the arrival of familiar faces, and his expression was slightly shocked.
These people were led by the Subei Sect Master, followed by three elders: Elder Fang Lei, Elder Wu Zang, and Elder Lan Qiong, as well as Jiang Yunli, He Qing, Ying Changsheng and other disciples.
The eldest lady should be a contestant, and she has to wait for a while before she can enter... Lin Dongjiu's thoughts are all about Su Ruxue, who is pinching her waist and looking arrogant. He hasn't seen her in these days, and he really misses it.
She did.
There was still a quarter of an hour before the opening of the competition. A group of knife-wielding guards came in from the entrance to clear the way. Behind them, there were maids of different looks holding a big umbrella. The shadows under the umbrellas were a man and a man with a graceful temperament.
female.
Walking in front was a middle-aged man, wearing a black dragon robe with gold patterns, and his brows gave people a sense of calm and self-power.
This person should be King Gongsheng.
Behind him, followed a girl wearing a dark red dragon suit.
This girl is Lin Dongjiu's sister whom she has never met before, the current Queen of Lingyun Kingdom, Yin Tao.
And Yin Tao can be regarded as his only relative in this world.
The family affection in his blood was flowing, and Lin Dongjiu's eyes softened, and he carefully looked at his poor sister who had been treated as a puppet since childhood.
The girl's face was as exquisite as a jade carving, and the delicate features between her brows and eyes were somewhat similar to his, giving him a very close feeling.
Yin Tao's skin is very fair, but this kind of whiteness is unusual, like the kind of pale skin that doesn't see the sun all day long.
Her figure is somewhat similar to that of Su Ruxue, they are both petite, but she is much thinner than the eldest lady, and she is even more frail under the loose and luxurious clothes. It seems that a gust of wind can blow her down.
It makes people feel pity.
As for her cold eyes, although Lin Dongjiu had seen them in the secret realm, he still felt uncomfortable when he saw them again today.
Those eyes as dark as the abyss showed no emotion at all, no trace of life, and the dusk was heavy.
The look in his eyes was cold, fierce, and full of anger.
Yes, these are not the eyes that a young girl like her should have.
Lin Dongjiu sighed slightly. After all, his sister is only fourteen years old this year...