"Brother Shi Lei, are you there?" Early in the morning, a clear voice came from outside the door.
After several days of seclusion and yesterday's breakthrough to the late warrior stage, Shi Lei was exhausted. When he returned to the room, he fell into a deep sleep. Although he vaguely heard a sound outside the door, he didn't pay attention to it and covered himself with the quilt.
Stop and continue sleeping.
Squeak! The door was pushed open, and a handsome girl poked her head in. Seeing the bulge under the quilt, she chuckled and walked over, "It's time to get up..., huh? Ahhh~" He opened the quilt casually,
The girl who had not finished speaking screamed.
"Huh? It's Xi'er, what's wrong, what's your name? Ah, ah!" Shi Lei also shouted, and then he realized that he was sleeping naked! He quickly wrapped himself in the quilt, and he lost all sleep for a while.
The two of them blushed to their necks, and Xi'er stayed there, at a loss. Xi'er is fifteen years old this year, and she knows more or less about men and women.
"I, I didn't mean it. I don't know about you, but you're not wearing anything." Xi'er lowered her head, her voice was so low that it was almost inaudible, and her face was red, as if she had done something wrong.
"Cough, cough, it's okay, it's my fault. Well, cough, what's wrong with me?" Shi Lei pretended to be calm.
"Well, the clan held a challenge to determine the places for the three holy places. Of course, this is basically a formality, but there are also people who challenge the top ninety, because if they win, they can successfully enter the three holy places.
Those of us who are in the bottom twenty have become the focus of the challenge, so I want to ask you to come with us to watch the game." Xi'er said quickly with a blush on her face.
"Oh, that's right. Just wait for me and I'll be fine soon." Shi Lei smiled.
"Okay, I'll wait for you outside the door." After saying that, he went out and closed the door. Standing outside the door, Xi'er's little heart was still beating fast. It was the first time that Xi'er saw the body of the opposite sex.
Shy and curious, the scene just now kept flashing in my mind, and I took a few deep breaths before calming down.
"Let's go, Sister Xi'er." Shi Lei put on his clothes and walked out, pretending to be natural.
"Okay." Seeing Shi Lei, his heart that had just calmed down began to stir again, and two blushes appeared on his cheeks.
When Shi Lei saw Xi'er's appearance, he scratched his head in embarrassment and walked towards the practice ground.
The square was already crowded with people. In addition to more than 500 juniors under the age of 18, some older people also came. Those who had been to the Holy Land but were sent back also came. Everyone watched with different moods.
During this competition, especially those who were sent back, looked at the familiar scene and felt sad.
Suddenly thunderous applause broke out from the crowd. It turned out that the person in the 89th place was defeated. The success of the challenge gave the people at the bottom of the list who were originally depressed a glimmer of hope, and they all came on stage to challenge.
But as several challengers were defeated with bruises and bruises, those who were lucky enough to realize the gap between themselves and others again became depressed again.
Shi Lei glanced at the ranking list and found that Xi'er's current ranking was seventy-five. It seemed that this little girl had been practicing diligently in the past few months.
Lin Wu's name followed Xi'er. Ever since he lost the last fight against Shi Lei and stood at the practice ground with a sign hanging on his face, Lin Wu became famous in the Lin family. He was ridiculed and rolled his eyes constantly. But Lin Wu not only did not give up, but instead worked hard.
Strong, turned humiliation into motivation, challenged continuously, and finally ranked 76th, which is impressive.
Lin Yue is ranked 49th. There is not much change, but it does not mean that his strength has not improved. It can only be said that they have improved by about the same amount.
"How old is Lin Yue, and what strength is he now?" Shi Lei asked casually.
"Having already entered the late stage of martial arts, he is sixteen years old this year. He is the child of my second uncle's family and he is usually very proud." Xi'er replied.
"Oh, what are the strengths of those ranked in the top ten?" Shi Lei was a little confused. If he was a late martial artist, he should have been able to go there last year, why did he have to wait until now.
"They are all late-stage martial arts masters, and the number one Lin Yan is about to enter the military general level." Xi'er glanced at Shi Lei, seeming to know what he was thinking, and continued: "They can indeed go early, but you have to know that every
Among the batch of people, only a handful of them can stay after two years. In order to gain the attention of the sect and ensure that they can stay in the sect and continue to practice, they try their best to improve their strength within the family."
"So these people are very scheming, why don't you wait two years before going?" Shi Lei asked with a smile.
"In this huge family, it is difficult to survive without scheming. As for me?" Lin Xi smiled bitterly, "Would you like to accompany me for a walk to the lake?"
"Okay, there's nothing interesting to see here anyway." Shi Lei felt that Xi'er had something on his mind.
"I went to avoid marriage. My father wanted me to get engaged to the youngest son of the Bray family. I didn't want to, so I declined on the pretext of going to the Holy Land to practice." Xi'er said softly when she walked to the frozen lake.
"The Bray family? The second largest family in Yunzhou?" Shi Lei looked at Xi'er in surprise.
"Yes, it's their family. My family must have thought that I would definitely be sent back in two years, so they agreed, ha." Xi'er said with a bitter smile.
"Aunt Lin Xi doesn't care if you don't want to. How can you force her? Besides, you are only fifteen years old, why are you so anxious?" Shi Lei looked at the girl in front of him and felt a pain in his heart.
"My mother also has difficulties. Marriage in a big family is just a deal. Besides, this marriage was decided by the patriarch, and even mother can't do anything about it. My mother and father don't have a very good relationship. They often tell me about you.
My parents' affairs are really enviable." Xi'er's eyes were a little moist, "It's because I'm a little young that they happily agreed to my going to the Holy Land to practice. But if I were sent back, I would definitely have to fight with the Bray family.
Engaged."
"Which sect did they arrange for you to go to?" Shi Lei knew that what Xi'er said was true. It was normal for people to get engaged at the age of fifteen in Xingyue Continent, but many people did not get married until more than three years after their engagement.
"Feng Yun Sect, this sect is most famous for its wind element, which is more suitable for my practice. However, Buer Fu will also go there." Xi'er smoothed her hair and saw the indignation on Shi Lei's face, "You
There is no need to worry about me, I will work hard to practice and try to stay and continue to practice in two years."
"Breifu? He's the one you want to marry." Shi Lei asked.
"Well, yes, I heard he was a playboy. He was three years older than me. He had countless maids around him, and they were all ruined by him. Hey." There was a look of loneliness on Xi'er's face that could not be concealed.
Shi Lei also fell into silence, but there was a trace of sorrow in his heart. After getting along with each other for these few months, he knew that Xi'er was a considerate and occasionally naughty girl. It was really sad that such a beautiful girl had to marry a trash he didn't like.
Heartache.
But what can I do and in what capacity? Apart from being silent, I am still silent.
"Brother Shi Lei, do you like me?" Xi'er suddenly looked up at Shi Lei.
"I like it." Shi Lei said sincerely. If he said he didn't like it, it might be too cruel. Moreover, Shi Lei did have a crush on Xi'er, but at this age, he only knew what liking was, but he had no idea about a deeper love.
Conceptless.
"Thank you, brother Shi Lei." Xi'er wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, looking pitiful and lovable.
At this moment, Shi Lei suddenly had the urge to hold Xi'er in his arms. Shi Lei was also a little flustered by this inexplicable emotion.
"I will work hard. As long as I am appreciated by the Fengyun Sect elders, even the Bray family will not dare to force me." Xi'er smiled reluctantly.
Shi Lei nodded silently. Although he wanted to help Xi'er, his current strength was not enough in front of the Bray family. If he messed up, even the Shi family would be implicated and the clan might be exterminated.
The two of them returned to the practice ground in silence, and found that many people had dispersed, with only a few dozen people left to continue practicing.
"Huh? That white-haired boy over there, stop." When the two were about to leave, someone suddenly shouted.
Shi Lei turned around and saw that Lin Yue was walking towards him near the stage.
"What's the matter?" Shi Lei frowned.
"I just want to tell you, stay away from my sister from now on. Sooner or later, she will be a member of the Bray family. She is not something you, a country bumpkin, can touch. Get out of here." Lin Yue pointed at Shi Lei and said arrogantly.
"Who wants you to take care of me? Just go away." Xi'er suddenly shouted to Lin Yue.
Lin Yue was stunned. He didn't expect that Xi'er, who was usually gentle and pleasant, would have such a strong reaction, and it was because of the brat in front of him.
"Look, it didn't take long for him to become like this. What's going to happen in the long run!" Lin Yue didn't expect that his cousin would dare to lose his temper with him, and he couldn't help but feel a little angry.
"Whoever Xi'er wants to be with is her freedom. At the very least, you have no right to interfere!" Shi Lei said in a deep voice.
"What! Who do you think you are? You have no right to speak here! If you don't take a piss and look at yourself, get out of here right now, or I'll be rude to you!" Lin Yue burst out with a powerful aura.
He pressed towards Shi Lei, hoping that Shi Lei would retreat in spite of the difficulty.
"Lin Yue, you've gone too far!" Xi'er raised her eyebrows and wanted to exude momentum to help Shi Lei resist, but Shi Lei stopped him with a smile. If he were an ordinary late-stage warrior, he would definitely be frightened away by Lin Yue's momentum.
But it really has no effect on Shi Lei, whose soul strength is not weaker than that of a general.
"Huh?" Looking at Shi Lei who was smiling freely, Lin Yue was a little surprised. He didn't expect that this momentum and pressure was useless. It seemed that the boy in front of him did not defeat Lin Wu entirely by luck.
"Is that all?" Shi Lei said mockingly.
"You! Huh, if you have the ability, come up to the stage and fight with me. Don't think that you are invincible because you took advantage of Lin Wu last time. If Wuniang hadn't stopped you, would you still be standing here?
I know." Lin Yue's face was full of disdain, he was just a late warrior, how could he be his opponent.
"Brother Shi Lei, let's go and don't bother with him." Xi'er pulled Shi Lei's hand and planned to leave.
"Yeah, I didn't expect that you are not strong enough, but you have a way to please girls. It didn't take long for Xi'er to be trapped, tsk tsk. If this is spread, I'm afraid that Wu Niang and Wu Shu won't be able to respect them in the family.
It’s starting." Lin Yue joked.
"You, you're talking nonsense!" Xi'er's face turned red with anger.
"I'm just telling the truth, but if this kid can defeat me, I will naturally shut up. I just don't know if he has the courage."
"Since you want to fight me so much, then I will help you." Although Shi Lei didn't care what others said, he had to consider Xi'er.
"Brother Shi Lei, you..." Lin Xi stopped talking.
"Don't worry, I will spare him half of his life." Lin Yue snorted coldly and walked towards the middle stage.
"I'm fine." Shi Lei smiled at Xi'er and walked forward.