Then there was a loud bang, and a big hole opened in the bottom of the boat, and the boat sank quickly. Everyone on the boat jumped into the lake one after another. Zhu Ming didn't know how to swim, so he struggled out of the lake and shouted: "Help."
But except him, no one else came up.
A mocking face slowly appeared on the water: "I'm here to save you."
Seeing that it was Shen Rui, Zhu Ming hurriedly said: "Brother Shen, no, Uncle Shen, help me up quickly. What happened before was my fault, and I won't dare to do it again."
Shen Rui smiled and said: "I have always been very broad-minded, so I can forgive you for what you did."
Zhu Ming took a few gulps of water and finally came up again, saying, "Then help me up quickly."
"Okay." Shen Rui swam toward him, suddenly got into the water, and pulled his feet hard.
Zhu Ming was shocked and said: "Let me go..."
Before he finished speaking, he sank to the bottom of the water. After a while, Shen Rui emerged from the water.
He shook his head and sighed: "If you don't know how to play with water, you are too stupid."
After saying that, he swam to the shore without looking back. When he got to the shore, he found Huo Jing. She hadn't woken up yet. Shen Rui checked her breathing and found that she was still alive. Huo Jing's whole body was cold and damp, and she had a slim figure. Now, although she is only fourteen or fifteen years old, she has developed earlier than the average girl. She is convex and concave when she should be. Coupled with her gorgeous face, Shen Rui was dumbfounded even though she was not old.
At this time, the weather was getting colder. Shen Rui hesitated for a moment. Seeing that her whole body was cold, he hurriedly held her to find a place and lit a fire. The sky gradually darkened, and with a few coughs, Huo Jing woke up. Seeing herself lying in Shen Rui's arms, she couldn't help but blush with embarrassment.
"Hurry up and warm up by the fire, or you'll get sick." Shen Rui was also a little embarrassed and hurriedly let her go.
"Why are we here? What happened just now?" Huo Jing asked.
"It's okay, someone just wanted to drown us." Shen Rui said softly.
"Who is so brave? I will definitely ask dad to vent this anger for us when we go back." Huo Jing said angrily.
"Oh, this person is Zhu Ming, but you don't need to tell your father, he can't find him." Shen Rui said.
"Can't find it? Did he run away?" Huo Jing shouted.
"No, but he probably drowned." Shen Rui said calmly, as if nothing had happened.
"Drown..." Huo Jing was a little dumbfounded, but then she said bitterly: "He deserves to be drowned."
During this trip, Shen Rui originally thought that he would be chased by people from the killer organization. He was fully prepared, but he did not expect that it was Zhu Ming who was the scapegoat. After returning to Huo Mansion, Shen Rui told Huo Tian what happened today. After saying it once, Huo Tian was shocked and said: "Zhu Hui has always loved his little son the most. He will never let you go after knowing this. You must be careful in everything from now on."
Shen Rui nodded. Two days later, Shen Rui attended the banquet held by the city lord at Zuixian Tower as scheduled. Yan Yunan personally greeted Shen Rui at the door. The surrounding guests were dumbfounded when they saw such a big face of this young man.
Accompanying them were all the powerful and powerful minds in Qinghuan City, as well as some of Yan Yunan's capable men. However, Zhu Hui did not come, and neither did Yan Xiaotian.
At the banquet, Yan Yunan pointed at Shen Rui and introduced to everyone: "Everyone, let me introduce to you. This is Brother Shen Rui and Shen, the young hero who fought to a draw with Xiao'er a few days ago."
Everyone applauded, they had already seen Shen Rui's methods in the ring, and most people knew Shen Rui. Yan Yunan continued: "Brother Shen is the pride of our Qinghuan City, whoever wants to deliberately cause trouble for Brother Shen in the future. , just causing trouble for me."
Shen Rui secretly wondered what kind of medicine was sold in Yan Yunan's gourd. In the banquet, everyone naturally praised this young man who was favored by even the city lord. Shen Rui was a little disgusted by this scene, but there was nothing he could do.
Shen Rui was sitting on pins and needles, working around things with everyone, and finally finished the banquet. After all the guests dispersed, Yan Yunan left Shen Rui behind.
"I know you don't like this kind of occasion," Yan Yunan said with a smile, "but if everyone gets to know you in this way, they will buy my account. In Qinghuan City, at least you will be safer. "
"Thank you City Lord." Shen Rui said gratefully.
"No need to thank me, actually I have something else to do with you." Yan Yunan looked at Shen Rui to see his reaction.
Shen Rui was not surprised. The other person suddenly treated him so well. Naturally, there was something important that he needed to do. Otherwise, he would not have been so enthusiastic about him out of thin air. Seeing that Shen Rui's expression remained unchanged, Yan Yunan admired him very much. Smart people are always more enthusiastic. A little more likable.
He no longer concealed anything, and immediately said: "The human nations on Wuqi Continent have always used force to establish their countries, and our Donghua Kingdom is no exception. There are five cities in Nantong County, namely Shangxi, Qingxi, Liyuan, Xinping, and Jinsha. Like our Qinghuan, these six cities will hold a young warrior competition every three years. Each city will send a young warrior to participate. The age requirement is under eighteen years old. The city that wins the first place will be able to compete with other cities. The city pays twice as much in taxes. And this year happens to be the year of the competition."
He continued: "This competition is related to the people's livelihood of the entire Qinghuan City, so I was very cautious when selecting people. It happened that the Zhuhuo family and the Qingshi Chamber of Commerce were in trouble because of the auction of the Lin family's assets, so I took advantage of this The opportunity requires the three families to send someone to challenge my adopted son. Firstly, it can resolve the grievances between them, and secondly, it can select a suitable candidate for this year's youth competition."
Only then did Shen Rui understand the story behind this challenge, and he immediately said: "Since the city lord is doing it for the benefit of the people, I am obligated to do it, but I am afraid that my ability is limited and I will miss the city lord's business."
Yan Yunan smiled and said: "I believe you can do it. Even if you don't get the first place, as long as you try your best, others will have nothing to say."
Shen Rui said: "I will do my best."
Yan Yunan said: "The competition is scheduled for mid-December, which is more than two months away. It will be held in Qingxi City. You should take good care of it these days. If you need anything, tell me at any time. I will do everything possible to satisfy you. of."
Shen Rui said: "Thank you, Lord City Lord."
He suddenly felt a heavy weight on his body. After bidding farewell to Yan Yunan, Shen Rui returned to Huo Mansion. Huo Tian also attended Yan Yunan's banquet just now, but seeing that the city lord left Shen Rui behind, he also guessed that the city lord had something to do with Shen Rui.
"What does the city lord want from you?" Huo Tian asked.
Shen Rui immediately told what the city lord had told him.
Huo Tianxi said: "This is a great thing, and it's rare for the city lord to like you. You should work hard."
Shen Rui nodded.
Returning to the house, Shen Rui breathed a sigh of relief and asked Old Soul: "What should we do next? Find the second extremely golden place?"
Old Hun said: "A land of great gold is hard to come by, so don't worry. In the past two months, you will strengthen your practice and stabilize the body you refined in the past few days. I will also teach you a set of Xuan-level advanced sword techniques.