“Those two may be capable of catching ghosts, but they will surely be at a loss when they face real demons. Once the demons break their legs, the other exorcists will bring them out of the contest. Not only will I make sure that they are alive to kneel before you in apology, but I also want everyone to witness how embarrassing these silly kids are,” Ni Biao described his evil plot casually.
“You’re the best, father.” After listening to Ni Biao, Ni Hu’s anger dissipated. He gloatingly waited for the other party to beg for mercy. Those incompetent clowns thought that they could mess with him. However, they were simply humiliating themselves!
Although they were far away, the Ni Hu’s menacing eyes still made Madam Zhuge’s heart race erratically.
She anxiously reminded Zhuge Yun and his team once again to be extra careful.
It appeared that no one thought the Zhuge Family would win. Judging from the number of contestants, the size of their team was miserably small.
After the team line-ups, the contest officially began. The first round would be to determine which faction’s exorcists could arrive at the royal tomb’s entrance first and achieve victory.
Judging from the number of contestants, the Ni family undoubtedly had the highest winning rate. As every small team was made up of three contestants, the other two major factions had at most five small groups. However, the Ni family would have 20 small groups in total. No matter which of them arrived first, it would count as a victory to the Ni family.
The Zhuge family was at a complete disadvantage. They only had Helian Wei Wei’s team, so no one paid them any attention.
The exorcists from the Ni family did not even look at them. A team that was formed at the very last minute had little chance to win, they might even die on the way to the royal tomb.
After all, even they could not guarantee that they could make it to the entrance.
The other two major factions did pay them attention, but they were mainly wary of Zhuge Yun. Even if the other two were extraordinarily skilled, real exorcism depended on their bloodline and experiences. Furthermore, these two outsiders would be a burden during the trip to the royal tomb.
They were certainly well aware of the Zhuge family’s situation. If the outsiders did not offer to form a team, Zhuge Yun could only forfeit his entry. After all, the other children of the Zhuge family were too young. Sending them there would be a sacrifice, so it was wise to go with the outsiders.
However, this also sealed their fate as the losers.
Ni Hu saw the whole situation clearly. Before he departed, he did not forget to mock Zhuge Yun again, “Brother Yun, if I were you I wouldn’t think about winning, but I would be racking my brain to survive. This is a dangerous and vicious journey, if anything happened to you, the Zhuge family will surely collapse.”
“You’d better mind your own business.” Zhuge Yun snorted coldly, he was not giving Ni Hu any face at all.
Ni Hu sneered silently. I’ll let you be arrogant for a bit longer. Let’s see who will be the dumbfounded one and how you will kneel and beg for forgiveness after today!
The referee announced, “Alright. Each team has their own route. Now, let’s all depart according to your faction!”
Xiao Lingyu, who was on Ni Hu’s side, glanced at Helian Wei Wei and said to Ni Hu, “Master Ni, you don’t have to say anything to people like them. Once they enter the forest, they would probably be so stunned by the demons that they won’t return. These people may be able to fool commoners, but they are nothing in our Exorcist City. Maybe then, they will cry and shout for us to save them.”
His Highness merely smirked with his usual stoic expression when he heard that remark.
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Xiao Lingyu felt a menacing chill rising from the bottom of his heart when he saw that evil grin.
However, he merely shook his head. He wondered to himself. He’s merely a commoner with better martial arts, there’s nothing to worry about. The feeling just now is just me overthinking.
Helian Wei Wei also noticed the smile on His Highness. As she was familiar with His Highness’ methods, she silently stayed away from Xiao Lingyu, so that she would not be implicated by His Highness’ actions.
However, Baili Jia Jue had no intention of taking action. Instead, he merely glanced at her and stepped forward elegantly.
Helian Wei Wei raised her brows. Since when has he become so kind-hearted?
Baili Jia Jue merely kept quiet. However, unlike the other exorcists, he walked extremely slowly, exuding a sense of nonchalance. He held Helian Wei Wei’s hand and played with it on his palm from time to time. He seemed expressionless and was indifferent as usual.
Among the three of them, Zhuge Yun was the most nervous, as he knew that there was no way they could win. After all, the Ni family had the support of so many exorcists. Furthermore, no one could defeat the eldest young lady of the Ni family, Ni Feng.
Even if they could defeat the other exorcists through sheer luck, they would not be faster than her.
He was not even sure if they could make it to the entrance of the royal tomb safely.
Nevertheless, he felt extremely grateful for the two people in front of him. If it were not for them, the Zhuge family would have had to withdraw from the contest.
Perhaps, he was being too greedy.
Zhuge Yun lowered his eyes and clenched his fists tightly. I really, really want to win so badly!
“Why do you look so downhearted?” Helian Wei Wei looked back and asked, as if she had seen through Zhuge Yun’s thoughts, “Aren’t you confident about us?”
Zhuge Yun quickly shook his head and explained, “No, it’s just that the other parties are too strong.”
“There are only about 30 teams, it’s not a big deal.” When Helian Wei Wei opened the map in her hand, she quickly realized that they had been given the most difficult route. Their route was covered with dense overgrowth and they had to pass through a waterfall as well. All sorts of demons and strange things were sure to appear in these places.
Zhuge Yun did not know where her confidence came from, but he could not help but be convinced by her indifferent tone, saying, “The problem is not them. It’s the eldest young lady of Ni family that we have to worry about. Although she hasn’t appeared yet, she will definitely lead her team in the journey as well. Brother Wei is an exorcist too, you should know that in the world of exorcism, the person with the most spiritual aura is possibly the Phoenix Girl reincarnated.”
“The Phoenix Girl reincarnated?” Helian Wei Wei raised her brows and asked, “Wasn’t there a monk who foretold that the Phoenix Girl would appear in the War Dragon Dynasty’s Helian family? Why is she in the Ni family?”
Zhuge Yun shook his head and said, “That was the case. However, no matter how strong the Helian family is, they don’t have the bloodline of the exorcising tribe. In addition, Lady Ni was born with immense spiritual aura, even phoenixes were attracted to her. She also has the same name as the Phoenix Girl in the previous generation, Ni Feng. This is why everyone believed that she’s the real Phoenix Girl reincarnated.”
Helian Wei Wei laughed when she heard this and replied meaningfully, “Did anyone ever suspect that the last Phoenix Girl reincarnated was a fake? Maybe the previous Phoenix Girl haven’t reincarnated at all…”