I'm not a fortune teller.

Chapter 148 The Qi family again?

"Excuse me, Commander-in-Chief. How is it?"

In the courtyard, Yun Yi was panting, and the disciples who followed him were extremely nervous. They had been active in the southwest and only knew that their master was very strong, but they did not expect that their master could be so powerful. Could that be the legendary commander Hong Lie?

The master was able to fight him back and forth.

"The Five Poison Sect actually produced a character like you." Hong Lie was very surprised at Yun Yi. He thought that the other party was too arrogant because he was in the southwest when he heard the arrogant words just now. Now it seems that he is indeed very capable. His skills are not worse than those of the Five Poison Sect's leader's disciples. He has been at the half-step grandmaster level for at least ten years!
A half-step grandmaster at the age of thirty would be a top talent no matter where he is. It is a pity that he was maliciously oppressed to this extent by Zhong Ling.

"He's just a half-disabled one." Yun Yi panted and laughed, looking back at the disciples with shining eyes: "I just hope to create a good environment for these brats, so that they won't be like me."

"Commander-in-chief, is there something wrong with his health?" Zhang Rui reacted immediately.

"Yeah," Hong Lie nodded. "His origin was damaged. It should be because he was exploited too much by that old witch when he was young, so he is physically exhausted. If he encounters a half-step master like him and cannot resolve the battle in a short time, he will be like this now."

Zhang Rui's face suddenly looked a little strange when he heard this.

Being squeezed too hard,
"You should still be of some use to Lord Zhang, right?" Yun Yi said, standing up.

"Master Yun is too modest. With your abilities, it would be a waste of your talent to rely on a newcomer like me." Zhang Rui said with a smile.

"Since Lord Hong Lie was able to test you personally, Lord Zhang's power is far beyond my imagination." Yun Yi smiled and said, "It seems that Yun made the right bet. Lord Zhang is too low-key."

Zhang Rui nodded secretly. This person has a good personality and strong strength. Even with such an experience, he did not feel sorry for himself and was still able to fight for the next generation of disciples. From this point of view, his resilience is unmatched by ordinary people. If it were him, his potential had been drained away by an old woman in his youth, and I am afraid that his personality would have been distorted long ago.

As for the problem of the other party's origin loss, there should actually be a way to solve it, but I'm not completely familiar with the other party yet, so I have to wait and see.

"Does the commander-in-chief know who his opponent will be tomorrow?"

"Pan Hai, the disciple of the leader of the Thunder Fire Sect, comes to mind..." Shen Yuan looked at Zhang Rui strangely: "You do have some conflicts with the Qi family."

"Eh?" Zhang Rui was stunned. Why was the Qi family brought up again?
"The Thunder Fire Sect is a new sect that has emerged in recent years. It came from overseas and has powerful skills. It has only been in the Central Plains for thirty years. Ten years ago, it was valued by the Qi family and was given two excellent positions. It manages the place well and provides a lot of resources to the Qi family every year. Now the first martial pastor of the Thunder Fire Sect is over eighty years old. They mainly practice domineering hard skills and do not live long. The leader Pan Kai may not be able to continue to serve as the martial pastor. This time, he should let his children take over."

Zhang Rui looked at Yun Yi thoughtfully after hearing this, and Yun Yi also smiled bitterly.

He was in a difficult position to encounter such an opponent in the first wave of auditions. In fact, he was not inferior to him in a fair fight, but the opponent was a valued guest of the Qi family. If he lost to him in the auditions, it would be equivalent to offending a powerful sect and the famous Qi family at once. But if he gave up, it would be too much of a pity.

Each contestant in the competition only has one chance to give up, and it was used in the first game. There are still dozens of games to come.
This is also the reason why he was so anxious to come and join the team before he even achieved any results.

"I see." Zhang Rui nodded: "Are you sure?"

Yun Yi nodded immediately after hearing this: "I have studied their fighting style. The Thunder Fire Sect uses special gunpowder to temper the body. That method is poisonous to the body, but the effect is strong. It is similar to the Five Poison Sect and the Golden Scorpion Sect using scorpion poison to temper the body. Both are domineering and hard skills. The opponent's use of strength also emphasizes quick battles and quick decisions. I am very confident with this type of person."

"Fight hard if you are sure!" Zhang Rui nodded directly and said, "Don't hold back. You know your physical condition well. If you want to get a better ranking, you must conserve your strength. Solve it as soon as possible. If you have any hidden injuries, don't hide it from me. Come to me as soon as possible. I can find a way to solve it for you. If you can't even get a provincial martial priest ranking, then I can't use you anymore."

"Please rest assured, sir!!"
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"Is there anyone else who wants to join you?"

Murong was very surprised when he received the news, which left Zhang Rui speechless.

"What do you mean? Am I not worthy of your support?" "Well, you are quite intimidating outside right now." Murong smiled, "But I thought you would find it troublesome with your personality."

"In the current situation, if we don't move forward, we will regress. How can we have the right to complain about troubles?" Zhang Rui sighed.

"We have cooperated with each other one day. Isn't that enough?" Murong asked curiously.

"Tianyi Sect is a big sect. If I am transferred to the north in the future, it shouldn't be a big problem. But if I am transferred to other places, I am afraid that the disciples of Tianyi Sect will not be able to help me. Moreover," Zhang Rui looked at his elder sister who was talking and laughing with his fourth sister outside the courtyard and looking better, and whispered, "I am afraid that the world will not be peaceful this year. Supporting a local sect is a way out."

"You think long-term. Let's get through the present first. How are my things prepared?"

"It's still a few days away." Zhang Rui took out the Thousand Machine Box and said, "I have successfully cut Chun's spiritual power, but if I want to combine it with you, I will need two more days to prepare. Wait for the knife."

Murong nodded when she heard that. She knew Zhang Rui's situation. He could only draw one knife from the Thousand Machine Box every day, for a total of eleven. The knife that would be fused with his own depended on luck. If his luck was bad, he would have to wait for eight days at the latest. Eight days... It was basically almost time for the top sixteen.

Murong frowned at the thought. His weaknesses must not be exposed. There were many half-step masters participating in the competition. He could only pray that he would not meet them in the auditions. He could also hope that Zhang Rui's hand would not be a little red.
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"Sir, this is this year's offering."

In the Qi Mansion, the eighty-year-old leader of the Leihuo Sect, Pan Kai, brought a group of disciples to the Qi Mansion to pay homage.

The old sect leader was over eighty years old, which was actually still considered as a prime age for those who practiced internal martial arts, but considered as old age for those who practiced hard skills, not to mention the Leihuo Sect's training method, which put an enormous strain on the body in pursuit of combat effectiveness. At this time, the eighty-year-old sect leader had atrophied muscles, a thin and bony face, and his body skin had long lost its basic activity, and he looked like a mummy.

Minister Qi saw this and frowned, "Three years ago, you were able to hold your own. I didn't expect it to be this serious? Are the supplements you usually take not working?"

"Thank you, Lord Shangshu, for your concern," Pan Kai said with a wry smile, "My essence is damaged, and no amount of tonic medicine will help. Now the mercury poison has spread throughout my body. I estimate that I will only live for two or three years at most. If I can last for three years, why would you let me take my place?"

Minister Qi sighed. The future of future generations is something that cannot be controlled. He could relate to this the most. If there were at least two promising descendants of the Qi family, why would they take such a risky move?
"We can't afford to fail this time. The Wu Mu in Tanzhou must be maintained."

Even if the replacement is successful this time, the Qi family cannot become the emperor immediately. Controlling the emperor can provide the Qi family with more resources so that they can plan bigger things. If they want to plan bigger things, local resources cannot be lost.

"Don't worry, sir." Pan Kai whispered, "My son has already used the fourth thunder and fire tempering three years ago. His whole body is as hard as iron. There is no opponent among the first-grade warriors, unless he meets a half-step master."

"Yeah," Minister Qi nodded. There were quite a few Half-Step Grandmasters this year, but there were thousands of people participating in the auditions, so one would have to be very unlucky to meet one. There were as many as thirty-two vacancies for the Martial Pastor this time. As long as he could make it into the top thirty-two, he could arrange for the Leihuo Sect to continue to get the Martial Pastor position of Tanzhou.

"It's just tomorrow's opponent"

"What's wrong with tomorrow's opponent?" Minister Qi looked at the other party coldly. He had just made a promise, but something unexpected was going to happen so soon?
"Sir Shangshu." Pan Kai bowed his head and said, "I have investigated Yun Yi. He is a newcomer with limited information. Moreover, he knew that his opponent was us, but he still did not abstain from voting. Instead, he..."

"instead."

"Instead, he went to seek refuge in the Zhang Mansion!"

"Zhang Mansion?" Minister Qi was stunned, and then his face suddenly turned gloomy.

On the day of the ceremony, the kid surnamed Zhang secretly asked Hong Lie to contact many elders of martial arts sects and infiltrate the Suzaku Sect. If Li Qingtian had not suddenly appeared at that time, the other party might have wanted to do something.

A mere hidden family has gone against me time and time again. Do they really think they are someone important?
good.
Then let me take a good look at how capable you are!
(End of this chapter)