Chapter 23: A Request
Bai Ningshuang has been guarding the entrance of the cave, looking strangely at Xiao Chen, who is sitting and cultivating, he is obviously here, but Bai Ningshuang feels as if he is not here.
It wasn't until Xiao Chen reopened his eyes that the strange feeling completely disappeared.
Seeing Xiao Chen's somewhat happy and excited expression, Bai Ningshuang didn't ask too much, but silently guarded the side.
"It's been more than half a month since the assessment, and the fruit has been eaten, so it's almost time for us to set off and complete this assessment." Xiao Chen said.
Bai Ningshuang nodded, she just needs to follow Xiao Chen, she has no opinion.
Xiao Chen got up and stretched his waist, the strength of the Lingwu Sevenfold made him breathe a sigh of relief, he believed that with this strength, he could pass the assessment.
Reactivating the bracelet, they realized that the route they had deviated from was already far away, so they hurried with Bai Ningshuang, after all, they didn't know how long this road was and how long it would take to reach their destination.
Along the way, they didn't encounter any obstacles, and they also got some opportunities, but they didn't have any effect on Xiao Chen now, let alone Bai Ningshuang, when Ziling arranged it, he didn't expect Xiao Chen to improve his strength so quickly, and the natural route arrangement was not very difficult.
With Xiao Chen and Bai Ningshuang hurrying with all their might, it only took a few days for Xiao Chen and them to find the courtyard where Ziling was.
They also saw Ziling in the pavilion on the lake.
This courtyard is still beautiful, and Xiao Chen didn't expect that in this misty swamp, there would be such a place.
At this time, there was no picture on the lake, but Ziling still explained the situation to Xiao Chen, and Xiao Chen also expressed his understanding, and the two sides were not discussing this matter, but waited patiently for others.
During this period, Xiao Chen was not in a hurry to go to the Starry Sky World to cultivate, although he didn't know what the outer body looked like when he entered the Starry Sky World, but for the sake of insurance, he still planned to cultivate when he was alone, and now it was good to consolidate his cultivation, although the red fruit did not have any sequelae.
The others were not like Bai Ningshuang, he couldn't be completely trusted.
When meditating and cultivating, time always flies quickly, and a month has passed in the blink of an eye, and the only ones who arrived here are Xiao Chen and Bai Ningshuang.
Xiao Chen looked at Ziling, obviously feeling that her face was not very good-looking, and even Uncle Shi next to her was angry.
"Miss, they're just too much of a deception!" That Uncle Shi finally couldn't help but speak.
"Actually, I should have thought a long time ago, since the family has that kind of idea, how can they not take action to make the family's idea come into effect, in that case, they will have one less competitor in the family." Ziling smiled bitterly, but her expression did recover.
"These juniors are really messing around, even if they want to suppress you, Miss, you don't have to go to this remote place, that will damage the interests of the family in this assessment!" Uncle Shi said dissatisfiedly.
"Uncle Shi don't have to worry about this, I don't think those core children of the family will come, they should all be their henchmen, after all, even if they want to come, the family will not really agree." Ziling said with a slight smile.
When Uncle Shi heard this, his face was not so ugly, this series of changes were all seen by Ziling, she knew that Uncle Shi was loyal to the family, but not to her.
But she has long known that she has been suppressed too much over the years, and there are fewer and fewer people on her side in the family, she has long been a little disheartened, some time ago a treasure was suddenly born, she also came out to try her luck, in addition to the assessment of the Yanlun Continent, in fact, there are some broken jars and broken ideas.
What she didn't expect was that in this small Yanlun Continent, he would actually meet Xiao Chen and Bai Ningshuang, which made her hope again.
Looking at Xiao Chen, their eyes became more and more expectant.
"Maybe Miss Ben's fate is in your hands." Ziling thought secretly in her heart.
And remembering what the patriarch said when she left the family, she felt that she might really be able to change her fate.
Xiao Chen was a little hairy by Ziling, and took a step back without a trace, avoiding Ziling's sight.
Ziling smiled even more happily when she saw Xiao Chen's actions, and she walked out of the pavilion and walked towards Xiao Chen.
"Little brother, my sister's assessment results this time can only depend on you." Ziling said.
"Isn't it, everyone else isn't done?" Xiao Chen said suspiciously, although the misty swamp was dangerous, but according to the route arranged by Ziling, it seemed that it was not very difficult to complete, of course he knew that it was impossible for Xuzhou and Xu Si to come back.
"Hmph, they've passed through the Misty Swamp too, but they just didn't come to me." Ziling's tone was a little colder.
"But it's enough for my sister to have you." Immediately after that, Ziling's voice changed and said with a smile.
"Ahem, isn't that the only one person who can pass, Ning Shuang she..."Xiao Chen originally wanted Ziling to make an exception and take him to Tianya City with Ning Shuang.
But before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Ziling: "Sister was talking about playing at that time, scaring you, how can I pass alone, rest assured that you have all passed, when the time comes, we will go to Tianya City together." ”
Ziling said this, Xiao Chen naturally didn't have to worry about the problem of frost, but this still made his face full of black lines, and he saw once again how black Ziling was.
"Okay, my sister won't hide it from you, your final assessment results will directly affect how much benefit my sister can get in the end, and this assessment is especially important for my sister, my sister hopes that you can go all out, no matter whether you succeed or not, I Ziling will repay you." The smile on Ziling's face disappeared, replaced by a serious face, and bowed deeply to Xiao Chen after speaking.
"Miss, no!" Uncle Shi didn't expect Ziling to come out like this suddenly, and it was too late to stop it.
Xiao Chen's eyes also widened, as if he was frightened, he had the heart to avoid this worship, but Ziling's movements were too fast, and Xiao Chen didn't react, he could only say that it was too sudden, who knew that this Ziling's face changed as fast as turning a book.
Only Bai Ningshuang was the most calm, not so much calm, but rather that she didn't listen to what Ziling said at all, there was still only Xiao Chen in her eyes, but after all, this matter had something to do with Xiao Chen, she still listened to it, how to make a decision depends on Xiao Chen, if Xiao Chen helps, then she will also help, if Xiao Chen doesn't help, she won't pay attention.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly and said: "I have accepted this worship, I can't help it if I want to, and I have to pass this assessment because of some of my own reasons, so no matter what the reason is, I will go all out!" As for repaying or something, forget it. ”
"Haha, little brother, what's the benefit of you not listening, just refuse? If you really help your sister through this difficult time, maybe your sister will make a promise. Ziling smiled again, but this time it was a sound transmission, and only Xiao Chen heard what Ziling said.
made Xiao Chen's face turn red all of a sudden, he had never been molested by girls since he was a child, he just ignored Ziling, who was laughing loudly, and left here as a general escape.
Although a month has passed, Ziling and they did not set off directly to Tianya City, as if they were waiting for something, and during this time, as long as Ziling saw Xiao Chen, she would tease from time to time, but it was all a transmission, and others didn't know what was going on, only that Xiao Chen avoided Ziling as much as possible during this time.
Although Bai Ningshuang couldn't figure out what was going on, every time she saw Ziling, she frowned, as if she wasn't used to having other girls around Xiao Chen.
She doesn't know much about human affairs, some time ago she was a little girl's look, that's just the reason why she just woke up, her body has not fully recovered, and her current appearance is her real look, and her age is the same as Xiao Chen's, both are fourteen years old.
In addition, she spends most of her time asleep, and her contact with the outside world is really limited, so she seems to have talked to Xiao Chen the most in this life, and she is also the closest to Xiao Chen, so Bai Ningshuang is particularly concerned about the people Xiao Chen comes into contact with.
However, she will never interfere with Xiao Chen's decisions, as long as she silently accompanies Xiao Chen, she will be satisfied, if Xiao Chen really has more people around her, she is willing to let her have an extra place in her heart for Xiao Chen, to accommodate others, she herself is a little confused, in fact, she does not resist these, and even has some faint expectations, looking forward to contacting more people.
It's just that her appearance is cold, which makes many people shy away.
About three days later, when the fourth day came, the fog around the courtyard gradually dissipated, revealing the surrounding appearance.
The back of the courtyard is the misty swamp, but in front of it is the endless sea, the small lake I saw before is simply a corner of the sea in front of him, there was fog before, Xiao Chen thought it was just a lake.
"Whew, it's finally time, and we're ready to leave." Ziling said.
"Leave? We're not going to swim over, are we? Xiao Chen asked with a dark face.
"Haha, little brother, you are too funny, with your cultivation, if you rely on swimming, I don't know that the Year of the Monkey will only arrive, rest assured that the imperial assessment is not so perverted, someone will come to pick us up in a while." Ziling covered her mouth and smiled and said.
"Ahem, I'll just say it." Xiao Chen scratched his head in embarrassment.
It wasn't until noon that a huge warship appeared in everyone's eyes, and when the warship sailed in front of them, they really felt the oppression brought by this ship.
"It's a big ship." Ziling said to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen nodded, although he had lived in the Saint Luo Continent, he had never seen these things, and since he was sensible, he had never left the city where his family was located.
So when he saw this warship, Xiao Chen was still shocked.
"It's just the smallest ship in the Empire, you'll see a bigger one later, okay, it's time for us to leave for Heaven's End City." After Ziling finished speaking, he led everyone to step onto the warship.
Xiao Chen, who was following behind Ziling, shook his head, he was indeed a little lonely.