The two ate and drank at the foot of the mountain. Ji Chaoyun insisted on walking up the mountain to digest food, but he felt tired before walking far. In the end, Feng Qi carried him back to Wenqu Peak.
"...You just want me to carry you." Feng Qi kicked open the courtyard gate and whispered.
The little white cat came running from a distance and circled around Feng Qi's feet.
Ji Chaoyun didn't answer, buried his head on Feng Qi's back, and his breath was full of familiar smells.
Feng Qi has been planting immortal bamboo on Wenqu Peak all year round, and his clothes are inevitably contaminated with the fragrance of green bamboo. Combined with his usual incense, a very unique bamboo leaf fragrance was formed.
Ji Chaoyun didn't feel that he relied on this flavor in the past until Feng Qi left this time.
Without him by his side, he even sleeps... Wait.
Ji Chaoyun suddenly thought of something, raised his head, and his eyes fell towards the bedroom.
"Okay, okay, I'll play with you later, don't bite my shoes—" Feng Qi didn't pay attention to Ji Chaoyun's abnormality. He finally chased away the little white cat that was entangled in him, and walked towards the bedroom.
"Wait a minute." Ji Chaoyun suddenly said.
"Ok?"
Ji Chaoyun tried his best to make his expression more natural, and pointed to the bamboo couch in the courtyard: "I don't want to go back to the house now, let's sit there for a while."
Feng Qi asked, "Didn't you just say you were tired and wanted to go back to the house and lie down for a while?"
"I don't want it now." Ji Chaoyun paused and whispered, "I... I want to talk to you."
Feng Qi didn't think about it too much, and smiled: "Okay."
He put Ji Chaoyun on the bamboo couch, clasped the other's hand tightly and warmed it carefully: "What do you want to say?"
Ji Chaoyun's eyes couldn't stop drifting towards the bedroom, he hesitantly said: "All, all good... By the way, don't you want to chat with me about the Big Game?"
Feng Qi raised his eyebrows and looked at the bedroom thoughtfully.
But he didn't say much, and replied following Ji Chaoyun's words: "Actually it's nothing, three days later it will be the third round of the competition, and most of the people who will be left by then will be the Heavenly Rank, or those with the highest cultivation level in other ranks. Approving disciples, so it will be a little more difficult than before, but..."
"But what?"
Feng Qi smiled and pinched Ji Chaoyun's face: "With your current cultivation, you only need to worry about one person."
Ji Chaoyun blinked: "Bai Qiuyue?"
"Yes." Feng Qi said, "Bai Qiuyue is top-notch in both movement and cultivation, but if you compete in the arena, you won't necessarily lose, but the rankings are a bit tricky."
Ji Chaoyun: "How do you say?"
"That guy is a fox after all..." Feng Qi said leisurely, "When facing a fox, or a fox who only knows illusion, you can never guess what kind of tricks he will use."
As if thinking of something, Feng Qi smiled lightly: "You don't know, when he faced me for the first time on the Heavenly Ranking, he actually transformed into a group of female phoenixes to seduce me, that bastard..."
"..."
Feng Qi said sternly: "I broke the illusion with one move, and I definitely didn't watch it."
Ji Chaoyun was silent.
Feng Qi played with Ji Chaoyun's fingers and said unhurriedly: "Don't be afraid, I have fought with him for so many years, and he has never won me no matter how tricky he is. I have experience in how to deal with him, these days I am slowly teach you."
"… good."
Feng Qi smiled and asked, "So now you can tell me, is there anything in the bedroom that I can't see?"
"!"
Ji Chaoyun almost jumped up in shock as if he had been stepped on his tail: "No, there is nothing—"
"...Then a certain little dragon can explain to me, what's going on?" A lazy voice came from the direction of the bedroom. Another Feng Qi pushed open the door, leaned against the door, and held it in his hand. A rumpled robe.
Ji Chaoyun froze instantly.
Beside him, Feng Qi tilted his head and smiled at him: "So my little dragon missed me so much and emptied my wardrobe."
"..."
How can there be such a casual use of magic!
Three days later, the third round of the Tianbang competition began.
Before the time came, Feng Qi brought Ji Chaoyun to the martial arts field and went directly to the viewing seat of the Immortal Venerables.
He is no longer a disciple of Hongmeng Academy, and his status is higher than everyone else, so naturally he can no longer sit in the viewing seat of ordinary disciples. Tianshu simply set up a seat beside him and asked Feng Qi to sit with them.
Feng Qi didn't shy away at all, he put his arms around Ji Chaoyun and let him sit down on his seat, and poured him a cup of tea eagerly.
Ji Chaoyun didn't reach out to pick it up, he just rubbed his eyes after drinking it in Feng Qi's hand.
Feng Qi was so dazed by her little dragon's dazed appearance that she hadn't woken up, she couldn't help rubbing the other person's head a few times, and asked, "Still sleepy?"
Ji Chaoyun's voice was hoarse, almost unable to open his eyes: "Sleepy..."
Feng Qi smiled and said, "Didn't you sleep for a long time yesterday, why can't you wake up?"
Tianshu was the closest to them, so he couldn't listen anymore, and said in a word, "Chaoyun is still competing today, who made you fool around?"
"?" Feng Qi raised his head blankly, "What am I making a fool of?"
Tianshu didn't look at him and didn't bother to pay attention to him.
The disciples who watched the battle entered the arena one after another, and the disciples who participated in the third round of the competition were also waiting under the high platform. Only then did Ji Chaoyun gradually wake up.
There are only fourteen participants left now, and the top ten on the list will also get the results in this round.
The academy stipulates that those who get the top ten in the heaven list can be exempted from a leapfrog assessment.
Therefore, after the end of this round of competition, the winner will enter the next round, and the loser will need to draw lots again until the ranking is ranked. The top three of the losers will become the eighth, ninth, and tenth places in this competition.
There were still some hours before the start, Feng Qi was leaning on Ji Chaoyun's seat, his fingers playing with his earlobe: "Why don't you talk, you're nervous?"
"...No." Ji Chaoyun replied in a low voice.
Originally, Ji Chaoyun didn't feel nervous at all in those two games, but now he doesn't know if he knew that Feng Qi was watching, obviously he had not drawn lots yet, so he felt a little nervous.
Feng Qi persuaded: "Don't worry, look at the audience, except for Bai Qiuyue who is difficult to deal with, who can be your opponent?"
Ji Chaoyun looked down the stage, just someone was looking up at him. The eyes of the two met, and the latter bowed his head like lightning.
… is Jiangcheng.
Feng Qi also noticed that line of sight, and narrowed his eyes slightly displeased: "If I remember correctly, Jiang Cheng will be leaving Hongmeng Academy soon."
"what?"
"I heard that the island owner of Dufeng Island intends to pass him on in advance, so after the end of the Heavenly Ranking Competition, he will leave."
Feng Qi smiled, and seemed to find it quite interesting: "He has been in the academy for three times, and the highest ranking was only eighth. I heard that this time he has tried his best to surpass his previous achievements, but I don't know if he will be able to. Can't do it, eh?"
"..." The sour taste in those words could hardly be hidden, Ji Chaoyun was silent for a moment, then vaguely said, "Not interested."
"Is that so, I hope you get him in this round." Feng Qi lowered his head and leaned into Ji Chaoyun's ear and said with a smile, "At the time of your entrance examination, he almost caused you to be expelled from school, and now he is leaving, you It's not a bad idea to cut off his chances of entering the top seven, what do you think?"
… This man is too vengeful.
Ji Chaoyun shrank his neck and did not answer.
The third round of draws will begin soon.
According to the serial number drawn in the previous round, Ji Chaoyun was the second disciple who stepped forward to draw lots.
He took out a sign and handed it to Immortal Yuheng, who presided over the third round, and the latter read out the sign: "Ji Chaoyun, number 13."
Afterwards, Ji Chaoyun walked aside and waited, waiting for the opponent to be assigned.
According to the regulations of the competition, his opponent should be the disciple who won No. 2 in the draw.
Several other disciples have drawn lots one after another, but no one has ever drawn No. 2 until... There is only one person left on the field.
Jiangcheng.
Ji Chaoyun: "..."
In the viewing seat, Feng Qi couldn't hold back, and burst out laughing.
From the third round, only one group of disciples will enter the secret realm in each competition, and the next competition will be held after the competition. Ji Chaoyun won the second game, and he had to go back to the viewing area to wait.
Feng Qi couldn't help gloating: "It's not that the time has not come. Look, Jiang Cheng's face has turned green."
"..."
Ji Chaoyun pressed his eyebrows with a headache.
Why is this person still so naive after regaining his memory, so why did he feel that this phoenix was mature and stable back then, was he really just fascinated by the appearance of the other party
The first match ended quickly, and soon it was Ji Chaoyun's turn to play.
He stepped on the high platform, and on the other side, Jiang Cheng also came up.
Ji Chaoyun was about to walk into the teleportation formation when Jiang Cheng suddenly stopped him: "Ji Chaoyun."
"What's the matter?"
Jiang Chengdao: "I heard that you faced the enemy head-on in the first two games. After entering, I will wait for you in the center of the secret realm, so you don't waste time searching everywhere."
After he finished speaking, without waiting for Ji Chaoyun to answer, he stepped into the circle first.
Ji Chaoyun sighed softly and stepped into the circle.
This time, they were transported to an ordinary mountain forest.
Ji Chaoyun slightly discerned the direction and walked towards the open space in the center of the secret realm. As soon as he walked outside the open space, he really saw a tall figure waiting there.
Jiang Cheng turned to face him, and smiled softly: "Last time we fought in the arena with fear of hands and feet, this time we fought again, and it is not regrettable."
Ji Chaoyun said quietly, "But I'm not interested in making up for your regrets."
Jiang Cheng's expression froze.
Ji Chaoyun took out the matching sword from the void, and the sword pointed directly at Jiangcheng: "I want to take the first place in the sky, you are just an opponent to me. As for Brother Jiang himself, to be honest, I still hate you to this day."
Jiang Cheng's face was a little pale, he murmured, and subconsciously took a half step forward: "I, I had a misunderstanding with you at that time, I never thought about actually kicking you out of the academy..."
"But you've already done that." Ji Chaoyun's expression was frosty, "How can you apologize for the guilt you've already done, and what's more, Senior Brother Jiang has never apologized to me."
"I… "
"Don't waste time." Ji Chaoyun said, "Put your sword."
The hurricane roared, and the two men clashed in the forest, and the sword qi knocked down countless fallen leaves.
After all, Jiang Cheng was at the level of Heaven, and his cultivation was even higher than that of the two disciples Ji Chaoyun had previously met. This competition lasted for a full incense stick, and the light screen that projected the picture of the secret realm finally went out.
The two were transported back to the high platform, Ji Chaoyun took the sword, raised his hand and wiped the thin sweat from his forehead.
In front of him, Jiang Cheng couldn't hold it anymore, he landed on one knee, panting rapidly.
Jiang Cheng lost.
"Assignment."
Ji Chaoyun bowed to Jiangcheng, turned around and wanted to leave, Jiangcheng suddenly said: "Ji Chaoyun, I apologize to you."
Ji Chaoyun took a step.
"... I was wrong in the past. I shouldn't have deliberately embarrassed you during the entrance examination, which made you almost unable to enter the school, and even caused you to be bullied by everyone when you first entered the school. All this is because of me, and I am ashamed. For you, I'm sorry."
There was silence around the high platform, and all the disciples were stunned.
Jiang Cheng was born noble, and he was the chief disciple of the Examination Hall in the academy. Never heard him say such a thing in public.
Everyone was talking about it for a while, but Jiang Cheng didn't care. He fixedly looked at the thin back in front of him, and there seemed to be some kind of eager emotion in his eyes.
But Ji Chaoyun didn't say anything in the end, and didn't even look back.
He only paused for a moment, then continued to walk forward.
The brilliance in Jiang Cheng's eyes finally dimmed completely.
Bai Qiuyue, who was participating in the next competition, had already climbed the high platform and waited. Ji Chaoyun walked past him, suddenly feeling dizzy, and his feet were soft and almost fell.
Bai Qiuyue subconsciously helped him.
"Be careful, Xiaolong, you..." Bai Qiuyue just wanted to tease, but her palm just touched Ji Chaoyun's waist, but she was stunned.
Ji Chaoyun quickly broke free from his arms: "Thank you."
Bai Qiuyue did not answer.
His eyes swept across Ji Chaoyun, and finally looked at his abdomen in astonishment: "How do you..."
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