The two of them rested for one night. The next day, the weather was bad, with thick clouds covering the sun, and strong winds in the canyon. Although it was summer, it was very cold.
Gu Fuyou sat on Ah Fu to test his leg strength, while Zhong Michu walked beside him. There were monks in groups of three or four on the road, all with spirit beasts.
Gu Fuyou was very excited along the way, but she felt a little regretful when she thought of Zhong Michu not being able to participate in the race with her. She felt that it was a pity: "Senior Sister Zhong, you should have told me earlier that you couldn't summon a spirit beast. There are spirit beasts for sale in the market. We can pick a good one and let you ride it temporarily. Then we can go together."
Zhong Michu did not respond. Gu Fuyou was used to it and said to himself, "Let's wait until next time. Next time when the market opens, I will bring you to race together."
Gu Fuyou moved closer to her, thinking that he had come up with a good idea, and said happily: "Senior Sister Zhong, let's go to the city gate together next time, okay?"
"Sit tight." Zhong Michu turned his head and was only a palm's distance away from Gu Fuyou.
Zhong Michu's cheeks were blown white by the mountain wind, but her spiritual roots were like this, so even though the cold wind blew constantly, her skin was still moist, which made her skin look more like jade.
Gu Fuyou felt his face suddenly getting hot for some reason. He shyly retracted his head and sat up straight.
In fact, Zhong Michu's eyes were not on her face, but behind her. She called out, "Gu Fuyou."
"Ah?!" Gu Fuyou's heart skipped a beat and his hands unconsciously grabbed Ah Fu's back hair, causing Ah Fu to let out a low howl of protest.
"Since this race is a land race, why are most of the spirit beasts they brought flying?"
Gu Fuyou was stunned for a moment. After Zhong Michu reminded her, she noticed it. She looked around and found that it was indeed the case.
If the cultivation level is high enough, the spirit beasts on land can also gallop in the air, and the spirit beasts in the air can also run on land, but in the end it is not as good as being able to run wild in their own home field and exert their full strength.
In short, it is possible to use flying spirit beasts to participate in land racing, but it is not necessary.
Gu Fuyou's heart suddenly skipped a beat and he had a bad feeling.
She drove Ah Fu to the starting point quickly, and Zhong Michu followed behind on a sword.
When the two of them arrived at the starting point, Gu Fuyou's heart sank. All the participants had arrived, and all of them were carrying air beasts.
Gu Fuyou asked the notary of the Chamber of Commerce, and the notary said, "It's an air race."
Gu Fuyou frowned and asked in a deep voice, "Why is it an air race, not a land race?"
"Maybe Miss San made a mistake?"
Gu Fuyou was angry and annoyed, but he laughed instead: "I asked Mr. Guide, and he said it himself, land racing!"
"This..." The man smiled and said, "Miss San, take a look at the spiritual beasts brought by the monks around you. It's impossible that everyone has made a mistake. We don't need to fool Miss San."
Gu Fuyou left in anger. Zhong Michu saw her coming back with a bad look on her face and asked, "What's wrong?"
Gu Fuyou said with a bitter face: "This time it's actually an aerial race, Ah Fu is of no use."
Ah Fu has just reached the highest level of Qi training and cannot levitate at all.
She looked at Ah Fu, and Ah Fu tilted his head and stared at her blankly with his pair of dark eyes.
Gu Fuyou pondered over and over again in his mind. In the whole matter, no matter how he thought about it, the only suspicious thing was the guide.
She wanted to go out and check it out, but she remembered that the admission token could only be used once. If she went out and came back in, the token would be unusable.
That is to say, she can no longer find another spirit beast. In fact, even if she could go out now, it would be too late to find another spirit beast.
The contestants arrived one after another, and as soon as everyone was gathered, the competition started immediately.
Gu Fuyou threw himself into Ah Fu's arms, buried his face in the fur on his chest, and let out a long series of meaningless hums in a muffled voice.
Even if she had the ability to know everything, she would be helpless now without a spirit beast.
Although she would not break her arms or legs if she did not participate in the competition, she had been looking forward to it for a long time, and her hope was suddenly shattered due to external forces, so she naturally felt depressed.
And this was the first time that she got in without relying on her brother's help, and she could even participate in the race by herself. She felt a little proud deep in her heart.
She wanted to go further, climb higher, further and higher.
She didn't know why, but now she felt that she could do it.
Even if I couldn't win, I had to get a place in the competition. But now it all came to nothing. How can I not be angry and upset
Ah Fu didn't understand anything. Gu Fuyou hummed on him, and he responded: "Woo woo woo woo woo."
"Hey, isn't this the Third Miss?"
Gu Fuyou heard the familiar voice, turned around and immediately frowned in disgust: "Zuo Tianlang."
When you are bored and meet an annoying person, you will feel extremely annoyed.
Zuo Tianlang walked over and opened his folding fan with a loud noise. He waved it slowly, and looked up and down with his narrow eyes. He said, "You are here to participate in the race, so why did you bring a land spirit beast?"
Gu Fuyou said: "It's none of your business!"
Zuo Tianlang was about to sneer when his eyes inadvertently swept to Zhong Michu.
She is graceful and elegant, with her dress piled high like snow. Her charming face is matched with her cold and distant eyes, making her like an unclimbable sacred lotus on the mountain.
Those who have experienced the world of love and are experienced in the field of love all know that there are several most tempting things in this world, one of which is the fall of the holy and the promiscuity of the abstinent.
Zuo Tianlang glanced at Zhong Michu, his eyes narrowed and his color darkened.
I couldn't help but wonder how deadly this woman looked when she had a rosy face, lustful eyebrows, and was so charming and attractive.
Gu Fuyou didn't know what kind of dirty plan he had in mind, but looking at the look in his eyes, it was definitely not a good thing.
Gu Fuyou moved to the side and stood in front of Zhong Michu, and the three of them formed a line.
Gu Fuyou frowned, crossed his arms, and called again, "Afu, come here."
Ah Fu came over and squatted beside Gu Fuyou. The man and the beast completely blocked Zuo Tianlang's view.
Zuo Tianlang waved his fan a few times, smiled, and said, "It seems that Gu Ren really didn't come."
"Thank goodness I specially arranged for someone to receive you."
Gu Fuyou's mind moved, and he immediately thought of it and said, "So it was you who arranged that guide!"
It is said to be land, but in fact it is in the air.
Her brother's spirit beast is a black panther, also a land spirit beast. If it came over this time, it would fall into Zuo Tianlang's trap. Although the spirit beast can fly, its strength in the air is greatly reduced, which is just what Zuo Tianlang wanted.
Zuo Tianlang closed his folding fan, which nodded his head, and shook his head, saying, "Alas, it's a waste of effort. If I had known that you were such a small character, I wouldn't have bothered with this."
Gu Fuyou said: "Since you can't defeat my brother, you can only use this insidious trick."
Zuo Tianlang said: "Strategy is also a kind of skill. For example, right now, I can prevent you from participating in the competition with just a flick of my finger."
Gu Fuyou said: "Who said I can't participate in the competition!"
Gu Fuyou grabbed Ah Fu's ears, pulled it, and said, "At worst, I can let my spirit beast fly in the air. Seeing that you have gone to great lengths, it's no harm to let you take one move. Mr. Zuo, you'd better pay attention. My Ah Fu runs very fast, as fast as lightning. Don't lose to it while riding a flying spirit beast. That would be embarrassing!"
Ah Fu cooperated very well and let out a long "Ouch." He sounded very majestic.
Zuo Tianlang sneered and said, "Okay, then I'll wait and see, and meet your 'fast as lightning' spirit beast."
After saying this, he left swayingly with his subordinates.
After Zuo Tianlang walked away, Zhong Michu asked, "Can Ah Fu fly?"
Gu Fuyou blushed slightly and said, "You can lose anything but not your dignity. He is so arrogant, and I can't take advantage of him verbally."
After she explained, she came to her senses and suddenly realized that Zhong Michu was teasing her just now.
This was really a new discovery. It was the first time she saw Zhong Michu joking. It was so new that she forgot all the unpleasant things.
Gu Fuyou's expression turned gloomy, and she took Ah Fu's hand and prepared to leave. She said, "Senior Sister Zhong, let's go."
Zhong Michu asked: "Aren't you going to participate in the race?"
Gu Fuyou felt embarrassed again and muttered, "I was just saying something harsh..."
She had to run away after saying such a harsh word. Firstly, she didn't want to run into Zuo Tianlang, who was a troublemaker. Staying away from him meant staying away from trouble. Secondly, considering the way Zuo Tianlang looked at Zhong Michu just now, she hoped that Zhong Michu would also stay away from Zuo Tianlang.
Zhong Michu looked at the misty and cloudy sky, lowered his head and asked, "Gu Fuyou, do you want to participate in the race?"
Gu Fuyou touched Ah Fu's head with a bit of disappointment and said, "I want to, but Ah Fu can't fly."
Zhong Michu was silent for a while, as if he was thinking about something. After a long while, he said in a gentle voice, "I'll think of a way for you. Wait a minute."
"ah?"
Gu Fuyou thought, what can I do? You can’t summon it.
She was about to call out: "Senior Sister Zhong..."
Zhong Michu had already flown back the way they came. Gu Fuyou stood there for a while, and suddenly an idea came to him. He said to himself, "Hey! Senior Sister Zhong is good at taming beasts. Maybe she can go somewhere and kidnap a flying spirit beast!"
The more I think about it, the more I feel that it is true.
At this moment, the bell rang at the starting point to assemble the participants.
Gu Fuyou hesitated for a while, took a deep breath, and walked towards there.
The starting point is on the Wangyue Cave Arch Bridge, where a huge rock connects the two ends of the canyon to form a natural stone bridge.
When Gu Fuyou arrived, all the contestants on the stone bridge were ready, sitting on the spirit beasts with their heads held high. The spirit beasts in the sky were either fierce, majestic, or gorgeous, and they stopped on the stone bridge, ready to go.
The notary asked, "Miss San, where is your spirit animal?"
Gu Fuyou said: "Uh...it will take a while for it to come over."
"This... is fine."
The notary asked her to walk onto the stone bridge. Everyone came to participate in the competition with their spirit animals, but she walked in on her own feet.
She had only wanted to stand aside and try to be inconspicuous, but something pushed her and she stepped on the drooping wings of a spirit beast nearby. The spirit beast roared, and she stepped aside, confused, and was pushed further and further in.
The people sitting on the spirit beasts above laughed faintly: "Isn't this Miss Gu San? Why is she here to participate in the race as well?"
"She is alone, where is the spirit beast?"
"They say this third young lady has some problems with her brain and is frivolous. Is she going to run after us on her own two legs? Haha."
Gu Fuyou finally found a large open space in the middle and stood still.
I heard someone say, "Who is the Third Miss?"
"Oh, it's Miss Gu San from Xiaoyao City, the daughter of Gu Wanpeng."
"Oh, her. I know. I know."
Gu Fuyou tightened his clothes and felt that the wind on the stone bridge was a bit strong, making him feel dizzy.
"I heard that Mrs. Gu died of complications during childbirth because of her."
Gu Fuyou frowned and thought, how come these grown men have longer tongues than those laundry women in her family
"Yes, it's her. Madam Gu was a very beautiful lady with high cultivation level. But she died giving birth to a daughter. The key point is that the daughter's talent is mediocre. Gu Wanpeng has lost both his wife and his army."
The person who was speaking laughed and said, "How can he have good aptitude if he killed his own mother? If people like this have good spiritual roots, then this world is unjust."
Gu Fuyou's face turned pale and her heart ached. She felt so painful that sweat broke out on her forehead and she couldn't breathe.
She looked back subconsciously and called out in a trembling voice, "Brother."
There was no one behind her, and she remembered only then that Gu Shuangqing had not come, and no one would come to hug her, protect her, or cover her ears to stop her from listening as usual.
So those words fell into her ears clearly. She wanted to open her mouth to refute them, but when she opened her mouth, no sound came out.
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